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Need a journal review please!

WeCallThemDayWalkers
WeCallThemDayWalkers Posts: 259 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Hi everyone. I was just hoping someone might take a look at my food diary for me. I've been having minimal success losing weight (and I mean basically NONE or gaining) for a year now.

3 years ago I lost about 35lbs by eating 1200-1400 cal/day and running or swimming 5x/week. I kept it off alright by maintaining a calorie daily average of about 1500 until I moved across the country and got a desk job. I piled on 10lbs again pretty easily :(

Now I'm working out 5x a week again (yoga, running, weights, spinning) and at the suggestion of several wise MFPers I've calculated my TDEE (1800 cal/day) and I've been aiming to eat above my BMR (1450) to try to coax my body out of it's apparent metabolic slumber. I've been at this for over 3 weeks with no apparent success and my measurements haven't changed.

I just could use some feedback. Like someone saying "well of course, you fool! You're eating X and it's bad"!

Or really just any encouraging words would be good :(

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  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Protein is way way low.
    Set MFP to Protein and fat 30% each.
    Be sure you eat that 1800 cals+ daily depending on your caloric burn for the day.
    It's important!


    To break your plateau, eat at TDEE for 2 weeks to regulate leptin.

    1800 TDEE seems very low.

    How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
    Whats your Body Fat%?
  • WeCallThemDayWalkers
    WeCallThemDayWalkers Posts: 259 Member
    Protein is way way low.
    Set MFP to Protein and fat 30% each.
    Be sure you eat that 1800 cals+ daily depending on your caloric burn for the day.
    It's important!


    To break your plateau, eat at TDEE for 2 weeks to regulate leptin.

    1800 TDEE seems very low.

    How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
    Whats your Body Fat%?

    I'm 5'3'' and 170lbs and body fat calculators give me anywhere from 24-40% body fat...quite a range!
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    I'm 5'3'' and 170lbs and body fat calculators give me anywhere from 24-40% body fat...quite a range!
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    BMR 1473
    TDEE 2284

    Thats using basic formula without Body Fat factored in.

    I tried everything from 25-40 and its only 100 cal difference.

    Take a break and eat at 2200 for a week or so and reset your metabolism.
  • WeCallThemDayWalkers
    WeCallThemDayWalkers Posts: 259 Member
    Thanks I'll give it a go :)
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