Does ~1600 sound reasonable for a 180lb woman trying to lose weight
meghanduprey
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I have a desk job but do a step class or body pump/try to do 10k steps/day and MFP estimates that i should eat around 1600 cals per day, does this seem reasonable? I'm 34, 5'6" and 180lbs hoping to get down to 150. other calorie calculators say 1800 or so but that seems high. I try to stay 100-200 under 1600, never above if i can help myself
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Try it out for a week or two. If you don't see results, then try reducing it 100 more calories.0
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I'm 33, 5'6", 189 and I eat 1720+Fitbit calories a day on lightly active, so it sounds good to me0
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My only advice is to not eat less than the 1600, as you say you do.0
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I'm 187, on 1600 a day, pretty active. It has worked for me since November (and I am still losing). I find it's really important for me to get a lot of protein (I aim for 100 grams), otherwise I get hungry. I do think my gym performance would be better with more calories, but right now I am prioritizing losing weight over performance.0
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why not eat less arditarose?-1
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meghanduprey wrote: »why not eat less arditarose?
Why not eat 1600 if you're losing? Food is good.0 -
As you get closer to goal, it's harder to lose and keep a large deficit. Better to lose while eating as much as you can now.0
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I'm actually not losing
that's why i ask 0 -
meghanduprey wrote: »I'm actually not losing that's why i ask
Are you weighing all your food on a food scale? How long have you been at this?0 -
malibu927 are you losing at 1700/day?0
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yes i weigh everything on a scale/with measuring cups/spoons, etc. i've been on MFP for about 6 weeks now. it's super frustrating0
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meghanduprey wrote: »yes i weigh everything on a scale/with measuring cups/spoons, etc. i've been on MFP for about 6 weeks now. it's super frustrating
So you use a food scale...
Hm. What are your exercise burns and how many calories are you eating back?0 -
meghanduprey wrote: »I'm actually not losing that's why i ask
Looking at your diary, you're probably eating more than you think. Are you using a food scale? Where are your calorie burns coming from? (you're actually eating 1200+a good portion of your exercise calories, which can be greatly overestimated)
I've lost 60 pounds eating anywhere from 1550-2200 at 1.5 pounds a week deficit, and I just changed it to a pound a week. You should have your goal set to a pound a week and not higher.0 -
i'm on some anti-depressants/anxiety meds so i'm wondering if that has anything to do with it.0
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I'm 5'4" and 133 pounds, and I can lose weight on 1600. With your stats, if you're logging right-you should be losing.0
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meghanduprey wrote: »i'm on some anti-depressants/anxiety meds so i'm wondering if that has anything to do with it.
They can effect your appetite, but not the basic rule of calories in/calories out.0 -
yes i use a food scale.
i start at 1200 for the day and so far it has added in nearly 500 from exercise (i've done step class this morning), i'll also end up walking another 2-3m before the end of the day which will probably give me another 200ish because it will bring me up to my 10k steps total for the fitbit0 -
arditarose wrote: »meghanduprey wrote: »why not eat less arditarose?
Why not eat 1600 if you're losing? Food is good.
Agreed..this is the longest I've ever stayed on a "diet" and it's because I'm not viewing it as a diet...I'm looking at it as trying to stay at the calorie goal set and losing it slowly. I'm not "eliminating" anything from my diet but I am conscious that if I spend all my calories for the day on a Venti Starbucks Capuccino I might be starving at day's end. If I burn up enough calories with exercise, I can (and do) eat more. Food IS good...as long as I'm maintaining my deficit.
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i am measuring everything!!!!!! that's why i'm asking if this is the right amount of calories for me i can't seem to crack the scale number to save my life. 0
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meghanduprey wrote: »i am measuring everything!!!!!! that's why i'm asking if this is the right amount of calories for me i can't seem to crack the scale number to save my life.
I believe you! Just checking one more time though...I see a lot of 1 Cup this or that (pasta, yogurt, etc), did you weigh those in grams first or use a measuring cup?
Have you lost even 1 pound?0 -
meghanduprey wrote: »i am measuring everything!!!!!! that's why i'm asking if this is the right amount of calories for me i can't seem to crack the scale number to save my life.
You're weighing your bread slices? Your bread entry is always the same. My bread is rarely the same weight 2 days in a row. Some brands I've noticed are only out a few grams but I bought a brand that listed one slice as 35gms yet I didn't get a single one weighing under 50gms. Multiple underestimations like that in a day will quickly erase your deficit.
Use a food scale to weigh everything and save the cups/spoons for caloric liquids only.
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i used measuring cups for the pasta the couple times i had it, the yogurt i do by grams, i use less than the amount that i log... i go back and forth between 179 and 180.
i don't weigh the bread, does it really make that much of a difference with 1 sandwich a day?0 -
meghanduprey wrote: »i used measuring cups for the pasta the couple times i had it, the yogurt i do by grams, i use less than the amount that i log... i go back and forth between 179 and 180.
i don't weigh the bread, does it really make that much of a difference with 1 sandwich a day?
The bread, the pasta not being weighed, maybe veggies or your PB2 not weighed...it starts to add up. Maybe it can put you 100 calories up for the day, at the end of the week that's 700 calories more than you thought.0 -
I personally don't weigh my bread slices (I have-so I get it, and yes they are not always what the package says), but I also have different goals and am still losing. If I really wasn't losing, I'd tighten it up.0
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How often are your classes?
You HAVE to weigh pasta.
Regarding your diary setting, why do you have it set to 1200? Are you syncing your fitbit to MFP and logging your exercise as well?
How consistent is your exercise?0 -
meghanduprey wrote: »i used measuring cups for the pasta the couple times i had it, the yogurt i do by grams, i use less than the amount that i log... i go back and forth between 179 and 180.
i don't weigh the bread, does it really make that much of a difference with 1 sandwich a day?
I looked through your diary and most of it looks like it isn't being weighed. You're complaining the scale isn't moving. I'd say, yes, it's made that big a difference.
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@mamapeach910mamapeach910 wrote: »How often are your classes?
You HAVE to weigh pasta.
Regarding your diary setting, why do you have it set to 1200? Are you syncing your fitbit to MFP and logging your exercise as well?
How consistent is your exercise?
I put it to sedentary because i work a desk job so other than exercising and walking i don't really have an active job. I do step class 3x/week, body pump (which is like lots of reps weight class) 2x/week and try to walk at least 2-3m most days per week. i sync my fitbit too
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I'm eating slightly less (1584) and losing weight. I've lost 11lbs since January (with several small breaks - oops!). When I focus and eat that set amount, I lose an average of a pound a week. It's totally reasonable. Try it for a few weeks and lower it 100 calories if you see no loss. That being said, if you're not losing, you MUST weigh. Get a digital scale. $20 and it'll be a great investment in yourself.0
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oh- when i put it to sedentary it automatically put it to 1200! that's what i meant to add in there0
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meghanduprey wrote: »@mamapeach910mamapeach910 wrote: »How often are your classes?
You HAVE to weigh pasta.
Regarding your diary setting, why do you have it set to 1200? Are you syncing your fitbit to MFP and logging your exercise as well?
How consistent is your exercise?
I put it to sedentary because i work a desk job so other than exercising and walking i don't really have an active job. I do step class 3x/week, body pump (which is like lots of reps weight class) 2x/week and try to walk at least 2-3m most days per week. i sync my fitbit too
So you synced your Fitbit and are logging your exercise into MFP as well? And then are eating back a good bit of your exercise calories?
Could someone who knows how Fitbit syncing works confirm that this is what is going on?
It also sounds like you picked 2 pounds a week for loss?
What's your goal weight?
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