i lift very heavy weights and i can't seem to drop weight
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One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone
.my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself? 0 -
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mean I ahould log the amount of grams it is...0
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VintageFeline wrote: »
Agreed. If you can't find the gram weight for an entry, then you can still log it btw. For example, that 67g muffin that has a serving size of 57g. Just do 67/57 in a calculator and you'll get 1.17543..etc. I usually just round to the nearest hundredth and log it as that amount, so 1.18 servings.4 -
dannyjoe54 wrote: »My advice is to stop focusing on your weight and be more concerned about your body composition. The numbers on the scale don't mean anything without knowing your body fat %. At 130lbs you may think you'll look great or will you still be skinny fat? More resistance training is the ticket to a shapely athletic physique. If you need to keep adding cardio to control your weight you're doing something wrong. As a female you should be training with weights that allow you to do about 12 reps per set in good form and minimize the rest period between sets. Always train with focus and intensity! Don't forget adding muscle to your frame increases your BMR. Doing lots of Cardio will hinder that process and in some cases promote muscle loss! Eat a sugar free, salt free, low fat diet at all times.
So wait, as a female, what happens if I do under 12 reps.. I am going to get too strong and bulky?
And no sugar.. no salt.. and low fat at all times? That sounds like a recipe for disaster.. adequate electrolytes and fats are necessary for proper body function. And she doesn't have to go sugar free, while it shouldn't make up most of her diet, she can have it in moderation if she wants.
Doing a low rep style workout enables you to lift a little more weight but the benefit of going to 12 raises the calorie burn, the intensity and will ensure your engaging more muscle fibers with each exercise. As a trainer I generally start clients off in the 15-20 rep range and gradually reduce the rep range as they gain experience, however every set is taken to muscular failure. Failure being when your form begins to suffer. Muscular hypertrophy is generally agreed upon to occur in the 8-12 rep range. Technique, program design and lack of mind muscle connection is what really keeps most people from reaching their goals. You should know by now MOST females will not add a lot of bulk and muscle from lifting weights without elevated levels of testosterone. FYI low fat doesn't mean NO fat.1 -
i too am a certified trainer, but I do lift heavy. I curl 35 lb dumbbell...i superset with light weights, I pyramid, I do it all. I love weight training1
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dannyjoe54 wrote: »dannyjoe54 wrote: »My advice is to stop focusing on your weight and be more concerned about your body composition. The numbers on the scale don't mean anything without knowing your body fat %. At 130lbs you may think you'll look great or will you still be skinny fat? More resistance training is the ticket to a shapely athletic physique. If you need to keep adding cardio to control your weight you're doing something wrong. As a female you should be training with weights that allow you to do about 12 reps per set in good form and minimize the rest period between sets. Always train with focus and intensity! Don't forget adding muscle to your frame increases your BMR. Doing lots of Cardio will hinder that process and in some cases promote muscle loss! Eat a sugar free, salt free, low fat diet at all times.
So wait, as a female, what happens if I do under 12 reps.. I am going to get too strong and bulky?
And no sugar.. no salt.. and low fat at all times? That sounds like a recipe for disaster.. adequate electrolytes and fats are necessary for proper body function. And she doesn't have to go sugar free, while it shouldn't make up most of her diet, she can have it in moderation if she wants.
Doing a low rep style workout enables you to lift a little more weight but the benefit of going to 12 raises the calorie burn, the intensity and will ensure your engaging more muscle fibers with each exercise. As a trainer I generally start clients off in the 15-20 rep range and gradually reduce the rep range as they gain experience, however every set is taken to muscular failure. Failure being when your form begins to suffer. Muscular hypertrophy is generally agreed upon to occur in the 8-12 rep range. Technique, program design and lack of mind muscle connection is what really keeps most people from reaching their goals. You should know by now MOST females will not add a lot of bulk and muscle from lifting weights without elevated levels of testosterone. FYI low fat doesn't mean NO fat.
I think this was posted on the wrong thread
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eating clean ie or smart simply means avoiding any and all products that are high in fat, sodium or refined sugar. I should have corrected my statement earlier, instead of no salt, no sugar, it should have read low salt, low sugar. my apologies.0
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dannyjoe54 wrote: »If you're on FB checkout John Defendis. Ultrafit is the gold standard of personal training. John is the founder and director. weight loss and fitness expert, in the fitness hall of fame, PT hall of fame, bodybuilding hall of fame, ISSA presidents council and board of directors, 9x trainer of the year, celebrity trainer, fitness author and speaker, Mr. USA, IFBB professional. Ultrafit has a track record of weight loss success going back over 33 yrs. Tens of thousands of physical transformations and Ultrafit uses NO cardio!
thanks so much I will!0 -
One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone .my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself?
you cant lose 1lb a week with only 10lbs to lose safely.maybe water weight.can I ask why you want to lose 1lb a week so badly? its not sustainable with so little to lose.2 -
dannyjoe54 wrote: »As a female you should be training with weights that allow you to do about 12 reps per set in good form and minimize the rest period between sets. Always train with focus and intensity! Don't forget adding muscle to your frame increases your BMR. Doing lots of Cardio will hinder that process and in some cases promote muscle loss! Eat a sugar free, salt free, low fat diet at all times.
oh god.
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dannyjoe54 wrote: »As a female you should be training with weights that allow you to do about 12 reps per set in good form and minimize the rest period between sets. Always train with focus and intensity! Don't forget adding muscle to your frame increases your BMR. Doing lots of Cardio will hinder that process and in some cases promote muscle loss! Eat a sugar free, salt free, low fat diet at all times.
oh god.
please don't.
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone .my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself?
you cant lose 1lb a week with only 10lbs to lose safely.maybe water weight.can I ask why you want to lose 1lb a week so badly? its not sustainable with so little to lose.
I feel 1 pound a week is a good goal, I know a healthy range is .5 - 2 pounds a week, I really just want to see the scale starting to move down... If i set my weight loss goal at .5 pound a week i get 1630 not including exercise, I need to really track everything and eat a bit lower then that...im starting at 1600 (including exercise), and seeing how that amount works for me, if I need to drop 50 calories I will...but to eat 1650 + exercise points which is about 200 calories give or take is definitely more then not body needs right now0 -
Women can train exactly the same as men. Only reason they shouldn't comes down to training style preference.
No need to restrict anything dietarily either. Sufficient protein and good macros within calories should really be the primary concern. After that, have at it with salty snacks and sweet treats.6 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone .my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself?
you cant lose 1lb a week with only 10lbs to lose safely.maybe water weight.can I ask why you want to lose 1lb a week so badly? its not sustainable with so little to lose.
I feel 1 pound a week is a good goal, I know a healthy range is .5 - 2 pounds a week, I really just want to see the scale starting to move down... If i set my weight loss goal at .5 pound a week i get 1630 not including exercise, I need to really track everything and eat a bit lower then that...im starting at 1600 (including exercise), and seeing how that amount works for me, if I need to drop 50 calories I will...but to eat 1650 + exercise points which is about 200 calories give or take is definitely more then not body needs right now
I dont think you grasp how MFP works.2 lbs a week is for those with more than 75lbs to lose. 0.5 is for those with less than 25 or 30 to lose.those are the healthy ranges.what MFP gives you for calories is without exercise. aka its not included. then when you log your exercise it will give you additional calories to eat back. which some people eat back up to half(50%) some eat all of them back. if you exercise you are given a bigger deficit.if mfp gives you 1630 that is what you are supposed to eat calorie wise,not lower. once in awhile if you go lower its fine. so if you eat 1630 calories and exercise off 200 you will be netting 1430,. which makes you have a deficit of an additional 200 calories, if you try losing a lb thats a 700 calorie deficit(500 for one lb loss+ 200 calories from exercise). which you stated your TDEE is 2300 which means your deficit would be 870 calories which is is a little over 1 and a half lbs deficit total.
if you use MFP you need to eat some of your exercise calories back,your deficit is already built in thats how MFP works. not to mention you said you want to be 130lb (I think that was the number). weight fluctuates you wont weigh that all the time, you will have a weight range. not to mention weight loss is not linear and you wont lose every week.especially with so little to lose. The last 10-20 lbs are the hardest to lose.1 -
dannyjoe54 wrote: »My advice is to stop focusing on your weight and be more concerned about your body composition. The numbers on the scale don't mean anything without knowing your body fat %. At 130lbs you may think you'll look great or will you still be skinny fat? More resistance training is the ticket to a shapely athletic physique. If you need to keep adding cardio to control your weight you're doing something wrong. As a female you should be training with weights that allow you to do about 12 reps per set in good form and minimize the rest period between sets. Always train with focus and intensity! Don't forget adding muscle to your frame increases your BMR. Doing lots of Cardio will hinder that process and in some cases promote muscle loss! Eat a sugar free, salt free, low fat diet at all times.
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dannyjoe54 wrote: »eating clean ie or smart simply means avoiding any and all products that are high in fat, sodium or refined sugar. I should have corrected my statement earlier, instead of no salt, no sugar, it should have read low salt, low sugar. my apologies.
which is totally unnecessary for any weight loss goal. ...3 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone .my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself?
you cant lose 1lb a week with only 10lbs to lose safely.maybe water weight.can I ask why you want to lose 1lb a week so badly? its not sustainable with so little to lose.
I feel 1 pound a week is a good goal, I know a healthy range is .5 - 2 pounds a week, I really just want to see the scale starting to move down... If i set my weight loss goal at .5 pound a week i get 1630 not including exercise, I need to really track everything and eat a bit lower then that...im starting at 1600 (including exercise), and seeing how that amount works for me, if I need to drop 50 calories I will...but to eat 1650 + exercise points which is about 200 calories give or take is definitely more then not body needs right now
I dont think you grasp how MFP works.2 lbs a week is for those with more than 75lbs to lose. 0.5 is for those with less than 25 or 30 to lose.those are the healthy ranges.what MFP gives you for calories is without exercise. aka its not included. then when you log your exercise it will give you additional calories to eat back. which some people eat back up to half(50%) some eat all of them back. if you exercise you are given a bigger deficit.if mfp gives you 1630 that is what you are supposed to eat calorie wise,not lower. once in awhile if you go lower its fine. so if you eat 1630 calories and exercise off 200 you will be netting 1430,. which makes you have a deficit of an additional 200 calories, if you try losing a lb thats a 700 calorie deficit(500 for one lb loss+ 200 calories from exercise). which you stated your TDEE is 2300 which means your deficit would be 870 calories which is is a little over 1 and a half lbs deficit total.
if you use MFP you need to eat some of your exercise calories back,your deficit is already built in thats how MFP works. not to mention you said you want to be 130lb (I think that was the number). weight fluctuates you wont weigh that all the time, you will have a weight range. not to mention weight loss is not linear and you wont lose every week.especially with so little to lose. The last 10-20 lbs are the hardest to lose.
I'm sorry I'm very confused right now, 1800 calories a day for me is was to much! if I typed in lightly active and my goal was .5 pound a week my calories are at 1630, excluding exercise. now if u exercise on top of that that's now an additional 150-200 calories that i now need to eat back. If this was the propped amount for me to eat then I would have been at my goal by now. 1630 plus work out calories is most likely my maintenance.
please let me know if I'm off with this? 1380 being I'm lightly active (which is 1 pound a week )+ exercise add ins makes more sense
looking forward to hearing from you
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I stay at or below 1200 a day weather it's an off day or a workout day. If you don't have a way to track your calories out I suggest getting a fitbit or something like it that tracks your heart rate and activity.0
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ChilliC928 wrote: »I stay at or below 1200 a day weather it's an off day or a workout day. If you don't have a way to track your calories out I suggest getting a fitbit or something like it that tracks your heart rate and activity.
1200 is not necessary if someone is quite active. 1200 is generally recommended if you're short, older, or very sedentary.3 -
sammyliftsandeats wrote: »ChilliC928 wrote: »I stay at or below 1200 a day weather it's an off day or a workout day. If you don't have a way to track your calories out I suggest getting a fitbit or something like it that tracks your heart rate and activity.
1200 is not necessary if someone is quite active. 1200 is generally recommended if you're short, older, or very sedentary.
1200 is extremely low for me but for a person who is not active and has a desk job then that might be a good number.0 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone .my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself?
you cant lose 1lb a week with only 10lbs to lose safely.maybe water weight.can I ask why you want to lose 1lb a week so badly? its not sustainable with so little to lose.
I feel 1 pound a week is a good goal, I know a healthy range is .5 - 2 pounds a week, I really just want to see the scale starting to move down... If i set my weight loss goal at .5 pound a week i get 1630 not including exercise, I need to really track everything and eat a bit lower then that...im starting at 1600 (including exercise), and seeing how that amount works for me, if I need to drop 50 calories I will...but to eat 1650 + exercise points which is about 200 calories give or take is definitely more then not body needs right now
I dont think you grasp how MFP works.2 lbs a week is for those with more than 75lbs to lose. 0.5 is for those with less than 25 or 30 to lose.those are the healthy ranges.what MFP gives you for calories is without exercise. aka its not included. then when you log your exercise it will give you additional calories to eat back. which some people eat back up to half(50%) some eat all of them back. if you exercise you are given a bigger deficit.if mfp gives you 1630 that is what you are supposed to eat calorie wise,not lower. once in awhile if you go lower its fine. so if you eat 1630 calories and exercise off 200 you will be netting 1430,. which makes you have a deficit of an additional 200 calories, if you try losing a lb thats a 700 calorie deficit(500 for one lb loss+ 200 calories from exercise). which you stated your TDEE is 2300 which means your deficit would be 870 calories which is is a little over 1 and a half lbs deficit total.
if you use MFP you need to eat some of your exercise calories back,your deficit is already built in thats how MFP works. not to mention you said you want to be 130lb (I think that was the number). weight fluctuates you wont weigh that all the time, you will have a weight range. not to mention weight loss is not linear and you wont lose every week.especially with so little to lose. The last 10-20 lbs are the hardest to lose.
I'm sorry I'm very confused right now, 1800 calories a day for me is was to much! if I typed in lightly active and my goal was .5 pound a week my calories are at 1630, excluding exercise. now if u exercise on top of that that's now an additional 150-200 calories that i now need to eat back. If this was the propped amount for me to eat then I would have been at my goal by now. 1630 plus work out calories is most likely my maintenance.
please let me know if I'm off with this? 1380 being I'm lightly active (which is 1 pound a week )+ exercise add ins makes more sense
looking forward to hearing from you
the lightly active is not counting exercise that is for your everyday activities such as a job. exercise is NOT factored into your calorie goal than mfp gives you. if it gives you 1630 and you burn 200 you would end up with 1430 net, you want to net 1630 calories which is your goal. 1630-200=1430 and add back in the exercise and your are back to 1630(1430+200= 1630). your deficit to lose weight is built in without exercise.thats why MFP gave you 1630 as your caloric intake as that includes your deficit already. you could also eat 1830 calories and work off 200 calories and you would be at your 1630 calories net. either way works. If you work out it makes your deficit even bigger,thats why its recommended to eat your calories back. MFP uses the neat method. while TDEE method includes exercise so IF you were following the TDEE method it would take your TDEE and you would input your exercise and if you wanted to lose 1 lb you would subtract 500 calories which would be 1800 and you would not eat back ANY exercise calories. so 2300-500(1lb) =1800. if 1800 calories was too much then your TDEE isnt 2300,or you were eating more than you think because you should have been losing weight eating 1800 because thats 500 calories less than 2300.1 -
also if 1380 is lightly active to lose 1lb your TDEE would be 1880. as for being at your goal, thats not always true because weight loss is not linear. if I lost weight like I was supposed to I would have been at goal 2+ years ago. that hasnt happened either.everyone is different. but CICO is still going to work for everyone,even those with health issues.it just takes time to figure out how much they have to take in calorie wise to lose0
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone .my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself?
you cant lose 1lb a week with only 10lbs to lose safely.maybe water weight.can I ask why you want to lose 1lb a week so badly? its not sustainable with so little to lose.
I feel 1 pound a week is a good goal, I know a healthy range is .5 - 2 pounds a week, I really just want to see the scale starting to move down... If i set my weight loss goal at .5 pound a week i get 1630 not including exercise, I need to really track everything and eat a bit lower then that...im starting at 1600 (including exercise), and seeing how that amount works for me, if I need to drop 50 calories I will...but to eat 1650 + exercise points which is about 200 calories give or take is definitely more then not body needs right now
I dont think you grasp how MFP works.2 lbs a week is for those with more than 75lbs to lose. 0.5 is for those with less than 25 or 30 to lose.those are the healthy ranges.what MFP gives you for calories is without exercise. aka its not included. then when you log your exercise it will give you additional calories to eat back. which some people eat back up to half(50%) some eat all of them back. if you exercise you are given a bigger deficit.if mfp gives you 1630 that is what you are supposed to eat calorie wise,not lower. once in awhile if you go lower its fine. so if you eat 1630 calories and exercise off 200 you will be netting 1430,. which makes you have a deficit of an additional 200 calories, if you try losing a lb thats a 700 calorie deficit(500 for one lb loss+ 200 calories from exercise). which you stated your TDEE is 2300 which means your deficit would be 870 calories which is is a little over 1 and a half lbs deficit total.
if you use MFP you need to eat some of your exercise calories back,your deficit is already built in thats how MFP works. not to mention you said you want to be 130lb (I think that was the number). weight fluctuates you wont weigh that all the time, you will have a weight range. not to mention weight loss is not linear and you wont lose every week.especially with so little to lose. The last 10-20 lbs are the hardest to lose.
I'm sorry I'm very confused right now, 1800 calories a day for me is was to much! if I typed in lightly active and my goal was .5 pound a week my calories are at 1630, excluding exercise. now if u exercise on top of that that's now an additional 150-200 calories that i now need to eat back. If this was the propped amount for me to eat then I would have been at my goal by now. 1630 plus work out calories is most likely my maintenance.
please let me know if I'm off with this? 1380 being I'm lightly active (which is 1 pound a week )+ exercise add ins makes more sense
looking forward to hearing from you
the lightly active is not counting exercise that is for your everyday activities such as a job. exercise is NOT factored into your calorie goal than mfp gives you. if it gives you 1630 and you burn 200 you would end up with 1430 net, you want to net 1630 calories which is your goal. 1630-200=1430 and add back in the exercise and your are back to 1630(1430+200= 1630). your deficit to lose weight is built in without exercise.thats why MFP gave you 1630 as your caloric intake as that includes your deficit already. you could also eat 1830 calories and work off 200 calories and you would be at your 1630 calories net. either way works. If you work out it makes your deficit even bigger,thats why its recommended to eat your calories back. MFP uses the neat method. while TDEE method includes exercise so IF you were following the TDEE method it would take your TDEE and you would input your exercise and if you wanted to lose 1 lb you would subtract 500 calories which would be 1800 and you would not eat back ANY exercise calories. so 2300-500(1lb) =1800. if 1800 calories was too much then your TDEE isnt 2300,or you were eating more than you think because you should have been losing weight eating 1800 because thats 500 calories less than 2300.
how do I find out my tdee, I don't think it's that high...
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Someone sent this to me..TDEE for Sedentary is around1600 and for lightly active is 1850 that's not taking into account exercise so personally if I was you I would aim for 1400-1500 per day and log your exercise, eat half the cals back and see where you are in a month. It might seem like slow progress but you're already at the top end of the "Normal" BMI range for your height so you probably don't have too much to lose.
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone .my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself?
you cant lose 1lb a week with only 10lbs to lose safely.maybe water weight.can I ask why you want to lose 1lb a week so badly? its not sustainable with so little to lose.
I feel 1 pound a week is a good goal, I know a healthy range is .5 - 2 pounds a week, I really just want to see the scale starting to move down... If i set my weight loss goal at .5 pound a week i get 1630 not including exercise, I need to really track everything and eat a bit lower then that...im starting at 1600 (including exercise), and seeing how that amount works for me, if I need to drop 50 calories I will...but to eat 1650 + exercise points which is about 200 calories give or take is definitely more then not body needs right now
I dont think you grasp how MFP works.2 lbs a week is for those with more than 75lbs to lose. 0.5 is for those with less than 25 or 30 to lose.those are the healthy ranges.what MFP gives you for calories is without exercise. aka its not included. then when you log your exercise it will give you additional calories to eat back. which some people eat back up to half(50%) some eat all of them back. if you exercise you are given a bigger deficit.if mfp gives you 1630 that is what you are supposed to eat calorie wise,not lower. once in awhile if you go lower its fine. so if you eat 1630 calories and exercise off 200 you will be netting 1430,. which makes you have a deficit of an additional 200 calories, if you try losing a lb thats a 700 calorie deficit(500 for one lb loss+ 200 calories from exercise). which you stated your TDEE is 2300 which means your deficit would be 870 calories which is is a little over 1 and a half lbs deficit total.
if you use MFP you need to eat some of your exercise calories back,your deficit is already built in thats how MFP works. not to mention you said you want to be 130lb (I think that was the number). weight fluctuates you wont weigh that all the time, you will have a weight range. not to mention weight loss is not linear and you wont lose every week.especially with so little to lose. The last 10-20 lbs are the hardest to lose.
I'm sorry I'm very confused right now, 1800 calories a day for me is was to much! if I typed in lightly active and my goal was .5 pound a week my calories are at 1630, excluding exercise. now if u exercise on top of that that's now an additional 150-200 calories that i now need to eat back. If this was the propped amount for me to eat then I would have been at my goal by now. 1630 plus work out calories is most likely my maintenance.
please let me know if I'm off with this? 1380 being I'm lightly active (which is 1 pound a week )+ exercise add ins makes more sense
looking forward to hearing from you
the lightly active is not counting exercise that is for your everyday activities such as a job. exercise is NOT factored into your calorie goal than mfp gives you. if it gives you 1630 and you burn 200 you would end up with 1430 net, you want to net 1630 calories which is your goal. 1630-200=1430 and add back in the exercise and your are back to 1630(1430+200= 1630). your deficit to lose weight is built in without exercise.thats why MFP gave you 1630 as your caloric intake as that includes your deficit already. you could also eat 1830 calories and work off 200 calories and you would be at your 1630 calories net. either way works. If you work out it makes your deficit even bigger,thats why its recommended to eat your calories back. MFP uses the neat method. while TDEE method includes exercise so IF you were following the TDEE method it would take your TDEE and you would input your exercise and if you wanted to lose 1 lb you would subtract 500 calories which would be 1800 and you would not eat back ANY exercise calories. so 2300-500(1lb) =1800. if 1800 calories was too much then your TDEE isnt 2300,or you were eating more than you think because you should have been losing weight eating 1800 because thats 500 calories less than 2300.
how do I find out my tdee, I don't think it's that high...
google TDEE calculator.1 -
thats why i want to start at 1600...track and measure every crumb and leaf lol. and if I need to lower over time by 50 I can...because i donr think I will be 100% accurate with exercise..but 200 calories I feel is good enough to eat back0
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or do you feel 1550 is a better starting point? Thank you all so much for your help!! you guys are really the best!0
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »One more question and I'll leave all Of you alone .my goal is to lose 1 lb a week. if I put myself at lightly active MFP gives me 1380 calories, if I put myself at active it gives me 1640....at 1640 I would not add in exercise...at 1380 I would...if I plug in to lose .5 pound lightly active I'm given 1630...where and how should I put myself?
you cant lose 1lb a week with only 10lbs to lose safely.maybe water weight.can I ask why you want to lose 1lb a week so badly? its not sustainable with so little to lose.
I feel 1 pound a week is a good goal, I know a healthy range is .5 - 2 pounds a week, I really just want to see the scale starting to move down... If i set my weight loss goal at .5 pound a week i get 1630 not including exercise, I need to really track everything and eat a bit lower then that...im starting at 1600 (including exercise), and seeing how that amount works for me, if I need to drop 50 calories I will...but to eat 1650 + exercise points which is about 200 calories give or take is definitely more then not body needs right now
I dont think you grasp how MFP works.2 lbs a week is for those with more than 75lbs to lose. 0.5 is for those with less than 25 or 30 to lose.those are the healthy ranges.what MFP gives you for calories is without exercise. aka its not included. then when you log your exercise it will give you additional calories to eat back. which some people eat back up to half(50%) some eat all of them back. if you exercise you are given a bigger deficit.if mfp gives you 1630 that is what you are supposed to eat calorie wise,not lower. once in awhile if you go lower its fine. so if you eat 1630 calories and exercise off 200 you will be netting 1430,. which makes you have a deficit of an additional 200 calories, if you try losing a lb thats a 700 calorie deficit(500 for one lb loss+ 200 calories from exercise). which you stated your TDEE is 2300 which means your deficit would be 870 calories which is is a little over 1 and a half lbs deficit total.
if you use MFP you need to eat some of your exercise calories back,your deficit is already built in thats how MFP works. not to mention you said you want to be 130lb (I think that was the number). weight fluctuates you wont weigh that all the time, you will have a weight range. not to mention weight loss is not linear and you wont lose every week.especially with so little to lose. The last 10-20 lbs are the hardest to lose.
I'm sorry I'm very confused right now, 1800 calories a day for me is was to much! if I typed in lightly active and my goal was .5 pound a week my calories are at 1630, excluding exercise. now if u exercise on top of that that's now an additional 150-200 calories that i now need to eat back. If this was the propped amount for me to eat then I would have been at my goal by now. 1630 plus work out calories is most likely my maintenance.
please let me know if I'm off with this? 1380 being I'm lightly active (which is 1 pound a week )+ exercise add ins makes more sense
looking forward to hearing from you
I'd have to take a look at your diet, but 1650/cals a day and losing 1lb a week @ your height and weight seems unlikely, especially if you're eating back your "earned" cals. Doesn't matter what MFP says. You're simply eating too much. As you said yourself, you're not losing weight. Outside of a thyroid issue or something similar, simply start by reducing food intake.
All bull**** aside, it's a calorie in, calorie out thing. I don't care what everyone one else says. It's really that simple.
I'm 212lb @ 6'0, cutting from 225 going to 205lb. I only eat 1500 cals a day and only "half" of earned cardio calories. Earned lifting cals don't count imho. I'm eating 225 gms of protein in there too, and losing about 1 -1.5 lbs a week. However, it is a slower process near the end. I will say that when you eat is very important. I eat at 8am, 9:30 am. 11 am, 12:30pm, 3pm and then super at around 6:30 after the gym.
A lot of folks have advice, however I've always taken the approach of listening to folks who've actually been doing it , and doing it well for some time. Take a look at how they look physically, ask them what they did and how, and try to mimic that.
Personal question; are you Clean? Like, are you taking anything? "Var" etc.. Rhetorical question - Don't answer that; but it will make you hold some water etc.
Good luck!
PS, Lift like a man, look like a Goddess.. Good Book..0
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