Quick question..

kabel4892
kabel4892 Posts: 167 Member
edited October 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I eat about 1800 calories a day and work out 4 or 5 days a week at the gym for roughly an hour. I walk on the treadmill, use the stationary bike, and the elliptical. My weight has not budged though. I weigh 155 lbs and am trying to lose about 15 lbs. Any ideas as to why im not losing any?

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  • kaylalryan
    kaylalryan Posts: 136 Member
    You are not losing weight because your calorie deficit is not great enough.

    Possibly your calories are set too high (hard to tell you without knowing your activity level), you are underestimating calories consumed, you are not working out hard enough...

    Based on your picture, you don't look like you have a lot to lose so it might be a little slower going...

    Also, how long has it been since your weight "hasn't budged?"
  • jhgreer
    jhgreer Posts: 145
    Add in some weight training. The muscles will burn additional calories long after your workout.

    Also try eating cleaner - less processed foods, more fruits & veggies, lean protein.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    without knowing more specific details, such as your current height, it is very hard to give you advice.

    you are probably not over eating. 1800 sounds like a decent number, if you are of average height.

    starting to strength train, and checking your BMR is probably the best advice you'll get.
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
    weights weights weights... you need to lift too it can't be all cardio my dear :)
  • kabel4892
    kabel4892 Posts: 167 Member
    Im about 5' 7" and 155 lbs. I have a desk job, but do work out 4 or 5 days a week. So i dont know if I would be considered sedentary? or lightly active? or active? maybe thats the problem. I may be calculating wrong.
  • Stripeness
    Stripeness Posts: 511 Member
    Same disclaimer as other commenters - I don't know your exact situation :-)

    There's a herd of possibilities. Here are a few:
    --If you've substantially increased your exercising, you may be doing a fat/muscle shuffle. Give it a few months to sort out, and meanwhile focus on how you feel and how things fit.
    --Not enough of a calorie deficit, as mentioned by 1st commenter.
    --Not eating enough. (happens more than you'd think)

    The thing is, for the 2nd two items, you can test it. Try adjusting your calories up or down for a few weeks and see what happens. Or increase/decrease your workouts while keeping at 1800. Whatever makes the most sense and is easiest for you to do.

    We're all different - you know that. It's a really good question, and you sound as if you've got a healthy foundation in place :-)
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    there are three to four parts of exercise

    cardio and endurance
    strength and weight training
    agility and speed
    flexibility and rest

    Here's a quick question for you!

    If you do 25%-33% of the kinds of exercise, can you earn 100% of the results?

    go! you are being timed for this exam.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    If you haven't started lifting, do it. Ditch the treadmill.
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    measurements.measurements.measurements.
  • dorianaldyn
    dorianaldyn Posts: 611 Member
    If you have a desk job, you're sendentary. Your calorie consumption seems a tad too high too, but we're all different, so what do I know?!

    When something isn't working, change it. Work out more, eat less. Try some mixture of the two and see what happens.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    You don't mention how long this has been going on. Losing weight isn't a science. Our metabolisms are all different and we all lose at different rates.

    I started out last year wanting to lose 25 pounds and so far I've lost 17 1/2. I'm 65 and I've hit a couple of plateaus that lasted a few months. My body tends to lose in spurts. One thing I do is to only weigh myself every other week so I don't get hung up on the scale.

    About two months ago I started doing strength training and my weight loss came to a screeching halt. I didn't know what was going on, but my nutritionist said i was probably developing muscles and that my fat cells were shrinking slowly. Finally this week I lost a pound and a half.

    I think that its necessary to jut be patient and not focus on numbers.
  • kabel4892
    kabel4892 Posts: 167 Member
    I'm going to try 1630 calories a day and try lifting some weights. I have to start slowly with the weights, since i've never weight lifted before. But hopefully it will help.Thanks for all of your help!
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    there are three to four parts of exercise

    cardio and endurance
    strength and weight training
    agility and speed
    flexibility and rest

    Here's a quick question for you!

    If you do 25%-33% of the kinds of exercise, can you earn 100% of the results?

    go! you are being timed for this exam.

    Doras-Questions-Were-Really-Hard-Today.jpg
  • Cognito1025
    Cognito1025 Posts: 323 Member
    I didn't read through all the responses, but doing only cardio will have you plateau quickly. You must strength train to get more results. Lift heavy, you won't bulk up or get man arms. Google NROLFW, read it. Good luck.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    inorite
  • nichole8605
    nichole8605 Posts: 19 Member
    Water water water!! You're obviously exercising so make sure you're taking in about a Gallon of water a day or more. The more you sweat the more water you should drink. :-)
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    ...I know this is another zombie thread, but most of the answers given are crazy
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