Weight while going to the gym
chrissie81_
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Does anyone know why am gaining weight instead of losing it, I roughly burn around 600kl per visit. Between cardio and weights, my body shop isn't even changing! I've now been at the gym for 2 months. Can anyone help?
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How many calories are you eating per day? Weight loss happens mainly in the kitchen.0
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Am about 1300 a day, I walk around 12000 steps a day, along with what I do in the gym which can be the same amount. I used to use the gym last year and stopped the weight fell off then, but now it doesn't seem to want to move and my diet is probably more healthier than last year0
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You're either overestimating your burn or underestimating your intake.0
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I started at 12 stone and now am 12.6 I haven't increased food or what I eat i still eat the same. No cheating either no chocolate, or fizzy juice etc0
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What are you eating? Give me a typical breakfast lunch tea...
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Breakfast, whole meal bread-toasted and banana
Lunch, tuna or chicken salad no dressing
Dinner, chicken fillet with a cup of rice0 -
ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »You're either overestimating your burn or underestimating your intake.
This entirely. How accurate is your logging? Do you weigh everything in ounces or grams? Do you use liquid measurements for all caloric liquids?0 -
You aren't weighing and accurately logging all your food and drink
You are eating in surplus
You aren't burning as much as you think
It's quite common
Watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY&feature=youtu.be
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Weighing is key! Especially with carbs (even wholewheat)
We need to have a deficit of 500 calories per day for 7 whole days to lose 1 pound on the scales.
Calculate your BMR (basic metabolic rate) for your weight and lose 500 cals per day
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Kirsty_lou88 wrote: »Weighing is key! Especially with carbs (even wholewheat)
We need to have a deficit of 500 calories per day for 7 whole days to lose 1 pound on the scales.
Calculate your BMR (basic metabolic rate) for your weight and lose 500 cals per day
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Not especially with carbs ...all food
BMR is irrelevant ...it's her TDEE she needs but easier to take MFP value and eat back half the exercise0 -
Thanks for all the replies0
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If your going to use abbreviations at least type them out for people who don't know them...0
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What's tdee? X0
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Kirsty_lou88 wrote: »If your going to use abbreviations at least type them out for people who don't know them...
You used BMR so I assume you know that stands for basal metabolic rate which is the level of calories your body would use up if you were in a coma
TDEE is total daily energy expenditure = BMR + activity level + purposeful exercise
MFP is My fitness pal
Please is a common word most people use when asking others to give them information0 -
Not eating enough
eating too much
something medical going on
too routine
Eating back all the exercise burn cals0 -
Not eating enough and too routine are not relevant I'm afraid0
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chrissie81_ wrote: »Breakfast, whole meal bread-toasted and banana
Lunch, tuna or chicken salad no dressing
Dinner, chicken fillet with a cup of rice
if this all you are eating, it's not enough at all. you need to balance all food groups. you aren't showing any protein in breakfast and no veggies. you aren't even healthy fats. if you do not eat enough for your workouts, your body is going to fight you every step of the way. it won't know what to burn, where to take it for the burn. you aren't eating a balanced diet to have stored nutrients for workouts.
it is relevant if you don't eat enough and become too routine. your body gets use to the way you do things. you almost always have to change things up some. you have to eat enough of all food groups for you body to function properly.Not eating enough and too routine are not relevant I'm afraid
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chipper15173 wrote: »chrissie81_ wrote: »Breakfast, whole meal bread-toasted and banana
Lunch, tuna or chicken salad no dressing
Dinner, chicken fillet with a cup of rice
if this all you are eating, it's not enough at all. you need to balance all food groups. you aren't showing any protein in breakfast and no veggies. you aren't even healthy fats. if you do not eat enough for your workouts, your body is going to fight you every step of the way. it won't know what to burn, where to take it for the burn. you aren't eating a balanced diet to have stored nutrients for workouts.
it is relevant if you don't eat enough and become too routine. your body gets use to the way you do things. you almost always have to change things up some. you have to eat enough of all food groups for you body to function properly.Not eating enough and too routine are not relevant I'm afraid
I have never seen any science that said that muscle confusion or dietary confusion actually worked. Can you pass along some sources? I'd love to read some studies that say this because it would change my entire world view on this topic.0 -
chipper15173 wrote: »it is relevant if you don't eat enough and become too routine. your body gets use to the way you do things. you almost always have to change things up some.
Whiskey.
Tango.
Foxtrot.
(?)
Over.
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SergeantSausage wrote: »chipper15173 wrote: »it is relevant if you don't eat enough and become too routine. your body gets use to the way you do things. you almost always have to change things up some.
Whiskey.
Tango.
Foxtrot.
(?)
Over.
You had me at whiskey
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Increase your workout. You walk and lift? Break up the monotony, lift then do a walking hiit routine. Burns more fat. Really sweat it out. Don't add in the steps you rack up everyday from your Fitbit or whatever you're using. Just use the burn that you're getting from your workouts. You might be overestimating your calories burned by alot.
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chrissie81_ wrote: »Does anyone know why am gaining weight instead of losing it, I roughly burn around 600kl per visit. Between cardio and weights, my body shop isn't even changing! I've now been at the gym for 2 months. Can anyone help?
That happened to me too-I gained 30 pounds while going to the gym.
It turns out I was eating too much food.
You are clearly overestimating your calorie burns, and possibly underestimating calories in.
Do you weigh your food and log everything you eat?
Do you eat your exercise calories back? Where do you get the burn numbers from?0 -
Please open your diary.0
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chrissie81_ wrote: »Does anyone know why am gaining weight instead of losing it, I roughly burn around 600kl per visit. Between cardio and weights, my body shop isn't even changing! I've now been at the gym for 2 months. Can anyone help?
Don't be mad when people say "you're doing it wrong" Chrissie. I know that's the first instinct because you feel like you've been doing all this hard work and not reaping the benefits. But they really ARE trying to help. They want you to succeed, but they have to find out where the problems are at to do it. Go to Home-Settings-Food/diary and change it so it's public. Then they can help you tweak your numbers to see what's going on and give you the tools you need to make it better so you can finally see the rewards you're putting in all the effort for.
For perspective: I have lost 17 lbs in a bit over 2 months and I haven't worked out NEARLY as hard as you. It's not cause I'm special. Its because I let them tell me how to get the logging correct so my hard work would pay off. The delivery may be off, especially blunt even, but the intent is to help you get to a place where you won't feel like all your effort has been worthless.0 -
clgaram720 wrote: »chrissie81_ wrote: »Does anyone know why am gaining weight instead of losing it, I roughly burn around 600kl per visit. Between cardio and weights, my body shop isn't even changing! I've now been at the gym for 2 months. Can anyone help?
Don't be mad when people say "you're doing it wrong" Chrissie. I know that's the first instinct because you feel like you've been doing all this hard work and not reaping the benefits. But they really ARE trying to help. They want you to succeed, but they have to find out where the problems are at to do it. Go to Home-Settings-Food/diary and change it so it's public. Then they can help you tweak your numbers to see what's going on and give you the tools you need to make it better so you can finally see the rewards you're putting in all the effort for.
For perspective: I have lost 17 lbs in a bit over 2 months and I haven't worked out NEARLY as hard as you. It's not cause I'm special. Its because I let them tell me how to get the logging correct so my hard work would pay off. The delivery may be off, especially blunt even, but the intent is to help you get to a place where you won't feel like all your effort has been worthless.
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chipper15173 wrote: »chrissie81_ wrote: »Breakfast, whole meal bread-toasted and banana
Lunch, tuna or chicken salad no dressing
Dinner, chicken fillet with a cup of rice
if this all you are eating, it's not enough at all. you need to balance all food groups. you aren't showing any protein in breakfast and no veggies. you aren't even healthy fats. if you do not eat enough for your workouts, your body is going to fight you every step of the way. it won't know what to burn, where to take it for the burn. you aren't eating a balanced diet to have stored nutrients for workouts.
it is relevant if you don't eat enough and become too routine. your body gets use to the way you do things. you almost always have to change things up some. you have to eat enough of all food groups for you body to function properly.Not eating enough and too routine are not relevant I'm afraid
Sorry but that's one of those media ridiculous factoids that has no basis in reality but a lot of basis in how can I get someone to click on this page / buy this magazine / buy into my brand
There really are countless out there that have seeped so far into our psyche that the end result is confusion
Best to get rid of everything you think you know and just focus on weighing and logging food accurately
Oh and @clgaram720 made a very good point ...we may be blunt, because we've done it so many times before, but we've also been there and done that, know what works and really really want to help other people out of mystery of why they are overweight ...it is quite simply eating too much for how much you burn ...nothing more complicated ...put your effort into food preparation, exercise for health and only eat back 50% of MFP database or machine burns0 -
chipper15173 wrote: »it is relevant if you don't eat enough and become too routine. your body gets use to the way you do things. you almost always have to change things up some. you have to eat enough of all food groups for you body to function properly.
The above is not accurate, and in fact I believe these are myths that have been debunked.
The only requirement to lose weight is to eat at a calorie deficit. Anything else outside of this is preference only, or doctor's dietary orders due to a medical condition.
In my opinion, it's an excellent idea to eat enough from all the food groups for my own nutritional purposes, but not everyone eats this way due to varied diets and they are just as healthy as anyone else. Besides this, food groups have nothing to do with weight loss. It's all CICO for dropping pounds.
Finally, you only change things up when you're bored stiff. I know this because I've lost 44 pounds eating the same foods and doing the same workouts, and I've been doing these same things during my almost two years of maintenance.
Preferences are awesome if they work for you, but everyone has their own set.
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You aren't weighing and accurately logging all your food and drink
You are eating in surplus
You aren't burning as much as you think
It's quite common
Watch thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWPclrWVY&feature=youtu.be
This video is excellent. A must see.0 -
muscle weighs more than fat. If you're lifting weights and/or adding weight to your lifting routine you may gain weight due to muscle growth. Take body measurements instead of just weighing yourself on a scale. I've lost weight all over but soon after starting my weight loss I got stuck at the same weight for about two months. My arms and thighs got half an inch bigger due to muscle but I lost inches around my hips and waist.0
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