4m plateau, doing insanity, not losing inches or lbs? whY?
mellynat
Posts: 345 Member
I've been on MFP since 2011. So logging calories isn't' new to me. But being stuck for 4months is. In Jan 2013 I had my 3rd baby. I dropped the baby weight. and trying to lose another 15 lbs to reach my goal of 135.
I have been playing with my calories. Trying to increase my workouts. But for the past 4 months I keep gaining & losing same 3lbs. and can't break the cycle. I cut out meat, bread, baked goods for a few weeks to see if that would help. But even giving up all those goodies didn't do anything. I drink 1 gallon of water everyday. I don't know how much to eat anymore or what else to do.
Any advice??? I'm 5'5 and currently 153 as of this morning. I do insanity 5-6xs a week. Finishing up month 1 this week. THis is my 2nd round doing it. I finished 1st round in September. and lost 10lbs and a lot of inches. This round I haven't' lost any weight and I inches lost was maybe 1-2inches total if that so far..
I have been playing with my calories. Trying to increase my workouts. But for the past 4 months I keep gaining & losing same 3lbs. and can't break the cycle. I cut out meat, bread, baked goods for a few weeks to see if that would help. But even giving up all those goodies didn't do anything. I drink 1 gallon of water everyday. I don't know how much to eat anymore or what else to do.
Any advice??? I'm 5'5 and currently 153 as of this morning. I do insanity 5-6xs a week. Finishing up month 1 this week. THis is my 2nd round doing it. I finished 1st round in September. and lost 10lbs and a lot of inches. This round I haven't' lost any weight and I inches lost was maybe 1-2inches total if that so far..
0
Replies
-
Are you consuming a lot of dairy products?0
-
What is your height? TDEE? How much are you burning with Insanity? Your calories seem fairly low. I'm wondering if you're eating enough? But without numbers I have no clue0
-
Are you consuming a lot of dairy products?
No not really. Only dairy I usually have is a cup or so of milk, and half N half in my coffee in the morning...0 -
What is your height? TDEE? How much are you burning with Insanity? Your calories seem fairly low. I'm wondering if you're eating enough? But without numbers I have no clue
I mentioned I'm 5'5. I'm burning avg 300-350 with insanity a day.
My TDEE is 1800 if i use scooby workshop calculator. http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/0 -
based on what I can see on your diary you don't weigh your food and you use quick adds a lot.
Typically if you aren't losing weight it is due to calories in being more than or equal to calories out.
Chances are you are eating more than you think, add in you typically eat back all the calories burned which are overstated on the MFP database.
Buy a food scale start weighing all solid foods and measure liquids and only eat back 50-75% of your calories...
and stop using quick adds.0 -
This an looking at your Diary sounds like you're eating far more than you think.I have been playing with my calories. Trying to increase my workouts. But for the past 4 months I keep gaining & losing same 3lbs. and can't break the cycle. I cut out meat, bread, baked goods for a few weeks to see if that would help. But even giving up all those goodies didn't do anything. I drink 1 gallon of water everyday. I don't know how much to eat anymore or what else to do.
.0 -
I've been on MFP since 2011. So logging calories isn't' new to me. But being stuck for 4months is. In Jan 2013 I had my 3rd baby. I dropped the baby weight. and trying to lose another 15 lbs to reach my goal of 135.
I have been playing with my calories. Trying to increase my workouts. But for the past 4 months I keep gaining & losing same 3lbs. and can't break the cycle. I cut out meat, bread, baked goods for a few weeks to see if that would help. But even giving up all those goodies didn't do anything. I drink 1 gallon of water everyday. I don't know how much to eat anymore or what else to do.
Any advice??? I'm 5'5 and currently 153 as of this morning. I do insanity 5-6xs a week. Finishing up month 1 this week. THis is my 2nd round doing it. I finished 1st round in September. and lost 10lbs and a lot of inches. This round I haven't' lost any weight and I inches lost was maybe 1-2inches total if that so far..
If you aren't losing weight, you are not eating at a deficit. Make sure you've adjusted your goal for your current weight. Then weigh ALL of your solid foods with a food scale for accuracy. It's easy to underestimate the calories, even when you are measuring.0 -
Are you consuming a lot of dairy products?
Why would you even ask this?0 -
based on what I can see on your diary you don't weigh your food and you use quick adds a lot.
Typically if you aren't losing weight it is due to calories in being more than or equal to calories out.
Chances are you are eating more than you think, add in you typically eat back all the calories burned which are overstated on the MFP database.
Buy a food scale start weighing all solid foods and measure liquids and only eat back 50-75% of your calories...
and stop using quick adds.
I have a scale.0 -
I've been on MFP since 2011. So logging calories isn't' new to me. But being stuck for 4months is. In Jan 2013 I had my 3rd baby. I dropped the baby weight. and trying to lose another 15 lbs to reach my goal of 135.
I have been playing with my calories. Trying to increase my workouts. But for the past 4 months I keep gaining & losing same 3lbs. and can't break the cycle. I cut out meat, bread, baked goods for a few weeks to see if that would help. But even giving up all those goodies didn't do anything. I drink 1 gallon of water everyday. I don't know how much to eat anymore or what else to do.
Any advice??? I'm 5'5 and currently 153 as of this morning. I do insanity 5-6xs a week. Finishing up month 1 this week. THis is my 2nd round doing it. I finished 1st round in September. and lost 10lbs and a lot of inches. This round I haven't' lost any weight and I inches lost was maybe 1-2inches total if that so far..
If you aren't losing weight, you are not eating at a deficit. Make sure you've adjusted your goal for your current weight. Then weigh ALL of your solid foods with a food scale for accuracy. It's easy to underestimate the calories, even when you are measuring.
I do weigh my food. . as for the deficiency. Even after 2 yrs of being on. I still don't' get if I should focus on the net or just total calories consumed at the end of the day.. ??0 -
based on what I can see on your diary you don't weigh your food and you use quick adds a lot.
Typically if you aren't losing weight it is due to calories in being more than or equal to calories out.
Chances are you are eating more than you think, add in you typically eat back all the calories burned which are overstated on the MFP database.
Buy a food scale start weighing all solid foods and measure liquids and only eat back 50-75% of your calories...
and stop using quick adds.
I have a scale.
then why are you using Quick Add calories?0 -
@Mellynat- have you tried zig zagging your calories? That's what I'm doing right now and it's seemed to have helped. There are forums on this site about it and also websites. PM me if you have questions:) You got this, girl!0
-
weigh solid foods and measure liquids and you should be aiming for net calories. How do you calculate calories burned? you may be over estimating these.
You could always try taking a diet break too. Eat at maintenance for 2-3 weeks then go back to a deficit with a 0.5-1.0lbs/week weight loss goal.0 -
based on what I can see on your diary you don't weigh your food and you use quick adds a lot.
Typically if you aren't losing weight it is due to calories in being more than or equal to calories out.
Chances are you are eating more than you think, add in you typically eat back all the calories burned which are overstated on the MFP database.
Buy a food scale start weighing all solid foods and measure liquids and only eat back 50-75% of your calories...
and stop using quick adds.
I have a scale.
then why are you using Quick Add calories?
and why are half your foods not in weight but other descriptors like 3/4c of cereal, 1 small banana, 1 tbsp of peanut butter (which btw is a lot more than one serving when weighed) 1cup of potatoes...
If you have a scale use it.0 -
She is 5 ft inches tallWhat is your height? TDEE? How much are you burning with Insanity? Your calories seem fairly low. I'm wondering if you're eating enough? But without numbers I have no clue0
-
What is your height? TDEE? How much are you burning with Insanity? Your calories seem fairly low. I'm wondering if you're eating enough? But without numbers I have no clue
none of that matters as the simple explaination for no wait loss is more calories in vs out. Esp the eating enough...of course she is or she would be losing weight.
barring any medical reason's but those are few and far between.0 -
think about your condiments...are the full of sodium? you could be retaining water. are you drinking diet soda/artificial sugars? they could be bloating you and making your body not lose the weight it should.
you might have to do weight lifting or some sort of strength exercise.
but dont give up and throw in the towel..keep at it and try to see results!!!0 -
think about your condiments...are the full of sodium? you could be retaining water. are you drinking diet soda/artificial sugars? they could be bloating you and making your body not lose the weight it should.
you might have to do weight lifting or some sort of strength exercise.
but dont give up and throw in the towel..keep at it and try to see results!!!
She's not going to stay bloated for 4 months.
The weight lifting advice is good, she should add that.0 -
based on what I can see on your diary you don't weigh your food and you use quick adds a lot.
Typically if you aren't losing weight it is due to calories in being more than or equal to calories out.
Chances are you are eating more than you think, add in you typically eat back all the calories burned which are overstated on the MFP database.
Buy a food scale start weighing all solid foods and measure liquids and only eat back 50-75% of your calories...
and stop using quick adds.
This. You are eating more than you think. Start being accurate and logging everything.0 -
First off, with TDEE you don't eat exercise cals back at all because you are already including them.
I put in your stats. 5'5", 153lbs, 25yrs old, 3-5hrs of moderate exercise (you really don't need to be killing yourself with exercise!) and set your loss at TDEE-10% seeing as you only have 15lbs to lose. The results on scoobi are 2000cals daily.
I bet you still put in TDEE--20% when you calculated. Thing is with so little to lose you just aren't going to lose 2lbs a week.
You also can't out exercise your diet. If you are not weighing everything to make SURE you're at a proper deficit then all the calculations and exercise in the world won't help you.
So, first step is weigh everything for at least 2-4 weeks and aim for a calorie goal of 1900-2000 cals.
If you're still not losing then reduce your calorie intake by 100 cals for the next 3 weeks and keep doing that until you DO start losing. Losing would be around 0.5lbs per week for you at this point. Also make sure to keep monitoring your inches.0 -
Agree with most of the above. Your logging practices seem to be inconsistent at best. Things like peanut butter and bananas should be weighed. I see a lot of generic entries for things like "veggie soup" or "rice w veggies" that don't seem to correspond to any actual recipe or packaged food item, especially not one that has been weighed. You have quick add calories used frequently.
I suspect you are eating much more than you think you are.0 -
So i admit I don't' weigh my bananas. but I do measure 70% of my food.I have been getting sloppy with my logging. Getting closer to my GW i haven't been as strict as I was when I first joined 2 yrs ago. But I didn't realize how much that has effected the stall in weight loss until you guys pointed it out.
So thank u for all your advice!!! !Need to start logging every cheerio and almond that's going in my mouth. Being a busy mom some days I forget about the food I nibbled on in between meals why i add the quick calories..0 -
So i admit I don't' weigh my bananas. but I do measure 70% of my food.I have been getting sloppy with my logging. Getting closer to my GW i haven't been as strict as I was when I first joined 2 yrs ago. But I didn't realize how much that has effected the stall in weight loss until you guys pointed it out.
So thank u for all your advice!!! !Need to start logging every cheerio and almond that's going in my mouth. Being a busy mom some days I forget about the food I nibbled on in between meals why i add the quick calories..
Good luck. Try to stop using quick add and generic MFP entries. For stuff you make at home, measure and add the ingredients separately (or use the recipe builder).0 -
First off, with TDEE you don't eat exercise cals back at all because you are already including them.
I put in your stats. 5'5", 153lbs, 25yrs old, 3-5hrs of moderate exercise (you really don't need to be killing yourself with exercise!) and set your loss at TDEE-10% seeing as you only have 15lbs to lose. The results on scoobi are 2000cals daily.
I bet you still put in TDEE--20% when you calculated. Thing is with so little to lose you just aren't going to lose 2lbs a week.
You also can't out exercise your diet. If you are not weighing everything to make SURE you're at a proper deficit then all the calculations and exercise in the world won't help you.
So, first step is weigh everything for at least 2-4 weeks and aim for a calorie goal of 1900-2000 cals.
If you're still not losing then reduce your calorie intake by 100 cals for the next 3 weeks and keep doing that until you DO start losing. Losing would be around 0.5lbs per week for you at this point. Also make sure to keep monitoring your inches.
thanks I'll take this into consideration. My understanding was I the closer u get to your GW the lower calorie intake should be..0 -
So i admit I don't' weigh my bananas. but I do measure 70% of my food.I have been getting sloppy with my logging. Getting closer to my GW i haven't been as strict as I was when I first joined 2 yrs ago. But I didn't realize how much that has effected the stall in weight loss until you guys pointed it out.
So thank u for all your advice!!! !Need to start logging every cheerio and almond that's going in my mouth. Being a busy mom some days I forget about the food I nibbled on in between meals why i add the quick calories..
Good luck. Try to stop using quick add and generic MFP entries. For stuff you make at home, measure and add the ingredients separately (or use the recipe builder).
Thank u. i will stop w the quick adds. And I do use the recipe builder. will need to re enter my recipes and make sure I measured correctly.0 -
good luck girl!! I started weighing my foods as well and notice i eat less that MFP generic. SO i dont know what to say. I used to just atdd 1 medium banana at 110 calories, but when I weigh it, it ends up being like 75-80 calories peeled. Same with apple, they are usually less than the generic. I have been stalled for a while as well, I am still 2lbs away from my pre-christmas weight but its coming off EVER sooooo slowly!!! I have really started watching my carbs and sugar! (except for the last week, LOL. I did a lot of baking,ooops). Also I'm sure nursing is holding on to some extra weight. I think my body is finally starting to dry up after 2-3weeks of quitting! Good luck girl! and I agree with the recipe builder, I add all my recipes in and after I cook them I put them in a huge container and measure it then I divide that by how many servings. Its a lot of work, but I know its the correct way. Then add the serving amount in your description to make sure you remember the serving size. lol0
-
weigh solid foods and measure liquids and you should be aiming for net calories. How do you calculate calories burned? you may be over estimating these.
You could always try taking a diet break too. Eat at maintenance for 2-3 weeks then go back to a deficit with a 0.5-1.0lbs/week weight loss goal.
I doubt this, because she estimated she is only burning ~350 per Insanity session...
I burn that doing 25 minutes of HIIT, and was burning 550-700 calories in an hour of Insanity back when I completed the program. I know every body is different, but if anything she's grossly underestimating her caloric burn.0 -
weigh solid foods and measure liquids and you should be aiming for net calories. How do you calculate calories burned? you may be over estimating these.
You could always try taking a diet break too. Eat at maintenance for 2-3 weeks then go back to a deficit with a 0.5-1.0lbs/week weight loss goal.
I doubt this, because she estimated she is only burning ~350 per Insanity session...
I burn that doing 25 minutes of HIIT, and was burning 550-700 calories in an hour of Insanity back when I completed the program. I know every body is different, but if anything she's grossly underestimating her caloric burn.
My HRM went out few weeks ago. will be gettin a new one soon. the calculations are based on the avg i burned when I did insanity first round.. but depending on which workout i do it ranges from 320-370. This is first month so workouts are avg 40mins0 -
First off, with TDEE you don't eat exercise cals back at all because you are already including them.
I put in your stats. 5'5", 153lbs, 25yrs old, 3-5hrs of moderate exercise (you really don't need to be killing yourself with exercise!) and set your loss at TDEE-10% seeing as you only have 15lbs to lose. The results on scoobi are 2000cals daily.
I bet you still put in TDEE--20% when you calculated. Thing is with so little to lose you just aren't going to lose 2lbs a week.
You also can't out exercise your diet. If you are not weighing everything to make SURE you're at a proper deficit then all the calculations and exercise in the world won't help you.
So, first step is weigh everything for at least 2-4 weeks and aim for a calorie goal of 1900-2000 cals.
If you're still not losing then reduce your calorie intake by 100 cals for the next 3 weeks and keep doing that until you DO start losing. Losing would be around 0.5lbs per week for you at this point. Also make sure to keep monitoring your inches.
thanks I'll take this into consideration. My understanding was I the closer u get to your GW the lower calorie intake should be..
It will end up being that way. The only reason the calories seem higher is because the deficit is smaller to account for the small amount left to lose. If I woulda entered your TDEE at -20% it would have given me the 1800 cals you got. You CAN keep eating at 1800 cals. Just make sure that's what you're truly at!
If you haven't read this yet I highly recommend it: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
Good luck!0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions