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tedSisson67
tedSisson67 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just worked out all week very hard and cut my diet to 1800 calories a day I weigh 425 pounds after one week I lost no weight plz help I don't know what to do. Previous I watched tv all day and ate 400 calories a day. Not sure what to do

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  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    What you need to do is give it time. I know that's not the most comforting answer, but this really does all come down to time. You didn't gain the weight in a week, you are not going to lose any in a week. The best you can do is tighten up your logging to ensure you are really eating 1800 (even trained professionals are statistically proven to overestimate exercise calories and underestimate food calories, so this isn't a jab at you, literally everyone ever has done this), and possibly cut back on how many exercise calories you're eating back, as it's likely overestimated. Point of interest here, how did you only get set to 1800 calories at your weight? Typically we see people above the 300's are given 2400 or so calories to start, which is totally fine btw. Are you positive you have entered your information in MFP correctly or did you pick 1800 as a goal using other resources of information?

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Have patience -you didn't gain the weight in a week,you won't lose it in a week. Other than that just keep working on the accuracy of your logging. It can be a learning curve and you may be eating more than you think. If this is your first time really exercising you probably have a lot of water retention in those muscles that aren't used to being used so drink some extra water to help. Good luck- you've got this.
  • JackieMarie1989jgw
    JackieMarie1989jgw Posts: 230 Member
    You previously ate 400 calories a day? Is that a typo?
    I know it's natural to want to see immediate results, but it can take some time. They say if it has been less than three weeks give it more time. (There is a flow chart, I have seen others post it but dont know where to find it)
    What are your goals set to? Is 1800 cal what myfitnesspal gave you?
  • JackieMarie1989jgw
    JackieMarie1989jgw Posts: 230 Member
    Also keep in mind if you just started a new workout routine it can cause your body to retain water (and therefore water weight) in order to heal your muscles. This is normal and temporary
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    edited January 2016
    JackieMarie1989jgw wrote: »
    You previously ate 400 calories a day? Is that a typo?
    I know it's natural to want to see immediate results, but it can take some time. They say if it has been less than three weeks give it more time. (There is a flow chart, I have seen others post it but dont know where to find it)
    What are your goals set to? Is 1800 cal what myfitnesspal gave you?

    :) Look up ;)
  • JackieMarie1989jgw
    JackieMarie1989jgw Posts: 230 Member
    CoffeeNCardio wrote: »
    JackieMarie1989jgw wrote: »
    You previously ate 400 calories a day? Is that a typo?
    I know it's natural to want to see immediate results, but it can take some time. They say if it has been less than three weeks give it more time. (There is a flow chart, I have seen others post it but dont know where to find it)
    What are your goals set to? Is 1800 cal what myfitnesspal gave you?

    :) Look up ;)

    Oops. Haha I think you posted while I was typing
  • tedSisson67
    tedSisson67 Posts: 6 Member
    Yes 400 was a typo I mean 4000
    My fitness pal default is 3280 calories a day and my exercise is one and a half hours light cardio and a hour moderate swimming and I take water pills no water retension here.

    Thanks for responding to my request for help
  • airangel59
    airangel59 Posts: 1,887 Member
    Check out this group here http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/3322-100-pounds-with-no-surgery
  • tedSisson67
    tedSisson67 Posts: 6 Member
    Yes I picked 1800 calories perhaps that is too low not sure.
    And I am outing everything in my journal I used to be a chef so I know a lot about food but only how to make it taste good not any info on nutrition
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  • JackieMarie1989jgw
    JackieMarie1989jgw Posts: 230 Member
    My advice is to stick to the calorie amounts recommended by myfitnesspal, and be patient. Their suggestions may seem high but the more you weigh, the more calories it takes just to maintain life, and the more you can eat while still losing weight. Give it a few weeks. Like the flow chart says if you still arent losing weight then maybe invest in a food scale to make sure you are logging accurately.
    As you lose weight you will have to decrease your calories more, because smaller body=less calories needed to maintain it.
  • ClosetBayesian
    ClosetBayesian Posts: 836 Member
    tedSisson67 wrote: »
    Yes 400 was a typo I mean 4000
    My fitness pal default is 3280 calories a day and my exercise is one and a half hours light cardio and a hour moderate swimming and I take water pills no water retension here.

    Thanks for responding to my request for help

    Are the pills medically prescribed?
  • tedSisson67
    tedSisson67 Posts: 6 Member
    Of coarse they are prescribed I have stage 3 renal falure
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