Any successful weight loss just following fitness pal's recommend calories
Littleowl101
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Hi I'm sure this has been asked before but just wondering, has one followed the calories that fitness pal recommends every day and successfully lost weight? Without changing anything else? They recommend that to lose the amount I want that I consume 1350 calories daily, which I think is ok but should I include more exercises or just keep doing what I do.
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Yup.The first 35 lb. was just eating MFP's recommended calories with no exercise because I couldn't physically do any. Later I started exercising and eating back 75% of earned exercise calories:
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Ok thank you for the advice, I'm hoping it works 14lb to lose but it's stubborn.. After trying different types of diets, I just need reassurance that this will work. Fingers crossed0
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Eating less than you burn will work. It can't not.0
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Well done on your weight loss earlnabby! That's amazing0
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Littleowl101 wrote: »Ok thank you for the advice, I'm hoping it works 14lb to lose but it's stubborn.. After trying different types of diets, I just need reassurance that this will work. Fingers crossed
The weighing, measuring, and logging is the biggest advantage of MFP. You can see exactly how much you are eating and get a sense of proper serving sizes. It is also great for the macro breakdown. Knowing just how balanced (or not) your diet is also helps you make better choices.
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Littleowl101 wrote: »Hi I'm sure this has been asked before but just wondering, has one followed the calories that fitness pal recommends every day and successfully lost weight? Without changing anything else? They recommend that to lose the amount I want that I consume 1350 calories daily, which I think is ok but should I include more exercises or just keep doing what I do.
what do you mean by change
I follow MFP guidelines
Eat the amount it gives me
Plus eat half of my exercise calories back
(lost 54 lbs been in maintenance since feb)0 -
I agree I'm finding it so helpful, I didn't realise how much I was eating until I started storing it on here, it feels good to have some control over my diet. Makes me feel positive knowing I'm doing something about it.0
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Littleowl101 wrote: »Well done on your weight loss earlnabby! That's amazing
Thank you. MFP works, if you use it the way it was intended. More than anything, get a kitchen scale (if you don't already have one) and weigh all of your solid and semi solid (like peanut butter) foods and measure liquids. Log everything you eat.
(OK, full and fair disclosure: I don't log chewing gum and the couple of grinds of pepper I put on my eggs. I also eyeball my 2 cups of mixed greens when I make a salad, but I do weigh my cherry tomatoes)
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Congrats rabbitjb on your weight loss, that's fab. What I mean by change is should I add more to the amount of physical activity I do or will I still lose weight by just continuing my normal fitness regime and lower my calories to the amount MFP recommends.0
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Littleowl101 wrote: »Congrats rabbitjb on your weight loss, that's fab. What I mean by change is should I add more to the amount of physical activity I do or will I still lose weight by just continuing my normal fitness regime and lower my calories to the amount MFP recommends.
You'll lose weight just sticking to your normal routine, as long as you eat the amount of calories MFP recommends (and make sure you're being accurate and truthful with your logging).
If you want to add some exercise in, even better, but it's not necessary for weight loss.0 -
Littleowl101 wrote: »Congrats rabbitjb on your weight loss, that's fab. What I mean by change is should I add more to the amount of physical activity I do or will I still lose weight by just continuing my normal fitness regime and lower my calories to the amount MFP recommends.
As long as you are eating less than you burn, you will lose. Staying with your current exercise level and lowering calories will do that. If you find that the loss is slowing a bit, there is nothing wrong with adding additional exercise too.
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You'll still lose weight without changing how you do fitness now, as long as your activity level is set properly. You don't need to add more activity, though you could if you wanted to.0
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Littleowl101 wrote: »Congrats rabbitjb on your weight loss, that's fab. What I mean by change is should I add more to the amount of physical activity I do or will I still lose weight by just continuing my normal fitness regime and lower my calories to the amount MFP recommends.
well exercise makes you feel better, good for health and you get to eat more
so it's up to you
don't forget there's increasing your general activity level eg walking more ... as well as proper cardiovascular exercise (2 x 30mins per week for heart health) and resistance work for great musculature
the answer is it's up to you really0 -
Just out of curiosity, what is your current fitness regime?0
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Thank you all for you help.. I'm very positive about this. Good luck on maintaining or continuing your weight loss0
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Best of luck to you Littleowl! The last bit can really be the most frustrating!0
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Littleowl101 wrote: »Thank you all for you help.. I'm very positive about this. Good luck on maintaining or continuing your weight loss
Perfect attitude! You've got this. Follow the numbers MFP gives you. As time goes on, you will see if there are any areas you want to tweak. That is the beauty of MFP's system: you can change it as your needs and desires change.
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Just out of curiosity, what is your current fitness regime?
I currently just use the treadmill a few times a week, but I be on my feet a lot in work, I'm planning on starting a few classes next week too, circuit and bums and tums. It's my stomach that I find hard to shift the weight in, so hopefully it works0 -
I lost my first 42 lbs just following MFP's recommendation for a 1.5 lb per week weight loss. Reduced my goal after that to 1 lb per week and started exercising for my health, using an HRM and eating back the exercise calories less an adjustment for my NEAT and continued to lose at a pretty steady rate close to my goals0
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fitfloridagirl wrote: »Best of luck to you Littleowl! The last bit can really be the most frustrating!
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I lost tons of weight blindly following MFP's guidelines to lose 2lbs/week. 50 lbs over a 5 month period. I was even eating back almost all of my exercise calories. And then my body pretty much shut down from starvation, I was hospitalized and out of commission for 2 years. Then I gained back 80 lbs.
It does seem to work for a lot of people though. Maybe I just suck at starving. I dunno. Or maybe this is why there are so many people in the "introduce yourself" forum talking about how this is their second, third or even fourth time here, but this time they're *really* gonna do it.
I can't live on 1350 calories a day. I can't even live on 1800 calories a day. So I don't. I use other online calculators to estimate my TDEE, and set my calorie goal according to that. I track how I'm feeling, hunger levels, cravings, mood swings and use that information to adjust my calorie goal. Right now I'm at 2000, not eating back exercise calories, but I've been really tired and hungry all week, so next week, I will likely raise that to 2100.
So far, this has been working for me. I've lost 21 lbs since January. It's not exactly a brag-worthy loss. But I don't feel miserable and hungry all the time and I know this is something I can maintain. So when the other posters are talking about how they've made huge losses by cutting out food groups and torturing themselves over cake, posting such "motivational" updates as "A minute on the lips, a lifetime onthe hips!" I can keep in mind that in a year or two, they'll be back on the forums reintroducing themselves saying that this time they're gonna do it. And I'll still be trucking away slowly, but enjoying my life and all the fun and food it has to offer.0 -
Yeah worst case (this will probably not happen), if you are accurate (weigh your food, etc) and honest with your logging, meet the goal, and still don't lose weight after a month or so then you can manually lower your goal. But again, that probably wont happen and definitely set your diary to Public and ask us to take a look before doing that.
Mainly just saying this as reassurance, you're going to lose weight if you log properly and follow goal.0 -
Littleowl101 wrote: »Just out of curiosity, what is your current fitness regime?
I currently just use the treadmill a few times a week, but I be on my feet a lot in work, I'm planning on starting a few classes next week too, circuit and bums and tums. It's my stomach that I find hard to shift the weight in, so hopefully it works
That sounds good. You already are active and are getting cardio in from your treadmill. The circuits should help with strengthening, just make sure you are working all of your major muscle groups, not just the glutes and abs.
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punkrockgoth wrote: »I lost tons of weight blindly following MFP's guidelines to lose 2lbs/week. 50 lbs over a 5 month period. I was even eating back almost all of my exercise calories. And then my body pretty much shut down from starvation, I was hospitalized and out of commission for 2 years. Then I gained back 80 lbs.
It does seem to work for a lot of people though. Maybe I just suck at starving. I dunno. Or maybe this is why there are so many people in the "introduce yourself" forum talking about how this is their second, third or even fourth time here, but this time they're *really* gonna do it.
I can't live on 1350 calories a day. I can't even live on 1800 calories a day. So I don't. I use other online calculators to estimate my TDEE, and set my calorie goal according to that. I track how I'm feeling, hunger levels, cravings, mood swings and use that information to adjust my calorie goal. Right now I'm at 2000, not eating back exercise calories, but I've been really tired and hungry all week, so next week, I will likely raise that to 2100.
So far, this has been working for me. I've lost 21 lbs since January. It's not exactly a brag-worthy loss. But I don't feel miserable and hungry all the time and I know this is something I can maintain. So when the other posters are talking about how they've made huge losses by cutting out food groups and torturing themselves over cake, posting such "motivational" updates as "A minute on the lips, a lifetime onthe hips!" I can keep in mind that in a year or two, they'll be back on the forums reintroducing themselves saying that this time they're gonna do it. And I'll still be trucking away slowly, but enjoying my life and all the fun and food it has to offer.
I'm sorry to hear that, can I ask what your ideal weight loss was when you started MFP? You seem very determined and I'm happy that your experience didn't stop you from trying to achieve your goal and you've found something that suits you.. And 21lbs is definitely brag-worthy, it's a huge loss. Don't put yourself down. Your doing great and your taking control of something that your not happy with. You should be proud.0 -
Littleowl101 wrote: »Just out of curiosity, what is your current fitness regime?
I currently just use the treadmill a few times a week, but I be on my feet a lot in work, I'm planning on starting a few classes next week too, circuit and bums and tums. It's my stomach that I find hard to shift the weight in, so hopefully it works
That sounds good. You already are active and are getting cardio in from your treadmill. The circuits should help with strengthening, just make sure you are working all of your major muscle groups, not just the glutes and abs.
Thank you for all your help earlnabby, it's great to have positivity0 -
So maybe the lesson here is that 2 pounds per week isn't a good fit for everyone.punkrockgoth wrote: »I lost tons of weight blindly following MFP's guidelines to lose 2lbs/week. 50 lbs over a 5 month period. I was even eating back almost all of my exercise calories. And then my body pretty much shut down from starvation, I was hospitalized and out of commission for 2 years. Then I gained back 80 lbs.
It does seem to work for a lot of people though. Maybe I just suck at starving. I dunno. Or maybe this is why there are so many people in the "introduce yourself" forum talking about how this is their second, third or even fourth time here, but this time they're *really* gonna do it.
I can't live on 1350 calories a day. I can't even live on 1800 calories a day. So I don't. I use other online calculators to estimate my TDEE, and set my calorie goal according to that. I track how I'm feeling, hunger levels, cravings, mood swings and use that information to adjust my calorie goal. Right now I'm at 2000, not eating back exercise calories, but I've been really tired and hungry all week, so next week, I will likely raise that to 2100.
So far, this has been working for me. I've lost 21 lbs since January. It's not exactly a brag-worthy loss. But I don't feel miserable and hungry all the time and I know this is something I can maintain. So when the other posters are talking about how they've made huge losses by cutting out food groups and torturing themselves over cake, posting such "motivational" updates as "A minute on the lips, a lifetime onthe hips!" I can keep in mind that in a year or two, they'll be back on the forums reintroducing themselves saying that this time they're gonna do it. And I'll still be trucking away slowly, but enjoying my life and all the fun and food it has to offer.
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So here’s my two cents (not adjusted for inflation). Prior to joining MFP I was working out like a madman, I worked out for several hours at a time, every day and sometimes several times a day. I was losing weight but not at any rate worth bragging about. Once I joined MFP and started the program, the weight started to melt off like a stick of butter left out in the sun on a hot summers day. This was with working out on a much lower frequency. I went from 7 to 10 workouts a week to 4 to 6, from 2 hour plus workouts to 1 to 1.5 hour workouts.
The saying “you can’t out train a bad diet,” truly resonates with me. I was eating healthy foods but I was not doing portion control and counting calories, once I started doing that it was a game changer. Now I can say I’m a loser baby; prior to MFP I had W/O for about 1.5 years and lost around 15 pounds, since joining MFP January 2014 I have lost 40 pounds.
The diet (what you eat not some fad) is paramount but you need to exercise regardless of what your trying to achieve. You know, the whole “a body in motion stays in motion,” thing.
Things that will help, get a digital food scale, Walmart has some good ones. Weigh and measure everything that you eat and drink, and log it before you bit it!
Good luck with your goals.
V/r,
DW.
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
So maybe the lesson here is that 2 pounds per week isn't a good fit for everyone.punkrockgoth wrote: »I lost tons of weight blindly following MFP's guidelines to lose 2lbs/week. 50 lbs over a 5 month period. I was even eating back almost all of my exercise calories. And then my body pretty much shut down from starvation, I was hospitalized and out of commission for 2 years. Then I gained back 80 lbs.
It does seem to work for a lot of people though. Maybe I just suck at starving. I dunno. Or maybe this is why there are so many people in the "introduce yourself" forum talking about how this is their second, third or even fourth time here, but this time they're *really* gonna do it.
I can't live on 1350 calories a day. I can't even live on 1800 calories a day. So I don't. I use other online calculators to estimate my TDEE, and set my calorie goal according to that. I track how I'm feeling, hunger levels, cravings, mood swings and use that information to adjust my calorie goal. Right now I'm at 2000, not eating back exercise calories, but I've been really tired and hungry all week, so next week, I will likely raise that to 2100.
So far, this has been working for me. I've lost 21 lbs since January. It's not exactly a brag-worthy loss. But I don't feel miserable and hungry all the time and I know this is something I can maintain. So when the other posters are talking about how they've made huge losses by cutting out food groups and torturing themselves over cake, posting such "motivational" updates as "A minute on the lips, a lifetime onthe hips!" I can keep in mind that in a year or two, they'll be back on the forums reintroducing themselves saying that this time they're gonna do it. And I'll still be trucking away slowly, but enjoying my life and all the fun and food it has to offer.
Mines is currently set for 1lb a week, I'm in no rush and it took time for this weight to appear so it'll take time to lose it0 -
Littleowl101 wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
So maybe the lesson here is that 2 pounds per week isn't a good fit for everyone.punkrockgoth wrote: »I lost tons of weight blindly following MFP's guidelines to lose 2lbs/week. 50 lbs over a 5 month period. I was even eating back almost all of my exercise calories. And then my body pretty much shut down from starvation, I was hospitalized and out of commission for 2 years. Then I gained back 80 lbs.
It does seem to work for a lot of people though. Maybe I just suck at starving. I dunno. Or maybe this is why there are so many people in the "introduce yourself" forum talking about how this is their second, third or even fourth time here, but this time they're *really* gonna do it.
I can't live on 1350 calories a day. I can't even live on 1800 calories a day. So I don't. I use other online calculators to estimate my TDEE, and set my calorie goal according to that. I track how I'm feeling, hunger levels, cravings, mood swings and use that information to adjust my calorie goal. Right now I'm at 2000, not eating back exercise calories, but I've been really tired and hungry all week, so next week, I will likely raise that to 2100.
So far, this has been working for me. I've lost 21 lbs since January. It's not exactly a brag-worthy loss. But I don't feel miserable and hungry all the time and I know this is something I can maintain. So when the other posters are talking about how they've made huge losses by cutting out food groups and torturing themselves over cake, posting such "motivational" updates as "A minute on the lips, a lifetime onthe hips!" I can keep in mind that in a year or two, they'll be back on the forums reintroducing themselves saying that this time they're gonna do it. And I'll still be trucking away slowly, but enjoying my life and all the fun and food it has to offer.
Mines is currently set for 1lb a week, I'm in no rush and it took time for this weight to appear so it'll take time to lose it
Oh boy. Sounds like we have a success story in the future! Common sense and a positive attitude will take you far!
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