Losing slower than. I should be

I'm not close to goal yet, but from everything else I read, it takes longer to lose those last few pesky pounds. Also, its onlg 2 weeks since last weight loss, so you are fine. And look how far you've come! Great job! Keep at it and don't be discouraged. I can't wait to be complaining about those last 10 pounds.

When we're not far from our goal weight loss is much slower, it means we have to be as accurate as tracking our calories as possible. They will come off eventually. It took me 6 months to lose my last 5lbs, and from what I have heard of other MFP friends, it was similar for them as well. Its a slow process but keep going and you will get there.

Don't reduce your calories any more than you are, I'm not sure what height/weight you are but for me at 5ft 2" when I was losing I was able to eat 1800 gross calories to lose 1/2lb a week. (when I was accurately tracking my food that is!), I didn't want to lose any more muscle mass - too agressive a deficit leads to muscle loss along with the fat which is not good for our metabolism.

Have you worked out how many calories you need to maintain/lose weight? I'm not sure about your stats but if you eat to fewer calories you will lose muscle and not fat.
https://authoritynutrition.com/how-many-calories-per-day/

darellanosloan wrote: »

I stay within or just under my 1200 calories everyday. I exercise everyday and I can't lose weight! I am staying within the same 1 to work pounds for more than 2 weeks now. Don't know what to do. 10 pounds to my goal. Please help!!!

Your story is my story. I started this diet April 4th hoping to lose 10 pounds. Normally, when I diet, I lose 3 pounds a week but this time I was 5-weeks into the diet and only had lost 3 pounds total! I was so frustrated. BTW, my calorie count was 1500 calories a day. So I cut it back to 1300 and still didn't see much movement. What I did was cut back my breakfast. Instead of eating a normal breakfast, I just have coffee. Now I feel hungry during the morning, and my weight is finally going down. I've lost almost 3 pounds this week. That's what worked for me. Maybe something similar will jump start your weight loss! Good luck!

You're pretty close to goal--the last 10 pounds are probably the hardest and slowest. Make sure you update your weight in MFP and your desired loss should be 0.5 lbs per week--then you need to be super accurate in your tracking... Good luck!

OP, with only 10 lbs to lose, set your goal to half a lb per week. Get a food scale and use it as often as possible to determine your portion sizes. It is way more exact than using cups or trusting the package "number of servings" and when you are already a healthy weight, you need to be exact and patient. It took me a year to lose 15 lbs (they were vanity lbs), and there were weeks where the scale showed no change or even a gain. I only paid real attention to my scale weight once a month.

OP! You're so close to goal, the weight is going to come of very slowly. Weigh all your solid and semi solid foods with a food scale and choose accurate database entries. Set your wight loss goal to .5lbs per week. 2lbs per week are for those who have over 50lbs to lose...

Krissieb21 wrote: »

I am having the same issue, Ive discovered I need to be under 1200, maybe no more tan 1000. Also if I have any processed food I dont loose weight. Also I keep my protein high and carbs low. Hope that helps.Its a tough gig but you can do it just need to discover what works for you, everyones body works differently. You just need to find what works best for you.

The type of food or macros don't matter when losing weight. Carbs don't cause wight gain, too many calories do. Weigh all your food. Eating below 1200 is not recommended..... CICO works for everyone.

xtina315 wrote: »

Maybe your not eating enough. From personal experience I raised my calories by 150-170 and I started losing more eating at 1350-1370.

No... Eating more when one isn't losing weight isn't going to help.