Plateuing on 1300 cals?

rlorenzo1995 · May 2017

Hi guys,

My calorie goal is 1200 but it ultimately averages between that and 1300. I give that window of room for any natural caloric differences that may occur

I started at 135 and it took me since August to lose 8 pounds. I work out 5-6x per week with 30min cardio daily and weight training.

I drink pints upon pints of water as well and eat a protein-based diet. I am plateuing at 125 at 5 foot 2 and I'm going insane. How can I help this?

I could literally eat a day full of protein and veggies and weigh 2lb more the next day because of the weight of the veg. I swear my body isn't digesting properly

iheartmakeup01 · May 2017

What are your macros and what have you been eating since you notice your plateau

L1zardQueen · May 2017

Do you use a food scale? With the last bits of fluff left, you need to get accurate.

glassyo · May 2017

How long have you been in your plateau because, unless it's been about 4 weeks, it could be water retention from too much sodium or that TOM or you weighed fully clothed when you usually weigh yourself naked or the moon is in the 7th house and jupiter aligns with mars but yet...Murphy's law.

middlehaitch · May 2017

At your height and weight it is very slow going. You are going to have to be as tight as possible with your logging.

Hormonal influences and water retention aside, you are probably losing- just at a very slow rate.
A trending weight app may help you track your weight better and help you see a pattern in monthly fluctuations.

I went from 130- 105 (5'1) eating 1200 plus 200 per hr for exercise and it took a year.

Making sure your daily activity, even at sedentary (take stairs, be inefficient at household tasks etc), is quite high helps carve off a few calories.

Tighten your logging, weigh every little thing, make sure you are using the correct database entries, and stick with it- you will get there in time.

Cheers, h.

Your protein need only be ~.8-1g per lbs of lbm. (80-100g should be plenty)

Cheers, h.

cee134 · May 2017

StaciMarie1974 · May 2017

assuming you are 22 based on your chosen nickname, your BMR is roughly 1387. This is the energy the average person of your height/weight/age/gender (assuming female) uses per day for bodily functions. Also assuming a sedentary lifestyle (job, hobbies) and 30 minutes cardio daily, I would estimate your total daily energy use around 1800. A little higher if you are on your feed constantly for job/hobbies.

What that means? Eating 1200-1300 you should be able to see a change in weight over 4-8 weeks. If you're not, then look for ways you can improve the accuracy in your logging. Food scale for E*V*E*R*Y bit of solid food. Each piece of fruit, each slice of bread and everything else. Use raw weights when ever possible, and don't forget to log condiments/cooking oils/beverages. Enter your own recipes rather than assuming someone else's logged food is the same nutritional content as your own. Avoid 'generic' entries.

Any estimation will result in errors. If I don't weigh my banana, I cannot tell from looking at it: is it 90g, 110g, 130g? WIthout a food scale, a 'tablespoon' of peanut butter can easily have an extra 10-15 grams more than you think and those add up to calories you consume but think you don't. The slice of bread that is supposed to be 45 grams is often 49-52 grams. Just some examples.

animatorswearbras · May 2017

Are you eating your exercise calories back and how are you estimating your workout calories if you are?

Edit: Also any chance you could open your diary? Someone may be able to get a clearer idea of whats happening and how to help from there.

suzilla53 · May 2017

I'm 5',went from 190 to 113. I agree at our height, measuring food has to be very accurate. I found if I carefully followed my calories allowed by MFP I lost weight exactly like they predicted, it was like science. PS I'm 63, no very active. Tighten up your logging!

Rusty740 · May 2017

rlorenzo1995 wrote: »

Hi guys,

My calorie goal is 1200 but it ultimately averages between that and 1300. I give that window of room for any natural caloric differences that may occur

I started at 135 and it took me since August to lose 8 pounds. I work out 5-6x per week with 30min cardio daily and weight training.

I drink pints upon pints of water as well and eat a protein-based diet. I am plateuing at 125 at 5 foot 2 and I'm going insane. How can I help this?

I could literally eat a day full of protein and veggies and weigh 2lb more the next day because of the weight of the veg. I swear my body isn't digesting properly

That's because your body takes a much longer time to balance out the calories than one day. Sodium intake also affects this substantially from day to day.

Wait longer, weight yourself daily, you will be losing over time maybe 0.25 lb per week, or you need to up your game. Trend you weight stats over time. I bet you're still losing.

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L1zardQueen · May 2017

kiddo2001 wrote: »

I have the same problem here. I'm 15, 5'3, and 146lbs. I'm confused because I'm eating 1300 - 1400 calories daily but from what I've found out I should be eating about 2100 calories a day. My weight has stalled for like about a week or two at 146-147lbs. I don't know if it's because I started my diet at 1300 calories and that's too low and my metabolism is getting used to that amount or what but I'm somewhat afraid of lowering my calories even more and "mess up my metabolism" if it's not already. Should I bump up my calories or will that cause me to gain weight? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

- I train 6 days a week for 60 minutes
- I do cardio 4 times a week for 200 calories low intensity
-Sedentary Job (school)

You should ask your parents or your doctor. Giving advice to someone else's children is a bad idea.

Plateuing on 1300 cals?

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