I lose weight when I do exercise not by restricting calories, Why is it so?
AamirKhan2016
Posts: 91 Member
SW: 280 lb
CW: 235 lb
GW: 190 lb
Age: 25
BMR: 2200 calories/Day
When I create deficit only by restricting calories (no exercise) i don't lose weight. 1500-1800 calories/Day
Consider my TDEE 2600-2800.
This is how I create deficit of 800-1000 Calories/Day.
So i should be losing 2 pounds/Week. 1000*7=7000 Calories (Deficit)
Don't say I am not logging accurately. I always log 100 to 200 more calories than I eat. I scan my food i weigh my food so no dispute over this.
When I eat 1500 calories/Day and Burn calories around 1500 by walking 10-12 Miles I see results tremendously. I miss those days when I was walking 12+ miles daily and i was seeing results and this is How I lost my weight.
I lost 45 Pounds and I'm happy but now I have not much time to do exercise so restricting calories is only option.
I will be back to exercise after a month. But curious why i don't lose weight by creating deficit.
CW: 235 lb
GW: 190 lb
Age: 25
BMR: 2200 calories/Day
When I create deficit only by restricting calories (no exercise) i don't lose weight. 1500-1800 calories/Day
Consider my TDEE 2600-2800.
This is how I create deficit of 800-1000 Calories/Day.
So i should be losing 2 pounds/Week. 1000*7=7000 Calories (Deficit)
Don't say I am not logging accurately. I always log 100 to 200 more calories than I eat. I scan my food i weigh my food so no dispute over this.
When I eat 1500 calories/Day and Burn calories around 1500 by walking 10-12 Miles I see results tremendously. I miss those days when I was walking 12+ miles daily and i was seeing results and this is How I lost my weight.
I lost 45 Pounds and I'm happy but now I have not much time to do exercise so restricting calories is only option.
I will be back to exercise after a month. But curious why i don't lose weight by creating deficit.
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Since I cannot comment on your logging I'm going to say it's magic.22
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If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.0
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Have you recalculated your BMR as you have lost weight?1
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If your numbers are accurate and you are sure that your logging is accurate, then you are losing weight on a deficit. Obviously, with exercise your deficit will be higher, so faster weight loss. I know that it takes me longer than a month if I do no exercise at all to lose a single pound, so I walk on my treadmill as much as I can.
Patience is key. It works, it just works slower the smaller deficit you have. Your TDEE will be lower if you're not moving as much.1 -
You're probably not giving it the time needed.
Let me guess, and I'm not trying to sound mean here, you weigh every day or every other day and are disappointed if the number doesn't change for the better every time? That's pretty common. Your weight won't always go down immediately, sometimes you'll just stay at the same weight a while or even go up, and the more you weigh the more it can fluctuate.
Look at this. From one day to another or even looking at multiple days in a row, there's barely any changes or even going up, but the trend goes down if you look at the big picture. And that's me at 155 pounds at the end there. Your fluctuations could be even bigger.6 -
simonrossrwanda wrote: »If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.
The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight
Wow this is new thing I've ever heard, so CICO is not to be consider in weight loss transformation.4 -
AamirKhan2016 wrote: »simonrossrwanda wrote: »If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.
The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight
Wow this is new thing I've ever heard, so CICO is not to be consider in weight loss transformation.
This is not true. There is no starvation mode. You can eat high fat, stay under your calories and lose weight.8 -
simonrossrwanda wrote: »If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.
Completely false.11 -
JemPuddleduck wrote: »Have you recalculated your BMR as you have lost weight?
yeah. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bmr_calculator.htm
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simonrossrwanda wrote: »If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.
Um, no and no to this.3 -
AamirKhan2016 wrote: »SW: 280 lb
CW: 235 lb
GW: 190 lb
Age: 25
BMR: 2200 calories/Day
When I create deficit only by restricting calories (no exercise) i don't lose weight. 1500-1800 calories/Day
Consider my TDEE 2600-2800.
This is how I create deficit of 800-1000 Calories/Day.
So i should be losing 2 pounds/Week. 1000*7=7000 Calories (Deficit)
Don't say I am not logging accurately. I always log 100 to 200 more calories than I eat. I scan my food i weigh my food so no dispute over this.
When I eat 1500 calories/Day and Burn calories around 1500 by walking 10-12 Miles I see results tremendously. I miss those days when I was walking 12+ miles daily and i was seeing results and this is How I lost my weight.
I lost 45 Pounds and I'm happy but now I have not much time to do exercise so restricting calories is only option.
I will be back to exercise after a month. But curious why i don't lose weight by creating deficit.
There is a reason, or an answer to your question we just need to pick a apart your method to come up with the answer.
The points highlighted in your post? Do you eat 1500 or 1800 calories a day and do you log 100 - 200 calories before or after the 1500 - 1800 you log a day.
How do you know how many calories you burn, where are you getting the calorie burn from?
PLease open your diary... need this piece of info too to work though what you say is no calorie deficit at all through food.
I want to run your stats (age, weight, and height) through another calculator. I also want to say if you eat 1500 calories a day the exercise is not keeping you in a deficit, but the 1500 min calories is, but I need to know exactly what you are logging.. is it 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800 a day, and logging more 100 - 200 than you eat before or after or is included in these numbers..
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AamirKhan2016 wrote: »SW: 280 lb
CW: 235 lb
GW: 190 lb
Age: 25
BMR: 2200 calories/Day
When I create deficit only by restricting calories (no exercise) i don't lose weight. 1500-1800 calories/Day
Consider my TDEE 2600-2800.
This is how I create deficit of 800-1000 Calories/Day.
So i should be losing 2 pounds/Week. 1000*7=7000 Calories (Deficit)
Don't say I am not logging accurately. I always log 100 to 200 more calories than I eat. I scan my food i weigh my food so no dispute over this.
When I eat 1500 calories/Day and Burn calories around 1500 by walking 10-12 Miles I see results tremendously. I miss those days when I was walking 12+ miles daily and i was seeing results and this is How I lost my weight.
I lost 45 Pounds and I'm happy but now I have not much time to do exercise so restricting calories is only option.
I will be back to exercise after a month. But curious why i don't lose weight by creating deficit.
There is a reason, or an answer to your question we just need to pick a apart your method to come up with the answer.
The points highlighted in your post? Do you eat 1500 or 1800 calories a day and do you log 100 - 200 calories before or after the 1500 - 1800 you log a day.
How do you know how many calories you burn, where are you getting the calorie burn from?
PLease open your diary... need this piece of info too to work though what you say is no calorie deficit at all through food.
I want to run your stats (age, weight, and height) through another calculator. I also want to say if you eat 1500 calories a day the exercise is not keeping you in a deficit, but the 1500 min calories is, but I need to know exactly what you are logging.. is it 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800 a day, and logging more 100 - 200 than you eat before or after or is included in these numbers..
I eat between 1500 to 1800 calories. Some day 1500, 1600 or 1800
I add 100 or 200 calories more to my actual calories intake. Suppose today i ate 1500 calories i will add some extra food (which I don't eat) to my total calories Intake. I do this to satisfy myself that I am going in right direction.
I use mapmywalk app and I also MFP steps counter (iPhone 5s motion sensor).
My stats in both apps (mapmywalk and MFP)
Weight: 235 lb
Height: 5'10
Age: 25
I use mapmywalk to check the calories i burn by walking. Day before yesterday I walked 15+ miles and mapmywalk says you burned 2635 calories. This is how i track calories I burned.
One more thing which i think is important: in my diet wheat flour is main part I eat Roti (200 gm of wheat) in lunch and dinner with vegetables,chicken and meat daily, but I weigh this food and still i am below 1800 calories. Sometimes i think because of this food I am not losing weight. As i said with this food i eat below my calories intake goal.0 -
AamirKhan2016 wrote: »AamirKhan2016 wrote: »SW: 280 lb
CW: 235 lb
GW: 190 lb
Age: 25
BMR: 2200 calories/Day
When I create deficit only by restricting calories (no exercise) i don't lose weight. 1500-1800 calories/Day
Consider my TDEE 2600-2800.
This is how I create deficit of 800-1000 Calories/Day.
So i should be losing 2 pounds/Week. 1000*7=7000 Calories (Deficit)
Don't say I am not logging accurately. I always log 100 to 200 more calories than I eat. I scan my food i weigh my food so no dispute over this.
When I eat 1500 calories/Day and Burn calories around 1500 by walking 10-12 Miles I see results tremendously. I miss those days when I was walking 12+ miles daily and i was seeing results and this is How I lost my weight.
I lost 45 Pounds and I'm happy but now I have not much time to do exercise so restricting calories is only option.
I will be back to exercise after a month. But curious why i don't lose weight by creating deficit.
There is a reason, or an answer to your question we just need to pick a apart your method to come up with the answer.
The points highlighted in your post? Do you eat 1500 or 1800 calories a day and do you log 100 - 200 calories before or after the 1500 - 1800 you log a day.
How do you know how many calories you burn, where are you getting the calorie burn from?
PLease open your diary... need this piece of info too to work though what you say is no calorie deficit at all through food.
I want to run your stats (age, weight, and height) through another calculator. I also want to say if you eat 1500 calories a day the exercise is not keeping you in a deficit, but the 1500 min calories is, but I need to know exactly what you are logging.. is it 1500, 1600, 1700, 1800 a day, and logging more 100 - 200 than you eat before or after or is included in these numbers..
I eat between 1500 to 1800 calories. Some day 1500, 1600 or 1800
I add 100 or 200 calories more to my actual calories intake. Suppose today i ate 1500 calories i will add some extra food (which I don't eat) to my total calories Intake. I do this to satisfy myself that I am going in right direction.
I use mapmywalk app and I also MFP steps counter (iPhone 5s motion sensor).
My stats in both apps (mapmywalk and MFP)
Weight: 235 lb
Height: 5'10
Age: 25
I use mapmywalk to check the calories i burn by walking. Day before yesterday I walked 15+ miles and mapmywalk says you burned 2635 calories. This is how i track calories I burned.
One more thing which i think is important: in my diet wheat flour is main part I eat Roti (200 gm of wheat) in lunch and dinner with vegetables,chicken and meat daily, but I weigh this food and still i am below 1800 calories. Sometimes i think because of this food I am not losing weight. As i said with this food i eat below my calories intake goal.
No, if you're in a calorie deficit you will lose weight -- even if you are eating wheat. I ate wheat regularly when I was losing weight, so did many people here. If you aren't losing weight, it's because you aren't in a calorie deficit.0 -
You must be a special snowflake. Or need to go see a doctor ASAP because clearly you must have a very serious medical issue that prevents you from losing weight unless you basically starve yourself.10
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simonrossrwanda wrote: »If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.
Dieters don't actually stop losing weight due to "starvation mode": http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/
And fat is not the enemy. The dubious science behind the anti-fat crusade
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But, do you choose the correct entries? Just because a food is scanned, does not guarantee that the information is accurate. Do you confirm your scanned entries with the packaging, and do you weigh all your foods including fruits, vegetables, raw meats, uncooked pasta/rice, condiments in grams? Do you measure oils used in cooking? Please open your diary, as not every entry in the database is accurate.AamirKhan2016 wrote: »SW: 280 lb
CW: 235 lb
GW: 190 lb
Age: 25
BMR: 2200 calories/Day
When I create deficit only by restricting calories (no exercise) i don't lose weight. 1500-1800 calories/Day
Consider my TDEE 2600-2800.
This is how I create deficit of 800-1000 Calories/Day.
So i should be losing 2 pounds/Week. 1000*7=7000 Calories (Deficit)
Don't say I am not logging accurately. I always log 100 to 200 more calories than I eat. I scan my food i weigh my food so no dispute over this.
When I eat 1500 calories/Day and Burn calories around 1500 by walking 10-12 Miles I see results tremendously. I miss those days when I was walking 12+ miles daily and i was seeing results and this is How I lost my weight.
I lost 45 Pounds and I'm happy but now I have not much time to do exercise so restricting calories is only option.
I will be back to exercise after a month. But curious why i don't lose weight by creating deficit.
Also, how much sodium are you consuming?
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In general, men tend to lose more weight from exercising and women tend to lose more weight with diet. What you are saying actually makes total sense to me. Your hormones make it easier to build muscle which in turn is going to make it easier to burn fat which is why you are seeing more progress with exercising. Maybe for right now since you can't work out focus on maintaining and once you start working out again you can get back to losing.0
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Maybe you are really idle when not exercising, more than most people, so your body doesn't burn as much as you expect, or not sleeping enough unless you take exercise? Who cares? It's much healthier to eat a little more and exercise, and that's working for you, that's great. Do that.0
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KombuchaKat wrote: »In general, men tend to lose more weight from exercising and women tend to lose more weight with diet. What you are saying actually makes total sense to me. Your hormones make it easier to build muscle which in turn is going to make it easier to burn fat which is why you are seeing more progress with exercising. Maybe for right now since you can't work out focus on maintaining and once you start working out again you can get back to losing.
not so much..regardless of gender weight loss comes down to a calorie deficit and exercise is not required for weight loss.3 -
KombuchaKat wrote: »In general, men tend to lose more weight from exercising and women tend to lose more weight with diet. What you are saying actually makes total sense to me. Your hormones make it easier to build muscle which in turn is going to make it easier to burn fat which is why you are seeing more progress with exercising. Maybe for right now since you can't work out focus on maintaining and once you start working out again you can get back to losing.
No. Men and women can both lose weight just fine with or without exercise. It is easier for men to build muscle but muscle doesn't burn fat the way you think it does.3 -
Either your logging and estimated calorie burn aren't as perfect as you think or you have some rare medical condition.
Also are you saying you would eat 1500 and burn 1500 in exercise each day? For a net calories of 0?0 -
a womens weight fluxuates very often, i know many females that go from 120 pounds to a 130 in a few days then back to normal days later.0
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simonrossrwanda wrote: »If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.
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RollTideTri wrote: »Either your logging and estimated calorie burn aren't as perfect as you think or you have some rare medical condition.
Also are you saying you would eat 1500 and burn 1500 in exercise each day? For a net calories of 0?
That's what I was thinking. That would certainly create a large deficit leading to weight loss.
OP, how long have you been trying diet only without exercise? Are you not losing any weight at all or are you losing much more slowly than expected?0 -
stevencloser wrote: »You're probably not giving it the time needed.
Let me guess, and I'm not trying to sound mean here, you weigh every day or every other day and are disappointed if the number doesn't change for the better every time? That's pretty common. Your weight won't always go down immediately, sometimes you'll just stay at the same weight a while or even go up, and the more you weigh the more it can fluctuate.
Look at this. From one day to another or even looking at multiple days in a row, there's barely any changes or even going up, but the trend goes down if you look at the big picture. And that's me at 155 pounds at the end there. Your fluctuations could be even bigger.
This.0 -
simonrossrwanda wrote: »If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.
WRONG SO WRONG!2 -
KombuchaKat wrote: »In general, men tend to lose more weight from exercising and women tend to lose more weight with diet. What you are saying actually makes total sense to me. Your hormones make it easier to build muscle which in turn is going to make it easier to burn fat which is why you are seeing more progress with exercising. Maybe for right now since you can't work out focus on maintaining and once you start working out again you can get back to losing.
WRONG SO WRONG!2 -
simonrossrwanda wrote: »If you don't exercise and don't eat much then your body goes into starvation mode, it then keeps as much of the food that you do eat as possible. It also depends on the type of food you are eating. The calories may be low but if the fat content is high then you wont lose weight.
Oh c'mon, that's nonsense.2 -
AamirKhan2016 wrote: »SW: 280 lb
CW: 235 lb
GW: 190 lb
Age: 25
BMR: 2200 calories/Day
When I create deficit only by restricting calories (no exercise) i don't lose weight. 1500-1800 calories/Day
Consider my TDEE 2600-2800.
This is how I create deficit of 800-1000 Calories/Day.
So i should be losing 2 pounds/Week. 1000*7=7000 Calories (Deficit)
Don't say I am not logging accurately. I always log 100 to 200 more calories than I eat. I scan my food i weigh my food so no dispute over this.
When I eat 1500 calories/Day and Burn calories around 1500 by walking 10-12 Miles I see results tremendously. I miss those days when I was walking 12+ miles daily and i was seeing results and this is How I lost my weight.
I lost 45 Pounds and I'm happy but now I have not much time to do exercise so restricting calories is only option.
I will be back to exercise after a month. But curious why i don't lose weight by creating deficit.
It's obvious to me that you aren't logging accurately. If you always log 100 to 200 more calories than you eat then that right there says your logging is not accurate. I will sometimes add calories like that if I eat out or eat food cooked by someone else and I have to guess at the calorie content, but I would admit to myself and others that my logging for that day was an estimate and might not be all that accurate. But when I eat at home I weigh and measure everything and I consider my logging to be accurate. I do not add calories that I did not eat.0
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