I have logged for 60 days but no weight loss
mileyjcomcastnet2015
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Hi I am 67 years old I've been logging in my calories for 60 days I've only lost and gained the same 3 pounds. I'm 5'3 inches tall and I weigh 155 . I simply want to get down to 145 but it just is not happening for me. I have a 1200 cal intake daily. Should I Change my calorie intake to 1000 cal Per day? I exercise almost daily for at least a half hour to 45 minutes.
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The flow chart really is the handiest thing. -Nods-
First thing I ask is if you weigh your food.0 -
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I think the most common error I see people making (myself included) is underestimating how much we are eating / over estimating exercise calories and eating them back.
That flow chart is amazing and o struggled to lose weight in the past - invested in a scale and started to lose weight. Was shocked at how much I was actually eating vs how much i thought I was eating.0 -
Just used my food scale for the first time yesterday and I was shocked. My usual 'serving' of rice measured with a one Cup measure was much more than an appropriate weighed portion.joshuakcaron wrote: »Was shocked at how much I was actually eating vs how much i thought I was eating.
So really make an effort to be accurate. Start weighing foods!
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joshuakcaron wrote: »I think the most common error I see people making (myself included) is underestimating how much we are eating / over estimating exercise calories and eating them back.
That flow chart is amazing and o struggled to lose weight in the past - invested in a scale and started to lose weight. Was shocked at how much I was actually eating vs how much i thought I was eating.
So true! When I actually started logging and weighing I realized I was eating a LOT of calories.
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The flow chart really is the handiest thing. -Nods-
First thing I ask is if you weigh your food.
That flow chart was created by @lemonlionheart , it would be nice if people credited her when they copy and post.0 -
Have you done your BMR/TDEE calculations? I'm 166, 5'4 and my BMR is around 1450 so if you are only eating 1200 calories and then exercising on top of that, you're probably not eating enough. I was basically doing exactly what you're doing and not losing. I upped my calories to 1500-1600 depending on exercise and started losing. It is worth saying that I also weigh everything I eat. Tighten up your logging.... maybe try eating back half your exercise calories and you should see a difference.0
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sweetpea03b wrote: »Have you done your BMR/TDEE calculations? I'm 166, 5'4 and my BMR is around 1450 so if you are only eating 1200 calories and then exercising on top of that, you're probably not eating enough. I was basically doing exactly what you're doing and not losing. I upped my calories to 1500-1600 depending on exercise and started losing. It is worth saying that I also weigh everything I eat. Tighten up your logging.... maybe try eating back half your exercise calories and you should see a difference.
~sits back, grabs popcorn...~
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No such thing as not losing weight because someone is not eating enough... People go on these ridiculous starvation diets under doctors' orders, drinking 500 calories a day, and lose tons of weight... So, no. Although for energy's and muscles' sake I would never recommend those programs...0
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Have you gotten your thyroid checked?0
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I certainly feel your frustration. I'm on day 11 and the scale hasn't moved. I'm in the gym 5 days a week and I think I might be overestimating calories burned and eating them back for a weight loss of zero. The only problem with that logic is that when you don't eat enough calories, MFP tells you so I guess the key is to not eat all your burned calories back. My husband told me that my weight might be redistributing and that's why I don't see the scale moving. Muscle weight vs fat weight. Only time will tell.
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daniwilford wrote: »The flow chart really is the handiest thing. -Nods-
First thing I ask is if you weigh your food.
That flow chart was created by @lemonlionheart , it would be nice if people credited her when they copy and post.
I didn't get it from lemonlionheart so I was unaware. Lots of people use it in the forums so it's a common tool and I'm sure it's appreciated that she made it. For me it's a simple and helpful reply. If she wanted to be credited for it every single time it was posted, she easily could have watermarked it. Otherwise, the info isn't necessary to help people on their weight loss journey so I do not include it. But I will take the time to thank her here: Thank you @lemonlionheart for creating the flowchart and allowing others to share it to help members and their weight loss journeys. If you would like me to credit you every time I use it to help a member, just let me know.0 -
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@mileyjcomcastnet2015 It looks like you're getting good advice above and a few people have asked questions to try and give you more specific advice. Have you had a chance to read through it yet? Do you have any followup questions?0
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Hello everybody, I'm in the same situation. I did a resting metabolism test which said that I'm supposed to eat 1450 calories per day. I have been eating right, using a scale, completing 5 workouts every week (3 days of cardio and 2 days of strength training). Unfortunately, I saw results one week and half after I started all this healthy journey, so I did gained muscle and lost 2%of fat. So happy!
I kept doing the same thing, eating right, measuring my food using a scale and etc. I checked my weight one week after, and lost 1 pound and gained 1%of fat. So confused about why I'm getting the fat back
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Hello everybody, I'm in the same situation. I did a resting metabolism test which said that I'm supposed to eat 1450 calories per day. I have been eating right, using a scale, completing 5 workouts every week (3 days of cardio and 2 days of strength training). Unfortunately, I saw results one week and half after I started all this healthy journey, so I did gained muscle and lost 2%of fat. So happy!
I kept doing the same thing, eating right, measuring my food using a scale and etc. I checked my weight one week after, and lost 1 pound and gained 1%of fat. So confused about why I'm getting the fat back
Any ideas? ?
How are you measuring your body fat percentages?0 -
cdudley628 wrote: »daniwilford wrote: »The flow chart really is the handiest thing. -Nods-
First thing I ask is if you weigh your food.
That flow chart was created by @lemonlionheart , it would be nice if people credited her when they copy and post.
I didn't get it from lemonlionheart so I was unaware. Lots of people use it in the forums so it's a common tool and I'm sure it's appreciated that she made it. For me it's a simple and helpful reply. If she wanted to be credited for it every single time it was posted, she easily could have watermarked it. Otherwise, the info isn't necessary to help people on their weight loss journey so I do not include it. But I will take the time to thank her here: Thank you @lemonlionheart for creating the flowchart and allowing others to share it to help members and their weight loss journeys. If you would like me to credit you every time I use it to help a member, just let me know.
I actually don't care about being credited for the flow chart
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daniwilford wrote: »The flow chart really is the handiest thing. -Nods-
First thing I ask is if you weigh your food.
That flow chart was created by @lemonlionheart , it would be nice if people credited her when they copy and post.
Dani, this wonderful flowchart has been copied and pasted so many times that I'm sure nobody knows who the originator is. Thanks for reminding us.0 -
atypicalsmith wrote: »daniwilford wrote: »The flow chart really is the handiest thing. -Nods-
First thing I ask is if you weigh your food.
That flow chart was created by @lemonlionheart , it would be nice if people credited her when they copy and post.
Dani, this wonderful flowchart has been copied and pasted so many times that I'm sure nobody knows who the originator is. Thanks for reminding us.
I don't mind! If I felt the need to be credited each time I would have signed my name on there somewhere. As long as no-one is going around claiming they made it, it's alll good 0 -
mileyjcomcastnet2015 wrote: »Hi I am 67 years old I've been logging in my calories for 60 days I've only lost and gained the same 3 pounds. I'm 5'3 inches tall and I weigh 155 . I simply want to get down to 145 but it just is not happening for me. I have a 1200 cal intake daily. Should I Change my calorie intake to 1000 cal Per day? I exercise almost daily for at least a half hour to 45 minutes.
Some easy fixes would be reducing the amount of cooking oil or fats, if you eat any processed foods, swap them out with more whole foods (more filling with less cals) and also increasing your exercise time or intensity.0 -
I'm 63, 5'2", so I feel your pain! I had to find the zone for myself as to what really worked. One thing I did discover was that I had to remember to count all the extra non-food calories, too.......like creamer in coffee, etc.0
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sweetpea03b wrote: »Have you done your BMR/TDEE calculations? I'm 166, 5'4 and my BMR is around 1450 so if you are only eating 1200 calories and then exercising on top of that, you're probably not eating enough. I was basically doing exactly what you're doing and not losing. I upped my calories to 1500-1600 depending on exercise and started losing. It is worth saying that I also weigh everything I eat. Tighten up your logging.... maybe try eating back half your exercise calories and you should see a difference.
Me too^^^. I came on MFP with about 10 lbs to lose. I set my goal too high at 1,1/2 lbs per week and kept losing and gaining the same 3 lbs until a board regular told me to change my settings to 1/2 lb per week and eat back 1/2 my exercise calories. That took me from eating about 1200 calories per day to between 1500-1700 calories per day. I'm down 7 lbs in the last 60 days with only 4 more lbs to go. Eat More Lose Weight
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joshuakcaron wrote: »I think the most common error I see people making (myself included) is underestimating how much we are eating / over estimating exercise calories and eating them back.[/b]
That flow chart is amazing and o struggled to lose weight in the past - invested in a scale and started to lose weight. Was shocked at how much I was actually eating vs how much i thought I was eating.strong_curves wrote: »So true! When I actually started logging and weighing I realized I was eating a LOT of calories.
I actually had the opposite problem. I had heard so many times on here about overestimating being an issue that I was super-OVER-careful. Underestimated for near a month and felt like hell. Got my scale and now I feel nice and full!
So it goes both ways OP, a scale is really a beautiful tool to have!0
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