400 plus daily deficit yet weight will not move

eetadafe86
eetadafe86 Posts: 1
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
HI

My names ed im 25 and currently trying to get back in shape. I used to compete in martial arts and play lots of sports ut have often been puzzled by my weight. for the last few years I have eaten healthily but some how managed to gain weight or stay the same.

I am currently tracking everything I eat down to the last grain of rice and yet somehow this week i have gained weight.

I just dont get it

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  • kimcat73
    kimcat73 Posts: 687 Member
    Any chance you want to open your diary so we can see? It helps to know what you're doing and maybe offer some suggestions:) Good luck though!
  • MissTomGettingThin
    MissTomGettingThin Posts: 776 Member
    Hi Ed.
    What calories you working to?
    What's the deficit from?
  • mattymma
    mattymma Posts: 1
    You could be putting on some muscle Ed. What is your activity level like?
  • Helice
    Helice Posts: 1,075 Member
    My daily deficit is 900 +
    MFP says this is how low i have to eat to loose 1.5 pounds a week,
    As of yet i havent lost any weight. =[
  • Broken_
    Broken_ Posts: 172 Member
    It's hard to tell without some insight into your exercise and food journals, but it's possible you need to drink more water... It's also possible you need to have a day where you gorge on all the things you should eat... When I get stuck I usually take the one day and eat until I'm ready to burst. At that point your body goes "WHOA... Way to much food, I better release these fat stores."

    Just a thought.
  • Jemmuno
    Jemmuno Posts: 413 Member
    Well, if MFP told you to eat 1600 calories a day and your only eating 1200 your body may be going into starvation mode which could be causeing you to gain weight. MFP tells you the amount of calories your body needs to keep from going into starvation mode. Then if you do excercise on top of not eating enough calories could also make your body go into starvation mode. I hope this helps if these are some of the things your doing.
  • lukybug
    lukybug Posts: 209
    Does your subject mean 400 cal deficit from exercise cals, or daily cals?
  • cillytilly
    cillytilly Posts: 243
    Are you also adding your exercise in. This is something that can make your calories go too low. Also is your food balanced eating fresh foods instead of preprocessed. Little things like this can make a huge difference. Before I started MFP my weight would not go down even though I was eating healthy foods and working out. Come to find out for me because I worked out so hard I wasn't getting enough calories. Something to really think about.
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    Are you weighing your food or just using measuring cups? Most people underestimate how much they eat if they don't weigh on a digital scale. How are you tracking your calories burned? Using heart rate monitor?
  • Luthorcrow
    Luthorcrow Posts: 193
    Ditto on @kimcat73, if you open your diary when can be more helpful. But a couple of thoughts that are common pitfalls:

    1) Do you have a digital scale? Measuring by volume is not accurate. A scale will make sure the portions you think are getting or what you area actually getting.

    2) Are you trying to eat back your exercise calories based on MFP? MFP's rating for calories burned are not necessarily that accurate. Personally I think it makes more sense to set your goal to maintain on MFP and not eat back your exercise calories and use your activity as your deficit. It's just too easy to underestimate your calories eaten and over estimate calories burned.

    If you open up your diary I am sure we can give more specific feedback. Also, keep in mind 25 is about the age when you system starts to slow down a bit for the first time and keeping trim is a little harder.
  • MissMaryMac33
    MissMaryMac33 Posts: 1,433 Member
    My daily deficit is 900 +
    MFP says this is how low i have to eat to loose 1.5 pounds a week,
    As of yet i havent lost any weight. =[
    [/quote

    You are extremely small to be trying to lose that much weight...
    Change your settings to 1/2 pound a week and eat MORE and you'll probably get better results.
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    My daily deficit is 900 +
    MFP says this is how low i have to eat to loose 1.5 pounds a week,
    As of yet i havent lost any weight. =[
    [/quote

    You are extremely small to be trying to lose that much weight...
    Change your settings to 1/2 pound a week and eat MORE and you'll probably get better results.

    Helice:
    Not that you asked.. but, my 2 cents... I think you need to take a look at the kinds of foods you are eating if you want to see results. A lot of take out food and processed stuff. It's harder to lose weight for someone that does not have a lot of body fat. So, if you are one of those people, eating a clean diet becomes more critical in losing body fat.
  • Helice
    Helice Posts: 1,075 Member
    My daily deficit is 900 +
    MFP says this is how low i have to eat to loose 1.5 pounds a week,
    As of yet i havent lost any weight. =[
    [/quote

    You are extremely small to be trying to lose that much weight...
    Change your settings to 1/2 pound a week and eat MORE and you'll probably get better results.

    Helice:
    Not that you asked.. but, my 2 cents... I think you need to take a look at the kinds of foods you are eating if you want to see results. A lot of take out food and processed stuff. It's harder to lose weight for someone that does not have a lot of body fat. So, if you are one of those people, eating a clean diet becomes more critical in losing body fat.

    I do know all of this stuff.
    I just struggle so much with clean eating.
    Im completely addicted to junk food,
    not to mention that there is never anything in.
    And that i dont no how to cook.
    I can only make things that have instructions on the packet.
    And i dont have a clue how the hob works..
    Its a sure path to failure!
  • jamie1888
    jamie1888 Posts: 1,704 Member
    My daily deficit is 900 +
    MFP says this is how low i have to eat to loose 1.5 pounds a week,
    As of yet i havent lost any weight. =[
    [/quote

    You are extremely small to be trying to lose that much weight...
    Change your settings to 1/2 pound a week and eat MORE and you'll probably get better results.

    Helice:
    Not that you asked.. but, my 2 cents... I think you need to take a look at the kinds of foods you are eating if you want to see results. A lot of take out food and processed stuff. It's harder to lose weight for someone that does not have a lot of body fat. So, if you are one of those people, eating a clean diet becomes more critical in losing body fat.

    I do know all of this stuff.
    I just struggle so much with clean eating.
    Im completely addicted to junk food,
    not to mention that there is never anything in.
    And that i dont no how to cook.
    I can only make things that have instructions on the packet.
    And i dont have a clue how the hob works..
    Its a sure path to failure!

    I hear ya girl! We do what we can! But, you don't have to accept failure if you really want to make a change!

    If you can follow directions on a packet, then you can follow a healthy recipe too!
    Check out some of these sites for some EASY, healthy recipes! Chances are, you can find a healthy recipe for
    just about ALL of your favorite types of junk foods! (pizza, burgers, tacos, pasta, etc)

    http://www.cookinglight.com/
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/
    http://www.healthyindulgences.net/
    http://www.hungry-girl.com/

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