Can't lose weight

meganstansil82817 · March 2018

I've been working out about an hour a day and eating healthy, but I can't seem to lose any weight at all. With my calorie deficit, I should be losing one to two pounds a week, but I still weigh the same as I did almost two years ago. I don't see what I could be doing wrong.

MichelleSilverleaf · March 2018

If your weight hasn't changed, you're not in a deficit. Eating healthy isn't necessarily a guarantee of a deficit. If you don't have a food scale, get one and weigh everything for 4-6 weeks diligently and see how it goes. If you do have a food scale and are weighing everything, the error might be in the entries you're picking (database entries are user made so there are a lot of incorrect ones). If neither of those things are an issue, might be time for a visit to the doctor.

Orphia · March 2018

Weigh food in grams. Definitely not cups and spoons.

Read the Helpful Posts (Announcement at the top of this forum):
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help-must-reads#latest

Log everything. Yes, even cheat meals.

Do this for 6 weeks and then come back and let us know how you go.

1houndgal · March 2018

meganstansil82817 wrote: »

I've been working out about an hour a day and eating healthy, but I can't seem to lose any weight at all. With my calorie deficit, I should be losing one to two pounds a week, but I still weigh the same as I did almost two years ago. I don't see what I could be doing wrong.

Many things can cause no weight changes; such as inaccurate food measuring/logging, water retention, constipation.

If you are new to this diet be patient. It could be too soon to evaluate how well you are working the program or how the diet isn't working for you.

RecognitionT · March 2018

You're doing a terrible job of keeping track of how many calories are entering your system, you're greatly overestimating your TDEE, or a combination of both.

The fact that you let two years slip by without realizing this is beyond me.

callsitlikeiseeit · March 2018

sijomial · March 2018

Two years!
Clearly despite you thinking you are in a calorie deficit you aren't.

I ate healthily and exercised while getting fat, while maintaining at a fat weight, while losing weight and while maintaining at a slim weight. What changed at various times was my calorie balance and if your weight is unchanged after all that time you are in a calorie balance and not a deficit.

Eat less, move more encapsulates what you need to do - but not how I suppose?

To get more accurate data log everything completely and accurately.
A public food diary helps if you want guidance as does giving your stats and lifestyle context - no-one knows anything about you.

Seffell · March 2018

meganstansil82817 wrote: »

I've been working out about an hour a day and eating healthy, but I can't seem to lose any weight at all. With my calorie deficit, I should be losing one to two pounds a week, but I still weigh the same as I did almost two years ago. I don't see what I could be doing wrong.

You haven't been counting your calories for two years. It takes about a week for people who count (properly) and get no results to seek help here.

Get a scale, start weighing your food. All of it.

Can't lose weight

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