Do i need to up my calories help

hollowheart95

You could always talk to a nutritionist. But you're correct, a calorie is a calorie, but at the same time, you have to factor in nutritional density, example, celery vs. cheetos. I don't want to use the words "healthy" and "unhealthy" because that creates bad perceptions and leads people to deprive themselves, which is bad for their mental health vs. their physical health. It's about moderation. Have a treat for yourself every day or so, when you want one, just make sure the majority of your intake is composed of wholesome, nutritionally dense foods packed with protein, "good" fats, and natural foods like fruits and veggies.

It is possible you need to up your intake. I would give it a test go and see where it gets you. x

awilmeri

Go to scoobys workshop and calculate your tdee. That's how many calories you use in a day including exercise. Take a percent off that, not more than 20% maybe 15% and eat that number or around it everyday. You aren't eating enough. You don't have much to lose so you need to plan to lose slower...think .5 pounds a week. You want to make sure you are getting enough protein 30%ish, reset your mfp macros. Take measurements once. Month and weigh in once a week, give it a month and see if there is a difference. Good luck.

clobercow

Body composition has nothing to do with how much you run or how much (measured in calories) you eat. It's all about WHAT you eat.

There are many misconceptions spread around here on diet and exercise. The site itself enables many of these.

Sorry, I don't understand this. A calorie is a calorie. Could you explain a bit more please?

Yes please explaine I eat quite well bar the odd hick up here and there, but then it's always a little bit of what I fancie.

Well, what you may think is well or healthy just may be causing the problem.

My point is to investigate the issue rather than listening to the same poor advice that is spread around here daily. I failed at my diet for a long while following the usual and conventional advice.

Edit: I also see the irony in my own ad vice!

so what you were trying to say really, after all of that is:

"i had problems with my hormones, maybe go and see a doctor."

thats twelve words. how many did you use?

No. I'm just avoiding making assumptions about other people just like you did there. However, unless someone is trying to gain weight, the weight gain may be a result of hormones screaming "EAT!" while already in a caloric surplus, thus putting on extreme pressure to eat.. Foods that trigger that response should be avoided I think. Just about every behavior is controlled by our hormones.

I read these forums quite a bit. I see much more failure than success and I think it's because people have a fundamental flaw in their view on food and diet. I haven't counted calories in about 5 months now and I continue to lose weight. I eat when I'm hungry and I stop when I'm full. I'm confident that I can just eat and feel good about what I eat without worrying about calories and exercise. I find that to be liberating and inline what what I've studied and believe to be true about diet. Now, I just eat food normally without all of the fuss.

Again, I'm just trying to spark interest for people to investigate weight loss on their own and form their own conclusions. I'll take a quote from one of my favorite YouTube channels:

"This is all advice. Do what ever the **** you wana do!" -TheHodgeTwins

MrsGSR

Again, I'm just trying to spark interest for people to investigate weight loss on their own and form their own conclusions.

Everyone on here seems to have a different theory on how to lose weight, unless it's backed up by scientific research that I can 'investigate', which your theory obviously isn't, I'm not going to bother trawling all the crap on the internet to look into it. Sorry.