In 5 weeks you'll lose 10lbs... why is it not working?

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  • hoca1001
    hoca1001 Posts: 8
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    Wonderful post, thanks!
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
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    Excellent post. Lots of people who are sedentary, will say lightly active, meaning they walk 1/2 a block a day so they pick that.

    If you really don't know what you are pick sedentary.

    I let 25 pounds sneak up me over several years and it's taken a long time to lose it. Since I didn't consume that many calories in the first place, and in order to maintain the 1200 calories a day, I have had to burn a lot of it off with exercise.
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
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    If you don't know pick sedentary. It's not a good idea to up it giving you more calories to eat. I work out 3 to 4 times a week, I will hike 8 to 9 miles a week and I still don't consider myself as active.

    Active to me means someone who works 8 hours a day framing houses, and or other physical type work.
  • stephanne13
    stephanne13 Posts: 212 Member
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    OK, so when I first joined MFP a couple years ago (and didn't use it) I DID put in the 2lb/week and sedentary because I do have a desk job and I knew I was going home and watching TV or reading at night. Now, I still have the desk job but work from home so it's more flexible and I am usually going to the gym 4 times a week. Granted, it is just cardio at this point, but I will move on to lifting after a while. I do still have myself listed as sedentary, but I changed my loss goal to 1lb/week. Guess what...MFP still has me at 1200 cal. I assume it is due to age and the sedentary classification, but I do think that I still fit that category...no kids to chase after or anything - I really think if I even lowered it to .5/lb that the calorie count would stay the same. Luckily, I typically have no problem with that number - especially when I exercise and can eat a little of it back. - Oh, and I started with about 20lb to lose.
  • codycsweet
    codycsweet Posts: 1,019 Member
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    Great info that I've learned over the last year. Wish I had known this when I first started.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
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    OK, so when I first joined MFP a couple years ago (and didn't use it) I DID put in the 2lb/week and sedentary because I do have a desk job and I knew I was going home and watching TV or reading at night. Now, I still have the desk job but work from home so it's more flexible and I am usually going to the gym 4 times a week. Granted, it is just cardio at this point, but I will move on to lifting after a while. I do still have myself listed as sedentary, but I changed my loss goal to 1lb/week. Guess what...MFP still has me at 1200 cal. I assume it is due to age and the sedentary classification, but I do think that I still fit that category...no kids to chase after or anything - I really think if I even lowered it to .5/lb that the calorie count would stay the same. Luckily, I typically have no problem with that number - especially when I exercise and can eat a little of it back. - Oh, and I started with about 20lb to lose.

    I'd be curious to see what your cals would be, if you were set to maintenance. I'm guessing you're coming in fairly low to start.

    If this is the case, and you are somewhat active, then be sure to keep track of your exercise/activity during the day.

    What I did, was actually check the value for sedentary, and then for lightly active... And figured out what 5 days at sedentary and 2 at active would be... And manually set my cals to that. Gave me a bit more room, and is more reflective of my lifestyle.

    :)
  • Effalunt
    Effalunt Posts: 40 Member
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    Thank you for this. I was feeling bad about setting my pounds per week to 1 from 1.5. I wasn't losing much at the more aggressive setting, but I started dropping slowly and steadily when I upped my calories. Plus I get a little more food now, so the whole thing feels less restrictive and more appropriate for a long-term lifestyle.
  • stephanne13
    stephanne13 Posts: 212 Member
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    I'd be curious to see what your cals would be, if you were set to maintenance. I'm guessing you're coming in fairly low to start.

    If this is the case, and you are somewhat active, then be sure to keep track of your exercise/activity during the day.

    What I did, was actually check the value for sedentary, and then for lightly active... And figured out what 5 days at sedentary and 2 at active would be... And manually set my cals to that. Gave me a bit more room, and is more reflective of my lifestyle.

    :)

    Wow...thanks for that tip. I will definitely check it out.
  • Stopin_da_yoyo
    Stopin_da_yoyo Posts: 138 Member
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    Love it! I already knew most of . This and did it but I never could have put it into words as well ad you did.

    Brava!
  • jenanon1
    jenanon1 Posts: 58 Member
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    So very very true :)
  • Cheddars13
    Cheddars13 Posts: 38 Member
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    Bump! Great post, thank you! :flowerforyou:
  • Yagisama
    Yagisama Posts: 595 Member
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    Nothing about paleo, keto, low carbs, cleansing, or detrox? What have you done with the MFP that I loved so much?! :noway:
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
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    tagging so my friends list can see this...and gonna copy the link so I can paste into threads later...great info
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
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    Awesome!
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
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    Awesome post! Thank you!
  • srslybritt
    srslybritt Posts: 1,618 Member
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    This is awesome.


    Edited... typing is hard.
  • Dancing_Laeti
    Dancing_Laeti Posts: 752 Member
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    Loved this, thanks a lot!
  • tanyaelise
    tanyaelise Posts: 28
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    Excellent post! Noticed this too. On days when I paddle board or kayak I burn a whole lot of calories (according to my heart monitor). I keep my water intake high (mostly because it's hot now) but I can't possibly eat all of that back, and in THAT week, when I did it 3 times, I lost 2 lbs. (and MFP says I should be at 1200 cals)
  • FitnessInstructorKhalil
    FitnessInstructorKhalil Posts: 43 Member
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    That's nit practice my friend, it is insanity. When something is not working you look for something else that will work for you and keep doing that. That's practice
  • FitnessInstructorKhalil
    FitnessInstructorKhalil Posts: 43 Member
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    Losing 10lbs in 5weeks is bs, one of my clients \lost 20kg in 12 weeks and the latest one lost an amazing 18kg in one months.

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