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Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.7 -
CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all0 -
TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
Have you tried eating what you consider "normal" but weighing and logging your food to ensure you are staying in a calorie deficit eating these foods? As I mentioned in my previous post you seem to be looking at things in extremes, you either eat "normal" or you are on a diet.
Many people find long term success by abandoning the idea of eating certain foods on a diet and instead just eat all foods in moderation within a calorie deficit while losing, so that when they achieve goals and transition to maintenance it isn't a change back to "normal".9 -
TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out.
When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
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girl_inflames wrote: »2300 calories is a LOT of food/calories. You really don't need to "diet". Just choose healthy foods. And if you're using a lot of oils, I have no idea how you're not getting closer to the 2300 calorie mark. Oil is SUPER calorie dense. Are you sure you're tracking your calories accurately?
I pretty much eat what I want now (as I'm on 1800 calorie maintenance) and that's quite a bit of food.
When I was on a 1200 calorie diet I easily met the 1200 calories and that's using usually absolutely no butter. Protein shake for breakfast -300-400 calories; 2 snacks through the day - 200-300 calories, lunch 150-200 calories (salad+protein and low cal dressing usually), dinner 300-400 calories (2 servings of chicken or other meat + a veggie and another side).
Must be all about perspective I guess. 2300 calories is nothing to me...I could eat that very easily.5 -
TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
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TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
When you ate "normal" and worked out, were you tracking calories and eating at deficit?
I suspect not.
If you were counting on exercise to cause you to lose weight, you didn't understand how weight loss works and were likely eating more subconsciously, resulting in a net energy balance.
Your body operates in a balance of energy intake (calories in) and energy expenditure (calories out). This has nothing to do with the types of foods you eat, and everything to do with the amounts you eat.
The types of foods you eat matter for nutrition, satisfaction, compliance, and satiety.
If eating lower carb helps you in those regards, great. If, however, in the long term, it doesn't, it would be prudent for you to remember that it's really all about the issue of calorie intake.
Please read the stickies at the top of this board and try to forget what you think you know about weight loss. This is still early days for you and you're going to crash and burn without achieving anything and more importantly, without learning anything about how weight loss really works.
You're busy blaming specific foods, and they aren't the culprit. Too much food is the culprit.
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TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.4 -
TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
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TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
I would like to know how you think you can eat above your calorie goal and still lose? That would be genius!5 -
TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »There's something called the dieters honeymoon period where in the very beginning along with the gungho attitude and excitement of losing weight, the appetite reuces greatly along with it, especially when they're eating low calorie, nutritious "dieting" foods.
It doesn't usually last and will eventually catch up with them in one way or another, in the form of lack of energy, hair loss, skin problems, binging etc
This. She started her diet *3* days ago. I'm sure she won't still have this problem in a month, though with the severe way she's eating, she probably won't last that long.
Not trying to be negative, OP. Just hoping to encourage you to approach this in a more balanced way. What you cited as the way you normally eat sounds perfectly fine in the right portions. You will not gain weight eating those foods within your calorie allowance.
I mean I'm not trying to only eat 700 calories, everyone is on here acting like 700-900 is my GOAL!! Lol it is definitely not my goal!! I WANT to eat more. Just feel super full after my meals, I've done this diet plenty of times and never had a problem with my calories being this low, that's why I'm so confused how my calories could be this low even though I weigh everything and use olive oil etc.
I'm not saying you're deliberately eating that little. The lack of hunger is a beginner's "dieter's high" that won't last. But by insisting on very limited food choices that you consider healthy, you will get burned out down the road. Have some pasta & fast food, especially while you have the calories for it. You will have to limit those things soon enough when you have lost weight and your calorie allowance is reduced.
Im just scared that if I start eating pasta and fast food again that my carb count will be too high and then I won't lose any weight. I have been down this road wayyy too many times, and I want this time to be the last time I have to go through this. I know eating healthy is a lifestyle change and it's unrealistic to not eat any bad food ever again, but I'm trying to stop myself from doing it this soon
Carbs don't cause fat gain, excess calories do. 100lbs down and I sometimes eat 50% of my calories in carbs. I've done low carb ad keto, too... meh.5 -
queenliz99 wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
I would like to know how you think you can eat above your calorie goal and still lose? That would be genius!
Probably just means the goal was too low.2 -
TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
Eating more than your deficit calorie goal but still eating under your TDEE would still lead to weight loss on your diet. It was the calorie total that caused you to lose, not the specific diet foods/low carb that causes the weight loss. You could eat the normal foods, weighing and logging them, have a total below your TDEE and also still lose weight...
Again, it is not the type of food that is giving you results, it is the amount.0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
I would like to know how you think you can eat above your calorie goal and still lose? That would be genius!
You do know your calorie goal isn't always accurate right? Oh ok.
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TanishaKielas wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
I would like to know how you think you can eat above your calorie goal and still lose? That would be genius!
You do know your calorie goal isn't always accurate right? Oh ok.
My intake and outtake is pretty accurate.3 -
queenliz99 wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
I would like to know how you think you can eat above your calorie goal and still lose? That would be genius!
You do know your calorie goal isn't always accurate right? Oh ok.
My intake and outtake is pretty accurate.
Doesn't mean everyones is. Every website says a different number. So for some people it takes a few tries to see what works for them and what doesn't.0 -
That is where accurate calorie counting is helpful.2
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TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
How were you tracking your calories when this physics-defying feat happened?
Because MFP calorie goals aren't always accurate.. smart *kitten*. I'm annoyed by some of these comments
Wow...and you want people to help you?!?
They're not helping anymore! I already got a few helpful comments and took the advice, all the "smart" comments aren't needed. How is questioning me in THAT way being helpful ? You know they're being sarcastic right.
I do but what you are saying is not making any sense so I can see where they are coming from and you are being insulting.
How am I not making any sense? My calories are too low I wanted to know a few tricks to get that number up without adding carbs. A few helpful tips I got were drink your calories and add butter, and I did that and it worked good. I only said that in the past, when MFP gave me a calorie goal, I used to be over it and managed to still lose weight.. that is all, don't see where that doesn't make any sense. Maybe the calories weren't accurate, who knows.0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »That is where accurate calorie counting is helpful.
Which is what I DO. Just wanted to add a few more calories into my diet. I'm currently losing weight so I have no other issues, just didn't feel right only eating 900 calories and then being full, so I was looking for ways to get a few more in..
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TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
How were you tracking your calories when this physics-defying feat happened?
Because MFP calorie goals aren't always accurate.. smart *kitten*. I'm annoyed by some of these comments
Wow...and you want people to help you?!?
They're not helping anymore! I already got a few helpful comments and took the advice, all the "smart" comments aren't needed. How is questioning me in THAT way being helpful ? You know they're being sarcastic right.
I do but what you are saying is not making any sense so I can see where they are coming from and you are being insulting.
How am I not making any sense? My calories are too low I wanted to know a few tricks to get that number up without adding carbs. A few helpful tips I got were drink your calories and add butter, and I did that and it worked good. I only said that in the past, when MFP gave me a calorie goal, I used to be over it and managed to still lose weight.. that is all, don't see where that doesn't make any sense. Maybe the calories weren't accurate, who knows.
Um...eat more food?!? Like others have said...carbs aren't bad and they don't make you fat. Too many calories do.
I don't WANT to eat MORE food because I'm already full with those 900 calories of food like I've stated before, I'm trying to stop the habit of eating after I'm already full, so that's really bad advice, if I want to do low carb and it works for me and you're willing to give me advice please do so. But like someone on here already said, most people on here aren't into low carb anyways so they'll suggest anything BUT what you asked for. I understand carbs aren't bad. But obviously doing LOW carb works best for some people which is why a lot of people do it. Adding more oils, butter, drinks etc is what a few people have suggested and I'll stick with that.
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
How were you tracking your calories when this physics-defying feat happened?
Because MFP calorie goals aren't always accurate.. smart *kitten*. I'm annoyed by some of these comments
Wow...and you want people to help you?!?
They're not helping anymore! I already got a few helpful comments and took the advice, all the "smart" comments aren't needed. How is questioning me in THAT way being helpful ? You know they're being sarcastic right.
You haven't actually answered any questions put to you that would get to the bottom of the issues you're having, give very brief half-information comments about your past experience without clarifying and seem to think you have this all sewn up.
If you don't want to take advice from people who've actually had success with weight loss, that's your prerogative.
Good luck to you.
I've literally answered every single questions which is the reason we even got this far. If I wouldn't have answered any questions I wouldn't have to explain myself when some people say "it doesn't make sense". I just wanted to know a few more ways to add some more calories to my diet without adding carbs etc. the fact some people don't like the fact I'm doing low carb, well that's on them. I've received some very helpful advice about adding calories. I wasn't looking for advice on "why you shouldn't do low carb". Or "don't do low carb eat normal". If low carb works best for me, then that's just what it is, and if some people didn't know how to help me when it comes to just adding calories, then they shouldn't have commented, it's not that serious.0 -
You are getting very defensive and yet you are providing vague answers and/or avoiding questions. You got some advice you wanted to hear but there is other good information that has been shared that you're ignoring.
Let's try to be more specific.
Have you calculated your TDEE? If so, what is it?
How much weight are you trying to lose total?
What rate of loss did you select?
What calorie goal did MFP provide you?
If you could lose weight while eating what you consider "normal" food, would you want that?3 -
WinoGelato wrote: »You are getting very defensive and yet you are providing vague answers and/or avoiding questions. You got some advice you wanted to hear but there is other good information that has been shared that you're ignoring.
Let's try to be more specific.
Have you calculated your TDEE? If so, what is it?
How much weight are you trying to lose total?
What rate of loss did you select?
What calorie goal did MFP provide you?
If you could lose weight while eating what you consider "normal" food, would you want that?
Im simply responding to some of the comments that are very unnecessary. Like saying "genius" and "physics defying" like come on now, who knows if my MFP calorie goal was right or wrong, I was only writing what had happened last time. But anyways, my TDEE is 3760, I'm trying to lose at least 100 pounds. I selected 2lbs a week. And MFP gave me 2900 calories at the beginning but now that I took off the setting "very active" since I was told that doesn't include exercise, It went down to 2300 calories.
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WinoGelato wrote: »You are getting very defensive and yet you are providing vague answers and/or avoiding questions. You got some advice you wanted to hear but there is other good information that has been shared that you're ignoring.
Let's try to be more specific.
Have you calculated your TDEE? If so, what is it?
How much weight are you trying to lose total?
What rate of loss did you select?
What calorie goal did MFP provide you?
If you could lose weight while eating what you consider "normal" food, would you want that?
Im simply responding to some of the comments that are very unnecessary. Like saying "genius" and "physics defying" like come on now, who knows if my MFP calorie goal was right or wrong, I was only writing what had happened last time. But anyways, my TDEE is 3760, I'm trying to lose at least 100 pounds. I selected 2lbs a week. And MFP gave me 2900 calories at the beginning but now that I took off the setting "very active" since I was told that doesn't include exercise, It went down to 2300 calories.
What people were responding to were your claims that if you ate "normal" foods, ie those with carbs, you gained weight. People (myself included) have been trying to make sure you understand that the basic energy balance of CICO means that if you eat less total calories than you burn, then you will lose weight, regardless of the types of foods, carbs or no carbs. It sounded like you said that if you ate your "diet foods" you could eat more than your TDEE and still lose, but eating any "normal" foods in a deficit caused you to gain. That's where the "physics defying" comments came in because that's simply not possible. Do you understand and agree?
Now back to the TDEE, that sounds REALLY high where did that number come from? If your TDEE was 3760 cals and you have only been eating 700 cals/day you are at a 3000 calorie deficit every single day and you'd be losing close to 1 lb/day. Even if it were possible, (and I frankly don't think your TDEE is that high I think it must be miscalculated somehow) it is certainly not sustainable.
I know you came in here looking for specific advice pertaining to eating more calories because you know the low intake isn't healthy, and that's good. But there is a lot of misinformation floating around, pseudoscience and woo and demonizing of certain foods and the people who have been responding are trying to make sure you understand the actual science and the big picture, not just looking at what you want to believe works best for you right now. Because so many of us have been there, we were convinced we had to do things a certain way or that our bodies were different or we couldn't lose if we ate certain things. Finally setting aside all those misconceptions and understanding the big picture is what finally enabled many to be able to establish long term success.12 -
WinoGelato wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »You are getting very defensive and yet you are providing vague answers and/or avoiding questions. You got some advice you wanted to hear but there is other good information that has been shared that you're ignoring.
Let's try to be more specific.
Have you calculated your TDEE? If so, what is it?
How much weight are you trying to lose total?
What rate of loss did you select?
What calorie goal did MFP provide you?
If you could lose weight while eating what you consider "normal" food, would you want that?
Im simply responding to some of the comments that are very unnecessary. Like saying "genius" and "physics defying" like come on now, who knows if my MFP calorie goal was right or wrong, I was only writing what had happened last time. But anyways, my TDEE is 3760, I'm trying to lose at least 100 pounds. I selected 2lbs a week. And MFP gave me 2900 calories at the beginning but now that I took off the setting "very active" since I was told that doesn't include exercise, It went down to 2300 calories.
What people were responding to were your claims that if you ate "normal" foods, ie those with carbs, you gained weight. People (myself included) have been trying to make sure you understand that the basic energy balance of CICO means that if you eat less total calories than you burn, then you will lose weight, regardless of the types of foods, carbs or no carbs. It sounded like you said that if you ate your "diet foods" you could eat more than your TDEE and still lose, but eating any "normal" foods in a deficit caused you to gain. That's where the "physics defying" comments came in because that's simply not possible. Do you understand and agree?
Now back to the TDEE, that sounds REALLY high where did that number come from? If your TDEE was 3760 cals and you have only been eating 700 cals/day you are at a 3000 calorie deficit every single day and you'd be losing close to 1 lb/day. Even if it were possible, (and I frankly don't think your TDEE is that high I think it must be miscalculated somehow) it is certainly not sustainable.
I know you came in here looking for specific advice pertaining to eating more calories because you know the low intake isn't healthy, and that's good. But there is a lot of misinformation floating around, pseudoscience and woo and demonizing of certain foods and the people who have been responding are trying to make sure you understand the actual science and the big picture, not just looking at what you want to believe works best for you right now. Because so many of us have been there, we were convinced we had to do things a certain way or that our bodies were different or we couldn't lose if we ate certain things. Finally setting aside all those misconceptions and understanding the big picture is what finally enabled many to be able to establish long term success.
So I type in my age, weight, height etc and I tell you exactly what the website told me, and somehow once again it's miscalculated. Well if everything is just miscalculated just because people don't believe that the number is so high, i don't know what else to answer with. People ask me about calories I tell them what the goal says and it's "WRONG" well since different websites and MFP is wrong about my calorie goal, can someone please enlighten me about my calorie goal. But I understand that eating low carb isn't realistic for the rest of my life, I am doing this till I get the first 50 pounds or so off, and then I'm slowly going to introduce more healthy carbs into my life. Never will I go over 300g or so, but even 100-200 is enough once I hit a weight that I feel comfortable with.0 -
WinoGelato wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »You are getting very defensive and yet you are providing vague answers and/or avoiding questions. You got some advice you wanted to hear but there is other good information that has been shared that you're ignoring.
Let's try to be more specific.
Have you calculated your TDEE? If so, what is it?
How much weight are you trying to lose total?
What rate of loss did you select?
What calorie goal did MFP provide you?
If you could lose weight while eating what you consider "normal" food, would you want that?
Im simply responding to some of the comments that are very unnecessary. Like saying "genius" and "physics defying" like come on now, who knows if my MFP calorie goal was right or wrong, I was only writing what had happened last time. But anyways, my TDEE is 3760, I'm trying to lose at least 100 pounds. I selected 2lbs a week. And MFP gave me 2900 calories at the beginning but now that I took off the setting "very active" since I was told that doesn't include exercise, It went down to 2300 calories.
What people were responding to were your claims that if you ate "normal" foods, ie those with carbs, you gained weight. People (myself included) have been trying to make sure you understand that the basic energy balance of CICO means that if you eat less total calories than you burn, then you will lose weight, regardless of the types of foods, carbs or no carbs. It sounded like you said that if you ate your "diet foods" you could eat more than your TDEE and still lose, but eating any "normal" foods in a deficit caused you to gain. That's where the "physics defying" comments came in because that's simply not possible. Do you understand and agree?
Now back to the TDEE, that sounds REALLY high where did that number come from? If your TDEE was 3760 cals and you have only been eating 700 cals/day you are at a 3000 calorie deficit every single day and you'd be losing close to 1 lb/day. Even if it were possible, (and I frankly don't think your TDEE is that high I think it must be miscalculated somehow) it is certainly not sustainable.
I know you came in here looking for specific advice pertaining to eating more calories because you know the low intake isn't healthy, and that's good. But there is a lot of misinformation floating around, pseudoscience and woo and demonizing of certain foods and the people who have been responding are trying to make sure you understand the actual science and the big picture, not just looking at what you want to believe works best for you right now. Because so many of us have been there, we were convinced we had to do things a certain way or that our bodies were different or we couldn't lose if we ate certain things. Finally setting aside all those misconceptions and understanding the big picture is what finally enabled many to be able to establish long term success.
So I type in my age, weight, height etc and I tell you exactly what the website told me, and somehow once again it's miscalculated. Well if everything is just miscalculated just because people don't believe that the number is so high, i don't know what else to answer with. People ask me about calories I tell them what the goal says and it's "WRONG" well since different websites and MFP is wrong about my calorie goal, can someone please enlighten me about my calorie goal. But I understand that eating low carb isn't realistic for the rest of my life, I am doing this till I get the first 50 pounds or so off, and then I'm slowly going to introduce more healthy carbs into my life. Never will I go over 300g or so, but even 100-200 is enough once I hit a weight that I feel comfortable with.
What is your height and current weight? Perhaps we can help with your confusion.1 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »TanishaKielas wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Carbs are not bad. They will not make youfator stop you losing weight. When you are inon a low carb diet you carry a little less water than if you are eating carbs. That means when you transition into low carb, your weight drops by a few pounds, and when you go back to eating carbs, it goes back up again. That is not fat, it is water.. Eating carbs or not eating carbs will not affect your weight loss over time. The only thing which affects weight loss over time is how much you eat (calories).
You are in a very common quandary, you've been fed a lot of diet myths about "good" and "bad" foods, low carb eating being "healthy" eating and so on. All low carb is is a way to control your appetite and help you eat less. If you're getting full while undereating, low carb may not be for you. Carbs are a good source of energy and adding them back to your diet in moderation will help you meet your goals. Yes, your weight will spike temporarily as you take on more water, but if you stick to your calorie goal it will start to go down again.
You say you "know what works", but having to diet repeatedly to lose the same weight over and over means your method is not working. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Try a different approach this time. Eat "normally", but in moderation, accept it will take time to lose weight and concentrate on how you're going to eat to maintain your weight loss forever - not lose it quickly with extreme methods and then go back to your old habits and gain it back again.
I have tried eating "normal" and working out, it doesn't really do anything to my weight, I either gain or stay the same which is not what i am trying to do. And the reason I keep having to do this is not really because of this "low carb" thing, it's more me getting lazy and having stuff to do to where I don't feel like working out, and me having gained 70+ pounds during my pregnancy which I am now trying to lose. If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work, just looking to eat more calories that is all
A few more thoughts for consideration and I'm out. When you were eating your "normal" food choices, were you scrupulously weighing & logging everything you ate? Do you know how to properly log grains & pasta (many don't)? Were you still using the 2300 calorie allowance, because frankly that sounds very high to me for anyone who isn't morbidly obese or very active? Could your activity level be set too high? How long did these experiments last? Because anything less than a month or two would not have been an accurate reflection or success/failure, and if you were adding workouts to your routine at the same time, they cause a water weight spike as your body retains water for muscle repair.
"If I actually stick with this diet and stay motivated I'm 100% sure that it'll work." Well, of course it will. Anyone could say that about any diet. But long term commitment to low-carb takes a special soul, IMO. And I'd hate to see you lose a bunch, grow weary of that way of eating, start over-indulging in "normal" foods, and then have to do this again. Wish you the best!
No like I have said before, when I was eating "normal" I was not weighing my food, only eyeballing it and eating very very small portions. And when I was doing it my calorie goal was like 2000. And I used to always go over it by a little but still kept on losing weight, I was on the diet for about 6 months. And my calories are actually set to 2900 right now because of my height and weight. And I have my activity level set to "active" because I go to the gym daily for about 2 hours. And thank you, I'm hoping I won't have to do it again either.
OK, this is really the last time, but I have to point this out. "I have my activity level set to active because I go to the gym daily." Your activity level is not meant to include exercise. Any calorie allowance you have received at this setting is woefully inflated.
And I just have to- you were eyeballing your portions and going over your calorie allowance and "still kept on losing weight", but you have asserted just the opposite several times. Please, OP- you can do this. But you need to educate yourself and take a balanced approach.
Either you read it wrong or I wrote it wrong... I was eyeballing my portions when I WASNT on a diet. Still kept gaining or It stayed the same.. And when I was on a diet last year till beginning of this year, I was eating more than my calorie goal and kept losing weight..
How were you tracking your calories when this physics-defying feat happened?
Because MFP calorie goals aren't always accurate.. smart *kitten*. I'm annoyed by some of these comments
Wow...and you want people to help you?!?
They're not helping anymore! I already got a few helpful comments and took the advice, all the "smart" comments aren't needed. How is questioning me in THAT way being helpful ? You know they're being sarcastic right.
You haven't actually answered any questions put to you that would get to the bottom of the issues you're having, give very brief half-information comments about your past experience without clarifying and seem to think you have this all sewn up.
If you don't want to take advice from people who've actually had success with weight loss, that's your prerogative.
Good luck to you.
I've literally answered every single questions which is the reason we even got this far. If I wouldn't have answered any questions I wouldn't have to explain myself when some people say "it doesn't make sense". I just wanted to know a few more ways to add some more calories to my diet without adding carbs etc. the fact some people don't like the fact I'm doing low carb, well that's on them. I've received some very helpful advice about adding calories. I wasn't looking for advice on "why you shouldn't do low carb". Or "don't do low carb eat normal". If low carb works best for me, then that's just what it is, and if some people didn't know how to help me when it comes to just adding calories, then they shouldn't have commented, it's not that serious.
I asked you several direct questions.
You didn't answer any of them.
Regardless, you're in the honeymoon phase and this low caloric intake filling you up will pass.
I have no issue with you wanting to low carb. You thinking that "eating normally" meaning that eating carbs was causing you to gain weight showed that you don't have an understanding that it was the amount of calories you were eating, not the carbs, though.
That misconception is what people are trying to correct. If you can't see that, well...
As I said before, it's clear you think you understand everything and your posts speak to the fact you don't.
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WinoGelato wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »You are getting very defensive and yet you are providing vague answers and/or avoiding questions. You got some advice you wanted to hear but there is other good information that has been shared that you're ignoring.
Let's try to be more specific.
Have you calculated your TDEE? If so, what is it?
How much weight are you trying to lose total?
What rate of loss did you select?
What calorie goal did MFP provide you?
If you could lose weight while eating what you consider "normal" food, would you want that?
Im simply responding to some of the comments that are very unnecessary. Like saying "genius" and "physics defying" like come on now, who knows if my MFP calorie goal was right or wrong, I was only writing what had happened last time. But anyways, my TDEE is 3760, I'm trying to lose at least 100 pounds. I selected 2lbs a week. And MFP gave me 2900 calories at the beginning but now that I took off the setting "very active" since I was told that doesn't include exercise, It went down to 2300 calories.
What people were responding to were your claims that if you ate "normal" foods, ie those with carbs, you gained weight. People (myself included) have been trying to make sure you understand that the basic energy balance of CICO means that if you eat less total calories than you burn, then you will lose weight, regardless of the types of foods, carbs or no carbs. It sounded like you said that if you ate your "diet foods" you could eat more than your TDEE and still lose, but eating any "normal" foods in a deficit caused you to gain. That's where the "physics defying" comments came in because that's simply not possible. Do you understand and agree?
Now back to the TDEE, that sounds REALLY high where did that number come from? If your TDEE was 3760 cals and you have only been eating 700 cals/day you are at a 3000 calorie deficit every single day and you'd be losing close to 1 lb/day. Even if it were possible, (and I frankly don't think your TDEE is that high I think it must be miscalculated somehow) it is certainly not sustainable.
I know you came in here looking for specific advice pertaining to eating more calories because you know the low intake isn't healthy, and that's good. But there is a lot of misinformation floating around, pseudoscience and woo and demonizing of certain foods and the people who have been responding are trying to make sure you understand the actual science and the big picture, not just looking at what you want to believe works best for you right now. Because so many of us have been there, we were convinced we had to do things a certain way or that our bodies were different or we couldn't lose if we ate certain things. Finally setting aside all those misconceptions and understanding the big picture is what finally enabled many to be able to establish long term success.
So I type in my age, weight, height etc and I tell you exactly what the website told me, and somehow once again it's miscalculated. Well if everything is just miscalculated just because people don't believe that the number is so high, i don't know what else to answer with. People ask me about calories I tell them what the goal says and it's "WRONG" well since different websites and MFP is wrong about my calorie goal, can someone please enlighten me about my calorie goal. But I understand that eating low carb isn't realistic for the rest of my life, I am doing this till I get the first 50 pounds or so off, and then I'm slowly going to introduce more healthy carbs into my life. Never will I go over 300g or so, but even 100-200 is enough once I hit a weight that I feel comfortable with.
What website did you use? What are those stats? It's not a criticism of you, some sites inflate the calculations, some require a body fat estimate in order to provide accurate results, etc. it's just that a TDEE of 3,700 is REALLY high for a woman. Some people do have high TDEEs, I am one, I'm a petite older female and mine is 2200 but I know that not from the calculator but from actual results over a long period of time, so no, the calculators aren't infallible.
Your calorie goal isn't right or wrong.... it's just a number derived from information you put into MFP. But a lot of people overestimate or underestimate their activity level, they choose too aggressive of a target rate of loss, etc. it's not a criticism of you, people are just trying to help you find a reasonable goal that you can hit, that will give you good results, and that is sustainable for you.
Did you also mention previously that you work out 2 hours/day and that you have a young baby? How young? Are you nursing? All this information helps give a complete picture so people can give the most relevant advice for your situation.
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WinoGelato wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »You are getting very defensive and yet you are providing vague answers and/or avoiding questions. You got some advice you wanted to hear but there is other good information that has been shared that you're ignoring.
Let's try to be more specific.
Have you calculated your TDEE? If so, what is it?
How much weight are you trying to lose total?
What rate of loss did you select?
What calorie goal did MFP provide you?
If you could lose weight while eating what you consider "normal" food, would you want that?
Im simply responding to some of the comments that are very unnecessary. Like saying "genius" and "physics defying" like come on now, who knows if my MFP calorie goal was right or wrong, I was only writing what had happened last time. But anyways, my TDEE is 3760, I'm trying to lose at least 100 pounds. I selected 2lbs a week. And MFP gave me 2900 calories at the beginning but now that I took off the setting "very active" since I was told that doesn't include exercise, It went down to 2300 calories.
What people were responding to were your claims that if you ate "normal" foods, ie those with carbs, you gained weight. People (myself included) have been trying to make sure you understand that the basic energy balance of CICO means that if you eat less total calories than you burn, then you will lose weight, regardless of the types of foods, carbs or no carbs. It sounded like you said that if you ate your "diet foods" you could eat more than your TDEE and still lose, but eating any "normal" foods in a deficit caused you to gain. That's where the "physics defying" comments came in because that's simply not possible. Do you understand and agree?
Now back to the TDEE, that sounds REALLY high where did that number come from? If your TDEE was 3760 cals and you have only been eating 700 cals/day you are at a 3000 calorie deficit every single day and you'd be losing close to 1 lb/day. Even if it were possible, (and I frankly don't think your TDEE is that high I think it must be miscalculated somehow) it is certainly not sustainable.
I know you came in here looking for specific advice pertaining to eating more calories because you know the low intake isn't healthy, and that's good. But there is a lot of misinformation floating around, pseudoscience and woo and demonizing of certain foods and the people who have been responding are trying to make sure you understand the actual science and the big picture, not just looking at what you want to believe works best for you right now. Because so many of us have been there, we were convinced we had to do things a certain way or that our bodies were different or we couldn't lose if we ate certain things. Finally setting aside all those misconceptions and understanding the big picture is what finally enabled many to be able to establish long term success.
So I type in my age, weight, height etc and I tell you exactly what the website told me, and somehow once again it's miscalculated. Well if everything is just miscalculated just because people don't believe that the number is so high, i don't know what else to answer with. People ask me about calories I tell them what the goal says and it's "WRONG" well since different websites and MFP is wrong about my calorie goal, can someone please enlighten me about my calorie goal. But I understand that eating low carb isn't realistic for the rest of my life, I am doing this till I get the first 50 pounds or so off, and then I'm slowly going to introduce more healthy carbs into my life. Never will I go over 300g or so, but even 100-200 is enough once I hit a weight that I feel comfortable with.
It's wrong for one thing because you're "double dipping". You listed yourself as being active for going to the gym.
That setting is for your general daily life activity. Do you have a job where you're on your feet all day? That's considered active.
Your gym activity is something you record separately as exercise, and if you've been recording workouts on top of giving yourself credit for having an "active" life, the software spit out a grossly inflated calorie estimate for you.3
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