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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    edited April 2015
    Are you doing any exercise other than just walking?

    What about adding in weights, swimming or other activities, both for muscle development and to keep things interesting?
  • amy8400
    amy8400 Posts: 478 Member
    I'm an avid food scale user. When you weigh your food, you know exactly what you're putting in your body. It puts you in control. If you haven't lost more than 1 pound after 3 weeks of exercise/6 days a week, I'd get a food scale to see if your logging is accurate. You can get a nice scale for $20 and it's the best tool you can have in your weight loss arsenal (next to a Vitamix <3!!)

    I would keep boosting the incline on your treadmill. You can intensify your workout extensively by doing an incline that pushes you harder than if you were walking on a flat surface. I also recommend that you try bursts of high intensity--for example, going up to 12.0 incline for 3 minutes--then back to a more comfortable setting of 5.0 incline for 2 minutes so you can get your heart rate back down. I try to do at least 3 sets of high incline "bursts" in a 30 minute session. I started out at 3.5 mph but now my minimum speed is 4.0 and I do bursts up to 4.5 mph along with the incline. So as you get more cardio fitness, you can increase your pace along with the incline to maximize your workout.

    Finally, I would highly recommend that you add weights to your workout. I started with a pair of dumb bells at home then progressed to the weight room at the gym. Two 8 pound flocked hand weights from Target, nothing fancy. The treadmill will get you going with cardio fitness while the weight work will build muscle and help you feel toned as you're losing the weight.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    Even most prepackaged foods are off. A Trader Joe's Jumbo Egg is listed at 63g. When I weigh my eggs, they always come in at 75g or higher. A slice of bread weighs in a 1.1 servings according to the information on the label.

    All those little things add up.
  • NFMendoza
    NFMendoza Posts: 39 Member
    I've berly started to try to lift weights, just walk on incline on treadmill.

    Thanks for the website, I input my weight and the exercise I've been doing and I'm supposed to eat 1900 to 2000 calories to loose weight for my weight and I've been eating 1600 or less I think maybe I'm eating too Little then.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    NFMendoza wrote: »
    I've berly started to try to lift weights, just walk on incline on treadmill.

    Thanks for the website, I input my weight and the exercise I've been doing and I'm supposed to eat 1900 to 2000 calories to loose weight for my weight and I've been eating 1600 or less I think maybe I'm eating too Little then.

    Try more and less and see what works for you.
  • Altagracia220
    Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
    girlviernes wrote: »
    A few tips:

    Muscle is always a good thing. Don't worry about putting on muscle, it's great to be strong and it will help you get a shape that you want. It also protects you from injury. Would you rather have the shape you want or a particular number on the scale?

    1600 is pretty low given your current weight and activity level. I think you can lose steadily eating 1800-2300 kcals per day. Generally speaking, it's a good idea to eat more if you can because you get more nutrition and it is more sustainable.

    Make sure you are logging accurately. Use a food scale. There are some announcement threads at the top of this forum that can help you learn how to do so.

    I don't know if OP should eat up to 2300 calories. That's maintenance for many. For me to maintain I'd need to eat 2100 calories... Also advising her to eat more calories wouldn't help her to lose more weight. Using a food scale is definitely a good idea though.
  • Altagracia220
    Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
    edited April 2015
    emdeesea wrote: »
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    dramos1961 wrote: »
    Go low carbs!!!! It does help and you will lose inches quick. Also cleanse to get rid of any toxins in body. GL Dan

    And what toxins are those, exactly?

    Oh here we go again with toxins.

    Enough already. No such thing as toxins or cleanses. Just eat food at a deficit. Get a food scale and weigh everything, every day.

    Do that over and over again and you'll lose weight.

    Toxins are real. They exist. But yeah the advice is good.
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    jazmin220 wrote: »
    girlviernes wrote: »
    A few tips:

    Muscle is always a good thing. Don't worry about putting on muscle, it's great to be strong and it will help you get a shape that you want. It also protects you from injury. Would you rather have the shape you want or a particular number on the scale?

    1600 is pretty low given your current weight and activity level. I think you can lose steadily eating 1800-2300 kcals per day. Generally speaking, it's a good idea to eat more if you can because you get more nutrition and it is more sustainable.

    Make sure you are logging accurately. Use a food scale. There are some announcement threads at the top of this forum that can help you learn how to do so.

    I don't know if OP should eat up to 2300 calories. That's maintenance for many. For me to maintain I'd need to eat 2100 calories... Also advising her to eat more calories wouldn't help her to lose more weight. Using a food scale is definitely a good idea though.

    2300 (accurately measured) should allow for weight loss at 250 lbs, especially with an hour of exercise per day. I lost pretty steadily with that range of intake (1.9 lbs/week) from 245 to about 215. It's all relative to your starting weight & activity level. Staying at the lower end is fine and will be faster, but I personally like to give a range in recommendations to encourage people to find what works best for them.


  • Altagracia220
    Altagracia220 Posts: 876 Member
    girlviernes wrote: »
    jazmin220 wrote: »
    girlviernes wrote: »
    A few tips:

    Muscle is always a good thing. Don't worry about putting on muscle, it's great to be strong and it will help you get a shape that you want. It also protects you from injury. Would you rather have the shape you want or a particular number on the scale?

    1600 is pretty low given your current weight and activity level. I think you can lose steadily eating 1800-2300 kcals per day. Generally speaking, it's a good idea to eat more if you can because you get more nutrition and it is more sustainable.

    Make sure you are logging accurately. Use a food scale. There are some announcement threads at the top of this forum that can help you learn how to do so.

    I don't know if OP should eat up to 2300 calories. That's maintenance for many. For me to maintain I'd need to eat 2100 calories... Also advising her to eat more calories wouldn't help her to lose more weight. Using a food scale is definitely a good idea though.

    2300 (accurately measured) should allow for weight loss at 250 lbs, especially with an hour of exercise per day. I lost pretty steadily with that range of intake (1.9 lbs/week) from 245 to about 215. It's all relative to your starting weight & activity level. Staying at the lower end is fine and will be faster, but I personally like to give a range in recommendations to encourage people to find what works best for them.


    I see your point.
  • NFMendoza
    NFMendoza Posts: 39 Member
    Thank you everyone :)
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    NFMendoza wrote: »
    I've berly started to try to lift weights, just walk on incline on treadmill.

    Thanks for the website, I input my weight and the exercise I've been doing and I'm supposed to eat 1900 to 2000 calories to loose weight for my weight and I've been eating 1600 or less I think maybe I'm eating too Little then.

    You have not been eating too little. Or you would have been losing weight. You are eating at maintenance. You need to eat significantly less than what you are eating now to lose weight. Anything else, it is just bad advice, sorry. Chances are, since you are not using a scale, your estimations are way off and you are eating over 2000 calories. Whether you are feeling hungry or not, it is irrelevant.
    Weight training, walking more, running or whatever, will not change the fact you need to eat less (calories, not quantities).
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    NFMendoza wrote: »
    Thank you everyone. I don't weigh my food but I think it is I'm not eating enough. I'm always Starving!! Maybe I'll loose more if I eat a little more.. thanks

    I do love the idea of loosing inches, but also want to loose weight since I have so much to loose

    No this is illogical - you don't eat more to lose more.

    You need to tighten up on your logging and absolutely weigh everything - you cannot eyeball and you cannot use cups / spoons to measure

    then work out how to eat enough protein and fat and bulking vegetables within your defecit

    even after 9 months I cannot eyeball food accurately enough
    dramos1961 wrote: »
    Go low carbs!!!! It does help and you will lose inches quick. Also cleanse to get rid of any toxins in body. GL Dan

    No .. please ignore this absolute claptrap

    Unless you feel you can low carb for life, ignore the low carb advice as you're just playing with water weight at the start and it comes back as quick

    as for cleanses and toxins .. seriously now? .. cos science!
    Lexicpt wrote: »
    Do scales really make a whole lot of difference? I've always just measured my food and never had a problem with losing weight. Not a sarcastic question, I have a scale and would be down to use it if it's really that much more accurate.

    Yes, yes they do
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