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Weight loss

skidoodk
skidoodk Posts: 8 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
6'2" 195 65 yrs old worked out fro 35 years so i gave up alchahol wich is 5 to 7000 calories a week in my case increased workout consuming 1500 cals adaay minusing workouts which are 2 hours a day imcluding strength training 3 weeks and no weight loss fell better feel thinner scales says no weight loss looking to lose 5 to 10 lbs whats up

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    This is kind of hard to read so tell me if this is right.

    Your starting stats are: 6'2", 195 lbs., 65 years old. You've already been working out for the past 35 years.

    You recently gave up drinking alcohol, which was previously at the level of 5k-7k calories.

    For the past three weeks you have been exercising 2 hours every single day, which is an increase in exercise.

    You net 1500 calories per day (calories eaten less exercise calories earned.)

    You have not yet lost any weight.

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    My question are:

    How much are you actually eating every single day? I'm looking for the number of calories eaten without the exercise subtracted from it.

    Are you weighing your food with a food scale, measuring your liquids with measuring cups/spoons, and logging using solid nutrition info (info that matches USDA data, food labels, etc.)?
  • skidoodk
    skidoodk Posts: 8 Member
    Yes exactly I cant figure out why
  • skidoodk
    skidoodk Posts: 8 Member
    Eating about 2300 to 2500 cals aday I measure some food dont wayy anything but I beleive I am eating less and at least the same without drinking
  • Panda_Poptarts
    Panda_Poptarts Posts: 971 Member
    skidoodk wrote: »
    Eating about 2300 to 2500 cals aday I measure some food dont wayy anything but I beleive I am eating less and at least the same without drinking

    There's your problem. You need to weigh your food.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    You might be eating more than you think. Consider a kitchen food scale.
  • skidoodk
    skidoodk Posts: 8 Member
    Panda_Poptarts wrote: »
    skidoodk wrote: »
    Eating about 2300 to 2500 cals aday I givmeasure some food dont wayy anything but I beleive I am eating less and at least the same without drinking[

    There's your problem. You need to weigh your food.

    I am eating about what I ate before and have given up 7000 cals a week not drinking my work out today for instance 45 min stationary bike hard 35 min walk8ng up hill 16 min miles 30 min of weight training aggressive 6 upper 6 lower body lifts moving rapodly between i guess ill invest in a scale
  • skidoodk
    skidoodk Posts: 8 Member
    RodaRose wrote: »
    You might be eating more than you think. Consider a kitchen food scale.

    Will do
  • hhazzouri
    hhazzouri Posts: 103 Member
    You feel better and that's the most important thing. As everyone is saying be more accurate in teacking your calories as we tend to underestimate what we eat.
  • skidoodk
    skidoodk Posts: 8 Member
    I really did not change what i was doing just stayed the course been 185 for about 2 weeks im going to go to 180
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