A question for heavier men about calorie intake-from a lovin

MakingAChoice

So hubby and I have decided we are going to lose weight after having our first child. We joined the gym mid February and I am about 10lbs away from my goal weight but hubby is struggling to drop the weight despite exercising 5 days a week and eating right.

This is my question? My hubby is 5'8 and 259lbs so on the heavier side (although I personally like bigger men ) Can any of you guys on here share with me your caloric intake for the day that you successfully lost weight at a healthy but consistent pace. Hubby is starting to get discouraged and I really am very proud of him but the weight is not coming off like we anticipated for him.

I think the hardest part is that I have set my daily intake for 1200 calories and I know that is way too low for him but we both generally eat the same way. Plus at the gym he is burning 500+ calories. I think he is alloted 1900 plus those 500+. We need lots of hope and experience. The doctor wants him to get to 165lbs and suggested Gastic Bypass or lapband but we have chosen not to take that route.

Thank ya'll for reading this and for your suggestions and input!!!:smooched:

I am glad you did not choose to go with surgery. MFP is a much better way. What kind of exercise is your hubby doing? I started at 350lbs Jan 24th working out 3 days a week for 1/2 hour. In March I kicked up to 5 days a week with the same 30 min routine. About 15 min on an elliptical and 15-20 min on weights. I did drop 30 lbs doing that. The last week and a half I have been doing P90X at home instead of the gym, the workouts are about an hour long and I burn about twice the calories I was doing at the gym with makes sense because it is twice as long. The difference is I was not that sore from the gym, even if I increased the weights. P90X has me sore as hell, but in a good way. You don't really state what his workout is like, but interval/circuit training will work well. Keep using different muscle groups to keep the body from getting used to a certain workout.

My caloric intake has been 2040 + 600ish in exercise calories if I can get them all in. I try to eat at least 1/2 of them back. This is with a 2lb a week deficit settings. Tell him it can be done, but if he is not feeling sore he is not working his body the way he needs too.

hroderick

accurate calorie counts and clean eating make the difference.
get a hrm for exercise calories and subtract out your bmr from what it reads.
get a good kitchen scale and measure everything that goes in your mouth.
make some similar MFP friends, share your struggles and successes
i'm doing this as a new life, not a diet.
i was scared to death of lap band because bypass wrecked my mom
she ended up drinking coke and oreo cookies round the clock and only stopped when she puked more than she swallowed.
besides i'm strong enough to choose good health without gimmicks
my diary is open and i'm looking for hubby's friend invite

hroderick

accurate calorie counts and clean eating make the difference.
get a hrm for exercise calories and subtract out your bmr from what it reads.
get a good kitchen scale and measure everything that goes in your mouth.
make some similar MFP friends, share your struggles and successes
i'm doing this as a new life, not a diet.
i was scared to death of lap band because bypass wrecked my mom
she ended up drinking coke and oreo cookies round the clock and only stopped when she puked more than she swallowed.
besides i'm strong enough to choose good health without gimmicks
my diary is open and i'm looking for hubby's friend invite