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

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  • Joeyje3
    Joeyje3 Posts: 58 Member
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  • 2BeHealthy4Life
    2BeHealthy4Life Posts: 150
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    OK just to be sure. I did the calculator and got my numbers so I need to stay at my TDEE minus 15%. The only time I need to make sure I eat my calories back is if I fall under my BMR? I am so happy i found this. I started doing Insanity and no way could 1200 calories help me on that! so I was trying to figure out my calories base. Thanks for the info!

    Reply: That's correct ... Insanity should burn some serious calories.
  • Feed_the_Bears
    Feed_the_Bears Posts: 275 Member
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    I'm going to take this leap of faith. .. I also presume that this is mainly effective if those cals are used on good whole foods that let your body rum optimally.
  • nwickart82
    nwickart82 Posts: 31 Member
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    worth a shot! Tired of being hungry ALL the time!
  • pinkupooh
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    Really good info, also I do have desk job, so I was calculating my TDEE incorrectly, but I was eating back my exercise cals. However, I had a pedometer on all day yesterday and found out that without any exercise(gym or walking), I logged 12000 steps and burned about 400 cals which generally I don't log as exercise. I only log exercise if I work out.
    I do not see weight loss/week as much as I want, but I am going to hang in there....:)
    I do have my MFP set to losing only .5 lb per week, so I am not on 1200 cals/day program....:)
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  • britcurl
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  • kellysue48
    kellysue48 Posts: 24 Member
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    April 2012 I worked out hard. I ate as little as possible.. Netting 1200 calories...PLAIN OLD STARVING !! All that hard work and and I only lost 2 lbs. the entire month. Some people said switch your routine other said eat less,try low carbs ...NONE OF THAT WORKED for me. Then one of my pals started the group EAT MORE TO WEIGH LESS.. Bam !!!! I found the answer for me. I lost the 1 lb I gained plus 2 more lbs after a 2 week metabolism reset.This is not a one size fit all journey.What work for you may not work for me !! I read the topics ,threads and watched the videos they have available that suggested upping my calories...YES...eating more food to lose the weight. I could not rap my brain around it...BUT it was the one thing I had NOT tried..I figured why not...I did a metabolism reset which means move your calories to maintenance which is your tdee total. I gained one lb so I figured my body was responding to the increased calories. Then I did a 15 % cut which is your tdee total minus 15 percent which totaled 2009 calories per day for me. I rounded the number to an even 2000 calories a day.GUESS what the weight is coming off again !!!

    YOU can get your bmr and tdee numbers on www.fitnessfrog.com


    I TRY LIVE BY THESE PRINCIPLES NOW...

    I should never net below my bmr
    1.Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) quantifies the number of calories your body burns in its idle statesuch as sleeping.


    I should not splurge over my tdee...
    2.TDEE - Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) quantifies the number of calories you burn in a day. This measure is best estimated by scaling your Basal Metabolic Rate to your level of activity. TDEE is critical in tailoring your nutrition plan to desired fitness goals.

    IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS GO TO THE GROUP "" EAT MORE TO WEIGH LESS '''

    MFP pal Anewlucia started the group EAT MORE TO WEIGH LESS ....I copied and pasted this information below from one of her threads that may helpful.

    What is BMR?
    Your basal metabolic rate, or BMR, is the minimum calorific requirement needed to sustain life in a resting individual. It can be looked at as being the amount of energy (measured in calories) expended by the body to remain in bed all day!

    What is TDEE?
    TDEE is the common abbreviation for Total Daily Energy Expenditure which is a metric to calculate the amount of calories your body needs to function in a day. This is quite similar to BMR; in fact, you need your BMR to calculate your TDEE; but your TDEE accounts for your average daily activity as well to give a figure truer to your specific situation. Basically, the TDEE calculation relies on categorizing your daily activity into one of the metrics' predetermined groupings:

    Sedentary - desk job and little to no exercise
    Lightly Active - light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk
    Moderately Active - moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk (****SIDE NOTE - even if you have a desk job most people fit right here when you workout 3-5 days a week)
    Very Active - hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk
    Extremely Active - hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or training
    Once you have determined where you fit in on the TDEE activity rate scale, this activity rate is used to weight your BMR giving you a more accurate assessment of how many calories you really need throughout the course of the day.

    Here is a link to a site that you plug in your information and it will provide your BMR and TDEE along with your Cut value (again, if you workout 3-5 times a week select "Moderate" and the "Select Your Goal" option you will select is "Lose Fat - 15% caloric reduction.

    You can get your bmr and tdee number from here :http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators

    So now, you should have your BMR, TDEE, and Cut Value (TDEE - 15%)

    Here is a video that talks about this in great detail that hopefully will clear up any questions you may have:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYi9xjIRvbY&feature=g-all-u

    If TDEE is figured out correctly, then exercise cals don't *have* to be eaten back because, technically, TDEE figures them in. The underlying factor here, is that most people underestimate their activity levels, (for fear of being told to eat "too much") and then proceed to under eat. If a person is burning 1000 cals/day in exercise, then that should be figured into their TDEE, meaning their TDEE should be AT LEAST 1000 cals more than their BMR. If this is not the case then they are undercutting themselves on the cals. So a person w/a BMR of 1300, that puts up 1000 cal burns should have come up w/a TDEE calculation of 2400 or more. So any situation where a person is not getting those calculations, they should be eating back some of those exercise cals.

    So if you come up w/BMR=1300, TDEE=1800, you need to either A)eat back some cals, or B) recalculate your TDEE to include the *actual* burns that you're getting.

    So to cut using *true* TDEE figures, you'd just eat a flat TDEE (-15%), as long as TDEE is correct. It should be fine. But if you are using MFP's calculations, or are not getting a TDEE that includes the amount you burn each day *plus* BMR, you need to eat back some exercise cals.
  • chazspk
    chazspk Posts: 159 Member
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  • kellysue48
    kellysue48 Posts: 24 Member
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    ok...i don't know why i can't wrap my head around this, i mean it makes sense, but i am eating 1220 and losing 1lb a week. According to fitness frog calculations-my BMR is1377 and my TDEE is1916. So if i am doing the math right, i should be eating 1960?? Or 1629 with the 15% reduction?

    Should i gradually move up if i am losing a lb a week at 1220 or just make the change all at once (1220-1600) ?

    PLEASE any input would maybe set me straight on this whole thing as i am really scared to make any wrong changes.!
  • lilv711
    lilv711 Posts: 24 Member
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    Not sure if this was answered all ready... but how are these numbers entered in the mfp calculator for easy tracking? Should I enter it as not wanting to lose or gain weight? This morning I all ready burned about 1000 calories... does that mean I should aim for my tdee amount or the tdee minus 15%? I've plateaued now for about 2 months, hoping this helps.

    BMR 1483
    TDEE 2298- 15% (345)= 1953

    Thanks for your help!
  • Minoesh
    Minoesh Posts: 105 Member
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    Absolutely terrified about trying this but bumping for later!
  • erincampbell9
    erincampbell9 Posts: 62 Member
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  • aj_31
    aj_31 Posts: 999 Member
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    I started this on the 17th. I'm now eating 1900 calories a day even if I don't workout. We'll see how it works.
  • manyhats
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  • 2BeHealthy4Life
    2BeHealthy4Life Posts: 150
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    I started this on the 17th. I'm now eating 1900 calories a day even if I don't workout. We'll see how it works.

    Reply : That's great. Hang in there. Consistency is the key...
  • 2BeHealthy4Life
    2BeHealthy4Life Posts: 150
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    I put myself as sedentary. Mostly because I have a desk job--M-F 40 hours a week.

    I workout 6 to 7 days a week. Usually do tae bo, or chris freytag extreme workouts. On weekends I may do a bit more, like yard work etc.

    Should I keep myself as sedentary?

    Reply... Sedentary no....Moderately active would be better..
  • tlynnclemmons
    tlynnclemmons Posts: 79 Member
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  • LFDBabs
    LFDBabs Posts: 297 Member
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    Bump!! Thanks for sharing!!!
  • mcosme25
    mcosme25 Posts: 26
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    Good info and glad you shared. My husband even said how do you loose weight when you are always eating lol But its because I eat 6 small mini meals all through out the day. Keeps the metabolism on fire. Kinda of like a camp fire, gotta feed it small pieces of wood to keep it going! Thanks for sharing! :)

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