Where am i going wrong?!
jesstaylor21
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Hi Guys and Gals I'm Jess *Waves*
Iv been on the site for a few months now and have been pretty dedicated with maybe one or two slip ups over Christmas. My reason for posting is because although i have been sticking to my calories and hitting the gym 3 times a week Iv only lost 5lbs in just over 8 weeks
What am i doing wrong? If anyone could give me any insights as to what it may be that I'm doing wrong i would appreciate it a lot!!
Calories 1474 (TDEE calculation without exercise as i don't do the same exercise every week)
Workouts
Monday - Spin class 45 minutes, conditioning work ie. squats,lunges,crunches,bicep curls, planks, leg raises etc.
Wednesday - Legs, bums & Tums class 45 mins, 20 minute run on treadmill
Friday - 15 minute bike, 20 minute treadmill (interval training between run and walk) & conditioning as above.
If there is something at the gym you think would be better than what im doing please tell me my goal to loose 40lb's is going to take a long time at this rate so any help will gratefully received
P.s I don't eat back my workout calories and if i do only maximum of 100
Thanks in advance
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Iv been on the site for a few months now and have been pretty dedicated with maybe one or two slip ups over Christmas. My reason for posting is because although i have been sticking to my calories and hitting the gym 3 times a week Iv only lost 5lbs in just over 8 weeks
What am i doing wrong? If anyone could give me any insights as to what it may be that I'm doing wrong i would appreciate it a lot!!Calories 1474 (TDEE calculation without exercise as i don't do the same exercise every week)
Workouts
Monday - Spin class 45 minutes, conditioning work ie. squats,lunges,crunches,bicep curls, planks, leg raises etc.
Wednesday - Legs, bums & Tums class 45 mins, 20 minute run on treadmill
Friday - 15 minute bike, 20 minute treadmill (interval training between run and walk) & conditioning as above.
If there is something at the gym you think would be better than what im doing please tell me my goal to loose 40lb's is going to take a long time at this rate so any help will gratefully received
P.s I don't eat back my workout calories and if i do only maximum of 100
Thanks in advance
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Of course, I can not tell you what is going wrong with any certainty. I will tell you that the majority of people underestimate what they are eating every day. Do you have a food scale? Do you weigh/measure/log everything you eat? That should be your first step if you don't.
ETA: Weight loss is all about the number of calories you are eating. Exercise benefits your health. Work on shaping up your diet first.0 -
Do you weigh your food?0
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Have you taken measurements? In addition, if you're still experiencing sore muscles, it could be possible that your muscles are retaining water. Try drinking a gallon a day and see what it does for you.0
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In looking at what you said your work out was I could see why your a little frustrated. First a 45 minute spin class will not give you the same weight loss effects as walking or running. Second conditioning work again will help your over all body and slowly help reduce but this is a very slow process compounded with the fact it is low volume and low intensity. Your 20 minute on the treadmill needs to be increased to five days a week for any positive gain with a goal of 30 minutes and building up to an hour. Yes an hour. Then as far as 15 minutes on a bike and then switching to a treadmill that is a waste of energy. The 15 minutes on the bike will burn very little. You have to make it something that you like to do and then ramp up the intensity. If you just walk for 30 minutes a day you will see better results than the program you have set up now.
The second of your problem is more than likely not the calorie count per say but what the food you are eating. Yes the type of food, time it is eaten and the amount of energy all play a part. Friend me if you want and you can look at my food and exercise goals daily. I work my butt off and in 6 months I have lost over 80 pounds. Yes I am back in shape but it is all work.0 -
Do you weigh your food?
This...without an open diary to see for sure this question has to be asked.
Most of the time if you aren't losing as fast as you should be it's because you are eating more then you think.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think0 -
What are you stats? Height, weight, age
What percentage deficit did you use from your TDEE (15? 20? 25?)
You're not really following the TDEE method correctly. Exercise should be included. If you'd rather just go with one number as you are, then you need to eat your calories back when you do exercise. If you're worried about overestimating, then plan to eat at least half of them. Not eating them at all creates too high of a calorie deficit for healthy weight loss.
As others have asked - do you weigh/measure your food?
Are you sure your not still recovering from those Christmas slip-ups. I've seen a lot of folks asking about this lately but I think it's just a matter of being patient and staying on track for another couple of weeks to see if the weight starts coming off again.
And really, you're not that far off base. 5 pounds in 8 weeks is an average of 0.625 pounds per week. With 40 pounds to lose, 1 pound per week is an ideal goal and you're not that far off.
Perspective. Patience.
P.S. What you do for exercise doesn't really matter.0 -
In looking at what you said your work out was I could see why your a little frustrated. First a 45 minute spin class will not give you the same weight loss effects as walking or running. Second conditioning work again will help your over all body and slowly help reduce but this is a very slow process compounded with the fact it is low volume and low intensity. Your 20 minute on the treadmill needs to be increased to five days a week for any positive gain with a goal of 30 minutes and building up to an hour. Yes an hour. Then as far as 15 minutes on a bike and then switching to a treadmill that is a waste of energy. The 15 minutes on the bike will burn very little. You have to make it something that you like to do and then ramp up the intensity. If you just walk for 30 minutes a day you will see better results than the program you have set up now.
The second of your problem is more than likely not the calorie count per say but what the food you are eating. Yes the type of food, time it is eaten and the amount of energy all play a part. Friend me if you want and you can look at my food and exercise goals daily. I work my butt off and in 6 months I have lost over 80 pounds. Yes I am back in shape but it is all work.
Yah no...the kind of food and when it is eaten is not going to prevent weight loss. Excess calories do.
As for the exercise anything is good and there is no need to do an hour of cardio..
I lost over 30lbs in 4 months eating a calorie deficet and walking 20mins a day...
For exercise I would suggest lifting...it's 3x a week and I personally love it...but the key is to find somethign you love and doing it.0 -
Hi Guys and Gals I'm Jess *Waves*
Iv been on the site for a few months now and have been pretty dedicated with maybe one or two slip ups over Christmas. My reason for posting is because although i have been sticking to my calories and hitting the gym 3 times a week Iv only lost 5lbs in just over 8 weeks What am i doing wrong? If anyone could give me any insights as to what it may be that I'm doing wrong i would appreciate it a lot!!
Calories 1474 (TDEE calculation without exercise as i don't do the same exercise every week)
Workouts
Monday - Spin class 45 minutes, conditioning work ie. squats,lunges,crunches,bicep curls, planks, leg raises etc.
Wednesday - Legs, bums & Tums class 45 mins, 20 minute run on treadmill
Friday - 15 minute bike, 20 minute treadmill (interval training between run and walk) & conditioning as above.
If there is something at the gym you think would be better than what im doing please tell me my goal to loose 40lb's is going to take a long time at this rate so any help will gratefully received
P.s I don't eat back my workout calories and if i do only maximum of 100
Thanks in advance
x
Oh please. Only 5 pounds in 8 weeks? What is the need to lose faster? Isnt around 1/2 pound a week a fairly healthy rate of weight loss?0 -
Thanks for all your replies thought id do a group response as apposed to individual it might be easier!!
So first of yes i do weigh/measure ALL of my food I'm quite strict with it
I can't do any more than 3 days a week exercise as i have a baby and it wouldn't be fair on hubby to go every evening! I try to do what i can at the gym but I'm also trying to build up my stamina, i have no clue what cardio is better than others or what weights help burn faster I'm just trying to do a mixture of things, but by the looks of it exercise isn't a necessity anyway!
Stats are
Age - 24
height - 5'8
weight - 179.8lbs
I calculated my TDEE on scooby with a 25% weight loss and as i said didn't calculate in working out as i don't do the same thing all the time and some weeks a have to do less time due to baby
My Diary is open so you should be able to view the sort's of foods i eat, yes im not 100% a 'Clean' eater but then i think if you deprive yourself of too much of the things you like your more likely to cave in and binge so i have a little of what i like and work extra hard those days
Thanks again look forward to your replies
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Maybe you just need to be patient. Please don't get sucked into the "I have to eat clean and deprive myself of all the foods I love so I can lose weight" mindset. It's all about burning more than you need, reasonably. It's taken me 19 months to lose just over 100 pounds and I never deprived myself of any food - but I ate within my calories for the day. Don't give up!0
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OP 5 pounds in 8 weeks is great; workout ought to be realistic and enjoyable, continue to be patient and best of luck.0
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In looking at what you said your work out was I could see why your a little frustrated. First a 45 minute spin class will not give you the same weight loss effects as walking or running. Second conditioning work again will help your over all body and slowly help reduce but this is a very slow process compounded with the fact it is low volume and low intensity. Your 20 minute on the treadmill needs to be increased to five days a week for any positive gain with a goal of 30 minutes and building up to an hour. Yes an hour. Then as far as 15 minutes on a bike and then switching to a treadmill that is a waste of energy. The 15 minutes on the bike will burn very little. You have to make it something that you like to do and then ramp up the intensity. If you just walk for 30 minutes a day you will see better results than the program you have set up now.
The second of your problem is more than likely not the calorie count per say but what the food you are eating. Yes the type of food, time it is eaten and the amount of energy all play a part. Friend me if you want and you can look at my food and exercise goals daily. I work my butt off and in 6 months I have lost over 80 pounds. Yes I am back in shape but it is all work.
Have you ever actually taken a spin class?? :laugh:0 -
hahaha i was soooooooo thinking this i literally look like iv walked out of the shower after a spin class!!
Thanks for your comments guys i know im probably being wayyy over optimistic thinking ill loose quickly but i would just have thought going from no exercise and over eating to exercising my butt off and controlled eating i would have lost a bit more than 5lbs!
As you say though keep going and hope for the best aye
Thanks again xx0 -
25% deficit is too high - the scooby website gives you a pop-up warning saying it's dangerous without doctor's supervision.
Please change it to 20% and please eat back at least part of your exercise calories. You need to take care of your body if you expect it to behave the way you want it to. Having too high of a calorie deficit doesn't necessarily mean that you'll lose faster, as I think you're now learning.
Take care!0 -
hahaha i was soooooooo thinking this i literally look like iv walked out of the shower after a spin class!!
Thanks for your comments guys i know im probably being wayyy over optimistic thinking ill loose quickly but i would just have thought going from no exercise and over eating to exercising my butt off and controlled eating i would have lost a bit more than 5lbs!
As you say though keep going and hope for the best aye
Thanks again xx
"Yes the type of food, time it is eaten and the amount of energy all play a part"
:huh:
I eat whenever I want....any time of the day or night.
But you got to do whats best for you. We can give all the advice that works for us but no1 can sit here and say that is the way to do it.0 -
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Oh please. Only 5 pounds in 8 weeks? What is the need to lose faster? Isnt around 1/2 pound a week a fairly healthy rate of weight loss?
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I'd be pretty happy with this!!!!0 -
Maybe your gaining muscle and losing inches. Try measuring yourself and go by how you feel. Also cut down on the carbs and salt and fats if your taking to much. I know this helps me. Good luck with your journey towards health and fitness. 0
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In looking at what you said your work out was I could see why your a little frustrated. First a 45 minute spin class will not give you the same weight loss effects as walking or running. Second conditioning work again will help your over all body and slowly help reduce but this is a very slow process compounded with the fact it is low volume and low intensity. Your 20 minute on the treadmill needs to be increased to five days a week for any positive gain with a goal of 30 minutes and building up to an hour. Yes an hour. Then as far as 15 minutes on a bike and then switching to a treadmill that is a waste of energy. The 15 minutes on the bike will burn very little. You have to make it something that you like to do and then ramp up the intensity. If you just walk for 30 minutes a day you will see better results than the program you have set up now.
The second of your problem is more than likely not the calorie count per say but what the food you are eating. Yes the type of food, time it is eaten and the amount of energy all play a part. Friend me if you want and you can look at my food and exercise goals daily. I work my butt off and in 6 months I have lost over 80 pounds. Yes I am back in shape but it is all work.
this has to be a joke post :huh: :laugh: meal timing makes no difference, for the vast majority of people the type of calories doesn't make a difference, the OP stated that she isn't eating back her exercise calories, so the type of exercise doesn't make a difference as long as she is eating with enough deficit, etc
- OP are you accurately weighing and measuring you food?
- keep in mind the MFP databases can be very inaccurate. As an example a few nights ago i had something for dinner that was uploaded to MFP as being 320 calories. This didnt seem right to me so i and the owner of the restaurant worked it out together and turns out the dish was around 900 calories! if something seems too good to be true calorie wise, then it usually is wrong in the way you dont want it to be0 -
Thanks for all your replies thought id do a group response as apposed to individual it might be easier!!
So first of yes i do weigh/measure ALL of my food I'm quite strict with it
I can't do any more than 3 days a week exercise as i have a baby and it wouldn't be fair on hubby to go every evening! I try to do what i can at the gym but I'm also trying to build up my stamina, i have no clue what cardio is better than others or what weights help burn faster I'm just trying to do a mixture of things, but by the looks of it exercise isn't a necessity anyway!
Stats are
Age - 24
height - 5'8
weight - 179.8lbs
I calculated my TDEE on scooby with a 25% weight loss and as i said didn't calculate in working out as i don't do the same thing all the time and some weeks a have to do less time due to baby
My Diary is open so you should be able to view the sort's of foods i eat, yes im not 100% a 'Clean' eater but then i think if you deprive yourself of too much of the things you like your more likely to cave in and binge so i have a little of what i like and work extra hard those days
Thanks again look forward to your replies
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Congrats on your loss so far!
How recently have you had the baby and are you still breastfeeding? I promise I'm not trying to start any kind of breastfeeding vs. not debate, but if you're still breastfeeding it's important to make sure you're eating enough calories to sustain your milk supply. And if you've given birth recently it can take some time for your hormones to come back to normal. Some women find that their weight loss will slow or stall until that happens.0 -
" Your 20 minute on the treadmill needs to be increased to five days a week for any positive gain with a goal of 30 minutes and building up to an hour. Yes an hour. Then as far as 15 minutes on a bike and then switching to a treadmill that is a waste of energy."
So switching from a bike to a treadmill is a waste of energy? Okay...............................
Cracking me up with the definitive suggestions. lol
But I am glad you lost 80lbs. Congrats. 0 -
Oh please. Only 5 pounds in 8 weeks? What is the need to lose faster? Isnt around 1/2 pound a week a fairly healthy rate of weight loss?
I'd be pretty happy with this!!!!
This is what I was thinking.
OP, It's very unlikely you put ON weight that quickly, it's very unfair to your body to expect it to come off faster than you put it on. It's important to be dedicated and consistent, but even more important to be REASONABLE in your goals, to avoid feeling defeated and risking the urge to give up.0 -
Iv only lost 5lbs in just over 8 weeks What am i doing wrong?
Seems like a decent amount to me. Maybe turn off Biggest Loser and the drop the dream you'll magically lose all your weight overnight and have some more realistic expectations. Just keep it up and you'll get to your goals. Good luck!0 -
I've lost 11# since I started on Oct 5. And about 4 of those I can blame on having the flu in November... My first month I didn't lose much of ANYTHING, maybe a pound. chin up, you are doing great! If you are strict with counting your calories-weighing-measuring, so that you do feel like you are being accurate, then the only thing I might suggest is eat a bit more! I would say 1474 seems a bit light on calories with the working out you are doing. Food is fuel.
I don't think with the TDEE method it really matters what exactly you are doing every week, but you could still log that you exercise 2-3 times a week?? it would up your calorie count to make it more accurate.
Maybe try the calculator at iifym.com0 -
Thank you everyone for your kind words!! I think trying another calculator and eating a bit more may be the way forward then by the sounds of it, i mean i don't feel hungry with the calories I'm eating and a generally listen to my body so if its tellingme to eat i have a snack and log it but im generally not a HUGE eater anyway
I'm not saying im not happy with the weight i have lost because any loss is great i just would have expected to loose a bit more considering iv undergone quite a drastic lifestyle change!
I have been doing my measurements and again no change at all but i find measuring inconsistent for me as i can never seem to get the same spot i measured in last time haha!!
To the poster who asked about breastfeeding i had my bubs 9 months ago and stopped breastfeeding at 6 month's so no issue's there but thank you
Again i think i shall just have to try re-calculating my TDEE maybe including work outs and see if that makes a difference seems bizarre that to loose weight you have to eat more though doesn't it!!
Thanks again everyone xx 0 -
Asking again, because apparently it got lost.
Do you use a food scale?0 -
you may be losing inches rather than weight if you are doing all that exercise, your fat will be burning and your muscles growing. muscle weighs more than fat...
well done on your weight loss0 -
you may be losing inches rather than weight if you are doing all that exercise, your fat will be burning and your muscles growing. muscle weighs more than fat...
well done on your weight loss
No! You can't gain muscle on a calorie deficit.0 -
I did put in my first response that i do measure and weigh my food and i am very god at making sure everything is weighed/measured even when cooking for the whole family
I have measured inches too but nothing has changed as far as i can see, I did think maybe it was fat to muscle conversion as i try and lift heavy and i can definitely see more muscle in my legs!?
Can anyone recommend what my calorie intake should be then for my stats and to loose weight with my exercise the way it is?
Stats again:
Age: 24
Height: 5'8
Weight: 179.8
Thanks again xx0 -
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you may be losing inches rather than weight if you are doing all that exercise, your fat will be burning and your muscles growing. muscle weighs more than fat...
well done on your weight loss
No! You can't gain muscle on a calorie deficit.
You absolutely can gain muscle and do gain muscle on a calorie deficit as long as you are doing the work to gain muscle- exercise, strength training etc. This is well proven.0
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