trying 1 month and no weight loss!!!

ABHY7
ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I need help folks..i've been going to the gym the last 6 weeks, doing weight class and strider and treadmill. I've stuck to a 1400 calorie a day diet and STILL cannot lose any weight (besides 1lb). I've toned up alright, but i still weigh the same. What am i doing wrong???
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  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    My guess without even asking to look at your food log is not eating enough. Like countless others.
  • AEJhoi
    AEJhoi Posts: 36
    Maybe you are building muscle, or you should check you BMR, it really helped me!
  • sa7toot
    sa7toot Posts: 10
    I'm not a doctor, but I guess you are gaining muscles weight as well. Again.. check your diet and make sure that you are burning enough calories..
    I don't mind having a muscle cell instead of each fat cell i got. :tongue:
  • alicepoppyh
    alicepoppyh Posts: 88
    I've only lost about 3.5lb since January- it's really frustrating- but if you're going to the gym that much, it's probably that you're building up looooads of muscles which are heavier :) Have you checked your measurements instead? I do waist/hips/chest/bicep/thigh. If it is that, you'll see the difference there instead.

    Not all about the lbs as I'm often told, but I can understand your frustration, I'm in the same boat.
  • mrseelmerfudd
    mrseelmerfudd Posts: 506 Member
    You have said you have toned. you may be building muscles and so you wont be seeing a difference on the scales. record your inch loss. also ensure you are getting a net of at least 1200 cals a day!
  • ABHY7
    ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
    ok not eating enough...I have a full breakfast (boiled egg, 2 slices of whoelgrain toast) and tea, then lunch i try to have dinner - spag bowl or meat, spuds and veg) and fruit. Then tea fishfingers & veg or beans on toast. Because I go to the gym in the evening i thought it best to eat earlier. Is this wrong?

    Thanks how do you check your BMR?
  • youknome
    youknome Posts: 63
    Have you also kept measures of your waist, hips, chest etc ? That's a better indicator of weight loss more so than the scale.
  • ABHY7
    ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
    Thanks for replies, i'll check my ratio measurements...very frustrating!! I hate the scales!!
  • Emagali74
    Emagali74 Posts: 132 Member
    Theres a BMR Calculator on this site- under the Tools Heading I believe.

    If you want proper advice then make your food diary public. My guess is youre not eating enough for the calories you are burning or you are building muscle. Again it depends what exercise you are doing what you are eating..... do you eat a lot of processed food?

    Are you following a diet that someone at the gym has put together for you? Sometimes they are designed specifically to help you build muscle without weight loss???

    Muscle weighs the same as fat everyone.....!!! lol just less dense, takes up less space pound for pound.....

    Emma
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator BMR tool, another number to confuse you with ;-)
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member

    Muscle weighs the same as fat everyone.....!!! lol just less dense, takes up less space pound for pound.....

    err, it's MORE dense as it takes up less space per pound
  • tashajo414
    tashajo414 Posts: 21 Member
    I have always been under the assumption to eat after working out because your metabolism is still working hard...maybe rather than eating your dinner at lunch time, have a small portioned lunch and eat the dinner after your work out...
  • chiefsgirl0907
    chiefsgirl0907 Posts: 2
    The first time I tried to lose weight after my daughter was born, it took 2 months for anything to happen at all, despite doing everything right. Then I dropped 12 pounds in a week. Stopped for a week. Dropped another 12 in the following week. It all happened so fast that I was worried I had gotten sick! Went in for blood work and all was fine. I settled into a nice routine and kept the weight off for years until a surgery kicked me out of the gym for 6 weeks, That was 6 years ago...just now getting back on track. DO NOT GIVE UP!!!
  • m000nlover
    m000nlover Posts: 12
    LIMIT YOUR CARB FOR 100 ONLY , AND YOU CAN SEE RESULT AM SURE ABOUT THAT


    I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS WAS MY MAGIC SOLUTION
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    My guess without even asking to look at your food log is not eating enough. Like countless others.

    ^^^^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^
  • AEJhoi
    AEJhoi Posts: 36
    http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

    I also found this one helpful. Try not to eat less than the extreme fat loss.
    If you are going to eat some extra calories you can always make then without fat , or maybe drink them

    When you calculate your BMR eat atleast that and even some more because you are working out so much, that way your body has enough energy. In my first week i was eating below 1200 and exercising every day, and I even gained a pound, then the second week I ate my BMR, some days more, and I was almost 2 pounds below my initial weight, so I lost about 3 pounds in total. Hope this works for you aswell.
  • emmalou2206
    emmalou2206 Posts: 109 Member
    Don't know how much gym work you are doing but you are probably losing fat and converting it to muscle. You say you have toned up. Last spring I went to the gym 4-5 times a week for several months and hardly lost any weight at all but I toned up loads. I have since learnt since then that I probably wasn't eating enough, you still need to fuel your body to do all that exercise.

    I have also been told that its best to eat after exercise but also to eat something before your workout too. You should also weigh yourself before and after exercise and replace fluid losses. Drink 20-24 fl oz water for every 1 lb lost


    http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/aa081403.htm
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    Muscle weighs the same as fat everyone.....!!!

    Not true...ever...
    lol just less dense, takes up less space pound for pound.....

    Also not true and, yet, somehow...still manages to be contradictory to your previous statement.

    :huh:
  • ABHY7
    ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
    Wow thanks for your replies...i feel i have toned and gained muscle - hence the scales wont move! I'll try eating my dinner after the gym, although it would be late at night - humm...so much advice here - its great!!! Thank you all
  • MelanieAG05
    MelanieAG05 Posts: 359 Member
    Have a look at this http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/

    It helped me a lot in terms of getting the numbers right. I go with the lowest number and eat some of my exercise calories.

    I would agree with the other replies - if you are working out a lot then you will be changing shape and replacing fat with muscle. Fat loss doesn't necessarily mean weight loss!
  • KGFitnessGuru
    KGFitnessGuru Posts: 41
    Check your food, diet is 70% gym and workouts are 30% .. small portions every 3 hours, for example chicken, brown rice or sweet potatoes, and veggies. egg whites only and regular oatmeal for breakfast. water or green tea only. things like that are a huge huge part of it. your body needs certain things to burn.. think of our bodies as cars if you do not put fuel in them they will not work.. our bodies are the same way. how many times are you eating??? how often. train your body to eat at the same times everyday.
  • KGFitnessGuru
    KGFitnessGuru Posts: 41
    btw one pound of fat is one pound of muscle weighs the same.. 1 pound is 1 pound all fat does is take more room up cause its fat. muscle is lean so takes up less space.. it doesn't change the weight of it. FYI
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    . think of our bodies as cars if you do not put fuel in them they will not work..

    however like cars we do have large fuel tanks so don't have to be eating constantly.
  • KGFitnessGuru
    KGFitnessGuru Posts: 41
    if you eat every 3 hours small portions you will lose weight.. I lost over 40 pounds with my diet and how our bodies works and functions.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    if you eat every 3 hours small portions you will lose weight.. I lost over 40 pounds with my diet and how our bodies works and functions.

    is that 8 times per 24 hours ?

    or 6 times and sleep in the gap ?

    would 8 * 300 calories make me lose more weight than 6 * 400 or 3 * 800 ?
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    Are you sure you are eating enough? We see this exact post time after time after time on the forums and usually the problem is not eating enough. As someone else mentioned, you need to check your BMR and then you need to find out your TDEE. These two numbers - while guesstimations - will give you a good idea of where you need to be calorie-wise.

    Also, the key to being successful with this is to learn what YOUR body wants - not listen to what mine wants or someone else's wants. YOURS. Someone mentioned lowering carbs - not everyone loses weight on low carb (I personally do not - my body LOVES carbs and when I don't give it enough of them? I get grumpy and start gaining weight. I'm probably the ONLY person who gained weight on a low carb "diet").

    Others will mention gaining muscle - it is nearly impossible to gain muscle on a calorie deficit. Quite honestly, women have a harder time gaining muscle because we lack the testosterone needed for massive muscle gain (hence why we don't "bulk up" when we lift heavy).

    How often you eat and what times you eat do not make a difference in weight loss. It is all about creating a deficit, but not one that is too large.


    http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators.html

    That site will tell you your BMR and TDEE. I definitely recommend using the calculators. If necessary, adjust your daily calorie intake.

    Edited to add: I tried to look at your food diary to see what your net calories have been, but it isn't public.
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    My guess without even asking to look at your food log is not eating enough. Like countless others.
    This is like 90% of people on MFP. Undereating.
  • ABHY7
    ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
    I'm sorry but how do i make my food profile public? I've missed the first 2 weeks in April but started again on Sunday...otherwise it dates back to January. Need to get motivated again!!
  • ABHY7
    ABHY7 Posts: 70 Member
    Got it sorted. thanks
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    ok not eating enough...I have a full breakfast (boiled egg, 2 slices of whoelgrain toast) and tea, then lunch i try to have dinner - spag bowl or meat, spuds and veg) and fruit. Then tea fishfingers & veg or beans on toast. Because I go to the gym in the evening i thought it best to eat earlier. Is this wrong?

    Thanks how do you check your BMR?
    Let's see your diary.

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