Doing everything right but not losing

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  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
    JCoop9 wrote: »
    Are you sure your calories are calculated correctly? 1200 seems really low


    What do you mean? That's what I'm supposed to be eating with my calorie deficit then I can eat back my exercise calories on top of that should I choose.
  • atasteofgrace
    atasteofgrace Posts: 15 Member
    TrishSeren wrote: »
    Heart rate monitors aren't overly accurate for calories burned. It gives a good estimate but not 100% accurate so don't rely on it too much.

    Your diary is loose, too many quick adds, not enough weighing. I weigh the milk I put in my tea, that's how accurate you need to be. I'd say you're eating more than you think.

    I count the milk by measuring it then whatever is left for the final cup is just one cup. I'm not going to weight milk I've lost weight doing this before and I've never weighed milk, seems a bit neurotic. I think I'm very accurate with my calories and even if I were a little off I still should be losing a pound a week.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    atasteofgrace wrote: »
    JCoop9 wrote: »
    Are you sure your calories are calculated correctly? 1200 seems really low


    What do you mean? That's what I'm supposed to be eating with my calorie deficit then I can eat back my exercise calories on top of that should I choose.

    you are supposed to eat back your exercise calories. your net is supposed to be 1200. if you arent losing anything and its been 6 weeks(a true plateau is 6-8 weeks) then you are eating more than you think Ive been there done that and its really easy to do especially now with food labels changing ALL the time and portions are able to be off by up to 20% per serving.I lost weight before without trying and then when I had to lose it again I lost some doing it the same way and gained back half of what I lost. I came here and started weighing everything. I too thought what I was doing was good enough. Turns out I was wrong and it does make a difference.
  • bluesheeponahill
    bluesheeponahill Posts: 169 Member
    It was a month of exercising before I started to lose anything. I was so disheartened, and then one day, finally, the scales moved. I exercised, I ate right, I calorie counted, and nothing moved for weeks. I'm 9 weeks in now and I've lost about 5 kilos. if you take out the 4 weeks nothing moved, I've lost a steady kilo a week since. Slow and steady wins the race. It's not a marathon, and more importantly, everyone is different, some will just drop those kilos right away, others, it will take time. Sounds like you're in the second category. Whats important is you don't give up your goal. Eat well, exercise well, don't over do anything or do anything extreme and in time you'll see the results.
  • garystrickland357
    garystrickland357 Posts: 598 Member

    Yes I'm certain I am weighing everything and using the heart rate monitor to calculate my burns. Speaking of which I'm going to do the Santa Monica Stairs now. So I hope it is all right and I lose soon! Thanks so much:)
    I've actually done this program with success three times. It is IMHO neurotic to weigh milk and what not. A tablespoon is close enough. I measure everything that is reasonable to be measured and weigh the rest. The quick adds are items from the health food store for 90% that have a label on them. The rest is eating out and I find the highest calorie option and use that. [/quote]

    OK, so here's my .02 cent's worth of advice. Let's accept that you have done this successfully before - then you know that a calorie deficit is required to lose weight. If you see weighing strictly as "neurotic" then ok, not judging - so what metric can you use to monitor progress? It will have to be the bathroom scale.
    If the scale isn't moving after a few weeks, then you know the answer - you're eating too much *kitten* food. Don't look for internet woo to explain away the simple truth that you are not in a deficit. That said, don't go nuts.

    Weight loss and management shouldn't be maddening - especially if you are to sustain the loss into maintenance. Cut back your calories by a bit and monitor the scale. I find a trending app really useful. Stick to the habits and behaviors that lead to success - and success will follow. Eventually...
  • Silentpadna
    Silentpadna Posts: 1,306 Member
    A perspective question, and like @garystrickland357 I'm not judging either.

    When you say weighing everything would be 'neurotic', do you weigh yourself every day? And, knowing that weight loss is not only not linear, but prone to fluctuations due to fluid changes that are larger per day than your weight loss goal for the week........which is more neurotic? Weighing your food and trusting the food scale? Or weighing yourself every day, knowing that a particular day's reading could be the opposite direction of what you expect, even if you are 'doing everything right'?

    One mantra I've begun to live by in this process is this: trust the food scale far more than the bathroom scale. If you are not really sure of your intake, you cannot be sure of your deficit. The food scale gives data that is far more relevant in the short term.

    If this lasts for longer, like maybe 3-4 weeks longer, it will be time to troubleshoot. The process always works. Always. When it appears not to, there will be a legitimate reason. 80% or more of the time, it can be taken care with more careful intake control.

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