Results?

Vivianna777

Hey out there!
I've been active over the last 1 1/2 months with cardio (walk/run) and Jillian Michaels' extreme shed and shred (which is a HIIT) as well as a couple games of baseball throughout the week. I've also been tracking my diet, trying to stay within my limits, however I have not had any results.
My weight continues to fluctuate between 215 and 210 (I'm 5'9). MFP indicates that I should only be eating 1200 calories/day (I've set this for sedentary) and was eating back my exercise calories. Then I heard about TDEE and IIFYM and have changed my goals in MFP to match this.
I recently bought a fitbit flex to better monitor my calorie expenditure (recently as in a couple days ago). I've since stopped eating back my exercise calories and try to stay about 500 calories under my daily expenditure.
I guess I'm finding a lot of information out there and I really just want to know what works!!!
I'd appreciate any advice!
Thanks

Jillian130

I'd scrap the 1200 calorie a day theory since you are quite active and keep reading up info on TDEE and IIFYM. Try using that method for a month and see what your results are at that time.

Vivianna777

Ok, great! Thanks

4legsRbetterthan2

I'd also make sure you are logging accurately, you should have lost something on the 1200 calorie a day plan so thats a bit suspicious to me.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide

Vivianna777

Thanks for the post.
I'll agree, when I was first logging, I was estimating, but I recently bought a food scale (not digital though) that I'm using to weight my food.
I'm hoping this will help with my accuracy.