In 5 weeks you'll lose 10lbs... why is it not working?

2PieceNow

Well said and not sure if this was mentioned but I will also add, the calories burned when exercising for example I run and use les mills programs on the les mills web site it says 55 min class burns 530 I work out hard I am 50 and at my max have only burn 350! So we have to take in the calories our classes say we burn might not be dead on and it might be worth it to invest in a monitor. I also like to mix up my workouts frequently, to cause muscle confusion!!

cwolfman13

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totally bookmarking...

ahoier

Very good info here....and yea, it does shed some light....in life not everything has a "formula" to go by.....for work, I am a salesman, I am on my feet 8 hrs a day...though I do get an hour lunch....I walk to work, 1 walk home from work....for lunch, after lunch.....etc.....but I still put myself as Lightly active....now, I work out for the most part 4-5 days a week.....sometimes 6 if I'm lucky.....

Something I've started doing, since I've noticed the MFP calorie burn numbers get kind of wonky.....I'll take an average of the calorie burn from MFP + my HRM + the elliptical.....I then divide that huge number by 3.....and get the "average" or "mean" number of calories burned......cause yea, I've noticed this too.....some days MFP barks at me for not eating enough, other days I'm eating too much.....etc. according to the formulas...lol.but I take it all with a grain of salt and keep on trekking..

MireyGal76

How can I change my exercise setting? I have forgotten how much I set it at.

Click on Settings (link at the top of the page) and click "Update Diet/Fitness Profile"

asia1967

Thanks from all the newbies on here! It is the experienced and knowledgeable like yourself that will help us with our success.:flowerforyou:

miss_phat_booty

I LOVE this post!!!!!!!!!!!

funfang

Bravo!!! Well said!

MireyGal76

Well said and not sure if this was mentioned but I will also add, the calories burned when exercising for example I run and use les mills programs on the les mills web site it says 55 min class burns 530 I work out hard I am 50 and at my max have only burn 350! So we have to take in the calories our classes say we burn might not be dead on and it might be worth it to invest in a monitor. I also like to mix up my workouts frequently, to cause muscle confusion!!

Yes, this can be difficult to manage. In a lot of ways this thing is a lot of art - in that HRMs aren't 100% accurate, and the machines aren't 100% accurate either. There are a pile of threads about HRMs and fitbits and the like.

I have an HRM, and will often use the cals it records less 150 - 200 cals. I've compared that value to what I see on machines, and on a variety of websites, and then picked a reasonable average.

Just be conscious of whether you are being conservative or not. Some days it's really easy for me to fool myself into thinking that I really DID burn 500 calories fast paced walking... because I'm hungry and want a snack... but deep down, I know it was probably more like 300 cals, and I should put the chocolate away.

JensRiot

Bumping the awesomeness

MireyGal76

Very good info here....and yea, it does shed some light....in life not everything has a "formula" to go by.....for work, I am a salesman, I am on my feet 8 hrs a day...though I do get an hour lunch....I walk to work, 1 walk home from work....for lunch, after lunch.....etc.....but I still put myself as Lightly active....now, I work out for the most part 4-5 days a week.....sometimes 6 if I'm lucky.....

Something I've started doing, since I've noticed the MFP calorie burn numbers get kind of wonky.....I'll take an average of the calorie burn from MFP + my HRM + the elliptical.....I then divide that huge number by 3.....and get the "average" or "mean" number of calories burned......cause yea, I've noticed this too.....some days MFP barks at me for not eating enough, other days I'm eating too much.....etc. according to the formulas...lol.but I take it all with a grain of salt and keep on trekking..

This is what I do too! Average out the numbers to get the most reasonable value.

The other thing to remember is that this is not really a daily thing... I tend to look at a few days, sometimes values over a week... I may be a bit over one day, and a bit under the next. my goal is to be around par when I average the week out. If I'm not hungry one day... I let myself go under. If I'm starving, I CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE to let myself go over, knowing that I need to make that up (if I haven't already). I try to pay attention to what my body is telling me.

kenyainez

Tagging to read later. :0)

lenarashminraj

this is the most imformative post i have ever come across in MFP. thanks girl :flowerforyou:

Frigs

bump for my fitness pals in hurry...I'm not...lots of time....lots of fitness to achieve!

MomTo3Lovez

bump!

Rowood101

Great, I mean GREAT post!!! THANK YOU!

ParkerH47

very well said! Anyone who gets frustrated with weight loss plateaus should heed this advice!!

HanamiDango

Thank you!! :flowerforyou:

bizgirl26

Great post and so true.

mojo41mfp

Fantastic post thanks

SarahAnna87

Fantastic post. As one of those 5'4".... Well 5'3" it is difficult to reconcile that I won't lose 2lbs per week (I have not quite 80lbs to go). Thanks for posting this.