Where am i going wrong?!

Oh please. Only 5 pounds in 8 weeks? What is the need to lose faster? Isnt around 1/2 pound a week a fairly healthy rate of weight loss?


I'd be pretty happy with this!!!!

This is what I was thinking.

OP, It's very unlikely you put ON weight that quickly, it's very unfair to your body to expect it to come off faster than you put it on. It's important to be dedicated and consistent, but even more important to be REASONABLE in your goals, to avoid feeling defeated and risking the urge to give up.

I've lost 11# since I started on Oct 5. And about 4 of those I can blame on having the flu in November... My first month I didn't lose much of ANYTHING, maybe a pound.

chin up, you are doing great! If you are strict with counting your calories-weighing-measuring, so that you do feel like you are being accurate, then the only thing I might suggest is eat a bit more! I would say 1474 seems a bit light on calories with the working out you are doing. Food is fuel.

I don't think with the TDEE method it really matters what exactly you are doing every week, but you could still log that you exercise 2-3 times a week?? it would up your calorie count to make it more accurate.

Maybe try the calculator at iifym.com

Asking again, because apparently it got lost.

Do you use a food scale?

you may be losing inches rather than weight if you are doing all that exercise, your fat will be burning and your muscles growing. muscle weighs more than fat...

well done on your weight loss

No! You can't gain muscle on a calorie deficit.

oops

I did put in my first response that i do measure and weigh my food and i am very god at making sure everything is weighed/measured even when cooking for the whole family

I have measured inches too but nothing has changed as far as i can see, I did think maybe it was fat to muscle conversion as i try and lift heavy and i can definitely see more muscle in my legs!?

Can anyone recommend what my calorie intake should be then for my stats and to loose weight with my exercise the way it is?

Stats again:
Age: 24
Height: 5'8
Weight: 179.8

Thanks again xx

According to the calculators your calorie intake would be 1770 calories per day to lose the weight by July 4. The problem with the calculators is they are based on averages and we are all individuals. My metabolism is such that i have always had to eat less calories than the calculators indicate- by about 200 calories on diet or off. So it is important to watch your body, weigh your food and see where your magic numbers lie.

I have lost (and regained weight alot due to stressors and not eating properly). I have never found that increasing my calories has helped me lose weight, even during a stall with very, very high activity level. But others have so if you increase your calories watch it closely.

You are losing weight at a reasonable healthy rate. That being said it can be discouraging to see 5 lbs over 8 weeks particularly when you hear stories of faster weight loss.

If you want to lose weight faster you need to adjust your macro nutrients- higher protein levels or reduce your calories further. In the long term there is no difference in weight loss for higher protein diets but in the short term there definitely is and it helps with motivation. (There is a difference in body fat% vs muscle with high protein dieters having lower body fat % at the end of a year vs just a calorie reduced diet). The critical piece is when you hit your goal weight to be able to take the weeks or months to slowly adjust your calories and macronutrient levels to a maintenance level otherwise you will gain some weight post goal.