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    Not eating all my calories = no weight loss

    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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    • 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!
    • Posts: 361 Member
      yes i do 3 40 min walks a day mon-fri and either a dvd or running
    • Posts: 47 Member
      bump
    • Posts: 361 Member
      think its simple really i need to eat more
    • Posts: 2,673 Member
      There is not enough information on you to comment. If it was working, why did you slash your calories?
    • 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.
    • Posts: 361 Member
      wanted to lose more weight quicker.......
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 636 Member
      wanted to lose more weight quicker.......

      Unfortunately our bodies don't work that way. Eat more!
    • Posts: 266 Member
      Make sure you are tracking all your calories.
      If this is definitly not working up your cals.
    • 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?
    • 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?
    • 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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