Is this enough exercise a week to lose weight?
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dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I've ate whatever I wanted without exercising and didn't go over a certain amount of calories a day and I never lost weight. Junk food equals unhealthy life.
That is absurdly false. I eat what you would call "junk food" all the time and every single one of my health markers related to weight (other than my actual weight) are solidly in the healthy range. Besides, your question is about weight control, not health.
If the "certain amount of calories a day" you eat is less than that which you burn, and that pattern continues for an appreciable time period, you will lose weight. There is literally no way for it to work in any other way.0 -
dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I've ate whatever I wanted without exercising and didn't go over a certain amount of calories a day and I never lost weight. Junk food equals unhealthy life.
False. You lose weight if you eat less calories than you burn no matter what you eat. CICO. You were not tracking your calories in and/or out accurately and that is the reason you did not lose weight.
You keep wanting to do the "perfect" weight loss - only healthy food, a 100% accurate calorie burn number, the perfect amount of exercise. You don't need to do this all perfectly to lose weight. All you need to do is log calories as accurately as possible (with a scale) and have a reasonable deficit based on either mfp calculator or any other. That's all. Exercise and healthier food choices only matter for your health. Not weight loss.
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I eat burgers, fries, pizza, and Little Debbie ... I drink ... my weight stays in a five pound band of the healthy weight range ... I run half marathons and do 40-65 mile bike rides ... no health issues.
If you eat fewer calories than you use, you lose weight. If you eat as much as you use, your weight remains constant. If you eat more calories than you use, you gain weight. CI vs CO.0 -
dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I've ate whatever I wanted without exercising and didn't go over a certain amount of calories a day and I never lost weight. Junk food equals unhealthy life.
Well, you are probably eating more than you think. Are you weighing your food?
Keep in mind, we are not your enemy, we are honestly trying to help you. But the only way you will succeed at your weightloss is being honest with yourself.
I honestly hope that you have read the threads that have been linked to. Can you please confirm if you have.
I am going to edit in a link to another thread I would suggest you read. It is very inspiring and insightful.
Edit: this thread http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10105396/to-all-the-mfp-meanies-and-know-it-alls-this-is-for-you/p10 -
dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I've ate whatever I wanted without exercising and didn't go over a certain amount of calories a day and I never lost weight. Junk food equals unhealthy life.
Well, you are probably eating more than you think. Are you weighing your food?
Keep in mind, we are not your enemy, we are honestly trying to help you. But the only way you will succeed at your weightloss is being honest with yourself.
I honestly hope that you have read the threads that have been linked to. Can you please confirm if you have.
I am going to edit in a link to another thread I would suggest you read. It is very inspiring and insightful.
+1 that accurate and honest logging is so important. When I started on mfp I didn't weigh my food and "cheated" by using entries with lower calories if it was something I couldn't weigh. But that all adds up and a few 100 extra calories a day of lax logging = no weight loss. Once I started truly logging as accurately as possible BOOM I lost weight. Now that I am in maintenance and have weighed food I eat a lot many many times I don't weigh everything. But that took like a year of weighing to be able to eyeball. I still weigh very calorie dense foods.0 -
dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I've ate whatever I wanted without exercising and didn't go over a certain amount of calories a day and I never lost weight. Junk food equals unhealthy life.
Well, you are probably eating more than you think. Are you weighing your food?
Keep in mind, we are not your enemy, we are honestly trying to help you. But the only way you will succeed at your weightloss is being honest with yourself.
I honestly hope that you have read the threads that have been linked to. Can you please confirm if you have.
I am going to edit in a link to another thread I would suggest you read. It is very inspiring and insightful.
Edit: this thread http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10105396/to-all-the-mfp-meanies-and-know-it-alls-this-is-for-you/p1
Yes I've read everything I needed to read. I read the link you just gave too. I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong....I eat healthy, I make all my meals from scratch. I eat 1200 calories and my calorie deficit is 1735. I'm not supposed to go under 1200 calories so what am I supposed to do once I hit a plateau?0 -
I weigh all my food...I probably need a different scale because mine only weighs in pounds and fluid ounces.0
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dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I weigh all my food...I probably need a different scale because mine only weighs in pounds and fluid ounces.
And we come full circle and return to the importance of accurate logging.0 -
Have you lost zero weight, or just less than you hoped? You previously lost weight very quickly so maybe your expectations are off. You won't lose 2 lbs a week, it is not that linear. You may lose .5 lb this week and 2.5 next.
Have you tried trend weight? It can sync with the weight you enter in mfp and see your weight trends. You may go up and down each day but be gradually losing.0 -
I give up on this.....
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Don't give up. We are trying to help. Accurate logging is the key. Get a better scale. Log your food accurately and honestly. It WILL work if you do that consistently.
And don't have unrealistic expectations for yourself. You see it has black or white - either do everything perfectly or you give up. Give yourself some time to learn how to log.0 -
Accurately log ... ensure you pick the right entries from the database ... go from there.0
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dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I give up on this.....
Dont give up. Its just a matter of being honest and accurate with everything you eat. Are you logging everything you eat in MFP? If so open your diary so we can see and advise what we see may be wrong. Someone may have asked this of you already, I dont know, i havent ready through all 4 pages.0 -
dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I give up on this.....
Don't give up. It may seem complicated, but you're making it way harder than it needs to be. You've actually gotten really good advice in here and it's remained pretty much snark free, which is a bonus for you, because that never farking happens in these parts!
The best advice in this entire run has been accurate logging. Start there.- Get a new scale: get a digital with a tare button. That will allow you to weigh multiple items in the same bowl, plate, spoon, etc.
- Weigh all solids with the scale. Measure liquids with spoons & cups (or fl. oz. with your nifty new digital scale!).
- Only use food database entries in which the nutritional values match a trusted source, like the USDA. You can make things easier and build commonly eaten meals and recipes using those verified entries.
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tincanonastring wrote: »dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I give up on this.....
Don't give up. It may seem complicated, but you're making it way harder than it needs to be. You've actually gotten really good advice in here and it's remained pretty much snark free, which is a bonus for you, because that never farking happens in these parts!
The best advice in this entire run has been accurate logging. Start there.- Get a new scale: get a digital with a tare button. That will allow you to weigh multiple items in the same bowl, plate, spoon, etc.
- Weigh all solids with the scale. Measure liquids with spoons & cups (or fl. oz. with your nifty new digital scale!).
- Only use food database entries in which the nutritional values match a trusted source, like the USDA. You can make things easier and build commonly eaten meals and recipes using those verified entries.
Yes, do this EVERY DAY (no days off or cheats) and you WILL lose weight. Good luck!0 -
Also you are aiming to eat at a 3.5 lb a week deficit. There is a reason 2lbs a week is the max. You are setting yourself up to lose muscle. You could eat closer to 1900 and still lose 2 lbs a week if your math is accurate.0
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Also you are aiming to eat at a 3.5 lb a week deficit. There is a reason 2lbs a week is the max. You are setting yourself up to lose muscle. You could eat closer to 1900 and still lose 2 lbs a week if your math is accurate.
I did several online bmr calculators and all of them are between 1731-1787. Just to clarify...that's how many calories I burn doing nothing? I got all mixed up on that0 -
I'm not very good at understanding the calorie deficit. Maybe someone should do it for me lol. I have comprehending problems if you can't tell.0
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dontgiveup2319 wrote: »Also you are aiming to eat at a 3.5 lb a week deficit. There is a reason 2lbs a week is the max. You are setting yourself up to lose muscle. You could eat closer to 1900 and still lose 2 lbs a week if your math is accurate.
I did several online bmr calculators and all of them are between 1731-1787. Just to clarify...that's how many calories I burn doing nothing? I got all mixed up on that
Yeah thats how many calories you would burn buy basicly lying in bed all day. You can increase this by building muslce because muscle at rest can burn calories.0 -
Caloric deficit is the amount of calories you eat below your caloric. If you burn 3000 and you eat 2000, then your deficit is 1000.
Burned - Consumed = Deficit
If you eat more than you burn, the difference is a surplus.
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dontgiveup2319 wrote: »Also you are aiming to eat at a 3.5 lb a week deficit. There is a reason 2lbs a week is the max. You are setting yourself up to lose muscle. You could eat closer to 1900 and still lose 2 lbs a week if your math is accurate.
I did several online bmr calculators and all of them are between 1731-1787. Just to clarify...that's how many calories I burn doing nothing? I got all mixed up on that
Most calculators make you pick a weight goal (maintenance, -.5lb/week, -1lb/week, etc.), so it depends on what you chose.dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I'm not very good at understanding the calorie deficit. Maybe someone should do it for me lol. I have comprehending problems if you can't tell.
Use MFP instead of the other online calculators. Go to MyHome>Goals>View Guided Setup
Input your stats and weight goal. If you input "Maintain My Current Weight," the calorie total will be how much you can eat every day with no exercise and neither lose nor gain weight. If you'd like to PM me, I can walk you through it. Trying to do it in a forum setting would be laborious.0 -
Oh I see. Not a 1730 deficit. That's good. Mfp does the math for you if you put in your height weight age and activity etc. Just eat back about 1/2 of exercise calories because mfp over estimates burns. Read the stickies about accurate logging and you are ready to go.0
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If its too complicated understanding eating back exercise calories and all that just eat an exact amount of calories. 1900-2000 calories for a while and see if you lose weight, then keep it up. Just be sure you are honest with everything you eat and log everything you put in your mouth.0
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If its too complicated understanding eating back exercise calories and all that just eat an exact amount of calories. 1900-2000 calories for a while and see if you lose weight, then keep it up. Just be sure you are honest with everything you eat and log everything you put in your mouth.
I use this method. I used the scooby workshop calculator. I didn't like have high calorie days and low calorie days since I workout 4-5 days a week. I just eat the same amount every day.0 -
If its too complicated understanding eating back exercise calories and all that just eat an exact amount of calories. 1900-2000 calories for a while and see if you lose weight, then keep it up. Just be sure you are honest with everything you eat and log everything you put in your mouth.
I use this method. I used the scooby workshop calculator. I didn't like have high calorie days and low calorie days since I workout 4-5 days a week. I just eat the same amount every day.
I'm still leery of the goal the Scooby calculator gives me even though everyone I trust on here swears by it. Logically, I know I can bump up to what it gives me, but I can't get my head past that scary high number!0 -
dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I'm not very good at understanding the calorie deficit. Maybe someone should do it for me lol. I have comprehending problems if you can't tell.
You have a Fitbit activity tracker. Your Fitbit burn is TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), the calories necessary to maintain your current weight. If you eat less than that, you will lose weight.
Set your goal to .5 lb. (a 250-calorie deficit) for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided
Enable negative calorie adjustments: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
Then learn to log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Logging works.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »
I'm still leery of the goal the Scooby calculator gives me even though everyone I trust on here swears by it. Logically, I know I can bump up to what it gives me, but I can't get my head past that scary high number!
It has worked for me in weight loss and now in maintenance. I think my TDEE is actually 50 to 100 cals higher than the number. You can always adjust if needed. It does tend to run higher than some other calculator by a little bit.
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dontgiveup2319 wrote: »I weigh all my food...I probably need a different scale because mine only weighs in pounds and fluid ounces.
fluid ounces isn't something a scale will measure... unless you are only weighing water...
fluid ounce = volume
ounce = weight
weight = density x volume
so unless you have a scale that is also measuring density, then you probably are confusing your scale w/ something else. lol. get a new scale. MEASURE EVERYTHING. IT IS THE ONLY WAYYY!!!
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Someone helped me out on my calorie deficit. Thanks for everything though!
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