Why am I not loosing weight?!

[Anonymous]

I eat super healthy and only 1200-1300 calories a day. I run, dance, ride and do weights and stuff. And no matter what, I'm still kinda chunky. I'm pretty frustrated about it. I'm about ready to just not eat again. I almost looked better that way.

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+1 y

Ok well I need to rephrase this.. I'm at a healthy weight.. But heavier than I want to be. Still kinda chunky but not huge.

[WoIIie]

When you say you're eating 1200-1300 calories per day while running 2-3 miles, dancing, and handling weights... that seems a little farfetched. Not only would you lose weight, you would lose muscle and barely function. Focus less on limiting calories (you can go up to 2000) and focus more on workouts.

Spending a lot of time doing exercises doesn't mean much. Workouts do not get better with time, they get better with INTENSITY. So if you're walking for one hour, you'll burn calories but you won't be doing yourself any favors. Try running as hard as you can for 10 minutes instead. Be more aggressive with your workouts and DON'T STARVE YOURSELF! Your body can use the energy.

[Longshot]

Are you eating "good calories" like protein, fruit and vegetables? Or are you eating fatty or fried foods? Do you eat sweet foods with refined sugars. In short, there are lots of "bad" calories out there.

Also are you varying your workout? Your body can get conditioned to a certain routine and sometimes you have to vary what you are doing.

[madmisskelly]

Do you eat a diet high in fat? Sometimes that will do it.

You may want to cut back on the amount of fruit you are eating, and eat more veggies.

How do you know you are only eating 1200-1300 calories per day? Are you keeping a diary?

[rachiee]

What are you eating? And how intense are you working out and for how long? Also, how many days a week do you workout?

[Asker]

I run 2-3 miles a day, lots of weight reps and alternate a lot of other stuff.. so, a lot. I eat whole grains, fruits and veggies, eggs.. that type of stuff. Not much meat.. and I try to stay away from dairy. Lots of fiber too.

[rachiee]

You should try to get protein in. Either fish or chicken (baked or grilled). How long have you been doing this? I suggest you should try to switch up your routine. Your body gets to a point where its used to a certain routine when done all the time and it doesn't react well to those workouts as much. Also a lot of fiber can make you bloat. You need to make sure you drink A LOT of water if you're getting a lot of fiber. The water will flush it down.

[Asker]

Are beans as good for protein? And I do drink a ton of water. That's about all I drink.

[rachiee]

What kind of beans? They don't have a lot of protein usually. You need to switch up your diet to get more of a balance. Are you a vegetarian? Becuase that's what it sounds like. If so, soy products are fine. It just depends on what you get.

[Asker]

uh I kinda am.. not totally though.. But I'll try too change it up a little.. thanks :)

[rachiee]

No prob (: Just change up your diet/workout routine and see how that goes. Good luck!

[imonfire]

You are still very young. You should, of course, not stop eating! Your life style sounds very healthy, more so than the vast majority of people (especially young girls).

You should be proud of yourself! I'm sure that you are beautiful. Self image is a process of gradual maturity, the way you feel about yourself today is not necessarily how you will feel tomorrow.

[kheserthorpe]

You mention 'not eat again'.

Are you a former anorexic?

What kind of weight routine are you doing?

What's happening to your waistline, not just on the scale?

If you can, take your body temperature when you wake up, I'd be interested to know that too - it would give some clues with what your metabolism is up to.

Also, seriously, what do you weigh? We can't give actual, good advice about this without knowing that.

[Anonymous]

The most likely reason is that you're eating more than 1200-1300 calories a day, because people are notoriously bad at counting calories.

The other option is that you're not burning calories as well as you think. For example, if you have very low muscle mass, then you're not burning calories too well at all.

[Anonymous]

If you're certain you're only consuming that many calories a day, you also need to calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate / Resting Metabolic rate. That will tell you if you are at a calorie deficit or close to breaking even.

Also, how long have you stuck to this exercise / diet?

[martyfellow]

You must be cheating too much on your diet. One day's ice cream can cancel a week's good behavior..

[Asker]

haha I don't though! That's the problem.

[martyfellow]

If your scenario is true, only cheating on your diet could explain your not getting results. Either that or you're sleepwalking and eating then!

[Anonymous]

if you have been doing it for oa feow weeks, really only eatin that much and not cheating, I would see a nutritionist or even a doctor, maybe something else is wrong like your thyroid or metabolism is not right.

[davematthewsband589]

How long have you been doing this for?

[Asker]

about 3 years? I was kinda anorexic before that. And all unhealthy.. so now I do this, and still don't like how I'm looking.

[Rashad]

Genetics

[Asker]

ha that could definitely be part of it.