Not losing weight on IIFYM

[snowphia]

Hey all,
So after a long period of disordered eating/over exercise I was at a very low weight for my height but then after I started refeeding myself to restore my health I gained a LOT back-- about 50 lbs and I am now 158 at 5'6" (female and I do have a good amount of muscle as I've lifted on top of high level running for about 3 years but definitely chubby now). I do crossfit 5x a week and I'll throw in some cardio when I feel like it cause I genuinely enjoy it. IIFYM calculator gave me 1959 calories I adjusted macros to higher fat/protein because I get too hungry otherwise; 147g protein, 87g fat, 147g carbs. I've been hitting that every day for over a month now and have lost less than a pound, even though I should be losing a pound a week. I'm hesitant to lower my macros further because of my past but I just wanted to see other people's suggestions for this. I don't feel like myself, I want to lose fat and feel like the athlete I am. Thanks

[okayest]

Are you weighing your food and using accurate nutritional info entries to track it?

[Tommy W.]

You're taking in too many calories so revisit your tracking and counting methods. If you're trying to lose fat on 1959 calories that will never work anyway.

[snowphia]

Are you weighing your food and using accurate nutritional info entries to track it?

I don't have a working food scale so I generally eyeball protein/meat but I have a good idea of what those weigh. I do use measuring cups/spoons on other foods like almond butter or yogurt and stuff like that, and I use the verified MFP foods to track.

[Tommy W.]

I don't have a working food scale so I generally eyeball protein/meat but I have a good idea of what those weigh. I do use measuring cups/spoons on other foods like almond butter or yogurt and stuff like that, and I use the verified MFP foods to track.

You need to use a scale. Eyeballing and measuring cups can be way off

[snowphia]

You need to use a scale. Eyeballing and measuring cups can be way off

Oh damn really? Yeah I'll get a scale and start weighing my food and reassess after awhile. Thank you, I didn't know that measuring cups could be inaccurate but it does make sense

[Tommy W.]

Oh damn really? Yeah I'll get a scale and start weighing my food and reassess after awhile. Thank you, I didn't know that measuring cups could be inaccurate but it does make sense

Yes. It isn't a big difference usually but enough to make a difference overall, Couple that with food labels legally allowed to be off by 20% and you have a recipe for a much higher cal amount than you think. Remember your body doesn't know numbers, only if it's given calories to either lose mass gain mass or maintain mass.

[Derekcerva]

that^^ you can get a food scale pretty cheap on amazon.
If your eyeballing your probably eating more than you think as well.

[okayest]

Yeah it can. Here is an eye opening video from a sticky in the female section. Sorry I never can figure out how to embed them.

https://youtu.be/JVjWPclrWVY