Fat in Ottawa's Journal, 12 May 20

What do you eat? 

there are a lot of things that influence the overall weight. exercise - could have slight muscle inflammation. eat more sodium - could be water retention, get less sleep in the last few nights - your body senses that as stress and stores more. was it an abnormal activity - could be you just haven't seen the results yet. there are a lot of factors when it comes to weight loss, but remember just because the scale didn't go down doesn't mean you're not burning fat. there will even come a time when youre gaining "weight" in the concept of muscle mass if you are given to working out.... the most important thing is staying consistent with a caloric deficit of some sort. doesn't need to be crazy, just consistent. weightloss hardly ever shows results quickly, and sometimes you'll go three weeks before you see a single pound of change, but the key is to keep moving forward and understanding that effort does always translate to the scale right away. Eat good food and keep your mindset right and things will work out.  

I’m 200 lbs, about 6ft. I can’t lose weight consuming the calories this app tells me to eat. I work out 4-5 times a week. I also do a bit of bicycling. To lose weight, I find I need to keep my calorie intake between 1500-1800, with more days closer to 1500 than 1800. Even when I’m successful, my weight barely changes from week to week. But from time to time, I see big two to three pound drops. It took me a while to figure out what works for me, and how my body reacts. I’m still learning. 

I've been stuck for 5 days. even cutting below 1500. thanks for the encouraging words. I will stay the course.(and the courses) 

Try adding intermittent fasting. 

Eat in an 8 hour window only 

Dr. Berg and Dr Fung have great utubes on intermittent fasting. Good luck. 

Are you checking your salt intake? It might be water retention 

Have your thyroid checked just incase you have hypothyroidism.  

There's like.. no way you burned 1k calories on cardio. Most people overestimate their calories burned, and underestimate calories eaten. 

1000 calories burned ? Wow that would take me 2+ hours of fast running or cycling up an incline. 

I did burn 1000 calories. I did a power walk for 90 minutes and a 40 minute jog. 

Thank you everyone who commented. 

I indulged in trail mix and peanut butter/honey bagel over weekend, expected a gain and lost .5...go figure. 

Keep at it man. Healthy weight loss is like 1-2 lbs per week. That doesn’t mean the first week you’re gonna lose 1-2 lbs. over the course of 6+ weeks hopefully you’ll lose 6lbs. Could be 1 lb 1 week, zero the next, then 2 the following week (3lbs 3 weeks). What I’m saying is don’t let the scale derail you. Keep at it, stay consistent, have fun and over time, you’ll see a change. Can’t look for short term. Lifestyle change and mental attitude is most important :) 

No weight loss at all? 1800 kcal is too low imo if you’re burning 1000 kcals per workout! I’m using this calculator and it’s working really well for me: https://scoobysworkshop.com/weight-loss-meal-planner/ Also, this guy’s amazing, lots of free content and no BS weight loss tips! Good luck man 

Maybe your body is conserving energy. It may be working against you. Id up your fat/protein intake.