Not Getting Results...Please Help!

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  • carmendave
    carmendave Posts: 18 Member
    Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. I have taken everythin into account. It is a journey and I'm in no rush, I just wanted to make sure I was doing everything right. I was under the impression that if you exercise everyday and and eat less the weight would be pouring off. I didn't realize that I could be starving my body. I have a long way to go with educating myself on good health and exercise.

    Thanks again,
    Carmen
  • jimw1961
    jimw1961 Posts: 11
    I look at it like this. Metabolism is an energy, like electricity. Energy requires fuel to produce it. therefore, is you don't eat enough, you will not have the fule to produce the metabolism which is needed to burn the calories. My way of looking at it, and kind of dumb, but it works for me. I would also suggest that you drink your water and watch your sodium intake levels. If you drink lots of sodas and eat foods with sodiumm in it without the plain water, you are going to retain the extra fluids and your weight loss will be slower.
  • Guamybear
    Guamybear Posts: 1,061 Member
    I originally my goal for 2lbs a weeks and it never happened.. then I switched it so now it is set to 1500 or so cal a day. I rarely eat back my exercise calories as I am just to full.

    I do cardio almost daily and also lift weights. What you have lost is great..I struggle to lose 5lbs a month. Don't forget to take measurements..
  • Guamybear
    Guamybear Posts: 1,061 Member
    here is a link to some great info.. I don't think I saw it posted so here it is.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
  • mikeschratz
    mikeschratz Posts: 253 Member
    I worked out your number using 1.5 as your activity level, also I used 5'8" as your height as I didn't see it on your profile,
    If you would like better numbers, let me know your actual height and I will run your numbers again.
    or you can download this spreadsheet at https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B3kFzsaVmRjmd1k4YjA1SlVWaFU/edit and run your own numbers. Please share anything in this folder for others to educate themselves.

    "Mifflin-St Jeor
    (FOR WOMEN)"
    BMR 1,817
    TDEE 2,726
    Cut (@ 15%) 2,317
    Build (@ 15%) 3,135

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