EC stack and not losing weight

[computertech1]

Hey guys. I am 42 y/o, 5'11" and weigh 174 lbs. I have been on a cut for 2 weeks and also doing an EC stack. I haven't lost any weight. Am I eating too much. I am listing my daily calories along with the macros. Can you tell me what the issue is?

Calories Carbs Protein Fat

2434 139 234 63
2170 90 200 78
2271 182 216 82
1776 83 173 47
1901 118 169 47
1900 98 203 42
1923 105 209 38
1984 84 167 85
1909 107 166 67
2219 148 137 96
1816 94 138 66
2130 193 143 48
2020 128 174 59
2207 179 133 83


My diet consists of chicken breast, boneless chicken thighs, jasmine or brown rice, multigrain spaghetti, cheddar cheese, canned tuna/salmon,pickles, broc****, green beans, eggs, whole grain bread.

I also indulge in 2 glasses of red wine before bed and I have a casein protein shake before bed.

Any idea why I am not losing weight? Any advice?

[OOPSlE]

Not loosing weight = too many calories.
Do you include the calories of the red wine and shake in your daily allowance?

[computertech1]

Not loosing weight = too many calories.
Do you include the calories of the red wine and shake in your daily allowance?

Yup. I also forgot to mention that I work out 3 times per week.

[OOPSlE]

Yup. I also forgot to mention that I work out 3 times per week.

Have you calculated your maintenance and worked your macros? especially protein and fat?
Your macros are all over the place, no consistancy.

Head over to the nutrition section and read the stickies, and then re-read them till your sick of reading them. So much information and from what I see, most people don't bother.

Good luck with your weight loss.

[computertech1]

My maintenance calories are around 2300. What is the best calorie and macro calculator?

[OOPSlE]

Drop your maintenance by ~500kcal and track, adjust as needed till you are loosing 1-2lb a week.

Protein as a minimum should be 0.7g/lb (122g) - 122*4=488 (488kcal from protein)
Fat as a minimum should be 0.4g/lb (70g) - 70*9=630 (630kcal from fat)
Fill the remainder of your calories as you see fit, carbs or additional protein/fat.

Please read this:
forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=173439001

[stevebec]

My maintenance calories are around 2300. What is the best calorie and macro calculator?

You're averaging 2017 cal/day for a deficit of only ~250, which should have you losing only 1/2 lb / week, assuming you're correctly logging your calories, and you wouldn't have to be off by much to put yourself right around maintenance. Are you actually weighing your food, or just estimating portions?

[BiomedDood]

I've done several cycles on EC stack (in fact, this is what worked for me for 2 years ago).

I'm doing another run right now and I can tell straight off the bat 2 things.

1) your calorie count is way off
2) You are setting yourself up for failure and disappointment by drinking wine daily

If you are on a cut, take alcohol TOTALLY out of the picture. It's not so much the calories itself but the fact that alcohol makes the body react very differently especially in dropping testosterone and jacking up your cortisol levels which will all contribute to your hard work easily become the scapegoat. Alcohol also binds to your muscle cells which in turn needs to be burnt off FIRST before anything else.

If you are on a cut, you can stay off the wine for 4-6 weeks and introduce it back once you've reached your goals. Same goes for cheat meals that people post here almost daily. If you are on a cut, you don't necessarily need cheat meals during the initial cut. The body has plenty of fats and carbs to burn over a 4-6 week period without really needing a refeed of junk. And people wonder why they are not losing fat/weight.

It's not rocket science. Limit yourself to a tuna can+apple diet daily and you'll easily loose 2lbs+ every week till you become a stick (hey..Christian Bale did it!). But that's not the healthy approach nor sustainable.

Sacrifice food and up your cardio and the result will come. I still don't know how you can consume 2000+ cals on a EC stack..lol. I only do 2 dosage and have to force myself to eat. Been losing 2lbs weekly (on my 3rd week now).

[chasedaviis]

Dosent understand proper nutrition yet is taking ephedrine product....

[Heat1992]

If your not loosing weight your eating too much

[tmac4919]

Its only been 2 weeks, and the body has not yet adapted to the decrease in calories. Give it another 2 weeks. Fat loss is a gradual non-linear process.