acetaminophen and weight loss

BillV1950
BillV1950 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello. I'm into this a few weeks but haven't lost a pound even though I'm getting 600 calories of exercise and strictly keeping food within the weight loss parameters each day. I do take 500-1000mg tylenol daily and wondered if this could have a negative effect on weight loss. I tried a search but too much to cull through. Does anyone know?? Thanks, Bill (67yr old male)

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    What's your height and weight and your calorie goal? How do you make sure you're sticking to your calorie goal? These are the things that matter.
  • mom2kateRH
    mom2kateRH Posts: 178 Member
    No, acetaminophen will not affect weight loss. But how are you estimating calorie burn from exercise? My guess is you are likely overestimating calorie burn.

    If you are currently eating back all your exercise calories, I'd try eating back only half.
  • BillV1950
    BillV1950 Posts: 3 Member
    Started myfitnesspal as a next step after doing it alone for several weeks. No weight loss. Mapmywalk to calculate the walks. A calculator for strength workout which I cut in half. Profile is set to sedentary, although I'm not.
    Only had to tweak my nutrition to incorporate more fiber. Losing some size for sure so I'm not unhappy. The scales just aren't cooperating. A coach told me some time ago not to take ibuprofen so just curious about acetaminophen.
    Cutting back makes sense. I don't max out on overage calories but not half. It does seem the older I get the more I need to watch about under eating, though, and I'm feeling pretty good right now physically.
    Thank you for your responses.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    Feeling pretty good physically + losing some size = progress.

    I'd ignore the scale for the time being... it'll catch up eventually.
  • KevannC
    KevannC Posts: 83 Member
    As a 67 yr old what is your mode of exercise? My grandpa is 79 and still goes mountain biking with us and burns around 7-800 calories. But thats a 2 hour ride. Idk a lot of older people who can exercise that intensely every single day. Your calories burned may be overstated and calories needed overstated which would be why theres no weight loss. Whichever calories calculator you use, make sure it is the mifflin st jeor equation (most accurate). Then I always understate my calories, and just work out until ive beaten my last workout.
  • BootyfulBikerZX10r
    BootyfulBikerZX10r Posts: 72 Member
    Acetaminophen can affect weightless if you have any gluten/wheat intolerances. Almost all pills have some form of gluten/wheat. It can cause inflammation and affect weight loss. My aunt could never lose weight and she started watching for products that had gluten in and by making that small change she was able to drop the weight she needed. Every persons body is different.

  • BillV1950
    BillV1950 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you all. Apparently, the general conclusion = Tylenol is ok.
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