Not losing weight ugh!! Help!

If you open your diary, we may be able to help out. A month of 1,200 calories a day (it's unclear if you are eating back activity calories or not) should result in weight loss, but you may be making some common logging errors that result in you eating more than you think you are.

35 pounds in 4 months after giving birth is really great progress! Way to go. Opening your diary so we can take a peek might help you get more specific answers, but otherwise:

1. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

2. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

3. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

4. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

5. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

6. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

7. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs. You might also be sure your scale is working and doesn't need new batteries or anything.

8. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.

Congrats on your new baby! It sounds like you are losing plenty of weight at a good clip. This might be a natural, temporary stall in your progress that will then be followed by some kind of "whoosh."

Two things I want to say for your safety:

• At your height and activity level, PLEASE eat back at least some of your exercise calories. Consider calculating your BMR (you can Google for it) and eating at least that much every day.
• I highly recommend you not do heavy strength training immediately following a 30 minute cardio workout, unless you're just walking on the treadmill. You can hurt yourself, either by doing the motions wrong or overexerting your muscles. Don't get injured!!

If you are doing those things that will keep you SAFE, then, the next step is to open your diary for criticism.

palak8485 wrote: »

Hiii there... Can anyone help me with some quick diet plan to loose 15 pounds in a month.. I have a wedding in a family to attend. Please help!!

1. Not going to happen unless you have a very large amount to lose.
2. Don't hijack someone else's thread - start your own for advice