Struggling.

anything that is worth doing doesn't come easy- hang in there! get your mindset healthy as well- it IS hard at times. Try not to think about it as much. will be checking to see how you are fairing

You only have 1 lb to go. I am not understanding the issue here.

Add more calorie dense foods.

I have had trouble losing weight from eating too few calories. If whoever told you to eat 1615 figured it out correctly I don't think eating 1200 would be recommended.

It is my understanding that macro's are based on %'s not amounts. So you should not have trouble "staying in your macros" by increasing your calories. You just need to eat MORE of your balanced and healthy carbs/fats/proteins. There are lots of high calorie, healthy, nutrient dense foods out there! They tend to the yummier ones in my opinion

Best of luck!

Here are some great advice.

As a rule of thumb, the following weekly targets would give a balance between minimizing negative side effects and seeing a reasonable weekly weight loss:

More than 75 lbs. 2 lbs./week
40-75 lbs. 1.5 lbs./week
10-40 lbs. 1 lb./week
Less than 10 lbs. 0.5 lb./week

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

Reduce it down to 0.5 lb. per week. The numbers are not carved in stone. They are only estimates which should be adjusted if necessary.

Are you using a food scale and measuring cups? If you are not losing, you are eating too much barring any medical issues. In order to lose 0.5 lb. a week, you have to reduce your calories an average of 250 per day which is very easy to blow if you are not using a food scale and measuring cups.

Branstin wrote: »

There isn't any need to get upset. The questions you are asked are in an effort for us to give you the best advice. We can't do that unless we have as much detail as possible. Try eating only half of your exercise calories back.

I agree with this. Try only eating half of your calories back.

gabrielleelliott90 wrote: »

Yes, I eat back all the exercise calories. And yeah, I tried for less than 24 hours. So what. It is the day before shopping day, we have hardly anything healthy in the house, and when we do, it is the same old stuff. All this judgement and question asking, is not helping. If I eat 1700 that's enough for me to maintain. 1615 is probably enough to maintain. I tried all day to eat healthy and I was getting nowhere, I still had heaps of fat to eat, protein, I thought I'd give up. Of which I have. And I've gone back to my unhealthy ways now. No calorie amount is making me lose weight. I'm always gaining water weight. It's making me want to not even bother anymore. How hard is it to lose 14 effing pounds?! It's driving me nuts.

Again you tried this for ONLY ONE DAY. You have to give it time. You gave up right away. How are you supposed to know if it will even work for you if you do not give it a try for at least 2 weeks. Okay so yesterday was a bad day for you. Make it better today. If you are trying to stick to your macros, then you know to eat the right amount of protein, fats and carbs. Add more oil, larger meat servings, peanut butter, rice, veggies, eggs or hell candy (carbs).

Honestly you sound like you just don't care to try it. If you are getting upset like this and giving up, then how is anyone going to help you? It starts with you and only you can do it for yourself. Instead of wasting energy here, spend some time trying to reassess your situation.

You are not going to lose the last 14 lbs as fast as you would like to. It does not work like that. Set your goal to lose .5 lbs a week and stick to that. Do not go over. I mean why make it more difficult then it really is?

Patience is a virtue. And anything worth achieving, including weight loss, is worth the effort. Become willing to put in the effort and you might be surprised by the results