any doctors in the house? why is my weight the same?

godblessourhome

You had your base caloric rate tested. So you had your BMR tested? That's not your TDEE. TDEE is your total daily energy expedenture. It's the amount of calories you burn in a 24 hour period, composed of your BMR + TEA + TEF.

What is your TDEE please?

1585.

Impossible. Let's pretend you were 5'0 and 100 lbs (which is what your goal is, not your current weight). Thats a BMR alone of 1250ish. Then if you were to just sit down, do nothing, and watch tv all day you'd still burn more than 335

are you sure? i just checked myfitnesspal's calculator for bmr and at 5'0 100 pounds and it is 1080. currently, they have 121 pounds at 1175.

it may seem low but due to being petite and having menopausal issues, i believe it is correct. according to my hmr, i only burn 586 calories running 13.1 miles. which is not a typical day for me. lol.


edit: i did some research and found that you can calculate a fairly accurate tdee by taking your current weight by 15 (for maintenance), which would put it at 1815, which i believe is too high for me because of the previous reasons posted. at 110, it would be 1650 and at 100 pounds, it would be 1500. is this information correct or is there a different formula that you use?

godblessourhome

I didn't say that. Someone said something about why they weigh less in the morning.

sorry, i didn't mean to put words in your mouth.

bcunning

Things to keep in mind...

As your weight goes down, your calorie needs change! You have to readjust them occasionally.

There are several ways you can figure your own calorie needs. I prefer the Katch-McArdle formula which requires that you measure your body fat percentage. This website has a calculator using this method... http://www.cordianet.com/calculator.htm

Also keep in mind that once you get into a certain routine, both exercise and diet, your body will adapt to that routine after a while (this can take a long time), so it is a good idea to occasionally change up your routine. You can do this by changing the types of food you eat a little, and changing the intensity, or types of exercise you are doing. This will often help you get past a plateau.

Good luck!

godblessourhome

i am curious to know why you started weighing yourself at night then the next morning in the first place

a woman on my friends list tried it and was keeping a chart. it made me curious so i started and then i saw a pattern. i love seeing how and why things work. if i hadn't done it, i would know about this anomaly and the up and down from the fertility treatments would be very frustrating.

beach_bum_gurl

You are on fertility drugs. Any possibility that you might be pregnant???

godblessourhome

You are on fertility drugs. Any possibility that you might be pregnant???

gosh that would make me so happy, but so far nope.

joejccva71

You had your base caloric rate tested. So you had your BMR tested? That's not your TDEE. TDEE is your total daily energy expedenture. It's the amount of calories you burn in a 24 hour period, composed of your BMR + TEA + TEF.

What is your TDEE please?

1585.

Impossible. Let's pretend you were 5'0 and 100 lbs (which is what your goal is, not your current weight). Thats a BMR alone of 1250ish. Then if you were to just sit down, do nothing, and watch tv all day you'd still burn more than 335

are you sure? i just checked myfitnesspal's calculator for bmr and at 5'0 100 pounds and it is 1080. currently, they have 121 pounds at 1175.

it may seem low but due to being petite and having menopausal issues, i believe it is correct. according to my hmr, i only burn 586 calories running 13.1 miles. which is not a typical day for me. lol.


edit: i did some research and found that you can calculate a fairly accurate tdee by taking your current weight by 15 (for maintenance), which would put it at 1815, which i believe is too high for me because of the previous reasons posted. at 110, it would be 1650 and at 100 pounds, it would be 1500. is this information correct or is there a different formula that you use?

BMR at 5'0 121 33 years old is 1175 yea...I double checked the actual miffin-st jeor formula itself. The problem with using a multiplier like that (15) is it doesn't really factor in all your activity. You'd be surprised at how many cals you do burn.

godblessourhome

You had your base caloric rate tested. So you had your BMR tested? That's not your TDEE. TDEE is your total daily energy expedenture. It's the amount of calories you burn in a 24 hour period, composed of your BMR + TEA + TEF.

What is your TDEE please?

1585.

Impossible. Let's pretend you were 5'0 and 100 lbs (which is what your goal is, not your current weight). Thats a BMR alone of 1250ish. Then if you were to just sit down, do nothing, and watch tv all day you'd still burn more than 335

are you sure? i just checked myfitnesspal's calculator for bmr and at 5'0 100 pounds and it is 1080. currently, they have 121 pounds at 1175.

it may seem low but due to being petite and having menopausal issues, i believe it is correct. according to my hmr, i only burn 586 calories running 13.1 miles. which is not a typical day for me. lol.


edit: i did some research and found that you can calculate a fairly accurate tdee by taking your current weight by 15 (for maintenance), which would put it at 1815, which i believe is too high for me because of the previous reasons posted. at 110, it would be 1650 and at 100 pounds, it would be 1500. is this information correct or is there a different formula that you use?

BMR at 5'0 121 33 years old is 1175 yea...I double checked the actual miffin-st jeor formula itself. The problem with using a multiplier like that (15) is it doesn't really factor in all your activity. You'd be surprised at how many cals you do burn.

okay. so are you saying that i should eat more anf that will cause me to start losing weight when i sleep again? how do you suggest figuring out my current tdee?

godblessourhome

bump.

joejccva71

I'm not saying eat more persay, but we would need to try to be as accurate as possible with your TDEE. The problem that can interfere with this is medications. I was going to tell you to eat normally for 2-4 weeks, and see how your weight changes. If you don't lose or gain, you know your TDEE. Although the downside of this is your activity level may change day to day, week to week, month to month so nothing is 100%

Have you thought of investing in a Bodybugg or Bodymedia FIT device? They aren't 100% (bout 90-93%) accurate but it's better than guessing.

There's also other factors involved here too. (as to why your weight isn't dropping)

1. Water/fluid intake daily.
2. Sleep patterns
3. Macronutrient consumption
4. Exercise

godblessourhome

There's also other factors involved here too. (as to why your weight isn't dropping)

1. Water/fluid intake daily.
2. Sleep patterns
3. Macronutrient consumption
4. Exercise

thanks for your help joe. i will take those suggestions to my doctor as well. one of my meds may be interacting with something from above (like the macronutrients, or a vitamin deficiency from exercising).

joejccva71

There's also other factors involved here too. (as to why your weight isn't dropping)

1. Water/fluid intake daily.
2. Sleep patterns
3. Macronutrient consumption
4. Exercise

thanks for your help joe. i will take those suggestions to my doctor as well. one of my meds may be interacting with something from above (like the macronutrients, or a vitamin deficiency from exercising).

No problem.

godblessourhome

just wanted to update that i was placed on a lower dose of the estrogen yesterday. when i weighed myself this morning i was down from last night's weigh in so whatever it was seems to be working correctly now. i'm not sure if it was the med interfering with something or what. thanks again.