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Frustrated.....

MEBaraszu
MEBaraszu Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Not sure if I am eating proper calories a day to lose. 1200 per day,ightly active, 57, 180 lbs.
3 weeks ...haven't lost a pound.

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  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    Are you sure your logging is accurate? There are a lot of errors in the database.

    Also a lot of us are bad at eyeballing portions as are most "experts" so sometimes a food scale helps.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    3 weeks weight (fat) loss can easily be masked by (water) weight fluctuations. Are you logging correctly?
  • MEBaraszu
    MEBaraszu Posts: 8 Member
    I suspect my calories I am supposed to consume is wrong.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    MEBaraszu wrote: »
    I suspect my calories I am supposed to consume is wrong.

    Go look at your other thread. Your calories on face value or not wrong, probably a little low. But your logging needs to be accurate. Open your diary and we can help more.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    MEBaraszu wrote: »
    I suspect my calories I am supposed to consume is wrong.

    All calculators for calorie needs are based on estimates. Yours may be off or it may not be. If you want to set a custom calorie goal, then do it. But what makes you think so and how much lower do you want to set it?
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    If you want us to help, please open your diary..and perhaps answer the questions those asked you in your other thread.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Are you going to answer whether you weigh your food on this thread?
  • jonnybowers420
    jonnybowers420 Posts: 9 Member
    All these peeps who complain about not losing weight never have open diaries. Coincidence?
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  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    jonnybowers420 wrote: »
    All these peeps who complain about not losing weight never have open diaries. Coincidence?
    No, not a coincidence.

    My diary is locked with a key just for fun.
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