Weight loss little to none?

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  • bendyourkneekatie
    bendyourkneekatie Posts: 696 Member
    This thread is making me cry
  • hekla90
    hekla90 Posts: 595 Member
    mmarie_3 wrote: »
    A)start lifting a little for optimal fat/calorie burn b) you're not eating enough if you are truly just eating 1200. Your body is just trying to hold on to its energy. I'm 124 and eat almost 1800. Granted I worked up to that but you need to fuel your body for it to give you what you want.

    That must be why anorexics are so heavy then, what with their body holding onto all that energy because they aren't eating enough. Yeah, no.
  • smurfbus
    smurfbus Posts: 27 Member
    google 'starvation mode' or 'Metabolic Slowdown' , it's real.

    http://authoritynutrition.com/starvation-mode/
  • jacklifts
    jacklifts Posts: 396 Member
    i think the in-vogue term is "adaptive thermogenesis" not starvation mode :)

    but my understanding is that occurs over a period of months to years of very low calorie, not 3 weeks.

    OP - stick with it another few weeks and see what happens. you can try substituting or adding interval training to 2-3 of your cardio days. also strength training to target big muscle groups, like legs and back, may be helpful to target higher caloric burn. if you're feeling too hungry, increase your calories by 100 and see what happens.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    katem999 wrote: »
    This thread is making me cry

    I agree. It's also pissing me off. Notice how the people giving out unhelpful advice have a single digit post count for the most part. It makes me wonder if any of them are trolls.
    • Authority Nutrition is such a quack site.
    • The OP is NOT in ~*starvation mode*~.
    • A few weeks is not a plateau, especially for women as your cycle can make you hold onto water weight during various times of the month. Also, if you're seeing loss at all, it's not a plateau!
    • High-carb, low fat; low-carb, high fat; peanut butter diet; new diet fad that people read about on the cover of a magazine or heard about on TV...none of it will "boost" your metabolism or induce weight loss. You know what does? A calorie deficit. That's it. Period. End of story.

    All the OP needs to do is go back to the first page and look at the flowchart that was posted. That's the answer for OP and anyone else who is not getting the results they expect over time.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    OP said she started three weeks ago and isn't "losing much."

    Patience. If you're losing something, you're doing it right. If you stop losing, you are eating more than you think. You are not in starvation mode. The chart posted on the first page is print-worthy.
  • bendyourkneekatie
    bendyourkneekatie Posts: 696 Member
    edited February 2016
    smurfbus wrote: »
    google 'starvation mode' or 'Metabolic Slowdown' , it's real a myth

    Ftfy
  • ricolifee
    ricolifee Posts: 30 Member
    MorganLange508 wrote: »
    No I have a food scale for all of my foods, I don't over weigh my food either! I just wanted to see if anyone had the same problem as I have been having

    I am 5'2 124lbs and was in similar position, I also was eating 1200-1300 cals a day, weighing my food etc and I didn't see much change.

    I did some research and started doing 15 mins of HIIT sprints on the treadmill (interval training) instead of my usual steady sprint 4/5 times a week. After a couple of weeks I am starting to lose again. Also instead of eating 1300 religiously everyday I mixed it up a little bit to keep my body guessing, so I'd eat 1300 on average-some days more and some less.

    Here's an example below ......

    I don't have much to lose to my ideal weight but by doing this it has kickstarted my weight loss again. Hope this helps you.

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  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
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    This.

    And running 6 times a week after only starting 3 weeks ago? Did I read that right?

    I'd suggest trading 3 of those days for weight training and start alternating workouts before you get an overuse injury.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
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    This.

    And running 6 times a week after only starting 3 weeks ago? Did I read that right?

    I'd suggest trading 3 of those days for weight training and start alternating workouts before you get an overuse injury.

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  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    smurfbus wrote: »
    google 'starvation mode' or 'Metabolic Slowdown' , it's real.

    http://authoritynutrition.com/starvation-mode/

    :lol: Authority Nutrition.... :lol:
  • tara_means_star
    tara_means_star Posts: 957 Member
    smurfbus wrote: »
    google 'starvation mode' or 'Metabolic Slowdown' , it's real.

    http://authoritynutrition.com/starvation-mode/

    People can TEMPORARILY not lose scale weight when they way under eat. That's because your body will accumulate excess water. If you continue to undereat, however, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY that you will not lose weight. Physically impossible-- see anorexia. If your body "held on to everything" then anorexia wouldn't kill so many people with the disorder and they wouldn't be ridiculously thin.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    smurfbus wrote: »
    google 'starvation mode' or 'Metabolic Slowdown' , it's real.

    http://authoritynutrition.com/starvation-mode/

    It's not what you think it is.
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/761810/the-starvation-mode-myth-again/p1
  • blues4miles
    blues4miles Posts: 1,481 Member
    There are a couple possible options:
    1. You are actually eating more than 1200 calories a day. This could be due to:
    -Poor weighing/measuring
    -Inconsistent logging
    -You might be eating 1200 most days but one or two binge days will bring your average up
    -Forgetting to log things because you feel deprived on 1200
    2. You are retaining water.
    -Since you just started running - it's really common for your muscles to retain water to repair themselves when you start a new exercise. If you lost 1-2 lbs in 3 weeks but your muscles are retaining 1-2 lbs of water, it will look like you haven't lost anything on the scale.
    katem999 wrote: »
    I'm currently 125, and for the last few months of loss I never, ever, ever see any loss until shark week, at which point I usually get a whoosh. It's weeks of treading water, going a bit up at ovulation, still waiting and then finally, some movement.

    Haha shark week...

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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited February 2016
    OP, can you open your diary?
    Three weeks is too soon to tell. How much have you lost?
    Sakura_Tree wrote: »
    eat more calories.try a high carb low fat diet.
    No.
    khuynh14 wrote: »
    To me it looks like you're doing too much, too quick. It may have result in a slower metabolism and your body holding onto the fat at a lower caloric intake. I suggest doing a refeed once a week where you eat to your maintenance calories plus 200 calories with a 50% carb/30% protein /20% fat macro split. This should help rev up your metabolism to help fat loss/weight loss. Let me know if you have any questions. Good luck!
    No. The body does not hold on to fat, it only stores and releases it.


    And
    gregoriohhh wrote: »
    OK. stay consistent.. increase protein drop carbs lower each carb cal is equal to protein calories except 3 out of 4 calories are burned off while digesting protein making it more thermogenic..... bingo .. replenish carbs once a wk with a higher carb day..
    No.

    smurfbus wrote: »
    google 'starvation mode' or 'Metabolic Slowdown' , it's real.

    http://authoritynutrition.com/starvation-mode/
    Seiously? A quack site? How about finding a peer review study instead...something proven?
    How does starvation mode and metabolic slowdown explain the starving in Africa or anorexics?
  • DWBalboa
    DWBalboa Posts: 37,259 Member
    Getting your advice from here can lead you down the wrong path. Talk to your Doctor, a nutritionist and a certified trainer, they have the education and the experience.
  • smurfbus
    smurfbus Posts: 27 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    smurfbus wrote: »
    google 'starvation mode' or 'Metabolic Slowdown' , it's real.

    http://authoritynutrition.com/starvation-mode/

    It's not what you think it is.
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/761810/the-starvation-mode-myth-again/p1

    Thanks for the link, good read. Another angle for those who try to get really lean by Layne Norton:
    https://youtu.be/QHHzie6XRGk

    I better not take part on these weight loss threads : )
    Didn't figure it would be so tense here so bye bye.
  • trjjoy
    trjjoy Posts: 666 Member
    WOW. This thread be making me sad. I agree with the posters who reckon you may not be realising how much you're really eating. That perhaps your logging isn't accurate. Or that you are retaining water. And that running at the same pace may not be helping your weight loss. Starvation mode only exist in internet diet forum thread. Stay consistent. You WILL see results at some point.
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