Weekly deficit average about 3,000, no loss??
JagerLewis
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Warning: Lots of numbers in this post... 
Can someone here help me with the TDEE method? I chose to eat 1500 calories per day because it seems that's a medium between all TDEE calculators. My serious issue I have are no weght loss when there is a weekly calorie deficit. Using the Scooby,to maintain I need 14,448 cal in 7 days, I ate a 4,914 deficit. Using IIFM (miffin) 12,159, 2,625 deficit, (Harris Ben) need 13,251 deficit was 3,717. Another calculator says I need 14,518 and I had a 4,984 deficit. 3,500 = 1 pound right?? Well....there is a problem here. What do you all suggest??
I do measure and weigh my foods and workout regularly. My goal is to get to 18%bf, right now I'm at 22.35%, so I have about 9 pounds more to lose, or 5% fat...
Can someone here help me with the TDEE method? I chose to eat 1500 calories per day because it seems that's a medium between all TDEE calculators. My serious issue I have are no weght loss when there is a weekly calorie deficit. Using the Scooby,to maintain I need 14,448 cal in 7 days, I ate a 4,914 deficit. Using IIFM (miffin) 12,159, 2,625 deficit, (Harris Ben) need 13,251 deficit was 3,717. Another calculator says I need 14,518 and I had a 4,984 deficit. 3,500 = 1 pound right?? Well....there is a problem here. What do you all suggest??
I do measure and weigh my foods and workout regularly. My goal is to get to 18%bf, right now I'm at 22.35%, so I have about 9 pounds more to lose, or 5% fat...
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you will have to open your diary for direct advice.
Otherwise it really is just shots in the dark....
From your numbers you daily intake is about 1350...which is on average a deficit of 600 a day which is pretty agressive for 9lbs to lose.
With that little to lose TDEE-5 or 10% is sufficent.
As well if this is just for one week...eh...weight loss is not linear...I have gone 3 weeks without losing weight...then lost 2-3 in one week.0 -
I don't know how long you've been doing this, but I'm assuming we're talking about one week...If that's how much you ate this week, and you're expecting exactly a 1lb loss for this week, but that's not quite how it works. It can sometimes take a few days, or even a couple weeks, to see the change.0
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I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.0
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Prolly just need to give it a little more time.
You will prolly wake up one day and be down 5 pounds.
Water weight most likely.....
Just keep measuring and tracking your food for now.
What kind of "workouts" do you do?0 -
That would be SWEET to see a 5# loss one day..I would probably buy new batteries for my scale though. Lol. I normally stick with strength training exercises, using my own body weight and dumbells.Prolly just need to give it a little more time.
You will prolly wake up one day and be down 5 pounds.
Water weight most likely.....
Just keep measuring and tracking your food for now.
What kind of "workouts" do you do?0 -
Might I suggest if possible.
You do compound exercises using the Barbell....again if possible.
Start doing full body routines.....something along the lines of StrongLifts 5x50 -
I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.
Okay so what I am seeing in your diary is this...
1. Quick add calories
2. Entries that start with "Homemade"...unless you made it and logged the recipe...not a good idea
3. Entries that don't reflect weight...1.5cups....
4. Medium tomato
5. 0.75 medium banana
I also see you are logging exercise calories....if you use TDEE you don't log those...let alone eat them back and you do that sometimes...you can log your exercise @ 1calorie
Days that aren't logged or partially logged...
Based on what I see you are probably eating more than you think. I know you said you weigh everything but it doesn't look like that based on your entries...ie above list along with peanut butter by TBSP...
That being said if your logging is exceptionally accurate losing the last 10lbs is as easy as the middle 10lbs...or the first 10...and an agressive deficet isn't needed.
I personally would tighten up my logging...log my exercise as 1 calorie burned (negates the need to worry about how it will screw up your numbers) and if you are using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories...
My last 10 was not a hard fought battle...the last 1lb was as I wasn't being as "tight" with my logging...I tightened it up and the next week I was at goal...that easy.0 -
Warning: Lots of numbers in this post...
Can someone here help me with the TDEE method? I chose to eat 1500 calories per day because it seems that's a medium between all TDEE calculators. My serious issue I have are no weght loss when there is a weekly calorie deficit. Using the Scooby,to maintain I need 14,448 cal in 7 days, I ate a 4,914 deficit. Using IIFM (miffin) 12,159, 2,625 deficit, (Harris Ben) need 13,251 deficit was 3,717. Another calculator says I need 14,518 and I had a 4,984 deficit. 3,500 = 1 pound right?? Well....there is a problem here. What do you all suggest??
I do measure and weigh my foods and workout regularly. My goal is to get to 18%bf, right now I'm at 22.35%, so I have about 9 pounds more to lose, or 5% fat...
I noticed that you are not tracking sodium, here the the culprits:
Dill pickle, Salami, Honey Ham, Chicken Noodle Soup, Pizza, Potato Chips, Turkey Breast, Party Wings, Potato Four Cheese Pizza, Cottage Cheese.
I would suggest that you start tracking your sodium along with the suggestions from others.0 -
I do look at my sodium everyday...I just don't have it listed on my diary. The chicken soup is homemade..yes it has a bit of sodium, about 530mg per cup. I am normally under goal with my sodium, but on occasion it does go over (especially when I eat tuna)Warning: Lots of numbers in this post...
Can someone here help me with the TDEE method? I chose to eat 1500 calories per day because it seems that's a medium between all TDEE calculators. My serious issue I have are no weght loss when there is a weekly calorie deficit. Using the Scooby,to maintain I need 14,448 cal in 7 days, I ate a 4,914 deficit. Using IIFM (miffin) 12,159, 2,625 deficit, (Harris Ben) need 13,251 deficit was 3,717. Another calculator says I need 14,518 and I had a 4,984 deficit. 3,500 = 1 pound right?? Well....there is a problem here. What do you all suggest??
I do measure and weigh my foods and workout regularly. My goal is to get to 18%bf, right now I'm at 22.35%, so I have about 9 pounds more to lose, or 5% fat...
I noticed that you are not tracking sodium, here the the culprits:
Dill pickle, Salami, Honey Ham, Chicken Noodle Soup, Pizza, Potato Chips, Turkey Breast, Party Wings, Potato Four Cheese Pizza, Cottage Cheese.
I would suggest that you start tracking your sodium along with the suggestions from others.0 -
When I do quick adds its normallly because I don't want my friends seeing a very bad choice. Lol What is wrong with putting peanut butter in a measuring spoon?? It's more accurate than using a knife. The most I eat is 1600 cal, hense me choosing a "medium TDEE" so I don't really eat them back. I log calories burned so I can see how many I burn per day/week.I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.
Okay so what I am seeing in your diary is this...
1. Quick add calories
2. Entries that start with "Homemade"...unless you made it and logged the recipe...not a good idea
3. Entries that don't reflect weight...1.5cups....
4. Medium tomato
5. 0.75 medium banana
I also see you are logging exercise calories....if you use TDEE you don't log those...let alone eat them back and you do that sometimes...you can log your exercise @ 1calorie
Days that aren't logged or partially logged...
Based on what I see you are probably eating more than you think. I know you said you weigh everything but it doesn't look like that based on your entries...ie above list along with peanut butter by TBSP...
That being said if your logging is exceptionally accurate losing the last 10lbs is as easy as the middle 10lbs...or the first 10...and an agressive deficet isn't needed.
I personally would tighten up my logging...log my exercise as 1 calorie burned (negates the need to worry about how it will screw up your numbers) and if you are using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories...
My last 10 was not a hard fought battle...the last 1lb was as I wasn't being as "tight" with my logging...I tightened it up and the next week I was at goal...that easy.0 -
When I do quick adds its normallly because I don't want my friends seeing a very bad choice. Lol What is wrong with putting peanut butter in a measuring spoon?? It's more accurate than using a knife. The most I eat is 1600 cal, hense me choosing a "medium TDEE" so I don't really eat them back. I log calories burned so I can see how many I burn per day/week.I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.
Okay so what I am seeing in your diary is this...
1. Quick add calories
2. Entries that start with "Homemade"...unless you made it and logged the recipe...not a good idea
3. Entries that don't reflect weight...1.5cups....
4. Medium tomato
5. 0.75 medium banana
I also see you are logging exercise calories....if you use TDEE you don't log those...let alone eat them back and you do that sometimes...you can log your exercise @ 1calorie
Days that aren't logged or partially logged...
Based on what I see you are probably eating more than you think. I know you said you weigh everything but it doesn't look like that based on your entries...ie above list along with peanut butter by TBSP...
That being said if your logging is exceptionally accurate losing the last 10lbs is as easy as the middle 10lbs...or the first 10...and an agressive deficet isn't needed.
I personally would tighten up my logging...log my exercise as 1 calorie burned (negates the need to worry about how it will screw up your numbers) and if you are using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories...
My last 10 was not a hard fought battle...the last 1lb was as I wasn't being as "tight" with my logging...I tightened it up and the next week I was at goal...that easy.
you should weigh all solids...that includes peanut butter.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think
As mentioned there are days you are over your 1600 and days you don't log or partially log. Your entries do not reflect weighing solids etc. There are days that you log over 1600 so you are eating some of them back.
Quick adds are dangerous as they don't reflect all your macros and unless you are logging quicks adds with an absolute certianty of what the calories were they are pointless and will result in inaccuracies in logging.
Chances are you are eating more than you think...
and using one week typically is not enough to get trends...and since there are inconsistencies in your logging (partial days or days not logged) it is very difficult to get an acutal trend.0 -
I don't have access to a barbell....What else could be used? I just started p90x today, maybe that will help a bit?Might I suggest if possible.
You do compound exercises using the Barbell....again if possible.
Start doing full body routines.....something along the lines of StrongLifts 5x50 -
When I do quick adds its normallly because I don't want my friends seeing a very bad choice. Lol What is wrong with putting peanut butter in a measuring spoon?? It's more accurate than using a knife. The most I eat is 1600 cal, hense me choosing a "medium TDEE" so I don't really eat them back. I log calories burned so I can see how many I burn per day/week.I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.
Okay so what I am seeing in your diary is this...
1. Quick add calories
2. Entries that start with "Homemade"...unless you made it and logged the recipe...not a good idea
3. Entries that don't reflect weight...1.5cups....
4. Medium tomato
5. 0.75 medium banana
I also see you are logging exercise calories....if you use TDEE you don't log those...let alone eat them back and you do that sometimes...you can log your exercise @ 1calorie
Days that aren't logged or partially logged...
Based on what I see you are probably eating more than you think. I know you said you weigh everything but it doesn't look like that based on your entries...ie above list along with peanut butter by TBSP...
That being said if your logging is exceptionally accurate losing the last 10lbs is as easy as the middle 10lbs...or the first 10...and an agressive deficet isn't needed.
I personally would tighten up my logging...log my exercise as 1 calorie burned (negates the need to worry about how it will screw up your numbers) and if you are using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories...
My last 10 was not a hard fought battle...the last 1lb was as I wasn't being as "tight" with my logging...I tightened it up and the next week I was at goal...that easy.
There are no bad food choices. Some are more nutrient dense than others, but in the end they all have a purpose. Unfortunately, when you hide it from your friends, then you hide it from all, so it makes it difficult to pinpoint your inaccuracies or make adjustments. Honestly, embrace the food you eat and show it proud. If someone gives you crap for it, just unfriend them. Heck, look at most of our diaries and you will see some delicious stuff that makes up go over calories.
To track everything, you can weigh your spoon first, then scoop the peanut butter and weigh it again. This will tell you how much peanut butter you are using. Or use a measuring spoon, but again, pre-weigh and re-weigh.0 -
P90X is fine. Just dont listen to his comments about reps.. You can do 8-12 reps and not bulk. What you have to know is if you want strength or more endurance.
I don't have access to a barbell....What else could be used? I just started p90x today, maybe that will help a bit?Might I suggest if possible.
You do compound exercises using the Barbell....again if possible.
Start doing full body routines.....something along the lines of StrongLifts 5x50 -
Thank you for the link, very interesting. Though I don't see where I have only partial logged (I went back a while to take a peek) Some days I don't have snacks...time doesn't allow for them with my job. Some days are heavy on snacks.. The quick adds that happen only once in a while are pretty much just empty calories....Nothing good about them.
When I do quick adds its normallly because I don't want my friends seeing a very bad choice. Lol What is wrong with putting peanut butter in a measuring spoon?? It's more accurate than using a knife. The most I eat is 1600 cal, hense me choosing a "medium TDEE" so I don't really eat them back. I log calories burned so I can see how many I burn per day/week.I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.
Okay so what I am seeing in your diary is this...
1. Quick add calories
2. Entries that start with "Homemade"...unless you made it and logged the recipe...not a good idea
3. Entries that don't reflect weight...1.5cups....
4. Medium tomato
5. 0.75 medium banana
I also see you are logging exercise calories....if you use TDEE you don't log those...let alone eat them back and you do that sometimes...you can log your exercise @ 1calorie
Days that aren't logged or partially logged...
Based on what I see you are probably eating more than you think. I know you said you weigh everything but it doesn't look like that based on your entries...ie above list along with peanut butter by TBSP...
That being said if your logging is exceptionally accurate losing the last 10lbs is as easy as the middle 10lbs...or the first 10...and an agressive deficet isn't needed.
I personally would tighten up my logging...log my exercise as 1 calorie burned (negates the need to worry about how it will screw up your numbers) and if you are using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories...
My last 10 was not a hard fought battle...the last 1lb was as I wasn't being as "tight" with my logging...I tightened it up and the next week I was at goal...that easy.
you should weigh all solids...that includes peanut butter.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think
As mentioned there are days you are over your 1600 and days you don't log or partially log. Your entries do not reflect weighing solids etc. There are days that you log over 1600 so you are eating some of them back.
Quick adds are dangerous as they don't reflect all your macros and unless you are logging quicks adds with an absolute certianty of what the calories were they are pointless and will result in inaccuracies in logging.
Chances are you are eating more than you think...
and using one week typically is not enough to get trends...and since there are inconsistencies in your logging (partial days or days not logged) it is very difficult to get an acutal trend.0 -
Thank you. I will start putting it in no matter how embarrassing.
When I do quick adds its normallly because I don't want my friends seeing a very bad choice. Lol What is wrong with putting peanut butter in a measuring spoon?? It's more accurate than using a knife. The most I eat is 1600 cal, hense me choosing a "medium TDEE" so I don't really eat them back. I log calories burned so I can see how many I burn per day/week.I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.
Okay so what I am seeing in your diary is this...
1. Quick add calories
2. Entries that start with "Homemade"...unless you made it and logged the recipe...not a good idea
3. Entries that don't reflect weight...1.5cups....
4. Medium tomato
5. 0.75 medium banana
I also see you are logging exercise calories....if you use TDEE you don't log those...let alone eat them back and you do that sometimes...you can log your exercise @ 1calorie
Days that aren't logged or partially logged...
Based on what I see you are probably eating more than you think. I know you said you weigh everything but it doesn't look like that based on your entries...ie above list along with peanut butter by TBSP...
That being said if your logging is exceptionally accurate losing the last 10lbs is as easy as the middle 10lbs...or the first 10...and an agressive deficet isn't needed.
I personally would tighten up my logging...log my exercise as 1 calorie burned (negates the need to worry about how it will screw up your numbers) and if you are using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories...
My last 10 was not a hard fought battle...the last 1lb was as I wasn't being as "tight" with my logging...I tightened it up and the next week I was at goal...that easy.
There are no bad food choices. Some are more nutrient dense than others, but in the end they all have a purpose. Unfortunately, when you hide it from your friends, then you hide it from all, so it makes it difficult to pinpoint your inaccuracies or make adjustments. Honestly, embrace the food you eat and show it proud. If someone gives you crap for it, just unfriend them. Heck, look at most of our diaries and you will see some delicious stuff that makes up go over calories.
To track everything, you can weigh your spoon first, then scoop the peanut butter and weigh it again. This will tell you how much peanut butter you are using. Or use a measuring spoon, but again, pre-weigh and re-weigh. Though, quick adds aren't a problem, I rarely use them. I sometimes add it in at the end of the day as a "just in case" calories eaten by calories being wrong on MFP. 0 -
When I do quick adds its normallly because I don't want my friends seeing a very bad choice. Lol What is wrong with putting peanut butter in a measuring spoon?? It's more accurate than using a knife. The most I eat is 1600 cal, hense me choosing a "medium TDEE" so I don't really eat them back. I log calories burned so I can see how many I burn per day/week.I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.
Okay so what I am seeing in your diary is this...
1. Quick add calories
2. Entries that start with "Homemade"...unless you made it and logged the recipe...not a good idea
3. Entries that don't reflect weight...1.5cups....
4. Medium tomato
5. 0.75 medium banana
I also see you are logging exercise calories....if you use TDEE you don't log those...let alone eat them back and you do that sometimes...you can log your exercise @ 1calorie
Days that aren't logged or partially logged...
Based on what I see you are probably eating more than you think. I know you said you weigh everything but it doesn't look like that based on your entries...ie above list along with peanut butter by TBSP...
That being said if your logging is exceptionally accurate losing the last 10lbs is as easy as the middle 10lbs...or the first 10...and an agressive deficet isn't needed.
I personally would tighten up my logging...log my exercise as 1 calorie burned (negates the need to worry about how it will screw up your numbers) and if you are using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories...
My last 10 was not a hard fought battle...the last 1lb was as I wasn't being as "tight" with my logging...I tightened it up and the next week I was at goal...that easy.
1 tbsp of PB doesn't equal 1 serving, same with mayo, mustard, nutella (in my experience)... weigh everything. It doesn't take a long time, I can weigh my entire breakfast/lunch/snacks that I bring to work in 3 minutes. When you get down to the last few lbs, minor errors count more.0 -
Thank you for the link, very interesting. Though I don't see where I have only partial logged (I went back a while to take a peek) Some days I don't have snacks...time doesn't allow for them with my job. Some days are heavy on snacks.. The quick adds that happen only once in a while are pretty much just empty calories....Nothing good about them.
I went back to January...and clicked random days and did see some that were at about 600 calories...assumption is that was partial based on your logging. I don't remember the exact days...weekends tho I think.
I agree with psulemon...I log it all...the good the bad and the ugly...including the piece of 900 calorie cheese cake I ate this weekend...the popcorn that put me over etc.
The reason I comment on quick adds is I was going to use them one night we had friends over and we snacked a lot...apps like bacon wrapped scallops, deep fried shrimp etc...high calorie foods. I was going to do 1200...in quick adds as I was feeling lazy then I said no i am going to log it all...it ended up being over 2k for those snacks...I swore after that I would never do it again.
Good luck with p90x..I hear it's a beast of a workout.0 -
Thank you for the link, very interesting. Though I don't see where I have only partial logged (I went back a while to take a peek) Some days I don't have snacks...time doesn't allow for them with my job. Some days are heavy on snacks.. The quick adds that happen only once in a while are pretty much just empty calories....Nothing good about them.
I went back to January...and clicked random days and did see some that were at about 600 calories...assumption is that was partial based on your logging. I don't remember the exact days...weekends tho I think.
I agree with psulemon...I log it all...the good the bad and the ugly...including the piece of 900 calorie cheese cake I ate this weekend...the popcorn that put me over etc.
The reason I comment on quick adds is I was going to use them one night we had friends over and we snacked a lot...apps like bacon wrapped scallops, deep fried shrimp etc...high calorie foods. I was going to do 1200...in quick adds as I was feeling lazy then I said no i am going to log it all...it ended up being over 2k for those snacks...I swore after that I would never do it again.
Good luck with p90x..I hear it's a beast of a workout.
I've done this before. It was "just" some pizza and a piece of cake, so I thought it would be around 700 calories when it was really 1200. I also used to just guess at what my homemade foods were (my pot of chili was 10 servings of 400 calories instead of 6 servings of 250). I was way off. Also, my 1 tbsp of peanut butter in a measuring spoon (leveled off) weighed as much as a 1.5 tbsp serving was (which made 2 tbsp actually 3 and added 100 extra calories).0 -
I opened my diary....I have logged food for 303 days, a long time. But yes, these are the averages I calculated from one week...Every week looks about the same though. I'm getting more aggressive lately because the weight is stubborn and won't leave my body.
Okay so what I am seeing in your diary is this...
1. Quick add calories
2. Entries that start with "Homemade"...unless you made it and logged the recipe...not a good idea
3. Entries that don't reflect weight...1.5cups....
4. Medium tomato
5. 0.75 medium banana
I also see you are logging exercise calories....if you use TDEE you don't log those...let alone eat them back and you do that sometimes...you can log your exercise @ 1calorie
Days that aren't logged or partially logged...
Based on what I see you are probably eating more than you think. I know you said you weigh everything but it doesn't look like that based on your entries...ie above list along with peanut butter by TBSP...
That being said if your logging is exceptionally accurate losing the last 10lbs is as easy as the middle 10lbs...or the first 10...and an agressive deficet isn't needed.
I personally would tighten up my logging...log my exercise as 1 calorie burned (negates the need to worry about how it will screw up your numbers) and if you are using TDEE don't eat back exercise calories...
My last 10 was not a hard fought battle...the last 1lb was as I wasn't being as "tight" with my logging...I tightened it up and the next week I was at goal...that easy.
Agree with this poster...except those foods that should be measured, such as pb, are good and shouldn't be weighed. Since foods have different densities, weighing foods that are meant to be measured can be trouble. Quick adds should only be used when you really have no way of figuring calories and that should be on rare occasions. When a use a quick add, I make a note as to what it was.0 -
Warning: Lots of numbers in this post...
Can someone here help me with the TDEE method? I chose to eat 1500 calories per day because it seems that's a medium between all TDEE calculators. My serious issue I have are no weght loss when there is a weekly calorie deficit. Using the Scooby,to maintain I need 14,448 cal in 7 days, I ate a 4,914 deficit. Using IIFM (miffin) 12,159, 2,625 deficit, (Harris Ben) need 13,251 deficit was 3,717. Another calculator says I need 14,518 and I had a 4,984 deficit. 3,500 = 1 pound right?? Well....there is a problem here. What do you all suggest??
I do measure and weigh my foods and workout regularly. My goal is to get to 18%bf, right now I'm at 22.35%, so I have about 9 pounds more to lose, or 5% fat...
Congratulations on your weightloss, and you look fabulous btw. I suggest you hold on to some of the 5% fat, as you might need it.0 -
Has it only been that one week, Also if you started P90X or any new program your muscles will be retaining water to protect them and aid in recovery, so that could be masking the fat loss, if any.
I would also suggest more protein, you seem to be way under most days, calories matter for weight loss, but protein will help ensure it is fat you lose, instead of lean muscle. Aim for 100+ grams everyday.0 -
Warning: Lots of numbers in this post...
Can someone here help me with the TDEE method? I chose to eat 1500 calories per day because it seems that's a medium between all TDEE calculators. My serious issue I have are no weght loss when there is a weekly calorie deficit. Using the Scooby,to maintain I need 14,448 cal in 7 days, I ate a 4,914 deficit. Using IIFM (miffin) 12,159, 2,625 deficit, (Harris Ben) need 13,251 deficit was 3,717. Another calculator says I need 14,518 and I had a 4,984 deficit. 3,500 = 1 pound right?? Well....there is a problem here. What do you all suggest??
I do measure and weigh my foods and workout regularly. My goal is to get to 18%bf, right now I'm at 22.35%, so I have about 9 pounds more to lose, or 5% fat...
Congratulations on your weightloss, and you look fabulous btw. I suggest you hold on to some of the 5% fat, as you might need it.
There's nothing wrong with being at about 18% body fat. It's not unhealthy. You seem to jump into threads just to tell women to keep some body fat. Why? Why does it matter if a woman wants to get down to very athletic levels? It's a personal goal, it's not unhealthy, it's not unsafe, it's not impacting your life. I sat at 18% body fat or below for 12 months and had normal periods and my blood work was excellent. I have recently done a bulk and increased mine to 20% and now I'm starting to cut back on calories to reduce it again.0 -
Warning: Lots of numbers in this post...
Can someone here help me with the TDEE method? I chose to eat 1500 calories per day because it seems that's a medium between all TDEE calculators. My serious issue I have are no weght loss when there is a weekly calorie deficit. Using the Scooby,to maintain I need 14,448 cal in 7 days, I ate a 4,914 deficit. Using IIFM (miffin) 12,159, 2,625 deficit, (Harris Ben) need 13,251 deficit was 3,717. Another calculator says I need 14,518 and I had a 4,984 deficit. 3,500 = 1 pound right?? Well....there is a problem here. What do you all suggest??
I do measure and weigh my foods and workout regularly. My goal is to get to 18%bf, right now I'm at 22.35%, so I have about 9 pounds more to lose, or 5% fat...
Congratulations on your weightloss, and you look fabulous btw. I suggest you hold on to some of the 5% fat, as you might need it.
There's nothing wrong with being at about 18% body fat. It's not unhealthy. You seem to jump into threads just to tell women to keep some body fat. Why? Why does it matter if a woman wants to get down to very athletic levels? It's a personal goal, it's not unhealthy, it's not unsafe, it's not impacting your life. I sat at 18% body fat or below for 12 months and had normal periods and my blood work was excellent. I have recently done a bulk and increased mine to 20% and now I'm starting to cut back on calories to reduce it again.
I was meaning to add this; www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818594-building-muscle-and-losing-fat-at-the-same-time0 -
Has it only been that one week, Also if you started P90X or any new program your muscles will be retaining water to protect them and aid in recovery, so that could be masking the fat loss, if any.
I would also suggest more protein, you seem to be way under most days, calories matter for weight loss, but protein will help ensure it is fat you lose, instead of lean muscle. Aim for 100+ grams everyday.
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Thank you all so much! One thing I do struggle with is getting enough protein...I'm trying..Sometimes it can be tough. I started p90x today, and have been the same weight for 16 days now. I know it's a slow progress, and I know I am putting muscle on at the same time ( I can see guns when I brush my hair) It's just a bit frustrating when my diet hasn't really changed since I started this in August and now things are sssslllllooooowwww. 0
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Thank you!Warning: Lots of numbers in this post...
Can someone here help me with the TDEE method? I chose to eat 1500 calories per day because it seems that's a medium between all TDEE calculators. My serious issue I have are no weght loss when there is a weekly calorie deficit. Using the Scooby,to maintain I need 14,448 cal in 7 days, I ate a 4,914 deficit. Using IIFM (miffin) 12,159, 2,625 deficit, (Harris Ben) need 13,251 deficit was 3,717. Another calculator says I need 14,518 and I had a 4,984 deficit. 3,500 = 1 pound right?? Well....there is a problem here. What do you all suggest??
I do measure and weigh my foods and workout regularly. My goal is to get to 18%bf, right now I'm at 22.35%, so I have about 9 pounds more to lose, or 5% fat...
Congratulations on your weightloss, and you look fabulous btw. I suggest you hold on to some of the 5% fat, as you might need it. Getting to 18% will only put me at 120 and I"m 5'2.78" so know I won't be sickly looking. 0
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