I could have sworn I was doing everything right... :(

If you're going to use MFPs program the intent is for you to eat your exercise calories, or to net your daily calorie goal.

If you've been doing it for a couple weeks and it isn't working -- it is time to try something else. Weight loss isn't a one size fits all kind of thing. Our bodies are all very different and we have to adjust what we're doing to accommodate them. What works for me - may or may not work for you.

That being said, if you're burning 700-800 calories I would definitely try eating back my exercise calories so that you're NETTING 1410. Too few calories for too long will make your body hold onto fat and burn muscle for fuel. We don't want to do that. We want it to burn fat and build muscle.

I always tell people - this is your life. Don't be afraid to think or go outside of the "normal" to find what works for you!

Also, make sure you're drinking enough water AND taking at least 1-2 days off a week so your body can rest, repair and heal from working out.

You are doing everything right. The other consideration you might want to think about is your creating muscle which weighs more than fat. That may be the reason why your weight has not changed.

You need to be netting the 1,410. Eating 1,410 and then burning off 700-800 calories leaves a huge deficit and your body will fight to hold on to everything to keep it going. I know it's hard to wrap your mind around... one would think it would be a good thing and you'd lose faster but you are shooting yourself in the foot going about it the way you are. Eat back your exercise calories always--it will help your body's metabolism run smoothly and you WILL see the pounds disappear!

I would suggest eating back your exercice calories... You want to net at least 1200 for sure so your body doesn't go into starvation mode. GL

I have been on MFP for a little over two weeks and I have been very strict sticking to my 1410 calorie goal that MFP has created for me. I have also been working out 5x a week for an hour... burning 700-800 calories. I thought that by limiting my calories and burning large amounts of calories would lead to weight loss... however, I haven't lost an ounce.

Help! I am in starvation mode? Should I only eat 1410 or should I be NETTING 1410? I am so confused... I thought weight loss was easier than this!

Please if you have any recommendations or ideas to help me it would be great.

You should be netting 1400, 1200 net is the minimum but to meet your goal it would be 1410. So you should aim to be between 1200 and 1410 Net.

Yep what he said.

Always remember, all of us at MFP contribute our opinions. We all want to help. :happy: But most of us aren't professional trainers. So always do a little bit of research if you learn something you like from another MFP member. My tidbit of advice would be...

It would really depend on a number of factors.....how overweight you are (if at all), what you are eating and what your food diary looks like. You should be monitoring your calories, fat, sugar, carbs and sodium. They are all contributing factors to weight loss. If you are under on calories and fat, but your sugars are way over. You won't lose weight.

Remember that 1 pound of muscle takes up less space than a pound of fat. Are you losing inches? Did you measure when you started? You should be tracking the body fat and the inches for a true measurement of how you are doing. My scales does the body fat percentage and it is pretty dead on to the doctors office. When I started my weight loss I only watched my food intake for the first month or so....no exercise. Mainly because I knew if I started in doing everything at once, I would quit because I would be overwhelmed. It was nice to see the scales go down. After that I worked in the exercise because I was starting to feel good about how things were going. As you workout, you lose pounds of fat, but gain pounds in muscle. It's not always about the number on the scales. I am only losing about 2 ounces a week now, but my body fat is going down. That is my primary goal...to be at 16%. I am at 28% now but I started out at 37%.

Good luck! Don't give up because you will just have to start over again

what are you doing to burn 700-800 calories/day? I wear a bodybugg and use the calorei burn from that. My burns are much lower than the suggested burns by mfp. For me to burn 800 - i would have to workout at high intensity on the elliptical for a little over 2 hours, as an example.

Exercising at a moderate intensity is between 5-7/minute for me. High intensity (running) is 8-10/minute. Regular walking is 4-6/minute.

Hope this helps. I definitely eat back some of my calories - my daily target is 1200 - I usually eat about 1250-1350 each day.

Good luck.

I was thinking along these lines, too. That's a lot of calories to be burning in one hour. 50 minutes on my stationary bike burns about 220 calories and I'm worn out when I'm done. Make sure you're really burning that many calories in an hour. If you're overestimating your exercise calories, and eating them all back as is being suggested, you're going to be eating more than you're burning.

You are probably losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time...net result 0 pounds lost. This is a GOOD thing! Keep at it! All of a sudden, woosh! you'll be down a couple pounds! Hang in there!

Hollycat
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OK, dumb question but what does netting mean? Does that mean you must have eaten 1200 calories after you have exercised? Say you eat 1200 cals and you burn 200 a day...so technically you should eat 1400? Am I getting this right? LOL

Net means calories consumed minus calories burned from exercise. so if you eat 1400 and burn 200 your net is 1200 (1400-200)

You are probably losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time...net result 0 pounds lost. This is a GOOD thing! Keep at it! All of a sudden, woosh! you'll be down a couple pounds! Hang in there!

Hollycat
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No, No, No. She will not be gaining weight on a 700 Net calories diet. Muscle is hard to build, especially for a woman (lack of testosterone) on a caloric deficit diet. To build noticeable amount of muscle you would have to be in a caloric surplus.

OK, that is what I thought. Thank you!

I have been on MFP for a little over two weeks and I have been very strict sticking to my 1410 calorie goal that MFP has created for me. I have also been working out 5x a week for an hour... burning 700-800 calories. I thought that by limiting my calories and burning large amounts of calories would lead to weight loss... however, I haven't lost an ounce.

Help! I am in starvation mode? Should I only eat 1410 or should I be NETTING 1410? I am so confused... I thought weight loss was easier than this!

Please if you have any recommendations or ideas to help me it would be great.

Overall intake is too high unless you are working out, if you are working out how are you monitoring your cals burned? Please do not go by what MFP or machines at the gym tell you, get a heart rate monitor like a Polar FT7, next sodium is too high, drink at least 8 glasses of water a day and lastly and MOST importantly drop down your carb into and raise your protein intake.

To do this click goals then click custom, then choice protein at 40, carbs at 40 and fat at 20.

This should help with a good start!