Not budging

c_henderson88
c_henderson88 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Have been dieting, restricting calorie intake to 1000-1200 and exercising, ensuring I log EVERYTHING but I'm not losing weight. How long does it take to notice some movement?

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    How are you measuring your consumption? How long has it been?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Also, why would you even CONSIDER eating under 1200 calories?
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    c_henderson88 wrote: »
    Have been dieting, restricting calorie intake to 1000-1200 and exercising, ensuring I log EVERYTHING but I'm not losing weight. How long does it take to notice some movement?

    If that were true you'd be losing weight. Something about your measurements is off
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    How are you validating your calorie intake? Are you weighing food with a kitchen scale or using generic "medium banana" type entries? Are you honestly and truly logging everything you eat and drink?

    How are you validating your exercise calories? Are you eating all of them back?

    BTW, your calorie intake is really too low unless you are super small or that's NET calories not everything you are eating for the day. You aren't doing yourself any favors by eating too little. You'll lose a good amount of muscle with the fat and then it'll be even harder to lose weight the next time around.
  • agreenid
    agreenid Posts: 218 Member
    Personally if I eat less than 1,000 calories a day (regardless of if I'm working out or not) I don't lose any weight. Sometimes it happens, you have a couple busy days and eat way under. I always find that on those days the scale hasn't budged a bit and it actually takes me a couple more days to get back into losing. Try to be eating at least a thousand a day plus more if you're working out.

    What types of food are you eating?
  • DaveAkeman
    DaveAkeman Posts: 296 Member
    Don't worry about "how long". I know it's hard (I get very impatient), but just remember that there is NOBODY that eats and exercises like that and is still overweight. If you're truly doing good, it will happen. Eventually.
  • lizfiz50
    lizfiz50 Posts: 179 Member
    Salty foods are not your friend right now. You can gain and lose 5 lbs from day to day due to water weight.

    Maybe check your nutrition when you log your foods, make sure you're being as accurate as possible and measure and weigh your foods.
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