Road Block-Help!!!!

cindywcs
cindywcs Posts: 7 Member
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
Im no longer loosing weight. I work out like mad. I eat on average 1500 calories per day. Im burning on average 2500 per day. Any advice?

Ps. I quit smoking about 7 months ago and the weight loss seems to have stopped at that time.

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  • mynika
    mynika Posts: 312 Member
    Not sure exactly what to do but what ever you do, don't give up!!!
  • lil_pulp
    lil_pulp Posts: 701 Member
    Im no longer loosing weight. I work out like mad. I eat on average 1500 calories per day. Im burning on average 2500 per day. Any advice?
    You burn more than you eat?
  • Ruchell
    Ruchell Posts: 236 Member
    I think maybe you're netting no calories at all? Not sure if I understood the post right, so correct me if I'm wrong, but if you're eating 1,500 and then burning 2,500, you're coming out at like -1000 cals? If that's the case, your body is probably hanging on the everything it has because of starvation mode.
  • Heatherbelle_87
    Heatherbelle_87 Posts: 1,078 Member
    Youre burning 1000 more calories then you eat! not including any natural deficit created by MFP form you BMR. try actually eating MORE for a couple of weeks (yes I know I sound crazy)
  • amuhlou
    amuhlou Posts: 693 Member
    It's hard to say w/out seeing your food diary. Sodium can be a huge culprit. The more food you cook/prepare on your own, the better. When you season your own food you are highly unlikely to add anywhere near the amount of sodium that comes in pre-packaged foods. Whenever I eat out I tend to gain water weight from all the extra sodium in the food.

    Also, if you're not weighing/measuring your food you could be overestimating portion sizes. I was surprised to find that a serving of my favorite tortilla chips is basically one good handful, considering I could easily eat twice that.
  • cindywcs
    cindywcs Posts: 7 Member
    Thanks guys...Im going to try to eat more I think....Ive already thought I might not be eating enough.
    Im also gonna watch my sodium and see if that helps.
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