I think I'm not eating enough

jeepzilla
jeepzilla Posts: 201
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
My calorie intake right now is 1450 but I think I might be eating to less, I walk some at my job but also sit at a desk I figured I walk around 4 of the 8 hours I work plus I work out 5 days a week p90x and run...I don't want to start gaining weight but i want to continue losing weight.. so far around two weeks and the scale hasn't moved I think I might be in the losing inch's phase not sure though... any suggestions?

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  • dlaplume2
    dlaplume2 Posts: 1,658 Member
    First of all take measurements.

    Second you may have hit a plateau. The thing with the walking half the time at work is you need to gauge how that is affecting you. Are you breaking a sweat? If you are not then it may not be impacting you too much, especially if you are working out in addition to that walking.

    Best Wishes.
  • infosynth
    infosynth Posts: 81 Member
    Are you logging all that exercise and "eating" the extra calories that add up? The p90x and runs will add a lot of extra calories, so be sure to count those in your daily intake.
  • skelly013
    skelly013 Posts: 12 Member
    I think you are correct about being in the inch loss phase. I am in the same boat (although I do not do the P90X as I believe their concept is incorrect in using weights during cardio) with my boxing and weight lifting. I have only lost a few pounds but my clothes are fitting a lot looser. Is 1450 how much you eat after you calculate your workouts or is that your starting goal? (ie, do you only eat 1450 then workout or is 1450 the total calories you consume including the calories burned from working out?)
  • writenina
    writenina Posts: 35
    check out fat2fitradio.com im eating 900 calories more a day and im still losing.

    seriously.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    How's your hunger level? When in doubt, eat more. I'm at 2000 cal (plus exercise), and have a similar lifestyle to you - desk job (actually i almost never walk around here, just to go grab a coffee, etc), and work out 6 or 7 days a week.

    You can bump it up, to say 1650 or 1700 and try that for a week or two. And then re-evaluate. I ended up doing that and bumping it up another once or twice until I got to 2000, which seems to be my happy place.
  • skinnyme125
    skinnyme125 Posts: 396 Member
    first take measurements and pictures. I have noticed that i am not loosing weight right now or inches but my body is changing shape. ie: replacing fat with muscle. So the pictures can come in real handy. Also make sure that your information has you as active and that you log everything you do that is out of your ordinary, day to day routine. All work outs need logged. Normal workday stuff does not. ( that sort of thing) If you are getting lots of work out at work then that is normal. Out side of work is the stuff you need to log even if it is routine now. Just make sure you change that work out to something just a little differant about every two weeks so that your body does not grow stagnant. You may still be training the muscles that already know what you want them to do, so start training them to do something differant or train differant muscles to do something new. It is good for the body, weight loss and brain activity.
  • robertf57
    robertf57 Posts: 560 Member
    Sure
    1) Measure yourself
    2) Recognize that your walking around at work is part of normal activity and already included in your calorie allotment.
    3) Measure everything that passed you lips. We way underestimate our intake.
    4) Get a heartrate monitor to track your EXERCIZE calories.
    5) Be patient if you are doing everything right.
  • tiger87lilly
    tiger87lilly Posts: 139 Member
    The 1450 calories is without exercise calories. When you enter your exercise it will increase your daily caloric intake. Some people eat all their exercise caloires and other only eat a portion. My advice would be eating some and figuring out what work best for you. If you work out with P90X you should be eating at least 1800 calories or more, I am 5'6" and ate 1800 calories on that program and lost about 1.5-2 pounds a week. Hope that helps
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    2) Recognize that your walking around at work is part of normal activity and already included in your calorie allotment.

    That assumes that MFP is giving the correct number for this individual. Seems that is not the case for most people.
  • robertf57
    robertf57 Posts: 560 Member
    All of the BMR and BEE estimates are estimates. Period. The only way to actually know what your baseline needs are is to measure with a metabolic cart which is totally impractical.. It may not be perfect, but the estimates from mfp are as good a starting point as any and have served many people well. Problems typically arise from not understanding the built in deficit and the Net Calories concept of the site.
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    All of the BMR and BEE estimates are estimates. Period. The only way to actually know what your baseline needs are is to measure with a metabolic cart which is totally impractical.. It may not be perfect, but the estimates from mfp are as good a starting point as any and have served many people well. Problems typically arise from not understanding the built in deficit and the Net Calories concept of the site.

    Another way is trial and error, "listening to your body", and common sense. That's what I did. And from the description in the OP, it sounds like it's time to switch things up a bit.
  • MissPiggy0718
    MissPiggy0718 Posts: 12
    well i was told to take your weight times 10&thats an estimate of cals to eat on a daily basis along with exercise &u would still lose weight...but i did my bmr on mfp&it gave a 100 calories less...some days im ok with the 1373 cals some days im not but i do know the initial 1250 calories mfp gave me was not enough ...so long story short i havent lost for about 2 weeks i actually gained but itll take my body to recognize these new calories&once it does im pretty sure the weight will start coming off...&its good to switch up your intake it keeps your metabolism guessing how to burn them u know?........oh yeah i forgot i did lose 6 oz after i initially gained tjhe 2 lbs from switching up my calories so i am losing lol oops...good luck...oh yeah watch your sodium intake that can be affecting the scale as well
  • jeepzilla
    jeepzilla Posts: 201
    I thought about buying one of those little pedo meters to use while walking around at work to see how much calorie burn I have.
    I normally eat my calorie intake then workout which gives me more to eat like last night I eat almost all my calories then ran 4 miles per my HRM (polar brand) it said I used 837 calories there was no way I was going to eat that much at 9 at night plus I wasn't hungry I ended up with with calories left over I just eat a grilled chicken salad for diner...I should have gotten measurements when I noticed no more weight loss but I didn't now its starting to bug me... I do know that all my cloths are falling off me I already had to buy new t shirts to wear and now my favorite shorts are falling off... I think I'm in the inch's phase but I need to make sure I don't mind the weight coming off slowly I just want it to come off... time for the tape....
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