Am I eating too much??....
karissastephens
Posts: 324 Member
I seem to always go over on sugar...which is lame.
And right now I feel like im going to puke for making myself eat my exercise cals.
I exercise everyday and burn 350-500 cals a day in cardio plus weights 2-3 times a week...
Im not losing!
here is my day of food today...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/karissastephens
And right now I feel like im going to puke for making myself eat my exercise cals.
I exercise everyday and burn 350-500 cals a day in cardio plus weights 2-3 times a week...
Im not losing!
here is my day of food today...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/karissastephens
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Your link is not working. You need to set your food diary to public.0
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It didn't let me view it... how tall are you though?
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I don't think your eating too much first of all... you may want to watch the sugar when its coming from stuff like starbucks and plus the banana bread didn't have sugar numbers and usually that has sugar in it... its ok if you go over when its coming from fruits and and veggies.. My thing with eating exercise calories is if I'm not hungry than I won't eat, especially not all of them... so it depends on the day... you don't have much to lose so you will probably have to eat close to maintenance and its going to come off slowly unfortunately... good luck!
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When my husband and I went on the idiot diet we did really good. I lost 40lbs and I was eating good. Fish, fruits, veggies, cottage cheese that I love. I need to get back on that...so good luck with yours!0
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thanks girl! ANYONE else have any advice for me or comments? id love to hear em!0
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I don't think your eating too much. I personally don't stress about eating my exercise cals. If I'm hungry I grab a handful of almonds in between meals, if I'm not hungry I skip it. Watch the sugar though. I am currently doing a low carb and low cal. diet, so I think going over on sugar might be a concern, but others might argue with me. Your tall and don't have a lot of weight to lose, its going to be a slower process for you, but keep in mind even if the scale doesn't change your measurements might. So don't lose faith and stick with it. GL0
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Also try increasing the intensity of your workouts... if you don't do intervals I would add those!
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oh i do! haha I cant even imagine right now how I would increase the intensity...i work sooo hard0
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Girl I feel ya!!!! I seem to be eating over on my carbs everyday. However, I'm always under my calorie goal
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It's possible you are over-estimating what you burn in exercise. Your numbers seem reasonable but people can vary so much and, if you are very fit, you may not burn as much as the machines and MFP says. When I got a HRM, I found MFP was over-estimating on everything except running, for example. (I wasn't that fit but my heart rate tends to be lower than average.)0
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MacMadme... I do cardio machines but I make sure I log my age and weight into them. Would that still effect the estimated calories burned on the machine?0
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MacMadme... I do cardio machines but I make sure I log my age and weight into them. Would that still effect the estimated calories burned on the machine?
the HRM on those machines are really not accurate....you would do better if you got a personnal one
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MacMadme... I do cardio machines but I make sure I log my age and weight into them. Would that still effect the estimated calories burned on the machine?
the HRM on those machines are really not accurate....you would do better if you got a personnal one
JF
I can do a 33 min workout on the crosstrainer and it says i burn 560ish cals.. thats once i've entered in the numbers ect..
however my HRM tells me i've only burnt around 320?! sooo... you do the math.. thats about 240cals out..! Dont rely on the machines numbers...
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Did you set the sugar goal yourself? It's INSANELY low... This food log always seems to set the goals really low...
Also I don't think you should force yourself to eat. Just eat when you are hungry. Don't worry about the calories too much.0 -
Karissa, if you're serious about this, email me, I looked at 2 weeks of your profile and there are some things I'd definitely like to analyze more closely about your diet, but there's no need to do it on a public forum as it would all be specific information to you.
But to answer your original question, I'd say generally not enough calories, and WAAAAY too much refined sugar. I know people are gonna hate me for saying this but, Starbucks is sugar satan! Step away from the Starbucks.0 -
The comments about the machines being not right on calories...isnt it usually about 8 to 10 calories a min. burned?0
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it's different for eveybody, same machine same intensity, i'm gonna burn way more calorie than you because i'm way heavier...0
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hey I'm trisha, I started this about a month ago and have lost 17lbs and now I am not loosing anymore....but looking at your chart it looks like you need more protein less sugar and carbs that could make you tired..but you are staying under your calorie goal so thats good but carbs are harder to burn off! I usually don't eat alot of that...more protien then anything but i have to take a fiber supplement. I stay between 600 and 800 calories a day. I am not loosing anymore now..any suggestions?0
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hey I'm trisha, I started this about a month ago and have lost 17lbs and now I am not loosing anymore....but looking at your chart it looks like you need more protein less sugar and carbs that could make you tired..but you are staying under your calorie goal so thats good but carbs are harder to burn off! I usually don't eat alot of that...more protien then anything but i have to take a fiber supplement. I stay between 600 and 800 calories a day. I am not loosing anymore now..any suggestions?0
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