Help! I'm not losing weight yet I'm eating to my goals.

zoezoe64
zoezoe64 Posts: 13
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
I am not losing weight as fast as I'd like to and I think it's to do with what I'm eating. I normally try to eat 1200 calories a day and go to the gym and burn 400 calories 3 times a week but I seem to be staying around the same weight. Should I eat more - what should I eat? Please help, I don't know what I'm doing wrong and it seems like all my hard work is going to waste!

SW (27/7/11) = 92.05kgs
CW (1/11/11) = 79.3kgs
GW = 64kgs
Height = 1.68m
Age = 19

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  • khadijak17
    khadijak17 Posts: 393 Member
    are you eating your excercise calories back?
  • zoezoe64
    zoezoe64 Posts: 13
    No - I'm trying to eat as few calories as possible. Should I be?
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    You may need to get your xylenesulfonate level checked.
  • Strive2BLean
    Strive2BLean Posts: 300 Member
    Welcome to my life! After losing 39 lbs. I have been at a plateau since August. I have 35 lbs. to go for goal. I'm not giving up. Sooner or later something's gotta give.
  • kristennwinter
    kristennwinter Posts: 100 Member
    You're losing just under 1kg a week, that's pretty good!! You don't want to loose weight too too fast, because it'll be harder to keep it off in the long run.

    You may be eating too few calories, and your body is storing fat because it's in "starvation mode"
  • bbyegal
    bbyegal Posts: 16
    The type of calories you consume is just as important as the amount. It could be the foods you are eating. How many weeks has it been?
  • Panda86
    Panda86 Posts: 873
    What are you eating? I am finding that what I eat has a lot more to do with my weight loss and overall health than how much I eat. I try to stick to a cleaner way of eating, cutting back on processed foods. Also, yeah, if you are only eating 1200 calories and then none of your exercise calories, its likely that you are not eating enough. You have to fuel your body if you want it to work properly. Starving it and working it too hard can make you lose weight, but as soon as you start eating "normal" it generally starts creeping back up. I would say really watch WHAT you eat, and maybe eat a little more. It doesn't hurt to try, since you aren't losing right now anyway. I hope that helps!
  • Reyalvarado
    Reyalvarado Posts: 3
    You may not be estimating the calories accurately - I found that some common dishes I ate were not accurately represented in the database, so I had to make my own customized entries.
  • taraomc
    taraomc Posts: 3
    Your NET calories is far too low, it's okay once in a while but if done continually your body will go into starvation mode without you even meaning it too. Try to boost your intake with protein after your workout :)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Your sig says
    BMR = 1587 calories a day
  • zoezoe64
    zoezoe64 Posts: 13
    I assume it is going into starvation mode - it just seems crazy to eat more to lose more! What do people recommend to eat after a workout that's high in protein? I'm not eating processed or high in fat or calorie foods - mainly yogurts, veg, smoothies and soups. I don't want a very rapid weight loss, but it's hard when you're hardly seeing any results and my weight keeps fluctuating around the same value.
  • justbeachy01
    justbeachy01 Posts: 53 Member
    I was told to add in intervals to my workouts and I have gotten over my first plateau (I know not for long though). I have started adding in spurts of faster running or faster work on the elliptical. So far so good. I haven't upped calories to compensate either...
  • zoezoe64
    zoezoe64 Posts: 13
    How many calories do you eat a day?
  • H_Factor
    H_Factor Posts: 1,722 Member
    I was told to add in intervals to my workouts and I have gotten over my first plateau (I know not for long though). I have started adding in spurts of faster running or faster work on the elliptical. So far so good. I haven't upped calories to compensate either...

    yep. interval training can help put things back in motion. I have ideas for interval training in my workout blog below.
  • edinbors
    edinbors Posts: 112
    Try eating 1/2 your exercise calories back one day and then the next only eat 1200 or whatever MFP gives you as your calorie goal, then the next 1/2 your exercise cals and so on, plus take one day a week where you don't count. Its supposed to trick your body to stay out of starvation mode. Jillian Michaels has said that too. That has helped me! Good luck!
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