Help! Why can't I lose weight?
nicolatracey1
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hi I'm 9stone 8lb which I know is absolutely fine but it's half a stone heavier than my regular weight. I've been on a 1200-1500 daily calorie diet and do body pump once a week and run around 6 miles every week.
I just can't seem to change my weight at all!!! No change whatsoever. What am I doing wrong??
I just can't seem to change my weight at all!!! No change whatsoever. What am I doing wrong??
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How long have you been doing it? Can you open your diary?0
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How long have you been doing this? It sounds like 1200-1500 calories is your maintenance level.0
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The most common culprit to failure to lose weight is inaccurate logging or incorrectly setting your calories.0
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Because your not being patient and you arent at consistent deficit. review your logging and the accuracy of your deficit creation.0
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How long have you been trying to lose weight for?0
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A contributer created an excellent flowchart for this type of question. Please check our the thread here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10179969/weight-loss-flow-chart-2-0/p1
It gives some great answers for all of the common followup questions to "why am I not losing".0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »How long have you been doing this? It sounds like 1200-1500 calories is your maintenance level.
Just... no.
OP - Are you using a food scale to measure your portions?
Are you logging everything you eat?
Exercise is a small percentage of the weight loss equation. Make sure you're meeting your nutrition goals.0 -
Either:
-you haven't been giving it enough time to see results (at least a month to account for daily weight fluctuations)
-you're eating more than you think (do you use a food scale and log everything?)
-you're burning less than you think (how do you determine calories burned and how much of those do you eat back?)
-a combination of some/all of the above0 -
DeguelloTex wrote: »How long have you been doing this? It sounds like 1200-1500 calories is your maintenance level.
Just... no.
Well, it might be. We don't know anything about the OP other than her age. My maintenance is about 1500, and I know someone whose maintenance is less than 1200. OP might just be really, really short :P0 -
What do you mean? If she's not losing weight for an appreciable period of time, she's eating at maintenance. So, whatever she's eating on average could very well be her maintenance.DeguelloTex wrote: »How long have you been doing this? It sounds like 1200-1500 calories is your maintenance level.
Just... no.
OP - Are you using a food scale to measure your portions?
Are you logging everything you eat?
Exercise is a small percentage of the weight loss equation. Make sure you're meeting your nutrition goals.
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Hard to imagine maintenance at less than 1200 calories. I'm 60 years old, 5'1", and weigh 105. If I'm honest, I'm really only moderately active. My maintenance is 1300, which I know because I've been on maintenance for 2.5 years.0
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what they said.
a food scale is affordable and easy to use.
I haven't gotten there yet, but I figure in another 15lbs or so or a stubborn plateau, I will need to have a more accurate measurement of foods.
essentially, you aren't eating less calories than you are burning.
when you have less to lose, it seems very hard to get to that "ideal" weight. That's when specific and accurate measurements become vital0 -
1200-1500 isn't less than 1200.SherryTeach wrote: »Hard to imagine maintenance at less than 1200 calories. I'm 60 years old, 5'1", and weigh 105. If I'm honest, I'm really only moderately active. My maintenance is 1300, which I know because I've been on maintenance for 2.5 years.
ETA: And, even if she's making logging errors, what she's actually eating is maintaining her weight. "No change whatsoever."
That's maintenance, by definition, if the time period is long enough,
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
What do you mean? If she's not losing weight for an appreciable period of time, she's eating at maintenance. So, whatever she's eating on average could very well be her maintenance.DeguelloTex wrote: »How long have you been doing this? It sounds like 1200-1500 calories is your maintenance level.
Just... no.
OP - Are you using a food scale to measure your portions?
Are you logging everything you eat?
Exercise is a small percentage of the weight loss equation. Make sure you're meeting your nutrition goals.
Unless she is really short and small, her maintenance level isn't 1200.
We know nothing about her, so making assumptions isn't going to help anyone. That's why I asked the questions I did.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
What do you mean? If she's not losing weight for an appreciable period of time, she's eating at maintenance. So, whatever she's eating on average could very well be her maintenance.DeguelloTex wrote: »How long have you been doing this? It sounds like 1200-1500 calories is your maintenance level.
Just... no.
OP - Are you using a food scale to measure your portions?
Are you logging everything you eat?
Exercise is a small percentage of the weight loss equation. Make sure you're meeting your nutrition goals.
Unless she is really short and small, her maintenance level isn't 1200.
We know nothing about her, so making assumptions isn't going to help anyone. That's why I asked the questions I did.
well, that calorie range might not be her maintenance level... but... she is obviously eating at her maintenance level or she'd be losing.
My assumption would be innacurate logging of both food and exercise.
edited to add: on the days I dont workout i maintain close to 1600. ;P0 -
And in case the OP doesn't like checking links (with thanks as always to lemonlionheart):
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
What do you mean? If she's not losing weight for an appreciable period of time, she's eating at maintenance. So, whatever she's eating on average could very well be her maintenance.DeguelloTex wrote: »How long have you been doing this? It sounds like 1200-1500 calories is your maintenance level.
Just... no.
OP - Are you using a food scale to measure your portions?
Are you logging everything you eat?
Exercise is a small percentage of the weight loss equation. Make sure you're meeting your nutrition goals.
Unless she is really short and small, her maintenance level isn't 1200.
We know nothing about her, so making assumptions isn't going to help anyone. That's why I asked the questions I did.
But you're the one assuming her maintenance can't be 1200-1500.0 -
We know what she's eating isn't causing her to gain or lose weight, right? That means what she's eating is her maintenance level, presuming this has been going on for a while, right?DeguelloTex wrote: »
What do you mean? If she's not losing weight for an appreciable period of time, she's eating at maintenance. So, whatever she's eating on average could very well be her maintenance.DeguelloTex wrote: »How long have you been doing this? It sounds like 1200-1500 calories is your maintenance level.
Just... no.
OP - Are you using a food scale to measure your portions?
Are you logging everything you eat?
Exercise is a small percentage of the weight loss equation. Make sure you're meeting your nutrition goals.
Unless she is really short and small, her maintenance level isn't 1200.
We know nothing about her, so making assumptions isn't going to help anyone. That's why I asked the questions I did.
You're assuming someone said her maintenance level is 1200. She says she eats 1200-1500, which isn't 1200. Further, even if she is logging incorrectly, what she's actually eating could very well be her maintenance level.
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Made public now xDemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been doing it? Can you open your diary?
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nicolatracey1 wrote: »
Made public now xDemoraFairy wrote: »How long have you been doing it? Can you open your diary?
Generic entries "2 bananas", "1 bagel", etc would indicate you're not accurately weighing and/or measuring your portions.
There's also several recent days you have nothing logged at all.
If you're not losing as you expect you should, that would be the first thing to tighten up.0 -
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Thank you all some really useful stuff here. I'm 35 and 5ft 5". I don't weigh everything but have a good idea of what I'm having plus I don't have a big appetite so tend to have small portions.0
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Been doing it for a few weeks now0
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nicolatracey1 wrote: »Thank you all some really useful stuff here. I'm 35 and 5ft 5". I don't weigh everything but have a good idea of what I'm having plus I don't have a big appetite so tend to have small portions.
That's all well and good...but without weighing/measuring and logging everything, you may have a 'good' idea of what you're having, but not an 'accurate' idea.
Try it for a month or two and see if it helps your progress. If not, then we can look at other issues. But inaccurate 'guesstimates' is the issue 95% of the time.0 -
Isn't it true that if we are eating correctly and exercizing really hard that muscle will build and build and as we all know muscle weighs more that body fat? I have seen in body building books that a person who wanted to lose weight and did weight lifting and calisthenics would often stay at the same weight level. They said "to try to incorporate more protein in their daily plan". Any thoughts on this?0
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Silverstar721 wrote: »Isn't it true that if we are eating correctly and exercizing really hard that muscle will build and build and as we all know muscle weighs more that body fat? I have seen in body building books that a person who wanted to lose weight and did weight lifting and calisthenics would often stay at the same weight level. They said "to try to incorporate more protein in their daily plan". Any thoughts on this?
No...not true.0 -
It basically doesn't happen in a caloric deficit and it certainly doesn't happen by accident to a 35 year old woman.Silverstar721 wrote: »Isn't it true that if we are eating correctly and exercizing really hard that muscle will build and build and as we all know muscle weighs more that body fat? I have seen in body building books that a person who wanted to lose weight and did weight lifting and calisthenics would often stay at the same weight level. They said "to try to incorporate more protein in their daily plan". Any thoughts on this?
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Obviously your idea isnt good enough as the results show. just tighten your logging to give you the max chance of being at deficit. Exercise helps as well and can be more influential the more you do. It does take a lot to burn calories, but it shouldnt be ruled out or belittled in the contribution it cna make.nicolatracey1 wrote: »Thank you all some really useful stuff here. I'm 35 and 5ft 5". I don't weigh everything but have a good idea of what I'm having plus I don't have a big appetite so tend to have small portions.
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nicolatracey1 wrote: »Thank you all some really useful stuff here. I'm 35 and 5ft 5". I don't weigh everything but have a good idea of what I'm having plus I don't have a big appetite so tend to have small portions.
If you aren't losing based on your guesstimating method, you really should look into weighing your food. It's ridiculously easy to underestimate your portions if you aren't using a food scale. Refer to video below:
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