Why aren't I loosing body fat?

How many calories are you eating a day? How accurate do you think that # is and why? What's your height, weight?

imzsaifie wrote: »

I try and eat over 1,200 a day sometimes it's lower sometimes more. I am 5,2 and I weigh around 53kg

If you open your diary, you may get more helpful advice.

Have you actually measured your weight or your body (with a tape measure--waist, hips, forearm, wrist, neck, thigh, calf)?

imzsaifie wrote: »

I haven't logged consistently much.

I have updated myfitnesspal goal and it now says I need to eat 1,700 calories do I then need to burn 1,700 calories a day in order to burn fat?

Your MFP goal has a deficit built in. If you log accurately and have chosen the proper activity level, you will lose weight at this goal -- even if you don't exercise.

imzsaifie wrote: »

I haven't logged consistently much.

I have updated myfitnesspal goal and it now says I need to eat 1,700 calories do I then need to burn 1,700 calories a day in order to burn fat?

You need to burn more than you eat to lose weight, true, but that doesn't mean that you have to burn them all through exercise. Your body uses a ton of calories every day just keeping you alive and even more calories during your day-to-day activities like work, school, brushing your teeth, etc. If you're following MFP's numbers then you shouldn't need to exercise off any additional calories to lose weight. MFP is already giving you a goal that should allow you to lose.

blankiefinder wrote: »

imzsaifie wrote: »

I try and eat over 1,200 a day sometimes it's lower sometimes more. I am 5,2 and I weigh around 53kg

imzsaifie wrote: »

I haven't logged consistently much.

I have updated myfitnesspal goal and it now says I need to eat 1,700 calories do I then need to burn 1,700 calories a day in order to burn fat?

You're 5'2, 116 pounds, and MFP gave you 1700 calories to lose weight?? Your goal weight is 100 pounds? That is fairly low. How much did you set MFP to lose per week?

I just wanted to add that your current BMI is right in the middle of the healthy range, but at 100 pounds you will no longer be within the healthy range, but underweight.

With all these replies; If MFP tell you to eat 1700 calories and you just can’t or don’t is that as harmful as it implies? Once I add my exercise it adds 600 calories but it’s hard for me to meet that number, with snacks and protein shake. But I don’t want to stop working out or not add the exercise part.

Texas_boi wrote: »

With all these replies; If MFP tell you to eat 1700 calories and you just can’t or don’t is that as harmful as it implies? Once I add my exercise it adds 600 calories but it’s hard for me to meet that number, with snacks and protein shake. But I don’t want to stop working out or not add the exercise part.

@Texas_boi that is really a completely different question, you might want your own post as to not confuse the OP's post, but I will answer it here. If you are weighing your foods and logging accurately, then you should eat back part of your exercise calories. This answer also depends on what you have set as your goals by the way. If you have set your weight loss goal at 2 lbs per week then you already have a 1000 calorie deficit built in per day and you should eat back more of your exercise calories. If you have your deficit set at 1 pound per week or less, you can eat back less of your exercise calories. If you're having trouble eating enough calories, with a large deficit, I would hazard a guess that you are not weighing your foods, and are eating more than you think.

Search through the threads to see the difference between NEAT and TDEE. But basically you either set it to sedentary and add back in exercise calories. Or you figure out your TDEE (there's online calculators) and deduct 500 calories or so. Someone else can explain it better. But active with an office job is probably not accurate.

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

imzsaifie wrote: »

I was just about to ask what activity level should I put I have it as active at the moment but maybe that's not right? I gym 3-4 times a week but I work in an office then spend the majority of the day sat down. I am going to change my goal weight to 110lbs And see if that makes a difference

Activity level should not include exercise.

Exactly this. You do not include exercise in your activity level setting, that would get logged separately. Or calculate your TDEE and set that as a custom calorie limit and then do not log your exercise.

blankiefinder wrote: »

Texas_boi wrote: »

With all these replies; If MFP tell you to eat 1700 calories and you just can’t or don’t is that as harmful as it implies? Once I add my exercise it adds 600 calories but it’s hard for me to meet that number, with snacks and protein shake. But I don’t want to stop working out or not add the exercise part.

@Texas_boi that is really a completely different question, you might want your own post as to not confuse the OP's post, but I will answer it here. If you are weighing your foods and logging accurately, then you should eat back part of your exercise calories. This answer also depends on what you have set as your goals by the way. If you have set your weight loss goal at 2 lbs per week then you already have a 1000 calorie deficit built in per day and you should eat back more of your exercise calories. If you have your deficit set at 1 pound per week or less, you can eat back less of your exercise calories. If you're having trouble eating enough calories, with a large deficit, I would hazard a guess that you are not weighing your foods, and are eating more than you think.

Thanks it never downed on me to weigh it, I was eyeing it and going by the package

imzsaifie wrote: »

I calculated my TDEE and it came up as 1937 Calories, does that sound about right?

I'm not sure, it depends on your workouts, but to lose, you would eat 10% to 20% less than that, depending on your desired rate of loss. I would go with the 20%, weigh ALL your foods, and monitor your losses over the span of 4-6 weeks, then adjust.

If your goal is more of a recomposition than weight loss, you will need to eat around maintenance and lift heavy, less cardio.