At a stand still...ugh
Okie_Gal
Posts: 36 Member
i work my butt off everyday and I'm staying the same...HELP!
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Opening your diary or sharing more details might help to get you more specific answers, if you're comfortable doing so.
Otherwise, here are my really general tips. Maybe you'll find something that will help:
1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.
6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
8. Be sure that you're weighing yourself under the same conditions each time. If you weigh frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.0 -
More information is needed.
How long have you been doing this?
What are you doing for exercise?
Howmany calories are you eating?
How are you measuring your food?
Height? Start weight? Goal? Age?
Opening your diary would be really helpful too.0 -
Wow, ur good! Thank you for all of that information!!0
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I'm on my 5th week of T25 and I also run on treadmill everyday except weekends.
I'm eating 1200 calories and I measure everything.
I'm 5'7...32 years old...weigh 170 and want to weigh 155!0 -
without knowing the details, experiencing a weight loss plateau is not uncommon. It could either mean that your calorie intake is at the right level for your activity level and without cutting back on your calories or increasing the intensity of your workouts. It could also mean that you may be overdoing it. If your diet is strictly regulated (same food, same portions, same times) your may be accustomed to the calorie intake and your body has adjusted to use the calories available more efficiently. When I hit the wall I usually take a break from my usual foods on the weekends and add some variety and even cheat a bit then go back to my normal eating during the week. Without knowing specifics of your situation its difficult to say for sure what the issue is.
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