Confused.I lose more @ 1900 calories than @ 1600?

Nobody is going to lose weight faster at 1900 calories than 1600 calories. The starvation mode thing is a myth. It's like claiming that putting 10 gallons of gas in your car makes it go further than putting 15 gallons. It doesn't make sense.

Your weight will fluctuate daily. It can fluctuate as much as 5-10 lbs in some people. Trying to determine when you've lost half a pound is impossible. You likely just ate something high in sodium and are retaining water. Also remember that your bmr changes along with your weight. If you lost some weight, your bmr will decrease. You need to recalculate it often.

weight loss is not linear.

You could be stressed raising cortisol levels causing water retention masking weight loss. On top you may not be drinking enough water/liquids, eating different things, under estimating intake etc.

And if you are travelling 6 hours are you sitting the entire time? regardless of what you do for the 8 hours of work that 6 hours of sitting will make a difference too.

Maybe I just need to weigh myself weekly and not everyday to stop obsessing over it.

Yes.

Nobody is going to lose weight faster at 1900 calories than 1600 calories. The starvation mode thing is a myth. It's like claiming that putting 10 gallons of gas in your car makes it go further than putting 15 gallons. It doesn't make sense.

Your weight will fluctuate daily. It can fluctuate as much as 5-10 lbs in some people. Trying to determine when you've lost half a pound is impossible. You likely just ate something high in sodium and are retaining water. Also remember that your bmr changes along with your weight. If you lost some weight, your bmr will decrease. You need to recalculate it often.

I know the SM is a myth,but it's still believed that eating low calories lowers the metabolic rate for a lot of people or something I guess..but then,I haven't eaten that few calories so I totally get you.
And I was referring to my current BMR..and since I only measure myself right after I wake up in the morning and not at different times,don't know if sodium/retaining water could really be the reason..
Maybe I just need to weigh myself weekly and not everyday to stop obsessing over it.

sometimes I get 2 lb difference day to day. Both ways. Don't obsess, just watch the progress graph for overall tendency. You'll be fine, don't worry.

this post is actually confusing me. I posted yesterday saying i was eating 1200 calories a day and exercising and was told i wasn't eating ENOUGH for weight loss.

this post is actually confusing me. I posted yesterday saying i was eating 1200 calories a day and exercising and was told i wasn't eating ENOUGH for weight loss.

That may be true for you, if you are eating just 1200 and not more for exercise. Diet and exercise can create excess stress hormones, which can prevent weight loss especially when paired with other stresses in your life, other hormonal issues, etc. Don't compare your needs to someone elses.

Maybe I just need to weigh myself weekly and not everyday to stop obsessing over it.

Yes.

double yes

+3

You also have to look at the types of things that you were eating in your 1600 calories vs. the 1900 calories of your "normal" work week...you may have had higher carbs, or sodium...or you could just be over-tired from the long days of travel - it could be a number of things. Everyone reacts to calories/diet/sleep in different ways, so try not to take one "off" week as something other than an "off" week. Keep doing what you've been doing because it seems to be working so far!

Great job and keep it up! :flowerforyou:

i wasn't "comparing my needs to someone elses" i was asking a question. I dont think people realize sometimes that the way they word things on a message board comes across as extremely rude. I'm here trying to figure out weight loss just as much as everyone else here.

In the past 2 days, i've had some really helpful people and some really rude comments. I just wish people took the time to see what they wrote before hitting send.

You think that was rude?

The only thing she said was that your needs are not the same as someone else's. I don't know your situation, but I always recommend people eat more than 1200 calories because it's likely you can eat more than that and still lose weight. And with less than 20 pounds to go, you really should be increasing your calories at this point so maintenance isn't a shock to you when you get there.

i wasn't "comparing my needs to someone elses" i was asking a question. I dont think people realize sometimes that the way they word things on a message board comes across as extremely rude. I'm here trying to figure out weight loss just as much as everyone else here.

In the past 2 days, i've had some really helpful people and some really rude comments. I just wish people took the time to see what they wrote before hitting send.

I was trying to be helpful, not rude. Most people can lose weight on more than 1200 and there are a lot more beneficial reasons to eat more than that if you can, and quite a few negatives to eating too few calories. You got a lot of good advice in your own thread. It could be considered rude to crash someone elses thread. But whatever, if you want to think I was rude, fine, if that is the rudest you ever encounter on the internet then you'll be doing good.

it just came across as rude the exact quote was "dont compare your needs to someone elses".....which i wasn't doing, i guess after yesterdays post i'm just highly sensitive, maybe rude wasn't the right word......"short" would have been better. I'm just trying to get opinions and suggestions like everyone else.

I'm always short, it is more efficient, I am well known among my friends as being brief and to the point, and they seem to like that. Now if their cat died or something I would take the time to hold their hand. But adult people asking questions on the internet from strangers shouldn't need hand holding.

Hi lavendah,
I have a few thoughts. I do weights twice a week and cardio 3 days per week. My weight jumps around quite a bit..yesterday morning I was at 174 but by night time I was 178. I drink a lot of water and try to eat a low carb diet. If I take in more carbs than usual like on a weight training day, I hold onto more water hence a jump in weight.

I think your calories are good overall, but I also think calories are not the whole story...what you eat and when is sooo important.

I try to keep my insulin levels low using intermittent fasting. After like 14 hours of fasting, your body should be burning almost only fat since your hgh is going to spike and your insulin levels are low. Try a 16/8 window of eating combined with a low carb diet..just eat meat and vegetables from say 10am to 6pm.

On low carb you will lose a lot of water weight up front too. Then once a week, have a carb refeed where you eat something like bread or kashi cereal for a few hours and take in say 500g of carbs..you will bloat a bit and hold water after that but it helps regulate your hormonal response after a week of dieting.

Also..make sure you are measuring yourself, eating plenty of protein, and get a dexa or bodpod body fat measurement every 6 weeks or so...or hust buy some pants and shirt that are 1 size too small to see if they start to fit...work plus study can be brutal and not leave much time for exercise..but try to do some heavy weights and cardio each week too. U dont want the skinny fat look. Good luck.