What the F is going on!!?!?

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  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I burn over 400 just from a brisk walk for 55 mins.

    A person would have to be 400 pounds to get close to that kind of burn on a walk of that duration.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I work my @$$ off each work by doing Insanity, weight lifting, Bob Harper's Inside Out Method and I use a HRM that I researched and seemed pretty accurate so I am happy with my results.

    If you had really done the research, you would have found hundreds if not thousands of MFP posts explaining that HRMs are notorious for over-estimating burns on "intervaly" type training such as you listed above.

    If you are eating back exercise calories, cut the number you're getting from your HRM in half, for starters.
    According to MFP I should have burned more than what my HRM says so I just stick to my HRM.

    I see this on MFP all the time, and it is such a logic fail that I fear for the future of humanity.

    Netting 800 calories is literally concentration-camp level of intake. Unless you are losing weight like a concentration camp victim, you are not netting like a concentration camp victim.

    This is why I only log "1" calorie on lifting days. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1044313-this-is-why-hrms-have-limited-use-for-tracking-calories

    That is an excellent strategy and one that many, many MFPers would benefit from by adopting for themselves.
  • DrJenO
    DrJenO Posts: 404 Member
    I don't really know how to calculate burns for walking, but according to this:
    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/walking-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

    At 200 lbs, walking 3.5 miles in 60 minutes is just over 400 calories.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I don't really know how to calculate burns for walking, but according to this:
    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/walking-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

    At 200 lbs, walking 3.5 miles in 60 minutes is just over 400 calories.

    That includes BMR calories, i.e., it double counts.

    The correct answer for those parameters is 210 calories. i.e. - cut the number in half.
  • DrJenO
    DrJenO Posts: 404 Member
    Well holy crap.

    *quickly goes to adjust exercise calories*
  • Mpol2
    Mpol2 Posts: 442 Member
    Your loss was slow because you had a small deficit... which is fine, but it also means that the margin of error is small, which is why it helps to weigh your food. Heck even if you don't want to weigh your food forever, buying a scale and looking at what a portion size really is can be an eye opener.

    You can still eat your 30 carrots if you want to. It doesn't mean you have to eat one serving of everything. I rarely eat one serving. Sometimes it's 1.5, sometimes it's 0.744444... I just help myself of what I want, weigh it and log that.

    THIS. When I started weighing food instead if guessing I was truly shocked and horrified about how wrong my guesses had been.
  • Commander_Keen
    Commander_Keen Posts: 1,179 Member
    How do you know you are burning 500 calories, are you using a HRM?
  • WhyphenN
    WhyphenN Posts: 3 Member
    I'm having a similar experience...within my calorie range and going to gym etc... scale has barely budged since September! It's aggravating. I "feel" good, but I'd also like some of my pants to fit me ...lol.
  • gmoneycole
    gmoneycole Posts: 813 Member
    I need advice from all you freaks out there.

    Thanks in advance!! :)

    kat

    Okay I comply... :)

    Keep drinking the water. I drink gallons a day and I have lost a lot of weight. I'm now down to the harder pounds to lose but that's okay because I like to eat back a lot of my calories that I burn most days. If you are hungry feed your body healthy food. Especially if you are working out most days and burning 500 cals a pop.

    Keep after it and mix up your workout routines to hit different muscle groups and different types of workouts too (cardio, weights, circuit training, etc...) Have fun and good luck!
  • sue_langley
    sue_langley Posts: 63 Member
    Two inches is something to be proud of, keep up what your doing because that's exactly how to loose weight.
    Maybe send your scale for a vacation to a friends house for a few weeks : )
    I did after my husband told me that he noticed that my mood for the day seem to depend on what the results on the scale was.
    I found that not having a scale for a little while caused me to totally focus on what I was doing and how my favorite tight pencil skirt fit. (my goal is to have that skirt a little looser) .
    I wasn't as distracted by the numbers on the scale.
    I now made peace with the fact that the scale will sometimes not say what I want it to say.
  • MarucaSoledad
    MarucaSoledad Posts: 11 Member
    Feeling bloated may also have to do with the type of fiber you are using. I know some people have problems with psyllium, so they have to use something else. Also, if any of your food items have sugar substitutes, they might also contribute to the situation. Hope it all works out soon and the numbers start dropping!
  • cassiepv
    cassiepv Posts: 242 Member
    It would help if your diary was public. That way the helpful people can make helpful suggestions and the snarky people can have more to be snarky about.




    ^^ this
  • paulawatkins1974
    paulawatkins1974 Posts: 720 Member
    Well holy crap.

    *quickly goes to adjust exercise calories*

    Exactly!! Lol thank goodness I've only been eating back half or less than half of my excercise cals!
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Do you consume oil? Just a little bit will prevent you from making progress.
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    I don't really know how to calculate burns for walking, but according to this:
    http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/walking-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx

    At 200 lbs, walking 3.5 miles in 60 minutes is just over 400 calories.

    That includes BMR calories, i.e., it double counts.

    The correct answer for those parameters is 210 calories. i.e. - cut the number in half.

    Correct to a point, but I don't think too many people have a 4800 cal/day BMR. BMR in the 70-100 cal/hr range is a bit more reasonable.
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    Do you consume oil? Just a little bit will prevent you from making progress.

    Only if you're not logging it. If you log it, you've already taken it into account.
  • blueskiesnatw
    blueskiesnatw Posts: 18
    Maybe she eats 1200 on the days she doesn't exercise?!
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    I need to clarify a few things....

    I have been working out for years.... Gained weight in college because of boredom. I started at 205#, lost 60 pounds, had three babies and am trying to lose that last 20#.

    I work my @$$ off each work by doing Insanity, weight lifting, Bob Harper's Inside Out Method and I use a HRM that I researched and seemed pretty accurate so I am happy with my results. According to MFP I should have burned more than what my HRM says so I just stick to my HRM.

    I basically look like I got out of a pool after each workout and I love it! :)

    I am thinking possibly a scale then to measure food, but let's also be honest, it's a lifestyle change. I am not going to count and eat only 15 carrots every day. If I want 30 carrots then I will eat 30 carrots. If I want M&M's I will eat ONE small pack of M&M's. I deprived myself before and it only leads to binging, gaining weight and depression. So I stopped doing that crap and I have lost the weight very SLOWLY but I haven't been over 160 in over a month and I haven't been under 155, I go up and down.

    Please know I appreciate your input, and I will consider it all :) thanks!!!!

    I like your approach to food, but use the food scale so you really know how much you are eating. It will help you make the adjustments you need to make. That and plenty of patience and you'll get there.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Do you consume oil? Just a little bit will prevent you from making progress.

    Only if you're not logging it. If you log it, you've already taken it into account.
    Doesn't matter if you "take it into account", if you put it in your body, you are adding calories with no satiation. You are skewing your daily macro ratio to be too heavy on fats by adding just a little oil. It's pure fat, and nothing else. If you are trying to lose weight, eliminate it entirely from your diet.
  • DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh
    DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh Posts: 363 Member
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  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    Do you consume oil? Just a little bit will prevent you from making progress.

    Only if you're not logging it. If you log it, you've already taken it into account.
    Doesn't matter if you "take it into account", if you put it in your body, you are adding calories with no satiation. You are skewing your daily macro ratio to be too heavy on fats by adding just a little oil. It's pure fat, and nothing else. If you are trying to lose weight, eliminate it entirely from your diet.

    so much NO :angry:

    Your brain and your body NEED fat, on every level.
  • caveninit
    caveninit Posts: 153 Member
    Do you consume oil? Just a little bit will prevent you from making progress.

    Only if you're not logging it. If you log it, you've already taken it into account.
    Doesn't matter if you "take it into account", if you put it in your body, you are adding calories with no satiation. You are skewing your daily macro ratio to be too heavy on fats by adding just a little oil. It's pure fat, and nothing else. If you are trying to lose weight, eliminate it entirely from your diet.

    You do not need to eliminate oil from your diet to lose weight. :mad:
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Do you consume oil? Just a little bit will prevent you from making progress.

    Only if you're not logging it. If you log it, you've already taken it into account.
    Doesn't matter if you "take it into account", if you put it in your body, you are adding calories with no satiation. You are skewing your daily macro ratio to be too heavy on fats by adding just a little oil. It's pure fat, and nothing else. If you are trying to lose weight, eliminate it entirely from your diet.

    You realize that Fat is one of the three essential macros your body needs, carbs/protein/FAT. Fat doesn't make you fat, eating too much of anything makes you fat. Your brain needs fat to operate.
  • diane662014
    diane662014 Posts: 1
    I don't understand why if you can eat up to 1800 calories you sometimes only eat 1200.
    If you eat 1200 calories and burn 500, you are netting 700 calories a day which isn't smart.
    I also seriously doubt you burn AT LEAST 500 calories every day from a work out alone.

    honey I said about 5 days a week and yes I do. HRM and I bust my *kitten* each workout for about an hour or more.

    You can easily burn 500+ on a workout of 90mins i do four times a week and i wear a HRM, keep up the good work

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