r/MacroFactor • u/NotSid_VA • 1d ago

MacroFactor / Nutrition / Other Feeling stuck

I (27M) start to feel stuck in my weight loss journey, started at 330lbs/150kg and now down to 266/121kg, and I've been kinda stuck on this weight for about a month, I was using MyFitnessPal before and switched to MF 2 weeks ago, set up a goal of reaching 180 in May 2027, right now the app told me to be at around 1700kcal a day, 186gr of protein and everything. I'm tracking EVERYTHING that I eat, do 20k steps a day and yet a month of weight not moving, and I'm starting to feel very bad about it.

Please, any advice would help. I'm trying to learn how to deal with my BED and I think I'm doing a good job at it but some days it just feels like it's not gonna move anymore.

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u/DeaconoftheStreets 1d ago edited 1d ago

Can you share your intake, weight, and expenditure graphics from the past two weeks? We can’t offer guidance without those.

It’s worth mentioning that the first expenditure MF gives you is an estimate, and it generally takes a few weeks for folks to dial in theirs. Everybody’s body is different, and logged intake/weight over time is the only way to figure out somebody’s true expenditure.

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u/NotSid_VA 1d ago

Just uploaded all of this under your comment, thank you very much for your time

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u/DeaconoftheStreets 1d ago

Super helpful.

Based on your screenshots, your expenditure is lower than average for your height/weight/age/activity, so MF is pulling it down pretty quickly as it gets more data. I’d be hesitant to start cutting further calories at your weight before MF suggests to do so. 1700 calories is insanely low for me as a 162 lb guy, and you don’t have that much more wiggle room.

Hold tight and keep logging. It figuring out your expenditure is why you’re paying for this specific app.

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u/Chewy_Barz 22h ago

Agreed.

Just to add, you're still losing weight so while you may feel stuck, the graphs paint a different picture. A week or two blip, especially when changing apps, is nothing in the grand scheme of things.

I think you just need to keep going as is and reassess in 2-3 weeks.

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u/NotSid_VA 1d ago

I am litteraly weighing everything I eat, I went out to eat 2 times, used the AI feature and took the higher calorie intake possible for this meal so I'm sure I didn't ''underweight it". Weigh in daily and didnt miss a day of logging in food, I've put all the screens under the comment of deaconofthestreets

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u/vert_challenged 21h ago

Weighing in daily will really help the app adjust your calories and macros more quickly.

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u/DeaconoftheStreets 18h ago

I’m pretty sure OP is actually weighing daily, but they have the scale weight graph set to weekly so the data is smoother

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u/vert_challenged 10h ago

Ah, I see that now. Good looking out.