So you want a nice stomach
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Trintrin79 wrote: »I need help. I was diagnosed with Celia's disease over 8 years who. So I eat extremely clean. Right now I eat around 1000 calories a day. Mostly veggies but some fruit in the morning and mostly chicken. Nothing processed or packaged ever! I work out for 1 1/2 hours in am and walk for 1/2 hour at night 6 days a week. I do a mix of Pilates, weights,yoga, dance. In the last month I have gained 8 lbs which I have not weighed in over two years and now I can't get it off but keep going up! I am very frustrated as my clothes are too tight now and I feel the extra weight.
@Trintrin79 This would get more answers if you posted a thread of your own asking for help. Start by weighing your food if you aren't already and make an appointment to see your doctor to check for other possible issues.0 -
Thank you for this!0
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stevencloser wrote: »
It's far FAR easier eating 500 calories less than burning 500 calories more.mwebster11 wrote: »
But being thin =/= being physically fit. I do cardio during the week to increase my physical fitness as well as give me more calories to play with.
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Put the work in and stay disciplined and it's easy.0
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lewispwest wrote: »stevencloser wrote: »
It's far FAR easier eating 500 calories less than burning 500 calories more.mwebster11 wrote: »
But being thin =/= being physically fit. I do cardio during the week to increase my physical fitness as well as give me more calories to play with.
Thread is about creating a nice stomach.
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The post I responded to was about making you lose weight, not being fit.lewispwest wrote: »stevencloser wrote: »
It's far FAR easier eating 500 calories less than burning 500 calories more.mwebster11 wrote: »
But being thin =/= being physically fit. I do cardio during the week to increase my physical fitness as well as give me more calories to play with.
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I had to stop by just to let you know ...... My husband isn't on MFP and while we were at gym today a talk on "good abs" came. So when we came back home I forward this post link to my husband. Apparently he read the post and then continued to read the comments and he said to me "I wish there was a like button. This person (i.e you) is helping so many strangers. She must such a nice person"0
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I had to stop by just to let you know ...... My husband isn't on MFP and while we were at gym today a talk on "good abs" came. So when we came back home I forward this post link to my husband. Apparently he read the post and then continued to read the comments and he said to me "I wish there was a like button. This person (i.e you) is helping so many strangers. She must such a nice person"
@runner475 Thank you for taking the time to share that! I know when I started I was very lost and it was a variety of posts or comments here that helped me find a reasonable solution to fat loss. I wrote the original post as an attempt to get people headed in the right direction with overall fat loss. Over time people may need to make adjustments to my "plan" to fit their lifestyle or needs better. I really do hope that it helps others.0 -
How do I save this somewhere, or put it where I can re-reference it? Thanks!0
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annabannanaria wrote: »How do I save this somewhere, or put it where I can re-reference it? Thanks!
It is always stickied in the announcements at the top of the General Diet and Weight Loss forum. You can also bookmark it by clicking the star at the top of any page of this post, which will give you notifications when someone posts here.0 -
What do people have against cardio? They just don't like it?0
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What do people have against cardio? They just don't like it?
@hesn92 To a degree it is that people don't like it.
The real reason I told people that I personally don't do much cardio is to let people know that it isn't necessary for fat loss. There's this huge misconception that you absolutely have to do lots of cardio to lose fat, especially belly fat. It is simply not true. Cardio is of course great for your heart and lungs. You can lose weight and have a nice stomach with zero cardio if you are capable of accurate logging. @LolBroScience is an example of someone who got very very lean with zero cardio.0 -
I don't really enjoy cardio at all but sitting on my butt all day every day working on a computer is not healthy. I normally just take the dog for a walk in the mornings and that's good enough for me.0
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I am so confused what is TDEE?0
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urbinachick24 wrote: »I am so confused what is TDEE?
@urbinachick24 It's your Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It's the amount of calories your body needs in a 24 hour period. It would be your maintenance calories.0 -
urbinachick24 wrote: »I am so confused what is TDEE?
@urbinachick24 It's your Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It's the amount of calories your body needs in a 24 hour period. It would be your maintenance calories.
Thanks. Funny MFP says to eat 1200 calories to loose and this says 1442. I am very short and starting to have binging issues so I'm trying to figure out a plan and the exact calories I should be consuming.
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urbinachick24 wrote: »urbinachick24 wrote: »I am so confused what is TDEE?
@urbinachick24 It's your Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It's the amount of calories your body needs in a 24 hour period. It would be your maintenance calories.
Thanks. Funny MFP says to eat 1200 calories to loose and this says 1442. I am very short and starting to have binging issues so I'm trying to figure out a plan and the exact calories I should be consuming.
You probably told MFP you want to lose 2 pounds per week. You only have 11 pounds to lose, so set it to half a pound a week.1 -
urbinachick24 wrote: »urbinachick24 wrote: »I am so confused what is TDEE?
@urbinachick24 It's your Total Daily Energy Expenditure. It's the amount of calories your body needs in a 24 hour period. It would be your maintenance calories.
Thanks. Funny MFP says to eat 1200 calories to loose and this says 1442. I am very short and starting to have binging issues so I'm trying to figure out a plan and the exact calories I should be consuming.
Is your TDEE 1442? Or TDEE-20%=1442? I hope it is TDEE-20%...
It is quite common for a smaller sedentary or lightly active woman to get 1200 calories a day on MFP. That's what I get since the very beginning and was informed that I can only lose 0.8 lb/week because they cannot advice any person to eat any less. (I'm sure my age is a factor too)
I believe a TDEE calculator will factor in the exercise you plan to do regularly and average out for your daily intake. But MFP do not factor in your exercise (unless you choose a more active life-style to reflect your exercise level). Instead, MFP will add calories for the day you do your exercise. For us smaller woman, TDEE-20% often also means losing about 0.5 lb per week.
If you find eating 1200 not enough, then, either go with a slower progress or adding more exercise. I am currently doing both to eat more
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I'm trying to loose some body fat and some inches around my stomach and back. For the last 2 weeks I have been wearing a waist trainer and going to the gym 3 times a week. Is it necessary to do cardio to loose the weight quicker?0
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tashabelt2 wrote: »I'm trying to loose some body fat and some inches around my stomach and back. For the last 2 weeks I have been wearing a waist trainer and going to the gym 3 times a week. Is it necessary to do cardio to loose the weight quicker?
@tashabelt2 I would stop with the waist trainer. It's not necessary and could cause harm.
The most important factor to dropping fat is eating appropriately. That means enough to fuel your body, but not more than your body needs. There are lots of TDEE calculators out there that can help you determine what you need.
Then comes exercise. Resistance/strength training is important, cardio can help.0 -
Very useful information!:) i do my cardio 45minutes, 5-6times a week. Makes me burn more calories and able to eat more in the day:) of course still within my calorie goal:)0 -
Wait.... So you mean my hour of cardio everyday isn't doing anything? I mean I know it's burning calories, and I do strength train for an additional hour every day as well. I'm new at this whole thing
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Hannahgrace186 wrote: »Wait.... So you mean my hour of cardio everyday isn't doing anything? I mean I know it's burning calories, and I do strength train for an additional hour every day as well. I'm new at this whole thing
@Hannahgrace186 An hour of cardio every day is completely unnecessary. If you want to do it to eat more then go ahead, but you don't have to do that much. Logging your food accurately is the most important part of losing weight. Strength training is the most important part of making sure the weight you lose is fat.0 -
That last statement is golden.0
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I only use cardio during the week if i have eaten too much that day and want to make sure i dont go over my calories for the day. Otherwise i dont do it if im within my calorie allowance.0
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Hannahgrace186 wrote: »Wait.... So you mean my hour of cardio everyday isn't doing anything? I mean I know it's burning calories, and I do strength train for an additional hour every day as well. I'm new at this whole thing
It's only worth it if you love it and are one of those "runners' high" types. I'm not. cardio literally makes me puke. No reason for me to do more than brisk walking my dog and taking the stairs, etc....I lift, it makes my heart pound, I get strong. Yeay!
Some people love cardio and feel like they can conquer the world when doing it. Good for them. Go forth. Not me.0 -
I suggest the TDEE-20% method. www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc (If you have questions please feel free to ask them here).
First of all, great post.
Secondly, is there a reason for recommending the above TDEE calculator instead of MFP calculator used for setting up our initial profile? In the Help section, MFP states: When you create your profile, we ask you for your age, height, weight, gender, and normal daily activity level. We use these factors to determine the calories required to maintain your current weight. We also ask how much weight you would like to lose or gain per week, and with this goal in mind we subtract calories (for weight loss) or add calories (for weight gain) to determine your daily calorie and nutrient goals.
I do see the 1percentedge calculator has more bells and whistles with macros. And there is a difference in daily calories aloted when I enter my data in both calculators. But for simplicity sake isn't MFP"s calculator good enough?
Again, thanks for your original post.
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Hi! So I went to the IFCalc website. It's an Intermittent fasting calculator? I don't understand how this website helps. -30% under TDEE? What if i did 50% How do you decide on the carbs/fat split? Thanks in advance0
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Hi! So I went to the IFCalc website. It's an Intermittent fasting calculator? I don't understand how this website helps. -30% under TDEE? What if i did 50% How do you decide on the carbs/fat split? Thanks in advance
The interesting thing about using the Intermittent Fasting calculator is that it can tell you why being too extreme (which TDEE -50% is! Why would you DO that? even 30% is high, I usually say -20% myself) is a bad idea...look the "minimum calories per day." It's there because even an IFer knows that if they don't get enough calories, the body will rob your muscle stores.
Your body can only metabolize a certain amount of fat each day. Starving yourself will lead to loss of muscle. And, if that is you in your profile pic, you really need your deficit to be small, if not at maintenance for a recomp.0
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