what am i supposed to do, just stop exercising?? HELP

bcattoes

Eat higher calorie foods. Veggies are great and you should eat a lot of them, but also add whole grain breads or cereals, quinoa, brown rice, granola, nuts or nut butters, dried beans which are all very healthy and high calorie. And don't forget fats! Nuts have healthy fats, but also maybe cook with olive or canola oil or drizzle a little olive oil over your salads or cooked veggies. You only need a little oil to add a lot of calories.

momma3sweetgirls

Am I the only person that doesn't have a problem eating when I'm not hungry????? I plan my meals for the day in the morning including snacks and I also try to take into account any exercise I MIGHT do and spread those calories over the day. Eating at regular intervals, hungry or not, helps to stabilize your blood sugar and prevents overeating at main meals. To be honest, I'm very rarely hungry, but I still eat my calories AND most of my exercise calories.

You may still be losing at this rate, but this type of severe calorie deficit will catch up to to you eventually.

Eating when not hungry is a symptom of emotional eating. Why would you eat when your body isn't telling you to?

I was never an emotional eater. I had a fast metabolism most of my life and so I could eat junk and not gain. My metabolism slowed down as I got older, but I didn't change my eating habits (a lot of pizza and eating out, so small amounts of food for a LOT of calories) and I gained. But since I was an infant, when I wasn't hungry anymore, I stopped eating. I've always been that way and only gained weight for the first time about five years ago, took most of it off and kept it off for four years. I gained a few pounds back the last six months with my old habits.

I disagree. I don't eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks a day because of emotions. I eat to fuel my body.

BeautyFromPain

i agree with above. if you know you're working out, then eat more thorughout the day, instead of waiting till the evening and then realising you are -1000 cals! a couple of hundred extra per meal is pretty easy to do!

Although a lot of days I do not plan my workouts ahead - today was the anniversary of a very close friends passing so I was not sure how I would go with exercising but worked out for 3 hrs as it made me feel a lot better and keep my mind off it.

coatsie79

If you are working out that much you need plenty of natural carbs to fuel the fire, these will help to reach your calorie goal if you're finding it hard.
Fruits like pineapples, pears and bananas have plenty of natural carbs. Snack on raisins, they have loads of carbs! (Although a lot of people don't like them). Also go for wholewheat cereals, bread & pasta. They have lots of fibre

I need to follow my own advice....haha :embarassed:

millionsofpeaches

HOW do you burn 1000 cals a day?!?! Can you please give me an example workout Ellie?

Burning 1000 calories in a day is extremely easy... I ran 7 miles yesterday and burnt more than 1000... 70 min of exercise.
Some days when I have a short run (3-4 miles) + a workout video (30 Day Shred) I will burn 1000 calories.

stephyy4632

hugs I`ve had the same issue try cooking some foods in extra virgin olive oil to add cals also eat more high calorie but still good for you foods like nuts

also maybe look into zig zagging your cals

these are all things that where suggested to me when I asked this and so far seem to be working well

TavistockToad

i agree with above. if you know you're working out, then eat more thorughout the day, instead of waiting till the evening and then realising you are -1000 cals! a couple of hundred extra per meal is pretty easy to do!

Although a lot of days I do not plan my workouts ahead - today was the anniversary of a very close friends passing so I was not sure how I would go with exercising but worked out for 3 hrs as it made me feel a lot better and keep my mind off it.

Well if its this one occassion only then i really wouldnt worry about it. i got the impression from your posts that it happens fairly often, thats all.

stephyy4632

HOW do you burn 1000 cals a day?!?! Can you please give me an example workout Ellie?

its super easy to burn 1000 cals in a day

I have a HRM and in just 20 of doing wii zumba I burned 277cals and that was only 20min I will be going to the gym tonight as well for an hour and I`m sure I`ll have right around 1000 burn before I am done.

routerguy666

Taking a look at your diary it doesn't really appear that you are having much of an issue coming in around goal and just leaving a few exercise calories on the table sometimes. One thing you might try and tweak is where the calories are coming from - see if you can adjust your eating habits away from all the fast/processed foods and cut out a lot of the sodium. Do that and if you find yourself needing to eat more for whatever reason, at least you'll be confident that the 'more' is good fuel.

bentobee

I was running into the same problem - burning so much that I had a hard time eating enough to keep up without resorting to calorie-laden unhealthy foods to do it. I had to change the way I worked out. Instead of doing an hour on the elliptical I do only 30 minutes and do a lot more resistence training - still reap tons of fitness rewards, but it doesn't rack up huge calorie deficits.

Kalrez

On days when I get a large burn, I try to eat back enough exercise calories to bring me back to around 1200 net.

If you're getting that large of a burn on a regular basis, I would recommend switching to whole food versions of any "diet" or light foods you eat. Whole milk instead of skim. Real butter instead of margarine. Stuff like that.

You don't have to stop exercising. Do be sure to give your body a day to rest and recover. Doesn't have to be every single week, but every two or three weeks should probably have a rest day.

ItsMeLori

This site keeps our heads spinning on calories we should eat. Just eat extra when you are hungry. I have been eating my calories back for 3 days and I feel like crap, and I eat a clean menu. To much food for me and I'm to full. Do what feels right for you. Starvation mode is hogwash!!!

BeautyFromPain

Taking a look at your diary it doesn't really appear that you are having much of an issue coming in around goal and just leaving a few exercise calories on the table sometimes. One thing you might try and tweak is where the calories are coming from - see if you can adjust your eating habits away from all the fast/processed foods and cut out a lot of the sodium. Do that and if you find yourself needing to eat more for whatever reason, at least you'll be confident that the 'more' is good fuel.

I am trying REALLY hard- I think that in the past week or two I have been really good which was when I really started cutting out crap. I used to eat 3-4 meals of mcds/kfc/kingsleys so am thinking that I have improved a lot, but still have a way to go I know.

routerguy666

Taking a look at your diary it doesn't really appear that you are having much of an issue coming in around goal and just leaving a few exercise calories on the table sometimes. One thing you might try and tweak is where the calories are coming from - see if you can adjust your eating habits away from all the fast/processed foods and cut out a lot of the sodium. Do that and if you find yourself needing to eat more for whatever reason, at least you'll be confident that the 'more' is good fuel.

I am trying REALLY hard- I think that in the past week or two I have been really good which was when I really started cutting out crap. I used to eat 3-4 meals of mcds/kfc/kingsleys so am thinking that I have improved a lot, but still have a way to go I know.

Good work! I wasn't bashing on you btw, just offering a point of view. Just listen to your body on the exercise calories. If you have enough energy to continue exercising, it would seem you are dumping enough fuel in the gas tank...

surabhit

HOW do you burn 1000 cals a day?!?! Can you please give me an example workout Ellie?

Burning 1000 calories in a day is extremely easy... I ran 7 miles yesterday and burnt more than 1000... 70 min of exercise.
Some days when I have a short run (3-4 miles) + a workout video (30 Day Shred) I will burn 1000 calories.

well I spend an average of 90mins a day in the gym. I'm following an exercise plan I found on bodybuilding.com and it says 3 days of weight workout and 2 days of pure cardi (40mins each). I always end up doing abs at the end, and some form of free weight for the arms. With work everyday, I only get about 1.5hours a day to work out. I can't fit more in.
I feel that I'm underestimating my workout because MFP only takes cardio cals into account! I'm sure weights burn cals too right? But I can never count these. Should I be getting a HRM??
I burn an average of 523cals in 44mins of the x-trainer. Is that good or bad? I feel pretty great after and I've lost 1 kilo in a month!

evesacks

Another thought is that if you sat on the sofa wearing the HRM then it would still register around 120 calories an hour. So of the 1300 of exercises you did, if it took 3 hours, 360 of these calories are already taken into account as part of the normal calories you eat each day.

gatorflyer

I don't think I would stop the exercising, especially if you enjoy it and it makes you feel better. I would re-evaluate what youa re eating and eat things with more calories - nuts, avocado, etc - not saying you should just go hog wild on calories, just look for things that are good for you that might have a few more calories.

Bakins929

I feel that I'm underestimating my workout because MFP only takes cardio cals into account! I'm sure weights burn cals too right? But I can never count these. Should I be getting a HRM??

There are lots of lifting exercises under "Strength Training Exercise".