How Come the Scale Hates You?

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  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    Weight:156 (5'7'')
    Calories Per Day:1247 (average over the last 3 weeks)
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: Sporadic at best but 1-3 times per week, mild cardio + strength training (weights)
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Used to eat some if hungry now I'm working on maintaining my deficit (without regard to amount of calories consumed) so I eat whatever is necessary to maintain the deficit I set.
    Months Since You Started? 4
    Amount Weight Lost: 28 lbs
  • rekite2000
    rekite2000 Posts: 218 Member
    Weight: 184
    Calories Per Day: 2400-2600 (net 1650)
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: JMBR (irregular), lots of walking daily
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Yes
    Months Since You Started? 5 months
    Amount Weight Lost: 40lbs
  • ClementineGeorg
    ClementineGeorg Posts: 505 Member
    Weight: 172 lbs (78 kg)
    Calories Per Day: 1750
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 5-6 days a week. Meaning light aerobic, intense aerobic, tae-bo, circuit training, strength training and stuff like this. I consider the days I just do some Pillates, yoga or walking as rest days (I walk quite a lot most days).
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Yes, but not all
    Months Since You Started? 8-9 months
    Amount Weight Lost: 37 lbs (17 kg)

    My loss is slower than most here, but I'm confortable with my rythm. I can't say I'm on a diet, I could live like this forever. If I eventually lose all... it's ok.
    Also, in the last months I lost very little, but I shrunk, literally.
  • CristinaL1983
    CristinaL1983 Posts: 1,119 Member
    Weight: 216
    Calories Per Day: 1500
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 5 or 6/50/cardio
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? no
    Months Since You Started? 20
    Amount Weight Lost:250

    OUTSTANDING!!

    [OP, sorry, I know you said no opinions but this is quite impressive!!]
  • Lunachic77
    Lunachic77 Posts: 434 Member
    Weight: 117
    Calories per day: 1400
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise: 5 days / 30-45 mins / Running and just started strength training
    Do you eat your execise cals back: Absolutely
    Months since you started: Off and on since Oct 2010
    Amount of weight lost: 12 lbs before MFP, 22 with MFP
  • Body_Peace
    Body_Peace Posts: 82
    Weight: 127.6
    Calories Per Day: 1000-1300
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: Tennis 3-5 times a week, bike riding 2-4 times a week
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back?: I eat half of them back
    Months Since You Started?: Starting 1/30/13 so 3...close to 4
    Amount Weight Lost: 35.8 pounds
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    Weight: 184
    Calories Per Day: Don't count them
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 1 hour cardio, 1 hour strength training, almost every day
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Definitely some, probably not all
    Months Since You Started? 4
    Amount Weight Lost: 26
  • JustLindaLou
    JustLindaLou Posts: 376 Member
    Weight: 216
    Calories Per Day: 1500
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 5 or 6/50/cardio
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? no
    Months Since You Started? 20
    Amount Weight Lost:250

    You are my hero!! Awesome!!
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I'm trying to understand why there are so many grown men eating less than this 41 year old 5'2" woman.

    That's why the scale hates you, dude.
  • millerll
    millerll Posts: 873 Member
    Weight: 120-125 (15-18% BF, 5'4" F, 50 y.o.)
    Calories Per Day: 1450 cutting; 1750 maintenance; 2000 bulking
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: Heavy lifting 4-5 days/wk; HIIT cardio 2-3 days/wk; boot camp 2 days/wk
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Yes
    Months Since You Started? 3+ years (in maintenance for 2 years)
    Amount Weight Lost: 45 pounds

    The scale doesn't hate me. The scale is a tool, nothing more. And it's not always a good indicator of my progress. I can easily gain three pounds overnight just by having a salty meal or eating a lot of carbs. I track my bodyfat percentage instead.

    IMO, consistency and patience are key to success. And a lot of people undereat by waaay too much.
  • MsGoblin
    MsGoblin Posts: 25 Member
    Weight: 214
    Calories Per Day: 1270
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 3-4 days a week-cardio and strength training
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Yes, but not all
    Months Since You Started? 4 months
    Amount Weight Lost: 18 lbs
  • BreytonJay
    BreytonJay Posts: 86 Member
    Weight: 173
    Calories Per Day: 2000
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise:3 days cardio(60 minutes);2 days strength train(60 minutes); 1 day foam roll, stretch, yoga;1 day rest
    Do You Eat Exercise Calories Back: TDEE so no, unless I have a really hard run and am super hungry
    Months Since Started: 2 (started @ 1200, wasn't working AT ALL so bumped it up and started losing)
    Amount Weight Loss: 2 lbs(see above!)
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    Weight: 100.5

    Calories Per Day: 1150 to 1600 (1150 to lose)

    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: No rigorous formal exercise. Suffered an injury over a year ago. Occasionally walk or do gentle movement.

    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Never.

    Months Since You Started? 15

    Amount Weight Lost: 5 (Went down to 98.5 from starting weight of 103.5 during a recent month of IF. I weighed in the low 90s when younger).
  • carolmcgov
    carolmcgov Posts: 175 Member
    Weight: 100.5

    Calories Per Day: 1150 to 1600 (1150 to lose)

    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: No rigorous formal exercise. Suffered an injury over a year ago. Occasionally walk or do gentle movement.

    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Never.

    Months Since You Started? 15

    Amount Weight Lost: 5 (Went down to 98.5 from starting weight of 103.5 during a recent month of IF. I weighed in the low 90s when younger).


    Sorry to be nosey but how tall are you?
  • demarii06
    demarii06 Posts: 340 Member
    Weight: 292
    Calories Per Day: 1200
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: every day 40 minutes of cardio and 20 of strength
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? No
    Months Since You Started? 5 months
    Amount Weight Lost: 58 lbs
  • racergirl1991
    racergirl1991 Posts: 422 Member
    Weight: 150
    Calories Per Day: 1200ish
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: jogging/walking 5x a week + daily dog walking
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? yes
    Months Since You Started? I started back again two months ago
    Amount Weight Lost: 2 pounds
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    Weight: 157.8

    Calories Per Day: 1900-2400 most days, rest days as low as 1600, long run days as high as 2800.

    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 6 days/3-4 days running, 3 Pilates classes (hour each), 6 days 30DS (was running 5-6 days a week until started 30DS, will get back to that when I'm done)

    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Yes. Oh, indeed yes.

    Months Since You Started? Phase I: 28. Phase II: 4.

    Amount Weight Lost: Phase I: 30 pounds. Phase II: 12 pounds. (Phase I lost 30+ pounds in 2011, maintained within a few pounds until January, when started Phase II to lose some more. Total loss so far 42.2 pounds.)
  • eringrace10
    eringrace10 Posts: 135 Member
    Weight:

    Calories Per Day:

    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per 4-6days min 20 minutes,plus 20 plus minutes of yoga and core strength
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Sometimes

    Months Since You Started? 1

    Amount Weight Lost: 8 pounds
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Weight: Bouncing between 180-190lbs

     Calories Per Day: 2300

    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week:  6 days lifting + cardio

    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back?  TDEE method. exercise calories already accounted for

    Months Since You Started? : 14

     Amount Weight Lost: 82lbs

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