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The main reason I am not happy is I feel my initial 3lbs lost has been a farce, either I had something in my pocket the first time and not the next, whatever the case may be...It just doesn't seem to me that it would be all that accurate - it seems like too much in too little time...I just want consistent weight loss(and at a decent rate)
No matter what you do, your weight will bounce around from day to day, sometimes up, sometimes down. It can take a couple weeks before you can even see a clear pattern to it. And then you're only compounding the effect by weighing yourself in the middle of the day.
Don't worry too much about the scale. It will seem to have a mind of its own at times, and maybe it does. In the meantime, just do what you're supposed to do: log all foods and eat at a deficit. Your weight will come down. Focus on controlling what you can, and that is what you're putting in your mouth. If you follow your plan, the rest will come.0 -
Good luck I'm off to bed as sleeps also good for weightloss
Tell that to my daughter, maybe she'll allow me more than 4-6 hours of interrupted sleep per night lol.0 -
I will cut Salt completely (other than the salt that naturally occurs in fruits and veggies)
And I am going to shamelessly recommend that you eat raw fruits and vegetables for a big portion of your daily calorie needs.0 -
It doesn't get better I'm afraid my 4 year old woke me up in the middle of the night 2 nights ago to tell me he'd wet they bed, so sorting that was fun. And school runs are even less fun lol.0
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No matter what you do, your weight will bounce around from day to day, sometimes up, sometimes down. It can take a couple weeks before you can even see a clear pattern to it. And then you're only compounding the effect by weighing yourself in the middle of the day.
Don't worry too much about the scale. It will seem to have a mind of its own at times, and maybe it does. In the meantime, just do what you're supposed to do: log all foods and eat at a deficit. Your weight will come down. Focus on controlling what you can, and that is what you're putting in your mouth. If you follow your plan, the rest will come.
Thanks Jim - I only weigh myself in the middle of the day to be consistent, but I'll definitely strike it out so I don't make it too much of a habit.
Thank you for the encouragement, I will continue trying to work in everyone's tips and suggestions here...
I changed my activity level to light (left the 2lbs/week alone) and it bumped me to 1,580 calories per day...when I changed it to 1.5 lbs per week it said like 1,800...for me that's too much to play with...but maybe it will be more necessary when I have more fruits and veggies in the diet.0 -
The biggest red flag i see is that in your exercise diary, walking for 15 minutes is listed as 194 calories burned.
Burning 194 calories in 15 minutes is almost 13 calories a minute. For a 200lb person to burn 13 calories\min they would need to be running.
Next orange flag would be calories, they seem too low, but i wouldn't ding you for that too much. If you have entered you info correct, it should be correct as well.
It would seem you are doing a net calorie strategy (where you eat back exercise calories). Which is fine, but be careful how much you estimate for calories burned. If incorrect (like i see for walking), you could end up over estimating your burn.
If interested, you could look into calculating TDEE and setting macro nutrient goals. With TDEE you would have a more consistent caloric intake each day, and not worry about calories burned during exercise or 'eating back exercise calories'.
Info here:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=calculating+TDEE+and+Macros
Forgot to add: For a 200 lb person my PA calorie estimator shows walking at about 7 calories a minute burned.
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The biggest red flag i see is that in your exercise diary, walking for 15 minutes is listed as 194 calories burned.
Burning 194 calories in 15 minutes is almost 13 calories a minute. For a 200lb person to burn 13 calories\min they would need to be running.
Next orange flag would be calories, they seem too low, but i wouldn't ding you for that too much. If you have entered you info correct, it should be correct as well.
It would seem you are doing a net calorie strategy (where you eat back exercise calories). Which is fine, but be careful how much you estimate for calories burned. If incorrect (like i see for walking), you could end up over estimating your burn.
If interested, you could look into calculating TDEE and setting macro nutrient goals. With TDEE you would have a more consistent caloric intake each day, and not worry about calories burned during exercise or 'eating back exercise calories'.
Info here:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=calculating+TDEE+and+Macros
Forgot to add: For a 200 lb person my PA calorie estimator shows walking at about 7 calories a minute burned.
Chart:
Your Weight (lbs) Low Intensity Medium Intensity High Intensity Very High Intensity
100 1 cal/min 3 cal/min 7 cal/min 11 cal/min
120 1 cal/min 4 cal/min 8 cal/min 13 cal/min
140 1 cal/min 5 cal/min 9 cal/min 15 cal/min
160 2 cal/min 5 cal/min 11 cal/min 18 cal/min
180 2 cal/min 6 cal/min 12 cal/min 20 cal/min
200 2 cal/min 7 cal/min 13 cal/min 22 cal/min
220 2 cal/min 7 cal/min 15 cal/min 24 cal/min
240 3 cal/min 8 cal/min 16 cal/min 27 cal/min
260 3 cal/min 9 cal/min 17 cal/min 29 cal/min
280 3 cal/min 9 cal/min 19 cal/min 31 cal/min
300 3 cal/min 10 cal/min 20 cal/min 33 cal/min
Low Intensity:
Gardening, softball, volleyball, golf, weight lifting
Medium Intensity:
Walking, mowing, tennis, biking, skating, light aerobics
High Intensity:
Jogging, stair machine, racquetball, swimming
Very High Intensity:
Running, stair climbing, cross country skiing, jumping rope
*Hopefully the chart looks ok, it is tab separated and works in excel, maybe not so much in a free text field.
It's what the machine tells me...maybe I have used the wrong item to put it under...but I am walking, using an incline of 13/15 ... that's where the biggest burn comes in I think, and at a pace of 4-4.2... 4 what, I couldn't tell you, but since I'm in Canada, let's say 4-4.2 km/h...at the end of my walk today on the treadmill - it said 194...so I am walking, but at a very brisk pace, I see people beside me jogging at 4.5...
That might be the problem is that I am using the wrong "walking" description MFP has provided me in my search...I'm not sure how I would ever classify any kind of walking as "intense", but this is probably the most intense walking I've ever done regularly.
Does that make it seem less ridiculous? ...I know when MFP calculates my calories it's a lot less and I manually change it from what the machine I was using has posted...0 -
I will change it to Lightly Active though, but for now I can't see myself dropping the loss to 1 lb/week.
Apparently I'm not getting my point about losing LBM across as well as I'd hoped. Or maybe you really don't care and just want to lose big numbers. Whatevs, it's your body.0 -
Apparently I'm not getting my point about losing LBM across as well as I'd hoped. Or maybe you really don't care and just want to lose big numbers. Whatevs, it's your body. But, here's one more try:
http://www.burnthefat.com/fast_weight_loss_warning.html
It's not that I don't care - but my main focus is losing weight...gaining muscle is secondary, it fills the time between different cardio activities I have been doing daily.
However, in an effort to consider your suggestion more, I will change my goal to 1.5 lbs/week. I do still want to lose my chub quickly, and I'm not super concerned for toning or gaining muscle...at least not yet.0 -
No matter what you do, your weight will bounce around from day to day, sometimes up, sometimes down. It can take a couple weeks before you can even see a clear pattern to it. And then you're only compounding the effect by weighing yourself in the middle of the day.
Don't worry too much about the scale. It will seem to have a mind of its own at times, and maybe it does. In the meantime, just do what you're supposed to do: log all foods and eat at a deficit. Your weight will come down. Focus on controlling what you can, and that is what you're putting in your mouth. If you follow your plan, the rest will come.
Thanks Jim - I only weigh myself in the middle of the day to be consistent, but I'll definitely strike it out so I don't make it too much of a habit.
Thank you for the encouragement, I will continue trying to work in everyone's tips and suggestions here...
I changed my activity level to light (left the 2lbs/week alone) and it bumped me to 1,580 calories per day...when I changed it to 1.5 lbs per week it said like 1,800...for me that's too much to play with...but maybe it will be more necessary when I have more fruits and veggies in the diet.
Just for comparison's sake, I'm a 5' 8" 180 pound 31-year-old female and I lose weight on 1700-1800 calories without any planned exercise (and no kiddos to chase around, either). You should probably be eating more than I am.0 -
It's not that I don't care - but my main focus is losing weight...gaining muscle is secondary, it fills the time between different cardio activities I have been doing daily.
However, in an effort to consider your suggestion more, I will change my goal to 1.5 lbs/week. I do still want to lose my chub quickly, and I'm not super concerned for toning or gaining muscle...at least not yet.
Well you're not going to be gaining muscle eating at a deficit. You're going to be MAINTAINING the muscle you have by eating at a slight deficit, getting adequate protein and doing a progressive lifting program. Ok, I'll stop ranting now. Good luck OP. :flowerforyou:0 -
So I've got more weight to lose than you but more time to add in cardio. If you can't get out of the office for a little more movement, maybe look at one of those under the desk pedal bikes. I've seen them on Amazon for anywhere from $29 - $129 depending on how nice you want them.
Not an ideal solution for a well rounded exercise regime but it might help you burn off an 100 -200 calories a day without a huge disruption to your life (except all the people at work ripping on you for a few days).
Add some veggies into the diet when you can, they are pretty tasty once you get rid of some of the sugar in the diet and the taste buds adjust a little. I tend to eat a big bowl of veggies and right now I love turkey burgers since they are filling, cheap and tasty.
Anyways, good luck!
Oh the other thing for a guy on a time crunch is toss in some pushups and pullups into the morning routine. Fast, easy, effective, don't have to go to a gym for them!0 -
Just for comparison's sake, I'm a 5' 8" 180 pound 31-year-old female and I lose weight on 1700-1800 calories without any planned exercise (and no kiddos to chase around, either). You should probably be eating more than I am.
I just modified my weight loss to 1.5lbs/week instead and it bumped me all the way to 1,830/day.
I think that's a good start, hopefully it will all help...I went online before I started and did all my measurements and in order to maintain my weight (at sedentary activity level) the site said I should have about 2,250 calories/day...
I dunno, with the big numbers it just seems too hefty for me to fill - with healthy foods that is.0 -
Nothing to add except...OMG that is the cutest baby EVER!
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Nothing to add except...OMG that is the cutest baby EVER!
lol thanks, I agree - as does my wife. She's going to be trouble in the years to come... part of the reason I need to lose the fat, and THEN focus on getting big and scary looking0 -
I just modified my weight loss to 1.5lbs/week instead and it bumped me all the way to 1,830/day.
I think that's a good start, hopefully it will all help...I went online before I started and did all my measurements and in order to maintain my weight (at sedentary activity level) the site said I should have about 2,250 calories/day...
I dunno, with the big numbers it just seems too hefty for me to fill - with healthy foods that is.
Ok, can't help it, just one more. ALL food is healthy. There are no good foods or bad foods. You can lose weight eating ice cream everyday - there are several people on this website to prove it. Read the links we've provided from the Eat, Train & Progress group. You'll be much happier eating the food you love rather than trying to eat only "healthy" food. This is a lifestyle change. If you can't eat the foods you want to for the rest of your life, it's probably not going to work.0 -
So I've got more weight to lose than you but more time to add in cardio. If you can't get out of the office for a little more movement, maybe look at one of those under the desk pedal bikes. I've seen them on Amazon for anywhere from $29 - $129 depending on how nice you want them.
Not an ideal solution for a well rounded exercise regime but it might help you burn off an 100 -200 calories a day without a huge disruption to your life (except all the people at work ripping on you for a few days).
Add some veggies into the diet when you can, they are pretty tasty once you get rid of some of the sugar in the diet and the taste buds adjust a little. I tend to eat a big bowl of veggies and right now I love turkey burgers since they are filling, cheap and tasty.
Anyways, good luck!
Oh the other thing for a guy on a time crunch is toss in some pushups and pullups into the morning routine. Fast, easy, effective, don't have to go to a gym for them!
@segovm - Thanks for the tips, I never even thought to consider Turkey burgers - and I love my burgers, and turkey.
I know I've got to do something to add in more veggies, I don't even remember what half of them look like anymore lol.
I'll see what I can do about pushups and pullups - a little tough to do either in the car for the morning drive to work haha, but I will see if I can squeeze some in (pushups at least) once I arrive at the office at 6am.0 -
I just modified my weight loss to 1.5lbs/week instead and it bumped me all the way to 1,830/day.
I think that's a good start, hopefully it will all help...I went online before I started and did all my measurements and in order to maintain my weight (at sedentary activity level) the site said I should have about 2,250 calories/day...
I dunno, with the big numbers it just seems too hefty for me to fill - with healthy foods that is.
Ok, can't help it, just one more. ALL food is healthy. There are no good foods or bad foods. You can lose weight eating ice cream everyday - there are several people on this website to prove it. Read the links we've provided from the Eat, Train & Progress group. You'll be much happier eating the food you love rather than trying to eat only "healthy" food. This is a lifestyle change. If you can't eat the foods you want to for the rest of your life, it's probably not going to work.
What I meant by that was the moderation aspect, not cutting out completely...that would never pan out.
I love bacon. My idea (and only mine I think) for a serving size of bacon - is the entire pound. If it wouldn't kill me - I could live off of bacon.
I suck with moderation, and so when I start something like this I try to stick to the stuff that has better nutrients for me than the stuff that is all filler and junk, then once I have become slightly more comfortable forcing the nutrition in, I allow myself a little bonus, or a cheat, whatever you wish to call it - so that I can maintain getting a lot more of the stuff that feeds the body, but still enjoy the yummy yummy deliciousness that really gives my body nothing.0 -
Here you go:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
1250 is way too low. I also see you have a kid, so you're definately not sedentary, even with a desk job. You're probably lightly active. Set your weight loss to 1 lb per week. If you lose too much too fast, you're going to lose a lot of LBM along with fat and probably won't like the results when you reach your goal weight. Slow and steady win the weight loss race.
Oh, and this is always a good one to throw in there: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
Good luck! :flowerforyou:
^^ THIS ^^
Go to both links, and read them all the way through. Twice wouldn't hurt. Especially sexy pants.
If no one else has mentioned it, get a digital kitchen scale and keep it on the counter so you will see it and use it.
1850 calories is a good place to start. It is so much better to start there and keep your intake between 1700 and 1850 net, then to hang out at 1250 and get so crazy hungry that you quit because it's too hard.
Agreed. Cute baby. :happy:0 -
What I meant by that was the moderation aspect, not cutting out completely...that would never pan out.
I love bacon. My idea (and only mine I think) for a serving size of bacon - is the entire pound. If it wouldn't kill me - I could live off of bacon.
I suck with moderation, and so when I start something like this I try to stick to the stuff that has better nutrients for me than the stuff that is all filler and junk, then once I have become slightly more comfortable forcing the nutrition in, I allow myself a little bonus, or a cheat, whatever you wish to call it - so that I can maintain getting a lot more of the stuff that feeds the body, but still enjoy the yummy yummy deliciousness that really gives my body nothing.
This is music to my ears. I'm glad you're not cutting anything out. Moderation is the key. If you have trouble hitting your goals and want to eat what society usually deems as "healthy" foods, try adding nuts, avocado, etc. - calorie dense food into your diet. 0 -
Yikes, that's a low calorie allocation for a day! If you're going to the gym, you're probably not as sedentary as you think. Definitely throw in some more protein rich snacks throughout the day: couple of slices of PC Blue Menu Honey Maple cured turkey (50 calories for total two slices), 10 almonds, a small serving of greek yogurt. Screw the scale, it's a nasty head game. Measuring tape is the way to go! I have recently jedi mind-tricked myself into drinking water. I was like you! It took about a week for me to wrap my head around this new habit. It blasts away the hunger! Also, the old addage (or however that is spelled) "eat like a king at breakfast, a prince at noon, and a pauper at dinner" works for me. I used to skip breakfast. I'd be starving all day! Not anymore. Please consider getting more water into you. You just might find that you get used to it quite quickly. The added bonus for me is that I am consuming way less caffeine.0
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also it might help to stop getting cream at Timmies, i heard its like 35% milk fat
Without Timmies I may well just die... I have an 11 month old at home...caffeine replaced my blood long ago. lol... I will try to cut down to a regular though...at least as a start
Taking care of a child? I would put something like moderately active. All the picking up of stuff alone is excercise! You may sit dfown at a desk during the day, but what about in the evenings?0 -
Please eat more.0
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