Can't figure what I'm doing wrong...
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Ok I am like you so here are some ideas
AMOUNT OF CALORIE YOU ARE EATING - FINE AS LONG AS YOUR PORTION SIZES ARE CORRECT
ARE YOU DRINKING WATER?Need 8 glasses a day
Just eat good carbs - rice potatoes veg. Keep off sauces gravies and oils
Eat a proportional mix of lean protein and carbs each time - make it the complex carbs that the body has to work at - no instant sugary foods
Do not give up - if you are depressed have a drink or get drunk and loosen your self up - keep going forward0 -
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Try resetting your goals. I am 5 feet 5 in. and weigh 234 and I was only given 1340 that's without much exercise. Maybe you have it set at highly active to get over 2000 calories. It takes me around 10 days to drop around 1.5 lbs. Don't give up you can do this!0
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Just one advice...whatever happens...DO NOT GIVE UP!!!! KEEP GOING! BE CONSISTENT! YOU WILL SEE RESULTS.
You might have to tweak things up here and there and find out for yourself what works, could be eating more, healthy, food, or eating a little less, more cardio or more weight training, heavier weight. Also relax, sleep more, etc. Wish you the best!! :flowerforyou:0 -
I'd say 6 lbs in 1 month isn't bad by any means - slow and steady. As far as the scale, I'd definitely wait and weigh a few more times. I've had the scale fluctuate as much as 8lbs this week! I believe feeling better is WAY more important than what your scale has to say.0
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Thanx folks!! I appreciate the insights and suggestions. I measured today even though it's only been a couple weeks since the last and found that I have lost 3 inches between my waist and thighs so I guess I'm not doing too badly so *YAY* for that I'll keep on increasing my hikes, walks and bike rides! Also, it was brought to my attention that because I only sleep about 3 hours a day on week days (I work overnights and have young children) I may have hosed my metabolism more than the average overweight person. So I guess since I can't stop working or caring for my family I will just have to keep doing what I'm doing and be happy with my small successes! Did I mention how much I hate weighing and measuring but I always do it right down to counting how many grapes I eat?!?! So anyone who questions my honesty or commitment to this is way off base!! Good luck all and thank you!!!!!!!!:happy:0
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I would say one thing to take out of the equation is to get yourself a HRM and accurately calculate your exercise calories. Also do something new for exercise and use some different muscle groups so and to get your weight loss going again.0
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Quick question, are you drinking your water? I try to drink between 60 & 80 ounces a day. For some reason that helps me a lot. Keep trying... We all hit these tough spots.0
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Another suggestion is to keep track of your sodium, tooo much and you'll be retaining water. Also calculate your TDEE and then subtract 20% this should be the amount of calories you should eat but also don't eat below your BMR - this is what your body needs just for being in a coma. here's a link to find out your TDEE www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html0
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With your calorie goal as high as it is, do not expect more than an average of 1 pound a week, or a little less even. This is a good steady rate, but you just have to be patient and not be expecting 2 lbs a week. Lack of sleep will definitely hurt you, so try to get in as much as you can. Otherwise,everything else looks good. Just be patient. This will take awhile for you, but it is worth it.0
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Seeing as you're still fairly new to this, and it's your first month and your first "off" week, I think it's awfully early to jump on making changes and assuming you're plateaued.
You've already admitted that you're not 100% on your food, and the MFP calculations for exercises can be way off. They are a good guideline to start, but I'd recommend getting a calorimeter like a BodyMedia unit (I absolutely love mine) to really measure out your daily burns, BMR, and your exercise burns.
Carbs are a necessary part of the diet and for fat metabolism so don't get too crazy on cutting them out. Make sure you get plenty of protein and health fats, and don't take it so hard when the scale doesn't obey you. Try again tomorrow.
Always weigh in the morning, after a poo but before breakfast, and naked if possible. You'll get the most consistent readings. You can fluctuate quite a bit with poo alone!0 -
2000 calories a day sounds like an awful lot to me.
Is this the number that MFP gave you after you input your goals?
Or are you going by the number on every Nutritional Fact panel say "based on a 2000 calories a day"?
(yeah, don't go by that unless you're a 6' tall man)
I'm 5'6" and When I was eating 1700-1800 cal a day I was about 175 lbs
(28.2 BMI well into the overweight catagory, just shy of obese. If I ate 2,000 cal /day I'd be somewhere around 220 lbs. well into the obese catagory )
I'm currently eating 1450-1550 to maintain 145 lbs.
Now, MFP tells me I get 1600 to maintain 140 lbs, but 1) MFP is just a guideline...and/or 2) I may have errors in my logging.
As long as I'm logging EVERYTHING... I can see cause and effect between what I eat and my health and weight.
I hit my goal weight 2 years ago and I'm still working on maintenance strategies.
Remember:
Enter an accurate age Even if you don't want to use your actual birthday use a date that within a couple of month of your actual birthday
Set your activity level to sedentary and log all of your exercise. At least to start.
You will see what your actual burns are. If you set your activity level higher AND log your exercise MFP will give you the twice as many calories.
When I was losing I was mush happier once I gave myself a range:
ROCK BOTTOM: 1200 cal
TARGET: MFP Calories for lose 1 lb a week (when that hit 1200 I changed to lose 1/2 lb per week)
TOP OF RANGE: Maintain Calories for my GOAL Weight.
(SAFETY VALVE: Maintain Calories for CURRENT Weight - remember to keep updating this number as you lose)
I naturally tended to do 2-4 days between 1200-1300 cal then a day at about 1500-1600 cal then back to the 1200-1300 cal. (No hard science here, but I credit the zig-zagging calories with preventing plateaus.)
--As long as I stayed under the top of my range I should continue to lose, even if it is at a slower rate.
--As long as I don't go past my safety valve I shouldn't gain.0 -
Even when set my settings on sedentary (even though I'm at least lightly active) and with a goal of a 2lb loss per week and 4 30 minute workouts (I do more than this) it still says 2000 cals. so I'm not sure what else I could change. Apparently it takes more fuel to keep this big ole body functioning. I do not eat back my exercise cals. My besty uses sparkpeople and when we put my same info in there it recommends a min of 1900 and max of 2250 cals. It's crazy but I am going to quit worrying and be happy with eating well and feeling good because I am shrinking and I can already do more than I could a month ago!0
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I drink 2 liters of water a day. I like water :0)0
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Don't worry so much about the base calories, it depends on the body you have and it's just a lot of people on here aren't used to seeing high numbers...
After 1k cut per day, my calorie allowance is 2330ish, but you should eat back your exercise calories. That could be part of why you have troubles. On days I work out, I can eat up over 4k in calories and I'm still losing.0
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