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this was so much easier BEFORE I had kids lol. When I got married, I was 130lbs. I gained 20lbs in the first year we were married, and I blame the birth control pill. I got on Weight Watchers and back then (10 yrs ago), it was the single points system where I was only allowed to eat a max of 18pts a day. That was almost NOTHING! lol BUT, I did lose the weight....all 20lbs in 2 months and didn't work out at all lol Now, I'm older, 32....and have 3 kids all born by c-sections (That explains my extra skin ick!)0
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If your BMR is 1450, then you probably burn 20-30% of that thru normal daily activity. Moving thru your day, chasing the kids, running errands. More if you have an on your feet job.
So lets assume
1450 BMR
300-450 Activity Daily (20-30% of BMR)
Then exercise would be additional, depending on what you do & how long & how intense. There are many calculators, but generally in the 140-150 pound range you're not going to burn a lot per minute. So something in the 4-6 cals per minute range. (In addition to BMR.)
So perhaps for 30-60 minutes of cardio, 120 on the low end to 360 on the high end.
Personally I'd suggest to take the 1750 BMR & Activity, and take away 250 for .5 pounds per week: eat 1500. Then unless you do something very rigorous, do not eat back exercise calories and that might account for another .5 pounds per week.
BUT without a food scale, you are guessing. Nothing wrong with trying to estimate - but if you try a program for 4-8 weeks and you're not seeing the results you think should be happening, then look for where you can improve accuracy. Common pitfalls: overestimating burn and underestimating calories in.Hisservent wrote: »If my BMR is 1450 and I burn about 300 in exercise, what should be my daily intake?
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Hisservent wrote: »
you are eating to much start weighing ALL your solid food
Its very simple
Weight loss = eat less than you burn
Maintenance = eat the same amount of calories as you burn
Weight gain = eat more than you burn
You eat more calories than you think!!!!
because you dont weigh your food.
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StaciMarie1974 wrote: »If your BMR is 1450, then you probably burn 20-30% of that thru normal daily activity. Moving thru your day, chasing the kids, running errands. More if you have an on your feet job.
So lets assume
1450 BMR
300-450 Activity Daily (20-30% of BMR)
Then exercise would be additional, depending on what you do & how long & how intense. There are many calculators, but generally in the 140-150 pound range you're not going to burn a lot per minute. So something in the 4-6 cals per minute range. (In addition to BMR.)
So perhaps for 30-60 minutes of cardio, 120 on the low end to 360 on the high end.
Personally I'd suggest to take the 1750 BMR & Activity, and take away 250 for .5 pounds per week: eat 1500. Then unless you do something very rigorous, do not eat back exercise calories and that might account for another .5 pounds per week.
BUT without a food scale, you are guessing. Nothing wrong with trying to estimate - but if you try a program for 4-8 weeks and you're not seeing the results you think should be happening, then look for where you can improve accuracy. Common pitfalls: overestimating burn and underestimating calories in.Hisservent wrote: »If my BMR is 1450 and I burn about 300 in exercise, what should be my daily intake?
So, I'm NOT eating enough. I SHOULD be eating some of those calories back? 3x a week, I do 60 mins of cardio (4 mile power walk) and in that cardio at least once a week includes weight training. THen 2x a week, I do 30 mins on a manual stepper using intervals (2 mins of fast pace, 3 of slow)
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so according to "fitness frog" your TDEE is 2243. You would subtract 10-20% from that depending on the rate you want to lose. 2243-15% for example would be 1900 cal/day. This includes the assumed moderate exercise of 3-5 days per week.
I prefer IIFYM but can't get the site to load.0 -
Hisservent wrote: »StaciMarie1974 wrote: »If your BMR is 1450, then you probably burn 20-30% of that thru normal daily activity. Moving thru your day, chasing the kids, running errands. More if you have an on your feet job.
So lets assume
1450 BMR
300-450 Activity Daily (20-30% of BMR)
Then exercise would be additional, depending on what you do & how long & how intense. There are many calculators, but generally in the 140-150 pound range you're not going to burn a lot per minute. So something in the 4-6 cals per minute range. (In addition to BMR.)
So perhaps for 30-60 minutes of cardio, 120 on the low end to 360 on the high end.
Personally I'd suggest to take the 1750 BMR & Activity, and take away 250 for .5 pounds per week: eat 1500. Then unless you do something very rigorous, do not eat back exercise calories and that might account for another .5 pounds per week.
BUT without a food scale, you are guessing. Nothing wrong with trying to estimate - but if you try a program for 4-8 weeks and you're not seeing the results you think should be happening, then look for where you can improve accuracy. Common pitfalls: overestimating burn and underestimating calories in.Hisservent wrote: »If my BMR is 1450 and I burn about 300 in exercise, what should be my daily intake?
So, I'm NOT eating enough. I SHOULD be eating some of those calories back? 3x a week, I do 60 mins of cardio (4 mile power walk) and in that cardio at least once a week includes weight training. THen 2x a week, I do 30 mins on a manual stepper using intervals (2 mins of fast pace, 3 of slow)
As others pointed out, without weighing, you don't actually know how much you're eating. So you can't really conclude it's not enough.
ETA: I personally think 2 lb/mo is awesome for someone with a 10 lb goal. So you could just keep doing what you're doing and estimating the way you are and don't eat more or less. It's working.0 -
People you can calculate all you want, but OP is NOT weighing her food
She has no idea how much calories she eats.
So advising her to eat more is not really a good idea.0 -
Ok, so SAY I get a scale.....I still want to know how much I should be eating!0
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I NEVER used a scale and never had a problem losing until recently.0
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »People you can calculate all you want, but OP is NOT weighing her food
She has no idea how much calories she eats.
So advising her to eat more is not really a good idea.
I totally agree, but she still needs to know what her goals are. She had her TDEE as 3000.0 -
What MFP gives you here as calorie allowance and most people eat back 25 to 75% of their burned calories on top of that0
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Hisservent wrote: »I NEVER used a scale and never had a problem losing until recently.
that's when you get one0 -
she can plug in here stats here and set her goalsTheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »People you can calculate all you want, but OP is NOT weighing her food
She has no idea how much calories she eats.
So advising her to eat more is not really a good idea.
I totally agree, but she still needs to know what her goals are. She had her TDEE as 3000.
Its very simple, why make it so hard?
So fill in your stats/goals here
Weigh all your food and eat around your calorie allowance
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »What MFP gives you here as calorie allowance and most people eat back 25 to 75% of their burned calories on top of that
^^ This.. Plug in your numbers, get a food scale, log accurately, eat back part of calories burned and you'll be set.
ETA: and make adjustments to the numbers if you need to.0 -
Hisservent wrote: »I NEVER used a scale and never had a problem losing until recently.
that's when you get one
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Hisservent wrote: »I NEVER used a scale and never had a problem losing until recently.
Thats because for most people when they start their deficit is bigger so result is weight loss.
The more weight they lose the smaller their deficit became. So they are moving slowly to maintenance level.
The more weight you lose the more accurate your logging have to be to keep losing weight and keeping that deficit.
At one point your deficit is gone you eat at maintenance level. You are not the only one who falls into this trick. Search the forum here, lots had/have the same problem and as soon as they start weighing their food they are:
1. surprised about the amount of calories a real weighed out portion is
2. start losing weight when they created a deficit again
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asflatasapancake wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »People you can calculate all you want, but OP is NOT weighing her food
She has no idea how much calories she eats.
So advising her to eat more is not really a good idea.
I totally agree, but she still needs to know what her goals are. She had her TDEE as 3000.
My TDEE isn't even 3000 and I'm 6'1", 195lbs.
Thread killer
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I believe, based on various calculators, that my TDEE is about 2245. So subtract 20% and that's 1796....that's what I should be eating a day if I keep up with the amt of exercise I've been doing. And if I don't keep up with it, I need to DECREASE the amt of calories.0
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You have two options:
1. If you're exercising regularly, use the TDEE method and subtract 10-20% from your TDEE and not eat back any exercise calories.
2. Put your numbers into MFP and eat close to the goal number including eating back a portion of your exercise calories.
Either one of these will require you to weigh your food on a scale at least long enough to learn proper portions.0 -
You have two options:
1. If you're exercising regularly, use the TDEE method and subtract 10-20% from your TDEE and not eat back any exercise calories.
2. Put your numbers into MFP and eat close to the goal number including eating back a portion of your exercise calories.
Either one of these will require you to weigh your food on a scale at least long enough to learn proper portions.
I just ordered one and it'll be here on Friday.
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Hisservent wrote: »You have two options:
1. If you're exercising regularly, use the TDEE method and subtract 10-20% from your TDEE and not eat back any exercise calories.
2. Put your numbers into MFP and eat close to the goal number including eating back a portion of your exercise calories.
Either one of these will require you to weigh your food on a scale at least long enough to learn proper portions.
I just ordered one and it'll be here on Friday.
Awesome! . You'll get there. Best of luck!0 -
Hisservent wrote: »You have two options:
1. If you're exercising regularly, use the TDEE method and subtract 10-20% from your TDEE and not eat back any exercise calories.
2. Put your numbers into MFP and eat close to the goal number including eating back a portion of your exercise calories.
Either one of these will require you to weigh your food on a scale at least long enough to learn proper portions.
I just ordered one and it'll be here on Friday.
Awesome! . You'll get there. Best of luck!
So I DO have to be consuming about 1700 calories to lose weight, based on my activity level. I have always measured food with measuring cups and a tape measure. I mean just today, I measured my banana to make sure I documented the right size. When I measure lasagna, I measure 1 cup. When I eat ice cream, I measure 1/2 cup. etc. Oh well. And I suppose, with a scale I can fit it in right lol.0 -
That number sounds right to me. As you lose some, say 10 pounds, I would recalculate because those numbers will change.
I don't know if you watched the video that was posted but it really demonstrates the discrepancies between measuring and weighing. Me scooping 1/2 cup of ice cream can vary greatly from your scoop despite using the same cup.
Most packages have foods listed in grams or ounces. Grams are more precise if you have the option. For things like bananas, you can use the "bananas-raw" entry and get a much more accurate number. They vary quite a bit in calories. If you use the phone app, scanning packages works well and if you're cooking from scratch, you can use the recipe builder.
Sometimes you need to search for the correct entry because there are many user created entries that are not accurate. But the more you do it, the easier it becomes.
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I feel ya. I have about 150 lbs to lose and I've been counting calories, weighing food and doing cardio/weights for at least 30 min 5x a week for 6 weeks now. Everything is the same. Weight, clothes fitting, etc. It's very depressing and hard to stay on track but I'm hoping (like someone mentioned above) that it's just water weight from years of no exercise to now exercising a lot. Good luck!0
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »People you can calculate all you want, but OP is NOT weighing her food
She has no idea how much calories she eats.
So advising her to eat more is not really a good idea.
thank you.
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »People you can calculate all you want, but OP is NOT weighing her food
She has no idea how much calories she eats.
So advising her to eat more is not really a good idea.
thank you.
ugh!
She got a scale so it's all good.
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callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »People you can calculate all you want, but OP is NOT weighing her food
She has no idea how much calories she eats.
So advising her to eat more is not really a good idea.
thank you.
ugh!
She got a scale so it's all good.
we can all sleep easy now LOL
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