Now dreading a holiday I worked so hard for.
Gee_24
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This year at work has been severely busy. In January I had booked 7 days off due to wisdom tooth extraction, so that wasn't really a "holiday". I was in pain with an abscess right after the op for at least 5 days.
June, I was supposed to have 10 days off but it got cut down to 6.
SO, here comes my 16 days off in October. My last holiday of the year as we dont have time to squeeze in my other 15 days this year. And I just looked up Scoobys calculator to see what my maintain calories are. By then I will be 90lbs as I am 2lbs away from goal. And I hope I'll be there by then.
My MAINTAINING calories?......1230.
16 days off, usually spent indulging, kicking back....and wow. I am actually gutted. I cant afford a gym so I suppose I will need to walk an hour or 2 a day just to manage a few extra 100.
I know I'm sounding sorry myself here but damn. I found 1200 really really difficult but at least then I was losing weight!!! I lived off of one bowl of cereal, some tea and one smaller dinner on that a day, as I hate veg and fruit. Couldn't even fit in sweets most of the time.
FYI I plugged in my details and chose " Desk Job with Little Exercise " as I really do plan on resting for these 2 weeks. So I guess I'll have to figure this out...
June, I was supposed to have 10 days off but it got cut down to 6.
SO, here comes my 16 days off in October. My last holiday of the year as we dont have time to squeeze in my other 15 days this year. And I just looked up Scoobys calculator to see what my maintain calories are. By then I will be 90lbs as I am 2lbs away from goal. And I hope I'll be there by then.
My MAINTAINING calories?......1230.
16 days off, usually spent indulging, kicking back....and wow. I am actually gutted. I cant afford a gym so I suppose I will need to walk an hour or 2 a day just to manage a few extra 100.
I know I'm sounding sorry myself here but damn. I found 1200 really really difficult but at least then I was losing weight!!! I lived off of one bowl of cereal, some tea and one smaller dinner on that a day, as I hate veg and fruit. Couldn't even fit in sweets most of the time.
FYI I plugged in my details and chose " Desk Job with Little Exercise " as I really do plan on resting for these 2 weeks. So I guess I'll have to figure this out...
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Try to pre-plan some fun "activities" for your vacation!! Hiking, bikes, and even fun cooking sessions where you can try some new things! Keep your head up, youre almost at your goal and its just a vacation, there will be more in your life but nothing as important as how you feel and how healthy you have become!!!0
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I just know I will spend the entire time obsessing about hunger pains and food the way I did on 1200 before.
I had to retire to bed as early as 8pm some nights because I was going out of my mind.0 -
Try to pre-plan some fun "activities" for your vacation!! Hiking, bikes, and even fun cooking sessions where you can try some new things! Keep your head up, youre almost at your goal and its just a vacation, there will be more in your life but nothing as important as how you feel and how healthy you have become!!!
Thank you.
Well I dont have a bike but me and my boyfriend have agreed to go on walks. We live about a 3 hour walk away from Loch Lomond so that could be an idea for one sunny day!0 -
If your maintenance calories are 1240, you did something very wrong.0
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Luckily, the weather isn't too bad for walking in Scotland yet so that 3 hour walk to Loch Lomond will be beautiful. You'll have to find some fun activities in the area to keep those calories manageable. It's time to be creative. And, you may not find it as difficult on 1200+ calories this time you are a different size :flowerforyou:
Ps I'm assuming you're small, which is why your maintenance calories are so low?0 -
If your maintenance calories are 1240, you did something very wrong.
I'm the height of a child. So my stats are very very different from 99% of the people here. My hip condition ( perthes ) and crazy genes mean I am miniature! lol
Height: 4ft 8 ( 143cm )
Age: 24
Current weight: 92lbs
Goal: 90lbs.
Desk Job Little Exercise ( as I will be on holiday )
With a goal of 90bs I'll still be just under the middle of the healthy weight BMI. 6.5 stone for someone who is 4ft 8 is spot on, so please don't think I have anorexic tendencies. ( I only say this as I have been flamed so much in the past for my goal weight and people don't understand that my height changes everything, )
I assure you if you plug the same stats into Scooby you will get the same results. My BMR is a little over 1000 and has been since I lost my weight.0 -
Ps I'm assuming you're small, which is why your maintenance calories are so low?
Correct, and thank you for considering that. And also for your input.
Again I must state for everyone, although many people think women should be on at least 1500 or above to maintain, I am most likely a height that MOST of you ladies and gents surpassed when you were 10 years old.0 -
Using your TDEE here: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html
with a sedentary life it's calculating you at 1430. I know it's not much more, but if you can factor in some walking or workouts you'll be able to indulge a bit.0 -
Using your TDEE here: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html
with a sedentary life it's calculating you at 1430. I know it's not much more, but if you can factor in some walking or workouts you'll be able to indulge a bit.
Wow, thank you!
I tried Fitness Frog a few weeks ago when I was also calculating ahead for this holiday so thats why I was so shocked when I saw 1230 on Scooby.
But the confusing thing is I don't have a HRM so dont have anything accurate, and people claim Scooby is accurate to within 50-100 calories and the best around.
What would you do? Listen to the higher number? Because I certainly want to! lol0 -
DECISION MADE:
I am now going to break the bank. I am going to buy the cheapest but BEST quality HRM I can find. Is a fitbit zip any good?
I dont want to buy one for £40 if you all think its garbage when I should have bought the £80 for more accuracy.
All opinions appreciated.0 -
Using your TDEE here: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html
with a sedentary life it's calculating you at 1430. I know it's not much more, but if you can factor in some walking or workouts you'll be able to indulge a bit.
Wow, thank you!
I tried Fitness Frog a few weeks ago when I was also calculating ahead for this holiday so thats why I was so shocked when I saw 1230 on Scooby.
But the confusing thing is I don't have a HRM so dont have anything accurate, and people claim Scooby is accurate to within 50-100 calories and the best around.
What would you do? Listen to the higher number? Because I certainly want to! lol
I would go with the Scooby Calculator. If it were me, I'd use that for a few weeks, and see how it goes. Don't forget that you may gain water weight after going to maintenance.0 -
Listen to the highest number and remember that staying active is great for your health, well-being and best of all, you can eat more!
I am 5'2" and I was pretty active today with more than 700 exercise calories between lifting, elliptical and walking, so I've eaten 400 of those along with my usual so I'm very satisfied.
Staying active is the key!0 -
But the confusing thing is I don't have a HRM so dont have anything accurate, and people claim Scooby is accurate to within 50-100 calories and the best around.
They're all estimates...every single one of these calculators is just an estimate and a starting point. Also, a HRM is worthless for determining a calorie burn throughout the day...they're only reasonably accurate for calorie burn during and actual aerobic event.
If it were me, I'd just go on my holiday and enjoy. Even if you do over indulge, not much damage can come from two weeks. Just go enjoy yourself.0 -
Using your TDEE here: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html
with a sedentary life it's calculating you at 1430. I know it's not much more, but if you can factor in some walking or workouts you'll be able to indulge a bit.
Just for fun and another example, I put your stats into this one: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ and a sedentary TDEE is ~1450.
I like looking at different numbers, so I tend to take multiple measurements and do an average or find a range and try to stick within that. I think with the other numbers here, you have a bit of wiggle room. As for exercise, you may not do specific cardio or weights, but I find that I do end up moving more anyway when on vacation with walking around or activities.
Hope you have a fun, restful break!0 -
The Fitbit isn't a HRM, it's an activity monitor. Which, I think, is more what you need. It will work out your actual TDEE more accurately than guesswork on a website. You may find you are more active than you think in which case you could eat more
I have the Fitbit One. Love it! Have used it constantly for 10 months and have found the calorie estimations to be extremely accurate personally. 0 -
The Fitbit isn't a HRM, it's an activity monitor. Which, I think, is more what you need. It will work out your actual TDEE more accurately than guesswork on a website. You may find you are more active than you think in which case you could eat more I have the Fitbit One. Love it! Have used it constantly for 10 months and have found the calorie estimations to be extremely accurate personally.
Thanks!
I was looking it up and my question is: I plan to use this extensively on my holiday. ( Obviously will use at work once I return to see my burn! ) but will it be accurate if Im just lazing about all day?
Even if it can tell me my basic calories before exercise I will be happy to have spent the money. I wouldn't like to find its only useful for active people.0 -
I put your stats in scooby and it came out with 1435 to maintain or 1148 to continue losing, are you sure you read the right number? 1435 is definitely manageable!!0
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The Fitbit isn't a HRM, it's an activity monitor. Which, I think, is more what you need. It will work out your actual TDEE more accurately than guesswork on a website. You may find you are more active than you think in which case you could eat more I have the Fitbit One. Love it! Have used it constantly for 10 months and have found the calorie estimations to be extremely accurate personally.
Thanks!
I was looking it up and my question is: I plan to use this extensively on my holiday. ( Obviously will use at work once I return to see my burn! ) but will it be accurate if Im just lazing about all day?
Even if it can tell me my basic calories before exercise I will be happy to have spent the money. I wouldn't like to find its only useful for active people.
Sure! I have a Fitbit Zip, and I wear it all day every day. The idea of the Fitbit is that you put your information in when you set it up, and then it calculates your daily calorie burn based on your stats and activity level. So it counts not only the calories from just walking, but also from when you're just sitting around.
I'm pretty active (average over 12000 steps a day), but even on days where I barely do anything (like when I am sick, or in the car all day on a roadtrip), it seems to be really accurate. I don't eat back my exercise calories because I'm on a TDEE-based calorie count, but on days where I'm SUPER active (like 12 mile hike on top of normal activity days), then the FitBit shows how much higher than normal I am, and I will eat back a little extra. I find it useful- and it motivates me to go take the dog for an extra walk if I'm low!0 -
One thing that I've found that helps is instead of imagining holidays as time to bum around and be lazy, I try to schedule activities that get me active. You mentioned a pretty cool walk that you can do - maybe try to plan a couple more of those types of activities - it helps keep you fit and makes the time you do spend bumming around even more awesome. 0
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Here's another easy way to figure it out. Determine your BMR (I came up with 1200 using most online calculators) and multiply by 1.2 to come up with sedentary TDEE. This gives you 1440 calories per day. Once you add in a little activity, you'll probably have more like 1600-1800 calories per day.
No worries! Have fun!0 -
I put your stats in scooby and it came out with 1435 to maintain or 1148 to continue losing, are you sure you read the right number? 1435 is definitely manageable!!
I wish, but thanks for taking the time to do that, very much appreciated! These are my stats, based on current weight rather than my goal which I dont see myself hitting by then.
These are my results:
I got the same figure as you, before I entered my age. Weird, huh? o_0 I thought 24 was a good age for burning cals! Somehow Im burning 200 less when I enter age??0 -
I thought I would attach this image, as people will see I am at 92lbs and think Im far too small.
This was me last month, only about 3lbs heavier. Still got a bit to go!
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Yep, I was about to say, 90lbs. (GEEZ), but I see your pic and see your a shortie and by the way, you look fabulous. Do the best you can, have fun, drink drinks with diet soda instead of reg. soda... dance away the calories, play beach volleyball eat fruit... YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL AND LOOK FANTASTIC DOING IT0
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Yep, I was about to say, 90lbs. (GEEZ), but I see your pic and see your a shortie and by the way, you look fabulous. Do the best you can, have fun, drink drinks with diet soda instead of reg. soda... dance away the calories, play beach volleyball eat fruit... YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL AND LOOK FANTASTIC DOING IT
Aw thank you very much! Made my night!
And thanks to everyone for your input. Looking into the best deal on a fitbit.0 -
I think you look great. And, yes, I think a FitBit is an excellent way to go for you - it will take all of your stats into account (height, weight, age, sex, etc) and then monitor your activity and give you your TDEE. It will probably be more accurate for what you're looking for (general activity level) than an HRM would be (which is really only good for cardio). And it should be very accurate no matter what your activity level is; at least as accurate as any other calculator or estimator is going to be. There are some activities that it doesn't count well (swimming, biking, etc) since it counts steps and how fast you take them, but overall it's a good tool.
Also, crazy jealous of your 44 vacation days. :sad:0 -
Things you can do on holiday,
Sexy fun time with the bf,
Walking,
Go out dancing,
Do a you tube work out, ( its only an hour, you can bumm around for the rest of the day)
Go for a swim, in the loch,
Go row a boat.
Yoga/ stretching
Just try to do things rather than bum around
And most importantly relax and enjoy your holiday.
If you completely pig out, it just means you will reach your goal 2 weeks later.
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I was looking it up and my question is: I plan to use this extensively on my holiday. ( Obviously will use at work once I return to see my burn! ) but will it be accurate if Im just lazing about all day?
Even if it can tell me my basic calories before exercise I will be happy to have spent the money. I wouldn't like to find its only useful for active people.
The Fitbit is absolutely as accurate if you are sedentary. I am truly sedentary (I have mobility issues following ankle surgery) and rarely reach 3000 steps a day and find it is as accurate for me on those days, as well as days when I am a bit more active. I think you will really benefit from using a Fitbit!0 -
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Women and our complicatedness.0 -
You look fantastic. Keep up the good work 0
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You look fantastic. Keep up the good work
Thank you!!0
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