Weight loss not happening anymore

SIMWEI15
SIMWEI15 Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone. So I have lost 99lbs in about two years. For the past 6 months I have gained back 10 of those. I got very frustrated that the weight loss wasn't happening for me anymore. I haven't been to the gym in about a month (loss motivation to go for some reason). I have stuck to a lower calorie diet for the most part usually 1500 calories, but now around 1000-1100. Still cant seem to lose weight again. I know I have to go back to the gym, but is it possible that my body has gotten used to what I eat? Any help would be appreciated.

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  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    Weigh your food, you are eating more than you think.
  • SIMWEI15
    SIMWEI15 Posts: 4 Member
    Typical days for me consists of:

    Quest bar for breakfast

    Small salad for lunch with two egg whites

    Large salad for dinner and a quest bar

    Apple and cup of carrots for snack

    Obviously I have a cheat day but mostly stick to the above.
  • Suzanne106
    Suzanne106 Posts: 149 Member
    You need to increase your caloric intake. I plateaued big time and adjusting my calories helped break through along with spending an additional 20 minutes at the gym. Take the BMI/BMR test on this site to get more accurate calories. Good Luck!
  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 543 Member
    SIMWEI15 wrote: »
    Typical days for me consists of:

    Quest bar for breakfast

    Small salad for lunch with two egg whites

    Large salad for dinner and a quest bar

    Apple and cup of carrots for snack

    Obviously I have a cheat day but mostly stick to the above.

    Have you logged your cheat days? They can wipe out a deficit.
  • mommazach
    mommazach Posts: 384 Member
    You need to continue to exercise. And when stuck... drown the calories. Get a water app. Also, make sure you are at a good weight for maintenance. Don't gain and keep on track of your calories. 99 lbs is amazing loss. You obviously know how to lose. Just get back into the same mentality you had before. And enough cheat days makes for weight gain. I gained 13 lbs over the holidays that I have now lost, but still headed for another 28 to go to hit my next goal weight. Get back to focus and know you can conquer the rest.
  • SIMWEI15
    SIMWEI15 Posts: 4 Member
    I have logged my cheat day, which is actually just a meal on Saturdays Where I have a turkey hero and a piece of crumb cake. My Birtday was this past week so I drank alcohol for one night, but usually stay away
  • betuel75
    betuel75 Posts: 776 Member
    Suzanne106 wrote: »
    You need to increase your caloric intake. I plateaued big time and adjusting my calories helped break through along with spending an additional 20 minutes at the gym. Take the BMI/BMR test on this site to get more accurate calories. Good Luck!

    No, if she is not losing weight or even gaining then that means she is eating more calories than she thinks. Weigh all solid foods you eat on a digital food scale and log it into MFP. She is not eating 1000-1100 calories and so telling her to increase her calories would mean she would gain even more weight back.
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    OP, way to go on your admirable weight loss.

    You don't state whether or not you used a food scale. If you're not losing anymore weight, you're eating at maintenance (or above). It's not a matter of your body "getting used to what you're eating."
  • no_day_but_2day
    no_day_but_2day Posts: 222 Member
    edited April 2016
    betuel75 wrote: »
    Suzanne106 wrote: »
    You need to increase your caloric intake. I plateaued big time and adjusting my calories helped break through along with spending an additional 20 minutes at the gym. Take the BMI/BMR test on this site to get more accurate calories. Good Luck!

    No, if she is not losing weight or even gaining then that means she is eating more calories than she thinks. Weigh all solid foods you eat on a digital food scale and log it into MFP. She is not eating 1000-1100 calories and so telling her to increase her calories would mean she would gain even more weight back.

    ^^ What he said. Starvation mode doesn't exist. Is your diary open for others to peek?
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    How long has it been? While you listed your food are you also weighing it? Are you logging your 'cheat' day to see how many calories you're actually consuming?
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    its not about what you eat its about how much. if you eat more than you burn you wont lose weight.
  • kimdawnhayden
    kimdawnhayden Posts: 298 Member
    For me I always have to find a new class, a new program, or sometimes even a workout buddy to keep me motivated. I think I have fitness ADD. I have to continually change it up to keep my interest. Sometimes just finding some new music to work out to helps.
  • ilex70
    ilex70 Posts: 727 Member
    edited April 2016
    Recalculate your deficit to be sure your target calorie level is a deficit for your current weight and activity level. If you stopped going to the gym seems likely you would need to lower your intake some to continue losing as before.

    Try increasing protein, because 47 grams a day is pretty low (2 Quest bars and 2 egg whites). Try multiplying your lean body mass times .8 to get a target for grams per day.

    Keep weighing/tracking your food, even cheat days.

    You don't say how close you are to your goal weight, or even if you current weight is within a healthy range. If you are in a healthy range for you height you might want to think about switching focus from scale weight to body composition.


  • koreangurl
    koreangurl Posts: 59 Member
    edited April 2016
    Your most likely eating more calories then you think your confusing. Do you track your calories or weigh out your food by any chance? This can potentially give you an clear indication of why your not losing weight.
  • SIMWEI15
    SIMWEI15 Posts: 4 Member
    I track my calories daily. I don't weight my food, but I don't eat much where weighing it would make a huge difference. Mostly by sight. Like I said Ive been going for two years so I pretty much know size portions and can confidently say that its 98 percent accurate and within my calorie limits.

    I am 30lbs off my goal weight and 50 off of my happy weight.

  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    SIMWEI15 wrote: »
    I track my calories daily. I don't weight my food, but I don't eat much where weighing it would make a huge difference. Mostly by sight. Like I said Ive been going for two years so I pretty much know size portions and can confidently say that its 98 percent accurate and within my calorie limits.

    I am 30lbs off my goal weight and 50 off of my happy weight.

    Last time someone told us that they knew the difference because they had been weighing for years so they could tell, there was a huge resounding NO, Your eyes and your brain lie to you about sizing of food. Then they got mad. And then we had fun. I think the thread got deleted. It was fun.

    Weighing continually, especially if you're having an ongoing issue with not losing, is a good course of action, if anything it helps eliminate without a shred of doubt that you are in fact on point. And your cheat days, are they being logged? Is it possible that they could be offsetting the rest of your week?
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    SIMWEI15 wrote: »
    I track my calories daily. I don't weight my food, but I don't eat much where weighing it would make a huge difference. Mostly by sight. Like I said Ive been going for two years so I pretty much know size portions and can confidently say that its 98 percent accurate and within my calorie limits.

    I am 30lbs off my goal weight and 50 off of my happy weight.

    trust me you would be surprised how much more you are eating when you dont weigh food. even food packaging is off on serving sizes most of the time. I had a yogurt this morning that was 6g more than the container stated(I weighed the container before and after),I have had iced tea containers that said 18.5 oz and actually the container had more than 19oz in it(again weighed the bottle before and after drinking without the cap), those little bits of calories add up over time. I started putting weight back on when I first started losing weight because of this.I thought I knew portion sizes too. they are going to differ from person to person especially if you use the a fist full,size of a deck of cards,etc measurements.my handful of almonds may be different than yours and weighing them will yield different weights(calories). I started weighing and started losing again.for me its been slow but I still lost. Ive been going for almost 4 years.what do you have to lose from trying a scale? if you are close to being accurate then you go to a dr and see why you arent losing weight,if everything else is correct.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited April 2016
    Afura wrote: »
    SIMWEI15 wrote: »
    I track my calories daily. I don't weight my food, but I don't eat much where weighing it would make a huge difference. Mostly by sight. Like I said Ive been going for two years so I pretty much know size portions and can confidently say that its 98 percent accurate and within my calorie limits.

    I am 30lbs off my goal weight and 50 off of my happy weight.

    Last time someone told us that they knew the difference because they had been weighing for years so they could tell, there was a huge resounding NO, Your eyes and your brain lie to you about sizing of food. Then they got mad. And then we had fun. I think the thread got deleted. It was fun.

    Weighing continually, especially if you're having an ongoing issue with not losing, is a good course of action, if anything it helps eliminate without a shred of doubt that you are in fact on point. And your cheat days, are they being logged? Is it possible that they could be offsetting the rest of your week?
    Yep, most definitely. I remember that thread. That person was getting SO ragey because they thought science didn't apply to them.

    And believe me...the brain does lie. For 4 months, I didn't have a food scale. I thought i was doing just fine, but it turns out I was actually eating at least 400 calories more than I thought and wiped out my deficit which lead to me maintaining my weight instead of losing it. Definitely weigh food on a food scale in grams.

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