TIRED..PLATEAUD...SCALE NOT MOVING !!!FOUND MY ANSWER !!!!

heybales · May 2012

According to the formula my TDEE-15% is coming out to be 2005, so does that mean I need to eat that much daily to lose weight? With a 1522 BMR, aren't I taking in 500 more calories than necessary? If I want to lose 1 lb a week, how does that factor in to the number of calories I consume?

if you got the activity level right with hours a week of exercise, yes, that much daily to lose weight. You must work out a lot.
Is not 2005 less than the total TDEE figure of 2359? Doesn't that mean weight lost?

But, if you ate 1500 every day.
And your exercise just by itself took avg 400 daily of that.
How much exactly does the body have left to use on all other activities, including the BMR functions?
So you would be forcing your body to get by on 1100 cal for BMR functions, when it was willing to burn 1500, sound good?
Wait long enough, and your TDEE is no longer as high, because your BMR is no longer as high.
Eventually you find yourself basically eating at maintenance or very slightly less, that would be a weight loss stall.

Now, go read through all the posts in this topic again, and count how many say they have or had stalled.

What you want to lose each week has little bearing on what you can realistically lose each week for an extended period of time.

Exact same way you selecting Sedentary originally had very little bearing on what you really burned each day in activity.

queenbcronen · May 2012

So, I guess I will bump my calories up.... EEK! I've been having a hard time eating my calories as it is on some days. I sure hope this works. :indifferent:

_Brandy_ · May 2012

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vestarocks · May 2012

Okay I'm going to give this a try even though it scares me. I've plateaued and thought it was b/c I have been eating too much but perhaps it's not enough. Anyway I have nothing to lose at this point.

Thanks. Gulp. Fingers crossed.

frankhuerta · May 2012

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frilly7483 · May 2012

Bump!

kstrunk1 · May 2012

Okay I'm going to give this a try even though it scares me. I've plateaued and thought it was b/c I have been eating too much but perhaps it's not enough. Anyway I have nothing to lose at this point.

Thanks. Gulp. Fingers crossed.

^^^Me, too! But I'm going to go for it!!! Good luck!

lilah808 · May 2012

Marking this for later. Good stuff, thank you.

2BeHealthy4Life · May 2012

~ Bump - might as well as try this method b/c not seeing the results I'd like as far as lbs lost goes but am losing inches from the 3 - 4 days of cardio that I do! Though if I calculated this correctly, my BMR is 1671 and my TDEE is 2590 so my total daily calorie intake would be 2200 which seems like a lot of calories to fit into one day. :-)

REPLY :

Your figures are correct .... It seems like a lot at first but your body adjust. If you can't eat them you can drink them.

For example

Slimfast 220 calories
Jillian whey powder 100 calories
Half banana 55 calories

220 + 100 + 55 lbs = 375. calories in a glass.

All mixed in a blender with a few cubes of ice.
Nuts are also high in calories as a snack during the day...
Peanut butter is a great source of protein with high calories.
Just a few ideas...

Aleara2012 · May 2012

Great post! That is also how I broke my own plateau just now!

I second eating nuts (raw and unsalted) to make your calorie goal if you cannot achieve it otherwise!

NicoleLyn1818 · May 2012

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WaterBunnie · May 2012

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CindyCountingCalories · May 2012

Bump to read later...

Stripple · May 2012

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oxanel · May 2012

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asongforholly · May 2012

I inadvertently did this over the weekend. I had two days way over my calorie goal (much closer to my CUT of 1999) and got on the scale today to a 2lb loss. I was like "What?"

/crosses fingers.

Kristy_Elizabeth · May 2012

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2BeHealthy4Life · May 2012

LOL I wasn't sure if that was it or not............

So I should expect a slight gain the first couple of weeks as my body adjust to the higher calorie intake and then back to losing if I read everything correctly.

Thanks a bunch

Reply :

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/521728-upping-cals-what-to-expect-why-you-need-patience

nvestli · May 2012

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jessienmiller · May 2012

Oh ok so maybe you can help me out a little . I work at a job that is very physical ,i work with severe special needs kids 5 days a week then i clean around my house not to mention that i work out 5 days a wk for about an hour I am 30 years old 116.5 pounds and am 5'2 can you give me some of the advice by the tools that you have used? I want to lose about 10 pounds and tone up. Thanks ... Private message me the tools or answers ok.

ChristineDB · May 2012

awesome thanks!

2BeHealthy4Life · May 2012

awesome thanks!

Your welcome ...

DivaMaria225 · May 2012

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SweetNaughtyLips · May 2012

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Emancipated_Tai · May 2012

This has helped me as well after three months of plateau. I first went from 1200 to 1400 in April and lost 12 pounds that month. Then I upped on May 1st to 1700. I did originally gain 2 pounds, but as of last night I am down a total of 4. I am no longer hungry or binging because I didn’t have enough to eat to start with. I keep my carbs low (average 70g/day) and protein high (average 150g/day). I totally suggest eating more!