327 pounds need help please!

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a_rugg2004
a_rugg2004 Posts: 5 Member
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Hi I am a 5'2 327 pound woman. obviously my weight has gotten out of control. I could sit and cry about like I have in the past or I can get off my butt and do something about it. So that's why I'm Here. I'm just so confused about calorie intake. Fitnesspal says I should consume 1700 calories a day to lose 2 pounds a week. another site says I should eat 1688 a day and another says I should eat 2100 a day. So I have been eating 1688. I am not noticing weight loss at all. I am thinking about dropping down to 1200 a day which is what a lot of sites say is the lowest amount a women should consume a day. Is this safe for my weight. Also if I eat 1200 a day do I need to burn more than 1200 a day to loss weight. Please help any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    Welcome to MFP! Use a food scale and keep doing what you're doing, as it will come. You've got this!
  • a_rugg2004
    a_rugg2004 Posts: 5 Member
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    Thank you. I am not drinking my calories (not worth it). I have a gym membership and am riding a stationary bike for about 4-5 miles. Also walking for about 10-15 mins on the treadmill.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
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    1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »
    At your weight eating 1600 calories a day should be making you lose 1 or 2 pounds a week. Make sure you're logging correctly and stay motivated. Also try to walk for 5 minutes a day and then 10 minutes and so on. If you're drinking any calories then cut it out. Only drink water.

    OP can drink her calories if she wants, just fit it into your goal. There's nothing wrong with calorie drinks.

    To OP; stick with your calorie goal. Make sure you're logging accurately. If you haven't already, consider buying a food scale and weighing your food.

    Also, how long have you been logging? Make sure you give it enough time. If you haven't lost anything in 4-6 weeks, then you should re-evaluate what you are doing/tighten your logging/etc.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
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    1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »
    At your weight eating 1600 calories a day should be making you lose 1 or 2 pounds a week. Make sure you're logging correctly and stay motivated. Also try to walk for 5 minutes a day and then 10 minutes and so on. If you're drinking any calories then cut it out. Only drink water.

    OP can drink her calories if she wants, just fit it into your goal. There's nothing wrong with calorie drinks.

    To OP; stick with your calorie goal. Make sure you're logging accurately. If you haven't already, consider buying a food scale and weighing your food.

    Also, how long have you been logging? Make sure you give it enough time. If you haven't lost anything in 4-6 weeks, then you should re-evaluate what you are doing/tighten your logging/etc.

    Drinking calories is pointless. You get nothing out of it and it's so much easier to drink a 0 calorie water.

    So OP can't drink OJ at breakfast? Or have a glass of wine at the end of the night?

    Yeah, Ok....
  • a_rugg2004
    a_rugg2004 Posts: 5 Member
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    I do have a food scale and am weighing and measuring. I have been doing the 1688 calories a day for about 2-3 weeks. So I should give it more time just don't feel like I have lost anything.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
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    a_rugg2004 wrote: »
    I do have a food scale and am weighing and measuring. I have been doing the 1688 calories a day for about 2-3 weeks. So I should give it more time just don't feel like I have lost anything.

    Remember too, if you're new to exercise your muscles will retain water for repair. Also hormones, sodium, Time of the month, ovulation, etc can all 'mask' weight loss. That's why you want to give it enough time to see change before you go messing about with things.
  • linna62
    linna62 Posts: 988 Member
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    - it may take a while for you to start dropping. Everyone's metabs are different and I had a lot of fluid issue's when I was 300 pounds. Be consistently on your program. You will do this.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
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    1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »
    At your weight eating 1600 calories a day should be making you lose 1 or 2 pounds a week. Make sure you're logging correctly and stay motivated. Also try to walk for 5 minutes a day and then 10 minutes and so on. If you're drinking any calories then cut it out. Only drink water.

    OP can drink her calories if she wants, just fit it into your goal. There's nothing wrong with calorie drinks.

    To OP; stick with your calorie goal. Make sure you're logging accurately. If you haven't already, consider buying a food scale and weighing your food.

    Also, how long have you been logging? Make sure you give it enough time. If you haven't lost anything in 4-6 weeks, then you should re-evaluate what you are doing/tighten your logging/etc.

    Drinking calories is pointless. You get nothing out of it and it's so much easier to drink a 0 calorie water.

    So OP can't drink OJ at breakfast? Or have a glass of wine at the end of the night?

    Yeah, Ok....

    For her yes. She's trying to lose weight. Those are empty calories. Instead of OJ just eat an orange. Getting used to just drinking water nets way better results than just adding drink calories day after day.

    If she's maintaining her deficit, there's nothing wrong with having those things.
  • KristenMarie1181
    KristenMarie1181 Posts: 216 Member
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    Did you change the MFP workout time and such during the day? I weight little more then you and am same height. My dietitian says to do 40-60 carbs each meal (breakfast-lunch-dinner) and 0-30 for snack. Not count calories. Not telling you to do it but I feel much better and fuller every time I eat in between those calories. And drink lots of water. I drink around 10-12 cups of water a day. I am weighing everything, teaspooning,tablespooning,cupping, as well. Oh and I am doing treadmill at the gym for 1 week 7 days straight for 20 minutes at 3.0 speed. And then 2nd week i will be doing 30 minutes then 3rd week i will be doing 40 minutes and so on and so forth. Good luck though!
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,370 Member
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    I started out a lot heavier than you and can assure you you will lose with the calories MFP has given you if you weigh and measure accurately and log your exercise conservatively. 20lbs in I treated myself to a FitBit so I no longer have to guess how many extra calories I'm earning over and above sedentary. Sedentary isn't totally inactive as some may think. For me its over 2 miles a day before I get any adjustment from FitBit. Gradually build activity into your day so that you keep your metabolism happy but don't even think about dropping to 1200 a day at your present weight or you'll be missing out on vital nutrients and slowing down your metabolism and will probably quickly get to the point where a binge is inevitable. Add me if you'd like to.
  • Kk2Aa
    Kk2Aa Posts: 25 Member
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    Hi, stick to 1600 until your lighter, I always trust what MFP suggests to be honest. Just make sure you weigh everything accurately, and you don't have to burn more than you eat in the sense of doing 1600 cals in exercise, you burn just by breathing (you can look this up online) so if you add that to the calories burned through exercise then as long as that it more than you 1600 cals eaten then you will lose. I hope this helps feel free to add me as a friend! I'm currently attempting to lose 40lb!
  • sarahmgetsfit
    sarahmgetsfit Posts: 4 Member
    edited April 2015
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    Given your weight, dropping your calories to 1700 should cause some weight loss. If it's been longer than 2 weeks and you're accurately recording your exercise and food intake, then you may have an underlying medical condition. A medical condition like a thyroid disorder or damage to the adrenal glands can make it difficult to lose weight. I would strongly urge you to see a doctor if you're not losing any weight 2-3 weeks after starting out.

    Hope this helps,

    Sarah
    a_rugg2004 wrote: »
    Hi I am a 5'2 327 pound woman. obviously my weight has gotten out of control. I could sit and cry about like I have in the past or I can get off my butt and do something about it. So that's why I'm Here. I'm just so confused about calorie intake. Fitnesspal says I should consume 1700 calories a day to lose 2 pounds a week. another site says I should eat 1688 a day and another says I should eat 2100 a day. So I have been eating 1688. I am not noticing weight loss at all. I am thinking about dropping down to 1200 a day which is what a lot of sites say is the lowest amount a women should consume a day. Is this safe for my weight. Also if I eat 1200 a day do I need to burn more than 1200 a day to loss weight. Please help any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,370 Member
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    Often it can simply be underestimating food. Cups aren't the most accurate way of measuring higher calorie foods. Go for grams on a food scale wherever possible. Home cooking is far more measurable than eating out too.
  • Katsmith17
    Katsmith17 Posts: 38 Member
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    i started out about the same weight and did lose the first week; however, it came out that I should have 1550 calories. It was such a shock to my system since they were cut in half. Plus I cut down my 3 Dr Pepper's to 1 and did not replace that with water. My nutritionist told me that was too drastic and she suggested that I go to 1800 calories first and once I was okay with that, then, to move towards the 1550 and of course, to drink more water. Hopefully, now I will start feeling better.
  • CADAVER0USB0N3S
    CADAVER0USB0N3S Posts: 41 Member
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    I would try the MFP suggested calorie intake, but only eat back 1/2 of your exercise calories because MFP can be off. Unless you are using a heart rate monitor to see how many calories you are burning with exercise. I guess its too late now for this but I've seen where you log everything you eat for a week or so to see how many calories you are consuming (before dieting etc) and then you subtract 500 calories from that to get a deficit. So say you normally have 3000 calories on the average day, when you start your healthier diet you would start eating 2500, and so on.
  • THenry8
    THenry8 Posts: 62 Member
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    I was like you and my weight was out of control! I eventually had to get Gastric Sleeve Surgery, cause I was so obese that I was on a verge of not living for so long! After my surgery, I lost almost 200 pounds! I was 430 pounds at the time in 2012! Now, I'm 240 pounds in 2015! Drink plenty of water and cut out the sodas completely! I do like to add in a sugar free drink in my water bottles once in a while! Now, I eat no more than 1200 to 1500 calories a day! Weight is going up and down, but that's normal! Eat tons of fruits and veggies, eat more chicken. It's okay to have a sweet indulgence once in a while! You can do this, we all believe in you!
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
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    1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »
    Ninkyou wrote: »
    1592984904984984089984980 wrote: »
    At your weight eating 1600 calories a day should be making you lose 1 or 2 pounds a week. Make sure you're logging correctly and stay motivated. Also try to walk for 5 minutes a day and then 10 minutes and so on. If you're drinking any calories then cut it out. Only drink water.

    OP can drink her calories if she wants, just fit it into your goal. There's nothing wrong with calorie drinks.

    To OP; stick with your calorie goal. Make sure you're logging accurately. If you haven't already, consider buying a food scale and weighing your food.

    Also, how long have you been logging? Make sure you give it enough time. If you haven't lost anything in 4-6 weeks, then you should re-evaluate what you are doing/tighten your logging/etc.

    Drinking calories is pointless. You get nothing out of it and it's so much easier to drink a 0 calorie water.

    I didn't drink sugar sweetened drinks before I started losing weight so I don't now either. However...

    I do drink unsweeteded chai tea with a cup of unsweetened almond mil which totals 30 calories...it is something that I enjoy at night.

    Coffee...tea...oh and my glass of V8 juice for 50 calories...

    IF...I wanted a beer...glass of wine...I would make it fit...

    Life would be great slim and fit but not if one is miserable being afraid to drink anything but water.

    If you prefer only water then go for it...but don't make out that everyone should make that choice simply because you did.

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