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jrollings2001
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I have been doing myfitnesspal since september and I lost 45lbs! But it seems like the last month I have been at the same weight. I feel like I will never get below 150. Should I change my calorie intake or what? I am confused and dont know how to break this plateau and get the ball back rolling.
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Have you changed your calorie goal at all after losing 45 pounds?0
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You may require less calories now because of your weight loss. What you needed to eat when you weighed more to lose weight, may be the amount you need now to maintain your weight. My guess would be you need to lower your intake.0
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A friend of mine dropped to 160 and was very fit, looking to drop a few pounds was struggling. He was religious about hitting the gym (Same routines 5x a week) and food intake, he switched to a completely different exercise and the last 4 pounds came off. our bodies adapt, I think they need a shock sometimes.0
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janejellyroll wrote: »Have you changed your calorie goal at all after losing 45 pounds?
I am already 1200 I really can't go lower but for awhile I did try just 100 calories less a day0 -
youngandaspiringxo wrote: »You may require less calories now because of your weight loss. What you needed to eat when you weighed more to lose weight, may be the amount you need now to maintain your weight. My guess would be you need to lower your intake.
I'm already At 1200 so can't really go lower I guess I'll try to increase what I burn0 -
A friend of mine dropped to 160 and was very fit, looking to drop a few pounds was struggling. He was religious about hitting the gym (Same routines 5x a week) and food intake, he switched to a completely different exercise and the last 4 pounds came off. our bodies adapt, I think they need a shock sometimes.
I am sure mine is used to it also I'll switch up some things thank u0 -
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I am already 1200 I really can't go lower but for awhile I did try just 100 calories less a day[/quote]
You may need to increase your calorie intake. I know this sounds counterintuitive, but the closer you are to your goal the less you will lose per week and chances are you set up MFP to "lose 2 pounds per week" which is why you are set at 1200 calories. Try changing it to 0.5 or 1 pound per week.
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[quote="jrollings2001;35895502
I am already 1200 I really can't go lower but for awhile I did try just 100 calories less a day
You may need to increase your calorie intake. I know this sounds counterintuitive, but the closer you are to your goal the less you will lose per week and chances are you set up MFP to "lose 2 pounds per week" which is why you are set at 1200 calories. Try changing it to 0.5 or 1 pound per week.
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When I change it it says 1200 still and I actually gave up some and was eating a little more and finally got from 150 to 148 but now it's 150 again so I'm so lost on what to do. Thank u for the help0 -
Have you calculated your BMR and TDEE? I'm sure they are higher than 1200. Just from personal experience I weight less than you and am eating almost 1700 calories a day and losing.0
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Plateau means you are eating at a maintenance level. There is no such thing as a weight loss plateau.0
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jrollings2001 wrote: »I have been doing myfitnesspal since september and I lost 45lbs! But it seems like the last month I have been at the same weight. I feel like I will never get below 150. Should I change my calorie intake or what? I am confused and dont know how to break this plateau and get the ball back rolling.
@jrollings2001 consider not trying to change anything from your prior successful way of weight loss. Give your body a year to adjust is one thought. I have maintained a 50 pound weight loss that put me at 200 for the first time in 22 years but a year later eating the same way I am still at 200 and happy. Blood markers and general health are still improving and down the road I expect I will see 175. My goal after stopping dieting forever at the age of 63 is only for better health. The body knows how to get there so give it time.
My daily calories are 2500-3000 and have been the same more or less for the past 18 months. There is no such thing as a 'stall' in the real world but only in our heads is my current thinking.
Why would you only eat 1200 calories a day when you know per federal guidelines a female needs more or less 2000 to prevent premature death?0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »jrollings2001 wrote: »I have been doing myfitnesspal since september and I lost 45lbs! But it seems like the last month I have been at the same weight. I feel like I will never get below 150. Should I change my calorie intake or what? I am confused and dont know how to break this plateau and get the ball back rolling.
@jrollings2001 consider not trying to change anything from your prior successful way of weight loss. Give your body a year to adjust is one thought. I have maintained a 50 pound weight loss that put me at 200 for the first time in 22 years but a year later eating the same way I am still at 200 and happy. Blood markers and general health are still improving and down the road I expect I will see 175. My goal after stopping dieting forever at the age of 63 is only for better health. The body knows how to get there so give it time.
My daily calories are 2500-3000 and have been the same more or less for the past 18 months. There is no such thing as a 'stall' in the real world but only in our heads is my current thinking.
Why would you only eat 1200 calories a day when you know per federal guidelines a female needs more or less 2000 to prevent premature death?
Do you have a good link for that statement? What I found from the USDA re:calorie guidelines for women:
. A more
detailed table is provided in Appendix 6. Estimates
range from 1,600 to 2,400 calories per day for adult
women and 2,000 to 3,000 calories per day for adult
men, depending on age and physical activity level.
Within each age and gender category, the low end of
the range is for sedentary individuals; the high end of
the range is for active individuals. Due to reductions
in basal metabolic rate that occurs with aging, calorie
needs generally decrease for adults as they age.
fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/Chapter2.pdf
Seriously found nothing at all linking eating less with premature death in women. Yes, there have been some reports that the elderly live a bit longer being a little overweight, but that is hardly the same thing as "premature death".
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GaleHawkins wrote: »jrollings2001 wrote: »I have been doing myfitnesspal since september and I lost 45lbs! But it seems like the last month I have been at the same weight. I feel like I will never get below 150. Should I change my calorie intake or what? I am confused and dont know how to break this plateau and get the ball back rolling.
@jrollings2001 consider not trying to change anything from your prior successful way of weight loss. Give your body a year to adjust is one thought. I have maintained a 50 pound weight loss that put me at 200 for the first time in 22 years but a year later eating the same way I am still at 200 and happy. Blood markers and general health are still improving and down the road I expect I will see 175. My goal after stopping dieting forever at the age of 63 is only for better health. The body knows how to get there so give it time.
My daily calories are 2500-3000 and have been the same more or less for the past 18 months. There is no such thing as a 'stall' in the real world but only in our heads is my current thinking.
Why would you only eat 1200 calories a day when you know per federal guidelines a female needs more or less 2000 to prevent premature death?
I'm just curious where this information came from?
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jrollings2001 wrote: »
Start here.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
Don't eat less than your BMR and would recommend a goal of 20% less than your TDEE.0 -
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GaleHawkins wrote: »jrollings2001 wrote: »I have been doing myfitnesspal since september and I lost 45lbs! But it seems like the last month I have been at the same weight. I feel like I will never get below 150. Should I change my calorie intake or what? I am confused and dont know how to break this plateau and get the ball back rolling.
@jrollings2001 consider not trying to change anything from your prior successful way of weight loss. Give your body a year to adjust is one thought. I have maintained a 50 pound weight loss that put me at 200 for the first time in 22 years but a year later eating the same way I am still at 200 and happy. Blood markers and general health are still improving and down the road I expect I will see 175. My goal after stopping dieting forever at the age of 63 is only for better health. The body knows how to get there so give it time.
My daily calories are 2500-3000 and have been the same more or less for the past 18 months. There is no such thing as a 'stall' in the real world but only in our heads is my current thinking.
Why would you only eat 1200 calories a day when you know per federal guidelines a female needs more or less 2000 to prevent premature death?
My fitness pal set me at 1200 when I started. I'd love to change it. You are bigger than I am so of course you can eat more than me and still lose.0 -
Are you using a food scale to measure your portion sizes? Making sure that you are using accurate entries from the database? You may be eating more than you think without realizing it. Now that you are down 45 pounds (congrats!) you don't have much room for error as you did in the beginning.
It might be a good idea to set your diary to public so we can take a look and see if logging errors are the issue.0 -
jrollings2001 wrote: »
So your BMR are the basic caloric requirements your body needs to maintain function (brain, heart, hormones, etc.). I wouldn't recommend eating less than this. Your TDEE is the amount of calories you expend in a day given your activities (exercise, work). If you were to maintain these calories you would be in maintenance. Typically it is recommended 20% reduction in TDEE for weight loss. Hope this helps!0 -
Are you using a food scale to measure your food? How do you calculate your calories?0
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