What nobody tells you about losing weight
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CarvedTones wrote: »Skinny me is having a harder time finding things that fit properly than fat me did. A lot of it is proportions slightly out of whack. But I was in a Target a few days back that had probably 50 belts each that were 32-36, 36-40 and 40-44 plus a few larger ones. They didn't have a single belt for 30". I even checked the boys' section and the XXL there was too small. I don't want to buy a new belt, then have to make a new hole and have all that excess. Ideally, I would like a 28 to 32 so I am in the middle and it looks nice. This seemed odd to me. I see lots of other grown men who look like they have a 30" or smaller waist. I finally found one that is stretchy and if I don't stretch it at all it looks okay.
You can buy a belt that you cut to length, in the part that bites into the buckle. The end where the holes usually are has a built in backing for the mechanism. I have been cutting the length off as i go. You can shrink it down to the insert if you wanted to.0 -
How much harder I have to work out to burn the same number of calories so that I can have my treats. Yes, a lot of my workouts are because I want to eat something that would blow my deficit if I didn't. Now that I'm lighter, I have to run faster and farther.... Dangit!!! Now it takes me 45 minutes to get my ice cream instead of 30.
This is the worst. I can walk 12 miles and only burn 300 calories so to get an awesome burn I have to exercise for HOURS a day. Only burn ~180 per hour biking. It was much nicer when I burned 450 per hour, lol.14 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »How much harder I have to work out to burn the same number of calories so that I can have my treats. Yes, a lot of my workouts are because I want to eat something that would blow my deficit if I didn't. Now that I'm lighter, I have to run faster and farther.... Dangit!!! Now it takes me 45 minutes to get my ice cream instead of 30.
This is the worst. I can walk 12 miles and only burn 300 calories so to get an awesome burn I have to exercise for HOURS a day. Only burn ~180 per hour biking. It was much nicer when I burned 450 per hour, lol.
Are you sure about that low burn number? 12 miles would take me 3 hours. I probably burn 200 just being awake for 3 hours. Or maybe you mean awake BMR + 300. Still seems really low.4 -
CarvedTones wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »How much harder I have to work out to burn the same number of calories so that I can have my treats. Yes, a lot of my workouts are because I want to eat something that would blow my deficit if I didn't. Now that I'm lighter, I have to run faster and farther.... Dangit!!! Now it takes me 45 minutes to get my ice cream instead of 30.
This is the worst. I can walk 12 miles and only burn 300 calories so to get an awesome burn I have to exercise for HOURS a day. Only burn ~180 per hour biking. It was much nicer when I burned 450 per hour, lol.
Are you sure about that low burn number? 12 miles would take me 3 hours. I probably burn 200 just being awake for 3 hours. Or maybe you mean awake BMR + 300. Still seems really low.
I mean extra from the exercise alone not counting BMR. I am pretty sure because it is my apple watch and it has been pretty accurate although it does give me very low estimates for exercise. It always gives me my exercise burn and then burn - calories burnt just being alive.2 -
That on a 'feeling fat' day you can look in the mirror and be absolutely convinced that you have ballooned overnight, whilst simultaneously fitting into clothes you couldn't get over your hips four weeks ago.31
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lizzy_satellite wrote: »That on a 'feeling fat' day you can look in the mirror and be absolutely convinced that you have ballooned overnight, whilst simultaneously fitting into clothes you couldn't get over your hips four weeks ago.
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Basic round number is that unless you are very thin you burn apx 100 cals per mile no matter your speed.
As you lose weight you can keep the burn up by using more arms or lifting knees a bit higher4 -
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That it can bring out a (playful) vengeful streak in you. As a Brit flying the flag in an Outlet Calvin Klein store in Florida we were joking with the assistant about how Britain was better than Florida. I saw an awesome Merino or merino type wool jumper for $30 and asked if they had it im my size, his answer "Sir, we don't have a changing room in your size", I high fived him, fair play - but next year I want to go back and see if he still works there and if he put a jumper side for me...19
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
Yup. @140 lb and at the top of ‘normal’ BMI I burn <50 cals per mile. Don’t know who that ‘100’ cals a mile is for, 6’4 jacked body builders or morbidly obese dieters starting out on a weight loss program?8 -
Basic round number is that unless you are very thin you burn apx 100 cals per mile no matter your speed.
As you lose weight you can keep the burn up by using more arms or lifting knees a bit higher
I am 180lbs lighter than I used to be. I used to burn a lot more than 100 Cal/mile when I was 350lbs, closer to 200 than 100. I average about 125 Cal/mile without an incline now.5 -
157 pounds BMI ~24 maybe 65 calories per mile at 4+ mph1
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How utterly flabbergasting it is when someone who didn't know you pre-weight loss casually mentions that you have a cute figure.20
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How utterly flabbergasting it is when someone who didn't know you pre-weight loss casually mentions that you have a cute figure.
I really like the "since you're so small" comments. It's usually related to SUP or kayak. I am just under 5'8", so getting skinny I am a smaller than average guy and can look at SUPs targeted at women paddlers.8 -
That you lose in some weird places. I noticed the other day that my armpits had hollowed out. It was a bit of a wtf moment.25
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That you have to smile politely with friends who invite you for dinner, summer salad sitting in their garden, and then give you a chinese and when you only have small portions look at you as if you are being rude.12
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https://www.verywellfit.com/walking-calories-burned-by-miles-3887154
It’s still a good basic rule of thumb for most people.
I’ve seen the wackiest numbers come from technology gadgets.
Steps can be the most random.
I trust true distance and weight.
Those numbers have been tested and retested over many years.3 -
https://www.verywellfit.com/walking-calories-burned-by-miles-3887154
It’s still a good basic rule of thumb for most people.
I’ve seen the wackiest numbers come from technology gadgets.
Steps can be the most random.
I trust true distance and weight.
Those numbers have been tested and retested over many years.
OK, for me it says 727 (actually a little less since I weigh under 160) for 8 miles at 4 mph, which takes two hours. But being awake for two hours burns about 150, which mfp has already calculated into my base. So should I actually log 577 ? I generally log less than that. I usually log about 400. A few days back, I accepted mmw's fantasy number of 887 as I have been sliding a little lower. I do some voodoo with exercise numbers to try to keep my weight stable.1 -
CarvedTones wrote: »https://www.verywellfit.com/walking-calories-burned-by-miles-3887154
It’s still a good basic rule of thumb for most people.
I’ve seen the wackiest numbers come from technology gadgets.
Steps can be the most random.
I trust true distance and weight.
Those numbers have been tested and retested over many years.
OK, for me it says 727 (actually a little less since I weigh under 160) for 8 miles at 4 mph, which takes two hours. But being awake for two hours burns about 150, which mfp has already calculated into my base. So should I actually log 577 ? I generally log less than that. I usually log about 400. A few days back, I accepted mmw's fantasy number of 887 as I have been sliding a little lower. I do some voodoo with exercise numbers to try to keep my weight stable.
If the walking is extra to what your activity level is set at then don't subtract out anything. aka if you are sedentary and go for you 8 miles walk then you would add all the calories. If you are set at active and the 8 miles walk is additional to your normal activities that puts your setting at active you still would add all the calories in.
That being said, some people like to not eat all their exercise calories back or give themselves a little buffer when logging exercise. However it is good to know your starting point and if you are gaining or losing too fast or plateauing to adjust accordingly.2 -
i have raised 3 boys and when they got to adult male Small (28-30) size it was difficult to find shorts, pants, and belts at places like $-$$ OLD NAVY, Sears & Target, etc. i found that $$-$$$ dept stores usually had more quantities of normal sizes...zappos (online) is fantastic* also, a new quantum theory- if you cant find it on amazon, it doesnt exist lol12
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