Oh dear

dbrennan4525
dbrennan4525 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My first time on here wanting to ask the same "not losing" question. 1200 cal or less per day, often ending in around 700, using my fitness app to help enormously, long 10 hr work days up and down stairs but increased walking with dog in the evening, cut out bread, rice etc and no sugars. Into my 4th week and I've increased by 1lb :(
I was initially pleased to read someone else was having a very similar prob but the resulting support/answers are arguments with each other!

Replies

  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    How are you measuring your food in take? By scales, cups, guessing etc.

    Can you open your diary then we can help you. Don't worry the answer is always a simple one and if you follow it you will start losing :)
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I'm gonna take a guess that it's errors in food estimation or measuring. Nobody ever really wants to admit it's that simple.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    You're not eating in a deficit, your diet is high in sodium or you're about to get your period....?
  • deviousme7
    deviousme7 Posts: 61 Member
    You need to eat 1200 calories minimum every day, not sometimes 700 like you said
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Using a food scale helps some people because it makes it harder for them to inflate their portion sizes. I use one for some things, such as when measuring out nuts or pancake mix, but I'm not a fan of saying that people should use them for everything. I see a couple of problems with food scales. One is that while they give an accurate measure of how much food a person is eating the calorie count isn't as accurate as people think. The other is that after people start using a scale they may not think about why they weren't losing weight without it. I think it is better for people to have a mental picture of what they eat each day that goes beyond how many calories there are and have a concept of what it feels like to eat less. I would rather a person who isn't losing weight just start reducing intake without thinking about calories and once they begin to lose weight then go back and figure out an accurate calorie count.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories