Tried to eat more it does not work

tania2287

LOL..I can't believe there are 16 pages of trying to talk someone into something when their mind seems to be made up already....

Will you had to have a say that is why there is so many pages...

susannamarie

Tania,

There's one other thing I wanted to ask. (Meant as curiosity, not as nastiness!)

Some of your portion sizes are a bit odd. For example, yesterday dinner, you had 100g chicken, 25g rice, 1 tablespoon of carrots and 1 broccoli floret. Did you really measure all of these that precisely? That is an extremely small amount of carrots and broccoli.

The reason I'm asking is that I have accidentally mislogged my food diary before when I chose the first serving size that came up. If this really is what you're eating, that's okay -- just you want to be sure that's correct when you try balancing calorie intake.

ironanimal

Tania,

There's one other thing I wanted to ask. (Meant as curiosity, not as nastiness!)

Some of your portion sizes are a bit odd. For example, yesterday dinner, you had 100g chicken, 25g rice, 1 tablespoon of carrots and 1 broccoli floret. Did you really measure all of these that precisely? That is an extremely small amount of carrots and broccoli.

The reason I'm asking is that I have accidentally mislogged my food diary before when I chose the first serving size that came up. If this really is what you're eating, that's okay -- just you want to be sure that's correct when you try balancing calorie intake.

That and 100g of chicken isn't even a whole, good sized, breast. And 25g of rice after cooking is absolutely nothing at all. 60g of Basmati is 180g once it's cooked.

tabulator32

Thanks so much for all of your help you have been giving me..

Looking forward to hearing how it goes a week or two from now.

lilojoke

How much do you exercise? There needs to be a balance you can't expect to function if your eating 1200 day in and day out.

are you not following the thread? 2-3 hours a day.

Actually no because I have better things to do rather then follow some thread.

melissa221979

All i want to say is I really hope you are not passing your unhealthy eating and exercise habits onto your children. Sadly I fear you may be

Helloitsdan

I have now looked into a lot of things in the last couple of days..

MY TDEE : 2390

BMI: 30% - like to be (25%)

RMR: 1527

BMR : 1542

Calories Burn per Day: 2600

Body Fat: 31kgs

Lean Body mass: 51kgs

See now I have to come back because she has the info to lose fat but insists on losing lean mass!

TDEE 2390-20%=1912!!!!

OP would lose 1lb a week if she ate 1912 daily with proper macronutrients!
Protein and Fat at 30% she would shed fat!!!

Do this....

And eat 1900 calories!

Then work out 3 times a week!

Wait!

How much are you feeding your kids?
If they arent eating 2k a day i'm calling your government!!!!!

alexbusnello

This happened to me, too. I started eating more three weeks ago and noticed I got fatter! So I'm going back to what use to do and how I use to eat. I want to build some lean, strong muscle but i also want to lose the fat I've gained in the past three weeks.

Mom0fTwo

What were you eating more of? If your body is used to such a low calorie intake (>1200) it can take more than 3 weeks for it to adjust to having more fuel.

this^^
I was eating the 1200, plateaued after a couple months decided to up it to 1400, in 3 weeks I gained 4 lbs, I was freaking out, then week 4-5 I lost all 4 of what I gained plus 2 more lbs.....sooo it works

dswood

Careful with eating under 1200 calories...that is considered starvation mode. Your body will hold on to the fat to nourish itself. I agree- I never lost weight by eating more, but my trainer told me something that works.
Your body has a great memory= it gets accustomed to your exercise routine and eating habits. She told me to shake it up by eating more calories than normal one day, then lower than normal the next.
Also- remember that diet is not immediate.....I find that I can eat alot without gaining an ounce, but a few weeks later, it catches up with me!
Good luck!

Mompanda4

Bump

fugaj01

Bump.

JennieAL

I have now looked into a lot of things in the last couple of days..

MY TDEE : 2390

BMI: 30% - like to be (25%)

RMR: 1527

BMR : 1542

Calories Burn per Day: 2600

Body Fat: 31kgs

Lean Body mass: 51kgs

The key is here. Use it.

When you NET below your BMR... you are screwing yourself. Your body needs a minimum of protein & fat. Pay attention to this!!! Carbs are nonessential. Do not go below a 20% deficit. That means... eat between the high end of 2390 & the low end of 1912.

AGAIN: Eat between 1912 and 2390. Boom. The miracles of the cosmos unraveled for you. Eat no less than 1g of protein per lb of lean body mass. Do NOT ignore this last part.

tania2287

Will everyone l have been listening to you and have up my calories today and so far so good but l am feeling very fully though.

JennieAL

Will everyone l have been listening to you and have up my calories today and so far so good but l am feeling very fully though.

1100 calories burned today by exercise (according to your logging)
1500 RMR
= 2600 TDEE so far
You've eaten 1400, which leaves about 600 calories to be eaten.

You have NOT met your goal of a minimum of 1900 calories, Tania. Actually, you need around 2000. You need to focus on hitting 1900 minimum, according to your TDEE calculation. To do this, you need to get a minimum of 112g of protein and around 50-60 grams of fat. After you get those, you can add in carbs... remember, carbs are nonessential but your body NEEDS a minimum of fat & protein for vital functions. Once you are feeding your body what it needs, it will begin to shed the fat, given that you remain consistently within your calorie deficit which seems to be 1900 - 2300 range.

LizKurz

Will everyone l have been listening to you and have up my calories today and so far so good but l am feeling very fully though.

Scrolling through your diary, you have eaten more today, that's a great job! I would try to eat this amount for a few days before upping it.

Since you're already getting in so much exercise with walking, I would suggest on the days you walk, don't do the JM DVD's. If you don't walk, do the DVD, but know you don't have to do it three times. Once is good enough. Even twice if you're going to be hardcore. But three times is really excess IMHO.

tania2287

Will everyone l have been listening to you and have up my calories today and so far so good but l am feeling very fully though.

Scrolling through your diary, you have eaten more today, that's a great job! I would try to eat this amount for a few days before upping it.

Since you're already getting in so much exercise with walking, I would suggest on the days you walk, don't do the JM DVD's. If you don't walk, do the DVD, but know you don't have to do it three times. Once is good enough. Even twice if you're going to be hardcore. But three times is really excess IMHO.

Sorry but l just love doing and will be always doing JM DVD 3 times daily...Love the way it makes me feel when l have finished it..

tania2287

Will everyone l have been listening to you and have up my calories today and so far so good but l am feeling very fully though.

1100 calories burned today by exercise (according to your logging)
1500 RMR
= 2600 TDEE so far
You've eaten 1400, which leaves about 600 calories to be eaten.

You have NOT met your goal of a minimum of 1900 calories, Tania. Actually, you need around 2000. You need to focus on hitting 1900 minimum, according to your TDEE calculation. To do this, you need to get a minimum of 112g of protein and around 50-60 grams of fat. After you get those, you can add in carbs... remember, carbs are nonessential but your body NEEDS a minimum of fat & protein for vital functions. Once you are feeding your body what it needs, it will begin to shed the fat, given that you remain consistently within your calorie deficit which seems to be 1900 - 2300 range.

Maybe you need to really check the food that l have eaten today ..

Lozze

Sorry but l just love doing and will be always doing JM DVD 3 times daily...Love the way it makes me feel when l have finished it..

Considering JM herself has come out and said that 30DS is something you shouldn't be doing every day, I can safely guarantee you shouldn't be doing it three times a day.

I think you need to talk to your doctor. There are a lot of warning signs in this thread from your posts. Exercising for hours on end and severely cutting your calories is almost always a sign of an ED. What you're doing is not healthy in the slightest and you are doing your body long term damage.

jsp2374

If it helped you the last time, then why are you here AGAIN?

Jenjaz1910

I've read through this post and I hope that you've taken some points from it! I've started upping my calories in the past few weeks and didn't lose a lb (until today) its a long process but rather that than quick and make yourself ill. It's a lifestyle change for LIFE not a diet I've just looked through your food diary and I noticed apart from water and some milk at breakfast there don't seem to be any drinks? Do you only drink water throughout the day?! Just a thought! Good luck with your journey x

led6777

oh jesus.

tania2287

I've read through this post and I hope that you've taken some points from it! I've started upping my calories in the past few weeks and didn't lose a lb (until today) its a long process but rather that than quick and make yourself ill. It's a lifestyle change for LIFE not a diet I've just looked through your food diary and I noticed apart from water and some milk at breakfast there don't seem to be any drinks? Do you only drink water throughout the day?! Just a thought! Good luck with your journey x

Yes only water all day that is all l drink..And if you will read it right you will see that l have changed

Jessiep91

I was eating more food as everyone was telling me to do so. But l have not loss any weight in the last 3 weeks by eating more. So now l am going back to eating under 1200 cals a day as l was losing the weight then without any problems.

I think you do really need to listen to your body and that will let you know if you need more fuel or not.

Depending on how long you have been eating like this it could take longer than 3 weeks to repair your metabolism. You shouldn't net anything less than your BMR. If you gain or don't lose weight for a while, don't sweat it. Its not a race, it's a lifestyle change.

My bmr is around 1500 as if I'm going to net even near that
Keep it up, you will lose if you keep it up!!! I did!!

It took a little over a month to see a change!!

tania2287

I was eating more food as everyone was telling me to do so. But l have not loss any weight in the last 3 weeks by eating more. So now l am going back to eating under 1200 cals a day as l was losing the weight then without any problems.

I think you do really need to listen to your body and that will let you know if you need more fuel or not.

Depending on how long you have been eating like this it could take longer than 3 weeks to repair your metabolism. You shouldn't net anything less than your BMR. If you gain or don't lose weight for a while, don't sweat it. Its not a race, it's a lifestyle change.

My bmr is around 1500 as if I'm going to net even near that
Keep it up, you will lose if you keep it up!!! I did!!

It took a little over a month to see a change!!

Yes l know that now and am letting it go a bit longer to see if there is a change, but l am losing ins so that is great...

tania2287

If it helped you the last time, then why are you here AGAIN?

It helped me back when l was 20 and l am now 42 with 3 kids and not able to afforded to go back to Jenny Craig. The weight l put on was over the years from 29 until was l was 42 which is now and 3 kids later..

jsp2374

I actually meant to quote someone else. She was saying that what you did worked for her and yadayadayada. The point is that this for me a lifestyle change. I want to be fit and healthy at the end of the weight loss. Well as much as possible with a chronic disease that left me disabled. BTW I am in Australia as well. I have found putting nuts and sunflower seeds, things like that help me get my calories up where they need to be. I do occasionally on really bad pain days just throw the McCain Pizza in the over but I do try to avoid them for the most part. You can make up your own pizza with much better stuff on it. I made one this past week that ended up being just a little over 100 calories a slice. Now I am working on getting my sodium down.

Eating more does work, you just have to be patient. I went and got all my numbers after reading some of Dan's posts. When you really sit there and read and think about it, it does make sense. Add me if you want.

If it helped you the last time, then why are you here AGAIN?

It helped me back when l was 20 and l am now 42 with 3 kids and not able to afforded to go back to Jenny Craig. The weight l put on was over the years from 29 until was l was 42 which is now and 3 kids later..

susannamarie

Hey Tania,

Serious question. How are you measuring the grams of chicken/rice and the 1 tablespoon of carrots/1 floret of broccoli?
The reason I ask is that these portions are a bit odd, and I would sure hate for you to be underestimating your calories eaten. Chicken and rice actually can add up.

vjrose

Looked at your diary, eating more means eating more HEALTHY foods, not an excess of carbs and bread and takeout, lol.

chevy88grl

So glad youve posted this, good for you and I agree with you. I noticed that youre a single parent of 3, the same as me (therefore living a stressy life without a partner), and are early 40s the same age as me. I wonder if alot of the people posting about increasing calories are young enough to have healthy metabolisms and less stress in their lives? Once in your early 40s or menopause age (like myself) your metabolism slows right down.

I was underweight for 4 years up until last summer when I gave up smoking (which was speeding up my metabolism and supressing my appetite), at the same time I was going through an early menopause and gained 30lb between september and october last year. I joined here in November and didnt lose weight until the end of December. I only started losing once I started exercising more! I was walking 2 or 3 miles a day plus a half hour workout dvd and it was only then, that my weight loss started! My cals were set at 1200 cals a day, I didnt eat back my exercise calories either and some days I would eat lower than 1200 to compensate for weekends where I would eat more.

Everthing was ticking along nicely until people started to scrutinize my food diary and "advise me" to eat more. I found it very patronizing, particularly because the cals I put down on here are an estimate , I lead such a busy life that half the time I forget to log things. I too was advised to up my calories. I upped them and after 4 weeks I had gained a couple of pounds. I also cut back slightly on the walking as my little boy has been poorly alot so I havent been able to get out and about as much. Resulting in me putting on weight, then totally giving up and becoming disheartened with it all. Follow your own body and your intuition, your body will tell you if you need to eat more, best of luck

I'm the single mom to two teenage girls. I have stress in my life. I am 36 (almost 37) and have been showing signs of early menopause for a couple years now. I have a healthy metabolism because I eat. Yes, I've done very low calorie diets in the past and learned my lesson. Now, I eat - 80% of what I eat is healthy and then I let myself live a little with the other 20%. I've been in maintenance for the last 18+ months and have been holding steady with my weight.

You can lose weight severely restricting your calories, but at some point your body is going to revolt against what you're doing to it.

So, there you have it - someone in nearly the same situation that you are in who is telling you to EAT. Your body NEEDS food. I often wonder why people view food as an enemy.

Edited to add: I can easily lose weight while consuming 2100-2200 NET (not total, NET) calories a day. I can easily maintain while consuming 2300-2500 NET calories a day. I'm on the smaller side - 5'4" and 145-150lbs.