Can Someone Help Me?

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  • BigFatDaddy55
    BigFatDaddy55 Posts: 6 Member
    Hey Melaniesilver:) Walking is fantastic, but just doesnt elevate your heart rate high enough to enter the fat burning zone or cardiac benefit zone, so it is necessary for you to skip meals to reach a caloric deficit. The elliptical trainer is AWESOME:)) Low impact, fun, they are in all the gyms or you can buy one for as low as $79 bucks. That with a high protein diet, and you will be AMAZED at your results:)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I previously lost 65lbs last Summer, just walking and cutting way back, but that also involved me skipping many meals, so not a healthy way.

    I am beginning to wonder if maybe I have calculated the amount of calories I need to lose wrong?

    You've gotten some great advice on logging. I don't really have anything to add to that, except to stress that you have to be careful about the entries chosen and though it's a pain at first the recipe builder (I use the older version) is extremely helpful.

    It's possible that your metabolism is a bit lowered from losing weight before. I would run your numbers just to see if your results are consistent with what you might expect or seem off (although personal TDEEs are going to vary), but I don't think you gave height.

    In any event, at 1300, I would probably expect more than half a lb per week unless you are quite short, but weight loss can be weird too. When I first started I'd lose consistently each week and now I seem to alternate between flat or small loss weeks and larger ones. Others talk about having a period of a few to several weeks with no loss and then a larger one (the whoosh effect) which is more common if one eats more and is also sensitive to sodium, I think. As you are losing it might be worth just giving it more time and seeing if there is anything you might do to improve the logging. (This is not a criticism and I'm not even assuming it's wrong, but when I started with MFP it took me a while to figure out the entries. I was just sufficiently overweight that inaccurate logging wasn't that big a deal in the scheme of things.)
  • melaniesilver76
    melaniesilver76 Posts: 231 Member
    I previously lost 65lbs last Summer, just walking and cutting way back, but that also involved me skipping many meals, so not a healthy way.

    I am beginning to wonder if maybe I have calculated the amount of calories I need to lose wrong?

    You've gotten some great advice on logging. I don't really have anything to add to that, except to stress that you have to be careful about the entries chosen and though it's a pain at first the recipe builder (I use the older version) is extremely helpful.

    It's possible that your metabolism is a bit lowered from losing weight before. I would run your numbers just to see if your results are consistent with what you might expect or seem off (although personal TDEEs are going to vary), but I don't think you gave height.

    In any event, at 1300, I would probably expect more than half a lb per week unless you are quite short, but weight loss can be weird too. When I first started I'd lose consistently each week and now I seem to alternate between flat or small loss weeks and larger ones. Others talk about having a period of a few to several weeks with no loss and then a larger one (the whoosh effect) which is more common if one eats more and is also sensitive to sodium, I think. As you are losing it might be worth just giving it more time and seeing if there is anything you might do to improve the logging. (This is not a criticism and I'm not even assuming it's wrong, but when I started with MFP it took me a while to figure out the entries. I was just sufficiently overweight that inaccurate logging wasn't that big a deal in the scheme of things.)

    Thank you for your input. I am 5'5. The tdee thing is confusing to me but i am going to sit down later and see if i can figure it all out :)
  • melaniesilver76
    melaniesilver76 Posts: 231 Member
    Hey Melaniesilver:) Walking is fantastic, but just doesnt elevate your heart rate high enough to enter the fat burning zone or cardiac benefit zone, so it is necessary for you to skip meals to reach a caloric deficit. The elliptical trainer is AWESOME:)) Low impact, fun, they are in all the gyms or you can buy one for as low as $79 bucks. That with a high protein diet, and you will be AMAZED at your results:)

    Thanks for your reply. I have an elliptical machine :) i use it for the days I cant get out to walk. I know its more effective but honestly its just so darned boring its hard to keep motivated. Maybe I will try to do it more.
  • oksanatkachuk
    oksanatkachuk Posts: 149 Member
    Yeah too low on cal and protein and too much cardio. I think it's a lot of lost muscle and water weight on u.
    Eat more eggs, add protein, lift weight.

    Hey! Do u use tape measure?? Maybe u r loosing inches??
  • jnchorn
    jnchorn Posts: 250 Member
    Someone previously mentioned logging before you eat. I highly encourage this. Another thing someone mentioned, is planning and cooking for yourself. If you are a great cook, which I suspect you are, then you have that advantage. Make things you really enjoy that fill you up and are lower in calories. Keep them at eye level in your fridge and pantry. I don't know if that will help you but it helps me. Patience can be so difficult but do try, it is worth it!

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