I need genuine help

brirod45
brirod45 Posts: 15 Member
edited November 23 in Food and Nutrition
So i have been tracking macros for about 8 months in a caloric deficit and after having much success, i am not losing anymore weight. I am stuck at 128 lbs. My calorie intake was 1600 with 35f/160c/150p. I have started reverse dieting and increasing very slowly being that my body isnt responding to being in a deficit anymore. Can someone please tell me if this is the right direction to go? Very much appreciated. Thanks :)

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    128 lbs at what height?

    Can you open your logging diary? Generally the first step is to ensure all logging is being done as accurately as possible.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    You need to tell us your stats. How tall are you ?? Also open diary up
  • brirod45
    brirod45 Posts: 15 Member
    Its public. I do flexible dieting so when you see oreos on there dont judge me lol. I am 5'3 started at 150 am now 128 lbs
  • brirod45
    brirod45 Posts: 15 Member
    I also know my micronutrients are lacking. I eat them but my veggies aren't always logged
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Are you within normal BMI now?
  • brirod45
    brirod45 Posts: 15 Member
    edited September 2015
    Yes my bmi is 22
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    edited September 2015
    You are no longer at a deficit. And perhaps you should not even be at this point.
    Tried to calculate your TDEE and guess what, it is 1600 :)
    So, the question is, what are you trying to achieve? It looks like your goal is to drop to the lower healthy BMI, which is a completely different story than just losing weight. It needs a different lifestyle than just being at a normal weight. Are you exercising? Maintaining at a low BMI without being constantly hungry, means either changing what you eat, or become very physically active.
    Although this is not what you asked for, I checked your diary for a few random days, and I noticed zero vegetavles and fruit. Not just a few, but none at all. I think you need to fix this, calories matter for weight loss/maintenance, but stayign healthy on the long run without ever touching anything that comes from a plant, this is going to be hard.
  • brirod45
    brirod45 Posts: 15 Member
    I stated that my vegetables are rarely logged. They arent a daily thing, which isnt good but i eat them twice a day maybe 3-4 times out of the week. I am very active. I lift weights with alot of hypertrophy and do 20 minutes of cardio on each lifting day which is 5-6 days a week. My gym sessions are usually around an hour and a half
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Excessive protein ?
  • erimethia_fekre
    erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
    brirod45 wrote: »
    I stated that my vegetables are rarely logged. They arent a daily thing, which isnt good but i eat them twice a day maybe 3-4 times out of the week. I am very active. I lift weights with alot of hypertrophy and do 20 minutes of cardio on each lifting day which is 5-6 days a week. My gym sessions are usually around an hour and a half

    You need to lower your calorie amount if you still want to lose. Log EVERYTHING! Get a scale and weigh it all out
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    aggelikik wrote: »
    You are no longer at a deficit. And perhaps you should not even be at this point.
    Tried to calculate your TDEE and guess what, it is 1600 :)
    So, the question is, what are you trying to achieve? It looks like your goal is to drop to the lower healthy BMI, which is a completely different story than just losing weight. It needs a different lifestyle than just being at a normal weight. Are you exercising? Maintaining at a low BMI without being constantly hungry, means either changing what you eat, or become very physically active.
    Although this is not what you asked for, I checked your diary for a few random days, and I noticed zero vegetavles and fruit. Not just a few, but none at all. I think you need to fix this, calories matter for weight loss/maintenance, but stayign healthy on the long run without ever touching anything that comes from a plant, this is going to be hard.

    How do you calculate her TDEE without any info on activity?

    OP, start with logging accuracy. Log your veggies. Log everything, and use a food scale.

  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Start by logging properly. I could easily end up eating at a surplus if I didn't log my veggies.
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