Not losing weight
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svierheilig wrote: »You are not eating enough try 1400 to 1500 intake of foods
Not true, if you are not losing you are taking in more calories than you are using.7 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »It's not just a matter of calories in vs calories out... (The biggest lie ever from the food industry) Anyway, if you are eating a lot of processed foods, that could be the problem. Did you check for sodium and sugar content? Also, the bar code calorie is usually for 100 g (or the oz equivalent) -- be sure to change number of "servings" to match what you are actually eating. Finally -- weighing your food is a good idea! Everything seems to weigh so much more than one would think... ;-) Good luck!
Calories in vs calories out is the only thing that matters for weight loss. Science says so.
What I was trying to say was: it matters what you eat, not just how many calories the food you eat contains. Eating 600 calories worth of junk food will affect you differently than a 600 calorie-meal of vegetables, fruit and meat (for example).
Wrong - 600 calories = 600 calories, the difference is that the nutritional content is not the same.
And why does everyone always assume that cico = eating a diet of 100% diet of junk??9 -
msmusicbrady wrote: »You're probably building some muscle with the swimming. I'd focus on the inch loss and not focus on the scales. You also may need to weigh out your food so you can accurately track. Are you eating back calories you're burning from swimming? You may also be having too little calories and your metabolism has completely slowed down.
lol...building muscle in one month not lifting weights and eating at a deficit? no.4 -
OP, this chart should address your issue. My suggestion is buy and use a food scale, weighing and logging everything, to truly know if you are eating 1200 calories or not.
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msmusicbrady wrote: »You're probably building some muscle with the swimming. I'd focus on the inch loss and not focus on the scales. You also may need to weigh out your food so you can accurately track. Are you eating back calories you're burning from swimming? You may also be having too little calories and your metabolism has completely slowed down.
Not building muscle by swimming and eating in a deficit and the metabolism comment is not accurate either.2 -
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TavistockToad wrote: »
What I was trying to say was: it matters what you eat, not just how many calories the food you eat contains. Eating 600 calories worth of junk food will affect you differently than a 600 calorie-meal of vegetables, fruit and meat (for example).
Affect you differently in the sense that you may feel fuller longer with whole, unprocessed foods yes, however all you need to lose weight is a calorie deficit. Just google Twinkie or McDonalds diet. They still lost eating junk. Doesn't mean they were healthier for it, but if you create a calorie deficit and stick to it you will lose.1 -
to lose 2lbs/week, MFP starts me out at 1500 calories everyday then adds the number of calories I lost from working out which usually gives a calorie total of about 2600/day. Can I eat all 2600 calories and still lose 2lbs/week????1
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Muscleflex79 wrote: »msmusicbrady wrote: »You're probably building some muscle with the swimming. I'd focus on the inch loss and not focus on the scales. You also may need to weigh out your food so you can accurately track. Are you eating back calories you're burning from swimming? You may also be having too little calories and your metabolism has completely slowed down.
lol...building muscle in one month not lifting weights and eating at a deficit? no.
if only it was that easy ....2 -
How are you measuring your burn?
I use MyZone to track calorie burn0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
I use MyZone to track calorie burn0 -
no i have never used scale to weigh food. most time its from packaging and used the bar code to log it in. If i cook i try to estimate by logging in each ingredients.
There are two important parts to correctly logging food if calorie counting is the route you choose to take.
First is choosing correct entries in the database when you log. Scanning barcodes is great for this, but it is still prone to the same issues as the rest of the database. Be sure you're double-checking that the entry the barcode brings up matches the information on your package.
The other part is logging the same portion size as the amount you actually ate. This is where a food scale can be great. Personally I find it easier and less hassle than measuring cups and spoons, but anything would be better than eyeballing and guessing.
Think of it like trying to cut a piece of wood. If I need to cut a piece of wood so that it's one meter long, I can use the best measuring stick in the world, but it's not going to be accurate if I just whack at the wood with a hammer until it breaks in that general area. Likewise, even the most expensive saw in the world won't help my accuracy if I just guess at where the one meter mark is.
You need both accurate measuring tools and accurate entries from the database to be sure that you're eating the amount you think you are.3 -
msmusicbrady wrote: »You're probably building some muscle with the swimming. I'd focus on the inch loss and not focus on the scales. You also may need to weigh out your food so you can accurately track. Are you eating back calories you're burning from swimming? You may also be having too little calories and your metabolism has completely slowed down.
Muscle building on a deficit in 35 days? Highly unlikely...4 -
ok thanks all ! the comments were extremely useful! i have just realized that i measured in an inaccurate scale in the beginning which showed i was 60 kg 35 days ago. However, the gym changed it to a more accurate scale recently. I did measure again today and i am 59. So there is some progess, albeit a slow one. I do check my serving size when i scan the barcode of food. But when i cook I have been just eyeballing it. I realize that food scale is a really integral part of sticking with the strict calory count but I am a little reluctant to do that. Because i dont want to be that person that weighs everythibg that i eat and want to be able to eat normally in the future. But i do realize the importance of it and will consider getting one.
thanks all!1
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