What is going on??

georgiallopez
georgiallopez Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss

hello MFP community!

I’ve been working on losing weight for 3 months now (well, for years, but focused last 3), and I’m eating the right number of calories as per MFP, I’m exercising AND I’m doing GLP-1 (Wegovy), which I’ve done before. I haven’t lost a pound, not 1. What’s happening? Has anyone else experienced this?

Thanks! Looking forward to hearing your experiences.

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,896 Member

    Assuming you haven't gained any weight either, congratulations - you've found your Maintenance calorie level.

    Eat less. 500 calories per day fewer calories should result in a one pound loss per week. Start there.

    500 X 7 days = 3500 calories

    3500 calories is generally considered the number to correlate with one pound of body weight. Since we know nothing about you, start there. That's the recommendation.

  • Strudders67
    Strudders67 Posts: 1,038 Member

    Hopefully you also haven't gained anything, which is a good start.

    You say you're eating the right number of calories per MFP, but how are you tracking your intake? Are you weighing (in grams) everything solid / measuring (in ml) everything liquid that you consume? lf so, are you checking that the entry that you've selected has the same nutritional info as the packet that you used / is correct per a reliable source? Many of the MFP database entries are user entered and many of those are out of date because products have been changed whilst others are incorrect just because people can't read / type.

    Also, how long ago did you set your stats in MFP to get your calories figure? If you've been working on losing weight for years, perhaps lost a little in the past but are still using figures from when you started, your 'right number of calories' may be too high. Unless you've done it recently, it's worth going into the Guided Set Up page and reviewing your figures.

  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,542 Member
    edited October 13

    Eating the right amount of calories per MFP….


    that is no guarantee of success. They my be giving numbers that are too high for you activity level, if you're eating back exercise calories you may be eating too many back, your counting may be off, you my not be counting higher calorie days, youre choosing foods on the database that are showing incorrect, too low of calories


    in the future, no loss in 4-6 weeks and you need to lower weekly calories


    taking GLP1 peptides is no guarantee of loss, you still need to consume low enough weekly calories.

  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,433 Member

    How do you calculate those calories? Are you using a digital food scale? Also, MFP is on estimates. Your maintenance calories may be different than the estimate.

  • georgiallopez
    georgiallopez Posts: 2 Member

    this is all very helpful, thank you! 5’7” and at 1470 cals as per MFP. Feels right for weight loss but didn’t think about the measurements or tracking as the potential problem. Will start weighing and scanning more. Thanks so much to the group. Really all very helpful.

  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,542 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48798927#Comment_48798927

    yes sounds like your counting and tracking isn't accurate

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