Having Trouble Losing Weight.

bmohearn

bmohearn

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I am 19 years old and I have been dieting for over a year now, and it just seems that I cannot lose weight. This month it has shown through though. I have been eating 1200 calories every day, and exercising like crazy. I've been watching my calories, fat intake, sodium, carbs, and protein. But somehow... I am still gaining weight. I will go down 1 lb, and then I will gain 4!! I just don't understand how this is possible. I'm getting really discouraged, and its bringing me to tears. I'm not sure what to do anymore. A thought crosses my mind that possibly my scale is off... because it is digital. Is a spring scale better?? What can someone recommend to me? Weight Watchers? If anyone knows the cost of weight watchers that would be helpful too.

I'm getting frustrated with this because I am working so hard and somehow it isn't working. My mother also has seliac's (sorry, not sure of the spelling)... and that made her unable to lose weight even when she is NOT eating, and throwing up from the sickness.

Please give me ANY suggestions you have.

- Brandy
 
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At your current weight 1200 calories a day, with exercise is entirely too low... You've been around here long enough to have read the stickied threads in nutrition to k now this... Read them now..and figure out an appropriate calorie count for yourself and slowly adjust your calories upwards to a reasonable level.

You can get the cost of weight watchers meetings by going to their website -every region has a different pricing scheme.
 
This thread should be a little enlightening
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weight-loss-media/19246-10-diet-myths-real-simple-magazine.html
Myth No. 8: To lose weight, you need to cut calories drastically.
The Theory: Eat much less; weigh much less.

The Reality: Sure, if you subsist on 1,200 calories a day, you’ll take off weight, but it won’t be for long. Consider an analysis of 31 studies of long-term diets, where the diets averaged 1,200 calories a day. The report, published last April in American Psychologist, found that within four to five years, the majority of dieters in these studies regained the weight they had lost. “Psychologically, it’s difficult for people to adhere to strict diets over a long period because they feel deprived and hungry,” says Traci Mann, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, and the lead author of the report. “Also, our bodies are brilliant at keeping us alive when we try to starve them.” Your body becomes more efficient at using the calories you consume, so you need fewer to survive. In addition, people who are put on a very-low-calorie diet (800 calories a day) have an increased risk of developing gallstones and digestive issues.

The Best Advice: Don’t starve yourself. “If you want to lose weight and keep it off forever, you need a modest calorie restriction that you simply continue and never stop,” says nutritionist Christopher Gardner. But what’s the right number of calories for you? Use this easy formula, a favorite of cardiologist Thomas Lee, editor in chief of the Harvard Heart Letter.

First find your activity level on the table below. Multiply your weight by the number indicated. (You may fall between two categories. If that’s the case, adjust the number by adding a point or so.) The result is the number of calories you need to maintain your weight. Let’s say you weigh 135 pounds and do light exercise one to three days a week. Multiply 135 by 13.5 to get, approximately, 1,800 calories. If you want to drop some pounds, try cutting out 250 calories a day, says Lee. In a year, if you make no other changes, you could be 26 pounds lighter. Exercise more and you could lose more, too.

And Your Number Is…
You Exercise: Almost never
Multiply Your Current Weight By: 12

You Exercise: Lightly, one to three days a week
Multiply Your Current Weight By: 13.5

You Exercise: Moderately, three to five days a week
Multiply Your Current Weight By: 15.5

You Exercise: Vigorously, six to seven days a week
Multiply Your Current Weight By: 17

You Exercise: Vigorously, daily, and you have a physical job
Multiply Your Current Weight By: 19
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I agree that what you are eating is too little to be healthy or the most efficient way to lose weight, but it doesn't make any sense that you are not losing. Surely your metabolism can't slow down that much? I've been there, done that with the eating too little. It wasn't healthy but I still lost weight. If you really are sure you have just been eating 1200kcal a day then maybe you should see a doctor to see if you have a medical problem.

Re your mum, do you mean she has celiac disease? Surely that would mean she would lose weight even if she is eating properly rather than the other way round... because celiac disease stops you absorbing food properly. Why did you mention your mum? Do you think you might have celiac disease too? It does run in families so if you haven't been tested already you probably should be (you don't have to be experiencing symptoms to have it), but it wouldn't explain why you can't lose weight.
 
Update: I have lost the weight. I was having a bad 2 days. Caterpillar: My mom does have celiac disease. BUt she would gain gain gain. Its actually a normal thing to happen.

I lost weight almost immediately after I upped my calories. I felt a little guilty doing it...but I ended up losing 1 more pound then I gained!
 
Yeah its funny how that works. I was on a program about 10 years ago that Actually increased the calories every week and I was up to 3500-4000 a day toward the end and was loosing weight--it was 100% whole non processed foods with little to no fat--impossible to maintain for me. It was good in that it shattered my expectations that you had to starve to loose weight.

Anyway, im glad you are having more success with the calorie increase!
 
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