1200 a day for a week and i have put on not lost HELP???

Change takes longer then a week.

You should be eating what suits your stats (weight etc etc).

There is a good chance that you are actually not eating enough, your body is probably holding onto what you do eat because of this.
Figure out your BMR and go from there.

A week alone is not indicative of how you are doing with your diet, it could be water retention, muscle-growth etc etc etc. going forward, jut keep up the good work with exercise (eating back those exercise calories) and otherwise staying within your calorie limit and eating good, wholesome food. If you do this, the weight will start dropping off.

If you're building muscle it can take awhile for the scale to move. I only lost 2.5 lbs. the first five weeks, but I lost 17.75 inches.

It takes longer than a week to see much change, but you are possibly not eating enough.

5 lbs of fat is much bulkier than the 5 lbs of muscle, but five pounds is still five pounds. Muscle does not weigh more than fat.

http://www.onemorebite-weightloss.com/muscle-to-fat.html This will show you.

I have been doing my fitness pal for a week now being really good sticking to the 1200 cal and exercising 3 times a week and i have put on 2lb anyone know why ????help

I'd give it more time,you've only been doing this a week.

I would up your calorie intake and give it 2-3 weeks. See what happens.

Consider strength training as well,lifting heavy weights. Lifting weights does wonders.:)

It's because you're only eating 1200 calories.

^^^ THIS. It probably sounds scary to increase your calories when you're gaining, but 1200 calories is just too low. Increase it for a week and continue with the exercise and see what happens. :flowerforyou:

I have been doing my fitness pal for a week now being really good sticking to the 1200 cal and exercising 3 times a week and i have put on 2lb anyone know why ????help

It's because you're only eating 1200 calories.

this, try eating more in my opinion

good luck

Please please please STOP saying they're building muscle...not on 1200 calories a day.

With that said, it is most likely water weight from exercise (assuming you are accurate in your calorie count). Water weight can also be cause by your monthly cycle and a high sodium diet. Nothing to fret about. Weight loss trends should really be seen month to month rather than day to day or week to week.

I doubt it's starvation mode (a term overly abused anyway by those who truly DON"T understand what it means). But I do suggest you fuel your activity level. MFP is set up in a way that doesn't include your exercise in your activity level. Once you add exercise in, you must eat at least some of those calories to avoid too large of a deficit (which can cause muscle loss, and thus a decreased metabolism)

No need to be rude I think the point the previous poster was trying to make was VERY obvious to the rest of us. AKA a pound of muscle looks denser than fat. I think we are all intelligent enough to know that a pound= a pound regardless of what we are comparing

I have been doing my fitness pal for a week now being really good sticking to the 1200 cal and exercising 3 times a week and i have put on 2lb anyone know why ????help

It's because you're only eating 1200 calories.

This may or may not be accurate. I lose by eating 1200 calories and exercising every day. Sometimes I eat some of my exercise calories back; sometimes I don't.

When you first start exercising, sometimes your muscle retain some water. The 2 lbs cd be that.

Hang in there ... If you search this topic (about 1200 calories and eating back exercise calories), you will learn a lot from other people's experiences.

The 1200 a day would also depend on if you have had any type of WLS. I had a gastric bypass over three years ago and was told by my dietician not to go over 1200 cals. a day. I do maintain at that amount but have to kick it down in to the 800-900 range and really do a lot of exercise to lose this far out from my surgery. But again I have had WLS and things are a little different once you add that in. How fast a person loses is always different from someone else, don't be discouraged over a week, just try it for another week and I would imagine you will see some results if you stick to exercising and eating right and stay within your calorie goals.

Quality counts. If you are eating high quality proteins and carbs such as RAW fruits, vegetables and lean cuts of meat you will lose weight eating 1200 calories and exercising. However, if you are eating hot dogs, white breads, pastas, etc you may not lose weight due to your bodies digestion of high glycemic foods. Also, as others have mentioned you must look at water retention because of high salt intake and not eating enough food. As your body consumes far too few calories your body holds onto every calorie out of fear that it is in starvation mode. If you are doing all these things and still have problems losing weight, there could be something going on with your body prohibiting you from losing weight such as higher estrogen levels, or bloating from your period (if you're a woman)

As we start a new weight loss/exercise plan sometimes we trade fat for muscle so we don’t see any change on the scale. Take your measurements and keep that as a record. Many times we see changes in our clothing and measurements when we don’t see the numbers on the scale change. You will need to 'play' with your plan to see where your healthy weight loss comes into play.

Keep doing what you are doing and make sure you are getting in enough protein, veggies, fruits, good fats/oils, - basically the daily good health guidelines. Moderation and continuation will tell the final story.
We didn’t get to my fitness pal over night and we would lose the weight overnight. Slow and easy and steady make for a lasting journey. Changing our lifestyle as far as eating and exercising is the way to go – not fad diets with quick weight loss and return quick weight gain.

Also depending on the amount of exercise and effort you are exerting are you replenishing your caloric intake to compensate for that? Our bodies need a certain amount of fuel – food just like our cars need gasoline. They don’t work without proper fuel, lubrication and loving care.

I have been doing my fitness pal for a week now being really good sticking to the 1200 cal and exercising 3 times a week and i have put on 2lb anyone know why ????help

also what are those 1200 calories made of. see you can eat 1200calories worth of snickers, or 1200 calories worth of the "good" stuff good=subjective but most people agree fruits/veggies whatever have you. drink plenty water

Keep it up. Your body may be changing. It took me almost a month to start seeing the pounds drop but I noticed my body composition was changing daily. I've only lost 5 pounds but dropped one size (almost 2 sizes). My body is still changing but the scale is not showing a drastic weight loss. I keep focused on exercising, eating right and know that whatever the scale shows I am doing the right thing.