How did YOU lose weight!?
Gummibear111
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How much calories did u eat and how much exercise did you do?
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I'm eating between 1200-1380 calories per day right now and I exercise 3-6 days per week. I only eat back a small portion of my exercise calories (I make sure my deficit is at least at 1200 for the day). I weigh in whenever I want to, at least twice per week (I've been pretty inconsistent, so probably going to make it Wednesdays and Saturdays), at the same time in the same conditions (before breakfast, after toilet, in my birthday suit).
Follow MFP's guidelines for you, as everyone is a bit different. I'm short and not as physically active as I'd like to be yet, so my intake to the day will allow for that.0 -
I stopped eating so much and started exercising regularly. Calories eaten varies each day depending on if/how much exercise I get that day.0
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Ate less-moved more.0
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Really silly question i know, but i have cut back eating, increased walking and am starting aerobics tonight (!), but from reading messages for the first time today i am now a little confused about the calorie counter. I am aiming to eat 1200 calories, less any exercise i do. Should i be making my exercise take me to a -1200 intake?0
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Improved me diet (meaning what I put in my body), drank 1 gallon of water a day and took a good multivitamin, exercised 5-6 days a week (both strength and cardio) and slept (rest is good).0
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weight of 307 down to 270: I ate a horrible range of like 800 to 3,000 calories, definitely not the same everyday...but I walked 2-4 miles about five nights per week and did yoga DVDs once or twice a week. I'll add that my normal-for-me weight for years was 270 so that may have made a difference. I was only at 307 for six months or so, once I realized how much weight I'd gained, and then it SLOWLY yet steadily came back down with exercise. (Nov 2008 to May 2011)
270 to 262: I ate roughly 2,000-2,500 calories most days, but had not discovered MFP so I felt like I was eating far less. I stopped eating beef, pork, and poultry as well as cutting margarine, agave, and nondairy creamer. I barely exercised at all during this time as I was going through a ton of huge life changes (natural disaster, several job changes, divorce, family illness) just the occasional (twice a week) mile walk or so. (May 2011 to March 2013)
262 to 209 (current weight): I STRICTLY followed MFP set guidelines for me. I believe I started around 1,600 calories or 1,700 and now I've gradually gone down to 1,410 with MFP's prompting. This has not been difficult at all. I've gradually made more changes in my diet but still eat everything I love (really). I've also started drinking more water and almost no diet soda (maybe 2 per month). I get at least 4 hours of really solid exercise on the weekend such as hiking, biking and/or tennis. During the week I briskly walk about 2 miles 2-3 times. I should really be more active but this is working nonetheless. (March 25, 2013 to present)0 -
I've gone through every complicated diet going and I only realized about 2 years ago that it really is as simple as calories in, calories out. Eat less, move more. That's the technical side, but it all comes down to the willpower you have to go through with it.0
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Really silly question i know, but i have cut back eating, increased walking and am starting aerobics tonight (!), but from reading messages for the first time today i am now a little confused about the calorie counter. I am aiming to eat 1200 calories, less any exercise i do. Should i be making my exercise take me to a -1200 intake?
I would suggest you go back to the top of this forum and read the posts that are stickied starting with http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1069268-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition in those posts you will find all the information you should need. Your goal should be to NET whatever calorie allotment you have which means you should eat back most of the calories that you are burning through exercise. If you are using the MFP program as intended there is already a deficit calculated for you so exercising just means you should eat more food.0 -
In terms of myself, I've lost two stone (28lb) eating around 1600 kcal a day, plus exercise calories (so usually eating around 2000). For exercise, I've been walking mostly - a mile in the morning and three at lunchtime. I'm just starting to incorporate body-strength exercises (squats, press-ups, sit-ups etc.) now that there's less fat to get in the way of them (you try attempting a press-up when your arms are fully extended and your gut is still stuck on the floor! ;-))
But Koldnomore is right - weightloss is individual. Reading the stickied posts and especially the one they pointed you to first will help you find a regime that works for you.
ETA: Meant to say Good Luck!0 -
I started counting calories. It's that simple.
When I first came to MFP I was at 1380 a day and ate back my exercise calories (30 Day shred) so I was at about 1500-1600 a day.
Starting in September I moved to the TDEE method and eat about 1600 calories a day period (no eating exercise calories back) and I lift weights 3x a week...
Since joining I have lost 14lbs and 16.5 inches. Gone from a size 10 to a size 8.
It's not that complicated really.
Input your data into MFP and your goals (staying within reason of course) and by that I mean if you have 20lbs to lose don't go for 2lbs a week, try 1/2lb a week...stay within those goals and eat back your exercise calories (as there is a deficet built into MFP) and away you go.0 -
I've always been good at working out. I lift 3 days a week and run every other day. It was my diet that sucked. Started counting calories and being honest about my portions and what I was really doing with my diet. Got a HRM to accurately calculate calories burned and that's it. Nothing really magic about it.0
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Lots & lots of calories, lots & lots of exercise - I like food & exercise!How much calories did u eat and how much exercise did you do?
Not sure that other people's numbers really help you but daily average of roughly 2500 eaten and 770 calories burned through exercise.
Just made sure that over the course of a week I had a small calorie deficit. I use the MFP method of tracking food and exercise calories (*) as my daily / weekly exercise varies a lot.
* = as opposed to the TDEE minus a percentage method.0 -
I am 5 foot 2. I eat 1200 calories a day and usually eat my exercise calories back unless I am just not hungry. How did I lose the weight? I really think a big part of it was logging my food. I am sure that I was eating twice as much a day as I should have. TWICE AS MUCH. Nothing use to stop me from a big mac or a dairy queen hot fudge sundae with extra hot fudge (yes, really).. 4-6 diet cokes a DAY was normal for me and I hardly ever drank water. I cringe when I think about what my kidneys went through! A bag of chips was a portion for me back than. I was really an emotional eater. Logging, exercising, and having a good support system is what helped me lose weight.0
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Really silly question i know, but i have cut back eating, increased walking and am starting aerobics tonight (!), but from reading messages for the first time today i am now a little confused about the calorie counter. I am aiming to eat 1200 calories, less any exercise i do. Should i be making my exercise take me to a -1200 intake?
You should eat back your exercise calories. MFP sets your calories at a deficit BEFORE exercise, so when you work out, you are creating an even greater deficit. Which sounds great, but if you underfuel your body, it will backfire on you eventually.0 -
It comes down to calories in/calories out.
What does the trick for me, though, is exercise. If I exercise, I burn more, but I also feel better, am less bored, in a better mood, more motivated in general, just a lot more active, and I eat less. So my advice is, find your trigger (exercise/ the right food/ distractions/ people/...) and pull that thing like it's going out of style.0 -
I went with the TDEE method, but modified it slightly. I calculated what the TDEE should be at my goal weight, not my current weight. That way I can learn to eat that amount while losing and then I won't have to change my habits yet again when I change over to maintenance. This is actually working for me so far.
As for excercise, I only do the things I like. Bicycling is my thing but I can only do it on weekends. I have found that I like the eliptical machine at the gym, so I do that on two or three days. I have also found that I positively hate lifting so much that on the days I was supposed to do it, I would just find an excuse to not go to the gym at all. From what I read in these forums, lifting is highly beneficial for maintaining lean body mass, but I'm trying to see how I do without it.0 -
I eat a better balanced diet, watch my portion size, and excerise (mainly walking).
In other words fewer calories in than used= weight loss0 -
I eat 1200 cal a day and try to fit in a gym session when I feel up to it0
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Netted 1300-1400 a day. Ate back all of my exercise calories. It was slow, but it was better for me mentally, and I think physically.0
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Eating less, moving more.(between 1300-1500 calories and bike rides, brisk walks, & strength training)
Weight/measure/record every single food eaten-accurately.
Only recorded actual, on purpose exercise....like bike ride or jumping jacks or hiking for 2 hours on hilly terrain...
...NOT food-prep, NOT vacuuming, and NOT walking less than 3MPH.0 -
I started eating 1200 calories and doing a lot of cardio. Once I trimmed down I began to eat about 1500 calories and weight train to build lean muscle.0
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I am 50 years old, and stayed around a 'normal' weight for the first 40 years. If I gained 10-20 lbs over where I wanted to be, I would usually go on a temporary diet to lose back down, then slowly gain the weight back over a year or 2 and start the process over again.
I don't know if that describes yo-yo dieting, but it seemed to work fairly well for me. Until a disabling accident put me in a wheelchair.
I woke up about 5 years ago realizing I was 101 lbs over my lowest adult weight. My Triglycerides were 685, meaning that Type 2 Diabetes was very close. (My mother had been diagnosed with it in her late 40s).
I changed my diet at that time to lower my sugar and carbs and managed to get my number down to 225 a year ago.
During that 4 years I also tried to lose weight thru WW and even tried the HCG with some temporary success, but gained most of what I lost back.
I started here in Aug 2012 at 9 lbs below my highest weight. My mom had just passed away from her Diabetes 3 weeks before my first grandchild was born. I realized that was my future if I didn't make some serious changes.
I turned 49 the day I signed up, with my 50th birthday as my goal date to lose 73 lbs.
I wasn't exactly sure how I was going to do it, as I hadn't been successful in losing much weight for several years, but I just knew that whatever it took, I was going to do it. I HAD to.
There was no trying for a few weeks and quitting after the weight loss slowed.
There was no getting bored with logging my calories and saying "screw it, diets don't work for me"
There was no more using my disability as an excuse for not losing weight. Yeah, my days in the gym were over, but that didn't give me an excuse to eat more calories than I needed.
This was not going to be fun or easy. But the time had come to just suck it up and do what I had to do.
The first thing I did here was find women around my age who were succeeding in losing weight. I think this was the most important thing that I did. In my real life, most women my age have given up on losing weight and just accepted it as how things are when you get to a certain age. I had to find women who shared my situation, but had a different mind set.
I found LOTS of women who met this criteria. I have learned so much from them. I have been encouraged so much by them.
Lets face it, a 25 yr old male who spends 5 days a week in the gym, just cannot relate to a 50 yr old disabled woman, and cannot realistically tell them how to lose weight successfully. (Altho many of them on here try!)
What I did learn was:
At this age and activity level, I simply do not burn as many calories as the online calculators say I should, and certainly not as many as when I was younger and more able-bodied. My maintenance level is between 1500-1600. This sucks, but it is how it is. I can either feel sorry for myself or accept it and move on.
I DO have to measure and log my food accurately. Every day. IF I want to lose weight. I can slack off a bit and do it half a$$ed and maintain fairly easily, but if I want the scale to move, I have to be serious about it.
The days of losing 10 lbs in a couple of weeks are over. Yeah, I lost faster in the first few months, but then I slowed down and am now to the point of maybe .5 lb a week. But I am still losing. Any forward progress IS progress. It took me a year to lose 50 lbs, but it was definitely worth it! It will probably take me another year to get the last 24 pounds off, but that is ok,too. The next year will pass whether I am losing or gaining, so I might as well be lighter at the end of it.
The biggest thing I have learned, is what you will see repeatedly on this site. This is NOT a diet. Diets do NOT work. Why? Because diets are temporary. You eat differently, you lose weight, you go back to how you ate before, and you gain it back.
Permanent life style changes must be made.
No, I don't have to eat at a deficit for the rest of my life. Once I get to a weight I am happy with, then I can maintain at that level.
That level WILL NOT be what I was eating when I was 237 pounds.
If I go back to eating 1800-2000 calories a day, I will gain back my weight. Not overnight, but it will slowly creep back on, month after month. Then I will be back on here crying about how mad I am at myself for regaining the weight.
So, the reality of my situation is that I will need to be very aware of my calorie intake,and stay within certain parameters for the rest of my life, if I want to stay healthy.
Once I accepted that fact, my frustration level went down. My life is not dependent on the scale anymore, but I do weigh every day to make sure I am not gaining.
I do occasionally have cake or cookies or ice cream, but I know that choice will play into my calories for the day/week, and I adjust accordingly.
To most of the people around me in my real life, I will be "on a diet" for the rest of my life, and they can't understand that, nor are they willing to do that. But I have made that choice so that I will be here for many years to come, and be able to enjoy my life outside of Holiday meals. And I want to see my granddaughter grow up and welcome her little baby into this world one day.
Sorry so long, but there is no short answer to the OPs question.
BTW My triglycerides are now down to 147. In the normal range. YAY!0 -
Been eating between 1600 and 1750 the whole time. At first I was doing 20-30 minutes of home work outs, then I started walking more and taking classes, now I do home work outs and walks. I'd say I'm active one hour a way in average, sometimes and hour an a half... I take a day off once every 3 weeks or something, typically I'll go for a walk anyway.0
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ThisI've gone through every complicated diet going and I only realized about 2 years ago that it really is as simple as calories in, calories out. Eat less, move more. That's the technical side, but it all comes down to the willpower you have to go through with it.0 -
I fully committed to tracking my calories and got into an exercise I love. Strength training makes my week. I'm just now getting into running, as something else to incorporate to my routine.0
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I use Hip Hop Abs and Shakeology and write down all of the food that I eat. I still struggle with eating well but I'm working on it.0
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I set MFP for a loss of 2 lbs per week (started on 6/14/13) and have eaten the number of calories that MFP suggests. I walk 3-4 miles 5 times per week and eat back 1/2 of my exercise calories. That's it. Nothing fancy, just eating at a deficit and light exercise.0
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This.Ate less-moved more.0 -
How much calories did u eat and how much exercise did you do?
I did a calorie restricted version of IF and did no exercise. My calories varied, based on the day (alternated between low/'fasting' days and normal/'maintenance' days). It's not a main stream kind of plan but it worked great for me and I transitioned into maintenance with no problems after hitting goal. Now I do some 8/16IF, walk and run several times a week and then aim to keep my calories in the 1,500-2,000 range, but I don't track every day (never on weekends). It's what works for me and I've successfully been in maintenance for a while now.0
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