Change my calorie goal or increase exercise

Leticia30a_a
Leticia30a_a Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I recently got back on my weight loss journey after having a miscarriage last year. In addition to that I have given up meat and am a vegetarian.

MFP has my calorie goal at 1500 and I exercise 3-5 times a week for an hr, 20-25mins of cardio and 35-40 of strength training.

When I first started early January I lost 3 lbs initially, now everything has slowed down even inches lost. I only recently had a cheat day that was out of control but for the most part I'm on point with my goal

Should I change my calorie goal or increase my exercise? I feel like I already exercise enough but I'm willing to try anything at this point.

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  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    How accurate is your intake? Use a food scale and log everything, or do you eyeball portions? And did you set an activity level appropriate for your lifestyle? How do you approximate your calories burned, and do you eat them back?

    Last but not least, what is your current weight & goal weight?

    Based on what you stated, maybe you're eating too much or maybe you just need to give it more time. You've only started in the past few weeks, correct? If this is all new to you, be careful to log accurately & honestly AND be patient.
  • Leticia30a_a
    Leticia30a_a Posts: 8 Member
    I'm not new to weight loss, but this time I around want to do it in a completely healthy way, without gimmicks and pills. I currently weigh 156, I was 187 this time last year. My goal weight is 135. I do measure, weigh and log everything. I don't remember being asked about my activity level, so i'll have to check that.

    I use a heart rate monitor to see the calories burned but that is always slightly more then MFP says when I log it in the diary. In the end, I just go by MFP so I don't mess up my log. Once or twice a week I'll eat some of the calories back, some days I'm under my goal by 100 or so
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Define "slowed down." Does that mean you aren't losing weight or that you are losing it more slowly than you anticipated? In any case, it is easy to underestimate the calories consumed and overestimate calories burned. For weight loss, it is usually better to cut calories consumed, because that doesn't cost you anything. But raising calories burned means putting in more time.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    1) it's only been 3ish weeks. Patience, grasshopper.

    2) I wouldn't change either (see point 1) - instead I'd make sure I was weighing/measuring my food.
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