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Yea I would do the quick add when I was just entering in the calories off the back of something.0
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CaseyGwaltney wrote: »Nope leighloh! i dont even hold my phone during my workouts so it doesnt count any of those calories burned i guess. Idk if thats a good or bad thing.
That might be the issue. You are already eating very little, so you might be having problems because you are not eating enough calories back after your workouts.
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CaseyGwaltney wrote: »I eat too many at 1250????
You're quick adding a lot of random calories. Where are those coming from? Are you absolutely certain that's how much you've taken in?
They've done studies - most people underestimate what they're eating if they guestimate by sight (even dietitians were tested on this idea - and they failed to quantify their food portions accurately as well). If you're not weighing your food, there's no real way to tell that you're actually taking in 1250 calories a day.
Also, you have some cup measurements on your diary. Measuring solids that can vary in weight due to water, mass, or air content is a bad idea. I made this mistake with rice at first. A "cup" of rice can vary by 75 calories each time you pour it, based on how tightly you pack it, what kind of rice it is, etc. The rule of thumb idea is to weigh solids and reserve cups, tbs, etc... measurements to liquids.0 -
Just a quick peek at your diary...your logging is all over the place and guaranteed, you are eating more than you think you are.
Dianne's post is awesome, and bang on.
Get that food scale, and take the time to log correctly, it makes a huge difference.0 -
CaseyGwaltney wrote: »Nope leighloh! i dont even hold my phone during my workouts so it doesnt count any of those calories burned i guess. Idk if thats a good or bad thing.
That might be the issue. You are already eating very little, so the issue might be that you are not eating enough calories back after your workouts.
And even if she did eat too little, she'd still lose weight.
Starvation mode happens for actually starving people. You know, the ones that are dying. Starvation mode isn't the body conjuring calories out of thin air to make someone stay fat.0 -
I understand. For rice when it says one cup. I literally take a measuring cup and use 1. So i think that one is correct.0
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You are getting some really good advice here. The issue is your logging, you are likely eating much more than you think.
What is "1 spread" of peanut butter? (I had peanut butter today, weighed it out, and it was 190 calories). The Subway sandwich you entered -- how do you know that the person who made that entry chose the same topping and condiments as you did? Does that include cheese? My avocados come in all different sizes -- without weighing it out, how do you know that your 1/2 avocado isn't larger than usual? Are you really eating plain egg whites without anything at all (no oil used to cook?)? "Katie's homemade chicken salad" -- did you make that entry? If not, how do you know the recipe the person used and if it was close to yours?0 -
Only use cups or spoons for liquids. It's not a good measurement system.0
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CaseyGwaltney wrote: »Nope leighloh! i dont even hold my phone during my workouts so it doesnt count any of those calories burned i guess. Idk if thats a good or bad thing.
That might be the issue. You are already eating very little, so the issue might be that you are not eating enough calories back after your workouts.
And even if she did eat too little, she'd still lose weight.
Starvation mode happens for actually starving people. You know, the ones that are dying. Starvation mode isn't the body conjuring calories out of thin air to make someone stay fat.
It was just an idea
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the peanut butter i did one tablespoon (measured) and only used half of that for my rice cake. Thats why i called it one spread.0
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CaseyGwaltney wrote: »the peanut butter i did one tablespoon (measured) and only used half of that for my rice cake. Thats why i called it one spread.
Did the person who created the "1 spread" unit of measurement mean half a tablespoon?
A tablespoon isn't an accurate way to measure peanut butter. If you use a measuring spoon, you are likely eating more than you think. A scale should be used for peanut butter.0 -
Like I said in the beginning of this post, I am new to this! Yes i understand I am probably doing a million things wrong.
I used the term tablespoon because thats what it said on the back of the jar. 1 tablespoon = blah blah0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »CaseyGwaltney wrote: »the peanut butter i did one tablespoon (measured) and only used half of that for my rice cake. Thats why i called it one spread.
Did the person who created the "1 spread" unit of measurement mean half a tablespoon?
A tablespoon isn't an accurate way to measure peanut butter. If you use a measuring spoon, you are likely eating more than you think. A scale should be used for peanut butter.
Yep. PB's tricky because it does tow the line between liquid and solid. However, since it's so calorie-dense, it's worth weighing it to be sure.
Buy a cheap scale and try weighing for just a day or two. Since your diet is relatively static, you'd probably only need a sampling of a few days to see if measurement accuracy is the source of your problem. If you weigh and log accurately for a handful of days and end up getting a significant difference from your diary as it is now, then you've identified the cause of your stall. If it works out the same, then that narrows it out.0 -
CaseyGwaltney wrote: »Like I said in the beginning of this post, I am new to this! Yes i understand I am probably doing a million things wrong.
I used the term tablespoon because thats what it said on the back of the jar. 1 tablespoon = blah blah
But you have no idea of the "1 spread" unit of measurement in MFP relates to how it measured on the back of your jar. You're attaching a guess to a guess and, if you're doing this multiple times a day (and your diary indicates that you are), then you could be off by hundreds of calories in a week, enough to impact your weight loss.
This is why so many people recommend to measure solids by WEIGHT, so that you can more accurately understand what you're eating.0 -
The way I used to "measure" peanut butter: fit as much as possible on a dinner spoon and call that a tablespoon.
The way I've learned from people on MFP: weight the whole jar of peanut butter, tare the scale, take your serving, then weight the jar again. The negative number you see is how much you've eaten.
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I called it 1 spread in terms of 1/2 a tablespoon....mybad0
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Yah but that one cup are you logging what kind of rice? Prepared or dry? Are you logging condiments? How will you know with quick adds you have no idea...When I look at my nutrition over time with precise counting I can see what I need to back off of. A pattern of too much salt or fat. When done correctly you will see results. Try it for one month. If that don't work I would contact a nutritionist or have your thyroid checked.0
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missblondi2u wrote: »The way I used to "measure" peanut butter: fit as much as possible on a dinner spoon and call that a tablespoon.
The way I've learned from people on MFP: weight the whole jar of peanut butter, tare the scale, take your serving, then weight the jar again. The negative number you see is how much you've eaten.
HUGE difference
That's such a neat little trick. I'm ashamed that it took me so long to learn it. Before, I'd weigh the spoon without the PB, then tar it out and weigh it with the PB.... and of course, I'd have PB all over my scale by the time I was done. Really, I felt kind of dumb when that eureka moment happened and I figured it out.
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Brown rice, uncooked. When I eat a meal, I haven't been using any condiments. Except on my subway.0
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This video gets posted a lot... a good visualization of why you should use a food scale vs relying on measuring cups.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY 0
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