Stalling for over a month 5'9 F 195lbs

Rivvvy
Rivvvy Posts: 63 Member
edited April 2017 in Health and Weight Loss
Help! I keep losing and gaining the same 2 lbs and it sucks!
What is your macros?
Mine is like 1435 calories

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  • zachsus
    zachsus Posts: 6 Member
    How long have you been dieting? Are you doing any cardio? Are you HONEST with your calories? As in counting everything and properly measuring it? No cheat food?

    There is no way you should not be losing weight at your current bodyweight with those calories.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Do you weigh your food with scales?
  • Rivvvy
    Rivvvy Posts: 63 Member
    zachsus wrote: »
    How long have you been dieting? Are you doing any cardio? Are you HONEST with your calories? As in counting everything and properly measuring it? No cheat food?

    There is no way you should not be losing weight at your current bodyweight with those calories.

    Ah so I must be doing something wrong. I breast feed. I think I count everything but I go over my protein a good amount of the time...
  • Rivvvy
    Rivvvy Posts: 63 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Do you weigh your food with scales?

    YES I do!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Rivvvy wrote: »
    zachsus wrote: »
    How long have you been dieting? Are you doing any cardio? Are you HONEST with your calories? As in counting everything and properly measuring it? No cheat food?

    There is no way you should not be losing weight at your current bodyweight with those calories.

    Ah so I must be doing something wrong. I breast feed. I think I count everything but I go over my protein a good amount of the time...

    Something women don't lose weight while breastfeeding
  • Rivvvy
    Rivvvy Posts: 63 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Rivvvy wrote: »
    zachsus wrote: »
    How long have you been dieting? Are you doing any cardio? Are you HONEST with your calories? As in counting everything and properly measuring it? No cheat food?

    There is no way you should not be losing weight at your current bodyweight with those calories.

    Ah so I must be doing something wrong. I breast feed. I think I count everything but I go over my protein a good amount of the time...

    Something women don't lose weight while breastfeeding

    I've already lost 27 lbs, I hope it's not the end of that
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    i often "stall" a month (not a stall if its a month) and then i whoosh 5 pounds. just keep at it
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    Are you trying to breastfeed on 1400 calories at your height and weight?

    How old is your baby and how often do they feed?

    Breastfeeding was an amazing lesson in the power of hormones for me. I lost weight like crazy, but I also found myself eating like crazy, often almost without realizing it. If you'er really trying to breastfeed on only 1400 calories, I wouldn't be surprised if your hormones are dragging you into the kitchen at night and feeding you up on milk and eggs. I wasn't trying to restrict, and my hormones did that.
  • chixabomb
    chixabomb Posts: 15 Member
    You should be taking in more when breastfeeding. I let MFP and IIFYM decide what my base should be (1590 @ 5'6" and 163lbs) and then add 300cal as "exercise" for breastfeeding every day. A lot of breastfeeding sites say it burns 300-500 calories a day, and I prefer to play it safe and stay on the lower end. My baby is 4 months old and I've lost 25lbs (13 post birth, most of the rest in the two months after). Now my weight goes down very slowly, a pound a month or so no matter how hard I try. From my research, some women hold on to some weight while breastfeeding, especially if it's the last 10lb (in my case I have 8lb to go til my goal weight.) I've added strength training 3x a week to tone. If I can't lose these last 8lb until she weans at least I can build muscle! Google no weight loss while breastfeeding, you're not alone!

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