CANNOT get under 130
anphi14
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I have been under a regime for about two months and I've hardly lost anything. I work out, eat well and at my calorie limit. It's getting very frustrating because I've been fluctuating in the 130s for a few years now. 
Any tips?
Any tips?
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bump... I have the same problem :sad:0
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How tall are you?0
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That's a very low weight (depending on how tall you are, but for the average person, that's great). It may be your body's way of telling you it's at it's sweet spot; it may not function as well below it.0
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oh man my goal is 130... I am 5'4 should I lower my goal... and if you can't get past it oh man. :huh:0
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Open your diary.0
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That's a very low weight (depending on how tall you are, but for the average person, that's great). It may be your body's way of telling you it's at it's sweet spot; it may not function as well below it.
I agree ^^ Depending on your body shape/height, you may already be at your healthy weight.0 -
Yes, i had gone through that, then someone told me this piece of wisdom and it really worked.....
eat a few calories less that your goal one or two days in a row
exceed with healthy food your goal calories one day
continue regular exercises
your body is like a battery that builds a memory and it learns to adjust to your habits.
This throws the body off so it doesn't just maintain.
It works!0 -
Given the inspirations you have listed, I am guessing you are aiming for too low a weight for your height and build.0
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I agree, this may be your body's way of telling you that this is a good weight for you and you shouldn't go lower.
If you're unhappy with the way you look or feel, never fear! Focus on working out moreso than eating at a deficit. Try to get a good mix of cardio (to burn fat) and strength training (to build muscle) going. You may not lose much weight but I guarantee you will see the inches melting right off!0 -
Do you have cheat days? This is what works for me. I have a hard time going under my 1200 calorie a day goal but what I do is cheat once a week. I eat whatever I want. I also change up my exercise so I keep my body guessing. I do go under calories quite a bit but what works for me is to keep my body guessing. I hope this helps. Good luck on your journey and you will break through it.0
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I have the same issue working out, watching what i eat and not budging a lb for over a year. i just tried atkins kept my carbs under 20 and only from salad and finally lost a few lbs. even if i only went to 129. hey the scale finally moved .. good luck0
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I know how you feel. I just want to be under 130 and I'm about 5 pounds away.
I'm not always good with my diet however, and I know if I were to watch what I ate for a month I would probably get to where I want to be
If something isn't working than fix/change it. Your body won't change because it has gotten used to what you have been doing. If you really want to drop those last few pounds. Evaluate your program and make some changes.
And I agree to the above poster. How tall are you? I'm short 5'3" so getting to that weight is a fair goal... if you are much taller than that, it will be difficult simply because your body won't like to be at a weight that low.0 -
I have been under a regime for about two months and I've hardly lost anything. I work out, eat well and at my calorie limit. It's getting very frustrating because I've been fluctuating in the 130s for a few years now.
Any tips?
What does workout well mean? How many times a week, what is avg calorie burn for those workouts?
What is calorie limit you are at? Please don't say 1200! Well, ok, say it if it's so.
Do you feed the workouts, do you eat the exercise credits you were given because 1200 already has a deficit to it?0 -
I'm 5'3" and currently 130. My goal is 120. I cannot get past 130 either. Sucks, because even if my body is comfortable at this weight, I AM NOT. I have just started to do more strength training and with heavier weights & cardio every other day. I'm also trying to eat only lean protein, veggies and fruits (no junk). Hopefully we can all push through this! Good luck!0
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You might very well be at your body's best weight already. How tall are you?0
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I just cut everything white out of my diet and I'm starting to see results. The only bread I use is Ezekiel bread and limit it to 2 pieces max per day. No carbs other than what I get out of carrots and other veggies. No potatoes either. This is what I'm following
http://lowcarblisa.tripod.com/thescarsdalemedicaldiet/id18.html
great things is, is no calories restriction, so as long as you are staying in your 1200 limit, this should do the trick! Good luck!0 -
Oh and I'm 5'3 with the same weight goal, taking into consideration my BMI too. Im not very muscular, but toned from yoga, running and Turbofire.0
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If you can't lose weight for weeks on end, it's BECAUSE YOU ARE EATING TOO MUCH.
When you are in your healthy range, and especially when you only have a few lbs to lose, you have to usually eat below your BMR to lose at any see-able pace. I ran the number for another lady and if she were eating at a 15% cut from her TDEE, she was only going to lose 1 pound every seven weeks. That is just entirely discouraging for anyone. You are off by your cal count even a little bit and you can blow it.
If you are wanting to lose weight, I would drop your daily goal by 250 a day and reassess in a couple weeks (this is about 1/2 lb per week loss). Yeah yeah yeah, depending on what you are eating, you might drop below the "golden" 1,200. If you are small though (you sound like you are) you will be fine. I am 5'5" 135 lbs and ate at 1,150 for 7 weeks and lost about 1.4 lbs a week (I since upped it since I only wanted to lose 1 lb a week, but just to show you, I felt fine at the time and it is totally doable).
Don't beleive this CRAP they are telling you about "maybe that is where you are supposed to be." 130 lbs is EASILY within the healthy range for your height. If you aren't losing weight, it means it's because you are eating at your maintenance. EVERYONE'S body is going to not lose weight when you eat at your maintenance. That's it. You need to eat less to lose.
Good luck! :flowerforyou: You CAN DO IT!0 -
Do you have cheat days? This is what works for me. I have a hard time going under my 1200 calorie a day goal but what I do is cheat once a week. I eat whatever I want. I also change up my exercise so I keep my body guessing. I do go under calories quite a bit but what works for me is to keep my body guessing. I hope this helps. Good luck on your journey and you will break through it.
I also want to add that I am 5"4" and used to weigh 165 and now weight 120 and have kept that weight for the past 3 months.0 -
I am there with you now!!!
I have been successful in the past achieving 128 by cutting carbs and working out 6 days a week, with 2 days of weight lifting. I keep my calorie count right around 1000 - 1200. I am 5' 6. For me it is all about cutting the carbs and wine!!! The weight just falls off. I was 140 at the middle of last week coming off a 20 day vacation of eating with reckless abandon and drinking a glass or two (or more :-))of red wine every night. I freaked out! So since Wednesday I have lost 6 lbs. by cutting carbs, no wine and getting back to an hour of cardio a day. I will be back there in less than 2 weeks!!! My promise to my self.
I will say it sure is a lot harder now that I am over 41.
Good luck and keep up the positive attitude!!0 -
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If you can't lose weight for weeks on end, it's BECAUSE YOU ARE EATING TOO MUCH.
When you are in your healthy range, and especially when you only have a few lbs to lose, you have to usually eat below your BMR to lose at any see-able pace. I ran the number for another lady and if she were eating at a 15% cut from her TDEE, she was only going to lose 1 pound every seven weeks. That is just entirely discouraging for anyone. You are off by your cal count even a little bit and you can blow it.
If you are wanting to lose weight, I would drop your daily goal by 250 a day and reassess in a couple weeks (this is about 1/2 lb per week loss). Yeah yeah yeah, depending on what you are eating, you might drop below the "golden" 1,200. If you are small though you will be fine. I am 5'5" 135 lbs and ate at 1,150 for 7 weeks and lost about 1.4 lbs a week (I since upped it since I only wanted to lose 1 lb a week, but just to show you, I felt fine at the time and it is totally doable).
Don't beleive this CRAP they are telling you about "maybe that is where you are supposed to be." 130 lbs is EASILY withint the healthy range for your height. If you aren't losing weight, it means it's because you are eating at your maintenance. EVERYONE'S body is going to not lose weight when you eat at your maintenance. That's it. You need to eat less to lose.
Eating below your BMR leads to muscle loss....
Our bodies are constantly striving for balance. It gets used to the calorie level so when you stop losing you up your calories to be closer to your maintenance goal. Not drop them.
Eating 250 calories below your TDEE equals to a one pound weight loss every two weeks. When you only have 10 pounds to lose that is a fairly normal level. Want a little bit more, bump it up to 500 below your TDEE. That is one pound a week. Incredibly doable.
Eating well below 1200 calories a day leads to faster weight loss, but the weight you lose is more from muscle and less from fat. Not to mention all the damage you are doing to your metabolism. No one should EVER have a maintenance of 1200 or less. The average female needs close to 2000 calories a day to maintain current weight. Not to mention all the missing nutrients in the diet due to such a low calorie level.
I lost a pound a week eating 1600+ calories a day.0 -
If you can't lose weight for weeks on end, it's BECAUSE YOU ARE EATING TOO MUCH.
Especially when you are in your healthy range, and especially when you only have a few lbs to lose, you have to usually eat below your BMR to lose at any see-able pace. I ran the number for another lady and if she were eating at a 15% cut from her TDEE, she was only going to lose 1 pound every seven weeks. That is just entirely discouraging for anyone. You are off by your cal count even a little bit and you can blow it.
If you are wanting to lose weight, I would drop your daily goal by 250 a day and reassess in a couple weeks (this is about 1/2 lb wever week loss). Yeah yeah yeah, depending on what you are eating, you might drop below the "golden" 1,200. If you are small though you will be fine. I am 5'5" 135 lbs and ate at 1,150 for 7 weeks and lost about 1.4 lbs a week (I since upped it since I only wanted to lose 1 lb a week, but just to show you, I felt fine at the time and it is totally doable).
Don't beleive this CRAP they are telling you about "maybe that is where you are supposed to be." If you aren't losing weight, it means it's because you are eating at your maintenance. EVERYONE'S body is going to not lose weight when you eat at your maintenance. That's it. You need to eat less to lose.
So without knowing how much is being eaten, how much is being burned off, how much daily activity is creating the deficit, age/height/weight, you are going to assume that less eating is the solution automatically?
What a wonderful direction to suggest, when MFP does that direction automatically based on user goals/selections.
Odds are, for what usually happens on this site with women usually selecting Sedentary activity level and 2lbs weight loss weekly goal, and being given goals below their BMR already, the majority of stalls are caused by slowed metabolism - born out by the fact that when they DO eat MORE - they start to lose weight again.
All the suggestions from those that experienced it and fixed it the better way (rather lose slower or faster with slower or faster metabolism?) by raising calories speak to how many experience this exact issue.
I wasn't assuming, but my odds are better than yours what the issue is.
Suggesting eating too much as the reason means someone must be eating all their deficit calories, in other words all their daily activity, and potentially their exercise calories if not already.
Very few people really have activity levels with fewer than 500 cals separation between BMR and TDEE.
UNLESS - they have slowed their metabolism down.0 -
EXACTLY!0
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If you can't lose weight for weeks on end, it's BECAUSE YOU ARE EATING TOO MUCH.
When you are in your healthy range, and especially when you only have a few lbs to lose, you have to usually eat below your BMR to lose at any see-able pace. I ran the number for another lady and if she were eating at a 15% cut from her TDEE, she was only going to lose 1 pound every seven weeks. That is just entirely discouraging for anyone. You are off by your cal count even a little bit and you can blow it.
If you are wanting to lose weight, I would drop your daily goal by 250 a day and reassess in a couple weeks (this is about 1/2 lb per week loss). Yeah yeah yeah, depending on what you are eating, you might drop below the "golden" 1,200. If you are small though (you sound like you are) you will be fine. I am 5'5" 135 lbs and ate at 1,150 for 7 weeks and lost about 1.4 lbs a week (I since upped it since I only wanted to lose 1 lb a week, but just to show you, I felt fine at the time and it is totally doable).
Don't beleive this CRAP they are telling you about "maybe that is where you are supposed to be." 130 lbs is EASILY within the healthy range for your height. If you aren't losing weight, it means it's because you are eating at your maintenance. EVERYONE'S body is going to not lose weight when you eat at your maintenance. That's it. You need to eat less to lose.
Good luck! :flowerforyou: You CAN DO IT!
LOVE this :flowerforyou: So nice to see sense for a change. I too am already in my "healthy range" at 130lb and 5"6, but i am not happy there at all! I'm aiming for 120 and haven't lost anything on over a month. I've been so discouraged i've actually blown it completely a few days these last couple of weeks. I really don't know what the answer is, but good luck, and ignore those saying maybe you're body is happy where you are etc etc xx0 -
How much are you working out? If you are working out a lot, you may need an active recovery week with lots of walking and less strenuous workouts. For me, overtraining can be a problem and I get ravenous and cranky and my weight loss slows to a crawl. The last time I did a recovery week, I lost weight immediately after.0
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Eating 250 calories below your TDEE equals to a one pound weight loss every two weeks. When you only have 10 pounds to lose that is a fairly normal level. Want a little bit more, bump it up to 500 below your TDEE. That is one pound a week. Incredibly doable.
Eating well below 1200 calories a day leads to faster weight loss, but the weight you lose is more from muscle and less from fat. Not to mention all the damage you are doing to your metabolism. No one should EVER have a maintenance of 1200 or less. The average female needs close to 2000 calories a day to maintain current weight. Not to mention all the missing nutrients in the diet due to such a low calorie level.
I lost a pound a week eating 1600+ calories a day.
Good for you. I need 1,800 cals a day to maintain my weight, and I am 5'5". That's less than 2,000, first off. Maybe this "Average female" needs close to 2,000 cals a day because the "average female" is OVERWEIGHT. And what do you suggest for women who are shorter than me, which is HALF the female population of the United States? You contradict yourself by saying you should at at a 500 cal cut to lose an lb a week but YET AT THE SAME TIME you shouldn't eat below 1,200. What if your TDEE is 1,400?, which the OP is probably closer to.
If you are smaller, you need less cals. PERIOD. It is RIDICULOUS to say that a 6'4" man and a 5'1" woman should have the same "don't eat below this rule." :explode: It IS ALL relative.0 -
So without knowing how much is being eaten, how much is being burned off, how much daily activity is creating the deficit, age/height/weight, you are going to assume that less eating is the solution automatically?
UHM, yeah. I am going to assume that basic SCIENCE is the solution: your body burns calories to live, and if you aren't losing weight is because you are not burning enough for what you are eating. I am not going to get into an arguement here about the prevelence of starvation mode. You quite obviously are bitter about something though.Very few people really have activity levels with fewer than 500 cals separation between BMR and TDEE.
UNLESS - they have slowed their metabolism down.
VERY FEW PEOPLE DO HUH?? Well, LET'S SEE. MY BMR is 1,500. MY TDEE (sedentary multiplier is 1.2) is 1,800. THAT IS 300 CALORIES by my count. My metabolism is in no ways slowed down, IN FACT it is 200 cals a day FASTER than the average woman for my weight and height.
Let's take it FURTHER. Since MOST people in the US are sedentary, we will use that. YOUR BMR would have to be ALMOST 2,500 (!!!!!) for your TDEE to be near 500 cals different. YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE A 6 FOOT TALL 360 LB (24 year old) WOMAN FOR YOUR TDEE TO BE AT LEAST 500 CALS FROM YOUR BMR.
Really!!! :explode:0 -
If you are smaller, you need less calls. PERIOD. It is RIDICULOUS to say that a 6'4" man and a 5'1" woman should have the same "don't eat below this rule." :explode: It IS ALL relative.
Completely agree. (5' 2", small frame)
My weight went up a 1/2 pound from three or four days ago. I know exactly why. It was what I ate.0
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