In need of some help!
armstrongchloe
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Just joined orange theory two weeks ago. I workout 4-5x a week and I've been eating fairly good. I haven't dropped a pound. And my app wants me eating twice as many calories. I'm dying. It wasn't this hard the first time I was losing weight 
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Stats please - height, current weight, goal weight, target calories.
Are you measuring all your foods using scales (solids) and measuring cups/spoons (liquids only). And not relying on generic measurements like “piece” or “slice” or “bar”?
Most failure to lose is caused by either eating too many calories or not burning enough. Science for the win...1 -
How much are you eating now and how are you measuring your intake (that is, are you using a food scale?)?0
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I'm eating way under the calorie amount just because it seems like sooo much to consume ...
I've never weighed my food.0 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »I'm eating way under the calorie amount just because it seems like sooo much to consume ...
I've never weighed my food.
If you aren't weighing your food then it's likely you're eating more than you think you are.3 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »I'm eating way under the calorie amount just because it seems like sooo much to consume ...
I've never weighed my food.
But maybe you need to now. If you think your target calories set by MFP is too high, you are massively underestimating your intake currently.2 -
height- 5'8
Current weight- 173
Goal weight- 150
Target calories- it has me at a little over 2,0000 -
I weighed about 195 before and dropped down to like 160 with a good diet and exercise and I'm burning way more calories now but it seems like it's a lot harder this go around0
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armstrongchloe wrote: »height- 5'8
Current weight- 173
Goal weight- 150
Target calories- it has me at a little over 2,000
And you’ve set your loss to 0.5lbs which is the reasonable amount to aim for with so little to lose?
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GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »height- 5'8
Current weight- 173
Goal weight- 150
Target calories- it has me at a little over 2,000
And you’ve set your loss to 0.5lbs which is the reasonable amount to aim for with so little to lose?
I had it at 1 lb a week0 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »height- 5'8
Current weight- 173
Goal weight- 150
Target calories- it has me at a little over 2,000
And you’ve set your loss to 0.5lbs which is the reasonable amount to aim for with so little to lose?
I had it at 1 lb a week
Try accurately measuring your foods and only eat back a portion of your exercise calories for a month then reassess again. By the sound of it you are likely to be at least underestimating your intake and possibly overestimating your burn.
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GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »height- 5'8
Current weight- 173
Goal weight- 150
Target calories- it has me at a little over 2,000
And you’ve set your loss to 0.5lbs which is the reasonable amount to aim for with so little to lose?
I had it at 1 lb a week
Try accurately measuring your foods and only eat back a portion of your exercise calories for a month then reassess again. By the sound of it you are likely to be at least underestimating your intake and possibly overestimating your burn.
Would there be any possible way I could go around not measuring? I mean surely, right?
That just seems like a lot.0 -
If you had it set for a one pound per week goal, and you're eating about 1000 under that, you're actually aiming to lose 3 pounds per week, which isn't remotely reasonable or healthy, with those stats. Have you tried eating to your entered goal?0
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Also, keep in mind that when you start a new exercise program, you can put on some water weight for a few weeks. Add that to normal water weight fluctuations due to your hormonal cycle, and that could cover up any fat you may have lost.
I'd second the suggestion to get a food scale, double check that the entries you are using in the database are accurate, and be patient
Good luck! 1 -
Athena98501 wrote: »If you had it set for a one pound per week goal, and you're eating about 1000 under that, you're actually aiming to lose 3 pounds per week, which isn't remotely reasonable or healthy, with those stats. Have you tried eating to your entered goal?
But if OP isn't losing weight (and it's only been two weeks, so I know it's still early days), then she isn't eating to a calorie goal that will have her losing 3 pounds a week. If she continues to not lose weight, it's likely that is is eating more than she thinks she is and that's the issue.2 -
Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?1 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »height- 5'8
Current weight- 173
Goal weight- 150
Target calories- it has me at a little over 2,000
And you’ve set your loss to 0.5lbs which is the reasonable amount to aim for with so little to lose?
I had it at 1 lb a week
Try accurately measuring your foods and only eat back a portion of your exercise calories for a month then reassess again. By the sound of it you are likely to be at least underestimating your intake and possibly overestimating your burn.
Would there be any possible way I could go around not measuring? I mean surely, right?
That just seems like a lot.
The only way you will truly know how much you are eating is by measuring. Everything else is just guesswork and you’ve discovered what that means for you - no weight loss.3 -
I think I am worried that I'm consuming so much, since I've always been in the 1700-1800 range. I haven't tried going the full 2340Athena98501 wrote: »If you had it set for a one pound per week goal, and you're eating about 1000 under that, you're actually aiming to lose 3 pounds per week, which isn't remotely reasonable or healthy, with those stats. Have you tried eating to your entered goal?0 -
Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?
Very active0 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »
I think I am worried that I'm consuming so much, since I've always been in the 1700-1800 range. I haven't tried going the full 2340Athena98501 wrote: »If you had it set for a one pound per week goal, and you're eating about 1000 under that, you're actually aiming to lose 3 pounds per week, which isn't remotely reasonable or healthy, with those stats. Have you tried eating to your entered goal?
But you don’t know that you are eating 1700-1800. You could easily be eating a lot more than 2340. If you were truely eating 2340 (assessed by measuring your foods) you might lose. You’ll never know unless you measure.2 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?
Very active
Do you have a very active job?0 -
GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »
I think I am worried that I'm consuming so much, since I've always been in the 1700-1800 range. I haven't tried going the full 2340Athena98501 wrote: »If you had it set for a one pound per week goal, and you're eating about 1000 under that, you're actually aiming to lose 3 pounds per week, which isn't remotely reasonable or healthy, with those stats. Have you tried eating to your entered goal?
But you don’t know that you are eating 1700-1800. You could easily be eating a lot more than 2340. If you were truely eating 2340 (assessed by measuring your foods) you might lose. You’ll never know unless you measure.
So your saying the MFP measurements could be complete BS? Like when entering a meal0 -
Have you ever worked out at this intensity before? Orange Theory is pretty intense. You need to feed that extra exercise.
You are guessing at your calorie intake because you aren't weighing your food.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?
Very active
Do you have a very active job?
It depends on the day, I'm either on my feet all day or at my desk.
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armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »height- 5'8
Current weight- 173
Goal weight- 150
Target calories- it has me at a little over 2,000
And you’ve set your loss to 0.5lbs which is the reasonable amount to aim for with so little to lose?
I had it at 1 lb a week
Try accurately measuring your foods and only eat back a portion of your exercise calories for a month then reassess again. By the sound of it you are likely to be at least underestimating your intake and possibly overestimating your burn.
Would there be any possible way I could go around not measuring? I mean surely, right?
That just seems like a lot.
You don't *have* to weigh your food to lose weight, but you do have to eat at a deficit, and measuring as accurately as possible is a very good way to do that. You could try measuring for just a couple of weeks and using that as a baseline for cutting back. Or even just generally tracking, but you really shouldn't take your numbers as gospel.
I'm 5'2" and 176 lbs, and I can lose weight at 2000 calories a day. I suspect you can too. Most people don't have a very accurate sense of how many calories are in a portion and how much they're consuming.3 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »
I think I am worried that I'm consuming so much, since I've always been in the 1700-1800 range. I haven't tried going the full 2340Athena98501 wrote: »If you had it set for a one pound per week goal, and you're eating about 1000 under that, you're actually aiming to lose 3 pounds per week, which isn't remotely reasonable or healthy, with those stats. Have you tried eating to your entered goal?
But you don’t know that you are eating 1700-1800. You could easily be eating a lot more than 2340. If you were truely eating 2340 (assessed by measuring your foods) you might lose. You’ll never know unless you measure.
So your saying the MFP measurements could be complete BS? Like when entering a meal
Your MFP measurements are only going to be as accurate as your measurements. If you're using inaccurate methods (like eyeballing or using measuring cups), then MFP can't improve on that and somehow know exactly how much you're eating.2 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »
I think I am worried that I'm consuming so much, since I've always been in the 1700-1800 range. I haven't tried going the full 2340Athena98501 wrote: »If you had it set for a one pound per week goal, and you're eating about 1000 under that, you're actually aiming to lose 3 pounds per week, which isn't remotely reasonable or healthy, with those stats. Have you tried eating to your entered goal?
But you don’t know that you are eating 1700-1800. You could easily be eating a lot more than 2340. If you were truely eating 2340 (assessed by measuring your foods) you might lose. You’ll never know unless you measure.
So your saying the MFP measurements could be complete BS? Like when entering a meal
There are a lot of BS entries but even the accurate ones aren’t helping you now because you don’t know how much you are consuming because you aren’t measuring.4 -
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armstrongchloe wrote: »Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?Two weeks isn't nearly enough time... but I would expect some initial water weight loss by eating 1/2 the recommended calories MFP gave you. If eating 1000ish cals a day, you are severely under eating as well.
Curious what you set MFP activity level to that gave you 2000 to lose 1 pound a week?
Very active
So you are very active and currently eating 1/2 the cals.. not a real good mix for weight loss. You still need to eat an adequate calorie intake to lose weight and handle your activity level.
And two weeks is still too soon even if you think you are eating under the MFP cal recommendation. But the only way you are going to know what's going on is to buy a food scale, log your intake daily.2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Athena98501 wrote: »If you had it set for a one pound per week goal, and you're eating about 1000 under that, you're actually aiming to lose 3 pounds per week, which isn't remotely reasonable or healthy, with those stats. Have you tried eating to your entered goal?
But if OP isn't losing weight (and it's only been two weeks, so I know it's still early days), then she isn't eating to a calorie goal that will have her losing 3 pounds a week. If she continues to not lose weight, it's likely that is is eating more than she thinks she is and that's the issue.
While that's true, I was speaking to her goal, which would likely continue if she did start measuring her food, unless she reevaluates.0 -
armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »armstrongchloe wrote: »height- 5'8
Current weight- 173
Goal weight- 150
Target calories- it has me at a little over 2,000
And you’ve set your loss to 0.5lbs which is the reasonable amount to aim for with so little to lose?
I had it at 1 lb a week
Try accurately measuring your foods and only eat back a portion of your exercise calories for a month then reassess again. By the sound of it you are likely to be at least underestimating your intake and possibly overestimating your burn.
Would there be any possible way I could go around not measuring? I mean surely, right?
That just seems like a lot.
Honestly it isn't a lot
Get a digital food scale and a couple of bowls, a small white board and just do it. Keep the scale out
on the kitchen work top and use it all the time
I've done it and I'm a sad, fat, lonely depressed guy with a start weight of 290 who was living on fast food deliveries
Only now I've been weighing and logging for 89 days and it's second nature. Believe I RESISTED like resistant thing in the beginning. You've got a way better start position. I've losted 38lbs in that time btw
Get weighing and logging, get hitting your goals
or don't, guess how much you're eating and then wonder why you're not losing
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