Why am I maintaining?!

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sharilgreen
sharilgreen Posts: 20
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Can anyone tell me why I have been working out everyday cardio and weights and eating less than my calorie goal and I am still the same weight as I was almost one month ago?! Seems like I am doing all this work just to maintain, but I am trying to lose ten more pounds! HELP!!!!

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  • Dabbles
    Dabbles Posts: 367
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    If you're eating less than your goal, it sounds like your body isn't getting enough food to support everything you're doing!
  • AmberBarrios
    AmberBarrios Posts: 394 Member
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    I agree with Dabbles, you have to eat to lose weight. Sounds crazy but totally works. I went through the same thing.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
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    with ten pounds left to lose it is going to come off very slowly and you want to up your calories as well. If your body isn't getting enough calories to fuel itself it's going to stall you out...............well you are already stalling, try upping your calories a bit and change up your exercise. Also you can take a couple days off exercise and dieting try resetting your body.
  • sharilgreen
    sharilgreen Posts: 20
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    Iv'e been eating up to right below my calorie goal like a few calorie below...I eat all day! small healthy meals! :(
  • sharilgreen
    sharilgreen Posts: 20
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    Thanks Ladies!
  • AronP
    AronP Posts: 4
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    Keep in mind that if you're lifting weights, you're adding weight back through muscle. But this is good -- muscle eats more calories and tones your body. Pay less attention to your weight in this case, and more towards your body's measurements. The scale isn't going to be reliable.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
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    whats your daily calorie goal?
  • deut32_47
    deut32_47 Posts: 11 Member
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    If you're eating less than your goal, it sounds like your body isn't getting enough food to support everything you're doing!


    I agree. For myself I find that if I am struggling with not losing weight or have gained weight I start looking at my calorie intake. Am I eating enough? Everyone needs a minimum of 1200 calories net. If I find that I am eating the calories I need I start looking at the times I have been eating. Have I been eating a good breakfast within a short period of time after I get up? Most health specialists recommend eating within 20 minutes of waking to jump start your metabolism. I get sick if I eat before I workout so I do my 45 minute workout and then eat breakfast.

    Usually if I look at those two things and make changes I will begin to see progress. Good luck :)
  • PlanetVelma
    PlanetVelma Posts: 1,231 Member
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    with ten pounds left to lose it is going to come off very slowly and you want to up your calories as well. If your body isn't getting enough calories to fuel itself it's going to stall you out...............well you are already stalling, try upping your calories a bit and change up your exercise. Also you can take a couple days off exercise and dieting try resetting your body.

    I agree, the less weight you have to lose, the slower the progress will be.
  • yeabby
    yeabby Posts: 643 Member
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    If you open your diary it is easier to help.
  • crazymom427
    crazymom427 Posts: 2
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    Sometimes if you eat to little you body wants to reserve calories for preservation.We are built for survival and in the past our ancesters went through many famines. try to eat what you should and see what happens.
    sometimes you have to eat to lose weight.
  • sharilgreen
    sharilgreen Posts: 20
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    My calorie Goal daily as this website reccomends is 1210 to lose 2 lbs per week...
  • crmhaske
    crmhaske Posts: 66 Member
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    You could try monitoring your body fat percentage. You may find that though your weight is staying the same, you body fat percentage is decreasing.
  • Jenscan
    Jenscan Posts: 694 Member
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    My calorie Goal daily as this website reccomends is 1210 to lose 2 lbs per week...

    You are set to lose 2 lbs/week with 10 to go? That's way too high. Set it to .5 lb/week as an ideal! You're not eating enough!
  • Lsmith7915
    Lsmith7915 Posts: 10
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    "You are set to lose 2 lbs/week with 10 to go? That's way too high. Set it to .5 lb/week as an ideal! You're not eating enough! "

    I agree with this!
  • sharilgreen
    sharilgreen Posts: 20
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    So I have uped my calories after almost maintaing for a month and i dropped 2 pounds! and its not water weight lol
  • Alyx128
    Alyx128 Posts: 92 Member
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    Awesome! I need to keep this in mind when I get closer to my goal weight!

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