sick of 1200kcal, sick of the scale ruling my life

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  • TechnoEve
    TechnoEve Posts: 10 Member
    is this ok? my TDEE is 1648 kcal/day

    will i lose weight?
  • rachie25half
    rachie25half Posts: 16 Member
    is this ok? my TDEE is 1648 kcal/day

    will i lose weight?

    Sounds like you will as long as you measure everything carefully and write down everything you do.
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    is this ok? my TDEE is 1648 kcal/day

    will i lose weight?

    You will get a better response if you start your own thread, as people came here to answer the OPs questions.
  • absrpp
    absrpp Posts: 20
    If I had a dollar for every time a teenager asked how to lose weight when they are at or under a good weight I would be flying to Hawaii first class right now. Sigh.

    Hi,
    while I understand your concern, I think this is slightly disrespectful. I am trying to be "the best me", I am pursuing a weight that is healthy for my height. I am an athlete so I need a special physical condition. Unfortunately, just "a healthy weight" in general is not the optimal for perming in hurdle jumping. I do not need to be underweight, but I do need to be in the low end of the spectrum for my track performance to be the best I can achieve. Please, respect my goals as I do respect yours.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Despite of looking better and knowing it's not all about the scale

    So ditch the scale! You look better, likely felt better too - who cares what the scale says? It's a number that no one sees but you, but dropping fat and inches is a visible change, and worth far more than a scale number.

    Hide the scale, or get rid of it altogether, and make friends with your measuring tape. Pay attention to how you look and how clothes fit (take progress pics for comparison).

    Some great info has been posted, and links to more great info - take the time to read and understand the info given there - it's worth it. You want to make these changes for life, not lose some just to gain it all back again, right?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,022 Member
    If you look the way you want, fit the clothes you want, get the attention you want, then does what the scale say REALLY matter?

    For too many people, the number on the scale dictates success/failure. The scale DOESN'T see body composition (even the bio impedance readings are inaccurate) nor health indications from exercise. So why use that as the mandatory gauge of success?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • mrsfyredude
    mrsfyredude Posts: 177 Member
    just in....that's all i'm saying
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    You are the only one who knows that number on the scale, right? So it should be about how you look and feel, not about the scale. You said yourself you liked how you looked and your workouts were amazing when you were eating well, so why not eat well and forget the scale?
  • kelhun1
    kelhun1 Posts: 183 Member
    Since you are free of the scale for a couple months, I would pack one outfit that fits you well and makes you feel confident. Use that outfit as your guide...but, not your master. If it's getting snug, take a walk and see the sights and maybe pass on the bread bowl. Don't fritter away a trip of a lifetime worrying about a number. Trust me. Someday you will look back at this trip and you will want to remember all the things you did, saw and tasted...not what you missed out on because you were afraid (mistakenly) that you were too fat to deserve to enjoy it. Just make healthy choices, at least most of the time ;). Use this opportunity to break from the scale determining your worth. You are more than a number.
  • klaff411
    klaff411 Posts: 169 Member
    yeah...at 20 lbs less you would die. lol
  • Roisindubh32
    Roisindubh32 Posts: 8 Member
    Since you are free of the scale for a couple months, I would pack one outfit that fits you well and makes you feel confident. Use that outfit as your guide...but, not your master. If it's getting snug, take a walk and see the sights and maybe pass on the bread bowl. Don't fritter away a trip of a lifetime worrying about a number. Trust me. Someday you will look back at this trip and you will want to remember all the things you did, saw and tasted...not what you missed out on because you were afraid (mistakenly) that you were too fat to deserve to enjoy it. Just make healthy choices, at least most of the time ;). Use this opportunity to break from the scale determining your worth. You are more than a number.

    I have to quote this because it's some awesome advice about the outfit.

    I am so jealous of your big adventure. Why waste it being a slave to a scale? Enjoy it. You already look amazing from what I can see in your avatar. Work out, eat healthy, and stop worrying.

    I know you said you're an athlete. You need to be strong, lean, fit. That doesn't equal underweight and you already know that. You know BMI lies sometimes? It doesn't account for muscle mass. It's accurate enough for people who are overweight or don't exercise, but rugby players and other athletes will tell you that their BMI probably counts them in the overweight category because of the amount of muscle they have. That's an extreme example, but you get where I am coming from? ;)
  • nkovacs1954
    nkovacs1954 Posts: 64 Member
    Take the battery out of the scale and forget about it for a month. Eat the way you know you are supposed to eat, begin an exercise routine and relax. You'll do fine and your body will reward you.
  • absrpp
    absrpp Posts: 20
    Since you are free of the scale for a couple months, I would pack one outfit that fits you well and makes you feel confident. Use that outfit as your guide...but, not your master. If it's getting snug, take a walk and see the sights and maybe pass on the bread bowl. Don't fritter away a trip of a lifetime worrying about a number. Trust me. Someday you will look back at this trip and you will want to remember all the things you did, saw and tasted...not what you missed out on because you were afraid (mistakenly) that you were too fat to deserve to enjoy it. Just make healthy choices, at least most of the time ;). Use this opportunity to break from the scale determining your worth. You are more than a number.

    thank you so much for this, it made my day
  • belllam
    belllam Posts: 7 Member
    If I had a dollar for every time a teenager asked how to lose weight when they are at or under a good weight I would be flying to Hawaii first class right now. Sigh.

    Hi,
    while I understand your concern, I think this is slightly disrespectful. I am trying to be "the best me", I am pursuing a weight that is healthy for my height. I am an athlete so I need a special physical condition. Unfortunately, just "a healthy weight" in general is not the optimal for perming in hurdle jumping. I do not need to be underweight, but I do need to be in the low end of the spectrum for my track performance to be the best I can achieve. Please, respect my goals as I do respect yours.
    CHEERS :drinker:

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