looks like this yesterday...so what I'm doing wrong
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If you don't log any exercise for the day and are supposed to eat 1200 calories MINIMUM, then eat 1200 calories.
If you exercise and are supposed to eat 1400 calories (1200 minimum), then eat over 1200 and up to 1400 calories. You don't have to eat the entire 1400 net calories but should aim for at least half of that.
The good news is that you "earn more calories" with exercise calories. You don't have to eat back your entire exercise calories.
Use that as a guide and you should start seeing results. It worked for me and many others.
You may think it's counterproductive to eat more to lose weight but it works. As others have stated, your body needs fuel to function properly and lose weight.
ok thanks Sunshine
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plus if you don't eat enough - exercising will be miserable - no energy and much pain. Give the engine fuel
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This is a totally subjective question. Some people find good results when they eat their exercise calories back while other like myself, find it best not to eat back exercise calories and stick to their daily goal. That being said eat your 1200 calories, if you consistently go under your daily goal your body may go into starvation mode. You need this intake to fuel your body to burn more (fat) calories. Also, you may want to calorie cycle - figure out how many calories you should be netting a week - 1200/day = 8400/week. Then stagger the days so a few days a week eat a litlte over 1200 and other stick to your 1200.
You really shouldn't be giving advice if you don't know what you're talking about. This is HORRIBLE advice to give someone that doesn't understand how MFP works. Shame on you!
Excuse me...I am a certified personal trainer and wellness coach. Tell me what was horrible about this? This is a discussion, so back up your "horrible advice" statement please.
Where to start??? I definitely don't think you should tell someone on 1200 calories that they don't need to eat back their exercise calories, especially when this is how MFP is set up. There's no such thing as starvation mode, at least not in the sense you mean and finally there is no need to calorie cycle, especially on such a low food intake!0 -
This is a totally subjective question. Some people find good results when they eat their exercise calories back while other like myself, find it best not to eat back exercise calories and stick to their daily goal. That being said eat your 1200 calories, if you consistently go under your daily goal your body may go into starvation mode. You need this intake to fuel your body to burn more (fat) calories. Also, you may want to calorie cycle - figure out how many calories you should be netting a week - 1200/day = 8400/week. Then stagger the days so a few days a week eat a litlte over 1200 and other stick to your 1200.
oh ok...my brother told me something about this to try a few days to eat like 1 200 then go up to 1 400 to try to trick your body something like this I'm not sure.. does it make sense?0 -
I burn 1000 from spinning and elliptical and i eat 1200 or less. usually 1000. and im losing wieght
That is a 1 way trip to muscle loss.. but if your goal is to just drop scale weight sure go for it.. but if you want a toned look losing all that muscle will just get you the skinny fat look.
You can always tone later or during ... toning is an ongoing process ... as much or as little as you want.
You can reach your goal weight first and then tone for muscle tone and definition later.
It's much easier to maintain muscle mass than try to add it back later.
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If you are looking to lose weight, you not only have to create a calorie deficiency but also fuel your body with enough calories so it could burn the pounds away. Don't give up! Stick it out and you'll get the hang of it.
Yes I'm looking to lose weight.
Ok so the 1 200 is it good for a calorie deficit. Sometime I don't get it you need to eat more to lose weight sometime this makes no sense to me .... so I guess as long as I net 1 200 I should lose weight ( I can have bread and stuff?)
MFP gives 1200 calories to people who do not exercise. Run your numbers in your MFP profile based on your exercise level and goal weight loss per week. MFP will add additional exercise calories after you enter your exercise which will be your Net Calories. Aim to eat the Net Calories amount or at least half of them. Afterwards, stick to the plan. It will pay off but it takes time so be patience. If you have trouble reaching your net calories, consider foods like peanut butter, olive oil, string cheese, block cheese, and fruits like avocado to get you to it. Track everything (food, water, exercise, and measurements). The more you do it, the easier it becomes. You can do it!
ok I will try all this...thanks you very much! My exercise level is at light activity, and goal to lose 2 lbs a week... I got a fitbit bracelet that sink all my exercises to MFP for me.0 -
Oh and I did not know that my diary is not public how do I do this?
Go to food-> settings-> Diary Sharing (bottom of the page) and set to public.0 -
and goal to lose 2 lbs a week... I got a fitbit bracelet that sink all my exercises to MFP for me.
If you're using a FitBit, and it syncs to this website, then I suggest (1) changing your settings to "lose 1 lb per week" and (2) eat exactly what MFP is telling you to. So, net whatever it is it's telling you to. It may give you more calories when you change the setting. And that's ok. You're not obese enough to lose weight as fast as 2 lbs per week in a healthy manner.0 -
This is a totally subjective question. Some people find good results when they eat their exercise calories back while other like myself, find it best not to eat back exercise calories and stick to their daily goal. That being said eat your 1200 calories, if you consistently go under your daily goal your body may go into starvation mode. You need this intake to fuel your body to burn more (fat) calories. Also, you may want to calorie cycle - figure out how many calories you should be netting a week - 1200/day = 8400/week. Then stagger the days so a few days a week eat a litlte over 1200 and other stick to your 1200.
You really shouldn't be giving advice if you don't know what you're talking about. This is HORRIBLE advice to give someone that doesn't understand how MFP works. Shame on you!
Excuse me...I am a certified personal trainer and wellness coach. Tell me what was horrible about this? This is a discussion, so back up your "horrible advice" statement please.
Where to start??? I definitely don't think you should tell someone on 1200 calories that they don't need to eat back their exercise calories, especially when this is how MFP is set up. There's no such thing as starvation mode, at least not in the sense you mean and finally there is no need to calorie cycle, especially on such a low food intake!
Oh :ohwell: getting confuset... I should never go under the 1 200 ???0 -
Oh and I did not know that my diary is not public how do I do this?
Go to food-> settings-> Diary Sharing (bottom of the page) and set to public.
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and goal to lose 2 lbs a week... I got a fitbit bracelet that sink all my exercises to MFP for me.
If you're using a FitBit, and it syncs to this website, then I suggest (1) changing your settings to "lose 1 lb per week" and (2) eat exactly what MFP is telling you to. So, net whatever it is it's telling you to. It may give you more calories when you change the setting. And that's ok. You're not obese enough to lose weight as fast as 2 lbs per week in a healthy manner.
ok... but I do feel obese trust me... I not happy that I need to get different clothing for the summer because those one are too tight... :blushing: I'm ashamed that I let myself go that way I sometime make excuse its because of I broke up a 26 years relationship and I was stress out but its not an excuse.
If I set 1 lbs a week It will be like next summer before I lose 40 lbs and fit in my clothing...
An other questions.... I notice that my arm ouff... the way bigger and :blushing: flabby will they get more flabby once I lose weight or will the skin go back to where it was... or I really need to do some exercises to firm that up...0 -
This is a totally subjective question. Some people find good results when they eat their exercise calories back while other like myself, find it best not to eat back exercise calories and stick to their daily goal. That being said eat your 1200 calories, if you consistently go under your daily goal your body may go into starvation mode. You need this intake to fuel your body to burn more (fat) calories. Also, you may want to calorie cycle - figure out how many calories you should be netting a week - 1200/day = 8400/week. Then stagger the days so a few days a week eat a litlte over 1200 and other stick to your 1200.
You really shouldn't be giving advice if you don't know what you're talking about. This is HORRIBLE advice to give someone that doesn't understand how MFP works. Shame on you!
Excuse me...I am a certified personal trainer and wellness coach. Tell me what was horrible about this? This is a discussion, so back up your "horrible advice" statement please.
Where to start??? I definitely don't think you should tell someone on 1200 calories that they don't need to eat back their exercise calories, especially when this is how MFP is set up. There's no such thing as starvation mode, at least not in the sense you mean and finally there is no need to calorie cycle, especially on such a low food intake!
Oh :ohwell: getting confuset... I should never go under the 1 200 ???
1200 calories is the bare minimum recommended for a sedentary woman. This has less to do with weight loss and more to do with making sure you're getting enough nutrients into your diet. It's harder to get enough protein and fat as well as the various vitamins and minerals your body needs if you're eating at such a low calorie level.
As others have said, hunger is not always the best indicator of whether or not you're getting enough to eat. Your body won't always tell you if you're, say, losing bone density or muscle tissue because of your low calorie level. You may not feel hungry if you're losing hair or have brittle nails because of low fat content in your diet. A lot of things can happen in the background that hunger won't signal.0 -
I burn 1000 from spinning and elliptical and i eat 1200 or less. usually 1000. and im losing wieght
You are probably losing muscle and hurting your metabolism. Sincerely you can do this without starving.
I work out, I am hungry. I eat, I lose weight.0 -
LOL this thread..
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Ok this is what I'm gone do.
I'm gone open my diary to public and eat the net 1 200 calories that I'm suppose to since I never do I will really try hard....
I will also try to reduce the sugar amount I eat not easy but I will try and also try to eat every 3 hours maybe will make a difference.
I will log my food that I eat the best I can.
I will jump on the scale once a week and see If I lost weight and if I don't or I got a problem with something is it ok that I bug you guys for more questions...
I just wanted to say thanks a lots to everyone for your help It nice to know that people care like this...
That will help me achieved my goal .... I really would like to weight 130 or 135 I don't know if its possible because I'm 45 and 46 in 17 days and I have been told that when you get older its harder to lose weight but that would be nice because then you feel healthier and you not as tired when you don't have all those extra pounds.
Thanks guy's so much :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: 0 -
Yesterday at the end of the day my plan looks like this
Calories remaining 649
Goal 1 200
+ Food 1 027
- exercise 476
Net 551
So what i'm suppose to do with this...
Was I suppose to eat more to bring up my net at 1 200 or my food intake to 1 200 or was I suppose to eat the calorie remaining until it get to 0 ..... I'm still lost with all of this... I hope some day I will get it... Its not I'm gone quit all this too complicated!
Eat back most of the exercise calories (if they are a result form entering exercise into MFP, I believe MFP over estimates that is why I suggest eating back most, not all calories).
Your body needs the fuel. Do it a favor and give it all it needs.0 -
Just flipping through this thread OP (original poster) it seems to me like you have picked up a lot of wrong-headed ideas about what it is to diet and lose weight.
First I'd like to ask you a question and I want you to give this serious thought before answering:
What is your ultimate goal? Is your goal to look aesthetically pleasing, meaning fit, trim, toned while improving your health? Or is your goal solely and only to make the number on your scale decrease?0 -
Eat back most of the exercise calories (if they are a result form entering exercise into MFP, I believe MFP over estimates that is why I suggest eating back most, not all calories).
The calories are coming from FitBit, I think. If that's the case, I really think she should try eating most, if not all, of them.0 -
im using xenadrine right now and for those who says its pure snake oil theyre dumbasses. It works! i can feel my spine and ribs now that i hadn't before. it controls my hunger too. I usually try not to count calories but on cheat days i definately dont. i treated myself to a japnese sweet bun today and i didnt think of it
Just go away.
OP: DON'T LISTEN TO THIS CRAP.0 -
This is a totally subjective question. Some people find good results when they eat their exercise calories back while other like myself, find it best not to eat back exercise calories and stick to their daily goal. That being said eat your 1200 calories, if you consistently go under your daily goal your body may go into starvation mode. You need this intake to fuel your body to burn more (fat) calories. Also, you may want to calorie cycle - figure out how many calories you should be netting a week - 1200/day = 8400/week. Then stagger the days so a few days a week eat a litlte over 1200 and other stick to your 1200.
You really shouldn't be giving advice if you don't know what you're talking about. This is HORRIBLE advice to give someone that doesn't understand how MFP works. Shame on you!
Excuse me...I am a certified personal trainer and wellness coach. Tell me what was horrible about this? This is a discussion, so back up your "horrible advice" statement please.
Where to start??? I definitely don't think you should tell someone on 1200 calories that they don't need to eat back their exercise calories, especially when this is how MFP is set up. There's no such thing as starvation mode, at least not in the sense you mean and finally there is no need to calorie cycle, especially on such a low food intake!
Oh :ohwell: getting confuset... I should never go under the 1 200 ???
1200 calories is the bare minimum recommended for a sedentary woman. This has less to do with weight loss and more to do with making sure you're getting enough nutrients into your diet. It's harder to get enough protein and fat as well as the various vitamins and minerals your body needs if you're eating at such a low calorie level.
As others have said, hunger is not always the best indicator of whether or not you're getting enough to eat. Your body won't always tell you if you're, say, losing bone density or muscle tissue because of your low calorie level. You may not feel hungry if you're losing hair or have brittle nails because of low fat content in your diet. A lot of things can happen in the background that hunger won't signal.
oh ok... thanks... its funny that you say something about brittle nails because mine are like that my nails on my hands always brake well since my English is not always the greatest but they like double if this is what brittle mean, and I am always dizzy maybe because I don't eat enough.0 -
Here is an allergy tip - it takes a while - but does help. (and it'll get you some extra calories too)
Find a source of LOCAL honey - use a tbsp a day - the pollen in the honey helps your body become immune to it and it helps your allergies, because the pollen in no longer 'foreign' Kind of like allergy shots help you build immunity too. and a TBSP will give you about 64 calories. You can add it too tea, or oatmeal or something if you like - I add it to PB toast. (which is also calorie dense and good for you) during the worst seasons of the year. Since doing this, I've had to buy way less Claritan in our house!0 -
Eat back most of the exercise calories (if they are a result form entering exercise into MFP, I believe MFP over estimates that is why I suggest eating back most, not all calories).
The calories are coming from FitBit, I think. If that's the case, I really think she should try eating most, if not all, of them.
If so I'd say all too. I find my FitBit pretty reliable.0 -
I burn 1000 from spinning and elliptical and i eat 1200 or less. usually 1000. and im losing wieght
That is a 1 way trip to muscle loss.. but if your goal is to just drop scale weight sure go for it.. but if you want a toned look losing all that muscle will just get you the skinny fat look.
You can always tone later or during ... toning is an ongoing process ... as much or as little as you want.
You can reach your goal weight first and then tone for muscle tone and definition later.
Are you really endorsing ONLY eating exercise calories as she's suggested here? What about the 1200 she should be having in addition to cover her basic living needs (BMI). Its not healthy.0 -
Ok this is what I'm gone do.
I'm gone open my diary to public and eat the net 1 200 calories that I'm suppose to since I never do I will really try hard....
I will also try to reduce the sugar amount I eat not easy but I will try and also try to eat every 3 hours maybe will make a difference.
I will log my food that I eat the best I can.
I will jump on the scale once a week and see If I lost weight and if I don't or I got a problem with something is it ok that I bug you guys for more questions...
I just wanted to say thanks a lots to everyone for your help It nice to know that people care like this...
That will help me achieved my goal .... I really would like to weight 130 or 135 I don't know if its possible because I'm 45 and 46 in 17 days and I have been told that when you get older its harder to lose weight but that would be nice because then you feel healthier and you not as tired when you don't have all those extra pounds.
Thanks guy's so much :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
You have a great attitude. Stick with it and you will be successful!0 -
ok thxYesterday at the end of the day my plan looks like this
Calories remaining 649
Goal 1 200
+ Food 1 027
- exercise 476
Net 551
So what i'm suppose to do with this...
Was I suppose to eat more to bring up my net at 1 200 or my food intake to 1 200 or was I suppose to eat the calorie remaining until it get to 0 ..... I'm still lost with all of this... I hope some day I will get it... Its not I'm gone quit all this too complicated!
Eat back most of the exercise calories (if they are a result form entering exercise into MFP, I believe MFP over estimates that is why I suggest eating back most, not all calories).
Your body needs the fuel. Do it a favor and give it all it needs.0 -
Ok this is what I'm gone do.
I'm gone open my diary to public and eat the net 1 200 calories that I'm suppose to since I never do I will really try hard....
I will also try to reduce the sugar amount I eat not easy but I will try and also try to eat every 3 hours maybe will make a difference.
I will log my food that I eat the best I can.
I will jump on the scale once a week and see If I lost weight and if I don't or I got a problem with something is it ok that I bug you guys for more questions...
I just wanted to say thanks a lots to everyone for your help It nice to know that people care like this...
That will help me achieved my goal .... I really would like to weight 130 or 135 I don't know if its possible because I'm 45 and 46 in 17 days and I have been told that when you get older its harder to lose weight but that would be nice because then you feel healthier and you not as tired when you don't have all those extra pounds.
Thanks guy's so much :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
You got this, you do not have to starve to lose weight. I always eat back my calories, it has never hindered my weight loss.0 -
There is a simple way to look at this that I think will put you into a much more healthy pattern for dieting and getting to where you want to be. Its just this:
You should eat food like the healthy person you want to be and not at huge deficits that you would never be able to maintain. Ask yourself this, if you didn't have the extra fat right now would you ever EVER consider netting only 500 calories in a day? You say you aren't anorexic because you have some fat on you right now, but if you eat like that you are eating like an anorexic and that is the direction you are pushing your body. That is not a place you want to be. If you eat at the maintenance level of someone who is at your goal weight you will eventually lose fat down to that goal weight assuming all else being equal. You can eat a little less than that but you should never drop below 1200 calories net if you can help it and of course you CAN help it just eat some almonds or something.
Eat more. Yes, net at least 1200 calories a day. 1200 calorie net is still pretty aggressive for weight loss and you will lose weight netting that little.0 -
Ok this is what I'm gone do.
I'm gone open my diary to public and eat the net 1 200 calories that I'm suppose to since I never do I will really try hard....
I will also try to reduce the sugar amount I eat not easy but I will try and also try to eat every 3 hours maybe will make a difference.
I will log my food that I eat the best I can.
I will jump on the scale once a week and see If I lost weight and if I don't or I got a problem with something is it ok that I bug you guys for more questions...
I just wanted to say thanks a lots to everyone for your help It nice to know that people care like this...
That will help me achieved my goal .... I really would like to weight 130 or 135 I don't know if its possible because I'm 45 and 46 in 17 days and I have been told that when you get older its harder to lose weight but that would be nice because then you feel healthier and you not as tired when you don't have all those extra pounds.
Thanks guy's so much :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
Sounds like an excellent plan. Good luck to you.0 -
I burn 1000 from spinning and elliptical and i eat 1200 or less. usually 1000. and im losing wieght
That is a 1 way trip to muscle loss.. but if your goal is to just drop scale weight sure go for it.. but if you want a toned look losing all that muscle will just get you the skinny fat look.
You can always tone later or during ... toning is an ongoing process ... as much or as little as you want.
You can reach your goal weight first and then tone for muscle tone and definition later.
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That was not a smart answer and definitely not a smart approach. Just saying....0 -
To anyone who may have an issue with what I said...I was not telling her to eat under 1200 calories. I was simply stating what works for one person may not work for another. I know people who have found great success meeting their goals eating back calories from exercise, while I on the other hand have not found success doing that. This is why I said this is a subjective question. It's all a learning process for everyone. Cycling whether it be calories or carbs or whatever your heart desires was a SUGGESTION. Of course, it depends on your level of activity and intensity. But I was looking at this purely for what the question was, should she meet her calorie intake goal of 1200. The answer is YES and do not go under it. You can't fuel your body to work for you if you do not put gas in the tank.
Again, sorry if anyone was confused with what I was trying to say. With that said I am exiting this conversation, because unlike some of you I can look at it with an open-mind as there is no right or wrong answer to this question. Have a great day all!0
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