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  • KerryB1977
    KerryB1977 Posts: 86 Member
    The numbers MFP gives you are the calories you should eat to lose weight WITHOUT exercise. If you exercise (and it looks like you do!) those calories can be eaten in addition to your base calories. You should still continue to lose!
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    Totally agree here and you should never eat less than 1100 calories because your body will go into starvation mode which prevents you from losing weight. Hope you the best of luck :happy:
  • Inacay
    Inacay Posts: 47 Member
    i'm 188lbs and my goal is to get down to 140, so about 3 stone. Preferably more! And im 5"8 :)

    Thing is, I've been going to the gym a lot, and ive cut out bread, pasta, rice, crisps, chocolate, cheese etc and am only really eating fruit, vegetables, yoghurt, and crackers. Yet not only have i lost NO weight since doing this, but ive PUT ON 2lbs!!

    Anyone have any idea why??

    I'm a vegetarian. I work out and eat super health. However, I have a low metabolism. My problems have been skipping breakfast (slows the metabolism) and eating too few calories (slows the metabolism). So to lose weight, I have to eat breakfast and meet my caloric daily intake. Maybe ask a professional from a fitness instructor or nutritionist about how your diet is affecting you. A proper assessment will clear your confusion.
  • Foskeylady
    Foskeylady Posts: 14 Member
    I definitely think you need to eat more substantial foods. While fruit is good, too much can be an excessive amount of sugar. I think you need to up the protein (lean meats like chicken, fish), green vegies, like spinach, broccoli, kale etc.., allow for some whole grains, some carbs are good but also in moderation and should be the smallest portion, try sweet potatoes instead of white. Eat smaller portions for each meal and eat more often. I think your start is a typical error most do, so don't stress over it, just bring in better food choices and you def need to eat more calories. Your body goes into starvation mode and holds onto fat for fear of when it will get fed again, so by eating less you are actually reversing what you want to do.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    Food is fuel, so you gotta eat to lose. Your body will fight you otherwise and hold onto every single calorie possible for energy later. Below are two threads that show eating more will help you lose more. Also, look into programs like insanity or p90x. They are extreme home workouts, and all require woman to eat NO less than 1800-2000 calories. You will only lose muscle as Eric said by eating very low calories.


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/395948-caloric-intake-results?hl=caloric+intake+results&page=1#posts-5425208

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/395881-people-who-lost-weight-eating-more
  • Foskeylady
    Foskeylady Posts: 14 Member
    I saw someone mention you were a vegetarian, sorry if I didn't pick up on that, but you still can have garden burgers, Beans and whatever proteins vegatarians eat, but the important thing is to eat some protein.
  • EmmaMay93
    EmmaMay93 Posts: 81
    Thanks guys!
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
    Perhaps you are all right, maybe I am not eating enough. However, when you have cut so much from your diet, and are determind to eat healthily, when it comes to choosing between another apple, of banana, or salad etc, I'd rather choose not to eat, just because I know I will get no satisfaction from the food, just as i won't if i dont eat... so id rather not consume extra calories that i dont appreciate.. if that makes sense?

    That's a really unhealthy attitude towards food and could be the start of an ED.

    Eating is not bad. Eating grains, dairy and so on are not bad. It's all part of a healthy, well balanced diet.

    If you're exercising for an hour a day you need to eat and keep your body fueled. You wouldn't drive a car around on an empty tank only filling up $2 at a time would you? Your body is the same. It needs a certain amount of fuel to run and continue normal functions.
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