weight loss
lawncare11
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I have had a difficult time losing any weight as of late. I lost 45 pounds since last march and I have a goal to lose 60 pounds total. I go to the gym everyday and burn between 800-1000 calories and I consume @ 1500-1800 calories a day which is about what I'm suppose to consume. Why aren't I able to lose any more weight? Thx for any input that I receive. Steve
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Can you open your diary?0
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Are you weighing your solid foods for accuracy in calorie counting and measuring your caloric liquids?
You are not at a deficit if you're not losing.0 -
You are either not burning as many calories as you think or your logging of calories are not accurate.0
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queenliz99 wrote: »You are either not burning as many calories as you think or your logging of calories are not accurate.
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queenliz99 wrote: »You are either not burning as many calories as you think or your logging of calories are not accurate.
^This.0 -
Also, when you first start losing there is a larger margin for error. I did not weigh my food the first month, and yet I still lost two pounds a week because I was eating a heck of a lot less. But as you get closer to goal, you have to be really careful.
800-1000 calories is a high burn, what are you doing to get that and are you eating all of those calories back? And of course, since you've been using this awhile I assume you are weighing?0 -
That's a lot of calories to burn at the gym. Are you totally positive you're burning that many? The same exercise now, at 45 pounds lighter, won't burn as many as it did before.
Something has to be inaccurate either in your calories in or your calories out. If you're eating no more than 1800 and burning no less than 800, that's a net 1,000 calories which is probably several hundred less than your BMR. If all these figures are accurate, you'd surely be losing weight.0 -
Unless you are very short, you should be able to lose some weight at 1800 calories, even without working out in the gym, so I suspect that you are eating more than you realize. Reduce what you're eating and you will lose weight.
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Carlos_421 wrote: »That's a lot of calories to burn at the gym. Are you totally positive you're burning that many? The same exercise now, at 45 pounds lighter, won't burn as many as it did before.
Something has to be inaccurate either in your calories in or your calories out. If you're eating no more than 1800 and burning no less than 800, that's a net 1,000 calories which is probably several hundred less than your BMR. If all these figures are accurate, you'd surely be losing weight.
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The machines say that I'm burning that many calories.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »Unless you are very short, you should be able to lose some weight at 1800 calories, even without working out in the gym, so I suspect that you are eating more than you realize. Reduce what you're eating and you will lose weight.
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ok,thx0
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arditarose wrote: »Also, when you first start losing there is a larger margin for error. I did not weigh my food the first month, and yet I still lost two pounds a week because I was eating a heck of a lot less. But as you get closer to goal, you have to be really careful.
800-1000 calories is a high burn, what are you doing to get that and are you eating all of those calories back? And of course, since you've been using this awhile I assume you are weighing?
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lawncare11 wrote: »The machines say that I'm burning that many calories.
Ah. Yeah, I never trust what the machines tell me. They can be off by a few hundred calories.0 -
Those machines are based on average populations.0
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I use the eliptical machines and I don't weigh my food. Thx0
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lawncare11 wrote: »The machines say that I'm burning that many calories.
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healthygreek wrote: »Are you weighing your solid foods for accuracy in calorie counting and measuring your caloric liquids?
You are not at a deficit if you're not losing.
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No, I do not weigh my food. Thx0
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All machines are a little different but I know the ellipticals in my gym can overestimate by about 30%. That's in comparison to my Polar HRM which is pretty accurate as far as I can tell (eat back calories earned and gain/lose/maintain as expected).0
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