Need some help here

adreal
adreal Posts: 229 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am at a spot where I am about 15-20 pounds away from being at my goal and I can not break the 150 mark. I fluctuate between 155-152 and can't seem to go any lower. I have changed some things up with work outs and am doing a lot more strength training along with still running and training for races. I am still eating 1500 calories a day with a plently of protien and good stuff. I just don't know why my weight keeps up this crazy fluctuation. I get on a good kick of losing and then I just don't lose a things.

Any Suggestions would be appreciated????

Am I eating enough? Should I be eating more. All the calculators I find say I should be eating about 1350 and let me tell you 1500 and there are days I am still hungry. I am not sure 1350 would work.

Help Please :)

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  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Have you re- calculated your calorie goal lately? MFP reminds you to do it every 10 lbs or so.
    Are you eating back your exercise calories? If not do start. Your base calories will probably go down because you are closer to goal, but you will get extra for the days you exercise. That will have you working MFP the way it is intended.

    If your exercise is consistent you could do a TDEE for your calorie goal, your exercise is included in this method.
    http://www.iifym.com/iifym-calculator/

    Also as you get closer to your goal weight you do lose slower. At 10-15 lbs to go plan to lose .5 lbs a week.

    Cheers, h.
  • adreal
    adreal Posts: 229 Member
    thank you for this. I have never eaten back my calories burned due to not being sure if it accurate. Even wearing a monitor. I usually only wear a monitor on my runs and not my strength. I will do some calculating and some moving around. I usually maintain 6 days a week working out something. Saturdays is usually my long run day were as during the week I will work on strength and some running.

    It would be nice if I could get the .5 off :) It seems it keeps up with the 3 pound swing
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    @adreal the last 10-15 are slow with the last 5 torturously so.
    Play with your numbers, you sound pretty consistent so a TDEE may work well for you. Don't forget to recalculate as you lose every 5 lb.
    (Every 10 is good if you have more to lose but if I were you I would do it every 5).
    Also, tighten up your weighing solids and measuring liquids. We all think we are doing our best, but we all can get a little lax after a while. (I did)

    Cheers, h.
  • crb426
    crb426 Posts: 661 Member
    Eating more calories won't make you lose any weight.

    How long have you been stuck at this weight? I was frustrated for a while thinking I hadn't lost anything for a month, then looked at the weight report on MFP and realized that I had actually lost 1.5 pounds. It really does slow down as you get closer to goal, but keep at it. You might be losing and you just don't know it yet because it's such a slow movement.

    If you are feeling extra impatient then cut down to that 1350. You might struggle, but if it's frustrating you that much then why not?
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
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  • adreal
    adreal Posts: 229 Member
    I guess it just isn't going to move as fast as I want. I am not sure I am ready to cut back to 1350 yet but if I get desperate I will. My clothes are fitting better so it is probably more inches than anything right now. Just need to get a better hold on things. Thanks guys.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Food scale?
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  • veganbaum
    veganbaum Posts: 1,865 Member
    Agree with using a food scale, especially with so little to lose. I don't know your height, but with the amount of exercise you do, and not even adding exercise calories, if I were you I wouldn't go down to 1350. I'd start with logging more accurately.
  • adreal
    adreal Posts: 229 Member
    I have a good scale and weigh and measure everything now. I think the only thing I don't log is coffee creamer and I may have to cut back on some of that. And keep my hands away from the peppermint jar. Goodness sitting at a desk all day sucks. And I am 5'3"
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Coffee creamer can be extremely high in calories depending on how much you use.
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    Food scale - weigh/measure all food & drinks.

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