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  • bendblake
    bendblake Posts: 7
    Branstin & ewhip17,

    YES, one of my biggest shocks so far is the massive amount of sodium intake. It is definitely on my list to change. Thanks!
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Eat less and/or move more.

    If the current calories have you stalled for six weeks, drop it 250 calories a day and see how that goes for a couple weeks.

    For all the analysis, it's all going to come down to eating less and/or moving more.

    You'll get there! :)
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    Any calories burned method is an estimation. Even using a heart rate monitor is an estimation, though its likely to be more accurate than any other method.


  • Squatch3099
    Squatch3099 Posts: 87 Member
    I've found, long ago when I lost a lot of weight, that the body takes its time to adjust. You might lose tomorrow! Plateaus are sometimes long and frustrating. Just keep up what you are doing. Keep exercising and drink lots of water. Be honest about what you are eating. You will lose.
  • Squatch3099
    Squatch3099 Posts: 87 Member
    I keep track of my sodium too. I was surprised recently by how much sodium in cheese! Thats why my hands and ankles were puffing up. Made the scale go up too. I replaced my cheddar with low sodium mozzarella. This alone made a difference. Check out Costco. Thats where I found it if you like cheese. Good source of protein and calcium. Fights hunger.
  • ewhip17
    ewhip17 Posts: 515 Member
    bendblake wrote: »
    Branstin & ewhip17,

    YES, one of my biggest shocks so far is the massive amount of sodium intake. It is definitely on my list to change. Thanks!

    Glad to help. Sodium is tough - once I started watching it I was also shocked at how many foods have huge sodium levels. It has an immediate affect on me that lasts a few days. Good news is that it moves out eventually. :-)
  • uconnwinsnc1
    uconnwinsnc1 Posts: 902 Member
    I found high sodium diet makes me look a bit puffier around my mid section. I sort of feel more like a marshmallow.
  • opalsqueak007
    opalsqueak007 Posts: 433 Member
    edited November 2014
    Hi Blake,
    I am not diabetic, but I did have a long plateau where I couldn't understand why I wasn't losing weight. I must have been underestimating my food and overestimating exercise. I now weigh everything, and it has worked well for me, rather than estimate/ use other people's entries in the food database, which is what I did before. I also agree with others about keeping sodium down. Also, I have found that my weight comes off in big chunks, not steadily. You will get there Good luck.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited November 2014
    bendblake wrote: »
    As for the calorie burn, I use Map My Walk (hike, etc) and have double checked their #'s against the Mayo Clinic and others and they match up +/-5%.

    Rule of thumb: elevation change is good for about 1 calorie per 1 metre of elevation gain per 100 kg of body weight.

    So a 220 pound person climbing 30 metres (~150 feet) is burning an extra 30 calories from the elevation change.

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