Wife not having same results

mlbrowninsc

Hello all. My wife and I are trying to loose weight. I use this site, she uses another, however we are pretty close to the same diet. She counts carbs a bit more than i do and tries to stay around 1200 calories a day where I am closer to 1600 and closely follow the macros giving by MFP. The major difference between our two diets is that she drinks a couple glasses of red wine a day where I do not. I will have one bud select 55 a week, generally on Saturdays, but that is the extent of my alcohol intake. I also question if she is really hitting 1200 calories a day or saving room to work the wine into the numbers. I don't really believe you should work wine calories and carbs into your daily numbers, it should be more of a treat item once a week or so, and think the wine is one of the major factors holding her back. I would appreciate the communities thoughts on this.

xcrunnergirl13

Wine won't give her as much nutrition for her calories as foods, but as long as she's hitting 1200 she should lose weight. Remember that women usually need fewer calories a day than men, and she may not have the same activity level as you which may be the reason she isn't having the same success as you. If she's smaller tahn you she's also not burning as many calories during excersise as a larger/heavier person would.

lforner46

In my experience (I love wine) I will not lose weight if I drink wine. I allow for a spluge once a week, nice dinner and wine or martinis but I DO NOT drink during the week. There is something about wine that goes straight to your stomach. Also - alcohol is converted to sugar.

mumof5

i agree with you, its all about making healthy change not dieting. i hope your wife is short because 1200 cals is not many!!! when eating a low cal diet it is important to make every calorie work for you, wine is full of empty cals. maybe you could encourage her to join mfp or at least look at the forums for some info?? good luck

mlbrowninsc

Thanks for the advice all! She is 5'9". When I was showing her MFP it was coming up with a higher calorie number the best I remember. I too think 1200 may be a bit low.

mumof5

shes about the same height as me. i would starve if i only ate 1200!!!

curvykim78

You will both have different dieting results because your bodys are made up of different parts and chemicals. What works for one person might not work for another. Each body processes what is eaten and drank differently.

BerryH

Any alcohol within calorie limits won't affect weight loss, but on such a low intake she'll be missing a lot of important nutrients to make room for it, especially protein.

You'd have to prise the wine glass from my cold, dead hands (check my diary - I even have a booze section!), but I usually only use my exercise calories for drinks, so it's over and above what I actually need food-wise.

How much does your wife have to lose? Chances are 1200 is way too low for her. She should go with the MFP settings to lose 1lb a week and no more, unless she's very overweight. It's worked for me! She should also check out the "Eat more to weigh less" group, it's truly inspirational!

Yanicka1

I am 4'11'' 120 pounds woman and I eat between 1700 and 2000 calories a day. How much weight does she want to lose?

Dave198lbs

I am 4'11'' 120 pounds woman and I eat between 1700 and 2000 calories a day. How much weight does she want to lose?

is that for weight loss or maintenance?

HMVOL7409

I'm not a believer in of it's within the calorie range nonsense. I beleive in making healthier choices, eliminating the stuff that got you here in the first place then reintroducing them once you're closer to your GW in moderation and alcohol doesn't cut it. It's empty calories and she could be fueling herself with something better. I do agree 1200 is a little low, is she working out at all?

yeche17

I think the wine is def. hindering her weight loss however I don't know if she is eating enough calories. If you do not consume enough calories a day your body actually holds on to any store fat because it goes into 'starvation mode'. Also, are you exercising? If you (both of you) are then she def. needs to take in more calories. A quick way to figure out how many calories you need a day is to multiply your weight by 10, this is the amount of calories MORE OR LESS that your body needs a day to maintain weight. If you want to shed some weight then you can subtract 250-300 calories from that and that should give you about a pound to a pound and a half of weight loss a week which is considered healthy. If you exercise then that jumps up to about 2 lbs a week. Hope this helps!!

Yanicka1

I am 4'11'' 120 pounds woman and I eat between 1700 and 2000 calories a day. How much weight does she want to lose?

is that for weight loss or maintenance?

Weight loss

Edited .....let's call it fat loss

sssygirl

If she is working 2 glasses of wine into her 1200 calories..she is only eating about 900 of REAL FOOD..that is NOT GOOD.

My suggestion is to cut back the wine to 3 times a week (1 glass) and see what happens. Also if she is exercising make sure she eats at least SOME of those calories back.

chrisb75

Thanks for the advice all! She is 5'9". When I was showing her MFP it was coming up with a higher calorie number the best I remember. I too think 1200 may be a bit low.

Holy cow. I am 5'10" and at my GOAL Weight my maintenance calories are 2500 (which ironically is my current cut intake). She should go to www.fat2fitradio.com and run her numbers through the calculators.

chrisb75

I'm not a believer in of it's within the calorie range nonsense. I beleive in making healthier choices, eliminating the stuff that got you here in the first place then reintroducing them once you're closer to your GW in moderation and alcohol doesn't cut it. It's empty calories and she could be fueling herself with something better. I do agree 1200 is a little low, is she working out at all?

I believe this to an extent. but 25% of her daily calories are coming from wine....that isn't good.

srpm

She isn't going to have the same results as you simply because she is female and you are not...our bodies are different, HOWEVER, she isn't eating enough. 1,200 calories is a great way to jump-start a diet but after a little while your body starts to hold on to everything you eat because it is the bare minimum the average person needs to function. Have her look up information on eat more to lose more at 5'9 she probably needs to eat between 1300-1500 calories to lose 1-1.5lbs per week.

hazelovesfood

shes about the same height as me. i would starve if i only ate 1200!!!

Im that height too, but mfp says thats what i should be eating to lose weight.Ive just done 35 mins on a cross trainer today but i cant always get to doing it, so it might only be once in a week or 3 times, But are you really supposed to eat more coz you have burned those cals.

patriciaannbibo

Guys seem to lose weight faster then girls.

leelafit_mtl

I definitely count alcohol (even wine) in my daily carbs intake!!! Alcohol is for that matter only carbs...

Doreen_Murray

I'm not seeing any info on exercise here...I drink wine, but I work for it and it's a treat/reward. How is your wife's workout routine? No MFP together? Her cals are low, but activity level plays a role so just curious. Great that you're both focusing on your health together!