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Different Questions for me?

Swoopette
Posts: 118 Member
First of all I just started back Wednesday February 18, 2015. YAH ME!!
I am drinking enough water and cheated on my weigh day it is tomorrow and I weighed today and am down 5 pounds BUT I feel like I am bloated and gained weight. Why is this.
Next question:
I am 5'7
220pounds
To loose weight at 2 pounds a week or 1.5 pounds a week my calorie count is 1200. But my friend suggested 1500 and I lost 5 pounds. I know probably all water BUT any other sites I look at they suggested 1700 calories. With very light during the day (office job)
So I am confused I don't want to starve myself. So I changed it to .5 a week and now I am at 1610 and BUT seriously I want to lost 1 - 1.5 pounds a week.
Oh ya walking 1/2 hour 6 times a week
HELP ME UNDERSTAND please!!!!!!
Swoopette
I am drinking enough water and cheated on my weigh day it is tomorrow and I weighed today and am down 5 pounds BUT I feel like I am bloated and gained weight. Why is this.
Next question:
I am 5'7
220pounds
To loose weight at 2 pounds a week or 1.5 pounds a week my calorie count is 1200. But my friend suggested 1500 and I lost 5 pounds. I know probably all water BUT any other sites I look at they suggested 1700 calories. With very light during the day (office job)
So I am confused I don't want to starve myself. So I changed it to .5 a week and now I am at 1610 and BUT seriously I want to lost 1 - 1.5 pounds a week.
Oh ya walking 1/2 hour 6 times a week
HELP ME UNDERSTAND please!!!!!!
Swoopette
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You lost 5lbs in 4 days? But feel like you gained weight? I'm confused about this question....5lbs is too much to lose in 4 days.
As for the calories you should be eating WAY more than 1200 calories. More like 1800 to lose 1lb per week. MFP had me eating 1800 when I was at 210-220 and 5'8. Of course I am 24, idk how old you are. But you should be eating more than 1200. Are you sure you entered info into MFP correctly?0 -
Other sites tend to include exercise. MFP does not. They expect you to log the exercise and eat those calories back which usually puts you in about the same place.0
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This site has been glitchy0
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Well tomorrow will tell me tomorrow how much I actually lost. But it could be all water. Maybe I just feel like I am heavier cause I am bloated from the change to drinking water vrs coke.
Ya i entered it correctly I went back a few times and double checked. I am 44 years old so not young like you
I have been eating 1500 but just changed it to 1610
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