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Probably a combination of inactivity and cheat days (who can blame you for cheat days, though?!).

Try to figure out how many calories your body burns/uses throughout the day. Use an online calculator to figure out your resting metabolic rate (RMR). Your RMR is, loosely, the number of calories your body uses just to exist and maintain its current form. Use a few different sites to learn your approximate calorie range.

Add to your RMR the number of calories you burn throughout the day (ie. walking, exercising, doing physical chores, etc). Now, you'll have a decent figure telling you roughly how many calories you'll be using during the day.

So long as the total calories you consume are fewer than the calories you burn, you'll most likely be losing weight!

For example, my RMR is approximately 1800 calories/day. If I have a busy day where I also work out, I'll tack 500 calories onto my daily total, meaning I'll burn roughly 2300 calories that day. So long as I consume less than 2300 calories (while getting healthy doses of protein), I'll most likely be cutting fat.

Limiting cheat days and getting a little exercise will definitely help, but it is also worth tracking your calorie counts. If you are in a caloric deficit, you're almost certainly losing weight (the larger the deficit, the more weight you'll lose). A small caloric deficit can be pretty manageable and comfortable, allowing you to lose small amounts of weight while not going diet crazy.

Sorry to ramble! Best wishes

neziecen wrote: »

I'm trying to lose weight but somehow I'm just maintaining, I have reduced my calorie intake however I do have cheat days too. I know I'm not very active, could that be the problem??

If you make your diary public people can take a look at it and offer suggestions.