Eating 1500 a day.. I'm not losing any weight.. Help!

It would help if you opened your diary.

And how do I do that?

You go into your settings for your diary and make it public. If you're eating 1500 and not loosing, try lowering to 1300 or even 1200 for a couple weeks and see where that gets you.

Are you logging everything that goes into your mouth including all beverages and things used to cook with (butter, oil, marinade, etc.)?

Are you using a digital food scale to accurately weigh everything in grams? Measuring cups/spoons are deceitful. Most people drastically underestimate the amount of calories they're consuming.

Are you keeping track of your food elsewhere? I ask because there are a lot of missed or half-logged days in your diary. I don't always fill mine out here, but when I don't I'm keeping track on paper at home.

Without a complete diary it's hard to say what might be going on since we don't know what's happening on those missing days. If you're not tracking those days somewhere then you may be overeating without realizing it.

I had a bit of a setback so wasn't taking it seriously and didn't fill out my diary.. But I've been filing it out consistently for the last few days as I want to be serious about it. I don't know what TDEE is? I went to my local gym and had my BMR worked out so I know that is correct x

TDEE stands for Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It's the number of calories your body burns in a day including your BMR but also things like work and exercise and brushing your teeth. It's the number of calories you could eat to maintain your current weight.

There are a lot of online calculators to get an estimate of your TDEE. Check out a site like iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

I would invest in a food scale, you can get them pretty cheap! I found that when I was trying to estimate portions on food I was always wrong, so my scale has saved me!

I agree with the other posters, make sure you are tracking every single little thing. If you cook with oil, make sure you are measuring it and not trying to freehand it.

You're not supposed to eat your BMR level. That's the amount of calories needed if you were in a coma. I assume you're not in a coma. You should be eating your TDEE, minus 25ish percent.

This.

Also, get those logging habits in order. Chances are you are eating more than you realize.

It seems that you are weighing a lot of food, which is a great step. There are still some potential inaccuracies in your entries. i.e. you state that you always use exactly the same amount of margerine - 10 grams. I'm sure that is not the case. Weigh the bread before and after you put the spread on it, then work out how much you used.

Try to use as little of non-weighed entries as possible.

I am not sure what setback you suffered, but you can't expect results if you have been inconsistent with logging. It's great that you are comitted now and keep doing what you are doing. evaluate after 3-4 weeks whether you have seen positive changes.

Yes, every mouthful should be weighed and logged.

Also your protein is quite low, which in long term will cause you to lose lean mass along with the fat, and you will end up a smaller version of your current body. To preserve your lean mass you should try to eat more protein (0.8g/lb of bodyweight since you are not obese, unless you know your lean body mass, then about 1g/lb) and take up some form of resistance training to make these muscles essential to your body.

I think you are not seeing results because of past inconsistency and with your commitment, you will soon be on your way

I had a bit of a setback so wasn't taking it seriously and didn't fill out my diary.. But I've been filing it out consistently for the last few days as I want to be serious about it.

There you go. It's only been a few days since you've been logging consistently, so just give it more time. It's going to take more than a few days to see results.

I'm stuck too. I haven't lost a thing in over a month. In fact, I gained weight last month and can't seem to make any progress. I was told to increase my calories and I've increased my activity as well. I hope to see SOMETHING positive by end of week.

You talk about a gym. Are you working out? Have you starting working out harder since you starting logging in earnest? Are you pretty sore? If so, it's water weight -- sore muscles = retained water. Once the soreness goes away (roughly four days), you'll suddenly drop a bunch of weight at once.

Ahh I get it now! Sorry I'm very new to this whole thing I kinda need spoon feeding! So If I work it out again at a lightly active level then that should be more accurate. I aim to do 3 x 30 minute workouts at home a week as getting to a gym is hard for me as my schedule is very busy

Yes, if you have a busy schedule and workout 3 times a week, you aren't sedentary. I think if you stick with consistent logging for longer, you'll start seeing results.