NOT LOSING WEIGHT :(

haritos0403
haritos0403 Posts: 1
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I am going to list everything I am doing to see if anyone can help me. I have not logged my eating on fitness pal in a while because i am using my fitbit that my spouse gave me and it has an app where i log my eating.
I have lost 30 lbs over the last year, but I have been at a complete stand still and I don't understand why. I'm not gaining, but I am staying at the same weight, to the pound!

I LOVE to run. I run lots of 5ks, I booked one every month this summer. For exercise I run 3-4 times a week, and I bike 2-3 times a week. I just got a gym membership to incorporate some strength training. On my eating, I stick to 1500 cals OR LESS. I only drink water and almond milk, I do clean eating with an occasional treat meal. I do have a low thryoid and have just recently been put on armour 3 pills a day. I am feeling extremely discouraged and like i will never be trim. My friends and family are blown away that the pounds are'nt falling off. I am busting by butt!!! Help! I am 5'9 and 229.

Thank you to anyone who can help me.

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  • jamaicanlady
    jamaicanlady Posts: 878 Member
    How long have you been eating at what I'm assuming is a deficit? Maybe it's time to up your calories temporarily and eat at maintenance for a couple of weeks. That worked for me and helped me to bust through my plateau.

    Search for "full diet break" in google for an explanation on why this works. Good luck.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Since you've been tracking your food on another site and we can't see your diary, I'll cover some of the usual inconsistencies we see when weight loss stalls.

    How long has it been since you last saw a drop on the scale? Especially with changes to your medication, it's not uncommon to see weight loss stalls of a week or three because of the usual water weight fluctuations in our bodies. Any time you make a change to your routine, calorie goals, or exercise plan, it's a good idea to give your body several weeks to even out before deciding whether or not it's working.

    You're logging everything you eat? Including condiments, cooking oils, veggies, cheat days, etc? Are you using a food scale, measuring cups, or eyeballing your portion sizes? Most people can be off in their estimates by several hundred calories when they eyeball portions. Measuring cups are better, but a food scale is going to be the most accurate.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1290491-how-and-why-to-use-a-digital-food-scale

    And make sure that you've calculated your calorie goals appropriately. Remember that these are just estimates. You may need to play around a little to find what works best for you.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

    If you're exercising and eating back your earned exercise calories, be sure that you're using accurate estimates of your burn. MFP and gym machines have a tendency to overestimate certain activities, which can cause you to eat back more calories than you need to. Even a heart rate monitor isn't 100% accurate. If you're eating those extra earned calories it might be a good idea to eat only 50-75% of those.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    How long have you been eating at what I'm assuming is a deficit? Maybe it's time to up your calories temporarily and eat at maintenance for a couple of weeks. That worked for me and helped me to bust through my plateau.

    Search for "full diet break" in google for an explanation on why this works. Good luck.

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html
  • megqbrown
    megqbrown Posts: 9 Member
    Consider getting your thyroid hormones re-checked. With your increased activity, you may be metabolizing the drug faster than expected. It can be really difficult to get your thyroid medication balanced and can take up to 6 weeks for your body to adjust to changes in dosage. I'd recommend looking into that if the other suggestions here don't work out for you.
  • ckozl81
    ckozl81 Posts: 59 Member
    It could be a link between the calories your logging v eating on Fitbit's diary. I have MFP linked to my fitbit and MFP has me eating less calories than FITBIT so if I would go by FITBIT's guide I would probably be gaining weight. there was recently an article posted about this
    http://www.today.com/health/my-fitbit-making-me-fat-users-complain-weight-gain-fitness-1D79911176#my-fitbit-making-me-fat-users-complain-weight-gain-fitness-1D79911176

    Hope you figure out what's going on. I know how frustrating it can be.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    On my eating, I stick to 1500 cals OR LESS.

    Diary, or it didn't happen.

    Because there is no way you can be doing all that exercise at your size and not be loosing weight at 1500 calories. Not physically possible.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Assuming 35% BF(body Fat) your BMR is 2187. You aren't accurately logging your food. Start there.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Start logging your food on here then people can see. You can still use your fitbit by linking it to MFP.
  • JosieRawr
    JosieRawr Posts: 788 Member
    How long have you been eating at what I'm assuming is a deficit? Maybe it's time to up your calories temporarily and eat at maintenance for a couple of weeks. That worked for me and helped me to bust through my plateau.

    Search for "full diet break" in google for an explanation on why this works. Good luck.

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-full-diet-break.html

    Also check out the sexypants link that is ^^ up there somewhere... Fuel the body especially if you're running!

    I'm 5'9 female and I net 1500 weekly with my body media link tracking my TDEE weekly average 500 deficit per day I eat between 1000 to 2500+ a day.

    Edit- and I don't generally exercise, I just work part time in a warehouse.
  • RamonaFr
    RamonaFr Posts: 112
    I agree -- weigh your food, or go by the label if the food has a label. Check the USDA site for calories and record them here. I see that MFP's calories are off sometimes, so I go by other sites for accurate calories.

    MFP is useful because it helps you set goals and keep track of exercise and food -- the basic calories-in, calories-out which is important. I wonder if we should just eat back half our exercise calories, not all of them, in case the exercise calories on MFP are too generous? Also, with all your exercise, you might need more than 1500 calories. I'm nearly sedentary and losing weight with 1500 calories. With all your running, you probably need 1700 calories or more.

    Keep up your good work, just be really scrupulous about weighing your food and recording every bite.

    ETA: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/

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