hey everyone

reneehope28
reneehope28 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
So I'm watching my calories AND carbs but not getting much result any advise? I'm only eating 1000 cal. a day :(

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  • Chewitz
    Chewitz Posts: 217 Member
    Guessing you meant 1000

    Perhaps try weighing your food to double check it is only 1000 calories
  • JenniDaisy
    JenniDaisy Posts: 526 Member
    Do you mean 1000?

    Because 10,000 is a totally different problem to 1000.
  • geotrice
    geotrice Posts: 274 Member
    edited May 2015
    I don't think you're eating enough calories. 10,000 seems a bit low for someone of your activity level.
  • reneehope28
    reneehope28 Posts: 8 Member
    Ha ha yes 1000 apparently I got button happy
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I'm assuming you mean 1000 calories per day.

    Are you netting 1000 or eating 1000?

    If netting, my guess is it's a combo of overestimating exercise calories and underestimating food calories.

    If eating, my guess is it's a matter of underestimating food calories.

    Are you weighing your food whenever possible, measuring with cups/spoons when not, or estimating as accurately as possible when the first two aren't possible? Are you logging it all? Or are you just "watching" it and estimating?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    What do you mean by "not much result"? Have you lost anything? How long have you been following this plan? Why did you choose such a low calorie goal?

    If you open your diary, you may get some useful advice.
  • JenniDaisy
    JenniDaisy Posts: 526 Member
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ha ha yes 1000 apparently I got button happy

    You're almost certainly eating more than you think.
    Start weighing everything you consume, then get back to us in a month if you're not losing still.
  • reneehope28
    reneehope28 Posts: 8 Member
    No I am logging it. I drink nothing but water and coffee in the morning. And I don't count the cal. I burn while exercise
  • reneehope28
    reneehope28 Posts: 8 Member
    Ok I will do.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    No I am logging it. I drink nothing but water and coffee in the morning. And I don't count the cal. I burn while exercise

    How are you determining how much to log? Are you weighing your food or are you using measuring cups? Are you using generic database entries or using the recipe builder?
  • reneehope28
    reneehope28 Posts: 8 Member
    edited May 2015
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. (kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and no more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated

    May I be so rude as to ask how much you have to lose? .5lbs a week is spot on for small losses.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated

    How are you measuring the quantities of the food that you eat? Are you weighing your meats and vegetables? If you provide information, you will probably get some good advice. Opening your diary will increase the quality of the advice that you get.
  • JenniDaisy
    JenniDaisy Posts: 526 Member
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated

    Your meals make me a saaad panda.
    If you're not measuring stuff how do you know you're eating no more than 1000 calories (which you're not or you'd be losing)
  • LBuehrle8
    LBuehrle8 Posts: 4,044 Member
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated

    May I be so rude as to ask how much you have to lose? .5lbs a week is spot on for small losses.

    I like what you did there...since it's Friday and all :)
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    I started in November eating about 1200 or less calories a day. It took six weeks before my scales recorded a loss. Give it time.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated

    May I be so rude as to ask how much you have to lose? .5lbs a week is spot on for small losses.

    *clutches pearls at your effrontery*
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated

    May I be so rude as to ask how much you have to lose? .5lbs a week is spot on for small losses.

    I like what you did there...since it's Friday and all :)

    Actually I'm very active but relatively new, I've no idea what this Friday business is!
  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
    Your profile says you lost 1 out of 20 lbs. So you probably are going to lose weight much slower than someone who has 50 lbs to lose. My goal is set for .5 lb per week. It sounds like you're doing fine!
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    What you claim to be your daily intake is too low. But I'm not considering you haven't answered how you are measuring your food, I'm not convinced you are actually eating 1000 calories. Regardless, a 1 pound loss is completely normal and fine and even good.
  • reneehope28
    reneehope28 Posts: 8 Member
    JenniDaisy wrote: »
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated

    Your meals make me a saaad panda.
    If you're not measuring stuff how do you know you're eating no more than 1000 calories (which you're not or you'd be losing)

  • reneehope28
    reneehope28 Posts: 8 Member
    Sorry I am new and still trying to figure this app out and how to use it to its fullesr. I didn't even k know that there was a community until today. And I do measure I use measuring cups and things. I don't have a scale
  • LBuehrle8
    LBuehrle8 Posts: 4,044 Member
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    LBuehrle8 wrote: »
    crazyjerseygirl wrote: »
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Ok let me start over. I have only been following this plan for about two weeks. I have only lost 1 pound. kinda depressing) I'm eating no more than 1000 cal. a day and more than 30 carbs a day. I eat egg whites in morning a salad with plain tuna for lunch and small piece of white meat and green veggies for supper. And usually a carb smart yogurt for a snack. I eat no sugar. If I drink tea I use Splenda. Just was wondering am I on the right track or not. Any advise would be greatly appreciated

    May I be so rude as to ask how much you have to lose? .5lbs a week is spot on for small losses.

    I like what you did there...since it's Friday and all :)

    Actually I'm very active but relatively new, I've no idea what this Friday business is!

    Typically Friday's are where shenanigans happens! I don't comment too much but mostly read and watch both sides. Very entertaining!
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    reneehope28 wrote: »
    Sorry I am new and still trying to figure this app out and how to use it to its fullesr. I didn't even k know that there was a community until today. And I do measure I use measuring cups and things. I don't have a scale

    You need to get a scale and measure in grams whenever possible. Ounces if not possible. Then measuring cups/spoons if that's not possible.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Even better, just go by your scales. If you lose weight, you're doing it right. If not, you're doing it wrong.
  • reneehope28
    reneehope28 Posts: 8 Member
    Ok well Thanks to those who are giving me advise without being nasty I will try the scale thing. Hope it goes better than it has been :):)
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