1200 calories below but still dont lose weight
mae3599
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Help me I already ate 1200 cal below and sometime didn't eat till 1200 but why is not effective yet
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How long have you been at it? Are you weighing your solids and measuring your liquids? Do you workout and if so do you eat back exercise calories? If yes how do you determine what to eat back?0
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Hi thanks for replyingHow long have you been at it? Are you weighing your solids and measuring your liquids? Do you workout and if so do you eat back exercise calories? If yes how do you determine what to eat back?
I started 10 days ago eating below 1200 kcal... I do workout when I ate extra kcal ,so I dun eat back after workout and excersice twice per week at park btw how to weight solid and liquids because I just use normal machine to weight maybe I have mistaken of that nobody told me 
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If you're eating under 1200 calories a day, you're not eating enough. Your body is holding on to what you eat in case it doesn't get any more food.-1
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Can you make your food diary public?0
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47Jacqueline wrote: »If you're eating under 1200 calories a day, you're not eating enough. Your body is holding on to what you eat in case it doesn't get any more food.
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I am eating ~1100 calories a day. I'm down 3.5 kg (8 pounds) in 12 days.
Your food diary would be helpful.47Jacqueline wrote: »If you're eating under 1200 calories a day, you're not eating enough. Your body is holding on to what you eat in case it doesn't get any more food.
Doubtful.
It is quite possible.0 -
They mean weigh your food0
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nishant234 wrote: »I am eating ~1100 calories a day. I'm down 3.5 kg (8 pounds) in 12 days.
Your food diary would be helpful.47Jacqueline wrote: »If you're eating under 1200 calories a day, you're not eating enough. Your body is holding on to what you eat in case it doesn't get any more food.
Doubtful.
It is quite possible.
No it's not ..the body doesn't work like that
If it did you would see fat people in famine zone ...google Minnesota starvation experiment, then basic physics 101 and stop spouting tabloid headlines0 -
nishant234 wrote: »I am eating ~1100 calories a day. I'm down 3.5 kg (8 pounds) in 12 days.
Your food diary would be helpful.47Jacqueline wrote: »If you're eating under 1200 calories a day, you're not eating enough. Your body is holding on to what you eat in case it doesn't get any more food.
Doubtful.
It is quite possible.
Not really. More likely the OP is logging inaccurately, which is why I asked about weighing her food and then asked her to open her diary. The simplest conclusion is usually the right one, as opposed to misunderstood starvation mode.
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I dunno how to open my diary argh... but my daily meal is like this : morning I go to school I ate bread everyday afternoon after school I ate noodle with soup or fried night I ate yogurt or some fruits sometime I drank nut soupnishant234 wrote: »I am eating ~1100 calories a day. I'm down 3.5 kg (8 pounds) in 12 days.
Your food diary would be helpful.47Jacqueline wrote: »If you're eating under 1200 calories a day, you're not eating enough. Your body is holding on to what you eat in case it doesn't get any more food.
Doubtful.
It is quite possible.
Not really. More likely the OP is logging inaccurately, which is why I asked about weighing her food and then asked her to open her diary. The simplest conclusion is usually the right one, as opposed to misunderstood starvation mode.
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I'm no expert, but that seems like a lot of carbs. Better to eat protein with veg. Id reduce your carbs. Switch afternoon bread for a low GI piece of fruit (apple, blueberries, pear or some strawberries), then for dinner have low fat meat (chicken breast, turkey etc) and some veg. I hope that helps.-1
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catherine_brew wrote: »I'm no expert, but that seems like a lot of carbs. Better to eat protein with veg. Id reduce your carbs. Switch afternoon bread for a low GI piece of fruit (apple, blueberries, pear or some strawberries), then for dinner have low fat meat (chicken breast, turkey etc) and some veg. I hope that helps.
No! To all that..just no
weigh and log your food OP ...calorie defecit all that matters0 -
It takes more than 10 days to lose weight. Also, start using a food scale.0
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Only you know how much you are eating, but I'm having a hard time believing your diary. Did you actually cut a burger in thirds and only eat a third of it? I expect you can find some places where you aren't being honest with yourself and you're eating more than you think you are.-1
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TimothyFish wrote: »Only you know how much you are eating, but I'm having a hard time believing your diary. Did you actually cut a burger in thirds and only eat a third of it? I expect you can find some plaises where you aren't being honest with yourself and you're eating more than you think you are.
I shared my meal with my sister everyday so during my lunch time we just hav different type of food with small portionTimothyFish wrote: »Only you know how much you are eating, but I'm having a hard time believing your diary. Did you actually cut a burger in thirds and only eat a third of it? I expect you can find some places where you aren't being honest with yourself and you're eating more than you think you are. u said if i'm not honest with the calories intake why am i still using this app 
this app is good but just the fact that MFP doesn't hav actual food for asian ppl thanks for commenting btw 
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TimothyFish wrote: »Only you know how much you are eating, but I'm having a hard time believing your diary. Did you actually cut a burger in thirds and only eat a third of it? I expect you can find some plaises where you aren't being honest with yourself and you're eating more than you think you are.
I shared my meal with my sister everyday so during my lunch time we just hav different type of food with small portionTimothyFish wrote: »Only you know how much you are eating, but I'm having a hard time believing your diary. Did you actually cut a burger in thirds and only eat a third of it? I expect you can find some places where you aren't being honest with yourself and you're eating more than you think you are. u said if i'm not honest with the calories intake why am i still using this app this app is good but just the fact that MFP doesn't hav actual food for asian ppl thanks for commenting btw
If it isn't in the database already, you can add it.0 -
Wanted to share another option....I am part of two great groups here on MFP, 1. Keeping It Green Challenge (focuses daily on not going over your calorie allowance - you set a monthly goal and report daily to track progress - super people, super supportive! 2. 3 Things Challenge--you choose 3 things per month to work on (may or may not be related to the scale) and you report daily on your progress--again, great people and a great support to making life changes!
Good luck to all! If you have trouble finding groups- you can PM me and I will send invite.0 -
MFP doesn't have a lot of the food I have in my pantry or fridge. That's when you add it yourself. This journey isn't easy and MFP is a user-contributed database.TimothyFish wrote: »Only you know how much you are eating, but I'm having a hard time believing your diary. Did you actually cut a burger in thirds and only eat a third of it? I expect you can find some plaises where you aren't being honest with yourself and you're eating more than you think you are.
I shared my meal with my sister everyday so during my lunch time we just hav different type of food with small portionTimothyFish wrote: »Only you know how much you are eating, but I'm having a hard time believing your diary. Did you actually cut a burger in thirds and only eat a third of it? I expect you can find some places where you aren't being honest with yourself and you're eating more than you think you are. u said if i'm not honest with the calories intake why am i still using this app this app is good but just the fact that MFP doesn't hav actual food for asian ppl thanks for commenting btw
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How did you measure 0.4 of a small Coke?0
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Same old same old.
You are eating more than you think and burning less. If you arent weighing your food and you arent logging properly then its 95% certain its because you arent doing things accurately. Young people are the most impatient.0 -
KrissyMuree wrote: »How did you measure 0.4 of a small Coke?
A cup of McDonald coke shared with 3 person and with ice so thats y 0 -
And you all measured exactly how many sips you took? .5 is half. Which means you drank almost half of a Coke you were splitting three ways? I think your biggest issue is that what you're eating and drinking is just not accurate. While it's great to share meals, it should be something that is actually divisible among three people. Either way, give it time - ten days isn't always enough time to see results. Good luck.0
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nishant234 wrote: »I am eating ~1100 calories a day. I'm down 3.5 kg (8 pounds) in 12 days.
Your food diary would be helpful.47Jacqueline wrote: »If you're eating under 1200 calories a day, you're not eating enough. Your body is holding on to what you eat in case it doesn't get any more food.
Doubtful.
It is quite possible.
so based on this logic, I can eat 200 calories a day and lose nothing….really?0 -
OP - ten days is not enough time ..it sometimes takes your body 2-4 weeks to adjust to a change and start losing.
However, if you are not logging correctly or weighing foods, then more than likely you are overestimating what you are eating.
I believe there is a study somewhere that says most people overestimate their calories by 40 to 50% ….
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Use a food scale.0
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47Jacqueline wrote: »If you're eating under 1200 calories a day, you're not eating enough. Your body is holding on to what you eat in case it doesn't get any more food.
Nope. You can't defy physics like that. More likely they are under estimating their calories.0 -
Weigh and measure everything. Also remember that you didn't gain all the weight in 10 days (or however long its been), you're not going to lose all the weight that quickly either. You have to be patient, be consistent, and track accurately.0
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