What weight loss?
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allanreeling
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Am in my third week. The daily summary keeps telling me at the rate i'm exercising and the amount of food i am eating I should be losing weight. I have stayed exactly the same with exactly the same measurements. Before you say the obvious, I am sticking to my food plan, but most days finish up under the total for calories and carbs.
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Weigh your food on an electronic food scale.8
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I checked my BMI first and using that I then modified the calories on here, they were telling me to have 1,200 but my BMI calculator said 1,500 plus (I think). My goal is 1,400 and I weigh my food and work the calories out0
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You're at week 3, it takes time, keep going and you will see losses as the weeks go by.5
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*waiting patiently for the chart picture to be posted*2
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1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.
2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.
3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.
4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.
5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.
6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.
7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.
8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.
9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.3 -
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JenRainbow1 wrote: »I checked my BMI first and using that I then modified the calories on here, they were telling me to have 1,200 but my BMI calculator said 1,500 plus (I think). My goal is 1,400 and I weigh my food and work the calories out
Do you weigh all your foods (even pre packaged and pre weighed) except liquids? Can you open your diary, please?
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How much weight do you want to lose to reach your goal? How much sodium are you eating? It matters. How vigorously are you exercising? It matters. How's your fiber intake? It matters.1
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