I'm just not losing weight
katelynmccloy
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I workout 5/6x a week doing cardio( running, elliptical burning about 400-700 a day. I've been eating really good and sticking to my diet(1200 calories I'm 5 1" weighing about 150 my legs take up most my weight in muscle) and consuming more protein in my diet. I don't know why I haven't lost any more weight by now?
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How long have you been following this regime?
How accurate and consistent is your food log?0 -
I've been on it for almost 2 weeks now and yes I even log when I have a cheat.0
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can't see your diary so nobody will be able to give you effective advice.0
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You could be retaining water in your muscles due to the new exercise regime. Give it more time and if you are eating at a calorie deficit you will start to lose weight.0
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Can you open your diary?0
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I agree how long have you been doing this? Do you weigh all solids or do you use cup measurements. If you only measure and don't weigh it is notoriously inconsistent from one cup to the next which is why the people on here that have been successful will tell you weighing is key.
Also are you only going by the scale or have you measured yourself as well. Weight is not the only measurement, you have to remember that a cubic inch of fat weighs less than a cubic inch of muscle so if you are gaining muscle the scale may not go down. I know a trainer that if you went by her weight she would be classified as obese but she is a size 4 and in such awesome shape.0 -
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2 weeks isn't long enough. How do your measure how many calories you're burning? 700 calories seems a lot to burn in a gym session just using the treadmill and elliptical. Not that it matters if you're not eating back exercise calories.0
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If you are taking the burns from the machine cut it by about 25% or more. They are known to over esitmate.
As for your intake...if you truely are eating 1200 and burning lets say 400...you would be losing...
I suspect you don't use a scale to weigh your food.0 -
^^^ I did 1200 for 6 months and didn't lose a single pound.0
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Ok let me tell you a story-
I was doing the same thing for two weeks and nothing happened - my weight wouldn't budge!
Then I stopped working out for four days and ate 1600-1800calories a day for a couple days in a row and lost three lbs overnight!
Your body is probably retaining a lot of water from exercise and eating so little. If you take a break for a few days you might see results like i did...?1 -
Stick with it. Any of the things above could be the reason. But if you're frustrated by it try measuring yourself or using a fat measuring set of scales.
If you're eating better than before you started and are exercising you're already better off.0 -
Tbh if you open your diary then people can normally see what might be wrong.
the starting position is that for the vast majority and id guess that would be 95%, then the reason you tend not to be losing weight is because you arent at a calorific deficit.
Normally by eating more than you think.
Burning less than you think.
2 weeks isnt enough.0 -
do you weigh solid food and measure liquids that you are consuming? If not you may be eating 10-50% more than you think you are.
And if your workouts are recent your muscle could be storing water temporarily masking any fat (weight) loss on the scale.0 -
I am the same height as you ! It is difficult for us shorties ! Lol try and drink water LOTS OF WATER , I mean peeing like 24/7 . I found that helps at the beginning because you lose water weight. If I want to lose weight I need to flush out all of those toxins
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Yes I burn 400-700 a day 5-6x a week.. I'm a runner and also training to do marathons and such. I also measure out my food to a T. I made my journal public so everyone can see. I try drinking half my body weight in ounces but recently been drinking only 3 bottles of water daily. Thanks for everyone trying to help.0
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katelynmccloy wrote: »Yes I burn 400-700 a day 5-6x a week.. I'm a runner and also training to do marathons and such. I also measure out my food to a T. I made my journal public so everyone can see. I try drinking half my body weight in ounces but recently been drinking only 3 bottles of water daily. Thanks for everyone trying to help.
Here's your problem. Measuring isn't accurate. You need to weigh your food using a food scale.0 -
You said you record when you've had a cheat - how often are you cheating?
Can you open your diary?0 -
Also I should have put this in the original blog but I am noticing my stomach shrinking but haven't been using any weights to really build muscle.. But also I'm staying at the same weight.. Fat turning into muscle? Not sure but just frustrating me I'm not losing lbs.0
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I'm certain you are retaining water for your damaged muscles.
You are pushing your body extremely hard. Consider more rest.
Your body is a phenomenally complex equation, but an important part of the equation is recovery. Training for a marathon, hitting the elliptical for hours and hours a week, and strictly controlling your intake will not necessarily give you faster results than a more forgiving routine.
Take it a little easier, and be a little more patient and forgiving with your body.0 -
katelynmccloy wrote: »Also I should have put this in the original blog but I am noticing my stomach shrinking but haven't been using any weights to really build muscle.. But also I'm staying at the same weight.. Fat turning into muscle? Not sure but just frustrating me I'm not losing lbs.
Not if you're only doing cardio. I would guess it's water retention and/or inaccurate measuring of food. Why not add in some resistance training? And what do you mean your legs are mostly muscle? How does that happen without weight training? I've seen runners and they are very slender with little fat but not a ton of muscle.0 -
Burt_Huttz wrote: »I'm certain you are retaining water for your damaged muscles.
You are pushing your body extremely hard. Consider more rest.
Your body is a phenomenally complex equation, but an important part of the equation is recovery. Training for a marathon, hitting the elliptical for hours and hours a week, and strictly controlling your intake will not necessarily give you faster results than a more forgiving routine.
Take it a little easier, and be a little more patient and forgiving with your body.
^^^ This. Most of my "success" comes after a rest day (or two) and nights when I am able to get sufficient sleep. Rest is important, as is the workout.0 -
I find that when my weight stalls, my inches shrink. If you noticed your stomach shrinking, then you're losing weight, but just not on the scale. If the weight factor frustrates you, then stop weighing and go to measuring inches as your check-in in combo with the scale. One unit of measure isn't an accurate picture. Check-in weekly or monthly instead of whatever frequency you are so that the ups and downs can even out a bit.0
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Your diary isn't public? It says on your ticker you've lost 6lbs though, so you must be doing something right!
If you're burning 700 calories, you should be eating more than 1200.0 -
katelynmccloy wrote: »Also I should have put this in the original blog but I am noticing my stomach shrinking but haven't been using any weights to really build muscle.. But also I'm staying at the same weight.. Fat turning into muscle? Not sure but just frustrating me I'm not losing lbs.
You aren't building muscle eating only 1200 calories a day.0 -
katelynmccloy wrote: »Also I should have put this in the original blog but I am noticing my stomach shrinking but haven't been using any weights to really build muscle.. But also I'm staying at the same weight.. Fat turning into muscle? Not sure but just frustrating me I'm not losing lbs.
Not if you're only doing cardio. I would guess it's water retention and/or inaccurate measuring of food. Why not add in some resistance training? And what do you mean your legs are mostly muscle? How does that happen without weight training? I've seen runners and they are very slender with little fat but not a ton of muscle.
Before I weight trained that's why I said that. I'll try that tho thanks
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DawnieB1977 wrote: »Your diary isn't public? It says on your ticker you've lost 6lbs though, so you must be doing something right!
If you're burning 700 calories, you should be eating more than 1200.
Well how my fitnesspal has it set up for active" they gave me 1,230 calories to eat and I don't wanna eat the calories I just burned off. I put it as public so it should be showing... So since I burn 400-700 some days how many calories should I eat?
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katelynmccloy wrote: »DawnieB1977 wrote: »Your diary isn't public? It says on your ticker you've lost 6lbs though, so you must be doing something right!
If you're burning 700 calories, you should be eating more than 1200.
Well how my fitnesspal has it set up for active" they gave me 12,030 calories to eat and I don't wanna eat the calories I just burned off. I put it as public so it should be showing...
Yah I see lots of things not weighed...you are probably eating a lot more than you think acutally.
Even prepackage food needs vetted for weight vs package details. For example 27 grams of fruitloops (my choice of cereal) is not 3/4 cup per the box...it's a lot less.
And on the plus side 125grams of cottage cheese is a heck of a lot more than 1/2 cup.
Buy a food scale and be prepared for a lot of surprises.
As well logging accuratly is important. Choosing items by grams instead of "serving" and try not choosing the "homemade" items unless you entered it into the database under reciepes.
As I mentioned prior if you were really eating 1200 calories and exercising off 400 you would be losing weight.
ETA: MFP is setup so you do eat back exercise calories...it uses NEAT for it's calculation which means your intake before exercise then exercise gives you more calories to eat.0
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