Not seeing much results!

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sgod0905
sgod0905 Posts: 16 Member
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I Have been working out and logging food since June 4 and after nearly 2 months haven’t lost a single pound!!
I burn 400-500 calories per day 5-6 times a week. I eat within my macros between 1200-1400 calories per day. I cannot eat more than that coz it will mean me overshooting my macros.
I have lost few inches but nothing very noticeable.
Can someone please guide me?

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    How are you determining your intake - do you weigh all solids on a food scale and measure all liquids?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    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. You might also be sure your scale is working and doesn't need new batteries or anything.

    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.
  • sgod0905
    sgod0905 Posts: 16 Member
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    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    How are you determining your intake - do you weigh all solids on a food scale and measure all liquids?
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    How are you determining your intake - do you weigh all solids on a food scale and measure all liquids?
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    How are you determining your intake - do you weigh all solids on a food scale and measure all liquids?
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    How are you determining your intake - do you weigh all solids on a food scale and measure all liquids?

  • sgod0905
    sgod0905 Posts: 16 Member
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    I think I need to buy a weighing scale. Maybe I am not logging in correctly. Thanks so much for taking out time to reply.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,013 Member
    edited August 2018
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    sgod0905 wrote: »
    I think I need to buy a weighing scale. Maybe I am not logging in correctly. Thanks so much for taking out time to reply.

    Yes. Also watch the entries you are choosing in the database, many are user entered and not correct. Don't use "homemade" or recipe-style entries that you didn't create yourself - you have no idea what the random person who created it put in the recipe or if they knew anything about the calories.

    And your calories are far more important than your macros. Calories are king for weight loss, so focus on them first, macros second. Good luck!
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,491 Member
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    I was undercounting some stuff by as much as 30% using a measuring cup instead of a scale.

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