Gain 5-8 lbs every time I up my workouts
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Glanced at your diary. Here's my advice:
Step 1: Log accurately and consistently for a month
Step 2: come back and tell us how it goes0 -
MamaBirdBoss wrote: »funjen1972 wrote: »Is your goal to be more fit or weigh less? The answer depends on what action you take.
Its probably water weight that your body is using to recover from the additional workouts.
Definitely weigh less. Ive never been able to know what my true goal weight is. I should compare myself to a Williams sister. Im definitely more of an athletc build. Im 5'7" - female - 206 pounds (now 213). According to everything this is obese. I dont know my body fat percentage but I guess it's around 25% (feel free to point me to the direction of a reliable body fat % calculator )...so I have no idea what my goal weight should be. I was personally aiming for 195.
No. Above 35%. Likely 40%. There's not a chance it's 25%.
You're probably eating back too many calories if the weight is "sticking" longer than a week. You think you're burning a TON more than you are, so you're eating way too much.
No actually I am burning way more than I eat. How do you know what my fat % is? Man if you can do that over a computer without even taking my measurements you must be super psychic.
You would be VERY muscular at 5ft7 and 206lbs and 25% fat... That's what MamaBird is saying.
How do you measure your calorie burn?0 -
1) I opened my diary to public.bcalvanese wrote: »Do you eat a lot more when you are working out?
Are you logging your workouts correctly?
2) im not logging exercises at all I use fitbit hr which tells me calories burned based on my heart rate. According to everything this is the most accurate way to measure cals in vs out
3) I Do Not eat back exercise cals. I eat when Im hungry if I had a big workout
4) I consistently eat at whats supposed to be a 1b/week deficit. 1725 calories. I burn on ave 2800 cals per day with light exercise and up tp 3200 with heavy exercise.
5) I haven't been as diligent as I was a few months ago with logging regularly. I am trying that to see if anything changes. Throughout my life exercise never changed my weight no matter how much I work out or how little I eat. Diet has really been the only thing that made the scale move. This with only minimal exercise.
6) Maybe I should just quit exercising or quit caring. I cant have both.
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Here is a good guide to estimate your body fat percentage.
At 208lbs, it is nearly impossible to be 25% unless you are really, really tall. Mamabird wasn't being rude at all.
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1) I opened my diary to public.bcalvanese wrote: »Do you eat a lot more when you are working out?
Are you logging your workouts correctly?
2) im not logging exercises at all I use fitbit hr which tells me calories burned based on my heart rate. According to everything this is the most accurate way to measure cals in vs out
3) I Do Not eat back exercise cals. I eat when Im hungry if I had a big workout
4) I consistently eat at whats supposed to be a 1b/week deficit. 1725 calories. I burn on ave 2800 cals per day with light exercise and up tp 3200 with heavy exercise.
5) I haven't been as diligent as I was a few months ago with logging regularly. I am trying that to see if anything changes. Throughout my life exercise never changed my weight no matter how much I work out or how little I eat. Diet has really been the only thing that made the scale move. This with only minimal exercise.
6) Maybe I should just quit exercising or quit caring. I cant have both.
Fitbits are notoriously inaccurate for some (maybe most?). I would guess this is your problem.0 -
Expected stupid replies such as MUSCLE WEIGHS MORE THAN FAT!
Did not leave disappointed.
OP, you probably aren't being accurate with your logging and I would not trust a fitbit that CALCULATES calories burned. Always assume you burned less than what it says.0 -
ceoverturf wrote: »MamaBirdBoss wrote: »funjen1972 wrote: »Is your goal to be more fit or weigh less? The answer depends on what action you take.
Its probably water weight that your body is using to recover from the additional workouts.
Definitely weigh less. Ive never been able to know what my true goal weight is. I should compare myself to a Williams sister. Im definitely more of an athletc build. Im 5'7" - female - 206 pounds (now 213). According to everything this is obese. I dont know my body fat percentage but I guess it's around 25% (feel free to point me to the direction of a reliable body fat % calculator )...so I have no idea what my goal weight should be. I was personally aiming for 195.
No. Above 35%. Likely 40%. There's not a chance it's 25%.
You're probably eating back too many calories if the weight is "sticking" longer than a week. You think you're burning a TON more than you are, so you're eating way too much.
No actually I am burning way more than I eat.
If you're not losing weight, then no, in fact you're not.
If you open your diary we could look and see if there's potential logging issues that are giving you inaccurate calculations.
ETA: Your diary is open now. You're not logging consistently, so you have no idea what your true intake is.
Make a goal to meticulously weigh/measure and log every morsel you eat for the next two weeks. I predict you'll be surprised at how many calories you're actually consuming.
+1. OP you have lots of incomplete or empty days in your log, and some of the stuff that is logged is take out, in which case the calories reported give you a rough idea, but will never be 100% accurate. Also, if you are getting your calorie burns from MFP, many people find they are a bit high.0 -
+1 : You're diary is open now. You're not logging consistently, so you have no idea what your true intake is.
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FYI...I HAVE been logging consistently for the past few months. This last few weeks has been hectic so yes I havent been. I had over 220 day streai before that. Nothing has changed. Workouts same. Food same. I jist havent logged in on mfp.
As for Fitbit being inaccurate. .is there proof of this? I used adidas mycoach chest strap and pedometer before i got fitbit...same results. So i dont think its crap. Anyway. .
Some of you have been very helpful. Ill just focus on that. I will log consistently for 2 weeks and check back in. Thank you.
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williamwj2014 wrote: »Expected stupid replies such as MUSCLE WEIGHS MORE THAN FAT!
Did not leave disappointed.
OP, you probably aren't being accurate with your logging and I would not trust a fitbit that CALCULATES calories burned. Always assume you burned less than what it says.
It doesnt calculate anything. It is heart rate monitor.0 -
My BF is 23-24% at 5'8 and 160lbs ...It is virtually impossible for you to be 25%
If you are using a fitbit HRM I would be intensely suspicious...I use a fitbit zip daily to monitor my step based activity and my Polar HRM for steady-state cardio only
Your TDEE seems enormous to me
You need to log everyone and accurately
You can do this0 -
The ones pointing out that lack of weight loss indicates lack of caloric deficit were especially helpful.0
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Here is a good guide to estimate your body fat percentage.
At 208lbs, it is nearly impossible to be 25% unless you are really, really tall. Mamabird wasn't being rude at all.
Was there a guide? How about body comp? Im extremely muscular. My lowest weight in peak physical condition was 199.0 -
Here is a good guide to estimate your body fat percentage.
At 208lbs, it is nearly impossible to be 25% unless you are really, really tall. Mamabird wasn't being rude at all.
Was there a guide? How about body comp? Im extremely muscular. My lowest weight in peak physical condition was 199.
yes, there is a picture guide....that's what it is. People don't differ that much so it's just to get an estimate.
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FYI...I HAVE been logging consistently for the past few months. This last few weeks has been hectic so yes I havent been. I had over 220 day streai before that. Nothing has changed. Workouts same. Food same. I jist havent logged in on mfp.
As for Fitbit being inaccurate. .is there proof of this? I used adidas mycoach chest strap and pedometer before i got fitbit...same results. So i dont think its crap. Anyway. .
Some of you have been very helpful. Ill just focus on that. I will log consistently for 2 weeks and check back in. Thank you.
True...
So I looked back in April (just picked a random month) and you were logging consistently then.
However...
I would guess that your Fitbit adjustments are way off. There was one day you "gained" 1200+ calories as a fitbit adjustment. That would have to be a pretty aggressive day of activity to increase your burn that much.
Get back on the consistent logging train, aim to eat back maybe 1/2 of what your fitbit adjustment is instead of 100%, and try that for a month. Hopefully you'll see better results.0 -
Yes! What I say is true!!! Haha These forums are rough...ceoverturf wrote: »FYI...I HAVE been logging consistently for the past few months. This last few weeks has been hectic so yes I havent been. I had over 220 day streai before that. Nothing has changed. Workouts same. Food same. I jist havent logged in on mfp.
As for Fitbit being inaccurate. .is there proof of this? I used adidas mycoach chest strap and pedometer before i got fitbit...same results. So i dont think its crap. Anyway. .
Some of you have been very helpful. Ill just focus on that. I will log consistently for 2 weeks and check back in. Thank you.
True...
So I looked back in April (just picked a random month) and you were logging consistently then.
However...
I would guess that your Fitbit adjustments are way off. There was one day you "gained" 1200+ calories as a fitbit adjustment. That would have to be a pretty aggressive day of activity to increase your burn that much.
Get back on the consistent logging train, aim to eat back maybe 1/2 of what your fitbit adjustment is instead of 100%, and try that for a month. Hopefully you'll see better results.
I DO workout heavy at times...that one day included a 3 mile walk to a park. 65 minute hot yoga class level 2...then caring for a 2 yo...it adds up. I am very strong. I work hard. And im big.
Blood pressure nearly perfect. Heart rate resting bt 48 and 52. Aside from weight im 100% healthy. This is why I struggle with the scale.
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Definitely weigh less. Ive never been able to know what my true goal weight is. I should compare myself to a Williams sister. Im definitely more of an athletc build. Im 5'7" - female - 206 pounds (now 213). According to everything this is obese. I dont know my body fat percentage but I guess it's around 25% (feel free to point me to the direction of a reliable body fat % calculator )...so I have no idea what my goal weight should be. I was personally aiming for 195.
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How do you know what my fat % is? Man if you can do that over a computer without even taking my measurements you must be super psychic.
Female overweight body fat % range is from 31% to 36%, with obese body fat % starting at 37%.
@ 5ft 7", 213lbs, your BMI places you a good 30lbs into the obese category.
A very easy guess is that regardless of how athletic you are, your body fat % is above 35%.
You can visually estimate your body fat % by referencing this link: http://www.builtlean.com/2012/09/24/body-fat-percentage-men-women/
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My BF is 23-24% at 5'8 and 160lbs ...It is virtually impossible for you to be 25%
If you are using a fitbit HRM I would be intensely suspicious...I use a fitbit zip daily to monitor my step based activity and my Polar HRM for steady-state cardio only
Your TDEE seems enormous to me
You need to log everyone and accurately
You can do this
The reason I said 25% was before I had my baby I saw a trainer and he took skin pinch calibrations. I am 6 pounds heavier than I was then and in similar condition. He measured me at 22% fat so I guess im about 25% now. I am going to look around to see who can measure me again for free...0 -
My BF is 23-24% at 5'8 and 160lbs ...It is virtually impossible for you to be 25%
If you are using a fitbit HRM I would be intensely suspicious...I use a fitbit zip daily to monitor my step based activity and my Polar HRM for steady-state cardio only
Your TDEE seems enormous to me
You need to log everyone and accurately
You can do this
The reason I said 25% was before I had my baby I saw a trainer and he took skin pinch calibrations. I am 6 pounds heavier than I was then and in similar condition. He measured me at 22% fat so I guess im about 25% now. I am going to look around to see who can measure me again for free...
Skin calipers aren't very accurate. The picture guide is more accurate.0 -
My BF is 23-24% at 5'8 and 160lbs ...It is virtually impossible for you to be 25%
If you are using a fitbit HRM I would be intensely suspicious...I use a fitbit zip daily to monitor my step based activity and my Polar HRM for steady-state cardio only
Your TDEE seems enormous to me
You need to log everyone and accurately
You can do this
The reason I said 25% was before I had my baby I saw a trainer and he took skin pinch calibrations. I am 6 pounds heavier than I was then and in similar condition. He measured me at 22% fat so I guess im about 25% now. I am going to look around to see who can measure me again for free...
Skin calipers aren't very accurate. The picture guide is more accurate.
The picture doesn't adjust for height.0 -
Height wouldn't really play a factor. Look at the pictures. Which one do you look closest too in a bikini? Voila...0
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This was happening with me as well and I had to do some investigating. I found that I was eating around 230 calories more than I needed and getting a little lax with the calories in because I was exercising so much. We don't burn as much as we think and we eat more than we think if we are not diligent. I have cut back my intake by around 230 calories and I endeavor to NOT eat back more than half of my exercise calories. I have now come off my plateau. Hope this helps.0
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I DO workout heavy at times...that one day included a 3 mile walk to a park. 65 minute hot yoga class level 2...then caring for a 2 yo...it adds up. I am very strong. I work hard. And im big.
Didn't mean to imply you were lying
Just trying to give some perspective for the rest of my reply.
And what you've outlined above - even at your size - wouldn't even come close to touching 1200 calories burned. 1/3 of that maybe.0 -
My weight loss stalls or the scale goes up any time I do any new workout. I think it's natural. I don't know about seven pounds. That seems excessive. But I go up a little. If I keep up with the new thing, I continue to lose.
I always try new stuff because I think it's important to rotate the exercise, for my mind and body, but I always go back to the same two things. 0 -
As long as you feel healthy the scale shouldn't matter keep up the good work.0
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Found this interesting.. and i look like the 30% girl but shes the hottest one so its cool
You have a waist to hip ratio of 0.71. The information you entered: Sex = Female, waist = 32 inches and hip = 45 inches.
Your shape puts you at reduced risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Frequently referred to as pear shape, you tend to keep fat off your midsection and more on your hips. Your body does not convert this lower body fat as readily as midsection fat, which keeps cholesterol down.
.....so maybe im not losing in my lower half because of nature ....0 -
Yes! What I say is true!!! Haha These forums are rough...ceoverturf wrote: »FYI...I HAVE been logging consistently for the past few months. This last few weeks has been hectic so yes I havent been. I had over 220 day streai before that. Nothing has changed. Workouts same. Food same. I jist havent logged in on mfp.
As for Fitbit being inaccurate. .is there proof of this? I used adidas mycoach chest strap and pedometer before i got fitbit...same results. So i dont think its crap. Anyway. .
Some of you have been very helpful. Ill just focus on that. I will log consistently for 2 weeks and check back in. Thank you.
True...
So I looked back in April (just picked a random month) and you were logging consistently then.
However...
I would guess that your Fitbit adjustments are way off. There was one day you "gained" 1200+ calories as a fitbit adjustment. That would have to be a pretty aggressive day of activity to increase your burn that much.
Get back on the consistent logging train, aim to eat back maybe 1/2 of what your fitbit adjustment is instead of 100%, and try that for a month. Hopefully you'll see better results.
I DO workout heavy at times...that one day included a 3 mile walk to a park. 65 minute hot yoga class level 2...then caring for a 2 yo...it adds up. I am very strong. I work hard. And im big.
Blood pressure nearly perfect. Heart rate resting bt 48 and 52. Aside from weight im 100% healthy. This is why I struggle with the scale.
So a 3 mile walk at a decent intensity is probably around 250 cals
60 mins yoga ? Another 250
Your HRM would go up with heat...this does not equate to calorie burn
Your running around after a 2 year old covered in your activity level
I think you have issues with your activity / exercise logging which is completely throwing your ability to lose weight out
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If you are interested in you bodyfat %, try to find a place that will do a DXA scan for you. Prices range from as low as $40 (wow!) to as high at $400 (poor Londoners), depending on country and area.
If all you are trying to do is lose weight, you have to figure out how to eat at a deficit.
So, assuming you log everything you eat and that you measure things by weight (grams, scale); and assuming you log your stuff correctly in your Fitbit... and after months of eating at a deficit of at least 500Cal you haven't lost anything then:
--you double check your own recording accuracy, database entry choices, things you enter into your fitbit log.
--you check with your doctor to ensure that you don't have some sort of condition that is making life hard for you.
--you enter you weight in weightgrapher.com or equivalent to smooth out TOM and other water weight variations.
--you log every day including weekends and days off.
And if things STILL don't change --you ADJUST.
Obviously, at that point, one or another of the estimates... isn't right.
So, adjust by increasing your deficit.
Either by changing your MFP goals, or by eating back less of your fitbit adjustment.0 -
Yes! What I say is true!!! Haha These forums are rough...ceoverturf wrote: »FYI...I HAVE been logging consistently for the past few months. This last few weeks has been hectic so yes I havent been. I had over 220 day streai before that. Nothing has changed. Workouts same. Food same. I jist havent logged in on mfp.
As for Fitbit being inaccurate. .is there proof of this? I used adidas mycoach chest strap and pedometer before i got fitbit...same results. So i dont think its crap. Anyway. .
Some of you have been very helpful. Ill just focus on that. I will log consistently for 2 weeks and check back in. Thank you.
True...
So I looked back in April (just picked a random month) and you were logging consistently then.
However...
I would guess that your Fitbit adjustments are way off. There was one day you "gained" 1200+ calories as a fitbit adjustment. That would have to be a pretty aggressive day of activity to increase your burn that much.
Get back on the consistent logging train, aim to eat back maybe 1/2 of what your fitbit adjustment is instead of 100%, and try that for a month. Hopefully you'll see better results.
I DO workout heavy at times...that one day included a 3 mile walk to a park. 65 minute hot yoga class level 2...then caring for a 2 yo...it adds up. I am very strong. I work hard. And im big.
Blood pressure nearly perfect. Heart rate resting bt 48 and 52. Aside from weight im 100% healthy. This is why I struggle with the scale.
So a 3 mile walk at a decent intensity is probably around 250 cals
60 mins yoga ? Another 250
Your HRM would go up with heat...this does not equate to calorie burn
Your running around after a 2 year old covered in your activity level
I think you have issues with your activity / exercise logging which is completely throwing your ability to lose weight out
HOT YOGA burns 600-900 calories per hour. These are intense workouts. I live in colorado. They dont play around with yoga...0 -
Yes! What I say is true!!! Haha These forums are rough...ceoverturf wrote: »FYI...I HAVE been logging consistently for the past few months. This last few weeks has been hectic so yes I havent been. I had over 220 day streai before that. Nothing has changed. Workouts same. Food same. I jist havent logged in on mfp.
As for Fitbit being inaccurate. .is there proof of this? I used adidas mycoach chest strap and pedometer before i got fitbit...same results. So i dont think its crap. Anyway. .
Some of you have been very helpful. Ill just focus on that. I will log consistently for 2 weeks and check back in. Thank you.
True...
So I looked back in April (just picked a random month) and you were logging consistently then.
However...
I would guess that your Fitbit adjustments are way off. There was one day you "gained" 1200+ calories as a fitbit adjustment. That would have to be a pretty aggressive day of activity to increase your burn that much.
Get back on the consistent logging train, aim to eat back maybe 1/2 of what your fitbit adjustment is instead of 100%, and try that for a month. Hopefully you'll see better results.
I DO workout heavy at times...that one day included a 3 mile walk to a park. 65 minute hot yoga class level 2...then caring for a 2 yo...it adds up. I am very strong. I work hard. And im big.
Blood pressure nearly perfect. Heart rate resting bt 48 and 52. Aside from weight im 100% healthy. This is why I struggle with the scale.
So a 3 mile walk at a decent intensity is probably around 250 cals
60 mins yoga ? Another 250
Your HRM would go up with heat...this does not equate to calorie burn
Your running around after a 2 year old covered in your activity level
I think you have issues with your activity / exercise logging which is completely throwing your ability to lose weight out
HOT YOGA burns 600-900 calories per hour. These are intense workouts. I live in colorado. They dont play around with yoga...
No...it doesn't. They may claim that it does, but it doesn't burn nearly that.0
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