New Exercise Regime. Low Calories. Does this sound good. HELP!!

catrinadawn

Okay been trying to loose weight for years and nothing is happening. So new start for me.
Basically here are my stats.
36 Years old. 16 stone and have been for a couple of years. Lost a pound here and there. Gained it back etc etc
I work in an office but I rarely sit still at home. I am part of a theatre group and I do a small amount of dancing once a week. I joined a gym end of last year been a few times (death in the family took up my time for a week or two)
So this is my plan.
1350 Calories a day (done all the calculations, checked a million and 1 websites etc)
Gym 2-3 times a week, theatre group once a week for 6 weeks (until show) Zumba on the wii as well
I LOVE to walk and me and hubby walk about 3-6 miles on a saturday.

So does 1350 calories and gym 2-3 times sound like a plan. I have been eating fruit and veg a lot more for years and nothing is happening.
I am tired of not losing weight despite cutting out the biscuits, cakes etc etc.
I dont want to do fad diets like 5.2 or SW or WW. I want a lifestyle change.

sofaking6

Log. Log log log. I think your plan sounds fine, but if you're frustrated from thinking that you should have lost weight before but haven't, I strongly suggest you log every bite so you know for sure how many calories you're eating. A lot of us have one idea in our heads of how many calories food has, and reality is often something very different. Only steady logging will get your reality in sync with real-reality

RoxieDawn

I like what sofaking6 said. I too can say Log, Log Log..

I like your plan. I think you are in some ways better mentally about this than some of us are!

1350 calories a day is awesome. Going to the gym 3 times a week is spot on! I am going to assume that you know what your BMR (basal metabolic rate) is? This is energy (calories) need to breathe, twitch, digest food, etc..) and you know in addition how much energy you expend exercising three times a week? If not do this in MFP plan for a week or two..

I am close to this number 1350 as my TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) and is my maintenance..

Feel free to add me as a MFP friend! You are well on your way!

Sued0nim

Weigh food on a digital scale, and log absolutely everything

Log your workouts and eat back half the calories ...start a lifting programme, find fitness goals to aim for

Don't deprive yourself or you'll crash and burn, find foods you love, ways to prepare foods you currently like for fewer calories. Stick to your calorie defecit across the week and the weight will go

obscuremusicreference

Get a food scale! I am shocked by how far off my eyeballing is. I am shocked that a tablespoon sometimes weighs more than a tablespoon should. I am shocked by the fact that 70-calorie eggs do not exist. I am shocked by the fact that prepackaged foods are frequently generous.

I lost 30 pounds without the scale, but I've made it a goal to tighten up my logging and I know going without a scale would haunt me as I get closer to my goal.

mymodernbabylon

1350 sounds low, but I'll trust that you were honest in your calculations on a place like Scooby Workshop (a lot of people under-estimate their activity level). But do make sure you eat back at least 1/2 of your exercise calories so you don't have too big a deficit.

jgnatca

I wish you all the best with your goals. I suggest sticking to your plan or a week or two, evaluate the results, and modify as needed. Your body, as contrary has it has been, is your best algorithm for success.

catrinadawn

Thanks for the replies and encouragement. Logging is def my downfall. Lunch and breakie is okay but as my hubby cooks I struggle to get precise weights on things.
I get mixed results for my BMR and all that stuff. A few weeks back I had to go to Dr for a check up and he agreed that 1350-1500 is a calorie intake goal for weight loss. So I am hoping with my gym and walks, I can at least see a pound shift!