Under 1000 calories
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Lillymoo01 wrote: »onedownchic wrote: »We are not the same. I’m looking for people with the same issue please members. Thanks. I’m 225 pounds currently losing by creating a deficit. I can’t eat 2000 3000 calories and lose weight!!! U can but I can’t. 😩🙄🤷🏽♀️
You are right. We are not the same. However, the more you weigh the more you can eat and still lose weight as your BMR is significantly higher. If someone that is 5 foot can lose weight on 1200 calories that means you can eat a lot more and still lose weight. Put your stats correctly into MFP and eat those calories given to you. However, you need to make sure you are logging accurately by weighing everything that enters your mouth, including prepackaged food. You need to check all entries against the nutritional labels on the packaging or the USDA database. You are either eating a considerable amount more than you think you are, or you have a very serious metabolic issue that you need to discuss with your doctor if you think you are not losing weight unless you are only eating1000 calories a day. I am hedging my bets on the fact that you are eating more than you think you are.
Thank you. Maybe I am eating more. I will revisit this after a month. I scan packages when logging. My diary is open. I workout a lot too. I know my Metabolism is messed up it’s still recovering. I have gained more muscle so I’m proud of that. Thanks again 🙏🏾❤️6 -
onedownchic wrote: »I’m looking for support and advice. I do use a good scale. Mainly for protein which I can have a lot of!!! Lol. I was sharing my weight loss woes. I shared that I tried all the eating my suggested calories and working out. I did this for 6 months. I gained muscle but no weight loss. Most days I consume small healthy meals 3 to 5 times a day. I noticed while eating 1000 calories mostly I began Losing weight. But once I shared it everyone Chimed in on how that’s too low etc... it’s working for me. If I do take the advice I’ll gain... Everyone has to remember I’m obese so my fat starts burning stored fat.
So you're not weighing all your food? Try that. Eat the number of calories MFP gives you plus half of any additional from exercise (many calorie burn estimates for exercise are too high). Weigh every single thing that goes in your mouth (measure liquids), ensure you are using accurate database entries. If you make your diary public we may be able to see places where you are going wrong with your logging.
Sorry, but there is no way someone your size needs to eat only 1000 calories in order to lose weight. I can almost guarantee that you are eating more than you think you are.16 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »onedownchic wrote: »I’m looking for support and advice. I do use a good scale. Mainly for protein which I can have a lot of!!! Lol. I was sharing my weight loss woes. I shared that I tried all the eating my suggested calories and working out. I did this for 6 months. I gained muscle but no weight loss. Most days I consume small healthy meals 3 to 5 times a day. I noticed while eating 1000 calories mostly I began Losing weight. But once I shared it everyone Chimed in on how that’s too low etc... it’s working for me. If I do take the advice I’ll gain... Everyone has to remember I’m obese so my fat starts burning stored fat.
So you're not weighing all your food? Try that. Eat the number of calories MFP gives you plus half of any additional from exercise (many calorie burn estimates for exercise are too high). Weigh every single thing that goes in your mouth (measure liquids), ensure you are using accurate database entries. If you make your diary public we may be able to see places where you are going wrong with your logging.
Sorry, but there is no way someone your size needs to eat only 1000 calories in order to lose weight. I can almost guarantee that you are eating more than you think you are.
And give it 4-6 weeks to see if it's working. Preferably using a weight trending app.6 -
onedownchic wrote: »I’m looking for support and advice. I do use a good scale. Mainly for protein which I can have a lot of!!! Lol. I was sharing my weight loss woes. I shared that I tried all the eating my suggested calories and working out. I did this for 6 months. I gained muscle but no weight loss. Most days I consume small healthy meals 3 to 5 times a day. I noticed while eating 1000 calories mostly I began Losing weight. But once I shared it everyone Chimed in on how that’s too low etc... it’s working for me. If I do take the advice I’ll gain... Everyone has to remember I’m obese so my fat starts burning stored fat.
There is your problem. Don't just use the good scale for protein. Use it for everything. Then you will find that you are eating more than you think you are. We are all trying to help. The more accurate you are with your logging the easier your weight loss and maintenance journey will be. You can continue to think you only lose by eating at 1000 calories but this won't actually change the fact that you aren't eating that little, regardless of how much you think it is true.
psst, once upon a time I was obese too. I am now almost half my weight and a healthy BMI.11 -
Ok yes I’ll open my diary now. I’m new to MFP. let me check it now. Don’t get me wrong I do eat over 1000 calories at times. But some days after drinking gallon of water I’m not so hungry. Im willing to do all I can do to keep the scale moving down.4
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Sounds to me like your not looking for support or advice but rather confirmation of a VLC diet you've already decided on. You'll be very unlikely to find that on MFP. It's against the forum/app rules to promote or encourage VLC dieting to begin with.
Have you opened your diary? This is the best way to get advice from those more experienced and knowledgeable. People will be able to pick up logging errors or provide advice on how to improve your calorie calculations.
I seriously doubt that the problem is not logging sugar-free gum. Even if you were going through multiple packets a day. The errors are likely somewhere else. Open your diary and you'll get some very solid advice.
G'luck6 -
onedownchic wrote: »Ok yes I’ll open my diary now. I’m new to MFP. let me check it now. Don’t get me wrong I do eat over 1000 calories at times. But some days after drinking gallon of water I’m not so hungry. Im willing to do all I can do to keep the scale moving down.
Your diary isn't open. Maybe you only opened it for friends.6 -
And don't rely on package weights/serving sizes. They can be off considerably - example, making food for my cat today a can of salmon supposedly had a drained weight of 57g, it was actually 80g. That's a fairly low cal example, but do that multiple times per day, and with higher cal stuff and pretty soon you're eating much more than you think. Weigh everything.11
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Ok thanks sooo much0
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Lol. Thanks for understanding. I’m will weigh everything. What about my healthy choice meals?0
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onedownchic wrote: »Lol. Thanks for understanding. I’m will weigh everything. What about my healthy choice meals?
Them too.1 -
Sounds to me like your not looking for support or advice but rather confirmation of a VLC diet you've already decided on. You'll be very unlikely to find that on MFP. It's against the forum/app rules to promote or encourage VLC dieting to begin with.
Have you opened your diary? This is the best way to get advice from those more experienced and knowledgeable. People will be able to pick up logging errors or provide advice on how to improve your calorie calculations.
I seriously doubt that the problem is not logging sugar-free gum. Even if you were going through multiple packets a day. The errors are likely somewhere else. Open your diary and you'll get some very solid advice.
G'luck
Ok opening it now. Hold on. Thanks everyone for your sincerity and listening to my ranting 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️😘3 -
onedownchic wrote: »Sounds to me like your not looking for support or advice but rather confirmation of a VLC diet you've already decided on. You'll be very unlikely to find that on MFP. It's against the forum/app rules to promote or encourage VLC dieting to begin with.
Have you opened your diary? This is the best way to get advice from those more experienced and knowledgeable. People will be able to pick up logging errors or provide advice on how to improve your calorie calculations.
I seriously doubt that the problem is not logging sugar-free gum. Even if you were going through multiple packets a day. The errors are likely somewhere else. Open your diary and you'll get some very solid advice.
G'luck
Ok opening it now. Hold on. Thanks everyone for your sincerity and listening to my ranting 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️😘
I'm sure we've all be frustrated at times. It happens. The important part is to learn from it and keep moving forward.3 -
Yes I understand MFP rules. I must be eating 1700 calories or more. That’s all I can conclude. Thanks for support. Diary is open.1
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Put the package on scale? It’s frozen. Ok I will do.0
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scanned entries can also be incorrect. you have to weight everything on a scale no matter what it is and find the correct entry. no two items of food are going to be the same weight all the time even if they are the same size. I was obese I'm 5'6 1/2 and started out at 209 lbs. 70lbs overweight might not be a lot but it put me in the obese category. I was sedentary and eating 2000(or so I thought) calories a day. The more you weight the higher your metabolism is compared to someone lighter.
I lost weight in the beginning not weighing anything at first I was using measuring cups and spoons for everything.a few months later I started gaining the weight back,could not understand why. I came here to mfp and was told to get a digital scale that weighs in grams. I did that and I was shocked at the differences in weight,size and calories,I was eating more than I thought I was in the beginning. I started losing again once I was more accur ate. I have a metabolic issue and lost weight eating more than 1000 calories being sedentary. sure Im a little taller but still. also food packaging is allowed to be off by up to 20% PER SERVING.
One time I had a protein bar which said that a serving was 60-65g. The thing was a whopping 90+grams or something like that. I was shocked that it weighed so much. so that was a crapload of extra calories I would have ingested had I not weighed it. two pieces of bread,if it says 28g for one slice can be as much as 35 or more per slice. peanut butter is another shocker. meat is another,packaging may say 4oz (112-113g)breasts but they can be 6oz or more(170g average) so if Im able to eat twice the amount you are to lose then you should be able to eat more and still lose.
oh and my BMR is 1272 which is lower than what every calculator gives me. I learned that over the years by all the data I have kept. I am lightly active to acitve and maintain on 1900 before exercise. Ive lost 45 lbs but gained a little back in the last 5 years.2 -
Yeah, your diary show virtually nothing weighed in grams. You are eating fruit, and you have to weigh it to get accurate calories because no apple or orange is exactly the same size as another. Are you accounting for oil that you use to scramble your eggs? There's potentially another 100 calories. You have to weigh every solid food - even prepackaged foods as they can be as much as 20% MORE than the package says it is. That adds up. Then measure liquids with measuring spoons/cups. Did you really measure out 1 TBSP of pancake syrup and only put that on your 4 inch pancake? That is just a dribble. If I were having pancakes, it would be more like 1/4 cup.8
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onedownchic wrote: »Put the package on scale? It’s frozen. Ok I will do.
In that situation, I put the whole lot on the scale, then record the weight. Once I have eaten the food I put packaging back on the scale and deduct this from the first weight.6 -
Thank you for opening your diary. I'm noticing several things right off the bat.
Very little of your foods are actually weighed.
Orange - weigh the part you eat (might be easier the weight the whole thing, and then weigh the peel and subtract)
Egg - I weigh those too (again, weigh the whole thing, then weigh the shell)
Healthy Choice - weigh that sucker, I'll bet that's a good 50-100 calories more than you realize.
Frosted flakes - those can be packed in pretty tightly, an actual weighed single serving of those is horrifyingly tiny (and sad, I usually just put my bowl on the scale, zero it, and then pour in how much I want, usually about 55g)
Little Debbie - I just has some Swiss Rolls tonight from a different company. After weighing them, each package was at least 20 calories more than what the package label says.
I'd weigh the Jolly Time too, but wouldn't worry about the gum.
These are just from today. I'm fairly certain that you are eating much more than what you think you are.
A few other thoughts based on what I'm seeing. Your proteins and fats are both really quite low, in fact low enough that I'm not convinced you are getting enough of each of them. There are essential amino acids (comes from protein) and essential fatty acids (comes from fat) that your body has to get from your diet. Personally, I would focus on getting to those protein and fat goals (think of them as minimums), and let carbs fall where they may. I do find that by focusing on fat and protein, I'm not as hungry. Others say that they don't find this to be the case for them, so you do need to play with what will work for you.
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Lol yes. I meticulously try to measure everything. I don’t like too much syrup so yes just a tablespoon sweetened enough for me. I will start weighing everything and use grams from here on out. I’m grateful to you all!!! ❤️♥️😘🙏🏾5
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I don’t use oils in cooking. I scramble eggs with pam or boil them0
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onedownchic wrote: »I don’t use oils in cooking. I scramble eggs with pam or boil them
Pam has calories. It's oil. So 9 calories per gram. I have found it equals about 1 gram/second of spray.4 -
Lillymoo01 wrote: »onedownchic wrote: »Put the package on scale? It’s frozen. Ok I will do.
In that situation, I put the whole lot on the scale, then record the weight. Once I have eaten the food I put packaging back on the scale and deduct this from the first weight.
Ok got it. Thanks Lilly ❤️0 -
onedownchic wrote: »Lol yes. I meticulously try to measure everything. I don’t like too much syrup so yes just a tablespoon sweetened enough for me. I will start weighing everything and use grams from here on out. I’m grateful to you all!!! ❤️♥️😘🙏🏾
Let us know how it goes.0 -
Thanks Charlie!1
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Couple of observations:
Lots and lots of 'cups' and 'pieces' and 'meals' you are absolutely underestimating your calorie intake with many of them. And you appear to be adjusting the amount logged to round numbers out. A couple of examples
- Glory's - Field Peas and Snaps, 0.17 cup - how did you measure 0.17 cups? That's an oddly specific measurement and appears to be so that the calories rounded to 40.
- Sticky Rice. 0.5 cup. Depending on how packed down the cup was, if it was cooked or uncooked this could be a huge difference. You've logged it as 85 calories. This could easily be closer to 350 calories
- Sweet potato pie. 74.38 grams. Again oddly specific and seems to be logged to round calories to 275 rather than reflect the actual weight/calories you've consumed.
- 2 Pancakes (4" dia) - you've logged as 147 calories. 2 pancakes can easily come to 350-400 calories
Time for a reality check.
- Start logging accurately. No more fudging the amounts to suit the calories you want to show. All your logging is perfectly round numbers if you're logging accurately this shouldn't be the case
- Start weighing everything. Even stuff that's packaged. Don't log '2 slices of bread'. Weigh them and log the actual weight.
- Start using grams. Oz can lead to inaccuracy the difference between 4oz and 4.5oz can be significant.
- Start logging EVERYTHING. On day you logged 'Salmon' did you eat that salmon raw and completely alone? As there's no cooking oils or condiments or anything. If you use it log it.12 -
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Ok. Wasn’t going to post this, but now I am.onedownchic wrote: »Everyone replying is not obese or if they have been not mentioning it. My weight and deficit will not be like yours. Does anyone get this? In order for me to lose I have to restrict calories. I have to burn more than I eat.
Obese tend to burn more calories. How do I know?
At my highest weight I was 270-275lbs. I was losing 2lbs per week and ate way, way more than 1000. Twice that amount, actually. I had more calories to play with than I do now at 217lbs, but I certainly eat way more than 1000. I get ~1350 to lose 1.5lbs per week. I only lift.
I use a food scale to weigh all solids and semi solids. I log everything that I consume.
You don’t defy science....
and you’re not supposed to create a deficit from the calories mfp gave you. Those numbers are deficit numbers already, unless you accidentally chose to maintain.6 -
onedownchic wrote: »I’m saying I don’t lose. I maintain or gain if I don’t restrict my calories. My BMR IS 1451 to 1600 or so. So when I eat more no exercise I stay the same. However when I create a deficit and eat 1000 calories I lose. That’s all I’m saying.
You’re not supposed to create a deficit from BMR. It’s TDEE!7
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