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Your logging may not be accurate, even with logging everything. Here are some things that really stood out to me:
-Using entries with the word "generic" in them
-Entries with a amount description of "1 Serving"
-Solid foods being measured in cups, slices, and measurements like small/medium/large. Also broad generalized entries (ex. a half of a chicken).
-Some days look like they were not completed. It's hard to tell on that one please correct me if I'm wrong.
A lot of what you're seeing where the entries are labeled as "servings" are either my own recipes where everything is spelled out and compiled or my saved meals where I've noted down what I ate in one lump and then logged it as that "meal." So for the entries that say "apple cider", that's 2T of apple cider vinegar, 1t honey, one squirt of stevia (it wasn't in the logs but has no caloric content), 2T lemon juice, 1t-ish cinnamon, then that is mixed up and dumped into about 12-16oz of water.
With stuff labeled as "generic", that's because I'm using the raw product rather than a specified brand and fits the dimensions, like with tomato slices where it's a given dimension and a standardized size of the slice. And yeah, I get frustrated with the "small/medium/large" designations because those are based on the FDA/USDA determinations of what it should be.
With some solid stuff, I actually do measure it out with the measuring cups once it's chopped down into an easily measureable size and you're not dealing with a lot of open space. A lot of the veggies I buy are prepackaged into 12oz or 16oz containers, so that helps too.
Even the days that look like they're insanely low on food, I really did complete the entry for that day. That's very literally all I ate that day.
So do you use a digital food scale at all? Like for the "half of a chicken" example...why didn't you just weigh it?
Checked your diary as well and I see a lot of entries like the below. Are you actually weighing out these items? I've found that things like this still need to be weighed as they rarely come out to exactly what the package says 1 serving is:
Cambodian Meatballs - Meatballs on A Stick, 6 meatballs
Oscar Meyer - Hot Dogs, 3 link
Tarantino Mild-costco - Italian Sausage, 1.5 link0 -
Lots of good advice on here, keep doing what makes you feel good! Me and my scale were not getting along so I locked it in the closet, best thing I ever did
I threw mine off a balcony once. Then proceeded to smash it on the pavement. Then I drove over it a few more times. Talk about cathartic!!
It's been hard for me to stay off the scale for the last month. There's been internal arguments wanting to know if things are working, if they're not, and maybe I really did lose weight but I happened to miss it because the day I weighed myself, I'd eaten something the day before that caused me to bounce up 4-5lbs overnight.0 -
Weight loss has a lot more to do with what you are doing in the kitchen than any exercise you are doing.
Your logging may not be accurate, even with logging everything. Here are some things that really stood out to me:
-Using entries with the word "generic" in them
-Entries with a amount description of "1 Serving"
-Solid foods being measured in cups, slices, and measurements like small/medium/large. Also broad generalized entries (ex. a half of a chicken).
-Some days look like they were not completed. It's hard to tell on that one please correct me if I'm wrong.
It's been mentioned already, but it can't be said enough...get a food scale and weigh all solids. Make sure that you are using the correct food entries. With the things that I listed it's very likely that you are eating more than you think. Hopefully someone posts the link to the post about how to accurately log. I can't find it.
It looks to me like OP is on top of weighing.
Here's some self-entered recipes:
chickbrocmush casserole, 0.75 serving(s)
chicken sausage lasagna, 0.25 serving(s)
cauliflower mash, 1 serving(s)
Here's items measured by gram:
Chicken - Breast, meat only, cooked, roasted, 100 g
Steak, Ribeye (Choice) - Costco, Kirkland, 12 oz
Breyers - Ice Cream - Coffee, 1 cup (66 g)
Sorry... I get the same general responses to questions like this which is just "use the scale!" like I haven't been obsessed with the scale for 2 years now.
I think a lot of people see your recipes and assume they are "general" entries, than give un-helpful advice.
There's the only advice I have...
I have been stuck in the 180's since Janurary. Yes, I've gone from 189 to 180 to 183, but to me that's still a plateau.
HOWEVER, my size has gone from 16, to 14 to 12 in that time, and my swimsuit is actually a 10.
My best advice is sometimes your body does re-comp.
Hang in there... it really is the only option besides failure, and failure is not an option.
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I did just peep out your diary based on some of the comments. Try making small changes one at a time, like replacing that daily coffee drink with the "lite" version, all that cream and sugar isn't doing you any favors. Maybe consult a nutrionist, you said calorie counting is hard for you, I find that if I eat mostly whole, unprocessed foods I lose weight without paying attention to the calories so much. Maybe ask your doctor to refer you to a nutritionist, with your history your insurance may even cover it.0
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I took a look at your diary. You're pretty inconsistent with your calories. Some days you are way over your goal, some days you are way under your goal. You should be aiming to be close to your goal everyday.
It also seems like you are not weighing your food. The only way to know exactly how much you are eating is to weigh everything on a food scale. They are pretty cheap, you should really invest in one.
Basically, weight loss is about Calories In vs Calories Out. You aren't being accurate with the calories in part. I suspect you are eating a lot more than you think you are. Don't worry, that is the case with most people starting out. It doesn't mean you've failed. You just need to be honest with yourself.
Try weighing your food and getting close to your goal every day for a while and see what happens.
If that doesn't help, then you need to look at the calories out side of the equation. Maybe your BMR/TDEE aren't what you think they are. I know that long term eating disorders can mess with your metabolism. However, don't mess with this side of the equation until you've fixed the other side (the calories in side).
This thread is a great place to get information:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
Thank you for giving me the answer I specifically indicated I DID. NOT. WANT. I measure, I weigh, I count, I enter my foods based on the pre-entered options in MFP. Telling me that I need to be honest with myself is nothing more than a tactful way of saying I'm too stupid to know what I'm doing, that I'm nothing more than a glutton with overwhelming fatlogic who tries to justify that a family size bag of Cheetos and a 2-liter of Mountain Dew really is one serving of each.
You should have just moved on, as I indicated in my disclaimer. I would have been far less offended.
Whoa, Issues!...You need to get a grip0 -
Your logging may not be accurate, even with logging everything. Here are some things that really stood out to me:
-Using entries with the word "generic" in them
-Entries with a amount description of "1 Serving"
-Solid foods being measured in cups, slices, and measurements like small/medium/large. Also broad generalized entries (ex. a half of a chicken).
-Some days look like they were not completed. It's hard to tell on that one please correct me if I'm wrong.
A lot of what you're seeing where the entries are labeled as "servings" are either my own recipes where everything is spelled out and compiled or my saved meals where I've noted down what I ate in one lump and then logged it as that "meal." So for the entries that say "apple cider", that's 2T of apple cider vinegar, 1t honey, one squirt of stevia (it wasn't in the logs but has no caloric content), 2T lemon juice, 1t-ish cinnamon, then that is mixed up and dumped into about 12-16oz of water.
With stuff labeled as "generic", that's because I'm using the raw product rather than a specified brand and fits the dimensions, like with tomato slices where it's a given dimension and a standardized size of the slice. And yeah, I get frustrated with the "small/medium/large" designations because those are based on the FDA/USDA determinations of what it should be.
With some solid stuff, I actually do measure it out with the measuring cups once it's chopped down into an easily measureable size and you're not dealing with a lot of open space. A lot of the veggies I buy are prepackaged into 12oz or 16oz containers, so that helps too.
Even the days that look like they're insanely low on food, I really did complete the entry for that day. That's very literally all I ate that day.
Thanks for the clarification on the "servings" entries. I don't use the recipe builder so I didn't know. I'll keep that in mind the next time I take a look at someone's diary. I wasn't trying to be unhelpful. We all learn something new everyday.0 -
I also looked at your diary. At a quick glance, it looks like you could use more clean foods integrated into your diet. Coffee with heavy cream might taste good, but perhaps try to mix out the heavy cream for skim milk and see if you enjoy it. Plus, you had 1/2 c heavy cream in your coffee one day - that seems extreme. If that's the amount you did in fact use, maybe try cutting it in half. I'd recommend more raw veggies/fruits and less processed foods. I recommend that you take a peak at Dr. Furhman's philosophy. You don't need to convert to his entire diet, but if you switch out one meal a day to a plant-based meal (such as a salad), you may find yourself feeling lighter.
At the end of the day, more energy and smaller jeans are great results! Good luck to you!0 -
So do you use a digital food scale at all? Like for the "half of a chicken" example...why didn't you just weigh it?
I use my scale at home when there's no pre-portioning by either the packaging, a physical measuring cup, or a recipe. A lot of those "half a chicken" entries are done at work.Checked your diary as well and I see a lot of entries like the below. Are you actually weighing out these items? I've found that things like this still need to be weighed as they rarely come out to exactly what the package says 1 serving is:
Cambodian Meatballs - Meatballs on A Stick, 6 meatballs
Oscar Meyer - Hot Dogs, 3 link
Tarantino Mild-costco - Italian Sausage, 1.5 link
The cambodian meatballs were at the convention I attended over the weekend, and it was the only entry that came close to what I was actually eating. Keep in mind that a lot of those entries are the ones that are pre-plugged into MFP, where someone else has entered the nutritional information based on the manufacturer's labeling. There were only 5 meatballs on the stick I had, they were about 1" in diameter, and I figured that overestimating was better than underestimating.
With the hot dogs, same thing... that's based on the manufacturer's label. We were at a friend's house, my husband showed me the package, and I ate 3 of them.
With the sausage, again... same thing. That's the brand I used, there were 6 sausages in the recipe I made, 4 servings. That equals 1.5 links per serving. I kept trying to get those specific sausages to show up when I was logging the recipe but they refused to come up in the options list. The only way I could log properly was to omit the sausage from the recipe and log it separately.
There's something else I'd like to point out here... anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that about control issues. For me, it manifests in a few different ways: utter and complete control over what I eat (because I feel I have no control in other aspects of my life), a feeling of accomplishment when my stomach growls or I don't eat for a day (because it's the only thing I CAN actually do right), and a feeling of unworthiness to eat (because I'm a fat slob who shouldn't be allowed near food). There are some roads I cannot allow myself to go down. I log my food because I know it's necessary, but if I had my d'ruthers, I'd skip eating entirely just so I'm not making mistakes and to ensure that I got the maximum possible caloric burn.0 -
Do you think you might have built muscle as you lost fat? That would explain the jeans, the energy levels, and the stinking scale, right?
This. Don't worry about the scale weight. Focus on how you feel and how you look. Scale is just an arbitrary number that many focus on and not what is healthy. If you are gaining engergy, feeling good about yourself, body is becoming thinner / more in tune of how you want to look.... Forget the scale.0 -
I did just peep out your diary based on some of the comments. Try making small changes one at a time, like replacing that daily coffee drink with the "lite" version, all that cream and sugar isn't doing you any favors. Maybe consult a nutrionist, you said calorie counting is hard for you, I find that if I eat mostly whole, unprocessed foods I lose weight without paying attention to the calories so much. Maybe ask your doctor to refer you to a nutritionist, with your history your insurance may even cover it.
I follow low carbing, so there is no sugar in my coffee (and I've trained the coffee shop people on how to make it). It's seriously just coffee and cream... that's it.
I'm already eating whole, unprocessed foods.0 -
Whoa, Issues!...You need to get a grip
I was clear in my disclaimer. I'm not trying to be rude, but if you told someone "hey, I'm a serious arachnophobic. If I see a spider I will go into full-on psycho panic mode," and they ran up to you and said "oooh look at the pretty pet tarantula I just got!", what would you expect?0 -
Sorry if I wasn't clear let me try again. You will find lots of posts on this forum that explain how to determine your own personal TDEE. I was just giving you a rough idea of how to do it.
Really nothing could be more accurate than your own logging. So you already know how many calories you consumed over the last month and you know you basically stayed at the same weight. My point is your ARE eating at your TDEE/maintenance. Divide the total by the number of days. That is your average. If you had lost then I would not say you were eating your TDEE but you did not so you are. I think you should be happy. Congratulations, you know your TDEE, or will once you do the math. Now just knock off a few hundred from that and you will lose.0 -
Thanks for the clarification on the "servings" entries. I don't use the recipe builder so I didn't know. I'll keep that in mind the next time I take a look at someone's diary. I wasn't trying to be unhelpful. We all learn something new everyday.
No problem
. I really like using the recipe builder because it comes in handy with stuff I make on a regular basis. 0 -
At a quick glance, it looks like you could use more clean foods integrated into your diet. Coffee with heavy cream might taste good, but perhaps try to mix out the heavy cream for skim milk and see if you enjoy it. Plus, you had 1/2 c heavy cream in your coffee one day - that seems extreme.
That half cup of cream was in 40oz of coffee. It's logged as 5 8oz cups. I follow low-carbing, so skim milk isn't part of my diet. The sugars are too high.0 -
I say keep at it. It sounds like you're doing everything right, the only thing I might add is to weigh your food for accuracy as I don't recall whether you mentioned that or not.
Your blood work from your Endo appointment will likely tell the tale. Good luck, & even if the scale isn't moving, at least your size is going down, that's *something*!!!:drinker: It's only been a month :flowerforyou:0 -
For me, it manifests in a few different ways: utter and complete control over what I eat (because I feel I have no control in other aspects of my life), a feeling of accomplishment when my stomach growls or I don't eat for a day (because it's the only thing I CAN actually do right), and a feeling of unworthiness to eat (because I'm a fat slob who shouldn't be allowed near food). There are some roads I cannot allow myself to go down. I log my food because I know it's necessary, but if I had my d'ruthers, I'd skip eating entirely just so I'm not making mistakes and to ensure that I got the maximum possible caloric burn.
Try to not take everything other people say as critical. Just because YOU think that not knowing how many calories exactly someone consumes means you're assuming they're a fat, lazy slob, doesn't mean that when people ask you questions about your accuracy means that THEY are calling you a fat, lazy slob. The only person who thinks you're a lazy, fat slob is yourself. No one here thinks you're a fat, lazy slob. Let me repeat that: NO ONE HERE THINKS YOU'RE A FAT LAZY SLOB.
And if your doctor is concerned about your dot on a BMI chart, ask them if they're gonna raise your insurance rates or offer you free nutrition and counseling, because if not, they can write it down in the chart and go sit on a tack.
Here's what's up. You started a new exercise. You're retaining water. YOU LOST WEIGHT. I know it isn't what you want to hear, but you need patience, and flexibility with yourself. Unless you live in a bubble and measure your CO2 exhalation, EVERYTHING is just an estimate about expenditure. If you're certain of your intake, then trust the math, but know that your expenditure is just an estimate. Your math might be off. And that's ok. It really is. All I know is that if you do this month what you did last month, the worst thing that could happen is lose another pound. If that happens again (and you haven't made additional changes to your exercise) come back again. Let us know. Advice will be different then.
Definitely have your thyroid and such checked. But really. Just keep doing exactly what you're doing for another month and see what happens.0 -
I took a look at your diary. You're pretty inconsistent with your calories. Some days you are way over your goal, some days you are way under your goal. You should be aiming to be close to your goal everyday.
It also seems like you are not weighing your food. The only way to know exactly how much you are eating is to weigh everything on a food scale. They are pretty cheap, you should really invest in one.
Basically, weight loss is about Calories In vs Calories Out. You aren't being accurate with the calories in part. I suspect you are eating a lot more than you think you are. Don't worry, that is the case with most people starting out. It doesn't mean you've failed. You just need to be honest with yourself.
Try weighing your food and getting close to your goal every day for a while and see what happens.
If that doesn't help, then you need to look at the calories out side of the equation. Maybe your BMR/TDEE aren't what you think they are. I know that long term eating disorders can mess with your metabolism. However, don't mess with this side of the equation until you've fixed the other side (the calories in side).
This thread is a great place to get information:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
Thank you for giving me the answer I specifically indicated I DID. NOT. WANT. I measure, I weigh, I count, I enter my foods based on the pre-entered options in MFP. Telling me that I need to be honest with myself is nothing more than a tactful way of saying I'm too stupid to know what I'm doing, that I'm nothing more than a glutton with overwhelming fatlogic who tries to justify that a family size bag of Cheetos and a 2-liter of Mountain Dew really is one serving of each.
You should have just moved on, as I indicated in my disclaimer. I would have been far less offended.
There aren't that many isocaloric nutrition studies out there because, even for scientists with funding in a controlled environment, it's damned hard to do.0 -
Weight loss has a lot more to do with what you are doing in the kitchen than any exercise you are doing.
Your logging may not be accurate, even with logging everything. Here are some things that really stood out to me:
-Using entries with the word "generic" in them
-Entries with a amount description of "1 Serving"
-Solid foods being measured in cups, slices, and measurements like small/medium/large. Also broad generalized entries (ex. a half of a chicken).
-Some days look like they were not completed. It's hard to tell on that one please correct me if I'm wrong.
It's been mentioned already, but it can't be said enough...get a food scale and weigh all solids. Make sure that you are using the correct food entries. With the things that I listed it's very likely that you are eating more than you think. Hopefully someone posts the link to the post about how to accurately log. I can't find it.
It looks to me like OP is on top of weighing.
Here's some self-entered recipes:
chickbrocmush casserole, 0.75 serving(s)
chicken sausage lasagna, 0.25 serving(s)
cauliflower mash, 1 serving(s)
Here's items measured by gram:
Chicken - Breast, meat only, cooked, roasted, 100 g
Steak, Ribeye (Choice) - Costco, Kirkland, 12 oz
Breyers - Ice Cream - Coffee, 1 cup (66 g)
Sorry... I get the same general responses to questions like this which is just "use the scale!" like I haven't been obsessed with the scale for 2 years now.
I think a lot of people see your recipes and assume they are "general" entries, than give un-helpful advice.
There's the only advice I have...
I have been stuck in the 180's since Janurary. Yes, I've gone from 189 to 180 to 183, but to me that's still a plateau.
HOWEVER, my size has gone from 16, to 14 to 12 in that time, and my swimsuit is actually a 10.
My best advice is sometimes your body does re-comp.
Hang in there... it really is the only option besides failure, and failure is not an option.
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It is a perfectly legitimate question to ask when troubleshooting problems like this. Especially when the entries do look generic or like they aren't weighed. Why go into the complicated stuff before establishing the basics are covered. There are lots of times when that "general" question reveals the OP isn't weighing or is using inaccurate entries.0 -
What kind of low carb are you doing? I personally eat keto-style. Maybe play with your macros a bit? My macros are set at 75% fat, 20% protein and 5% fat. Also, I've noticed that your water intake is a bit low. Try upping it and see if that helps as well. If all else fails, perhaps your blood work will have an explanation. I'm sorry you're having trouble.0
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It is a perfectly legitimate question to ask when troubleshooting problems like this. Especially when the entries do look generic or like they aren't weighed. Why go into the complicated stuff before establishing the basics are covered. There are lots of times when that "general" question reveals the OP isn't weighing or is using inaccurate entries.
I agree. I know at first glance some of the entries might look weird, and have you asking "wtf is chicbrocmush casserole?", but yes those are my own recipes where everything is weighed/measured out and divided accordingly.
Some of this Q&A is harder for me, and I'm trying hard to keep my defense mechanisms in check, and respond without feeling like I'm being challenged that I'm under-reporting or hiding food. I get that it just needs to be established. Truth be told, even opening up my food diary from private to public was hard for me. But I can't get answers if I don't provide the proof.0 -
What kind of low carb are you doing? I personally eat keto-style. Maybe play with your macros a bit? My macros are set at 75% fat, 20% protein and 5% fat. Also, I've noticed that your water intake is a bit low. Try upping it and see if that helps as well. If all else fails, perhaps your blood work will have an explanation. I'm sorry you're having trouble.
I'm an Atkins girl from way back. I found that it provided me the rigid structure that kept my anorexia happy, but enough fat and protein to keep me full and satisfied. Besides, I've always been a big meat eater so it just made sense, and I swear, back then the pounds just melted off me. I do check my ketosis every so often, and last I checked I was decently into mauve. I try not to harp on that because I know it can be effected by water intake and exercise, but I'll make sure to check if I know I've overblown my carb limit one day.
Despite a lot of back and forth on what counts or doesn't count as "water", if it's water-based like coffee, tea, or a sugar free drink mix, then I count it as water. My morning coffee is 32oz, and then I have another 32oz cup I use for water the rest of the day. Sodas are rare for me now.0 -
What kind of low carb are you doing? I personally eat keto-style. Maybe play with your macros a bit? My macros are set at 75% fat, 20% protein and 5% fat. Also, I've noticed that your water intake is a bit low. Try upping it and see if that helps as well. If all else fails, perhaps your blood work will have an explanation. I'm sorry you're having trouble.
I'm an Atkins girl from way back. I found that it provided me the rigid structure that kept my anorexia happy, but enough fat and protein to keep me full and satisfied. Besides, I've always been a big meat eater so it just made sense, and I swear, back then the pounds just melted off me. I do check my ketosis every so often, and last I checked I was decently into mauve. I try not to harp on that because I know it can be effected by water intake and exercise, but I'll make sure to check if I know I've overblown my carb limit one day.
Despite a lot of back and forth on what counts or doesn't count as "water", if it's water-based like coffee, tea, or a sugar free drink mix, then I count it as water. My morning coffee is 32oz, and then I have another 32oz cup I use for water the rest of the day. Sodas are rare for me now.
Atkins is similar to keto, only you stay at the induction carb limit.
And I also count coffee towards my water intake. It's made of mostly water, so it definitely counts! I would definitely try to get more water in though. With low carb, sodium can be a bit high, which unfortunately masks weight loss.0 -
Let say your total intake for a month was 60,000 calories (2000/day). You lost 1lbs - 3500 calories
60,000+3,500=63,500
63.500/30days=2117 cal/day - your TDEE
ETA: this is just the math for TDEE when accurately logging for long time. I wouldn't suggest this for you for now due to possible water weight/muscle gain
I'm still confused because I'm not sure how this brings BMR into account. When I did the math using my logs, I got a TDEE of 1,559. If that's truly my TDEE, that puts my BMR at 1,134 and about 600 calories LESS than the calculators say it should be. That would put my metabolism down around the range of someone who's my height and 90lbs.... not 218. If I've only got the BMR of someone who by all other accounts should be less than half my weight, something is REALLY metabolically wrong with me.
I just double-checked using iifym.com. I got the same BMR/TDEE as I'd originally posted.
This is one of the reasons I didn't want answers that dealt with calories in < calories out. I've spent the last 20 years of my life having to deal with the fact that the math just doesn't work with me but having no understanding as to why. Yet everyone constantly just falls back on the calories answer and just pushing all those anorexia buttons of mine. I really hope that this turns out to just be a water weight/gained muscle thing, because if it's not I may be in real trouble.
If you recently changed your exercise routine or TOM has some effect on fluctuation or dietary variation has high carb low carb days then that method of calculation can be off.
Continue what you are doing, make single adjustments then observe and track fitness, inches lost and not just the weight and (not a challenge) work on the triggers and emotional elements of the EDs (I assume you are doing that, and I know how hard those might be).
Keep asking questions - something is going to help.0 -
It is a perfectly legitimate question to ask when troubleshooting problems like this. Especially when the entries do look generic or like they aren't weighed. Why go into the complicated stuff before establishing the basics are covered. There are lots of times when that "general" question reveals the OP isn't weighing or is using inaccurate entries.
I agree. I know at first glance some of the entries might look weird, and have you asking "wtf is chicbrocmush casserole?", but yes those are my own recipes where everything is weighed/measured out and divided accordingly.
Some of this Q&A is harder for me, and I'm trying hard to keep my defense mechanisms in check, and respond without feeling like I'm being challenged that I'm under-reporting or hiding food. I get that it just needs to be established. Truth be told, even opening up my food diary from private to public was hard for me. But I can't get answers if I don't provide the proof.
Honestly, the questions are completely legitimate in trying to help, and are not accusatory. In the majority of cases in these types of threads, people are not logging accurately - it's nothing personal when people ask - they are just trying to establish a baseline so that they can give better advice.
In response to your OP - it is very very likely to be water weight retention in your muscles due to starting to exercise that is masking actual weight loss. Give it a few more weeks and look to the trend at that point - tweak accordingly then.0 -
My guess would be it's the new exercise routine. Wait it out. The scale will catch up. I get the backlog effect for months some times.
Don't let the scale be your report card. It lies. If you know your logging is good and your other estimates are reasonable, keep at it. Often what's "broken" about us is just our patience levels, and our expectations. Don't compare yourself to others or to past diets of yours or to what a formula predicts you should've lost. I do it, too.
If a month from now you're still at one pound lost (or two) maybe try something new then. Or if you can't be patient at your existing calorie/carb/exercise levels, you might need to dial down the intensity to something you can be more patient with.
Good luck!0 -
Have you considered sticking to the Atkins induction / Duke Lifestyle carbohydrate limit of 20 grams a day for a period ? Currently you run quite a bit higher than that.
On the BMR front it's worth pointing out that the published equations only catch 70% of people within +/-10% of their prediction and the other 30% are outside that. I'm 16% below prediction from a measured value. http://iifym.com/bmr-calculator/ has two methods and if you use the lean mass formula it pops out a shade under 1600 depending on your exact values (edit - corrected height to 5'-3" and BMR prediction based on lean mass is 1430 - 1490).0 -
I weighed myself one month ago before starting the gym. I decided not to weigh myself until one month later so that I could get a better picture of long-term effects.
That's part of the problem right there, IMO. There is to much variability in all of this to draw strong conclusions from only two data points.
The food you eat is plus-minus 20% calories (no matter how diligently you weigh it)
The scale you are on is plus-minus 2-5% (ie 3-7 pounds on 150 lbs!)
The exercise burns you enter are plus-minus as much as 75%, depending on how you calculate them.
The amount of water you carry around depends on more things than science currently knows about.
Bottom line - you need a LOT more than two data points to figure out what is actually happening. Personally, I would weight every day, same time, same routine, and track that way. I understand that's a problem for some people, but however often you do it, you're going to need a lot more data than what you have.
Cheers, and good luck!0 -
Some days you are way over your goal, some days you are way under your goal. You should be aiming to be close to your goal everyday.
That is completely wrong. The human body was designed for highly variable caloric intake. Arguably, it functions best under those conditions.
Take care of the weekly-ish averages and it's all good.0 -
I'm already eating whole, unprocessed foods.
My BS meter shot through the roof when I read this. Your posts here paint a very pretty picture but your diary paints a very different picture.
I think you were extremely rude to SingRunTing. I know this is "your post" and you expect to be able to dictate what people should and should not be allowed to say to you, but waving around the eating disorder card does not give you a free pass to act like a C U Next Tuesday.
Try more water, more vegetables, and less trips to In and Out Burger and see if that makes a difference.0 -
Chipotle, Dunkin Donuts, In-n-Out Burger, "meatballs on a stick"...
These are not "whole, unprocessed foods".
If you want to eat them, that's fine, but you need to understand that the moment you are eating other people's processed food, the accuracy of your food logging goes down the crapper. There is HUGE variability in calories in fast food, and nutritional information provided by the vendor should only be taken as an approximation.
Bottom line - with that many trips to the take out, you don't really have an accurate picture of how much you are eating.0
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