How long does it take to lose the belly!?

stefng33

usmcmp wrote: »

stefng33 wrote: »

Yes and I couldn't imagine taking on a larger deficit ! I'm at 1470 right now and I eat back my calories burned from exercise. I couldn't do 1300 that's for sure. I also have myself set to lightly active even though I'm definitely not!

I do not eat past 730pm, unless it's the weekend and then well, no holds barred
That's when I eat anything I want, like chips or burgers lol...but I try not to go too far over my calories for the day. And I limit it to only one of the days.

I'm sure that doesn't help but I'd be absolutely miserable and likely end up with an eating disorder or quitting altogether if I didn't have some flexibility.

If you set your goal too aggressive (anything more than half a pound per week) then of course you are feeling miserable. Your one day of eating anything is what is causing you to have very little progress. Set your goal to lose half a pound per week. Eat burgers and chips within your calorie goal when you want them and you won't go crazy.

Question for you: if I reset to half pound my cals are about 1700; does this mean my exercise is technically included in this? Right now I'm eating back my burned calories for the day and always logging my workouts and walks etc. but if I'm set to lightly active, is exercise already factored in? Meaning one should not at all be eating back any burned calories or even tracking exercise?
I read your article and I thought it was very helpful! I checked out my TDEE and it was just under 1600.

What do you suggest??

segacs

stefng33 wrote: »

Question for you: if I reset to half pound my cals are about 1700; does this mean my exercise is technically included in this? Right now I'm eating back my burned calories for the day and always logging my workouts and walks etc. but if I'm set to lightly active, is exercise already factored in? Meaning one should not at all be eating back any burned calories or even tracking exercise?
I read your article and I thought it was very helpful! I checked out my TDEE and it was just under 1600.

What do you suggest??

One of those numbers is wrong. Because if MFP is giving you 1700 calories to lose 0.5lbs/week, then it's assuming that your NEAT (calories burned excluding exercise) is 1950. Your NEAT should be lower than your TDEE. What did you set your activity level to in MFP? Make sure that whatever that setting is doesn't include workouts.

When you say you "checked" your TDEE and it was just under 1600, how did you check it? Is that based on actual results (calories consumed, weight lost)? Or based on an online calculator?

usmcmp

stefng33 wrote: »

usmcmp wrote: »

stefng33 wrote: »

Yes and I couldn't imagine taking on a larger deficit ! I'm at 1470 right now and I eat back my calories burned from exercise. I couldn't do 1300 that's for sure. I also have myself set to lightly active even though I'm definitely not!

I do not eat past 730pm, unless it's the weekend and then well, no holds barred
That's when I eat anything I want, like chips or burgers lol...but I try not to go too far over my calories for the day. And I limit it to only one of the days.

I'm sure that doesn't help but I'd be absolutely miserable and likely end up with an eating disorder or quitting altogether if I didn't have some flexibility.

If you set your goal too aggressive (anything more than half a pound per week) then of course you are feeling miserable. Your one day of eating anything is what is causing you to have very little progress. Set your goal to lose half a pound per week. Eat burgers and chips within your calorie goal when you want them and you won't go crazy.

Question for you: if I reset to half pound my cals are about 1700; does this mean my exercise is technically included in this? Right now I'm eating back my burned calories for the day and always logging my workouts and walks etc. but if I'm set to lightly active, is exercise already factored in? Meaning one should not at all be eating back any burned calories or even tracking exercise?
I read your article and I thought it was very helpful! I checked out my TDEE and it was just under 1600.

What do you suggest??

The calorie method in the stomach fat thread is different than MFP's method. I think I know what went wrong with your calculations between MFP and your TDEE. I'm guessing when you entered your information on MFP your activity level was set higher than the calculator and on the calculator you didn't include your exercise in your activity level. MFP's calculator goes off of activity not including exercise and TDEE calculators add in exercise.

If you want to stick to MFP's numbers you eat back some or all of the calories burned.

If you want to do the TDEE method you don't count calories burned exercising (recheck your TDEE on http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ )

stefng33

usmcmp wrote: »

stefng33 wrote: »

usmcmp wrote: »

stefng33 wrote: »

Yes and I couldn't imagine taking on a larger deficit ! I'm at 1470 right now and I eat back my calories burned from exercise. I couldn't do 1300 that's for sure. I also have myself set to lightly active even though I'm definitely not!

I do not eat past 730pm, unless it's the weekend and then well, no holds barred
That's when I eat anything I want, like chips or burgers lol...but I try not to go too far over my calories for the day. And I limit it to only one of the days.

I'm sure that doesn't help but I'd be absolutely miserable and likely end up with an eating disorder or quitting altogether if I didn't have some flexibility.

If you set your goal too aggressive (anything more than half a pound per week) then of course you are feeling miserable. Your one day of eating anything is what is causing you to have very little progress. Set your goal to lose half a pound per week. Eat burgers and chips within your calorie goal when you want them and you won't go crazy.

Question for you: if I reset to half pound my cals are about 1700; does this mean my exercise is technically included in this? Right now I'm eating back my burned calories for the day and always logging my workouts and walks etc. but if I'm set to lightly active, is exercise already factored in? Meaning one should not at all be eating back any burned calories or even tracking exercise?
I read your article and I thought it was very helpful! I checked out my TDEE and it was just under 1600.

What do you suggest??

The calorie method in the stomach fat thread is different than MFP's method. I think I know what went wrong with your calculations between MFP and your TDEE. I'm guessing when you entered your information on MFP your activity level was set higher than the calculator and on the calculator you didn't include your exercise in your activity level. MFP's calculator goes off of activity not including exercise and TDEE calculators add in exercise.

If you want to stick to MFP's numbers you eat back some or all of the calories burned.

If you want to do the TDEE method you don't count calories burned exercising (recheck your TDEE on http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ )

Awesome thanks !! I'll get the hang of this eventually, lol...