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Not loosing any weight, help!

misablue
misablue Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi
I have started my serious diet 3 weeks ago, getting ready for holidays. (serious as opposed to casualy being careful what I eat, but not strict)
Lost about 1.5 kg (3.5pounds) so far, but not lost any weight for week now, getting bit dishartened, don't know what I'm doing wrong. Seems like I hit the wall.. :-(

I'm female 5'5 (168 cm) , weight is 150 pounds (68kg)
I log all of my foods and eat 1200 calories per day. I'm use food scales for everything, and bar code scan all that I can.
I go to gym 5 times a week, having 8 classes of total time of 7hrs.
Mon- Rest day
Tue- Les Mills Grit Plyo (HIIT) 30 Min
Les Mills Body Combat 60min

Wed - Kettlercise 50min

Thu - Les Mills Body Pump 60min
Grit Cardio (HIIT) 30 min

Fri - Rest day
Sat - Spinning 55 min
LM Body Combat 60 Min

Sun - Grit Cardio (HIIT) 30 min

I eat quite a lot of protein between 100-150 gr, going to cut down on carbs this week.
Any other suggestions please?

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,952 Member
    Patience.
  • misablue
    misablue Posts: 3 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Patience.

    :-) I know you are right, I just have this amazing holiday looming over me, only 15 days to go..
    I will try keto diet I think for few days and see if that helps to get over that wall I hit.. I'm out if ideas really.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    misablue wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Patience.

    :-) I know you are right, I just have this amazing holiday looming over me, only 15 days to go..
    I will try keto diet I think for few days and see if that helps to get over that wall I hit.. I'm out if ideas really.

    next time book your holiday more than 3 weeks in advance....!
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    If you aren't losing weight then you're not in a calorie deficit, although as you're only three weeks in you don't really have the records yet to indicate what's going on.

    If you're still stable in another three weeks then you've got the space to think about how to resolve the deficit.
  • kajalaura
    kajalaura Posts: 2 Member
    Hey, it's not about calories deficit, it's about your metabolism. You eat very little callories considering how much you train. And eating too little calories actually slows your metabolism, as your body tries to prepare for future days with so little food. It's good to start a diet by counting your daily calories need and cutting it down about 100-200 calories. When you hit the wall and stop loosing weight then you cut more 100 calories. 1200 calories a day is way too little and it's normal that you can't loose any more weight as your metabolism slowed down.
  • kajalaura
    kajalaura Posts: 2 Member
    Try eating a little bit more (for example 1500 calories) and involve strength training in your schedule. It actually helps to have different trainings, not only cardio. Or have a cheat day/cheat meal and check if this will boost your metabolism.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    kajalaura wrote: »
    Hey, it's not about calories deficit

    Yes it is. The physics is pretty clear cut.
    You eat very little callories considering how much you train.

    Second order question, if the originator responds positively, is going to be around identifying how she determines her calorie expenditure from those various classes, what the history of the classes has been and whether 1200 is gross or net. If the level of exercise is new then that suggests water retention might be a factor.

    I wouldn't disagree that 1200 is a bit low, but there isn't enough evidence to determine what the source of the issue is.
    And eating too little calories actually slows your metabolism, as your body tries to prepare for future days with so little food.

    Nope. The body doesn't have a magic fuel tank where it hides energy in an alternate dimension. That's not how physics works.


  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    kajalaura wrote: »
    Hey, it's not about calories deficit, it's about your metabolism. You eat very little callories considering how much you train. And eating too little calories actually slows your metabolism, as your body tries to prepare for future days with so little food. It's good to start a diet by counting your daily calories need and cutting it down about 100-200 calories. When you hit the wall and stop loosing weight then you cut more 100 calories. 1200 calories a day is way too little and it's normal that you can't loose any more weight as your metabolism slowed down.

    Prolonged periods of too few calories may affect your metabolism, but 3 weeks won't.
  • courtcassiefit
    courtcassiefit Posts: 76 Member
    ^^^ I agree! eat more! I eat 1800 calories a day and am losing, I workout 3x a week for an hour and a half. HIIT cardio and strength training.
  • misablue
    misablue Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you for your replies. I was wondering too, if I was in fact eat too little calories and my body just slowed down and started storing up the fat..
    The kettlercise and body pump are both strenght classes, pump is hour of lifting weights. But I guess I could do more weights to build up muscle.
    I have lost all together 15 pounds in past year, very slowly, (put some on during hols then lost some again) just need final push for this holiday :-)
  • selina884
    selina884 Posts: 826 Member
    My stats are the same as yours and I started out thinking eating less is better for weight loss but it was not satiating, satisfying nor successful. It was a psychological battle.

    Right now I've upped my calories to 1800, I workout here and there (sometimes I dont get a chance to go to the gym so there are weeks where I have not worked out at all) and I am losing consistently.

    You are punishing yourself.

    Try upping your calories to 1600 if you are afraid to go any higher and give it 4 weeks before deciding which direction to go next.



  • deluxmary2000
    deluxmary2000 Posts: 981 Member
    You've lost 3.5 lbs in 3 weeks. At your weight and height, that is a perfectly acceptable rate of loss! All the additional info you provided is extraneous. You haven't "hit a wall" after 3 weeks - just keep doing what you've been doing.
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