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Not eating all my calories = no weight loss

Becca21
Becca21 Posts: 361 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
for the past month ive been eating less and less 1200-1400 and ive not lost any weight were as January i would eat 1800-2100 calories
and lose 2lbs -1lb a week every week. why is this.

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  • pritti123
    pritti123 Posts: 2 Member
    Do you work out? My sister does and her personal trainer said she needs to eat more calories to help the weight loss!
  • Becca21
    Becca21 Posts: 361 Member
    yes i do 3 40 min walks a day mon-fri and either a dvd or running
  • windybaer
    windybaer Posts: 47 Member
    bump
  • Becca21
    Becca21 Posts: 361 Member
    think its simple really i need to eat more
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    There is not enough information on you to comment. If it was working, why did you slash your calories?
  • Givemewings
    Givemewings Posts: 864 Member
    Definitely you need to eat more. If you exercise you need to eat the majority of those cals back...I've lost 49lbs this way.
  • Becca21
    Becca21 Posts: 361 Member
    wanted to lose more weight quicker.......
  • netchik
    netchik Posts: 587 Member
    1000's of posts on not eating enough to maintain weight loss. Do a search and you'll see why it's important to stick with MFP's recommendations.
  • c_pointer
    c_pointer Posts: 12 Member
    Eat more, but be mindful of the of foods you are consumping, and drink at least 64 oz. of water per day.
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    I see this over and over....it's really starting to crack me up. If it ain't broke don't try to fix it.
  • Kristinemomof3
    Kristinemomof3 Posts: 636 Member
    wanted to lose more weight quicker.......

    Unfortunately our bodies don't work that way. Eat more!
  • 000WhiteRose000
    000WhiteRose000 Posts: 266 Member
    Make sure you are tracking all your calories.
    If this is definitly not working up your cals.
  • prism6
    prism6 Posts: 484 Member
    to all those commenting on eating back your calorie. If you haven't been, can you just start adding 300 calories a day? or should it be gradual?
  • 714rah714
    714rah714 Posts: 759 Member
    There is not enough information on you to comment. If it was working, why did you slash your calories?
    You found something that was working for you, why change?
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    to all those commenting on eating back your calorie. If you haven't been, can you just start adding 300 calories a day? or should it be gradual?

    Nope, you can just add them in, no need to slowly scale up. As long as you are still in a calorie deficit, which you will be if you follow MFP's settings, you won't gain weight. The only time I added in calories slowly was when I was switching to maintenance, but that's a whole 'nother ballgame. I
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