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Thanks everyone! I guess I just need a little more patience. I just didn't expect to be at a standstill. I will give it a few more weeks and if I don't see a change I will reassess0
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kshama2001 wrote: »If you've recently started a new exercise regimen, water weight (needed to repair your newly-stimulated muscles) is masking the loss you're achieving via calorie restriction. Be patient for a few more weeks.
Yes, I started strength training Oct 29, dropped three pounds post-menstrually, gained seven pounds by Nov 10, stopped strength training due to a cold, and lost five pounds in two days.
I started back at the gym last night and am fascinated to see what happens next.
I hear the "new exercise water weight" goes away in about four weeks.
I want the motivation to go back to the gym, can you give me some? I'm at the end of my travel season, so hopefully there will be more time for the gym. Maybe I should get those stretchy bands to keep up with resistance while traveling (sorry to derail the thread a bit).0 -
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome. One question, when you "eat back" exercise calories, how do you compute/estimate them?
I wear a fitbit HR charge....0 -
Shanel0916 wrote: »
No, not as a woman on a 1100 calories in 10 days. I guess if you mean small as in like .01lbs...that could be possible...but nothing measureable.0 -
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome. One question, when you "eat back" exercise calories, how do you compute/estimate them?
I wear a fitbit HR charge....
do you eat all of your exercise calories back?0 -
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome. One question, when you "eat back" exercise calories, how do you compute/estimate them?
I wear a fitbit HR charge....
If I understand correctly, you're tracking your food on Fitbit and getting your exercise burns from Fitbit. Is your calorie goal for loss also from Fitbit? If so, would it be better to ask your questions on the Fitbit support forum?0 -
Activity trackers can be ridiculously inaccurate. Just one more thing that "could" be the issue.0
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Shanel0916 wrote: »
No...please stop with this 'building muscle' nonsense.
Over 4-6 weeks and eating at a small deficit...sure some could be built (but I would question whether it would even be measurable...certainly not enough to mask any fat lost).
But absolutely not averaging 1100 calories over 10 days.0 -
I don't measure exercise calories for accuracy (other than running/cycling) so I wouldn't be the one to ask. I just know that I have had 3 activity monitors and none of them were even close on my calorie intake on what I "should" be eating.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome. One question, when you "eat back" exercise calories, how do you compute/estimate them?
I wear a fitbit HR charge....
If I understand correctly, you're tracking your food on Fitbit and getting your exercise burns from Fitbit. Is your calorie goal for loss also from Fitbit? If so, would it be better to ask your questions on the Fitbit support forum?
no my calorie goal for loss is not from Fitbit.0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »If you've recently started a new exercise regimen, water weight (needed to repair your newly-stimulated muscles) is masking the loss you're achieving via calorie restriction. Be patient for a few more weeks.
Yes, I started strength training Oct 29, dropped three pounds post-menstrually, gained seven pounds by Nov 10, stopped strength training due to a cold, and lost five pounds in two days.
I started back at the gym last night and am fascinated to see what happens next.
I hear the "new exercise water weight" goes away in about four weeks.
I want the motivation to go back to the gym, can you give me some? I'm at the end of my travel season, so hopefully there will be more time for the gym. Maybe I should get those stretchy bands to keep up with resistance while traveling (sorry to derail the thread a bit).
Well, my motivation was the end of swimming and gardening season, the memory of being snowbound last winter, and hearing "lift heavy" a gazillion times here
And Stacy!
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I tend to be pretty conservative when calculating calorie burns.
Weight lifting, I really don't count as a calorie burn at all. Not that I don't think there's probably some additional burn over just sitting at my desk, I'm of the opinion that with resting between sets, etc, it's not really all that much. I basically just count it as 'bonus' calories.
Cardio - I figure approximately 100 calories per mile run or about 100 calories for every 4 miles biked. That's about all I do for cardio.
Of course, different ages, weights, genders, etc will all factor into those estimations. It's probably overly simplistic, but it's worked for me.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome. One question, when you "eat back" exercise calories, how do you compute/estimate them?
I wear a fitbit HR charge....
If I understand correctly, you're tracking your food on Fitbit and getting your exercise burns from Fitbit. Is your calorie goal for loss also from Fitbit? If so, would it be better to ask your questions on the Fitbit support forum?
no my calorie goal for loss is not from Fitbit.
Do you add exercises to your FitBit? Or just let it do it's thing?0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »
Yes it is ...but mine is the basic pedometer and not an HRM version...I am very dubious of the HRM versions ...I use mine for steps only, not to monitor hr across the day
I overlay mine with a chest strap HRM during workouts ...polar ft4
But @kshama2001 ...you lifting the heavy things :bigsmile:
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