New girl here with some questions...
ECR1989
Posts: 158
Hi there!
New to this group but so happy to see a place where healthy amounts of eating are advocated! I was on 1200 a day last year but just couldn't sustain it at all!!
So for the past 4-6 weeks I've been on 1800 cals a day, but I haven't seen a loss yet. I'm not weighing myself this month because I have a tendency to get a bit overenthusiastic with weighing myself, and I don't think it helps!
I work out 5 times a week for about 60-90 mins depending on the day. I've started the SL 5x5 program, and 1 or 2 times a week I do a lifting class at the gym called Hot Iron which is a series of squats and lunges with barbells and dumbbells. I either run for 5k, crosstrain for 30-45 mins or swim for my cardio. I walk to and from my college a lot, so that works out in total as about 90 mins of walking a day.
Calculated my BMR and it's at roughly 1450 cals a day, with my TDEE at 2328. So my eating goal is 1800 as I want to lose another 6kgs (round about a stone). So apparently my daily deficit should be around 400 cals - is this what I should burn everyday?
I'm just wondering why I haven't seen any movement on the scale, and I can't see any changes to my body either!! Am I eating too much? According to my numbers no but it's getting frustrating being in this plateau! I'm 5'5 weighing now 145 (last weigh-in 7th march) - I know I could have lost since then but I really don't think I have! I just wonder what I'm doing wrong...
Perhaps I should invest in a HRM to see how much I'm actually burning? But that's a whole new topic, I have no idea where to even start with those... Any recommendations??
Good luck all of you with your goals, feel free to add me - I'm on here everyday!
New to this group but so happy to see a place where healthy amounts of eating are advocated! I was on 1200 a day last year but just couldn't sustain it at all!!
So for the past 4-6 weeks I've been on 1800 cals a day, but I haven't seen a loss yet. I'm not weighing myself this month because I have a tendency to get a bit overenthusiastic with weighing myself, and I don't think it helps!
I work out 5 times a week for about 60-90 mins depending on the day. I've started the SL 5x5 program, and 1 or 2 times a week I do a lifting class at the gym called Hot Iron which is a series of squats and lunges with barbells and dumbbells. I either run for 5k, crosstrain for 30-45 mins or swim for my cardio. I walk to and from my college a lot, so that works out in total as about 90 mins of walking a day.
Calculated my BMR and it's at roughly 1450 cals a day, with my TDEE at 2328. So my eating goal is 1800 as I want to lose another 6kgs (round about a stone). So apparently my daily deficit should be around 400 cals - is this what I should burn everyday?
I'm just wondering why I haven't seen any movement on the scale, and I can't see any changes to my body either!! Am I eating too much? According to my numbers no but it's getting frustrating being in this plateau! I'm 5'5 weighing now 145 (last weigh-in 7th march) - I know I could have lost since then but I really don't think I have! I just wonder what I'm doing wrong...
Perhaps I should invest in a HRM to see how much I'm actually burning? But that's a whole new topic, I have no idea where to even start with those... Any recommendations??
Good luck all of you with your goals, feel free to add me - I'm on here everyday!
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hi pal glad to here you are looking to eat some more lol.all i can say is tried it out and see if it works for you.i would try eating 2000 instead of 18000
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Ok thanks! I think I'll keep to 1800 for the end of this month at least, just to see whether sticking it out a little bit longer shows some improvement, along with SL and cardio - but if I don't see a loss then I'll up my cals to 2000 and see! Thanks for the advice!0
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No loss of weight and no loss of inches?
Just start a new exercise program that is asking your body to make improvements, which have little to do with loss?
Honest with activity level? Added up those hrs weekly, sound like more than 3 -5 hrs.
Are you doing any lifting with the same muscles day after day? Big no no.0 -
I would also increase calories as your activity does sound kind of high.. Also if your lifting and doing long sessions of cardio a day, you are going to want to break those up as, depending how big of a deficit your creating, will just be pointless for your body.0
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I am advocating the more on calories as well. You are very active. Try to increase slowly. I usually say, if in doubt, increase the cals :happy:0
