Confused Help Please

bornnslippy
bornnslippy Posts: 36 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi ive started dieting and exercising and at the moment i have lost 10 pound in 3 - 4 weeks not to bad

Ive started to use the MFP App and after exercising for 5 hours a week on the rower and eating less than 1500 calories daily for the last 2 weeks, i haven't lost any weight

Can some one help me out as im a bit of a newbie to all this, is it because im eating to less calories and my metabolism has slowed down to much

Im doing a hour rows 2 days on 1 day off.

Im 44 weighing 214lbs and 6ft tall and i have a Sedentary job

Now i have just joined here and done the Suggested Fitness and Nutrition Goals

NUTRITIONAL GOALS TARGET

Net Calories Consumed* / Day 1,370.0 Calories / Day
Carbs / Day 188 g
Fat / Day 46 g
Protein / Day 51 g
*Net calories consumed = total calories consumed - exercise calories burned. So the more you exercise, the more you can eat!

FITNESS GOALS TARGET

Calories Burned / Week 14,120.0 Calories / Week
Workouts / Weekends 5 workouts
Minutes / Workout 360 minutes

If you follow this plan...
Your projected weight loss is: 2.0 lbs/week
You should lose 10.0 lbs. by May 29

Surely thats not right 1,370.0 Calories / Day im burning 800-900 calories a workout??????

Ive been told i need to eat 2500 calories daily with my exercise regime on another forum

God im confused didnt know it was this hard to lose weight lol

I love the app but this has really thrown me

Any help would be great

Thxs

Replies

  • seena511
    seena511 Posts: 685 Member
    you're eating too little. make sure you're eating back your exercise calories. check your BMR and make sure you're netting that number minimum each day.
  • bornnslippy
    bornnslippy Posts: 36 Member
    Thxs for the reply what calorie intake would u recommend?

    Thxs
  • knovello82
    knovello82 Posts: 110 Member
    You are probably eating too little. MFP is extremely low with their calorie goals. Mine was 1200 for a while, and my brother (who is a trainer) said that's way too low & I'm probably starving myself. I upped my calorie intake & am already feeling much better. You may want to consult with a trainer or doctor to confirm how many calories you should be taking in each day.
  • bornnslippy
    bornnslippy Posts: 36 Member
    Thxs i think i will up calorie intake to 2300 daily and see how it goes

Categories