Trouble loosing weight
Jeris88
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I currently weigh 139.2. I'm allowed 1,300 calories per day and usually end up at 1,200-1,270 per day. I do 30 min of cardio per day at lunch (elliptical) along with some walking and started light weights this past week. My steps are always above 10,000 and usually close to 20,000. We keep track of food portion size and making healthy choices. I'm only trying to loose 10 more lbs but seem to be stuck the last few weeks at 139. Any suggestions? Getting frustrated!
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You need to open your diary to the public. Otherwise the response will be the generic:
1. You're eating to much
2. You need to improve your logging
3. You're overestimating calories burned during exercise0 -
Are you using a digital food scale?0
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You need to open your diary to the public. Otherwise the response will be the generic:
1. You're eating to much
2. You need to improve your logging
3. You're overestimating calories burned during exercise
all of that and with only 10 pounds to lose, you should be targeting .5 lbs/ week.0 -
The less weight you have to loose the harder it becomes as the body does need some fat. Also. As muscle weighs more than fat have you considered that you may have more muscle. Thats a good thing.0
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hybridangel wrote: »The less weight you have to loose the harder it becomes as the body does need some fat. Also. As muscle weighs more than fat have you considered that you may have more muscle. Thats a good thing.
shes not gaining muscle on 1300 calories a day and 30 minutes of cardio lol
she is however, probably not logging her food correctly and eating more than she thinks she is;)0 -
hybridangel wrote: »The less weight you have to loose the harder it becomes as the body does need some fat. Also. As muscle weighs more than fat have you considered that you may have more muscle. Thats a good thing.
Please tell me how 1lb of muscle weighs more than 1lb of fat?0 -
callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »hybridangel wrote: »The less weight you have to loose the harder it becomes as the body does need some fat. Also. As muscle weighs more than fat have you considered that you may have more muscle. Thats a good thing.
shes not gaining muscle on 1300 calories a day and 30 minutes of cardio lol
she is however, probably not logging her food correctly and eating more than she thinks she is;)
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hybridangel wrote: »The less weight you have to loose the harder it becomes as the body does need some fat. Also. As muscle weighs more than fat have you considered that you may have more muscle. Thats a good thing.
Please tell me how 1lb of muscle weighs more than 1lb of fat?
That's not what she said. We can assume she's talking about the same volume of fat and muscle. If I said concrete weighs more than water, then nobody would say I'm trying to argue that 1 pound of concrete weighs more than 1 pound of water.
That being said, as already stated by somebody above, the person likely isn't gaining muscle mass if they are on a consistent calorie deficit.0 -
I do use a digital food scale and measure the rest and log everything I eat. I guarantee I'm not eating more than I'm logging.
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I do use a digital food scale and measure the rest and log everything I eat. I guarantee I'm not eating more than I'm logging.
Height/sex/age? How many weeks have you been eating 1270 a day? What's your weekly average? How much have you lost per week so far? When you don't "usually" end up at 1270, do you go over? How often?0 -
Most likely you are not eating enough. You need to set your weekly loss goal at 0.5lbs per week as the less you have to lose, the smaller weekly losses you should be aiming for.0
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mallory_2014 wrote: »Most likely you are not eating enough. You need to set your weekly loss goal at 0.5lbs per week as the less you have to lose, the smaller weekly losses you should be aiming for.
If she weren't eating enough, she'd be losing
OP, can you open your diary?0 -
You also need to make sure that you are using the correct food entries. I've seen some be off by a few calories and I've seen some be off by a few hundred calories. Go into the announcements on this forum and read the Logging Accurately thread.0
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ModernRock wrote: »hybridangel wrote: »The less weight you have to loose the harder it becomes as the body does need some fat. Also. As muscle weighs more than fat have you considered that you may have more muscle. Thats a good thing.
Please tell me how 1lb of muscle weighs more than 1lb of fat?
That's not what she said. We can assume she's talking about the same volume of fat and muscle. If I said concrete weighs more than water, then nobody would say I'm trying to argue that 1 pound of concrete weighs more than 1 pound of water.
Thank you! I can't stand when people use the "muscle doesn't weight more than fat" line and think they're so smart. It's even worse than people who pick on grammar all the time.0 -
ModernRock wrote: »I do use a digital food scale and measure the rest and log everything I eat. I guarantee I'm not eating more than I'm logging.
Height/sex/age? How many weeks have you been eating 1270 a day? What's your weekly average? How much have you lost per week so far? When you don't "usually" end up at 1270, do you go over? How often?
These are all important questions that need to be answered before advice can be given. As pointed out it would also be helpful if you opened your diary.
The only other question I'd add is do you also calculate and eat back your exercise calories? If so, you're possibly over estimating your exercise calorie burn (and thus, eating back too many).0 -
I weigh the same, your calorie intake seems low. Not eating enough can have a negative affect on your goals. Hard to give better advice though with the information provided.0
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juggernaut1974 wrote: »ModernRock wrote: »I do use a digital food scale and measure the rest and log everything I eat. I guarantee I'm not eating more than I'm logging.
Height/sex/age? How many weeks have you been eating 1270 a day? What's your weekly average? How much have you lost per week so far? When you don't "usually" end up at 1270, do you go over? How often?
These are all important questions that need to be answered before advice can be given. As pointed out it would also be helpful if you opened your diary.
The only other question I'd add is do you also calculate and eat back your exercise calories? If so, you're possibly over estimating your exercise calorie burn (and thus, eating back too many).
5'4/5" female and 40 years old. I started at 152 lbs back in late October / early November. I use to use my net diary and recently switched to this program so I do t have a lot of info logged into it.0 -
juggernaut1974 wrote: »ModernRock wrote: »I do use a digital food scale and measure the rest and log everything I eat. I guarantee I'm not eating more than I'm logging.
Height/sex/age? How many weeks have you been eating 1270 a day? What's your weekly average? How much have you lost per week so far? When you don't "usually" end up at 1270, do you go over? How often?
These are all important questions that need to be answered before advice can be given. As pointed out it would also be helpful if you opened your diary.
The only other question I'd add is do you also calculate and eat back your exercise calories? If so, you're possibly over estimating your exercise calorie burn (and thus, eating back too many).
5'4/5" female and 40 years old. I started at 152 lbs back in late October / early November. I use to use my net diary and recently switched to this program so I do t have a lot of info logged into it.
How long have you been stuck at 139?
You've lost 13 lbs in roughly 2-2.5 months, so it sounds like you're doing just fine.0 -
I currently weigh 139.2. I'm allowed 1,300 calories per day and usually end up at 1,200-1,270 per day. I do 30 min of cardio per day at lunch (elliptical) along with some walking and started light weights this past week. My steps are always above 10,000 and usually close to 20,000. We keep track of food portion size and making healthy choices. I'm only trying to loose 10 more lbs but seem to be stuck the last few weeks at 139. Any suggestions? Getting frustrated!
switch up your work out routines.... our bodies get smart and throwing something new into the usual helps to step things up.0 -
Keep working hard!
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My plan calls for 1500 calories a day. I lost 25 lbs and was stuck at 200. Since Thanksgivings I gained 5 pounds until Xmas, I got back to my old routine and now back to 200 but can't seem to pass that point. It is frustrating to say the least.0
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If you have portions down, the portion rule is a fist of veggies, fist of carbs, and palm size of protein each meal. The next step would be counting macros. I personally found counting macros (Fats, Carbs, Protein) the best way to see results.
Feel free to ask me how to count your macros or what macros are!
I work out about 6-7 days a week for about 2-3 hours, mostly weights and cardio here and there. How often you eat is KEY!! You want to be eating about 4-6 meals a day, if you can't do that due to work or anything. I make sure to fit a protein shake inbetween meals I know I wont have time to sit down and eat a solid meat. Also, you want to make sure you are always eating a protein & a veggie every 3 hours to keep your body always burning fat and maintaining lean muscle! Another thing to keep in mind for your diet is fish about 2-3x a week or at least be taking fish oils everyday, which I do!
Lastly, SUPPLEMENTS are going to be a HUGE help in losing fat, maintaining or whatever the fitness goal is! Multivitamins, fish oils, protein powder (isolate & whey concentrated 90% whey 10% carbs and fat ) are going to be the main ones but there's more products out there that can help you enhance your results!
I hope this helps anybody reading this! Feel free to ask me any questions!
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Thank you! I can't stand when people use the "muscle doesn't weight more than fat" line and think they're so smart. It's even worse than people who pick on grammar all the time.[/quote]
Poor grammar. She's old and wrinkly, and still people pick on her.0
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