Whyyyyy? What is happening?

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  • NYCNika
    NYCNika Posts: 611 Member
    Update -- after more than a week of being up, I got on a scale today and it got back to that 11 (now 11.5) lb loss.

    But I am considering upping my calories to 1,420. Do you guys think it is a good idea?

    I am getting different quotes depending on what BMR calculator I use.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Update -- after more than a week of being up, I got on a scale today and it got back to that 11 (now 11.5) lb loss.

    But I am considering upping my calories to 1,420. Do you guys think it is a good idea?

    I am getting different quotes depending on what BMR calculator I use.

    BMR calculators are estimates. The Katch McArdle is supposed to be one of the more accurate ones because it factors in your body fat % in its calculation. But pick one, and then you can adjust a bit later if necessary. Most people do need to keep reevaluating throughout their weight loss, the same number usually won't work from start to finish.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Yes. I measure every ingredient down to serranos and onions. Everything on a scale. Things like olive oil by measuring spoons. it is like an obsessive compulsive disorder now.

    Measure non-free flowing liquids with a scale (including oils and mayonnaise). I find it easier to weigh the bottle/jar before and after I take out what I'm going to use. They only reason I say it is because you have some odd measurements like 0.6 tsp or 0.4 tbsp. I know I have nothing in my kitchen that can measure that accurately, so it seems more like an estimate.

    Check this thread out and look at the video in the comments:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Update -- after more than a week of being up, I got on a scale today and it got back to that 11 (now 11.5) lb loss.

    But I am considering upping my calories to 1,420. Do you guys think it is a good idea?

    I am getting different quotes depending on what BMR calculator I use.

    Calculate what your intake should be, based on a 1lb a week loss and eat to that number.
  • weird_me2
    weird_me2 Posts: 716 Member
    I weigh in every single day and have for over a year now. If you want to weigh daily (which I prefer), you do have to accept that your weight can fluctuate and there's not always a rhyme or reason. Some months I steadily gain 1-2 lbs per day for about 5 days before TOM starts then shed like crazy. Some months, I gain at different times. This month I apparently gained for the days leading up to ovulation as my scale went up and stayed up a total of 6 lbs within one week. Ovulation hit and now I'm dropping a pound a day. I'm still not back down to my all time low that I was at 2 weeks ago, but I will be there and continue going down. My measurements are still going down and my BF% is going down, I weigh and track every single calorie containing thing I consume and I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to, the scale just isn't acknowledging it yet.

    I also have noticed that when I ramp up exercise or do something different from usual, I tend to hold on to water for a while. When I went from walking a lot to running more, I had more maintain days than loss days and still do. Days after I weight train I'm usually up, too.
  • NYCNika
    NYCNika Posts: 611 Member
    Yes. I measure every ingredient down to serranos and onions. Everything on a scale. Things like olive oil by measuring spoons. it is like an obsessive compulsive disorder now.

    Measure non-free flowing liquids with a scale (including oils and mayonnaise). I find it easier to weigh the bottle/jar before and after I take out what I'm going to use. They only reason I say it is because you have some odd measurements like 0.6 tsp or 0.4 tbsp. I know I have nothing in my kitchen that can measure that accurately, so it seems more like an estimate.

    Check this thread out and look at the video in the comments:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think

    If it is an estimate, I round up, not down. But most times fractional amounts come from weighing -- for example I'm using a spoon of mayo for my sauce. I place the spoon on the scale, press the button so it goes to 0. than take of the spoon, fill it with mayo, than weigh it again and it shows me the difference. Than I look at the package how many calories are in that proportion of grams per serving and arrive at the number. Than I adjust the tbs amount on MFP until it shows the correct number of calories.
  • Bradykirk
    Bradykirk Posts: 12 Member
    Let you brain overrule the scale. If you are eating enough food and exercising, you know you are doing the right things. I know it is hard, but GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK!
  • TimmyToskas
    TimmyToskas Posts: 4
    Not true what you said. It's not a myth. I went through University Studies here in NJ and I have been working out this way and dropping body fat by 1% every day for the last 3 days now. if you go over your target heart rate, more intense etc...you will burn calories quicker in less time but not fat calories. You'll be burning glucose/blood sugar and reducing your muscles especially on a treadmill, bike or Elliptical machine. A longer steadier duration workout is better than a fast intense shorter one.

    3rd. You might want to get your proper working target heart rate by using the Karvonen Heart Rate Method, by working out and having your heart rate bpm in your proper range you will be burning fat instead of muscle, blood glucose etc.

    Fat burning zone is a myth. Always better to work out at a higher intensity. You'll burn more fat overall and more total calories. It's more about total calorie burn for the calorie in vs calorie out approach.
  • littleblackcar
    littleblackcar Posts: 24
    Update -- after more than a week of being up, I got on a scale today and it got back to that 11 (now 11.5) lb loss.

    But I am considering upping my calories to 1,420. Do you guys think it is a good idea?

    I am getting different quotes depending on what BMR calculator I use.

    You shouldn't be exercising on less than that, anyway! I lost 30 pounds jogging apathetically on 1600-1700 a day.

    For the love of all that is holy: Relax! You've only been doing this for a short time. Part of your initial weight plunge may also have been water, and now you've got unrealistic expectations of what you should be losing. Stop weighting yourself all the time (I never weigh more than once a week. Ever. Saturday morning only), eat sensibly, exercise sensibly, and be patient.

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