after how long should you try lowering or increasing calories for weight loss???
FemmeAndi
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Started Focus T25. I am finished 4 weeks with no weight loss. Yes I have lost a couple cms around waist n legs but at week 4 did not get any new results (despite being stronger and pushing harder in week 4).
Start weight 138 Weight today: 138.5
Calories suggested by focus t25 meal plan = 1600. I eat about 1550 a day. My two rest days Sunday and Monday: I eat about 1400, but on Saturdays I eat about 2000. My cals are shifted a bit but = the same for the whole week still. Sunday I usually do light exercise like walking or bicycling.
NO WEIGHT LOSS !!! (I want to knock off 6 pounds in the next 10 weeks!) should I try lowering the calories? Or should I stay at this for another week? Whats happening??? Right now at 1600, I never feel lacking in energy, and do not go to bed hungry.
Start weight 138 Weight today: 138.5
Calories suggested by focus t25 meal plan = 1600. I eat about 1550 a day. My two rest days Sunday and Monday: I eat about 1400, but on Saturdays I eat about 2000. My cals are shifted a bit but = the same for the whole week still. Sunday I usually do light exercise like walking or bicycling.
NO WEIGHT LOSS !!! (I want to knock off 6 pounds in the next 10 weeks!) should I try lowering the calories? Or should I stay at this for another week? Whats happening??? Right now at 1600, I never feel lacking in energy, and do not go to bed hungry.
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You probably have logging issues
Read this http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1
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You probably have logging issues
Read this http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think/p1
Open your diary
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look in diary and evaluate foods for fiber and carbs, you need high fiber but proper carbs for weight loss. also change cals and exercise more often might help. i have been 3 months with no plateau and minimal exercise plan, 30 pounds total lost. hope this helps0
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look in diary and evaluate foods for fiber and carbs, you need high fiber but proper carbs for weight loss. also change cals and exercise more often might help. i have been 3 months with no plateau and minimal exercise plan, 30 pounds total lost. hope this helps
so not true...
you need a calorie deficit to lose weight...not "proper carbs" and changing stuff up isn't a magic bullet either...
2 years without a plateau (except 7 months at maintenance so plateau on purpose) 60lbs lost...still lifting, still eating lots of refined carbs and chocolate and drinking.0 -
look in diary and evaluate foods for fiber and carbs, you need high fiber but proper carbs for weight loss. also change cals and exercise more often might help. i have been 3 months with no plateau and minimal exercise plan, 30 pounds total lost. hope this helps
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In addition to making sure you're logging correctly... don't put so much value on the scale. With as little weight as you want to lose (6 pounds), you might not see or even need to see much of a change on the scale. If your measurements are going down, that's really all that counts. The increase in exercise (you said you were really pushing hard last week) could give you enough fluid retention to negate a loss on the scale. If I wigged out every time the scale didn't do what I wanted it to do, I'd... have a lot of wigs.
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I suggest you take any advice you read on here and divide it by 4....lol everyone's got an opinion...
Ask a nutritionist about a proper calorie count and nutritional goals for yourself...that's the safest way to do things.0 -
Are you able to step up your workout? That would be the easiest solution - add a few minutes of running into your light walk/jog and really get a good sweat going. Incorporate weight lifting into this and this should be enough to shock your system and begin burning fat.0
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you think eh.CatherineD9889 wrote: »I suggest you take any advice you read on here and divide it by 4....lol everyone's got an opinion...
Ask a nutritionist about a proper calorie count and nutritional goals for yourself...that's the safest way to do things.
I can become a nutritionist over the weekend if I want...does that make my advice any more credible? not likely.
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Are you able to step up your workout? That would be the easiest solution - add a few minutes of running into your light walk/jog and really get a good sweat going. Incorporate weight lifting into this and this should be enough to shock your system and begin burning fat.
You can't out exercise a bad diet though
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I`m sorry, I have not been logging my foods of my fitnesspal.. what i am doing is just using MFP to calculate the amount of calories by measured food (like 5 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast = 162 cals.. ok ..so then i take that and write it down on a paper journal) I`ll promise to press enter from now on. i use measuring cups to measure. I am trying to follow the t25 meal plan the best i can, but i live in a remote area so its hard to get things like talipa fish so i use salmon or cod
Breakfasts i alternate oatmeal and eggs.
lunches i stick to chicken or egg..tuna salads
supper is my hardest because i have an 18 month old that i need to find recipes to make that he enjoys to.. chickpea burgers are a hit with pita bread.. i cut out pasta.. had lasgana once in last 4 weeks
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I`m sorry, I have not been logging my foods of my fitnesspal.. what i am doing is just using MFP to calculate the amount of calories by measured food (like 5 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast = 162 cals.. ok ..so then i take that and write it down on a paper journal) I`ll promise to press enter from now on. i use measuring cups to measure. I am trying to follow the t25 meal plan the best i can, but i live in a remote area so its hard to get things like talipa fish so i use salmon or cod
Breakfasts i alternate oatmeal and eggs.
lunches i stick to chicken or egg..tuna salads
supper is my hardest because i have an 18 month old that i need to find recipes to make that he enjoys to.. chickpea burgers are a hit with pita bread.. i cut out pasta.. had lasgana once in last 4 weeks
hmm you know 5 oz of chicken does not have 162 calories right...5oz=141.79 grams so let's say 142 grams...that is 233 calories...breast meat only...roasted.
Just be aware that not all entries here are correct...check the number of confirmations and when the last one was or double check on the site mentioned above.0 -
Sounds like you need to reevaluate your logging.0
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as has been said - you need to make sure your logging is infallible (as much as possible anyways) before messing with your calorie goal changes.0
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I'm going to target the weighing and tracking as the culprit. Not what you are eating but how much. All it might mean is slightly smaller portions, maybe 3/4 of what you are portioning out right now.
P.S. I figure about two weeks is a good guide to know if what you are doing is working. If nothing is moving, that might be the time to change things up.0 -
you think eh.CatherineD9889 wrote: »I suggest you take any advice you read on here and divide it by 4....lol everyone's got an opinion...
Ask a nutritionist about a proper calorie count and nutritional goals for yourself...that's the safest way to do things.
I can become a nutritionist over the weekend if I want...does that make my advice any more credible? not likely.
I don't understand why so many people on here are so snarky! Be nice! Sheesh!0 -
look in diary and evaluate foods for fiber and carbs, you need high fiber but proper carbs for weight loss. also change cals and exercise more often might help. i have been 3 months with no plateau and minimal exercise plan, 30 pounds total lost. hope this helps
What do you mean minimal exercise plan?
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hmm you know 5 oz of chicken does not have 162 calories right...5oz=141.79 grams so let's say 142 grams...that is 233 calories...breast meat only...roasted.
Just be aware that not all entries here are correct...check the number of confirmations and when the last one was or double check on the site mentioned above.
i usually buy skinless chicken breast, which does have, according to usda, and it's nutritional label, right around 160 for 5 ounces. I mean if you are eating chicken because it's low fat/cal, i'd say you are usaully getting boneless skinless...but not everyone0 -
you eat more calories than you think by measuring with cups and spoons
look at this sort video and you know why you should use a food scale to weigh ALL your solid food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY 0 -
wowza!!! my head is spinning! ok ..... looks like it's a scale to weigh my foods! today I let MFP calculate my calories needed to lose 1 pound a week.. says 1240
.... i was following shaun t's t251600 cal meal plan for the last 4 weeks. So now i'll follow MFP for a couple weeks.... today was my day off though and i ate the 1240 calories and now i'm trying to go to sleep but i'm hungry 
wish me luck! thanks for all the tips! i didn't realize that MFP was soooo wayyy off with their calorie suggestions!
My diary is open now if anyone can spot something in there0 -
wowza!!! my head is spinning! ok ..... looks like it's a scale to weigh my foods! today I let MFP calculate my calories needed to lose 1 pound a week.. says 1240 .... i was following shaun t's t251600 cal meal plan for the last 4 weeks. So now i'll follow MFP for a couple weeks.... today was my day off though and i ate the 1240 calories and now i'm trying to go to sleep but i'm hungry wish me luck! thanks for all the tips! i didn't realize that MFP was soooo wayyy off with their calorie suggestions!
My diary is open now if anyone can spot something in there
But on top of the 1240 you can eat back a part of your exercise/burned calories.
Most people eat about 50%-75% back.
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PerfectTheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »wowza!!! my head is spinning! ok ..... looks like it's a scale to weigh my foods! today I let MFP calculate my calories needed to lose 1 pound a week.. says 1240 .... i was following shaun t's t251600 cal meal plan for the last 4 weeks. So now i'll follow MFP for a couple weeks.... today was my day off though and i ate the 1240 calories and now i'm trying to go to sleep but i'm hungry wish me luck! thanks for all the tips! i didn't realize that MFP was soooo wayyy off with their calorie suggestions!
My diary is open now if anyone can spot something in there
But on top of the 1240 you can eat back a part of your exercise/burned calories.
Most people eat about 50%-75% back.
perfect! I'm glad!0
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