Will I see results????
Megz0405
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My SW is 170 & Im aware Ive only been dieting a lil over a week but if I stay committed to a 1200 cal diet & do cardio & some strength training do you think in a month I will see results in a month??? When did you start to notice results????
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My SW is 170 & Im aware Ive only been dieting a lil over a week but if I stay committed to a 1200 cal diet & do cardio & some strength training do you think in a month I will see results in a month??? When did you start to notice results????
I still don't notice, but others do. Go by how clothes fit more than the scale.
Even more so, go by how you feel. I feel way better now than I did 8 lbs ago, and it's being healthy that quantifies success.0 -
eat more than 1200 calories please.
http://www.quickbmr.com/what-is-tdee.html
go here to find out your tdee (total daily energy expenditure) and that'll help you find your BMR (basal metobolic rate). BMR is what you would need to consume, at MINIMUM, if your body were just laying in bed all day.
you should be eating in between you TDEE and BMR. unfortunatly some people get confused and eat below their BMR, which causes their weight lose to suffer.
eat more, work hard, feel awesome.0 -
I actually am eating more then 1200 (its hard for me not to)!!! lol. But I was curious to know if that would make my results better?0
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This is true, I guess I still have a little bit more time before I squeeze into my smaller pants, lol!!! Im trying though!! Thanks0
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I actually am eating more then 1200 (its hard for me not to)!!! lol. But I was curious to know if that would make my results better?
I find it helps me, and I am a lot more pleasant o be around when I'm well-fed
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Eat MOARRRR if you want results. True story.0
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EAT, EAT, EAT!0
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The other tip I'd give is to log everything, at least for a few weeks. By that I mean, you may not think about a tiny nible of cheese while cooking, but do it a few times and your cals start adding up fast. It' helps to 1) keep you accountable and 2) make you skip that nibble so you don't have to log it.
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The results you get will depend on how hard you are willing to work. The results you WANT to see are based on a 100 percent effort
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It is possible. Take measurements, that way even if you don't "see" the change with your eyes, you will have numbers to tell you if you are getting smaller.0
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I have been going for 3 weeks, and have dropped 10 lbs thus far. Not a huge difference, but I notice my clothes fit better, and I FEEL better. I have fluctuated my calorie intakes. Sometimes it hard to make healthier choices and stay above 1200. I've never been a big eater, just ate the wrong things
I am starting the YMCA this weekend, and will be upping my calories to around 1400-1500. Which is from what i have read is better for the body. I think I am going to try and eat more "clean". 0 -
eat more than 1200 calories please.
http://www.quickbmr.com/what-is-tdee.html
go here to find out your tdee (total daily energy expenditure) and that'll help you find your BMR (basal metobolic rate). BMR is what you would need to consume, at MINIMUM, if your body were just laying in bed all day.
you should be eating in between you TDEE and BMR. unfortunatly some people get confused and eat below their BMR, which causes their weight lose to suffer.
eat more, work hard, feel awesome.
Your wonderfull I eat 1700 and was trying to work out what I should be on, turn out thats right YAY!!!0 -
It is possible. Take measurements, that way even if you don't "see" the change with your eyes, you will have numbers to tell you if you are getting smaller.
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eat more than 1200 calories please.
http://www.quickbmr.com/what-is-tdee.html
go here to find out your tdee (total daily energy expenditure) and that'll help you find your BMR (basal metobolic rate). BMR is what you would need to consume, at MINIMUM, if your body were just laying in bed all day.
you should be eating in between you TDEE and BMR. unfortunatly some people get confused and eat below their BMR, which causes their weight lose to suffer.
eat more, work hard, feel awesome.
According to that I should eat more than 1891 calories per day... MFP has me at 1630 to loose 1.5 lbs a week?!?!!?0 -
It has me at 2206....
eat more than 1200 calories please.
http://www.quickbmr.com/what-is-tdee.html
go here to find out your tdee (total daily energy expenditure) and that'll help you find your BMR (basal metobolic rate). BMR is what you would need to consume, at MINIMUM, if your body were just laying in bed all day.
you should be eating in between you TDEE and BMR. unfortunatly some people get confused and eat below their BMR, which causes their weight lose to suffer.
eat more, work hard, feel awesome.
According to that I should eat more than 1891 calories per day... MFP has me at 1630 to loose 1.5 lbs a week?!?!!?0 -
I started around the same (175) and was down 10 pounds at the end of the month. Just stay committed, you'll be fine 0
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My SW is 170 & Im aware Ive only been dieting a lil over a week but if I stay committed to a 1200 cal diet & do cardio & some strength training do you think in a month I will see results in a month??? When did you start to notice results????
I think 1200 calories is not enough. I started off at 175 and ate only 1200. Lost 16lbs but then gained and lost the same weight over and over for 3 years. In Jan 2012, I upped it to 1550 calories and started eating clean and working out more. I've lost 21 more lbs, 7% body fat and over 30 inches. ALL since Jan because I ate better and ate more.0 -
Please do what Captian appollo said. go to a fitness site like fitness frog or fat2fitradio, do the BMR calc. Do not go below that number for NET calories. Find your TDEE and take 20% off of that, it should be above your BMR. if so, eat that. do not adjust for exercise. your TDEE already would calculate that in. TDEE will be based on how active with living and exercise you are on the average a day/week. do this and enjoy food and fat loss! lowering your calories more will not necessarily help you see results faster. it may slow your metabolism and make it slower. i just experienced this, i was at higher calories losing weight the right way, then hit a plateau. tried to lower calories thinking my weight loss meant i needed to adjust intake again. must have done it too low. nothing for 3 weeks. a friend told me to up calories to maintenance for a week. and i did and lost 3 lbs in that week. dont understand it, but back to 20% less TDEE for me and steadily losing all while very full and happy. easy peasy!0
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Is that your BMR or TDEE?? my BMR is 1891 and TDEE is 2269.... so according to this guy I should eat like 2000 calories a day? and that is gonna help me loose weight?? doesn't seem right to me...It has me at 2206....eat more than 1200 calories please.
http://www.quickbmr.com/what-is-tdee.html
go here to find out your tdee (total daily energy expenditure) and that'll help you find your BMR (basal metobolic rate). BMR is what you would need to consume, at MINIMUM, if your body were just laying in bed all day.
you should be eating in between you TDEE and BMR. unfortunatly some people get confused and eat below their BMR, which causes their weight lose to suffer.
eat more, work hard, feel awesome.
According to that I should eat more than 1891 calories per day... MFP has me at 1630 to loose 1.5 lbs a week?!?!!?0 -
eat more than 1200 calories please.
http://www.quickbmr.com/what-is-tdee.html
go here to find out your tdee (total daily energy expenditure) and that'll help you find your BMR (basal metobolic rate). BMR is what you would need to consume, at MINIMUM, if your body were just laying in bed all day.
you should be eating in between you TDEE and BMR. unfortunatly some people get confused and eat below their BMR, which causes their weight lose to suffer.
eat more, work hard, feel awesome.
Keep in mind this number is what you need to maintain. If you want to lose, you need a weekly calorie deficit of 3500 to lose 1lb a week. (i.e. that would ideally be 500 calories less a day).
For me this is ~ TDEE= 2164 - 500 = 1664 calories a day to lose.0 -
Please do what Captian appollo said. go to a fitness site like fitness frog or fat2fitradio, do the BMR calc. Do not go below that number for NET calories. Find your TDEE and take 20% off of that, it should be above your BMR. if so, eat that. do not adjust for exercise. your TDEE already would calculate that in. TDEE will be based on how active with living and exercise you are on the average a day/week. do this and enjoy food and fat loss! lowering your calories more will not necessarily help you see results faster. it may slow your metabolism and make it slower. i just experienced this, i was at higher calories losing weight the right way, then hit a plateau. tried to lower calories thinking my weight loss meant i needed to adjust intake again. must have done it too low. nothing for 3 weeks. a friend told me to up calories to maintenance for a week. and i did and lost 3 lbs in that week. dont understand it, but back to 20% less TDEE for me and steadily losing all while very full and happy. easy peasy!
So according to this I should eat exactly at my BMR because 20% less than my TDEE is 1890 which is my BMR!?!?!?!0 -
All of this is how people get confused and frustrated...0
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every week I lost about 1 pound, 4 pounds the first week (probably water)... so within a month I lost about 6, I noticed it for myself (clothes fitting better, feeling healthy, energized, and motivated!) but no one else really noticed until I hit about 25 pound loss (or at least willing to say something lol). Every 8 pounds was about a size. (and every 5 was an earned massage as a treat hehe)
If you have a deficit of 500 calories consumed vs burned then you will have a pound loss per week and that is healthy, yes takes awhile but its a lifestyle change, didn't gain overnight, not going to lose overnight :-) (the 500 calorie deficit was what worked for me... i never looked at 1200 vs whatever, i saw ok i burned 1900 w/ exercise today I eat 1400 but never going under 1200)
Good luck with it! Stick with it!!
Some motivating quotes:
"an hour of exercise is 4% of your day, no excuses"
"i really regret that workout, said no one ever!"
"just because one egg falls on floor doesn't mean you break the other 11"
SW 155.1
GW & CW 112.00 -
OK sounds good. I will definitely eat MORE!!! And I'll be more then glad to do so!!!! (= I pretty much have anyhow but thanks for all the great advice!!!0
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Like those motivating quotes!!! 0
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I cant tell you if youre eating enough to fuel your workout unless I know your age and height and level of activity and what you are eating in those 1200 calories.
But i will give you a little story.
If the firewood is the fat and weight that you want to burn.
And the fire is your exercise regimen.
Then food is the oxygen that allows the fire to live and do its thing.
NOW
If you starve the fire of oxygen, you wont be able to burn any of the wood.
If you give it too much oxygen, it'll blow out.
I know that everyone always says the key to losing weight is to eat less and move more.
Except they tell you that without knowing how much you already eat- because that advice is meant for sedentary over-eaters.
If you are lifting weights and doing cardio- chances are you need about 1600 calories of 'oxygen' per day to keep that fire burning steadily- otherwise its gasping for what it needs and that big pile of wood will take longer to go away.
Catch my drift?
Add in about 3-400 calories of protein rich foods and keep moving more and more and YES you will abso-freaking-lutely see results darlin!
100%
You get out of it what you throw into it!!!0 -
i did, 10lbs down within the first ( of fat) 10 with water weight, and my pants size changed and my chub got slightly smaller maybe not big time. but you notice results they do show0
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