Questions on loosing weight

blacklab788
blacklab788 Posts: 5 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have been working out for last 7 mths and lost some weight but not a great amount and have gained muscle, my question is do I eat more calories to loose weight?, I don't eat fatty foods. I eat chicken, fish, veggies,tons of water,salads, protein shakes, but I am not loosing, my calorie intake per day is about 2800 calories and I and supposed to be eating 3050 on this app, after I put my calorie burn from work outs I am at 2150 or 2300 for calorie intake. How to loose weight? Any suggestion will be appreciated.

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    blacklab788 wrote: »
    I have been working out for last 7 mths and lost some weight but not a great amount and have gained muscle, my question is do I eat more calories to loose weight?, I don't eat fatty foods. I eat chicken, fish, veggies,tons of water,salads, protein shakes, but I am not loosing, my calorie intake per day is about 2800 calories and I and supposed to be eating 3050 on this app, after I put my calorie burn from work outs I am at 2150 or 2300 for calorie intake. How to loose weight? Any suggestion will be appreciated.

    No...all other things being equal, if you're not losing weight, you need to eat less.
  • Gerbsxyng412
    Gerbsxyng412 Posts: 86 Member
    Yes your body needs to be balanced. Are you getting proper nutrition ? Biggest thing as well is are you eating enough, if not your body will go backwards and hold on to that ...
    I have lost 85 lbs by getting healthy, working out, eating healthier etc... but I never realized that my body was lacking until It started getting what it needed.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Gerbsxyng412 wrote: »
    Yes your body needs to be balanced. Are you getting proper nutrition ? Biggest thing as well is are you eating enough, if not your body will go backwards and hold on to that ...
    I have lost 85 lbs by getting healthy, working out, eating healthier etc... but I never realized that my body was lacking until It started getting what it needed.

    No...this is not true.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    OP, try dropping your calories by another 100-200/day.

    Do you weigh solid foods on a scale and measure liquids? If not, there is a good chance you are eating 10-50% more than you think you are, which could be why you are not losing.
  • oolou
    oolou Posts: 765 Member
    Remember that the number given by MFP is still an estimate. If you find you are not losing weight by following the number given by MFP - and this is a proper plateau over 3 weeks - then you need to increase your calorie deficit, either by eating less, or burning more calories in activity. Start to figure out what your deficit should be and how many calories you should eat based on your actual data from the last month.
  • Eddie__Jones
    Eddie__Jones Posts: 197 Member
    blacklab788 wrote: »
    I have been working out for last 7 mths and lost some weight but not a great amount and have gained muscle, my question is do I eat more calories to loose weight?, I don't eat fatty foods. I eat chicken, fish, veggies,tons of water,salads, protein shakes, but I am not loosing, my calorie intake per day is about 2800 calories and I and supposed to be eating 3050 on this app, after I put my calorie burn from work outs I am at 2150 or 2300 for calorie intake. How to loose weight? Any suggestion will be appreciated.

    http://www.acaloriecounter.com/blog/why-am-i-not-losing-weight/

  • Eddie__Jones
    Eddie__Jones Posts: 197 Member
    Make your diary open and public so we can see how you are weighing and measuring your intake.
  • blacklab788
    blacklab788 Posts: 5 Member
    Food diary is now public
  • GetThatRunnersHigh
    GetThatRunnersHigh Posts: 112 Member
    1. Looking through your diary, I've noticed that you have a lot of repeated entries at "1 cup" or "100 grams". Do you weigh your portions with a food scale? If not, you might be eating more calories than you think.
    2. What are your stats? Height, current weight?
    3. I only see a couple of days logged. Track more accurately, then reevaluate your goals in 4 weeks.
    4. Do you eat back what you burn off through exercise? If so, how are you estimating your burns?
  • blacklab788
    blacklab788 Posts: 5 Member
    I was on another app, and just stared this one this week. I was using live strong good tracker. I am 5'9 229, go to gym 6 days week alternate days if cardio with weight train, just implemented weight train in December. I been going to the gym since July
  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    edited January 2016
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Gerbsxyng412 wrote: »
    Yes your body needs to be balanced. Are you getting proper nutrition ? Biggest thing as well is are you eating enough, if not your body will go backwards and hold on to that ...
    I have lost 85 lbs by getting healthy, working out, eating healthier etc... but I never realized that my body was lacking until It started getting what it needed.

    No...this is not true.

    I've often wondered how people who think that if you don't eat enough you won't lose weight explain anorexia.
  • blacklab788
    blacklab788 Posts: 5 Member
    My hardest part is when I work shifts and have to work out in the am and I watch what I eat and try to stick to a lot of meats or low cal, and I put the duplicate stuff. In. Because I am trying to figure out the app and not the best tech person sorry for confusion, i work one second shift a month and I have changed my diet a lot from before and cut out soft drinks.
  • blacklab788
    blacklab788 Posts: 5 Member
    My job is high activity and lot of climbing and I track my steps with step counter and calorie and I usually hit around 9500 steps in 10 hr day and when I get home I go to the gym and there's housework so I am guessing there is a lot of calorie burn I can't document and plus I know I have severe ibs and causes a lot of bloat and have been on a probiotic and am going to try activated charcoal to help with the excess Bloatand inflammation. There are days I look like I have a flat stomach then days my gut gets bloated and it's a pain.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    blacklab788 wrote: »
    I have been working out for last 7 mths and lost some weight but not a great amount and have gained muscle, my question is do I eat more calories to loose weight?, I don't eat fatty foods. I eat chicken, fish, veggies,tons of water,salads, protein shakes, but I am not loosing, my calorie intake per day is about 2800 calories and I and supposed to be eating 3050 on this app, after I put my calorie burn from work outs I am at 2150 or 2300 for calorie intake. How to loose weight? Any suggestion will be appreciated.

    These calculators are just reasonable estimates. If you're maintaining and truly eating 2,800 calories then 2,800 calories is your maintenance level of calorie intake. So just shave off a few hundred calories. My maintenance is right around 2,800 calories and I lose nicely on 2,300 - 2,500.

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