Too few calories suggeted by MFP

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  • dmenchac
    dmenchac Posts: 447 Member
    I think most of us are missing a more pressing issue.

    The OP is claiming to only be eating 13xx-14xx calories a day and says her weight loss has stopped which is nearly impossible given her age, weight, and height.

    And no it is not starvation mode. Are you 100% sure you are logging everything correctly? If you were truly eating that much and burning that many calories, it would be impossible for your weight loss to stall.

    I'm sorry , I disagree

    She's been successful with losing weight in the recent past

    Weight loss is not linear. It is extremely common for weight loss to "stop". Just be a woman and be near your cycle for example

    She's recently increased exercise intensity.

    I'd say it's a bit more likely she's retaining water. However, with the increased exercise she's doing, I'd say she needs a bit more food to adequately nourish and fuel her body, but proper logging shouldn't hurt, so:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1296011-calorie-counting-101

    You are more than welcome to disagree :D

    Her weight loss has been stalled since March and that is when she increased her exercise. That is over 2 months of getting over the water retention.

    I realize weight loss is not linear as I myself have lost a decent chunk! Given her net calories (she claims), her age, her weight, her hieght, and her gender, her weight loss should not even be close to stalling. She is undereating by a pretty wide margin.

    Also, her diary reflects not weighing foods which indicates she is more than likely eating more than she thinks.


    The facts are this: If she has been eating and exercising as much and as little as she claim from March, she should have seen a significant amount of weight lost.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Oh, I know I'm welcome to disagree. Hence the post. My response now is assuming you meant it in a passive aggressive manner. If you didn't, no qualms, Mate :wink:

    I don't think the facts may be as clear as you laid them out. Her weight loss has "drastically stopped" but she's lost 25 lbs since January. Exercise intensity increased in March. Does that mean 25 lbs lost in January and February alone, and nothing lost since March? Some clarification may be needed from OP. :D
  • younginaz
    younginaz Posts: 71 Member
    I think most of us are missing a more pressing issue.

    The OP is claiming to only be eating 13xx-14xx calories a day and says her weight loss has stopped which is nearly impossible given her age, weight, and height.

    And no it is not starvation mode. Are you 100% sure you are logging everything correctly? If you were truly eating that much and burning that many calories, it would be impossible for your weight loss to stall.

    I agree...

    To the OP based on your data entered MFP has given you the calories to lose the weight without exercise. But if you have another 100lbs to lose and you stopped losing eating 1400 you are eating more than you think.

    I looked at your diary and you don't weight solids...ever.

    You are right. I don't "weigh" everything, but I do meaure out the food I don't weigh and log it by cups, etc. I try to log the way the package indicates. If the package indicates 1 cup =40 calories, I put the food in a cup and log in a cup. I have tried to keep a good grip on the actual calorie intake, but if you are suggeting I should weigh food, I will give that a try. Maybe I have been underestimating. Thanks.

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