net calories not adding up

uhhh... eat more?

I cut back on cardio because I wasn't netting healthy. one day every now n then I don't mind(in my own diary of course) but If I can't eat it back, I won't do it. (Especially if you have a already large deficient)

Try eating A LITTLE more, but remember that u dnt need to stuff ur face if u are full, also remember that some of the calories burned are sometimes a bit over estimates.

Over exercising leads to loss of appetite, try to eat the protein and some of the carbs.

What kind of input do you want? You've been told you should eat more, and you refuse to take that advice. What else is there but a pat on the back?

girlfriend, nobody told you to stuff your face, but netting 43 calories a day isn't good. it really isn't hard to eat an extra 200-300 calories of protein/fat. eat some avocados and nuts and youre done.

Just because people aren't telling you what you want to hear doesn't mean we aren't supporting you. We are supporting you by telling you you need to eat more to stay healthy with that much exercise. Try a protein shake before and after your swim. You need to fuel your body or you are going to get sick and no one wants that.
Non of this is an attack. It's just faceless people on the internet trying to answer the question you asked.
Good luck!

I aint gonna say anything that hasn't already been said. But here are the facts IMO.

-You gotta eat enough to keep yourself out of starvation mode in order to lose weight.

-Swimming (unless you are seriously swimming for the length of time you say in your workouts) is a highly overestimated calorie burn on MFP based on my own experience. I spend 60 mins or so in the pool, and swim about 30%-50% of the time. Plus I float.. so treading water is barley neccesary for me. I usually log 20-30 mins for a swim... even though I am there for an hour. Again, based on my own experience... not yours. So what happens? If I log 60 min swims... I am told to eat more. If I eat more... I either gain weight or lose weight. I gained weight...w

-Verdict: You need to stop worrying about other peoples opinions. If you are burning that much, net 43 cals and lose 1-2 pounds a week.... then keep doing it. On the other had, if you are not losing weight, then up your calories.

-Personally, I would try to (as many people mentioned) find a way to more acuratley track you caloric burn. Buy something... or next time you go to the pool try to acuratley portray what you are burning.

Again... all of this is IMO. You can do whatever you want to do. That is the main point here. When you see results/don't see results... that is when you need to change.

When you're tracking your food, be sure to track everything. I sometimes forget to add that tbsp of oil that I cooked the chicken in and such like that. Those little things will add up the calories fast.

I'll be honest-I don't recommend eating when you're not hungry. Listen to your body. It will tell you what to do. You can try eating denser foods, but I'm not a big fan of most of them myself (don't like nuts). But adding good fats while cooking can help.

Some foods that can help with the calorie count would be good carbohydrates- sweet potato, whole grain rice, whole grain anything really, and good fats such as oils, nuts, fish and such.

HTH

Hey gals, I'm in NC as well!

Yes you might want to use a HRM because your exercise cals might be less than you think.