Not losing weight with a calorie deficit?

MichelleSilverleaf · January 2018

KellyPoetry wrote: »

chrisosemrik wrote: »

Hello everyone
I'm pretty frustrated right now, and hope someone might have some insight or tips on how to deal with this.
I've been eating with a 1000 calorie deficit for about a month now. I've lost some weight initially, but my weight has actually been going up instead of down for the last week. I weigh all my food and log it, and I use Fitbit to track my steps and calories burned. Even if some of the math was slightly off in either app, I should still be losing some weight, even if slower than expected. Also I don't eat too much salt or carbs, and I drink a lot of water and green tea everyday (at least 64 oz, but if I do a lot of cardio I can drink more than a 100), so I don't think that's the problem. Has anyone here been through a similar experience?
Thank you very much for your time and have a nice day
Chris

How many calories are you eating a day and how long has your exercise and calorie deficit been going? Cause sometimes, more often than not, it's a matter of being patient... As weight loss can take time...
***Also...
I found that the ONLy way I lost stubborn horrid fat was when I cut out ALL refined sugars. Limit my fruit intake and cut out juice completely. I also don't eat gluten, grains, breads, rice or startchy things. I mostly eat 1000 cals max of lean tuna and salad and veggies .... No red meat, no chicken, no nut butters or nuts... I have a hard time digesting meats and nuts and they store in my body as fat and toxins. I drink teas, lots of fresh lemon water, coffee too with cream in the morning. Cutting out sugar and startchy carbs and processed foods will dramatically help your body detox and release fat stores. Check my food diary maybe it can give ya insight. Cause I was 124 lbs of fat and couldn't lose only until I changed my diet and incorporate d my calorie deficit with exersize.

No. There is so much woo in this, and no one (including you) should be eating "mostly 1000 cals".

amyepdx · January 2018

MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »

KellyPoetry wrote: »

chrisosemrik wrote: »

Hello everyone
I'm pretty frustrated right now, and hope someone might have some insight or tips on how to deal with this.
I've been eating with a 1000 calorie deficit for about a month now. I've lost some weight initially, but my weight has actually been going up instead of down for the last week. I weigh all my food and log it, and I use Fitbit to track my steps and calories burned. Even if some of the math was slightly off in either app, I should still be losing some weight, even if slower than expected. Also I don't eat too much salt or carbs, and I drink a lot of water and green tea everyday (at least 64 oz, but if I do a lot of cardio I can drink more than a 100), so I don't think that's the problem. Has anyone here been through a similar experience?
Thank you very much for your time and have a nice day
Chris

How many calories are you eating a day and how long has your exercise and calorie deficit been going? Cause sometimes, more often than not, it's a matter of being patient... As weight loss can take time...
***Also...
I found that the ONLy way I lost stubborn horrid fat was when I cut out ALL refined sugars. Limit my fruit intake and cut out juice completely. I also don't eat gluten, grains, breads, rice or startchy things. I mostly eat 1000 cals max of lean tuna and salad and veggies .... No red meat, no chicken, no nut butters or nuts... I have a hard time digesting meats and nuts and they store in my body as fat and toxins. I drink teas, lots of fresh lemon water, coffee too with cream in the morning. Cutting out sugar and startchy carbs and processed foods will dramatically help your body detox and release fat stores. Check my food diary maybe it can give ya insight. Cause I was 124 lbs of fat and couldn't lose only until I changed my diet and incorporate d my calorie deficit with exersize.

No. There is so much woo in this, and no one (including you) should be eating "mostly 1000 cals".

And meat & nuts turn to “toxins”??

brznhabits · January 2018

Sooo, let's see if I can double check the math...

At 132 lbs and 5'2, assuming you are 30 years of age, with a desk job, your TDEE is 1729. Midrange TDEE is 2157 and with strenuous exercise 6 times a week TDEE for 30 years old is 2486. The numbers don't change much unless you are younger than 25 or older than 42.

At 1800 cals with a 20% failure margin you could be intaking 2160 cals. That alone means you could be at maintenance instead of a deficit. Assuming that the Fitbit is also off, say another 20%, then you could be burning 400 cals less. You could definitely be eating more than you think or burning less than you think.

It's true there is always room for error and your numbers would usually work out to a deficit but it could be that all the averages are not working out in your favor.

Whatever it is, see if you can narrow the margin for error, especially since you are so close to goal weight. Could be that your Fitbit is off, could be that your weighing and logging could use some improvement. Or a combination of.

Are you weighing all your food, even pre-packaged? Did you add any foods lately? Have you checked the batteries in your food scale and body weight scale (although you said you already checked measurements)?

All that said, could be that you are impatient, happens to all of us too :-)

PAV8888 · January 2018

Haven't run BMI/stats but if you're normal weight you fall under the "someone lean trying to get leaner" category... and i'm sure there is a thread about that.

A 1000 Cal deficit is not necessarily either suitable, or sustainable, or effective in that situation. And impatience will most certainly not work! Think feathering instead of hammering...

Not losing weight with a calorie deficit?

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