Eating Consistently Over...Still Losing though...

FoxCarter

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/FoxCarter/view/daily-mopo-8-168363

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I guess sometimes you just need to listen to your body.
I just don't understand the mathematics of it. I ate more than I was supposed to consistently, yet I still lost an average of more than 1lb per week.

NoAdditives

Not everyone needs a big calorie deficit in order to lose weight. Some people's bodies just need a healthier diet and exercise in order to lose. I'm like that. I can't eat fewer than 1500 calories or my body will not burn fat no matter what I do. I consider myself lucky that I get to eat more than a lot of people while still burning fat.

ajbeans

Sometimes MFP's calculations are wrong. The number they give you for your BMR is a generic number for the average person of your height and weight, but depending on your body composition, your actual BMR might be more or less than what MFP gives you. In addition, if you've calculated your activity level wrong, that will make the numbers not add up right. And if you're adding in your exercise but dont' have a HRM, the calorie burns MFP gives you are probably not accurate.

So that's why it's working that way for you, while other people struggle with not losing as rapidly as MFP says they should. It's not a perfect system here. It's just a way to estimate what you're burning and what you're eating and try to find a balance that works for you.

Sidesteal

I just don't understand the mathematics of it. I ate more than I was supposed to consistently, yet I still lost an average of more than 1lb per week.

The only two comments I have, aside from congrats, are:

1) Weight loss obviously is not linear.
2) the term "supposed to" is largely subjective. Are you basing this off of MFP's recommendations?

FoxCarter

1) Weight loss obviously is not linear.
2) the term "supposed to" is largely subjective. Are you basing this off of MFP's recommendations?

I couldn't agree more.
Yes, I based my 'supposed to' off of MFP recommendations. It feels good to get closer to knowing what exactly my body requirements are and not what they are 'supposed to' be

teagin2002

Every body is different, and if you haven't deprived your body for long periods of time in the past, then your body won't need a large deficit to start using its fat reserves. Meaning the more the body has been deprived fat or nutrients in the past the less likely it is to let go of its reserves. It is a a response mechanism the body has to make sure it doesn't get nutrient deficient.

So all that being said what it means is your body is happy with the way you've been treating it in the past, and is ready to let go of fat reserves, because it trusts that you wont make it starve. Keep up the good work, and you are obviously healthier than the average person.

Elleinnz

Yep - there is a whole group of us that has noticed that you do not need to starve yourself to lose weight.....

I keep on being amazed at the people on here that net less than a 1000 calories a day - how on earth they sustain that I would live to know.....

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/381523--3-support-group-for-women-eating-2000-calories-per-day-3?hl=Support+2000+&page=15#posts-5298740

AddA2UDE

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The only two comments I have, aside from congrats, are:

1) Weight loss obviously is not linear.
2) the term "supposed to" is largely subjective. Are you basing this off of MFP's recommendations?

Agreed! Do your own research rather than going off of what MFP suggests (it is WAY off). Find your TDEE and then work it from there. Join this group I have listed below and read through the pages. This is information that was developed by people on here who have actually done what you and I are trying to do. Who better to get advice from, no? Congrats and good luck!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/457-unofficial-mfp-faq

FoxCarter

Yep - there is a whole group of us that has noticed that you do not need to starve yourself to lose weight.....

I keep on being amazed at the people on here that net less than a 1000 calories a day - how on earth they sustain that I would live to know.....

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/381523--3-support-group-for-women-eating-2000-calories-per-day-3?hl=Support+2000+&page=15#posts-5298740

Thank you!

Sublog

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/FoxCarter/view/daily-mopo-8-168363

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I guess sometimes you just need to listen to your body.
I just don't understand the mathematics of it. I ate more than I was supposed to consistently, yet I still lost an average of more than 1lb per week.

Keep in mind that muscle tissue and fat tissue have different caloric stores. If you aren't doing resistance training and/or not eating enough protein, some of your weight loss will be muscle tissue.

Read this:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-energy-balance-equation.html

iplayoutside19

MFP takes an in-exact science and makes it visual. MFP isn't exactly right, your HRM isn't exactly right, and the calorie counts on food labels aren't exactly right. It's more of a concept of constantly being aware of what you are eating, and for those who use it, activity level.

It takes some feeling out but do what works for you. When you find something that works ride it till it doesn't. And then change it up.