No loss on scales or inches

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jamisa162
jamisa162 Posts: 2 Member
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I’ve been trying to lose weight for 13 weeks now. I’ve calculated BMR in relation to 5 hrs of moderation exercise a week and I try to eat Keto but I’ve literally lost no pounds or inches. I don’t re-eat calories burned like the app says. I just stick to BMR calories suggestion

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Sounds like you're eating at maintenance.

    Do you weigh your food with scales?
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    From your comments about BMR you aren't understanding how this app works - suggest you read the sticky threads posted at the top of this forum.

    But if you haven't lost weight in 13 weeks you are eating at your maintenance calories and not a deficit.

    Best guess as your diary is private is that either your goal is wrong or your food logging is very inaccurate.

    Suggestions:
    • Go to a TDEE calculator like sailrabbit and get a goal from there as you don't seem to want a variable daily goal.
    • Make your food diary public.
  • jamisa162
    jamisa162 Posts: 2 Member
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    I’ll try and make diary public
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    jamisa162 wrote: »
    I’ll try and make diary public

    Settings > Diary Settings > Public
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    This is tough to answer without more details. These would be my general tips, but it sounds like you're using a custom setup instead of MFP defaults and I think you should look into whether or not that is set up accurately first. It may just be giving you too high of a calorie goal.

    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.

    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.
  • Elphaba1313
    Elphaba1313 Posts: 195 Member
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    maryvalekingz602 wrote: »
    Just do what I do. Eat 1300 calories a day and log it. I weigh my food but sometimes it goes over a gram or two and I don’t feel like messing with it. So I give a gracious window of 100 calories of user-error. That would still put me at 1400 calories while doing intense cardio. Make sure you log EVERYTHING including your barbecue sauce. Also, do cardio and don’t eat those calories back. Not even some. I was at 200 flat 2 and a half weeks ago, now I’m at 188.

    Don't do this. Except the weighing stuff, don't do any of this.

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