Decreased calorie diet and no weight loss

krkimmons12
krkimmons12 Posts: 1
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone!!

I am trying to drop six pounds. My tummy will shrink a lot if I do. I am doing T25 (week 6). It is an intense workout program. I am very active and not overweight. I just do not understand the problem here. I follow the myfitnesspal calorie recc. of 1500 calories a day and only a two pound loss in 5 weeks! Something is wrong here. I probably burn around 250 to 400 calories on the T25 program per work out. I do this six days a week. My diet is mostly healthy calories. Wheat bread, chicken, lowfat meats and cheese. I do drink diet Dr. Pepper daily (around 3). Any ideas here? Should I decrease my calories to maybe 1300 or 1400? I am 37, 5'9" and 146 lbs. Any advice appreciated!!

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  • jlar09
    jlar09 Posts: 99
    Did you take measurements? I have a lot to lose, so I'm not there yet, but I have a friend who eats extremely well, does yoga, is training for a half marathon, and over the past month she lost like 6-7 inches, but only one pound.
  • akaMrsmojo
    akaMrsmojo Posts: 762 Member
    Actually working out that much and with that little to lose, you should probably increase.

    Google TDEE and BMR and research.

    Maybe look into lifting weights. Plus you cannot spot reduce.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    With the amount you have left to lose you should be eating at a slight deficit (0.5 lb weight loss per week), of if you do the TDEE method, TDEE -10 to 15%.
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    You're within a healthy weight range, and losing 2 pounds in 5 weeks is actually right on target with where you should be. I fail to see a problem here.
  • MapleFlavouredMaiden
    MapleFlavouredMaiden Posts: 595 Member
    Decreasing calories is rarely ever the right thing to do. You are already eating a very low calorie diet. When you say that you are "very active" do you just mean the T25 or are you also active for your job or during the day (such as being on your feet, walking etc.)? According to Scoobycalc (accurate scientific calculator), your TDEE is 2194 calories, and that's if you are only doing moderate exercise 3-5 hours/week. This would be higher if you have an active job or do more exercise. An appropriate amount of calories for you would be in the range of 1755-1865 per day. I would go with the higher number as to make your fat loss be FAT loss, not muscle/bone/organ tissue loss and also to make it sustainable. If you have been dieting this low for a long time, you'll probably need a refeed of eating at TDEE for a few weeks. You're only other option is to lower and lower and lower calories everytime you plateau until you can't bear it anymore and regain the weight. Low calorie diets aren't healthy or sustainable and they are actually harder to lose fat with. Try the websites Eat More 2 Lose Weight, Go Kaleo, and Coach Calorie for more info.
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    I agree with Eric and Miss Maple (:tongue: ) I didn't lose any real body fat until I started fueling my body properly.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    Low-fat foods are not going to help you. Also, since you're already at a healthy weight, the lbs will be falling off slowly now. Believe me, I'm close to my goal and the weight is coming off slowly too. It's frustrating, but I know it's what should be occurring. You need patience and you need to eat REAL food.

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