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lawncare11
lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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I have had a difficult time losing any weight as of late. I lost 45 pounds since last march and I have a goal to lose 60 pounds total. I go to the gym everyday and burn between 800-1000 calories and I consume @ 1500-1800 calories a day which is about what I'm suppose to consume. Why aren't I able to lose any more weight? Thx for any input that I receive. Steve
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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
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    Can you open your diary?
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
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    Are you weighing your solid foods for accuracy in calorie counting and measuring your caloric liquids?
    You are not at a deficit if you're not losing.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    You are either not burning as many calories as you think or your logging of calories are not accurate.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    queenliz99 wrote: »
    You are either not burning as many calories as you think or your logging of calories are not accurate.

    This
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
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    queenliz99 wrote: »
    You are either not burning as many calories as you think or your logging of calories are not accurate.

    ^This.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    Also, when you first start losing there is a larger margin for error. I did not weigh my food the first month, and yet I still lost two pounds a week because I was eating a heck of a lot less. But as you get closer to goal, you have to be really careful.

    800-1000 calories is a high burn, what are you doing to get that and are you eating all of those calories back? And of course, since you've been using this awhile I assume you are weighing?
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
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    That's a lot of calories to burn at the gym. Are you totally positive you're burning that many? The same exercise now, at 45 pounds lighter, won't burn as many as it did before.

    Something has to be inaccurate either in your calories in or your calories out. If you're eating no more than 1800 and burning no less than 800, that's a net 1,000 calories which is probably several hundred less than your BMR. If all these figures are accurate, you'd surely be losing weight.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    Unless you are very short, you should be able to lose some weight at 1800 calories, even without working out in the gym, so I suspect that you are eating more than you realize. Reduce what you're eating and you will lose weight.
  • lawncare11
    lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    That's a lot of calories to burn at the gym. Are you totally positive you're burning that many? The same exercise now, at 45 pounds lighter, won't burn as many as it did before.

    Something has to be inaccurate either in your calories in or your calories out. If you're eating no more than 1800 and burning no less than 800, that's a net 1,000 calories which is probably several hundred less than your BMR. If all these figures are accurate, you'd surely be losing weight.

  • lawncare11
    lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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    The machines say that I'm burning that many calories.
  • lawncare11
    lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Unless you are very short, you should be able to lose some weight at 1800 calories, even without working out in the gym, so I suspect that you are eating more than you realize. Reduce what you're eating and you will lose weight.

  • lawncare11
    lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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    ok,thx
  • lawncare11
    lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    Also, when you first start losing there is a larger margin for error. I did not weigh my food the first month, and yet I still lost two pounds a week because I was eating a heck of a lot less. But as you get closer to goal, you have to be really careful.

    800-1000 calories is a high burn, what are you doing to get that and are you eating all of those calories back? And of course, since you've been using this awhile I assume you are weighing?

  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
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    lawncare11 wrote: »
    The machines say that I'm burning that many calories.

    Ah. Yeah, I never trust what the machines tell me. They can be off by a few hundred calories.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    Those machines are based on average populations.
  • lawncare11
    lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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    I use the eliptical machines and I don't weigh my food. Thx
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    lawncare11 wrote: »
    The machines say that I'm burning that many calories.
    Depending on which machines you're using, some of them are pretty notorious for overestimating calories burned (I'm thinking specifically of things like the elliptical). You might want to do a little research and see how yours measure up.
  • lawncare11
    lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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    healthygreek wrote: »
    Are you weighing your solid foods for accuracy in calorie counting and measuring your caloric liquids?
    You are not at a deficit if you're not losing.

  • lawncare11
    lawncare11 Posts: 15 Member
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    No, I do not weigh my food. Thx
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
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    All machines are a little different but I know the ellipticals in my gym can overestimate by about 30%. That's in comparison to my Polar HRM which is pretty accurate as far as I can tell (eat back calories earned and gain/lose/maintain as expected).

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