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Sariie2014
Sariie2014 Posts: 6 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I started my weight loss journey Jan 4th of this year. (2 months in) I have been running 4-5 times a week 45 to 60 min. My weight loss has plateaud and everytime I log my exercises it makes my calories go into a defecit. Even if I eat more than my 1200 calories !! What am I supposed to do to balance this out? Am I to eat my exercise calories so confused ?! I just changed my activity level to see if that would change anything.

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Can you open your diary and what are your stats?
  • marisajopson15
    marisajopson15 Posts: 8 Member
    I hear u! Im on 1200cals a day & weight train/cardio 5days a wk I cant budge the weight. Im 58.7kg but my aim is 53-57kg. Im as confused as u :(
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    It will be down to logging issues - either food in or exercise in

    If you open your diaries you can get specific advice
  • Sariie2014
    Sariie2014 Posts: 6 Member
    I just opened my diary. Can you see it now ?
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited February 2015
    Yes

    OK when it comes to food logging, the MFP database is a bit tricky because it's made up of user entries too and a lot of those can be wrong. A good guideline is

    Food Entry
    1) Always use non-starred entries where possible
    2) If using a member submitted one (they have an asterisk) look for those with confirmations
    3) Always (particularly at the start) cross-check against packs and other calorie databases on the internet
    4) Never use other people's homemade entries, build your own in the recipe builder
    5) Weigh everything, including oils and enter it by grammes. Never use cups or spoon measurements, makes a huge difference
    6) It gets easier honest

    Exercise Entry
    1) MFP overestimates! You need to cut those calories in half (or 75% maximum) - just double click on the calorie box when you enter it
  • Sariie2014
    Sariie2014 Posts: 6 Member
    Ok thank you :)

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