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  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
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    Does anyone here suffer from being tired all the time? Does exercise really work for it?

    Molly - it depends on what causes your tiredness. For most people exercise will create a positive effect for you and create more energy - its a win-win situation. As the weight starts coming off, your energy will increase as well. If you have bad knees allso, I have read that for every pound you lose, you are reducing about 4 pounds of stress off your knees.
  • NewCaddy
    NewCaddy Posts: 845 Member
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    @Alison -- hope the weather clears for you. Love camping!!
    @kah -- listen to your trainer, but also listen to your body
    @Des -- WHOO HOO --- way to go!!!
    @RobinsEgg -- thank you for that thread. That leads me to my Thursday Truth:

    I know that I've been told "eat 1200 calories a day" to lose weight for years and that ultimately it's wrong (for most people). However, when I do the numbers, they freak me out. It's telling me that my TDEE is around 2250 (depending on which calculator you use -- this is an average). Then they say to subtract 20% if you have 20+ pounds to lose. That puts me at around 1800 calories. Now when I compare it to the "1200 a day" it seems so counterproductive. I use the sedentary setting and then eat back my exercise calories. I'm ultimately new to this (joined last year but didn't do anything until January of this year). I started with 1300 calories and lost weight right away, but have slowed/stalled for a couple of months now. How have you all been successful? Have you found success using this method or something else?
  • kah68
    kah68 Posts: 1,515 Member
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    tlh0407~Like I posted earlier, I don’t use TDEE since I’ve had resting metabolic rate assessments done. I ate around 1,500 calories for a long time and just hit a wall, my trainer said I wasn’t eating enough – because we wanted an accurate caloric allotment I did this test which resulted in me needing to increase my calories by ~450. So I increased my calories to 1,950, slowly, and it really did make a difference. For most people eating just 1,200 calories a day isn’t enough – that is actually the least amount of calories a person should consume in a day. I also think that MFP guidelines for calories is a bit low and like you I find TDEE to be a bit high (scary high in some cases if you ask me), so I think finding some middle ground is a good starting point. I would say if MFP is saying to eat 1,500 and TDEE is saying 2,250, maybe aim for 1,875 and see how that works – you might be surprised at the difference it makes, I know I was. Food is fuel for our bodies, without the right amount our bodies just don’t work efficiently – so as strange as it sounds we need to eat to lose. :noway:
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
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    tih - The Thread I recommended also says if you have more than 20 pounds to lose you can calculate your TDEE-30%. I tried to lose weight on 1200 cal. also and I just could not do it. I was hungry ALL the time and just plain miserable! I calculated my TDEE -30% and calculated it for a very sedentary lifestyle, which I have. My end calculations gave me 1425 calories, which I bumped to 1450 calories based on the MFP calculation, which was higher. I have now started losing weight, after being at a plateau for months. As of this morning I have lost 2.5 lbs.

    I have been at this 2 years and still am no expert. The facts are you must take in less calories than you burn, but not drop so low that you screw up your metabolism. That low point seems to hover around 1200 cal. for most people. Hope this helps.
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
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    Laurie - its exciting to think about working with a new, woman trainer with nutrition training. Sounds like she has a lot to offer you. I hope you find her compatible.

    Des - well done on losing 50 lbs! So have you thought about your motivation for the next stretch? You ARE looking very fine! Do you want to feel stronger? Walk further? Do more squats?

    Marca - you are so strong to be able to live with your vertigo and nausea -- it sounds like a very tough illness - and I admire how you can laugh at your scale - you WILL have the last laugh, of course!

    Toots - congrats on publishing your young adult book. Was it the one I read for you?

    Boho - the IKEA people must have been quite an experience - I'll bet the really enjoy coming into real people's homes and seeing their goods in use. And congrats on getting all those bags to charity! Don't you just love that feeling of getting rid of old stuff?
    Its great to hear about your strength training. What are you doing exactly? Tell us more! Glad to hear your seeing results. I just ordered The NEW RULES OF LIFTING FOR WOMEN.

    Kah - so sorry you have been grounded for so long. I'm surprised you're not doing more weights in your situation, I would have thought that cardio is harder with your foot being out of commission....
    Moving furniture is no small job and burns a lot of calories....the plus is finding all those goodies Zoe hid there. I remember a long time ago when I had a kitty I moved my sofa and found a bra I was missing.....didn't realize my kitty was fond of it :noway:

    Thurs:
    As I mentioned in above post I have lost 2.5 lbs. this week! About time to break that plateau!
  • caramel1920
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    Thursday Truth:
    I'm ready to go home! Not feeling it today, at all! Blah:indifferent:
  • trhjrh06
    trhjrh06 Posts: 2,272 Member
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    Hello everyone. I am finished with this semester! Four classes = 4 A's! Yay!
    I am off until June 10th! Whoo hoo a few weeks of no school.

    I have been doing horrible. I haven't gained. But haven't lost. I am DONE not trying. It's affecting me and depressing me. I am what holds me back from being happy.
    So today starts back at tracking and paying attention to what I eat.

    I think I may have a slight food addiction. Or maybe it's because I am depressed feeling.

    I can't run right now because my knee has been hurting me, and it's my good knee that has been hurting ugh.
    So I have to figure something out for exercise.
  • jtconst
    jtconst Posts: 641 Member
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    Hi everyone. How is Thursday treating everybody? My day has been good so far. I got the neice and nephew off to school and went to the gym to do my new strength circuit. They added six more machines after my assessment last night. It was definitley alot more of a workout. My pectoral muscles are already a little sore. I shudder to think what they are going to feel like tomorrow:laugh: It is early release at the kids school so I didnt have time to do my cardio at the gym but I am getting ready to pop in leslie sanson and get some cardio in. I also have a short core routine I am supposed to be starting today. The fun just never ends.
    Robin super huge congrats on busting the plateau. It sucks big time to feel like you are doing everyhting right and still not getting the results you think you should.
    My Thursday truth is I am a horrible excuse maker. I am the queen at finding excuses to not do things I dont want to. It is something I am working on but it is definitley a work in progress. So many things that I want to improve on its hard to beleive I really do beleive I am a pretty good well rounded person.
    Well have a great day everyone :flowerforyou: :heart:
  • kah68
    kah68 Posts: 1,515 Member
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    I'm so excited. Dan Brown is one of my favorite authors and his new book, Inferno, was released yesterday - it arrived in the mail today. I can't wait to get started on it! :heart:

    @Robin~Super congrats on breaking that plateau, great loss this week! :flowerforyou: I am doing weights, just haven't been doing them without my trainer - I need to do it own my own, too, though. The elliptical, arc trainer, and swimming don't put any strain on my Achilles so I've been able to do those things for cardio without any repercussions. The problem is that I live a very busy lifestyle leaving me with very little down time, I've had adrenal fatigue in the past and my last lab tests showed I still have elevated cortisol levels - my trainer fears its preventing my body from healing like it should, hence his reason for telling me to stay out of the gym and take some time to rest and relax.

    @Tammy~Your posts crack me up. You are doing awesome with the exercise, keep it up!

    @Tina~Awesome semester! I'm sorry about your knee acting up, if you have access to a pool or elliptical either would be great exercise without aggravating your knee.
  • Lauriek70
    Lauriek70 Posts: 2,087 Member
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    Kelly-Your trainer sounds like he is well aware of your training routine and the fact that you might be over-training. It is important to rest your muscles and your body. I understand how addictive exercise is and I am also guilty of over-training at times. So happy that you have a great trainer who knows what he is doing.

    Tina- There are other exercises you can do even with your knees hurting. Try to work on your core, strength training, upper body that way you can still exercise while resting your knee. You can also try a spin bike since that will keep your knees in a straight line so they may not hurt while riding. Take it slow and see how it goes. Congrats on the 4-A's, Awesome work.

    jt- I learned that I could survive on 1200 calories it was too low for me. I was tired and hungy most of the time. I felt better when I upped my calories to 1560. I really did lose weight around 1800 when I first started. I have been tempted to go back to that number and see what happens. What type of foods are you eating? That may also be impacting your weight loss. Good luck with adding the new machines to your routine.

    Robin- Glad you broke that plateau.

    Truth- Tonight I went after the sweets and indulged in several deserts. I know I blew it tonight but didn't really care, I was looking forward to the cookies and brownies tonight so I did not eat as much throughout the day. So I am chalking up it to an off day and will be back on track for tomorrow.
  • skinnyjeanzbound
    skinnyjeanzbound Posts: 3,932 Member
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    Hi everyone! I had a calendar committee meeting after school and then we had our union rep dinner, so kind of a late night for me (for a school night). I've caught up on posts but will skip personals tonight.

    Thursday Truth:
    I have to admit my spring "cold" has turned into a full-blown sinus infection. :grumble: I'm so congested and have pretty much lost my voice to boot. The good news is my seniors are DONE!!! All that's left is grading their final exam essays next week. :smile: We also have an Institute Day tomorrow, so no students.

    Grading Goals:
    1. 27/57 Hardy poem journals
    2. x/16 !2 Angry Men essays
    3. x/16 Diction analyses
    4. x/57 TTTC Journals
    5. 47/47 AP Moral Theory tests DONE!!!
  • tootsanderson
    tootsanderson Posts: 1,636 Member
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    Toots - congrats on publishing your young adult book. Was it the one I read for you?

    nope. although that book is currently at a publisher and an agent at the moment. it's this. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CSTSGMA

    i don't mind people knowing this pen name and junk. it's totally different than the kind of thing i sent you to help me out with. :)
    Does anyone here suffer from being tired all the time? Does exercise really work for it?

    i do. all the time. i never feel well rested. i can't even remember the last time i felt as though i wasn't exhausted. exercise helps some. cutting out most carbs works better. but exercise does seem to make a difference for at least an hour or two afterwards.
  • grandmakaye44
    grandmakaye44 Posts: 1,205 Member
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    All this talk of sleep gives me my Wednesday wish: I wish that I could sleep all night!
    And Thursday truth: I join those of you who never feel rested. I haven't had a good nights sleep or felt truly rested for years! The sleep specialist has put me on a CPAP with O2 at night, but nothing helps. According to the CPAP machine I am averaging 6.5 hours per night but that is broken and sporadic.
    Friday fitness: Not much. I was able to go for a short walk. I used the cane to take the pressure off of my knee and iced it when I got home. Pretty pathetic, but at least I was moving.
    Have a good day. Kaye
  • imsashafierce
    imsashafierce Posts: 14 Member
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    Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. i'm Sasha and have a good ways to go but I've seen all of your stories and think that the people on this site are actually real people that reach their goals. I'm hoping to be one of those and just came on to introduce myself and to get this journey started. :)
  • tootsanderson
    tootsanderson Posts: 1,636 Member
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    All this talk of sleep gives me my Wednesday wish: I wish that I could sleep all night!
    And Thursday truth: I join those of you who never feel rested. I haven't had a good nights sleep or felt truly rested for years! The sleep specialist has put me on a CPAP with O2 at night, but nothing helps. According to the CPAP machine I am averaging 6.5 hours per night but that is broken and sporadic.

    man, i feel you. although my CPAP is like a miracle. i can't sleep at all without it! even with it though, i'm with you. i just don't really sleep.
    Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. i'm Sasha and have a good ways to go but I've seen all of your stories and think that the people on this site are actually real people that reach their goals. I'm hoping to be one of those and just came on to introduce myself and to get this journey started. :)

    welcome! i love your positive attitude.
  • Melwillbehealthy
    Melwillbehealthy Posts: 893 Member
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    First, welcome Sasha, I'm on here frequently, sometimes lurking, sometimes posting. I haven't yet got the knack of responding to many people's posts.
    Friday fitness: will try for a walk tonight. Having a dizzy day...like Marca, I have vertigo...it's a bugger, but it could be worse.
    One the positive side, I've been cooking healthy and logging calories and staying around my goal. sometimes over and sometimes under.
    For all you great cooks out there I have a question: How do you cook beets? I have peeled and boiled and not liking them as much as the canned ones. I don't want to add a lot of seasoning or fat to them, but I know they're sweet and delicious when they come out of the can. Also, it takes me about 1 hour to boil them properly. Any cooking tips or ideas? I'm trying to add them to my diet.
    Funny, yesterday, I boiled them so long they lost their red colour and turned white!! lol!

    Also, I've been slowly climbing out of the doldrums and have been looking for a new username and every time I try one, it's already taken. Anyone have any ideas?
  • trhjrh06
    trhjrh06 Posts: 2,272 Member
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    Thanks for the encouraging words.

    I have no problems walking, it's just running. And I really want to run. But anything is better than nothing. So I will either start using my elliptical or walking. I'd love to do a Jillian Michaels DVD again, but I dont think my knee will handle it.

    I logged my food yesterday and was under. I am logging my food today. I will continue logging.

    I have been looking at pictures from just 6 months ago and the amount of weight I have gained back is frustrating. I haven't gained it all back and I wont gain anymore back. My weight will go down. But the weight gain has greatly affected me. I am depressed. It's caused issues. So I have to fix this to fix me. I'm unhappy with myself. Everything else in my life is amazing, except me and not liking myself affects everything else.

    Have a great day everyone!
    Tina
  • RobinsEgg
    RobinsEgg Posts: 3,702 Member
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    Tina - you're really doing great - getting all A's in your classes and maintaining your weight throughout, and suffering through with a knee injury. Sorry you're depressed and feeling like you might have a food addiction. This is a good reason to log your food especially the time of day you eat and drink your water too. Are you drinking pop (soda)? I had one the other day after a long period of abstinence and I was surprised that it immediately made me feel hungry. I was SO amazed by that!

    Skinny - so sorry you have a sinus infection and have lost your voice - what is it like to be a teacher without a VOICE???? Thanks goodness you dont have students today.

    Toots - great excerpt - she had a smile like a coat hanger shoved in her mouth upside down - I LOLLED!

    Sasha - welcome ! This is a wonderful community!

    Melancholy - I can't help you with the beets, but with finding a new users name, try this. Try substituting an exclamation mark for an L or an i or precede your name with a number, that should help you figure out a user name.
    Glad to hear you are coming out of your "doldrums" and don't want to be called melancholy all the time!
  • grandmakaye44
    grandmakaye44 Posts: 1,205 Member
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    Cooking beets: You can boil them or roast them, but you do it before you peel them. Leave the tail and about an inch of the stem on them. Cook until they are fork tender. They do take quite a bit of time. When they are cool enough to handle, cut the top and tail off and the peel with come right off in your hands with a little rubbing, no need for a knife. Then you can dice them or slice them, and rewarm in the microwave. I like to salt them while I'm cooking them. I usually boil them. Good luck.
    Kaye
  • Melwillbehealthy
    Melwillbehealthy Posts: 893 Member
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    Robin, thanks for the username ideas. I'll try and come up with a new one.
    Kaye, great tips on cooking beets...Here I thought I was such a great cook and I couldn't cook a beet! I'm going to boil them next time like you do and then reheat them. I didn't know you should leave the skins and 'tails' on. thanks again.

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