eating 1200 cals and not really losing weight

rachelsouthall586
rachelsouthall586 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm eating 1200 cals and doing 5 classes a week and the weight is not really shifting. Drinking plenty. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong. I have tried no carbs after lunch etc
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  • KateTii
    KateTii Posts: 886 Member
    How long have you been doing this?

    How are you measuring what you eat? Do you have/use a food scale?
  • ajc1309
    ajc1309 Posts: 255 Member
    If you're not weighing and measuring every thing you consume then you're probably over eating the 1200 calories.
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    It's all about the calories. Don't worry about carbs.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Good advice up there. OP, if you open your diary, we might be able to provide some more insight.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    When you say "not really shifting" do you mean that you haven't lost any weight at all? (Asking because there are people who use that kind of wording but still have had some loss.)
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    You shouldn't go below that. If you have a deficit calculated and you are logging every stinking calorie you should lose. You can increase your activity but at 1200 you likely will need to eat back some calories.
  • GillianLF
    GillianLF Posts: 410 Member
    If you're doing 5 classes a week you're probably getting really fit and gaining muscle. Are you losing inches?
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    GillianLF wrote: »
    If you're doing 5 classes a week you're probably getting really fit and gaining muscle. Are you losing inches?

    Not if she's eating 1200 calories

    My guess (since op hasn't come back to clarify) is that it's either only been a few days or she's not accurately measuring her caloric intake.
  • rachelsouthall586
    rachelsouthall586 Posts: 7 Member
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.
    jemhh wrote: »
    When you say "not really shifting" do you mean that you haven't lost any weight at all? (Asking because there are people who use that kind of wording but still have had some loss.)

  • rachelsouthall586
    rachelsouthall586 Posts: 7 Member
    KateTii wrote: »
    How long have you been doing this?

    How are you measuring what you eat? Do you have/use a food scale?
    I don't weigh salad , fruit or veg but I weigh carbs and protein.
  • rachelsouthall586
    rachelsouthall586 Posts: 7 Member
    I don't weigh salad fruit or veg but do weigh protein and carbs
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    you need to weigh everything in grams and on a scale. liquids with measuring cups.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    As is often said here, "weight loss is not linear". You are losing weight. You are doing things right. Continue. Here's my weight loss logged with a trend line to give you an idea.

    JKTrendWeight.JPG

    The red diamonds are what the scale said. The green line is the progress. BTW, the speed of my weight loss is not typical and was closely supervised by a medical team.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    KateTii wrote: »
    How long have you been doing this?

    How are you measuring what you eat? Do you have/use a food scale?
    I don't weigh salad , fruit or veg but I weigh carbs and protein.

    You need to weigh fruit, vegetables not so important but veggies still have calories.
  • Bshmerlie
    Bshmerlie Posts: 1,026 Member
    Salad with dressing could have hundreds of calories, same thing with the fruit depending upon how much you are eating of it. I eat about 100+ calories of vegetables every day. All those things could add up and keep you from losing weight.
  • rachelsouthall586
    rachelsouthall586 Posts: 7 Member
    thanks so much guys and gals, your input has been very helpful , I will post next weeks results for you all to see :)
  • suziecue20
    suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
    75g of Brussels sprouts = 40 calories 30g of beetroot = 40 cals. Veggies add up in a day. Fruit even more so... 1 average pear = 106 cals. You have to weigh and log everything or you could be out by hundred or more at the end of every day.
  • Bshmerlie
    Bshmerlie Posts: 1,026 Member
    one banana is over 100 calories
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.
    jemhh wrote: »
    When you say "not really shifting" do you mean that you haven't lost any weight at all? (Asking because there are people who use that kind of wording but still have had some loss.)

    3 pounds in 3 weeks actually sounds like really good progress. Congrats!
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    GillianLF wrote: »
    If you're doing 5 classes a week you're probably getting really fit and gaining muscle. Are you losing inches?
    ahh NO, she's not.
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.

    That's a pound a week. What's the problem?
  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.

    Three pounds in three weeks is a great loss. At your weight and height that is a healthy rate. As you get closer to your goal, weight loss slows. You can tighten up your logging as suggested earlier but you can not stay properly nourished and retain lean body mass losing much faster. As your weight continues to decrease a .5 lb per week will be great success.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.

    3 lbs in 3 weeks is great. Failing to see any issues here.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    GillianLF wrote: »
    If you're doing 5 classes a week you're probably getting really fit and gaining muscle. Are you losing inches?
    ahh NO, she's not.
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.

    That's a pound a week. What's the problem?
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.

    3 lbs in 3 weeks is great. Failing to see any issues here.

    Same here.

    Patience is a virtue.
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    Bshmerlie wrote: »
    one banana is over 100 calories

    yeah, mine was 186 calories today :'( It looked so little, too!
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    GillianLF wrote: »
    If you're doing 5 classes a week you're probably getting really fit and gaining muscle. Are you losing inches?
    ahh NO, she's not.
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.

    That's a pound a week. What's the problem?
    I have been doing classes for 12 months now. I have lost 1 stone since last Sept but only lost 3lb in the last 3 weeks. I'm currently 12 st 12 and 5ft 7 to give you an idea of my stature.

    3 lbs in 3 weeks is great. Failing to see any issues here.

    Same here.

    Patience is a virtue.

    And that is exactly why I ask people to clarify what they mean by "not really losing."
  • Kristina780
    Kristina780 Posts: 4 Member
    I'm eating 1200 or less calories a day, working out by walking 5 miles 5-6 days a week and I've noticed if I go over 33g of fat a day, I don't lose anything. It's not just calories that need to be watched. It's fats and sugars too.

  • Kristina780
    Kristina780 Posts: 4 Member
    Oh I should add that I don't eat back my calories after working out either.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    I'm eating 1200 cals and doing 5 classes a week and the weight is not really shifting. Drinking plenty. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong. I have tried no carbs after lunch etc

    Eating more than you are burning which would be way more than 1200 calories
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    I'm eating 1200 or less calories a day, working out by walking 5 miles 5-6 days a week and I've noticed if I go over 33g of fat a day, I don't lose anything. It's not just calories that need to be watched. It's fats and sugars too.

    Nope, only calories matter for weight loss. Nutrition is a different kettle of fish.

    Weight loss isn't linear. Some days you go up, some days you go down. Hormones, exercise, sodium - all these affect water weight.

    Look for a downward trend over a long term. Apps like Happy Scale are good for this if you want to weigh daily.
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