How Come the Scale Hates You?

dsjohndrow
dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I get really sick of the same old topics cycling through. I thought it would be great to do survey to see what is working for you (or not.) So just fill in the facts below and let's see where it goes. No opinions needed.

Weight: 208
Calories Per Day: 1300
Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 5 days running/2 strength training / 7 hours wk.
Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Not always, and not all of them.
Months Since You Started? 26
Amount Weight Lost: 70

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  • onwarddownward
    onwarddownward Posts: 1,683 Member
    Weight: 282
    Calories Per Day: 1490
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 7 days/1 hr per day/ Swimming laps (freestyle/breaststroke)
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? No. Unless I'm PMSing.
    Months Since You Started? 2.5
    Amount Weight Lost: 12.9
  • mrsjay4life
    mrsjay4life Posts: 34 Member
    Weight: 299
    Calories Per Day: 1580
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 6 days 30+ minutes
    twice a day cardio/strenght
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? I never do
    Months Since You Started? 3 months
    Amount Weight Lost: 45lbs
  • Stoli24
    Stoli24 Posts: 14
    Weight: 138
    Calories Per Day: 1800-1900
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 6/ 3x 60 minutes of weightlifting, 3x 25 minutes of light to moderate cardio
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Yes
    Months Since You Started? 5
    Amount Weight Lost: 25
  • mactaffy84
    mactaffy84 Posts: 398 Member
    Weight: 115
    Calories Per Day: 1500
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 7'days some kind of cardio, 0.5-1 hour/day; 3 days strength training
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Sometimes
    Months Since You Started? 12
    Amount Weight Lost: 33, but hit that 8 months ago (my goal) and have been maintaining since
  • A_Fit_Mom
    A_Fit_Mom Posts: 602 Member
    I'm 5'8

    Weight: 165
    Calories Per Day: 1350

    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 4-5 days. About 30-45 mins each time. And mainly the treadmill. I am now doing 30 day shred also a few times a week.

    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Usually half of them

    Months Since You Started? It will be two months next week.

    Amount Weight Lost: 20 pounds
  • rciszek
    rciszek Posts: 134
    Weight: 245
    Calories Per Day: 1,360
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 5-6 days / Running Mon-Fri (30-34 mins each), Swimming laps (30 mins) Thurs, Cardio (60 mins) Tues, sometimes running (30-34 mins) on Saturday as well, 2-3 times a week Strength training (60 mins each), Sunday is rest
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? I have but usually it's very minimal
    Months Since You Started? year and a half
    Amount Weight Lost: 52 (some prior to MFP)
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Weight: 277lbs
    Calories per day: average of 2500
    Exercise: Dog walks 5 times a week, lifting hard and heavy 4 times a week.
    Exercise Cals: Using TDEE method
    Started: Actually trying to lose weight, 2 weeks ago.
    Lost: 4lbs ish
  • CarmenSRT
    CarmenSRT Posts: 843 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 46
    Height: 5' 7.5"
    Weight: 164
    Calories Per Day: 1600ish
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 7 days, usually an hour plus on stationary bike
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Sometimes
    Months Since You Started? 11
    Amount Weight Lost: 61 pounds
  • JDBLY11
    JDBLY11 Posts: 577 Member
    Female, 28, 5'6''
    Weight: 305
    Calories Per Day: 1900
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: none so far
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? not yet
    Months Since You Started? 2 months
    Amount Weight Lost: 21 lbs
  • Brad805
    Brad805 Posts: 289 Member
    Weight: 183.5
    Calories Per Day: 1200-1500 (12wk run of PSMF to dump last pounds)
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 3 times gym, 2 yoga classes, 25min walk daily, 2-3 40min bike rides
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Allow 300cals extra on exercise days
    Months Since You Started? 15
    Amount Weight Lost: 94
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Weight: 119
    Calories Per Day: 1617 rest / 2426 training
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 3 days per week, mod to heavy weight training
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? no (I guess because I cycle them)
    Months Since You Started? Started back up approx 3mos ago when my baby was 6mos
    Amount Weight Lost: NONE (but I don't care. That's not what matters to me.)
  • JDBLY11
    JDBLY11 Posts: 577 Member
    Weight: 299
    Calories Per Day: 1580
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 6 days 30+ minutes
    twice a day cardio/strenght
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? I never do
    Months Since You Started? 3 months
    Amount Weight Lost: 45lbs

    You are doing so good. I have been scared to start exercising at my weight. I am not used to being this big. I gained it so fast last year and it has kind of freaked me out.
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
    Weight: 141(5'7")
    Calories Per Day: 1660 NET
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: bike or run 3x week, circuit training/weights 3x week
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? yes and more! :drinker:
    Months Since You Started? 4.5
    Amount Weight Lost: 13 lb
  • auteurfille22
    auteurfille22 Posts: 251 Member
    Weight: 143 (I'm 5'5")
    Calories Per Day: 1200
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: circuit training w/ weights 4 times a week, running 3 times a week
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Half.
    Months Since You Started? 3
    Amount Weight Lost:16 lb
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    Do you want net calories or total calories? Since I don't know, I'll just list both. :tongue:

    Weight: 196.6lbs

    Calories Per Day: avg total - 1800 / avg net - 1600 (I rarely ever eat at the exact same calorie amount. :drinker: )

    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 3 days lifting/ 4 days cardio (I do cardio on days I lift)/ 2 rest days

    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? yes...50% to 100% of them

    Months Since You Started? 2 months of calorie counting / 17 months since I started losing weight

    Amount Weight Lost: 21.4lbs since using MFP/ 63.4lbs since I started losing weight
  • lkplibra
    lkplibra Posts: 147 Member
    Weight: 145 (5'8")
    Calories Per Day: 1200 - 1400
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: Sedentary
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? No
    Months Since You Started? 11
    Amount Weight Lost: 40
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,256 Member
    Weight: 160
    Calories Per Day: 1300
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 2-3 days stationary biking, street cycling and walking
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Sometimes but not all
    Months Since You Started? 12
    Amount Weight Lost: 50 pounds

    Today is my one year anniversary.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    Weight: 137.8
    Calories Per Day: 1800 (average out throughout the week)
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 5-6 days of Jillian Michaels workout dvds
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? No
    Months Since You Started? 8 months (though I got slightly off track at christmas)
    Amount Weight Lost: Just hit the 30 pounds lost mark!
  • Lbf321
    Lbf321 Posts: 81 Member
    Weight: 166
    Calories Per Day: 1800-1900
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 3 days of 1 hour circuit training, 2 days power walking or power yoga for 1 hour
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? yes, but MFP cals are the same as tdee-20%
    Months Since You Started? 1.5
    Amount Weight Lost: 10 since joining but 16 in the past few month's
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    Weight: 211
    Calories Per Day: Anywhere from 1700-1900
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: Days vary. Amount is usually anywhere from 26-40. I either walk on the treadmill, ride the stationary bike, or exercise with the Wii.
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? If I am hungry I eat some back or almost all of them. If I am not hungry I don't.
    Months Since You Started? 8
    Amount Weight Lost: I've lost anywhere from 89-100 pounds (not sure how much I originally weighed. I know it was somewhere over 300 pounds).
  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    Weight: 236
    Calories Per Day: 2090 (net)
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: Inconsistent, 3-5 days a week, usually fast walking plus some cardio dvd's
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Absu****inglutely
    Months Since You Started? 4
    Amount Weight Lost: 21 total (went up 2 after signing up)
  • LaSweetMini
    LaSweetMini Posts: 157 Member
    Weight: 135
    Calories Per Day: 1200
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 4-5 days 30 min cardio / 30 min strength
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Not unless I'm hungry but for the most part no.
    Months Since You Started? 22
    Amount Weight Lost: 62lbs
  • littlelouis
    littlelouis Posts: 54 Member
    (Female/5'3)
    Weight: 113
    Calories Per Day: 1200, give or take 100
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 6 days per week of hip hop abs, 7 days of 30 day shred
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back?: Nope
    Months Since You Started?: 3.5
    Amount Weight Lost: 14 pounds
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Weight: 152.2
    Calories Per Day: net 2000
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: try for 5-6, split between running and heavy lifting
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? yummy, yes, always have
    Months Since You Started? 15
    Amount Weight Lost: 62 lbs
  • JfMarrs
    JfMarrs Posts: 110 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
  • strcrft15
    strcrft15 Posts: 5
    Weight: 191
    Calories Per Day: Net around 1680, total is usually close to 2000
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 3-6 days per week of Insanity workouts, depending on my schedule, plus random dog walks here and there (Nurse, so it's totally random)
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Almost always
    Months Since You Started? 3
    Amount Weight Lost: 20
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Weight: 129
    Calories Per Day: 2100-2400 (1920 net)
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: 7 days per week, strength training, 45 minutes-1 hour/day
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back?: All of them
    Months Since You Started?: 24
    Amount Weight Lost: 77 lbs
  • ohmscheeks
    ohmscheeks Posts: 840 Member
    Weight: 162.2
    Calories Per Day: Averaging 1,600 (trying to get to 1,200)
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: Started 30 Day Shred on 5/7/2013
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back?: I don't log exercise
    Months Since You Started?: I started another MFP attempt on 4/28/2013
    Amount Weight Lost: 6 lbs, weigh-in on Mondays

    opps! I thought you meant starting weight, lol
  • kindasortachewy
    kindasortachewy Posts: 1,084 Member
    Weight: 196
    Calories Per Day: 1200 or less
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week: Mix it up always this week Zumba and 5k training
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Nope
    Months Since You Started? almost 2 months
    Amount Weight Lost: 17
  • crystalrp
    crystalrp Posts: 113 Member
    Weight: 207
    Calories Per Day: 1300/20-25 carbs
    Days/Amount/Type of Exercise per Week:4-5 days walking 30 min/ cardio DVD
    Do You Eat Your Exercise Calories Back? Not usually
    Months Since You Started? 1
    Amount Weight Lost: 14

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