Level Obstacles: Lose Weight, Target Fat! (EASY!!)

BurtHuttz

Wow ok I'm barely meeting he 1200 cal a day mark I have major limitations due to food allergies you can see in my diary I eat the same thing almost every day in top of exercising I'm am trying to uptake my calories slowly cause I know I'm not consuming enough

Looking at your diary, the foods you're eating are great choices. You're getting great levels of protein. You might be able to get to an effective target by simply increasing the serving sizes, and then allowing yourself a treat each day.

If you're exercising every day - and it's the same exercise each day - you may not be providing your body a chance to heal and recover. If that's the case, perhaps scale back just a little on the exercise.

... I think you're going to be an awesome success story ... :flowerforyou:

StArBeLLa87

Thank you so much I feel great after eating these foods I've lost 20lbs in one month fast I know maybe bad to some but I'm toning good I believe my measurements were 38-39-46 03/20/13 now 36-33-40.5 04/21/13

I believe I'm totally disciplined my blood work was great and cholesterol actually is outstanding compared to before I started
I used to want to sleep all the time now I'm hyper so energetic
I alternate my exercises I do cardio everyday and add strength every other day some more lengthy then others

BurtHuttz

Just be sure to increase as you go. You're knocking down the low-hanging fruit of fat and that's great. You will want to start transitioning into something more sustainable as the pounds get harder to shed. You mention your discipline . . . I think that one reason that very low-calorie diets don't work for many people is that it does take such discipline. On a long enough timeline people can really get worn down by the body screaming for food. People see great results at first at 1200 but then it gets progressively harder. But if it's still working for you right now, and you're tracking your BF% to LBM and are not doing too badly; if your blood work looks good; if you're not cold and lethargic; if you are not irritable and prone to binging; then you're doing alright. Sooner or later you will need to change your approach somewhat, and I think there's a large chorus of folks here who feel that sooner is better, so as to avoid doing unnecessary harm. :flowerforyou:

StArBeLLa87

After a month I'm still averaging at least 5lbs a week loss I kinda been doing the zig zag approach to and I'm slowly taking my calories up so I don't shock my body :smooched: Ty so much for your input and words of encouragement!
Keep up your good work as well!

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I found this very useful and I too have been WAY under

Markguns

I see all these threads about TDEE, spread sheets to calculate your #'s, eating more than MFP recommends, etc..
That's all great and I appreciate everyone's input.
My only question is, why doesn't MFP change the way it calculates your #'s? I don't get it?

bobilei

Hello,
I'm new in the community and this topic is the 1st I read (which by the way is very well written). Firstly, I'm suprised that MFP seems to fix 1200kcal as a daily target for lots of users, with different characteristics. As I started the diet, it was hard to keep just below or equal to 1200kcal, I was so hungry, it turned me mad sometimes (fortunately now the feeling is reduced!). With this process, my loss was 2-3lbs in 2 weeks.

Thanks to all your comments, I just computed my TDEE (~115 lbs, 4'11.8" -> so 1780 kcal) and my BMR (1700kcal if sedentary). According to your explanation, advices and the formula TDEE - 15% or 20%, my daily goal should not lower something like 1400kcal. I think I will update my daily goal to this value and try to reach 100lbs. Do you think the plan is correct ? Besides, in fact, does it mean that following the MFP goal can lead to health issues ? :-/

Hope I can continue to share information with you :-)

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BurtHuttz

Hello,
I'm new in the community and this topic is the 1st I read (which by the way is very well written). Firstly, I'm suprised that MFP seems to fix 1200kcal as a daily target for lots of users, with different characteristics. As I started the diet, it was hard to keep just below or equal to 1200kcal, I was so hungry, it turned me mad sometimes (fortunately now the feeling is reduced!). With this process, my loss was 2-3lbs in 2 weeks.

Thanks to all your comments, I just computed my TDEE (~115 lbs, 4'11.8" -> so 1780 kcal) and my BMR (1700kcal if sedentary). According to your explanation, advices and the formula TDEE - 15% or 20%, my daily goal should not lower something like 1400kcal. I think I will update my daily goal to this value and try to reach 100lbs. Do you think the plan is correct ? Besides, in fact, does it mean that following the MFP goal can lead to health issues ? :-/

Hope I can continue to share information with you :-)

It seems a little odd to me that your TDEE would only be 80 calories over your BMR. I ran some numbers really quickly and I see your BMR is on the order of 1320 (http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/); just for a frame of reference. Further, since you're already so close to your target weight, and probably have a relatively low body fat percentage, 1400 seems too low. 0.85 * 1780 = 1515 calories for a 15% deficit.

Following the MFP goal can lead to health issues if you don't use the site the way it is intended. They try to be clear when users set goals.

I see all these threads about TDEE, spread sheets to calculate your #'s, eating more than MFP recommends, etc..
That's all great and I appreciate everyone's input. My only question is, why doesn't MFP change the way it calculates your #'s? I don't get it?

I don't really think MFP is the problem - - the people who have issues often feel like they have a good day if they go under their calories. They may be under the impression, for instance, that not eating back exercise calories will somehow accelerate their weight loss. I think MFP tries to make it as simple as possible. If people don't use the site the way it is designed, they see adverse effects and decide to seek a better understanding of how weight loss works, hence threads like this and all the helpful people in the forums.

StArBeLLa87

Hello,
I'm new in the community and this topic is the 1st I read (which by the way is very well written). Firstly, I'm suprised that MFP seems to fix 1200kcal as a daily target for lots of users, with different characteristics. As I started the diet, it was hard to keep just below or equal to 1200kcal, I was so hungry, it turned me mad sometimes (fortunately now the feeling is reduced!). With this process, my loss was 2-3lbs in 2 weeks.

Thanks to all your comments, I just computed my TDEE (~115 lbs, 4'11.8" -> so 1780 kcal) and my BMR (1700kcal if sedentary). According to your explanation, advices and the formula TDEE - 15% or 20%, my daily goal should not lower something like 1400kcal. I think I will update my daily goal to this value and try to reach 100lbs. Do you think the plan is correct ? Besides, in fact, does it mean that following the MFP goal can lead to health issues ? :-/

Hope I can continue to share information with you :-)

It seems a little odd to me that your TDEE would only be 80 calories over your BMR. I ran some numbers really quickly and I see your BMR is on the order of 1320 (http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/); just for a frame of reference. Further, since you're already so close to your target weight, and probably have a relatively low body fat percentage, 1400 seems too low. 0.85 * 1780 = 1515 calories for a 15% deficit.

Following the MFP goal can lead to health issues if you don't use the site the way it is intended. They try to be clear when users set goals.

I see all these threads about TDEE, spread sheets to calculate your #'s, eating more than MFP recommends, etc..
That's all great and I appreciate everyone's input. My only question is, why doesn't MFP change the way it calculates your #'s? I don't get it?

I don't really think MFP is the problem - - the people who have issues often feel like they have a good day if they go under their calories. They may be under the impression, for instance, that not eating back exercise calories will somehow accelerate their weight loss. I think MFP tries to make it as simple as possible. If people don't use the site the way it is designed, they see adverse effects and decide to seek a better understanding of how weight loss works, hence threads like this and all the helpful people in the forums.

True and I think a lot of people neglect to add condiments and beverages in there calorie count too!

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GThibz

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LiftAllThePizzas

Following the MFP goal can lead to health issues if you don't use the site the way it is intended. They try to be clear when users set goals.

I think part of that is they just ask "how fast do you want to lose weight" and people pick 2 lbs a week even when MFP recommends less. I think the "recommends" part is too simple and leaves "why" to the user's imagination. If I "can" lose 2 lbs a week why would I choose 1 instead? If it said something when you went against their recommendation like, "the additional weight you lose isn't going to be fat, and you're going to screw up your hormones and metabolism and be miserable," then maybe fewer people would choose the highest/fastest setting.

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