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Need advice, trying to lose 30 pounds
WorkInProgress909
Posts: 271 Member
(I had to edit my original post because I did the calculations wrong)
Hi, I have been trying to lose 30 pounds but my issue has been that if I eat less calories I do not have enough energy through out the day, especially to work out efficiently. So my main goal recently has been to keep my energy stable.
By going back and forth with my calorie goal on MFP I have finally figured out that at 2000 my energy seems good and allows me to work out.
I have tried using the scooby calculator and in order to lose the weight I want to it says it would take a year and I need to eat 2154 calories while exercising daily.
So my issue with this is that I am hoping I can speed up the weight loss faster than a whole year.
My question is should I keep my calorie goal at 2000 or 2154 (will it make a difference)? How long has it taken others to lose 30 pounds and what was their process? Please share any advice or personal experiences.
(I weight 153, 5'5)
Hi, I have been trying to lose 30 pounds but my issue has been that if I eat less calories I do not have enough energy through out the day, especially to work out efficiently. So my main goal recently has been to keep my energy stable.
By going back and forth with my calorie goal on MFP I have finally figured out that at 2000 my energy seems good and allows me to work out.
I have tried using the scooby calculator and in order to lose the weight I want to it says it would take a year and I need to eat 2154 calories while exercising daily.
So my issue with this is that I am hoping I can speed up the weight loss faster than a whole year.
My question is should I keep my calorie goal at 2000 or 2154 (will it make a difference)? How long has it taken others to lose 30 pounds and what was their process? Please share any advice or personal experiences.
(I weight 153, 5'5)
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I'll agree to take the 2000 (2154 close enough if honest selection of activity levels - be aware they only talk about exercise, not increased daily life over a desk job or kids at home, ect).
But be aware to that at some point with good workouts and reasonable weight loss you'll discover that the body transforms more than the scale would lead you to believe.
So unless you are trying to make weight for a wrestling weight range in high school, be guided my measurements more than weight as it's lost.
I'd also suggest that if you were at the fine line of not even having enough energy through out the day, let alone workouts - then you are probably towing the minimal line too much.
Either by taking bigger deficit than reasonable (15% is with 30lb to go), or by taking activity level below reality (like workouts beyond walking of 3 hrs and kids at home with deskjob - but picking lightly active level which isn't right).0 -
What's the rush? Seriously. You have have an entire life to live. And why would you not want to be able to eat as much as you possibly could while living it? I took 9 months to lose 20 lbs. And I didn't suffer, I could work out without any issue and going into maintenance is so easy as there isn't a huge difference...I've kept the weight off easily for six months.0
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mymodernbabylon wrote: »What's the rush? Seriously. You have have an entire life to live. And why would you not want to be able to eat as much as you possibly could while living it? I took 9 months to lose 20 lbs. And I didn't suffer, I could work out without any issue and going into maintenance is so easy as there isn't a huge difference...I've kept the weight off easily for six months.
Right here. I hope yo make the long term investment in yourself. This way it's done in a sustainable way to set you up for a lifetime of health and wellness.0 -
Yea you are right I need to have patience with it. So far I have stuck to 2154 calories and exercising and lost 4 pounds in a week. My energy is so much more stable for now and I am glad to see some progress, hopefully it continues.
Progress will continue - but make sure you measure progress more than just weight loss.
Otherwise you'll be sorely disappointed because you won't lose 4 lbs that fast again - highly unlikely anyway.
That was probably the stress related water finally dropped - which is great sign by itself that progress will come.
Considering you can retain up to 20 lbs water from cortisol - there could be some more of course.0 -
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That is indeed it. And when eating too much and stressed and elevated cortisol, effect is water weight and fat usually piled on around the midsection first.
And it's combined stress. Might view it as a range your body has, up to a level where negatives start to happen as response. More above that line - more negatives.
Anything can add to the stress gauge sending the level higher, undereating included. Frequent intense exercise with no recovery, illness, lack of sleep, disease, food sensitivities, life, ect.
It's probably why so many can eat low calorie, have issues, but then switch to "clean" eating, which likely cut out a food sensitivity that didn't matter until body was under too much stress.
As soon as they drop the diet, probably could start eating that food again without showing any issues. Total stress is under the line.0 -
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