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KristyDonovan
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Over the last year I have lost about 60 lbs. I'm 5'4" 140 lbs. I exercise almost every day, sometimes twice a day. My registered dietician has me eating only 1500 calories a day! We've talked about upping my calories. I was tested and have a RMR of 1350 calories.
I tried carb cycling but it doesn't seem to work when I'm always hungry. I have 27% body fat and about 100 lbs lean muscle mass. I know my dietician will up my calories but I'm so frustrated! I'm still losing weight slowly but mostly focusing on losing body fat.
I'm in this for the long haul but I'm sick of feeling like I'm on diet! I don't think my dietician understands that I don't want to lose weight this quickly!
I tried carb cycling but it doesn't seem to work when I'm always hungry. I have 27% body fat and about 100 lbs lean muscle mass. I know my dietician will up my calories but I'm so frustrated! I'm still losing weight slowly but mostly focusing on losing body fat.
I'm in this for the long haul but I'm sick of feeling like I'm on diet! I don't think my dietician understands that I don't want to lose weight this quickly!
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If your dietician isn't performing to your liking, why not replace them?6
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And eat more anyway.
Are they paid on some sort of lbs lost method?
Just FYI - there is no such thing as lean muscle mass unless buying a cut of meat.
You mean Lean Body Mass (LBM), in contrast to Fat Mass (FM), which is just what the differences sound like - LBM is everything but fat - water, muscle, organs, bone.5 -
Just eat more....2
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Why do you need a dietician to tell you what to do?
If you want to slow your loss then do so. Add a couple hundred calories a day and your loss will slow.
If you are tired of eating at a deficit then take a break and maintain at 140 for a few months.7 -
KristyDonovan wrote: »Over the last year I have lost about 60 lbs. I'm 5'4" 140 lbs. I exercise almost every day, sometimes twice a day. My registered dietician has me eating only 1500 calories a day! We've talked about upping my calories. I was tested and have a RMR of 1350 calories.
I tried carb cycling but it doesn't seem to work when I'm always hungry. I have 27% body fat and about 100 lbs lean muscle mass. I know my dietician will up my calories but I'm so frustrated! I'm still losing weight slowly but mostly focusing on losing body fat.
I'm in this for the long haul but I'm sick of feeling like I'm on diet! I don't think my dietician understands that I don't want to lose weight this quickly!
So are you losing weight slowly or are you losing weight quickly? What constitutes "slowly" or "quickly"--1 lb a week? 2 lbs a week? What is your weight loss goal--how much more are you trying to lose?
And what is it that makes you feel like you're on a diet? The idea that you're limited to 1500 calories? Honestly 1500 isn't that little food every day--and looking at your diary it doesn't look like you are weighing everything, so there's a good chance you're actually consuming more than that...9 -
I'll echo the "just eat more" statement. Honestly test it out, don't go adding 1,000 calories today or anything, but bump up a bit and see how your body reacts.1
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As long as you are losing I think you should get to decide how fast or slow the progress will be.1
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At 5'4", 1500 does not sound that low unless you are very active. Perhaps it is more what you are eating than your caloric intake. If your food choices aren't satisfying then you feel deprived.2
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Am I the only one bothered by the math?
If you are 140 lbs with 27% BF you do not have anywhere near 100 lb of lean muscle mass.3 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Am I the only one bothered by the math?
If you are 140 lbs with 27% BF you do not have anywhere near 100 lb of lean muscle mass.
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140 * 27% = 37.8.
140 - 37.8 = 102.26 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Am I the only one bothered by the math?
If you are 140 lbs with 27% BF you do not have anywhere near 100 lb of lean muscle mass.
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140 * 27% = 37.8.
140 - 37.8 = 102.2
So this person is made entirely of fat and muscle?
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Tacklewasher wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Am I the only one bothered by the math?
If you are 140 lbs with 27% BF you do not have anywhere near 100 lb of lean muscle mass.
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140 * 27% = 37.8.
140 - 37.8 = 102.2
That 102.2 includes bone, skin, tendons, organs, etc. The body isn't only muscle and fat.5 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Am I the only one bothered by the math?
If you are 140 lbs with 27% BF you do not have anywhere near 100 lb of lean muscle mass.
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140 * 27% = 37.8.
140 - 37.8 = 102.2
So this person is made entirely of fat and muscle?
LBM counts everything other than fat, including organs, bone, etc.
So this calculation is correct.4 -
GemstoneofHeart wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Am I the only one bothered by the math?
If you are 140 lbs with 27% BF you do not have anywhere near 100 lb of lean muscle mass.
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140 * 27% = 37.8.
140 - 37.8 = 102.2
So this person is made entirely of fat and muscle?
LBM counts everything other than fat, including organs, bone, etc.
So this calculation is correct.
No, the calculation is wrong because of that.
LBM =/= lean muscle mass
LBM = lean body mass2 -
In the original post the OP said "100 lbs lean muscle mass". They don't understand lean body mass includes tissues, organs, blood, bones, etc. They think they are 27% body fat and everything else is muscle.0
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First, unless you paid for a scan, the fat % you got is probably not accurate anyway (I know that they often use scales, and those are not accurate at all).
Second, I'm confused about how you're both losing weight slowly and too fast. You will lose muscle mass if you lose weight too fast at this point. I'd talk more to your dietitian or fire her (really, what does she offer you that you can't do with MFP?).2 -
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »GemstoneofHeart wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Tacklewasher wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Am I the only one bothered by the math?
If you are 140 lbs with 27% BF you do not have anywhere near 100 lb of lean muscle mass.
????
140 * 27% = 37.8.
140 - 37.8 = 102.2
So this person is made entirely of fat and muscle?
LBM counts everything other than fat, including organs, bone, etc.
So this calculation is correct.
No, the calculation is wrong because of that.
LBM =/= lean muscle mass
LBM = lean body mass
And there is no such thing as lean muscle mass. I pointed that out in posting further down.
But that confusion always comes up with muscle mass and LBM equated.2 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
I think you made a good point and I didn't stop to check their mass until you pointed it out. I don't think the OP understood that 27% of their body is fat, that doesn't mean the other 73% is all muscle. They didn't say they are 100 pounds of lean body mass, they specifically mentioned muscle. I think this is a good teachable moment for people to understand your body is not just fat and muscle, there are organs, blood, skin, tissue, etc that must be accounted for.5
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