Beyond Frustrated

mitch16

LeahV93 wrote: »

ginababin wrote: »

Have you only been tracking since October 16?

I pretty much eat the same food. In october i started putting it in mfp. But it’s pretty much the same before that.

If you are absolutely certain that you are eating that few calories and still not losing, then I would suggest checking in with your doctor to have a full metabolic workup because there is something altering your CI/CO balance.

MoveitlikeManda

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TavistockToad

How is this thread still going...? :huh: :noway:

DKLI

Best advice I found on here is to weigh everything. You can pack a lot into a measuring cup and there's no way you can determine the calories in that, it could easily be 2 or 3 times the calories you think it is.

MelanieCN77

You don't burn 600 cals.

Graelwyn75

On the workout burn front, it is true that the majority are unlikely to burn 500-600 calories in an hour workout, especially a kickboxing or other such class, but on the other hand, an intense workout without breaks can burn that much. Using a Polar Chest strap based Hrm, I burn between 600-700 calories doing intervals on the cross trainer and I am 123-126 Ibs, depending on the day. I have not gained eating those calories back (and no, these are not calories I purge, for the individual who continues to keep bringing up my current issues with ED relapse) so I presume it is pretty close and my experience was the same in the past too back in 2013/2014 when I trained a lot. Maybe I am just an outlier in that area, I do not know. But some people, maybe not many at my weight, can burn that much.

However, I agree that a trainer's word is really not adequate for any sort of accuracy. My old trainer claimed his classes burnt 1000 calories... yeah, right. Nothing is truly accurate when it comes to an idea of workout calorie burns which is why it is best to judge by results and err on the side of caution.

Anon2018

I second the "you're not burning 500 calories" train. I used to be around your size (I have since gained 25 pounds), but when I attended workout classes the trainer would say "you're burning 500-750 calories easily!", probably doing the mental math for a larger woman or a man, but the time I wore a HR monitor I found I was only burning ~300. When I was 125 my dream weight was also 105-110, and I ate very little and exercised a lot and never got there. I let myself go a little and now I'd kill to be back there lol. I also recommend focusing on strength training to change body composition if your body is fighting you so badly on the weight loss. Maybe it's not meant to be, you know?

I also think you can get pretty damn close without measuring your food to the gram, but clearly that's a very controversial opinion. A scale has helped me but I only use it for calorie-dense foods (nuts, cheeses, some proteins, etc.). I'm not weighing individual pots of yogurt or packaged food like many posters.