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Eat a taco.

Orphia wrote: »

blkandwhite77 wrote: »

Orphia wrote: »

If you weigh 64 lbs above the middle of the healthy BMI range for your height, your BMR is over 1500 calories a day if you do no exercise at all.

http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

You are most likely undereating quite badly.

I'm 64 lbs over just barely being in the healthy BMI range. 150 would put me at a BMI of 23.49 so the Very top of the healthy BMI range. I'm considered obese right now at 33.51 BMI

MFP calculated my calories at sedentary+my weight age height etc and set it at 1200 and I still struggle to hit 2lbs if my lucky for a loss a week. Like it took me 2 weeks to lose the last 2 pounds and so forth. 1200 calories normally doesn't fill low to me. Only on days where I chose to eat high calorie foods instead of low calorie foods that I can eat bigger portions of.

There must be some mistake, unless you're like 80 years old or something. Are you sure you didn't enter the 1200 limit manually?

Try resetting your goals. Change your weekly goal to 1.5 lbs or less.

If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

I'm 5'8" and started around 212. When I started, I did what nearly everyone does who's here to lose and entered a 2 pound loss goal. I was in grad school, so I entered sedentary. MFP gave me 1200. Knowing what I know now, I think I really was sedentary. I ran, so I ate those cals back.

1200 was pretty miserable, even with some exercise cals. Then I learned better.

OP, if you're not losing 2 pounds a week on average anyway, you may want to consider changing your goal to 1 or 1.5 lb/wk. If you have younger children, you're also probably at least lightly active. Sustainability really is key. I could have never kept going at 1200.

I now eat anywhere from 1500-1800 calories a day 6 days a week, and 3000 on Saturdays. I make sure to get 10,000 steps a day at least 5 days a week. I also lift 2-3 days a week (but usually just 2 due to time contraints) and have a Brazilian jiu jitsu class 2 days a week. I have a fitbit. You don't need a gadget, and I resisted for quite some time. However, it is far, far more amazing that I ever thought it would be. It gives me more data and more security regarding what I'm doing and how much I can eat. For me, it really helps to see the numbers between MFP, fitbit, and trendweight.

Some people - many people - are successful without such things. I've come to trust the numbers, so I feel quite confident eating what fitbit and MFP tell me I can. I'm averaging about .75 lb/wk. I would love if there was a short cut to my goal. It's sloooow going. And I will not look like Rabbit at the same weight (I'm about 173 right now), despite my lifting. But I have committed to sustainability, fueling my performance, and trying to make my body look as good as I can after being overweight for so long - that all means slow loss and attempting to maintain as much muscle mass as I can. All of that to say - even with 60+ pounds to lose - slowing it down at this point is not a bad idea. Then, you can eat those tacos!

blankiefinder wrote: »

If you have 64 pounds to lose, you certainly can choose to aim for the 2 lb per week loss rate, but let me tell you a cautionary tale...

I am 5'7 (I'm shrinking ). If memory serves, @rabbitjb is 5'8. I lost at a rate of 1.5 pounds per week. Rabbit lost at .5-1 lbs per week. In the end, Rabbit weighs around 20 pounds more than me, I believe, and is around 2 sizes smaller than me, and gets I think around 300 calories more than I do, in maintenance. Why? Because she maintained more muscle mass, and did more strength training while losing.

Thanks for sharing this excellent story on the importance of retaining muscle mass while losing weight.

Lol so true

blkandwhite77 wrote: »

betuel75 wrote: »

have a couple of them. If you go over a few hundred calories you can fix that in the next few days. I went over a few hundred calories a couple days ago and didnt even notice a difference.

Says the perfectly sculpted male specimen. For me a couple hundred calories will instantly show on my hips lol. Plus I was bad last week and went over 2 days and lost zero zero zero and darn it I will lose this week!

Weight never instantly shows up, but comes from a habit of overeating.

I'm sure betuel had his own weight issues because otherwise he wouldn't be here. I like his reply, I think it's sensible.

There is nothing wrong with going over your calories for one day. I would for a good taco!

blkandwhite77 wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

starwhisperer6 wrote: »

You would think, but everyone wants to "fix" something and jumps to it before noticing nothing needs to be fixed.

I'm assuming you've noticed this is a help board right?

Thank you though for a your kind words and you've inspired me to get more serious about weight training. On that note since I have a hard time figuring out machines and proper form for weights do you think t25 the strength training section dvd is a good beginner strength straining option if I don't have access to weights at home?

Are you currently a member of a gym? Normally, upon joining, you will get a free session with a trainer who will help you with the machines and proper form. If you are already a member but never utilized this, still ask for it. If all else fails, pay for a session or two.

You mentioned your hubby helping you with this, but unless he's had training, I think you'd be better off getting advice from someone who has been trained on how to show others.

blkandwhite77 wrote: »

rabbitjb wrote: »

starwhisperer6 wrote: »

You would think, but everyone wants to "fix" something and jumps to it before noticing nothing needs to be fixed.

I'm assuming you've noticed this is a help board right?

Not trying to be snotty but don't you have a post on this board about dog memes and cat memes so obviously not everyone is posting help requests on this board including yourself. However, I can see how my post, which was seemingly obvious to me as silly, could be perceived differently via an online board where emotions can not be as easily read.

I don't think the poster was meaning to be snotty either when she stated that. I have seen a lot of extreme opinions being posted in regards to if someone gets Almost offended by someone's calorie intake numbers (not talking about those extremes of like 500 calories a day posters). 1200 if so unsafe wouldn't be the number that I've been recommended by both my doctor, MFP ad a bunch of other calorie/deficit sites. So while you feel and others may think it's low it doesn't mean it is nor does it mean it's a difficult limit for all people. I'm eating the same amount of food I always have. I'm just making better food choices. Quality not quantity calories

Thank you though for a your kind words and you've inspired me to get more serious about weight training. On that note since I have a hard time figuring out machines and proper form for weights do you think t25 the strength training section dvd is a good beginner strength straining option if I don't have access to weights at home?

The puppy and cat gif threads are generally contained to the Chit Chat Fun & Games section so they don't gum up the advice sections.