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  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    Eat 1800 a day for 3 weeks, do not step on a scale at ALL, as it may go up a little from water and freak you out. Then after the 3 weeks. assess how you LOOK and FEEL, and your energy level, and NOT the scale...

    Then if you want, you can go as low as 1400 but not less, but you don't need to do that as you can lose at 1600 easily once you fix your broken metabolism.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    my BMR is 1360 and my TDEE around 1600, so if i take 500 cals a day off my TDEE i am left with 1100 which is roughly what Ive been doing to no avail!

    you dont exercise at all?
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    You do not seem like you want to LISTEN, and LEARN...you just seem like you want to shoot down everything with a "but"....

    You have gotten some excellent advice in this thread. I'm sorry the correct answers are not what you WANTED to hear, but they're true. Eat more. Stop arguing.

    ...and I apologize if I misread frustration as argumentativeness, but it really comes across like you don't want to hear what is being said...
  • PopsGils
    PopsGils Posts: 68 Member
    I give a 'but' for everything cos I need to let you guys know all the details, you cant give advice until you are fully informed of stuff. If I eat more I will gain weight, simple as
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I give a 'but' for everything cos I need to let you guys know all the details, you cant give advice until you are fully informed of stuff. If I eat more I will gain weight, simple as
    Temporarily yes, but the majority will be in glycogen and the assosciated water weight. Not fat.

    Your weight is an arbritrary number that gives you the absolute vaguest guess at how healthy you are. If you really want to track how fat you are, measure.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I give a 'but' for everything cos I need to let you guys know all the details, you cant give advice until you are fully informed of stuff. If I eat more I will gain weight, simple as

    but the reason you will gain (in the shourt term) is because there is a good chance you have damaged your metabolism through eating too little, which people have been trying to tell you how to fix!
  • minijag06
    minijag06 Posts: 70
    Hi. I've lost 33 lbs since January 1st. The first 6 weeks went very slow! I was so frustrated. I read an article that you have to find the right time of the day for your workout. So, I changed my night time workout to an early morning workout and it sped up my metabolism. I have a log book that I wrote down my exercise routines/food and made changes weekly till I found out what works for me. Try it. Also - make some goals for every week. It's fun and you feel great when you complete them!
  • PopsGils
    PopsGils Posts: 68 Member
    OK so do I eat my TDEE of 1600 or 1800? Tell me and I will do it, but i will be cursing when my jeans dont fit! ;)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    OK so do I eat my TDEE of 1600 or 1800? Tell me and I will do it, but i will be cursing when my jeans dont fit! ;)

    if you do no exercise then a TDEE of around 1600 sounds about right...

    but i would suggest you look at adding in some exercise, as i doubt you need to lose weight so much as lose a little bodyfat or 'tone up'!
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    Ok, so I put your numbers into a calculator....the copy and paste doesn't show all the fields but I will bold the areas I'd like to highlight...

    these numbers were arrived at by choosing "moderate exercise 3-5 times a week"


    Calculations based on Height and Age:
    Female

    Select your height:
    feet inches
    Input your age:
    How Active are You?

    Individual Weights:
    Hamwi Based Calculations: 112 pounds for a small frame, 125 pounds for a medium frame, and 137 pounds for a large frame.
    Robinson Based Calculation: 126 pounds.
    Miller Based Calculation: 132 pounds.
    BMI Based Calculation: 138 pounds.

    Average Weights:
    AVERAGE OF ALL CALCULATIONS ABOVE: 128 POUNDS.
    NORMAL RANGE BASED ON THE AVERAGE: 115 - 141 POUNDS.
    RANGE BASED STRICTLY ON BMI: 111 - 149 POUNDS.


    (my added note: you are 138 pounds, which is PERFECTLY HEALTHY according to all these calculations, anything you lose now is purely for appearances sake, which we all do and understand, of course, but it's not "necessary")


    Caloric Need:
    Estimated Base BMR: 1399 Calories. THIS IS THE NUMBER YOU SHOULD NEVER GO BELOW

    Estimated TDEE: 2169 Calories. THIS IS THE NUMBER YOU SHOULD EAT DAILY IF YOU WANTED TO STAY EXACTLY THE SAME

    Estimated Daily Caloric Need For Weight Loss: 1669 Calories. THIS IS THE NUMBER TO EAT DAILY TO LOSE WEIGHT IN A STEADY AND HEALTHY MANNER

    keep in mind all calculators are never exactly accurate for anyone, ever, it's numbers in a formula, and you are a human being...but it's the best you can do with math....

    So, set your diary to 1800 for 3 weeks. DO NOT worry over a little bit of water weight or bloat, you are not gaining FAT.
    After 3 weeks, do 1700 for a week, then 1600 for a while...reassess after a month of 1600...

    This is not a quick easy process. You are trying to be the best you that you can be for the rest of your LIFE, you can't fix it in a week. Maybe it takes a year, but what is one year of learning about your body when it will help you to treat it right for 50 more years? :)

    Also, you will want to look into lifting weights.
    Chances are, the "problems" you see when you look at your body can be better fixed with heavy lifting than with calorie restriction...
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member

    This is not a quick easy process. You are trying to be the best you that you can be for the rest of your LIFE, you can't fix it in a week. Maybe it takes a year, but what is one year of learning about your body when it will help you to treat it right for 50 more years? :)

    Also, you will want to look into lifting weights.
    Chances are, the "problems" you see when you look at your body can be better fixed with heavy lifting than with calorie restriction...

    THIS THIS THIS!!!!
  • vstraughan
    vstraughan Posts: 163 Member
    First, when you are close to the weight your body should be at it does become a lot harder to lose weight

    You noted you'd been at this since March, which isn't very long. The majority of people take a while to start shifting the weight.

    Like 'minijag06' pointed out (& offered good advice) 6 weeks+ is fair to start seeing your weight and/or body change. Remember that you're re-educating your body. It takes it a while to learn what you're trying to tell it.

    I haven't seen a picture of you, nor walked a mile in your shoes so I don't know how your current weight makes you look or feel, but you are within your BMI range (not a bible but a fair guide). Are you being realistic about what you need to lose? I ask because .....

    ..... VERY respectfully and please don't take this in anyway other than supportive ... You're 25. When I was 22 I weighed in at 9st 3lb (129lb). I'm now 34 and targeting 150lb as I know for a fact I will never be 129lb again in my life (plus I was bony - yuk!) My lovely ... you get past your age and your body goes through another bout of change. Call it hormones, 'settling' ... whatever, I don't really know why. It happens. Some people are lucky, some people see a physical change. I know I did and so did a lot of my friends! :-/

    What's the reason you're looking to lose weight? It might be that you need to come at it from a different angle.

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