How am I losing weight?
blopmiyers
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My TDEE is around 2000 calories a day. I eat over that by 500, so 2500 calories a day. But I'm somehow losing weight and I'm confused to how. I only lift 4x a week for periods of 40 mins each. Anyways, I'll be bumping up my intake just confused on how I'm losing weight.
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I found that I was drastically underestimating my TDEE - I kept losing weight no matter what I did until I started tracking my workouts with my fitbit and syncing the data to MFP. Turns out my TDEE is somewhere around 3.5-4.5k/day depending on work and workouts, far higher than the 2.5-3k I was expecting.1
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I found that I was drastically underestimating my TDEE - I kept losing weight no matter what I did until I started tracking my workouts with my fitbit and syncing the data to MFP. Turns out my TDEE is somewhere around 3.5-4.5k/day depending on work and workouts, far higher than the 2.5-3k I was expecting.
I'm not sure how I would go about to find my TDEE I own a Samsung gear fit 2 and it says my workouts are about 180 calories burnt off. It tells me I burn 2k calories a day on avg with that. So I should be in a 500 surplus. But I'm still losing. I'll look around to find a way to re calculate my TDEE0 -
You're an 18 year male, so I'm guessing your TDEE is much higher. Most men bulk upwards of 3000 calories. Just to put it in perspective. I'm 5'4'' 120lbs and my TDEE (with a workout) is 2000.3
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blopmiyers wrote: »I found that I was drastically underestimating my TDEE - I kept losing weight no matter what I did until I started tracking my workouts with my fitbit and syncing the data to MFP. Turns out my TDEE is somewhere around 3.5-4.5k/day depending on work and workouts, far higher than the 2.5-3k I was expecting.
I'm not sure how I would go about to find my TDEE I own a Samsung gear fit 2 and it says my workouts are about 180 calories burnt off. It tells me I burn 2k calories a day on avg with that. So I should be in a 500 surplus. But I'm still losing. I'll look around to find a way to re calculate my TDEE
Sounds like this is off by quite a bit if you are still losing weight. Google TDEE calculator, there are several on line that would likely give you another perspective. I usually use the ScoobyWorkshop one, but there are ones on IIFYM and FitnessFrog.0 -
I found that I was drastically underestimating my TDEE - I kept losing weight no matter what I did until I started tracking my workouts with my fitbit and syncing the data to MFP. Turns out my TDEE is somewhere around 3.5-4.5k/day depending on work and workouts, far higher than the 2.5-3k I was expecting.
Wait how is your TDEE that high??? That seems really high, no?0 -
Wait how is your TDEE that high??? That seems really high, no?
I know, it seems ridiculous - but it explains why I never gained weight last time I tried to bulk on 4K/day. I guess a combination of my hight (over 6'), combined with 15-18k steps a day from work, with gym calories etc added on top make it that high.
Edit: here's my calorie burn for the last week or so from my Fitbit. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday I wasn't at work, the others I was.
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I'm a 73 kg not very muscly girl with a desk job and I tend to do about 2500 calories on a normal working day with no additional exercise other than my to/from work walking (1 hour total). That works out at about 10k steps. On my gym days I usually go up to around 3000 calories.
A bigger more muscly person who goes to the gym every day or has a more active job could easily burn over 3000 calories.1 -
You are not eating enough op...I bulk on about 2800 to 3000 calories and I am 5-10 37 180 pound male...0
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I found that I was drastically underestimating my TDEE - I kept losing weight no matter what I did until I started tracking my workouts with my fitbit and syncing the data to MFP. Turns out my TDEE is somewhere around 3.5-4.5k/day depending on work and workouts, far higher than the 2.5-3k I was expecting.
Wow you burn a LOT of calories, I'm gonna have to get myself a fitbit.2 -
The 'average' man has a tdee of 2500 calories... so it's not so doubtful to think yours is at least that, is it?2
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Every time I decide to "bulk" I lose weight...lol so don't ask me1
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The simplest answer is your TDEE is not 2000 calories per day...
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There is no way your TDEE is 2000 calories a day. I'm a 40+ man, and I loose weight on 2000 calories a day. I don't even calculate workout calories. My method is simple, weight daily and get a weekly average to determine if I am gaining or loosing. Up the calories from there to gain, or drop them to 2000 to cut.0
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OP, for weight gain try 18 - 22 calories per pound total body weight...0
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You are not eating enough op...I bulk on about 2800 to 3000 calories and I am 5-10 37 180 pound male...
Pretty much. I am a 34 yo male, 5'11, 174, with a desk job and I maintain at 3k, so I bulk around 3300. So a 18 y/o should definitely be higher.
OP, how much are you losing per week? You provide that, we can easily figure out your real maintenance calories.1 -
You are not eating enough op...I bulk on about 2800 to 3000 calories and I am 5-10 37 180 pound male...
Pretty much. I am a 34 yo male, 5'11, 174, with a desk job and I maintain at 3k, so I bulk around 3300. So a 18 y/o should definitely be higher.
OP, how much are you losing per week? You provide that, we can easily figure out your real maintenance calories.
I lose about .4-.6 a week. Some other weeks I lose .20 -
I just went to my nutrition specialist and discovered that my work out is too intense which equals to burning too many calories. My workout is Rapid Toning = 45 min. each day (4 days/wk) and burning about 350 to 400 cal. per workout. Solution, reduce cardio to 1 time per week and do weight lifting 4 times per week and stay at 2200 cal per day with my meal plan. It takes time but when we stay mindful of our workout & food intake, we can gain weight. I'll let you know my results in 4 weeks. Stay Strong!1
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kpolanski1 wrote: »I just went to my nutrition specialist and discovered that my work out is too intense which equals to burning too many calories. My workout is Rapid Toning = 45 min. each day (4 days/wk) and burning about 350 to 400 cal. per workout. Solution, reduce cardio to 1 time per week and do weight lifting 4 times per week and stay at 2200 cal per day with my meal plan. It takes time but when we stay mindful of our workout & food intake, we can gain weight. I'll let you know my results in 4 weeks. Stay Strong!
"Rapid Toning", "too intense", "burning too many calories".
I hope this is some kind of joke?!
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blopmiyers wrote: »You are not eating enough op...I bulk on about 2800 to 3000 calories and I am 5-10 37 180 pound male...
Pretty much. I am a 34 yo male, 5'11, 174, with a desk job and I maintain at 3k, so I bulk around 3300. So a 18 y/o should definitely be higher.
OP, how much are you losing per week? You provide that, we can easily figure out your real maintenance calories.
I lose about .4-.6 a week. Some other weeks I lose .2
Your real TDEE is around 2750. Eat 3000-3200 and you should be gaining. When actual data is available, never use a calculator. It doesn't understand actual activity and the multipliers are based on your assessment which can be off.
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trigden1991 wrote: »kpolanski1 wrote: »I just went to my nutrition specialist and discovered that my work out is too intense which equals to burning too many calories. My workout is Rapid Toning = 45 min. each day (4 days/wk) and burning about 350 to 400 cal. per workout. Solution, reduce cardio to 1 time per week and do weight lifting 4 times per week and stay at 2200 cal per day with my meal plan. It takes time but when we stay mindful of our workout & food intake, we can gain weight. I'll let you know my results in 4 weeks. Stay Strong!
"Rapid Toning", "too intense", "burning too many calories".
I hope this is some kind of joke?!
Could you be a bit more informative /helpful? There are many people on here who,like me,are just starting out and I would appreciate information rather than cryptic responses! What is the problem with what is being said? This is a genuine question, not trying to start an argument!0 -
comptonelizabeth wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »kpolanski1 wrote: »I just went to my nutrition specialist and discovered that my work out is too intense which equals to burning too many calories. My workout is Rapid Toning = 45 min. each day (4 days/wk) and burning about 350 to 400 cal. per workout. Solution, reduce cardio to 1 time per week and do weight lifting 4 times per week and stay at 2200 cal per day with my meal plan. It takes time but when we stay mindful of our workout & food intake, we can gain weight. I'll let you know my results in 4 weeks. Stay Strong!
"Rapid Toning", "too intense", "burning too many calories".
I hope this is some kind of joke?!
Could you be a bit more informative /helpful? There are many people on here who,like me,are just starting out and I would appreciate information rather than cryptic responses! What is the problem with what is being said? This is a genuine question, not trying to start an argument!
Apologies for being cryptic. Any program that has the word "toning" in it, is likely to be a badly written thing based on broscience as one cannot tone a muscle. You either build muscle or reduce bodyfat. Workouts cannot be "too intense" unless you are injuring yourself, it is down to not eating enough to compensate for the calories burned. Also it would be interesting to know how the poster has calculated the calorie burn for each session.
One should eat to fuel your activity, not adjust your activity to meet your intake. Hope that clears it up a bit.6 -
trigden1991 wrote: »comptonelizabeth wrote: »trigden1991 wrote: »kpolanski1 wrote: »I just went to my nutrition specialist and discovered that my work out is too intense which equals to burning too many calories. My workout is Rapid Toning = 45 min. each day (4 days/wk) and burning about 350 to 400 cal. per workout. Solution, reduce cardio to 1 time per week and do weight lifting 4 times per week and stay at 2200 cal per day with my meal plan. It takes time but when we stay mindful of our workout & food intake, we can gain weight. I'll let you know my results in 4 weeks. Stay Strong!
"Rapid Toning", "too intense", "burning too many calories".
I hope this is some kind of joke?!
Could you be a bit more informative /helpful? There are many people on here who,like me,are just starting out and I would appreciate information rather than cryptic responses! What is the problem with what is being said? This is a genuine question, not trying to start an argument!
Apologies for being cryptic. Any program that has the word "toning" in it, is likely to be a badly written thing based on broscience as one cannot tone a muscle. You either build muscle or reduce bodyfat. Workouts cannot be "too intense" unless you are injuring yourself, it is down to not eating enough to compensate for the calories burned. Also it would be interesting to know how the poster has calculated the calorie burn for each session.
One should eat to fuel your activity, not adjust your activity to meet your intake. Hope that clears it up a bit.
Ah ok - thanks for the clarification; that's really helpful.
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blopmiyers wrote: »You are not eating enough op...I bulk on about 2800 to 3000 calories and I am 5-10 37 180 pound male...
Pretty much. I am a 34 yo male, 5'11, 174, with a desk job and I maintain at 3k, so I bulk around 3300. So a 18 y/o should definitely be higher.
OP, how much are you losing per week? You provide that, we can easily figure out your real maintenance calories.
I lose about .4-.6 a week. Some other weeks I lose .2
Your real TDEE is around 2300. Eat 200-2700 and you should be gaining. When actual data is available, never use a calculator. It doesn't understand actual activity and the multipliers are based on your assessment which can be off.
But in the OP he said he's losing while eating 2500 a day. If he's losing 1/2 lb per week on average, wouldn't that put his TDEE at about 2750, so 3000 cals would be a good gaining target?0 -
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chocolate_owl wrote: »blopmiyers wrote: »You are not eating enough op...I bulk on about 2800 to 3000 calories and I am 5-10 37 180 pound male...
Pretty much. I am a 34 yo male, 5'11, 174, with a desk job and I maintain at 3k, so I bulk around 3300. So a 18 y/o should definitely be higher.
OP, how much are you losing per week? You provide that, we can easily figure out your real maintenance calories.
I lose about .4-.6 a week. Some other weeks I lose .2
Your real TDEE is around 2300. Eat 200-2700 and you should be gaining. When actual data is available, never use a calculator. It doesn't understand actual activity and the multipliers are based on your assessment which can be off.
But in the OP he said he's losing while eating 2500 a day. If he's losing 1/2 lb per week on average, wouldn't that put his TDEE at about 2750, so 3000 cals would be a good gaining target?
Whoops, I though he said he was eating 2000. So yea, eating 3000 would be correct.1 -
It's all estimates, your body always has the answer more than any computer, chart, calculator, guru, or theory. Obviously it's a deficit if you are losing body fat. Don't confuse body weight with body fat though, the body is much more than fat cells!!!! No reason to be confused, you'll learn your body over time if you pay attention to it. We all shed water or sometimes fat over time. Also food logging is merely estimates as well. The answer is always in your own body over any computer.0
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blopmiyers wrote: »My TDEE is around 2000 calories a day. I eat over that by 500, so 2500 calories a day. But I'm somehow losing weight and I'm confused to how. I only lift 4x a week for periods of 40 mins each. Anyways, I'll be bumping up my intake just confused on how I'm losing weight.
You're an 18 year old male...I can pretty much assure you that your TDEE is more than 2,000 calories per day. I'm a 42 year old office jockey and without exercise my maintenance calories are around 2,500 calories per day...you should be shooting for more like 3,000 calories per day...which is around my maintenance BTW...1
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