Only burning 1500 cals even with light walking for hours in a day?
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Something must be up I'm a HCA on a very busy admissions unit and I burn 2500+ calories a shift, and 20,000+ steps.
I'm 5ft 2ins but slightly heavier (147lbs).0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »I'm always glad to see others with similar stats to me : 5'2, 123, 41 averaging 15K steps a day and burning around 2300 according to my FitBit. There are so many threads where people say, "I have to eat only 1200 to lose because I'm short, older, etc". I repeatedly post that those stats do not necessarily doom someone to a low maintenance level but I often think my comments about this are not appreciated...
There's a group for us smaller women, and many are also older. It's a good place for info tailored to our special stats.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/109137-petites-in-maintenance
Thanks. I had joined a while back but haven't been very active in there, thanks for the reminder!0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »I also have a Fitbit zip. I'm 42 and 5ft1 and aim for 15,000 steps a day and I burn 2100-2300 at my weight of 140lbs. If you get rid of the Jawbone I highly recommend a Fitbit you clip onto your bra or waistband.
I'm always glad to see others with similar stats to me : 5'2, 123, 41 averaging 15K steps a day and burning around 2300 according to my FitBit. There are so many threads where people say, "I have to eat only 1200 to lose because I'm short, older, etc". I repeatedly post that those stats do not necessarily doom someone to a low maintenance level but I often think my comments about this are not appreciated...
I've seen a lot of this too. I'm also 5'2", but still losing. Love my Zip. I'm 42, averaging only about 7000 steps per day, but usually get in some swimming, kickboxing, or PT. Will be adding some lifting soon. Losing on 1600/day, but may need to increase to 1700. Losing a bit fast. People don't like to think that they might be wrong. They come to that conclusion when they do. It's nice to see people still letting other know that they don't need to suffer at 1200. As a frequently lurker, I learned a lot from people like you. So thank you!
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nutmegoreo wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »I also have a Fitbit zip. I'm 42 and 5ft1 and aim for 15,000 steps a day and I burn 2100-2300 at my weight of 140lbs. If you get rid of the Jawbone I highly recommend a Fitbit you clip onto your bra or waistband.
I'm always glad to see others with similar stats to me : 5'2, 123, 41 averaging 15K steps a day and burning around 2300 according to my FitBit. There are so many threads where people say, "I have to eat only 1200 to lose because I'm short, older, etc". I repeatedly post that those stats do not necessarily doom someone to a low maintenance level but I often think my comments about this are not appreciated...
I've seen a lot of this too. I'm also 5'2", but still losing. Love my Zip. I'm 42, averaging only about 7000 steps per day, but usually get in some swimming, kickboxing, or PT. Will be adding some lifting soon. Losing on 1600/day, but may need to increase to 1700. Losing a bit fast. People don't like to think that they might be wrong. They come to that conclusion when they do. It's nice to see people still letting other know that they don't need to suffer at 1200. As a frequently lurker, I learned a lot from people like you. So thank you!
Thank you! That's how I learned too, lots of lurking!
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From someone who's 5'3 and 119, so not too far off from you, it sounds about right. (Sorry!) Two days ago I logged about 17,000 steps and earned an extra 275 calories (I have a Garmin Vivoactive). I am set as "sedentary" in MFP with 1350 calories--my tested BMR is 1196.
Yesterday with 2.5 hours of weight lifting, 30 minutes of cardio at the gym and 11,000 steps in addition I earned 718 active calories. I'm in maintenance and I'm, well, maintaining.
Maybe incorporate some strength training and some HIIT on your off days? I think the strength I've gained and the muscle I've built over the years has made a difference. Sure has made my legs look good!
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Hi guys,
I'm trying to attach a few pictures of my diary for 1 day as an example.
Of course not every day is like this, but I do mostly live off of yogurt and protein Quaker oat bars. Some fruit here & there. Dinner usually varies since I've been trying some new things but it doesn't seem to me that I could be off by so much that my weight is the same. I don't really think I'm eating hundreds of calories more than what I'm logging. I don't even put dressing on my salad.
I also think it might be a digestive issue since I'm usually constipated all the time, and I retain water like crazy. I'm always bloated, even when I avoid eating for hours. I'll try to just have a yogurt and tea but no matter how little I eat, my stomach feels like I ate a whole house, it's huge. Idk.
And yeah, I'd say about half of the time I'm at work I'm pushing my computer around in each room and around the hallways. The other half of the time I guess I don't move my arms as much? Not sure about that.0 -
And I do measure my fruit and count each chip or cracker that I eat.0
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Would you consider a fitbit zip or one? Then you don't have to worry about the arm swinging thing.
Like I said, I don't trust the HR monitors for just walking0 -
I would buy a cheap and old school pedometer to compare your steps. Sounds like the main issue is that your current gadget isn't accurately recording all your steps. Then, if your pedometer shows about the same steps then the problem might be that you're on your feet a lot but not actually taking as many steps as you thought. When I'm home with my toddler I can be on my feet all day but not actually take a lot of steps because what we are doing together doesn't require steps (just standing). I think more likely is option 1--your device isn't accurate.0
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I'd try for more protein and healthy fats as well. If you're really worried about accuracy, @jaga13 's idea of getting a pedometer for comparison is a good idea. I'm on my second fitness tracker and have found them to be very accurate. I give them a lot of credit first for my weight loss and now for my maintenance. Hard to deny the numbers when they're right in front of you. The accountability really helped me. I've looked at the "Calories Burned" and said in dismay, "That's it????"0
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At 23, i'd suspect the "burn" calculated by the jawbone is rather low. I entered her stats in a BMR calculator, and her base level is around 1300, so it's hard to believe that she's using only 1500 if she's on her feet all day. Regarding the bloating, she does eat some packaged snacks and not much fiber; adding extra fiber might help with the digestive issues.0
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Sounds like you need to test it to see if it is counting all your steps. Take a walk and count your steps, then sync up your jawbone, and see how many steps it counted. Do this several times to be sure. If it is not counting your steps correctly, you can return it, and maybe get something more accurate.
If it is counting correctly, maybe try to figure out somehow if it is calculating the calories correctly.0 -
First, why are you eating so little? You should be eating the amount MFP says. Your deficit should already be built into that. You shouldn't need to be eating just 950 calories per day
Secondly, how long have you been eating at that amount, and what has your rate of loss been over that time?0 -
You said "about half of the time I'm at work I'm pushing my computer around in each room and around the hallways."
It won't be counting those steps. When I push a grocery cart or my baby's stroller, it doesn't catch those steps. ..I bet it's the same with your computer cart. It thinks you're driving and holding the steering wheel. So your actual burn is much higher than what your jawbone says, which means if you're not losing, it's your logging that's likely the issue.0 -
blankiefinder wrote: »First, why are you eating so little? You should be eating the amount MFP says. Your deficit should already be built into that. You shouldn't need to be eating just 950 calories per day
Secondly, how long have you been eating at that amount, and what has your rate of loss been over that time?
I am curious about these too! Are the screen shots incomplete days? Or are you intentionally aiming that low? How much have you lost so far and over what period of time?0 -
Hello all,
I'm very very discouraged right now. I have a Jawbone UP and have been using it lately to try to calculate an accurate TDEE when I'm at work. I am 5 ft 2 in, and weigh 135lbs approx. I am a nurse at a very busy hospital and am usually on my feet for at least 12 out of the 12.5-13 hours I'm at work. I rarely have time to sit down to do any of my charting except for a few 10-15 minutes here and there. However, my Jawbone still says that I've only burned about 1,500 calories for the entire day.
This is so discouraging for someone who is trying to lose weight. I still have about 15lbs to lose, and I shouldn't really be eating below 1,200 calories, so there isn't much room for a deficit. I always put myself as sedentary for my calculations because I only work 3-4 days a week, and when I'm home I don't usually work out. But I feel like having such a low TDEE even with activity, makes me feel like I won't be able to lose weight unless I exercise heavily on my days off and eat 1,200 calories a day.
Any advice on what I should do? I've only been eating between 1,000-1,100 calories a day and nothing seems to work (not always on purpose, I barely have time to eat at work). I'm feeling pretty hopeless at this point.
It seems to me you are eating more than you realize. Do you log your food? Use a food scale?0 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »blankiefinder wrote: »First, why are you eating so little? You should be eating the amount MFP says. Your deficit should already be built into that. You shouldn't need to be eating just 950 calories per day
Secondly, how long have you been eating at that amount, and what has your rate of loss been over that time?
I am curious about these too! Are the screen shots incomplete days? Or are you intentionally aiming that low? How much have you lost so far and over what period of time?
I started in mid-late July and have lost about 14 lbs so far. I was eating between 1,100-1,400 calories. Then I started to plateau so I tried to keep it on the lower side of that range to see if it would help. So it's an average of like 3.5 lbs per month that I've lost so far. Not too much this month though. I've only lost 1.2 lbs since October 29th.
And I don't always aim that low. I usually try to make it to the full 1,200 on my days off. On days that I work, I don't wake up early enough for a good breakfast, and I don't have time for lunch until about 3pm most days, then I won't eat again until I get home at 9pm. So I don't really have a lot of time to eat that much on those days. Since I've been eating very little on days that I work, my stomach is growing used to not eating for 6hrs at a time, so it's easier for me to eat less even on my days off now. Not necessarily on purpose though.0 -
I don't know how you manage to get through a 12 hour shift on so few calories. I'd be thinking of food constantly lol0
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christinev297 wrote: »I don't know how you manage to get through a 12 hour shift on so few calories. I'd be thinking of food constantly lol
It can get really busy. I know I don't forget to eat, but I can certainly see it happening at times. There are times when I've gotten 5 minutes to scarf something down, and if I need to pee during that time, guess which wins :laugh:nutmegoreo wrote: »blankiefinder wrote: »First, why are you eating so little? You should be eating the amount MFP says. Your deficit should already be built into that. You shouldn't need to be eating just 950 calories per day
Secondly, how long have you been eating at that amount, and what has your rate of loss been over that time?
I am curious about these too! Are the screen shots incomplete days? Or are you intentionally aiming that low? How much have you lost so far and over what period of time?
I started in mid-late July and have lost about 14 lbs so far. I was eating between 1,100-1,400 calories. Then I started to plateau so I tried to keep it on the lower side of that range to see if it would help. So it's an average of like 3.5 lbs per month that I've lost so far. Not too much this month though. I've only lost 1.2 lbs since October 29th.
And I don't always aim that low. I usually try to make it to the full 1,200 on my days off. On days that I work, I don't wake up early enough for a good breakfast, and I don't have time for lunch until about 3pm most days, then I won't eat again until I get home at 9pm. So I don't really have a lot of time to eat that much on those days. Since I've been eating very little on days that I work, my stomach is growing used to not eating for 6hrs at a time, so it's easier for me to eat less even on my days off now. Not necessarily on purpose though.
Your rate of loss is actually appropriate for the weight you are trying to lose. Approximately 2 lbs per month would be fine. I realize that you would like to lose faster, but that doesn't make it better. As for the diary entries above, there are several entries which don't looked like they were weighed. This can make a big difference. You would be surprised how many packages understate the amount inside. This leads to the cals being off, and can wipe out your deficit.
I know it's not the loss you would like to see, but taking it slow, like you are, can help you once you are ready to transition to maintenance.0 -
You are a nurse. Please stop and think bout the gear. When measuring heart rythm do patients get a jawbone or medical grade, remotely monitoring gear packed on them to take home?
You probably get more than that. Maybe there are alternative ways or even medical grade gear to measure calories burned?0 -
Also plz respond Im curious0
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Also where do you place your jaw up? Not sure what country you're in but in the UK we can't wear anything on our wrists. Wrist based trackers aren't that accurate if wom somewhere else.
I had to use my Garmin for a time when I lost my Fitbit, I already knew what I should have been burning so knew if it was accurate or not when in my pocket & not on my wrist. It turned out to be off by a few hundred so was good thankfully but it is a reason why I'd only have a Fitbit one/zip with my job.0 -
I put your stats into the scobbyworkshop calculator and using sedatory your BMW is 1420 and your TDEE is 1704. Your calorie goal with a 10% deficit is 1534
Changing it to 1-3hrs light exercise per week (you aren't sedatory) your TDEE goes to 1953 giving you a goal of 17480
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