Not seeing results, help!

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  • morgan_mfit
    morgan_mfit Posts: 58 Member
    I went through this same thing- not seeing the scale move significantly for over two months (5'7", 160lbs, 45min lifting or cardio per day, 1450 C allowance per day).

    Things that helped me get out of it:
    - Eating HIGH protein, 160 grams per day
    - Lowering carbs
    - Lowering fats
    - Increasing fibre to at least 30 grams per day
    - Doing HIIT instead of steady state cardio
    - Zero alchohol, and zero cheats (fit everything into my macro goals daily)
    - **GETTING A COACH** keeps me accountable and modifies my diet plan as needed

    Suddenly started losing 2lbs a week with these modifications, while eating the same amount of calories (I do not eat back any excersize cals).

    You could try some of that!
  • kballeste
    kballeste Posts: 19 Member
    Thank you, very helpful! Maybe I've been eating more without really realizing it, because when MFP tells me "you've earned an extra 417 calories!" I make sure to eat another 417 to not be under 1,200, and I sometimes risk going OVER the limit. But according to the replies on here, it seems like I won't have to live that way! lol
  • happyfeetrebel1
    happyfeetrebel1 Posts: 1,005 Member
    Nic0919 wrote: »
    You really don't have that much to lose, and what you are losing you're making up in muscle from the toning. Don't lose hope.

    No

    Not in muscle. Not at all

    You're simply eating a bit too much to lose. Eat less :)

  • kballeste
    kballeste Posts: 19 Member
    morgymorgluvsu wrote: »
    I went through this same thing- not seeing the scale move significantly for over two months (5'7", 160lbs, 45min lifting or cardio per day, 1450 C allowance per day).

    Things that helped me get out of it:
    - Eating HIGH protein, 160 grams per day
    - Lowering carbs
    - Lowering fats
    - Increasing fibre to at least 30 grams per day
    - Doing HIIT instead of steady state cardio
    - Zero alchohol, and zero cheats (fit everything into my macro goals daily)
    - **GETTING A COACH** keeps me accountable and modifies my diet plan as needed

    Suddenly started losing 2lbs a week with these modifications, while eating the same amount of calories (I do not eat back any excersize cals).

    You could try some of that!

    That's great to know! As I said earlier, since I'm new to all of this I've just been following what MFP has set up for me so it would've taken me a little longer to figure all that out. I've been eating a lot more carbs than protein and fats (good carbs like fruits whole grains etc.) so I wonder what my results would be like if I altered that a bit
  • kballeste
    kballeste Posts: 19 Member
    happyfeetrebel1 wrote: »
    Nic0919 wrote: »
    You really don't have that much to lose, and what you are losing you're making up in muscle from the toning. Don't lose hope.

    No

    Not in muscle. Not at all

    You're simply eating a bit too much to lose. Eat less :)

    This seems to be the ultimate culprit so far!
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    You might want to average out your intake for the last month and see how many calories you've been eating. Divide by 30/31 of course. And then compare that number to an estimated TDEE calculation, e.g. using scooby's calculator or exrx.net to include your average exercise. If you are way over what those websites recommend, then you know that you just need to eat less - probably can start with halving your exercise calories first and monitor.

    But whether you do TDEE or net method is really all your own choice. I have done both, and I am preferring the easier consistency that TDEE offers and it's easier to adjust up/down with this method. With net you are eating all over the place and don't really know where to lower the numbers. BUt for people who are inconsistent with exercise they may find it to be really helpful.
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