Ok what's going on here

makes1
makes1 Posts: 26
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
Started this Aug 30 weighed 268
Sept 12 ... 258
Sept 20......253
Sept 27.....250
Oct 10.......239
Oct 18........238

How can I only lose 1 freaking lb in 8 days

Oct 10 net calories 489
11. 1380
12. 1620
13 423
14. 1236
15. 1090
16. 814
17. 947
18. 846

Those are my met calories for 8 days and only dropped 1 lb . Are you freaking kiddin me???
No Bread , no sweets , no beer and walkin 2 hrs a day ? What went wrong the last 8 days ?

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  • sagetracey
    sagetracey Posts: 607 Member
    That's not a lot of calories each day. You may need to eat more.
  • stronglikebull
    stronglikebull Posts: 402
    your net calories are way, way too low. at least 1200 net a day. at least.
  • mamamc03
    mamamc03 Posts: 1,067 Member
    It does that. You may have hit a mini plateau. Change up your routine. Do a different exercise pattern, get another video. I did the same thing this past week and got a new video and it started going down again. Dont get discouraged, it's just the nature of the beast.

    Oh and I just saw the calories...wowza! Listen to the ladies above me!
  • judkinsjenny
    judkinsjenny Posts: 220
    havnt you seen biggest loser? sometimes they hv huge losses others not so much. if you r walking 2 hrs a day you r building a ctrap ton of muscle. measure yourself!! bet ya lost inches
  • sonyabath
    sonyabath Posts: 21
    my guess is your body has started to put itself into starvation mode. it is holding onto every bit of nutrient that it can. And yes, like the others have said, change your routine up, your body has probably gotten used to that routine, give it a kick start again, change it up :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    Started this Aug 30 weighed 268
    Sept 12 ... 258
    Sept 20......253
    Sept 27.....250
    Oct 10.......239
    Oct 18........238

    How can I only lose 1 freaking lb in 8 days

    Oct 10 net calories 489
    11. 1380
    12. 1620
    13 423
    14. 1236
    15. 1090
    16. 814
    17. 947
    18. 846

    Those are my met calories for 8 days and only dropped 1 lb . Are you freaking kiddin me???
    No Bread , no sweets , no beer and walkin 2 hrs a day ? What went wrong the last 8 days ?
    Typical 5 week stall. So are you just dieting or are you exercising too and what are you doing if your are?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member

    Started this Aug 30 weighed 268
    Sept 12 ... 258
    Sept 20......253
    Sept 27.....250
    Oct 10.......239
    Oct 18........238

    How can I only lose 1 freaking lb in 8 days

    Oct 10 net calories 489
    11. 1380
    12. 1620
    13 423
    14. 1236
    15. 1090
    16. 814
    17. 947
    18. 846

    Those are my met calories for 8 days and only dropped 1 lb . Are you freaking kiddin me???
    No Bread , no sweets , no beer and walkin 2 hrs a day ? What went wrong the last 8 days ?
    Typical 5 week stall. So are you just dieting or are you exercising too and what are you doing if your are? Oh and your eating to little for your weight.
  • makes1
    makes1 Posts: 26
    As you can see the previous weeks I did very well , and yes I watch the biggest loser . I'm a 52 yr old male , If I think my calories are to much for that day , I'll do a quick 30 minute walk before bed . I've lost 30 lbs but was very disappointed today when I weighed at my fitness center . Only 1 lb lost last 8 days
  • buddha5050
    buddha5050 Posts: 40 Member
    your net calories are way, way too low. at least 1200 net a day. at least.
    I second that
  • makes1
    makes1 Posts: 26
    Im 6'4" .. My goal is to get to 225 to 230 then maintain that weight . I've lost some gut , I walk a lot . I play basketball , I don't eat fast food any more .and very little fried food . I'm getting my nutrition according to my charts. My calories are around 1500 to 1800 a day
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    You can get away with eating to little for a couple of weeks, but it catches up fast. And eating too little will force your body to use your lean muscle for energy before giving up fat. It's just the way the body works. Strength training retards the use of lean muscle tissue and helps to raise resting metabolic rate which uses fat as energy when you rest.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,736 Member
    According to freedieting.com, your bmr is 2707 calories. And that's only if you're in a coma! Eat more and don't worry about how much weight they lose on the Biggest Loser. You live in the real world and not a tv show where they can skew the results.

    Also, your magic number to not net below is 1500 and not 1200 since you're a male.
  • makes1
    makes1 Posts: 26
    Thank You ,
  • jezmarie89
    jezmarie89 Posts: 120
    eat some more and change up your exercise..your body adapts. i do boxing mixed with plyo and rebounding mixed with weights every other day.
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