Well under recommended Intake.
Drake940
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I want to lose about a pound a week but I clicked on 'lose 2 pounds' a week instead. It says I should eat no more than 1500 calories to lose 2 pounds a week. However I've been eating no more than 1200 and still my weight is the same. It goes up and down by 1 pound but nothing else. In surprised because I clicked on lose 2 pounds and I still manage to stay under and yet I lose no weight. I do stregnth training 3 times a week with decent weight and occasionally cardio. I'm always at a caloric deficit yet I lose no weight. Any tips??
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A few questions.
What is your current height/weight/age/gender?
How long have you been eating 'no more than 1200' per day?
How do you determine your portions and what calories they contain? Food scale? Log everything, every day?0 -
StaciMarie1974 wrote: »A few questions.
What is your current height/weight/age/gender?
How long have you been eating 'no more than 1200' per day?
How do you determine your portions and what calories they contain? Food scale? Log everything, every day?
I use food scales and o still log more than I eat to be sure. I've been eating like this for a month at least.
20 yrs old
6 ft
154 pounds
Male
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You're 6 feet tall and 154lbs? You're already at a very healthy weight for your height. Why do you want to keep losing weight, let alone so much of it?0
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You're 6 feet tall and 154lbs? You're already at a very healthy weight for your height. Why do you want to keep losing weight, let alone so much of it?
Bmi suggests I'm healthy weight but I've got such a big stomach and chest fat that needs to go. I've got no fat on my shoulders and arms but I have everywhere else.0 -
I ask out of concern for your well being: Is there a reason you want to lose weight? 154 is very lean for a male of your height. Be good to yourself, sweetie.0
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Holy cow.. I ran your stats at 154 pound, 6'0" and 20 years old..
BMR = 1803
TDEE = 2164
To loose approx 2 lbs = 1731
To loose approx 1 lbs = 1947
This is wrong on so many levels...
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You need to fuel your body. I'm an inch shorter than you (and 17 years older) and losing 1.5lb/wk while eating at 2000 calories. If you aren't losing then I suspect something is wrong with your logging or weighing of your food.0
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KasimH1996 wrote: »You're 6 feet tall and 154lbs? You're already at a very healthy weight for your height. Why do you want to keep losing weight, let alone so much of it?
Bmi suggests I'm healthy weight but I've got such a big stomach and chest fat that needs to go. I've got no fat on my shoulders and arms but I have everywhere else.
I am 5'5" and at my healthiest I weighed 155 (which is WELL within my BMI scale), I would say that you are gaining muscle as you are exercising which is offsetting the weightloss that you are after. Judging by your stats I would say you are a pretty skinny guy and are bulking up from lifting weights.
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I don't want to lose a stone. Just half a stone to get rid of my gut. I don't want to be unhealthy so don't worry about that.0
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Plus, you are pretty young, and probably still growing into your body. I did not fully fill in until I was 25, then it started going downhill from there...0
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You can't have too much weight to lose for your age and height. 1200 cal seems incredibly low - may even be so low as to cause loss of lean tissue mass. Try eating more. Change to lose a half pound a week and compare the loss under those calories. Is that net or gross calories you give?0
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If I were you, I'd consider doing recomp instead of trying to lose more weight. Eat close to maintenance and lift heavy, while progressively getting heavier.0
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I am 5'5" and at my healthiest I weighed 155 (which is WELL within my BMI scale), I would say that you are gaining muscle as you are exercising which is offsetting the weightloss that you are after. Judging by your stats I would say you are a pretty skinny guy and are bulking up from lifting weights.
There's no way he's gaining muscle while eating at such a steep deficit. Nuh-uh. Not a chance.KasimH1996 wrote: »Bmi suggests I'm healthy weight but I've got such a big stomach and chest fat that needs to go. I've got no fat on my shoulders and arms but I have everywhere else.
Eat at maintenance, which for you is probably in the neighbourhood of 2700-3000/day. Start a weight lifting program in the gym. That's how you'll get the results you want.0 -
KasimH1996 wrote: »I don't want to lose a stone. Just half a stone to get rid of my gut. I don't want to be unhealthy so don't worry about that.
Have you looked into strength training at all? A lot of times when you're at a healthy weight, lifting weights can give you the more toned look you're going for better than losing pounds. You can lose inches while eating a reasonable amount of food (1200 isn't enough for really any male. 1200 is the low-end benchmark for short women). You may not lose weight, but if you're putting in the work and eating at about maintenance, you'll probably see the results you're looking for.0 -
It could be that you're not taking in enough calories and your metabolism has slowed as a result. I agree with everyone else, don't do it by starving yourself. I suggest trying to hit the 1500 "net calories" and getting your nutrition in if you're working out on top of everything.0
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Ok. Taking into account everything you said I'll start to eat more. I can eat up to 4000 Cals if I had to but 1200 seems right as I don't feel hungry. My main aim was to lose chest and belly fat so I thought I'll lose half a stone and that would help.0
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ruggedshutter wrote: »You need to fuel your body. I'm an inch shorter than you (and 17 years older) and losing 1.5lb/wk while eating at 2000 calories. If you aren't losing then I suspect something is wrong with your logging or weighing of your food.
Completely second this. If you are only eating 1200 calories a day your body might actually be in shock. Try and eat at the recommended amount for a few months which might make your body relax and start working better. You could be doing a lot of damage that isn't obvious with eating so little at your height, weight and age.0 -
Either we are dealing with someone that has a thick skull and wont' listen or a troll...I'm leaning towards a troll at this point.0
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I'm no troll. 1200 Cals seem normal. Look at what I'm eating and tell me if I'm logging wrong.
Breakfast. 2 boiled eggs with tea.
Lunch : medium sized grilled chicken wrap
Snack : banana
Diner: nothing more than 400 calories usually.0 -
KasimH1996 wrote: »Ok. Taking into account everything you said I'll start to eat more. I can eat up to 4000 Cals if I had to but 1200 seems right as I don't feel hungry. My main aim was to lose chest and belly fat so I thought I'll lose half a stone and that would help.
Eat more. Goodness, I eat more than you to lose weight and I am a 5'4" woman. At such a steep deficit, you are losing all of your lean mass right along with the fat. Eat.
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If you feel like you may want to talk to a professional about your difficulty in eating more than 1200 calories, here are some good places to start:
https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1575987-eating-disorder-resources
Best of luck to you!0 -
KasimH1996 wrote: »I'm no troll. 1200 Cals seem normal. Look at what I'm eating and tell me if I'm logging wrong.
Breakfast. 2 boiled eggs with tea.
Lunch : medium sized grilled chicken wrap
Snack : banana
Dinner: nothing more than 400 calories usually.
Sometimes I replace 2 eggs with 2 breads. My biggest breakfast is 2 breads and an egg or beans.
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If your approach isn't working maybe try increasing your calorie intake, I would double it if I were you and do strength training, I know through the folk on here that actually once your down into the noise (smaller weight losses) it's actually strength training that will change your body and you may look better and even be higher on the scale.
Give that a go, if in two months you still are no further forward then no harm no foul.0 -
KasimH1996 wrote: »I'm no troll. 1200 Cals seem normal. Look at what I'm eating and tell me if I'm logging wrong.
Breakfast. 2 boiled eggs with tea.
Lunch : medium sized grilled chicken wrap
Snack : banana
Diner: nothing more than 400 calories usually.
Then I apologize but you need to eat more. Your maintenance without exercise is 2400. As others have suggested, I would eat at or very close to maintenance and start some strength training.0 -
I will start eating more. I don't have an eating disorder. If I thought it was ok I could 4000 Cals happily. It's just that 1200 felt right. But I'll increase to 2000 then. Thanks for the help.0
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