Lose all the weight? or find balance with muscle gain, and toning?

Crosfitjunkie

whodidntante wrote: »

Crosfitjunkie wrote: »

I have found over the last 2 months that I cant seem to lose any more weight even with a deficit of 400-600 calories a day after working out.

You're eating more than you think.

I started weighing food 4 days ago, and found it to be very close to what I was recording....

Springfield1970

You are your own science experiment. Weigh all your foods, track your gross and net calorie intake everyday, with your exercise, weigh yourself everyday and keep a rolling 7 day average. Take measurements and pictures. Use a heart rate monitor for your cardio burns.

Plot everything on a graph. You'll find out all the answers about what makes your metabolism tick.

queenliz99

Crosfitjunkie wrote: »

queenliz99 wrote: »

I'm glad you got the scale but it sounds like you nailed the calories anyway. Oh well. How do you calculate your calorie burns? Maybe you are not getting that right. Something is not jiving. Or maybe you just need patience. Sometimes when you are really close to your goal the weight comes off slower. Even though I am a woman it took me 4 months to lose 20 pounds.

Hi I am calculating my calorie burn at about 20 calories per minute for my crossfit routines. I am doing these 30 minutes a day /5 days a week at lunchtime. I also just started doing more weight lifting specific training at night 3 times a week, and I always run/walk at lake murray or the beach every weekend at least for an hour or so. After thinking about what I really wanted my body to look like in the end, I am figuring 210-215 will probably be my ideal body weight when Its all said and done. Which means I need to lose another 15-20 lbs of junk, and putting on 10-15lbs of more muscle. Maybe because I was so big (275lbs 2 years ago) and (250lbs 5 months ago) I am currently at 225lbs and do know that I am finally toning up, and I am liking some of what I am seeing the last month or so. I am figuring with my body type, 215 is probably a good ultimate weight for me when its all said and done.

I still think the calories you have burned per workout is overstated. When I put in your numbers on any online calculator I get about 315 calories per 30 minute session. Of course, any of these numbers you get are all just estimates anyway. So if you are stuck, it is because you are calculating incorrectly but if you are confident in your burn rates you just need to keep plugging away. You will get to your goal eventually. Whatever you do, don't get discouraged. Enjoy the process

Springfield1970

Is 1200 cals per hour burn a number from your heart rate monitor OP?

Crosfitjunkie

Springfield1970 wrote: »

Is 1200 cals per hour burn a number from your heart rate monitor OP?

Dont have a heart rate monitor, just used a stop watch a few times during my WOD's and Im pushing 155-165 BPM during training. Based on this i figure im burining about 560 calories per 30 minute session?