NEED HELP..DESPERATE TO LOOSE WEIGHT

NFMendoza

Hi I'm 5'5 and 250lbs.. im 26 yr old female. I want to loose weight but I'm totally lost. I put on here I want to loose 2lbs a week which is the recommended amount and it says I have to eat 1900 calories a day to loose weight and of course I'm gonna walk on the treadmill for maybe 45 min a day 6 times a week. Will eating 1900 and exercising help me loose weight? Or is 1900 calories too much? Thanks for your help

WBB55

1900 and 45 min on the treadmill is a great start. Don't go too low if you can lose at a higher number. I weigh 100 lbs less than you and can lose on 1800 calories. So you'll lose faster than me

mabinethin

Hi.... I'm 5'3 I'm currently 175, when I started MFP aprox 6 weeks ago I was 184. I followed the calories they allotted me and walked on my lunch break and I lost the weight. There were days that I went over but you just have to stick to it and don't give up. The only exercise I really do is walking during my lunch break and it really seems to help.

mmnv79

Just take baby steps. If you have any doubt use the search engine / open a post. This forum is full of experienced people who will point you in the right direction.

GLJLA

Hi. I'm not an expert or anything but I think 1900 seems high. I usually eat around 1500 per day plus I do the 21 day fix workouts. I'm a male 5'11'' and I started off at 245 lbs. I'm now at 190, so that's working for me. My 1500 calories come from pretty healthy foods too...or at least I think so. Good luck and stick with whatever you do.

socioseguro

Congratulations on your resolution
Exercise is for your health and fitness. You may eat some of your exercise calories back, not all of them. It is difficult to be accurate on calories burned.
Eating at a deficit is for losing body weight. Weight all food you ingest. Get yourself a good food scale
Follow MFP guidelines.
Read the post at the beginning of this board. They have useful information.
Manage your expectations. Remember how long it took you to acquire your present body weight. Losing it will not be faster.
This is a journey, not a destination. Slow and steady wins the race
Good luck in your healthy journey

kshama2001

I eat what MFP tells me to for my stats and the goals I set, eat back some, but not all, of the calories I earn from exercise, and since April my average loss is right where it is supposed to be.

nordlead2005

It looks like you entered Moderately Active as your activity level. If you were including the treadmill walking in your activity level, then DO NOT log the exercise for calories or you will eat too much. Otherwise, it looks fine to me if you really are moderately active.

If you weigh your food and log accurately, then check the results in 4 weeks. See how you did, and adjust accordingly.

TaraHancock827

Im in the same boat as you because I feel like if I eat 1900 calories a day that im being a pig. MFP says for me to eat 1300 or so and I still haven't had much success. Of course im not one to weigh every single thing I eat and I know that's the problem. Im logging but im sure im wrong about some things. Its really important to be accurate but don't look to me for that because im struggling along with you. Add me as your friend if you want..my diary is open

janejellyroll

GLJLA wrote: »

Hi. I'm not an expert or anything but I think 1900 seems high. I usually eat around 1500 per day plus I do the 21 day fix workouts. I'm a male 5'11'' and I started off at 245 lbs. I'm now at 190, so that's working for me. My 1500 calories come from pretty healthy foods too...or at least I think so. Good luck and stick with whatever you do.

1,500 is actually the recommended minimum for a man, so you aren't eating much at all. Assuming OP entered her weight, activity level, and goals correctly, she should be able to create a deficit using MFP's calorie goal. Dropping below this may make it harder for her to stick to the plan.

NFMendoza

Thanks everyone.. I'm going to try it and see if it works out or else I'll go lower on calories

kshama2001

@NFMendoza I'm curious about what made you pick Moderately Active - what do you do for work?

GLJLA

My 1500 calories were the MFP recommended amount for dropping 2lbs per week. I chose sedentary because I have a desk job. I have been losing 2lbs a week on my current plan. This is in reply to Jane's post. That's why I thought 1900 seemed a bit high.

IsaackGMOON

GLJLA wrote: »

My 1500 calories were the MFP recommended amount for dropping 2lbs per week. I chose sedentary because I have a desk job. I have been losing 2lbs a week on my current plan. This is in reply to Jane's post. That's why I thought 1900 seemed a bit high.

You're losing 2lb per week and have 26lb's to go?

I'm not gonna lie... this is a bad idea. You're probably losing muscle mass.

I don't see why people can't just take MFP's caloric goals and use them until they see results... and then re-adjust if it's not working.

Is it really that hard???

janejellyroll

GLJLA wrote: »

My 1500 calories were the MFP recommended amount for dropping 2lbs per week. I chose sedentary because I have a desk job. I have been losing 2lbs a week on my current plan. This is in reply to Jane's post. That's why I thought 1900 seemed a bit high.

I'm not saying you should eat more. If your plan works for you, that's great. I was just saying that depending on OP's current stats, activity level, and weekly goal, she may be able to eat more than you.

Saraw0520

Good luck on your journey! 1900 is not too high at all. I am a 5'7", 32 year old female with starting weight of 247 lbs. I eat between 1980-2300 calories a day, some days are lower, and have lost 15 lbs since June 29th. With the right nutrition and exercise you don't have to starve to see results.

Asher_Ethan

1900 is great. I'm 150 and eat around 1800 a day and I'm still losing. It's great you are going on the treadmill but I highly highly suggest trying some weight lifting program as well. I wish someone would have told me this when I first started to lose.

enterdanger

Hi. Welcome to MFP. Trust the webiste. I'm a 5'3" 195lb 37 year old. My calorie goal from MFP is 1440 for 1.5lb lost per week. However, I usually eat around 1700 because I eat back the calories I ear from exercise. 1900 sounds about right to me. I put your stats in this calculator and said you were sedentary and it gave me 1821a day if you were a bump on a log.

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Saraw0520

Asher_Ethan wrote: »

1900 is great. I'm 150 and eat around 1800 a day and I'm still losing. It's great you are going on the treadmill but I highly highly suggest trying some weight lifting program as well. I wish someone would have told me this when I first started to lose.

Completely agree with trying weight lifting. I lift heavy three times a week and do core and cardio work one to two times a week. I feel incredible and the strength I gain really helps the body composition as it changes.

strong_curves

GLJLA wrote: »

My 1500 calories were the MFP recommended amount for dropping 2lbs per week. I chose sedentary because I have a desk job. I have been losing 2lbs a week on my current plan. This is in reply to Jane's post. That's why I thought 1900 seemed a bit high.

Your MFP plan works for you, it's individualized. If MFP gave OP 1900 then she should follow the plan made for her not your plan.

NFMendoza

kshama2001 wrote: »

@NFMendoza I'm curious about what made you pick Moderately Active - what do you do for work?

I didn't know wat to put, I don't work I just take care of my 1 year old at home and clean the house, light house work and walk in the afternoons

NFMendoza

Saraw0520 wrote: »

Good luck on your journey! 1900 is not too high at all. I am a 5'7", 32 year old female with starting weight of 247 lbs. I eat between 1980-2300 calories a day, some days are lower, and have lost 15 lbs since June 29th. With the right nutrition and exercise you don't have to starve to see results.

That makes me feel better.. and yes I was lost because usually to loose weight I just starve myself so 1900 is actually high compared to starving lol

NFMendoza

enterdanger wrote: »

Hi. Welcome to MFP. Trust the webiste. I'm a 5'3" 195lb 37 year old. My calorie goal from MFP is 1440 for 1.5lb lost per week. However, I usually eat around 1700 because I eat back the calories I ear from exercise. 1900 sounds about right to me. I put your stats in this calculator and said you were sedentary and it gave me 1821a day if you were a bump on a log.

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Thanks for your help

NFMendoza

For sure am gonna try to add weight lifting also.. thanks everyone

glitzy196

My starting stats were similar, 220 5'5" i am at 193 now. I set mine to lightly active with s goal of 1.5lbs a week, and i get 1470 calories. I work on my feet all day long, and almost never sit for longer than 10 minutes even at home. However so far i lose on average 2 to 2.5lbs a week. But so far im not hungry, and im doing great. I dint excersize in the traditional since, but i know im not sedentary.

SeanNJ

socioseguro wrote: »

Eating at a deficit is for losing body weight. Weight all food you ingest. Get yourself a good food scale

Can't stress this enough.

SeanNJ

SeanNJ wrote: »

socioseguro wrote: »

Eating at a deficit is for losing body weight. Weight all food you ingest. Get yourself a good food scale

Can't stress this enough.

Seriously.

kshama2001

NFMendoza wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

@NFMendoza I'm curious about what made you pick Moderately Active - what do you do for work?

I didn't know wat to put, I don't work I just take care of my 1 year old at home and clean the house, light house work and walk in the afternoons

In that case, Lightly Active sounds good as long as you are not also logging your afternoon walks. If you want to do that, drop down to Sedentary.

heatherlewisis

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

GLJLA wrote: »

My 1500 calories were the MFP recommended amount for dropping 2lbs per week. I chose sedentary because I have a desk job. I have been losing 2lbs a week on my current plan. This is in reply to Jane's post. That's why I thought 1900 seemed a bit high.

You're losing 2lb per week and have 26lb's to go?

I'm not gonna lie... this is a bad idea. You're probably losing muscle mass.

I don't see why people can't just take MFP's caloric goals and use them until they see results... and then re-adjust if it's not working.

Is it really that hard???

Is it really that hard to NOT pick at people who haven't even asked for your opinion of their weight loss plan? Seems to me that he IS following the recommendations set out by MFP. Smh...

jdleanna

Ditto on lightly active. I also stay home with the kids. I have a Jawbone fitness tracker and every day I tend to get just a couple hundred extra calories because of my activity, so I've found lightly active to be a good one to use to describe chasing after young ones.

GLJLA

Thanks Heather.