stuck in a rut

theresamasucci
theresamasucci Posts: 37 Member
edited September 19 in Motivation and Support
i have been utilizing myfitnesspal.com now for about two months. i have done the adventure boot camp for 30 days. i do yoga three times a week, and aerobics five times a week. i have only lost 2 lbs. in 90 days. i eat nutritionally and 1200 calories a day. i had my thyroid checked as well. all normal. i am 152 lbs. now and 5 foot 4 in. what is wrong? does anybody have any ideas why the scale just is not budging. help!

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  • theresamasucci
    theresamasucci Posts: 37 Member
    i have been utilizing myfitnesspal.com now for about two months. i have done the adventure boot camp for 30 days. i do yoga three times a week, and aerobics five times a week. i have only lost 2 lbs. in 90 days. i eat nutritionally and 1200 calories a day. i had my thyroid checked as well. all normal. i am 152 lbs. now and 5 foot 4 in. what is wrong? does anybody have any ideas why the scale just is not budging. help!
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    1200 calories may be extremely low and especially since you are doing all of that exercise. Check your BMR and definitely eat your exercise calories.
    It is a misconception to eat so few calories. I have been steadily losing for months and I eat the minimum of 1450 calories a day. (and that is only on the days I don't exercise)
  • ChubbyBunny
    ChubbyBunny Posts: 3,523 Member
    Ummm....maybe 1200 calories is too low for you.
    I was automatically set to 1200 and had to manually change it, only then did I actually start losing.
    You aren't horribly overweight for your height either. Check your BMR and see where it says you should be.

    Hun, I've been here for 6 months and only lost 6 lbs....trust me...I know the frustration. It's a numbers game though. Gotta figure out just the right combo for you. Which looks like you need WAY more....also, are you eating your exercise calories at all?
  • allaboutme
    allaboutme Posts: 391 Member
    I have to agree check your BMR, you don't seem to be eating enough. You don't have a huge amount of fat to lose, so your body is clinging to what it has because you aren't feeding it enough :) Up the calories, and make sure you eat your exercise calories. One question, with all that exercise, are you really fit ? remember muscle is heavier, yet smaller are you sure you need to lose that much, everyones BMI is different depending on their fitness level.
  • menjivas
    menjivas Posts: 124 Member
    I would also agree. For the first few months I was on this thing, I was eating only 1200 calories. Not only did I not lose weight, but I gained a few pounds. I added more calories(1340 on non-workout day) and I've lost 10 pounds since then.
  • PedalHound
    PedalHound Posts: 1,625 Member
    I just have to add 1 more voice to the choir of "eat more calories". But make sure they are whole foods, high-quality calories. I had a 5 week plateau and broke it by increasing my calories to 1400. 1200 is a bare minimum for women. Try that and eat your exercise calories, and you should see a loss!!
  • theresamasucci
    theresamasucci Posts: 37 Member
    natasha,

    thank you for responding to my post. What are exercise calories? I have checked my BMI and it recommends 1284 calories. I have gone around 1400 calories twice during that period of time. But what are exercise calories? Does this mean I need to keep a better record of my exercising and then up the caloric intake accordingly? thanks. Theresa
  • theresamasucci
    theresamasucci Posts: 37 Member
    thank all of you for responding to my post. What are exercise calories?
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