Not loosing weight, so down :(

brookeputinas
brookeputinas Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi guys, I have started eating really healthily and doing Charlotte crosbys belly blitz dvd at lease 3-4 times per week. I'm 5 foot 2 and weight around 11 and half stone and I have been doing the did for at least a month and lost no inches at all :( at the moment and want to gradually get down to 10! I'm just confused as to how many calories I should be eating as charlottes diet plan is 1250 per day but surely that isn't enough if I am burning at least 400 on exercise days! Basically if anyone could help and explain how many calories I should be eating to loose weight that would be appreciated! Xx

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  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    That's what mfp is for, enter your stats set it for your goal (1 pound a weem is probably a good goal) and track your calories using a food scale and eat that many calories.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    This ^ plus this:

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  • svel713
    svel713 Posts: 141 Member
    How long has your plateau been?

    Are you weighing your food on a scale?

    Are you tracking your calories lost through exercise with a chest-strap heart rate monitor for accuracy?
  • brookeputinas
    brookeputinas Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks all I appreciate your help! I just don't know if I'm meant to eat back calories, eg if I am aiming to eat 1500 calories a day but my workout burns 450 should I be eating those back?
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    nixxthirteen wrote: »
    Food scale is basically non negotiable :)

    This. a food scale ensures that you eat the right amount of calories instead of guessing and not losing.
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    MissusMoon wrote: »
    brookeputinas wrote: »
    Thanks all I appreciate your help! I just don't know if I'm meant to eat back calories, eg if I am aiming to eat 1500 calories a day but my workout burns 450 should I be eating those back?

    Most people eat about half. You need to be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that you're logging the correct calories burnt, though.

    And reason why most people eat half is because it's hard to know exactly how many calories you've burned. If you could know for certain you burn 450 you'd eat them all back but it's too hard to know for sure so eating back 40-50% allows room for error. Personally I don't eat back any exercise calories but my daily is a little higher and I don't burn that many.
  • brookeputinas
    brookeputinas Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks guys I'm gonna DEFO try and measure all food now!
  • pcpop7
    pcpop7 Posts: 161 Member
    brookeputinas wrote: »
    Thanks guys I'm gonna DEFO try and measure all food now!

    Not measure. WEIGH all food. Measuring sounds a bit like using cups and spoons.
  • rosey35
    rosey35 Posts: 150 Member
    You are not burning 40o calories doing that dvd, I wouldn't class it as vigorousl calisthenics but light instead., make sure to weigh liquids and solids.
  • 2011rocket3touring
    2011rocket3touring Posts: 1,345 Member
    Do you use the MFP app? It will ask you your vitals and goals and make suggestions as to how many calories you should consume and the suggested macro split. It's a better idea than just sticking to a random caloric number.
    In the app you can also log exercise and if your fortunate enough to have a heart rate monitor that connects to your phone, it will automatically log it for you and add to your calories.
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