I can’t do it.
katherineleggett
Posts: 129 Member
I can’t cope witt these 12/13 hour days and fitting in time to go to the gym.
It’s really demotivating me.
I’m only her 2 hours at home before I need to go to bed to be up for work the next day.
Help!
It’s really demotivating me.
I’m only her 2 hours at home before I need to go to bed to be up for work the next day.
Help!
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You don't need to work out to lose weight. You only need to maintain a calorie deficit by eating less than you burn. Weigh your food with a food scale, log it accurately, stay under MFP recommended intake, lose weight!5
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You don't need to work out to lose weight. You only need to maintain a calorie deficit by eating less than you burn. Weigh your food with a food scale, log it accurately, stay under MFP recommended intake, lose weight!
I have been for months now. I eat well, don’t see results then give up.
It all seems more effort then it’s worth at the moment.
I move in 2 months and will be starting a new job with less hours. But Untill then im just feeling miserable0 -
You don't need to work out to lose weight. You only need to maintain a calorie deficit by eating less than you burn. Weigh your food with a food scale, log it accurately, stay under MFP recommended intake, lose weight!
This^^^
OP I lost 40 lbs with a schedule similar to yours by managing my calories. I stressed about not getting in any exercise too, knowing it's good for my health, but losing weight is really the big first step in getting healthy. Focus on that, don't worry about the gym, get in a walk whenever you have time and energy, and you'll be amazed at what you can accomplish!1 -
the stress you are experiencing from long days is likely not helping you with your goals - stress can cause cortisol to rise, which can lead to weight loss being slowed down; sometimes resting/relaxing is the best thing that you can do
if you give up easily, then maybe your goals are too aggressive - what is your CW/GW; what do you have your MFP goal set to (rate of loss per week)1 -
katherineleggett wrote: »You don't need to work out to lose weight. You only need to maintain a calorie deficit by eating less than you burn. Weigh your food with a food scale, log it accurately, stay under MFP recommended intake, lose weight!
I have been for months now. I eat well, don’t see results then give up.
It all seems more effort then it’s worth at the moment.
I move in 2 months and will be starting a new job with less hours. But Untill then im just feeling miserable
If this were me, I'd focus on maintenance and maybe improving my nutrition, subbing foods, etc for the next couple of months. Then once I get settled in the new gig work on losing. Why make yourself miserable when things will be improving in a few weeks.2 -
I know it sounds daft but being awake so long at work makes me hungry. If I worked 9-5 I wouldn’t be up at 5 and home at 6/7 like I am now. I’d have less time to sit and snack.
I’m finding I’m having 2 lunches a day0 -
things can get so complicated and frustrating, for sure.1
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how easy can you access food at work? I'm at work often times 10 hours a day with a 2-3hour commute - I broke my MFP diary into time blocks rather than meals0
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katherineleggett wrote: »I know it sounds daft but being awake so long at work makes me hungry. If I worked 9-5 I wouldn’t be up at 5 and home at 6/7 like I am now. I’d have less time to sit and snack.
I’m finding I’m having 2 lunches a day
Let's start with your stats and current calorie goal?0 -
deannalfisher wrote: »how easy can you access food at work? I'm at work often times 10 hours a day with a 2-3hour commute - I broke my MFP diary into time blocks rather than meals
Really easy. I’m trying to wait till 9 to have porridge. Lunch at 12 then a snack at 3 ish. I find fruit makes me feel hungry which is odd0 -
Goal is 1200. I’m 5ft talk and 9.5 stone. Before when I used this app (working less hours) I was at 8.3 stone and I loved itTavistockToad wrote: »katherineleggett wrote: »I know it sounds daft but being awake so long at work makes me hungry. If I worked 9-5 I wouldn’t be up at 5 and home at 6/7 like I am now. I’d have less time to sit and snack.
I’m finding I’m having 2 lunches a day
Let's start with your stats and current calorie goal?
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I'd offer to look at your food diary - but the last 4 days are blank.. its going to be really hard for anyone to help you1
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katherineleggett wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »how easy can you access food at work? I'm at work often times 10 hours a day with a 2-3hour commute - I broke my MFP diary into time blocks rather than meals
Really easy. I’m trying to wait till 9 to have porridge. Lunch at 12 then a snack at 3 ish. I find fruit makes me feel hungry which is odd
Fruit doesn't work for me as a snack either. It needs to be something with fat and protein to keep me going.0 -
7th dec on onwards is when I was doing really well tracking itdeannalfisher wrote: »I'd offer to look at your food diary - but the last 4 days are blank.. its going to be really hard for anyone to help you
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TavistockToad wrote: »katherineleggett wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »how easy can you access food at work? I'm at work often times 10 hours a day with a 2-3hour commute - I broke my MFP diary into time blocks rather than meals
Really easy. I’m trying to wait till 9 to have porridge. Lunch at 12 then a snack at 3 ish. I find fruit makes me feel hungry which is odd
Fruit doesn't work for me as a snack either. It needs to be something with fat and protein to keep me going.
I’d started having egg whites and chicken for snacks which did help. But sometimes I Cba to prep when I get home0 -
katherineleggett wrote: »
Goal is 1200. I’m 5ft talk and 9.5 stone. Before when I used this app (working less hours) I was at 8.3 stone and I loved itTavistockToad wrote: »katherineleggett wrote: »I know it sounds daft but being awake so long at work makes me hungry. If I worked 9-5 I wouldn’t be up at 5 and home at 6/7 like I am now. I’d have less time to sit and snack.
I’m finding I’m having 2 lunches a day
Let's start with your stats and current calorie goal?
1200 is for what rate of loss?0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »katherineleggett wrote: »
Goal is 1200. I’m 5ft talk and 9.5 stone. Before when I used this app (working less hours) I was at 8.3 stone and I loved itTavistockToad wrote: »katherineleggett wrote: »I know it sounds daft but being awake so long at work makes me hungry. If I worked 9-5 I wouldn’t be up at 5 and home at 6/7 like I am now. I’d have less time to sit and snack.
I’m finding I’m having 2 lunches a day
Let's start with your stats and current calorie goal?
1200 is for what rate of loss?
2 pounds I think1 -
katherineleggett wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »katherineleggett wrote: »
Goal is 1200. I’m 5ft talk and 9.5 stone. Before when I used this app (working less hours) I was at 8.3 stone and I loved itTavistockToad wrote: »katherineleggett wrote: »I know it sounds daft but being awake so long at work makes me hungry. If I worked 9-5 I wouldn’t be up at 5 and home at 6/7 like I am now. I’d have less time to sit and snack.
I’m finding I’m having 2 lunches a day
Let's start with your stats and current calorie goal?
1200 is for what rate of loss?
2 pounds I think
You don't have enough fat to lose for that steep a deficit. Set it to lose 1lb and you'll be less hungry and it will be more sustanable.1 -
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as others mentioned diet is key, but ppl are already helping you on that
can you dedicated about 30 mins a day for a quick workout at home? doing some HIIT at home with no required equipment can really help burn some cals.
also if you can, stand, take walks, etc during work. I always use my lunch break to do a 3 mile walk, whether its 80 degrees out or -10 ( like today ). a hour walk helps me burn around 200 cals with my pace in the city. every little bit helps
I have been trying to walk more. My cal goal to lose a day is 300. And I get disheartened when I can’t get to it.
A 30 min walk usually only burns like 60 cals0 -
your calorie deficit is already calculated into your MFP goals - do you can eat up to those calories, as well as a portion of what you burn working out (since the MFP calcs don't factor in purposeful exercise)0
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Losing weight is 80% diet, 20% exercise.
I set my weekly goal to -1 lbs per week; if I do -1.5 or -2.0 I am miserable. I turn off the step and exercise calories that add to my daily calories. I'd rather not complicate things or I'd rather not worry about it.
Check out this article that came out two days ago.
https://www.vox.com/2018/1/3/16845438/exercise-weight-loss-myth-burn-calories
Hope that helps.1 -
katherineleggett wrote: »
I have been trying to walk more. My cal goal to lose a day is 300. And I get disheartened when I can’t get to it.
A 30 min walk usually only burns like 60 cals
im assuming the 300 loss is active cals, since average you burn 2000 cals just by doing nothing lol.
please don't demotivate yourself. if something isn't working, try another.
im not sure what your caloric goals and needs are, since everyone is different. have you checked to see ur macros and how much cals u need to intake to lose/maintain/etc?
check this site:
https://www.iifym.com/iifym-calculator/
hope this helps. again, no such thing as you cant do it
because you can. just probably need a different approach
It’s come out at 1233. So roughly what I am set to on here0 -
1233 still sounds overly aggressive - what did you select rate of loss as?
what is your current weight/goal weight/height/age0 -
I think given your current lifestyle situation that your calorie goals (eating and burning) are way too aggressive.
You need to sleep well for your body to work efficiently.
You also need to be extremely meticulous with your caloric intake and logging.0 -
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deannalfisher wrote: »1233 still sounds overly aggressive - what did you select rate of loss as?
what is your current weight/goal weight/height/age
The site just asked for my current, goal and I selected a slower loss option
5ft, 134 lbs. aim to get to 114 and I’m 270 -
I would focus more on tracking consistently and regularly, and not worry so much about the exercise. Exercise is great, but you don't have to exercise in order to lose weight. You do have to make sure your calories eaten are less than your calories burned, and it's very hard to do that if you aren't weighing and logging your food. You don't have very many diary entries at all over the last month, so I would strongly recommend getting back on track with your logging first.1
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Losing weight is 80% diet, 20% exercise.
I set my weekly goal to -1 lbs per week; if I do -1.5 or -2.0 I am miserable. I turn off the step and exercise calories that add to my daily calories. I'd rather not complicate things or I'd rather not worry about it.
Check out this article that came out two days ago.
https://www.vox.com/2018/1/3/16845438/exercise-weight-loss-myth-burn-calories
Hope that helps.
Weight loss is 100% calorie deficit.0
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