What am I doing wrong? Need help with calories

ksly1313
ksly1313 Posts: 2
edited September 30 in Food and Nutrition
Hi. I am wondering what I am doing wrong. My weight loss stopped a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was because I wasn't taking in enough calories (<1200/day). This week I am trying to consume 1400 cal/day, thinking my body would start burning off fat since it has enough calories. Instead, I have gained a little weigh. Anybody knowledgeable about this who can look at my info and tell me what I am doing wrong? Do I need to add even more calories?

age 43, height 5'10", weight 130
20 minutes low/medium speed cardio in morning (7x a week)
20 minutes low/medium speed cardio in evening (4x a week)
1 hr weight lifting in evening (3x a week)
(This is the Body by Design workout program)

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  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Hi. I am wondering what I am doing wrong. My weight loss stopped a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was because I wasn't taking in enough calories (<1200/day). This week I am trying to consume 1400 cal/day, thinking my body would start burning off fat since it has enough calories. Instead, I have gained a little weigh. Anybody knowledgeable about this who can look at my info and tell me what I am doing wrong? Do I need to add even more calories?

    age 43, height 5'10", weight 130
    20 minutes low/medium speed cardio in morning (7x a week)
    20 minutes low/medium speed cardio in evening (4x a week)
    1 hr weight lifting in evening (3x a week)
    (This is the Body by Design workout program)
    5'10' and 130 pounds? That is why you are not losing weight. I am 5'4'' and that is right in the middle of the healthy range for me. That has to be very low for your height.
  • Chairless
    Chairless Posts: 583 Member
    As above, also if you were under eating it may take time for your body to adjust to getting enough food and start losing again.
  • cindy0716
    cindy0716 Posts: 135
    Wondering why, at 5'10" and 130 lbs, you would want to lose any more weight.
  • Elle_Jamaicangirl81
    Elle_Jamaicangirl81 Posts: 418 Member
    at 5' 10" and 130pounds, your BMI is 18.65 where normal is 18.5-24.9 ... . you really dont have much weight to lose. nor should u be trying to.
  • kittyloo123
    kittyloo123 Posts: 300 Member
    how much would you like to weigh? That sounds pretty low.
  • Melbel85
    Melbel85 Posts: 240 Member
    129lbs is the very lowest you should go according to the BMI scale.
  • morganadk2_deleted
    morganadk2_deleted Posts: 1,696 Member
    Hi. I am wondering what I am doing wrong. My weight loss stopped a couple of weeks ago and I thought it was because I wasn't taking in enough calories (<1200/day). This week I am trying to consume 1400 cal/day, thinking my body would start burning off fat since it has enough calories. Instead, I have gained a little weigh. Anybody knowledgeable about this who can look at my info and tell me what I am doing wrong? Do I need to add even more calories?

    age 43, height 5'10", weight 130
    20 minutes low/medium speed cardio in morning (7x a week)
    20 minutes low/medium speed cardio in evening (4x a week)
    1 hr weight lifting in evening (3x a week)
    (This is the Body by Design workout program)
    5'10' and 130 pounds? That is why you are not losing weight. I am 5'4'' and that is right in the middle of the healthy range for me. That has to be very low for your height.

    Just checked your BMI for your hieght your border line under weight
  • Thriceshy
    Thriceshy Posts: 708 Member
    Seems to me you're as light as you'll want to be.

    Kris
  • DiabeticAlien
    DiabeticAlien Posts: 240 Member
    I have to agree with everyone else. Why, at 5'10" and 130 lbs would you even WANT to lose any more weight? At that weight you are on the verge of being UNDER weight.
  • patriot201
    patriot201 Posts: 117 Member
    5'10" and 130 pounds is a BMI of 18.7, which is *barely* in the healthy range. Unless you are extremely small-framed, this is bordering on unhealthy. Also, at 43, your BMI should likely be more solidly in the "healthy" range.

    If you have hopes of losing more weight, it would probably be a good idea to talk to a doctor and nutritionist.



    I don't want to offend you or embarrass you, but I am going to ask anyway. :)
    Do you have any history of an eating disorder? Women in their 30s-50s is the largest growing group of people with eating disorders, so please keep an eye on this.
  • rpatter0531
    rpatter0531 Posts: 1
    Honestly at this point you're underweight. If you want to lose fat you should try staying the same weight and change your lifting program to gain more muscle. In addition, cut down on carbs and eat more healthy fats and protien. Just to inform you the healthy weight range for a woman with a medium frame at 5'10'' is 142-156. The heathly weight rang for a woman at 5'10'' with a small frame is 132-145. If you lose more weight your body will go into starvation mode and any time in the future that you eat more than you do now, your body will store that intake as fat (this is probably why you gained weight at 1400 kcal a day). With all of that exercise a nutritionist would tell you that you should be eating at least 1800 calories a day.
  • buell1200
    buell1200 Posts: 11
    With all that cardio that you do, and your height and weight you should eat more. If you want to lose FAT not Weight, consume more protein.
  • G0dsP3n
    G0dsP3n Posts: 30 Member
    :ohwell: You really shouldn't lose anymore.
  • ksly1313
    ksly1313 Posts: 2
    Thanks everyone. I really only want to lose 2 or 3 pounds then I want to gain muscle after that. I am thin, but not skinny. My intake percentages are 35-40% carbs, 44% protein, 15-20% fat. I think that's plenty of protein to gain muscle. I am thinking that skin fold calipers combined with the scale are a better way to judge what is changing.
  • lodro
    lodro Posts: 982 Member
    In that case it's all about body composition anyway, so weightloss of 2 - 3 pounds seems pointless, compared the fact that you need to lose body fat. that seems to point to increasing exercise, not decreasing caloric intake. but many other people have said that already.
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