Frustrated - advice?
pamelak5
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Hi everyone - was hoping to get some insight here. Am about to cut calories for lack of weight loss but wanted to see if there is anything I am missing.
MFP set me to 1720 calories per day. I normally go under by about 100 calories; occasionally more but then I end up eating a bit more the next day. I work out 5 days per week. i use an HRM to calculate calories burned. I cook most of my food at home, and weigh/measure as I go. I was skeptical about being able to lose on 1720 + exercise cals, but it worked...for a month. I have been stuck for the past month.
When I became pregannt with my daughter in January 2010, I weighed about 226. InJanuary 2011 (3 months after giving birth) , I was about 238. I started MFP in early May at 218, and dropped to 213 within a month. The scale hasn't dropped since. Any advice? Do I need to just stay the course, or perhaps drop my calories a bit?
I try to make sure to eat tons of fruits and vegetables and am working on curbing the sweet tooth - I don't eat sweets every day, and I try to keep portions small. I have dropped pretty much all soda; a couple times a month I will have a few ounces of italian soda, b ut that is about it. Thanks in advance!
MFP set me to 1720 calories per day. I normally go under by about 100 calories; occasionally more but then I end up eating a bit more the next day. I work out 5 days per week. i use an HRM to calculate calories burned. I cook most of my food at home, and weigh/measure as I go. I was skeptical about being able to lose on 1720 + exercise cals, but it worked...for a month. I have been stuck for the past month.
When I became pregannt with my daughter in January 2010, I weighed about 226. InJanuary 2011 (3 months after giving birth) , I was about 238. I started MFP in early May at 218, and dropped to 213 within a month. The scale hasn't dropped since. Any advice? Do I need to just stay the course, or perhaps drop my calories a bit?
I try to make sure to eat tons of fruits and vegetables and am working on curbing the sweet tooth - I don't eat sweets every day, and I try to keep portions small. I have dropped pretty much all soda; a couple times a month I will have a few ounces of italian soda, b ut that is about it. Thanks in advance!
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The scale isn't the only indicator of success. How are your clothes fitting? Are you taking measurements or pictures? Are you stronger, can exercise longer, go faster, or have a lower HR?
Also what are your stats? Do you use the scooby calculator to know what you should be eating?0 -
I am without a doubt stronger - I have been exercising regularly since September 2011, and am definitely in the best shape of my life! resting HR is 51 (and I actually get annoyed that i can't get my heart rate up as easily). Getting smaller, but not by much.
To explain my fixation on the scale - i have arthritis in my foot and I think that in addition to the exercise, the weight loss has helped significantly. I plan to get pregnant soon, and want to drop another 20 pounds or so before that happens to keep pressure off of my foot. I plan to work out throughout pregnancy (something I didn't do with my first).
Not familiar with the scooby calculator - I have calculated TDEE and whatnot using other calculators. Calculators consistently show that my TDEE is about 2700 calories/day.0 -
Hi there. If your TDEE is 2700kcal, then I can tell you straight away, that 1700kcal is not enough. You should up your calories. Give it a try and see what happens. Also make sure that you don't net below your BMR when you are exercising.0
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Thanks - to clarify, I eat 1700 plus exercise calories (or most of them, anyhow) - so I am generally average around 2100.
Also, FWIW - I am 5'11", and I do have a thyroid condition (which makes me wonder whether my BMR is *actually* 1700!)0
