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I’m trying to loose weight I’ve limited cal intake to 1200 day All healthy I run 3 miles 4 times a week + 4 HITT circuits a week but no loss

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I’m not sure where I’m going wrong. Haven’t lost any weight in two weeks

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S11m in reply to JayA35

I am fortunate that I am able to lose weight without much difficulty...

A large proportion of the members here have difficulty losing weight... some "perfect people" would be able to lose weight rapidly doing what you are doing, but, if it does not work for you, then, I think moreless is right, and you are trying too hard.

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Hi and welcome, JayA35 :)

I suspect you've decreased your calories too far and have put your body into starvation mode. This will explain more healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

You might also like to log your menus on our daily diary, so that we can see what you're eating and offer specific advice healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Get a personal calorie allowance from the NHS BMI calculator and aim for the upper end, although you may need to increase gradually, depending how long you've been undereating for nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Healthyw...

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gman1961Restart April 2024

My colleague a physiotherapist said your body retains fluid after excercise.

Someone in here said they excersised at the weekend and weighed in a few days later .

Good luck.

Gary

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PippiRuns6kgRestart Nov 2023

It sounds like you are constantly eating too little. It really isn’t the way to go. It sounds like it isn’t working for you and it definitely isn’t sustainable in the long run.

I agree with moreless about getting a personalised calorie allowance from the NHS BMI calculator. Eat at the top of your allowance on exercise days and aim lower on rest days. If you don’t nourish your body when you exercise, you don’t build muscle and you don’t restore very well.

I know it sounds frightening and counterintuitive to eat more to lose weight, but many here found it to be true. Give it a couple of weeks and see what happens.