Any body else wake up 2 lbs heavier??!

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  • FrauHaas2013
    FrauHaas2013 Posts: 615 Member
    I agree with previous posters - don't go by the scale; go by your look and feel!! Do you feel better? Are you noticing any visible changes at all? Is your clothing fitting better? Don't just go by the number on the scale...and remember that muscle weighs more than fat! :-) Continued success to you.
  • SmochiBanzai
    SmochiBanzai Posts: 7 Member
    Nicoledc - I'm clueless as to why when you workout or exercise that you get "extra" calories BUT I do know from many hours of research that to successfully lose weight you are supposed to put out more calories than you take in. So if you eat 1200 calories a day, you need to put out over 1200 calories. I could be wrong, of course but that's what I've read and it makes sense. Your best bet is to TRY to stay under your allowed calories .. But by all means, if you're hungry then eat rather than be miserable and starve. Also, to help keep the calories down but feel satisfied you need to find foods where you can eat a reasonable amount, feel full, but not take in lots of calories. Foods high in protein, fiber, etc will do the trick.

    From what what I thought, when MFP told me I need 1200 to lose a pound a week, it was because I burned 1600+ sedentary. So you eat the calories you burned UP to a net of 1200 so you are still at a 400+ calorie deficit for your body.
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  • paleojoe
    paleojoe Posts: 442 Member
    I never get too excited about a 2lb weight loss, I also never get down about a 2lb weight gain. Most of the time, in my experience you were or are a bathroom trip away from explaining the fluctuations... just sayin ;)
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