trouble with losing weight

ronaldk924
ronaldk924 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
i am 5feet9 inches at 174
i eat below my calories limit of tdee of 2236.
iusally eat around 1800 calories and exercise to burn at 400 calories
i weight myself everyday but not seeing much gain

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    How long have you been dieting?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    How long has it been since you lost weight and how are you measuring your calorie intake?
  • ronaldk924
    ronaldk924 Posts: 3 Member
    about 2weeks i use the my fitnesspal app for food calculation
  • kindrabbit
    kindrabbit Posts: 837 Member
    ronaldk924 wrote: »
    i am 5feet9 inches at 174
    i eat below my calories limit of tdee of 2236.
    iusally eat around 1800 calories and exercise to burn at 400 calories
    i weight myself everyday but not seeing much gain

    Are you trying to gain or loose? you say you aren't seeing a gain?

  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    Are you weighing portions to make sure you aren't overeating? Also, you could try changing foods/routine as your body will adjust if you always do the same amount of exercise and always eat the same amount of calories. When I get stuck even if I go over one day and then under another, the change in routine seems to help my body go back to losing.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    Do you use a digital food scale for all your food?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    ronaldk924 wrote: »
    about 2weeks i use the my fitnesspal app for food calculation

    But how are you determining how much you're eating? Food scale? Measuring cups? Eyeballing portions? The first one is going to be the most accurate, otherwise you're likely eating more than you think.
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    ronaldk924 wrote: »
    i am 5feet9 inches at 174
    i eat below my calories limit of tdee of 2236.
    iusally eat around 1800 calories and exercise to burn at 400 calories
    i weight myself everyday but not seeing much gain

    As your TDEE is 2236, your deficit is 436 calories, so you should be losing just under 1lb per week. If you're not using a food scale and not losing weight, you most likely are eating at maintenance as eyeballing portions and/or using cups/spoons for solid food is highly inaccurate.

    Also, how are you figuring out your exercise calorie burns? What sort of exercises are you doing, for how long, and how many times per week? Do you eat any of these calories back?

    Wait a sec...you say you're eating UNDER your TDEE but not seeing much gain? Are you trying to gain weight? If yes, then you need to eat above your TDEE..
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