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How many Calories to burn a week
BethanyLynnFitness
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Hey guys, found this article and want to get you guys opinion on it.
Determining a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss
A pound of fat equals 3,500 calories, which means, to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, you need to burn off 500 to 1,000 calories more per day than you consume -- or between 3,500 and 7,000 calories per week. Losing weight fast isn't recommended by most major health organizations -- it's usually unsustainable and can lead to nutrient deficiencies, muscle loss and a stalled metabolism.
I basically burn about 3,000 calories a day, would that basically mean that I should lose about 1-2lbs a week if I’m in a calorie decrease?? My calories are about 1400 for me to lose weight. Please give me your opinion on this would love to hear what you have to say. Also burn around 300-500 calories 5 days a week weightlifting with some cardio in it.
Determining a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss
A pound of fat equals 3,500 calories, which means, to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, you need to burn off 500 to 1,000 calories more per day than you consume -- or between 3,500 and 7,000 calories per week. Losing weight fast isn't recommended by most major health organizations -- it's usually unsustainable and can lead to nutrient deficiencies, muscle loss and a stalled metabolism.
I basically burn about 3,000 calories a day, would that basically mean that I should lose about 1-2lbs a week if I’m in a calorie decrease?? My calories are about 1400 for me to lose weight. Please give me your opinion on this would love to hear what you have to say. Also burn around 300-500 calories 5 days a week weightlifting with some cardio in it.
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If you are extremely accurate with the calories you are eating (weighing, not measuring or eyeballing), and you are accurate with the calories you are burning, then yes you should average around 2lbs a week. But weight loss isn't linear, and lots of things can change what you lose week to week, but a 3 or 4 moth average should show that loss if you have done everything correctly.5
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BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »Determining a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss
A pound of fat equals 3,500 calories, which means, to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, you need to burn off 500 to 1,000 calories more per day than you consume -- or between 3,500 and 7,000 calories per week.
I think people who are trying to lose weight need to understand this. Sure, there may be some who just follow a meal plan and lose weight without ever really understanding, but a lack of understanding will probably have them gaining weight again once their goal weight is reached.BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »Losing weight fast isn't recommended by most major health organizations -- it's usually unsustainable and can lead to nutrient deficiencies, muscle loss ,,,
Losing weight fast is not recommended by the CDC - as far as other health organizations, I do not know. From what I have read, I think the last part of the quote is based on scientific studies - so I agree with this.BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »a stalled metabolism.
Not sure exactly what is meant by this. I know that what most people think of as "starvation mode" is not true. Someone who knows more than me should address this.BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »I basically burn about 3,000 calories a day, would that basically mean that I should lose about 1-2lbs a week if I’m in a calorie decrease?? My calories are about 1400 for me to lose weight. Please give me your opinion on this would love to hear what you have to say. Also burn around 300-500 calories 5 days a week weightlifting with some cardio in it.
If you burn more calories than you take in, then you will lose weight.
I am no expert, but I question that you are burning 3,000 calories per day. I do not have a Fitbit or use machines in the gym, but most people on this forum who do, state that the calorie burn given by those is overestimated.
How did you obtain the calorie goal of 1400? If you truly are burning 3,000 calories a day, you need to be eating more than 1400.
From the looks of your picture it does not seem that you have a lot of weight to lose. If you give your stats (weight, height etc) then you can get a recommendation for an appropriate weight loss rate - someone other than me should probably do that.
From a quick look at your food diary, you do not seem to be weighing your food using a food scale. I think you should do that to be more accurate.
Read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p16 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »Hey guys, found this article and want to get you guys opinion on it.
Determining a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss
A pound of fat equals 3,500 calories, which means, to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, you need to burn off 500 to 1,000 calories more per day than you consume -- or between 3,500 and 7,000 calories per week. Losing weight fast isn't recommended by most major health organizations -- it's usually unsustainable and can lead to nutrient deficiencies, muscle loss and a stalled metabolism.
I basically burn about 3,000 calories a day, would that basically mean that I should lose about 1-2lbs a week if I’m in a calorie decrease?? My calories are about 1400 for me to lose weight. Please give me your opinion on this would love to hear what you have to say. Also burn around 300-500 calories 5 days a week weightlifting with some cardio in it.
If I am understanding your logic and math here...
You burn 3,000 calories a day
You consume 1,400 calories a day
You therefore are at a 1,600 calorie deficit per day
1,600 calories/day X 7 days/week = 11,200 calorie deficit/week
11,200 calorie deficit/week / 3,500 calories/pound = 3.2 pound weight loss/week
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BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »Hey guys, found this article and want to get you guys opinion on it.
Determining a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss
A pound of fat equals 3,500 calories, which means, to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, you need to burn off 500 to 1,000 calories more per day than you consume -- or between 3,500 and 7,000 calories per week. Losing weight fast isn't recommended by most major health organizations -- it's usually unsustainable and can lead to nutrient deficiencies, muscle loss and a stalled metabolism.
I basically burn about 3,000 calories a day, would that basically mean that I should lose about 1-2lbs a week if I’m in a calorie decrease?? My calories are about 1400 for me to lose weight. Please give me your opinion on this would love to hear what you have to say. Also burn around 300-500 calories 5 days a week weightlifting with some cardio in it.
If you burn 3000 calories per day, that would be your TDEE...so you would lose about 1 Lb per week eating 2500 or 2 Lbs per week eating 2,000.
If you burn 3000 calories per day and are only eating 1400, you are way under feeding.12 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »
If you burn 3000 calories per day, that would be your TDEE...so you would lose about 1 Lb per week eating 2500 or 2 Lbs per week eating 2,000.
If you burn 3000 calories per day and are only eating 1400, you are way under feeding.
I don’t usually stay at 1400 calorie burn that’s what I got from this website that gave those numbers to me. I usually eat around 1500-1600 calories.0 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »Hey guys, found this article and want to get you guys opinion on it.
Determining a Calorie Deficit for Weight Loss
A pound of fat equals 3,500 calories, which means, to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, you need to burn off 500 to 1,000 calories more per day than you consume -- or between 3,500 and 7,000 calories per week. Losing weight fast isn't recommended by most major health organizations -- it's usually unsustainable and can lead to nutrient deficiencies, muscle loss and a stalled metabolism.
I basically burn about 3,000 calories a day, would that basically mean that I should lose about 1-2lbs a week if I’m in a calorie decrease?? My calories are about 1400 for me to lose weight. Please give me your opinion on this would love to hear what you have to say. Also burn around 300-500 calories 5 days a week weightlifting with some cardio in it.
How are you measuring that you're burning 3000 cals per day?6 -
If I am understanding your logic and math here...
You burn 3,000 calories a day
You consume 1,400 calories a day
You therefore are at a 1,600 calorie deficit per day
1,600 calories/day X 7 days/week = 11,200 calorie deficit/week
11,200 calorie deficit/week / 3,500 calories/pound = 3.2 pound weight loss/week
If I am understanding your logic and math here...
You burn 3,000 calories a day
You consume 1,400 calories a day
You therefore are at a 1,600 calorie deficit per day
1,600 calories/day X 7 days/week = 11,200 calorie deficit/week
11,200 calorie deficit/week / 3,500 calories/pound = 3.2 pound weight loss/week
If I am understanding your logic and math here...
You burn 3,000 calories a day
You consume 1,400 calories a day
You therefore are at a 1,600 calorie deficit per day
1,600 calories/day X 7 days/week = 11,200 calorie deficit/week
11,200 calorie deficit/week / 3,500 calories/pound = 3.2 pound weight loss/week
If I am understanding your logic and math here...
You burn 3,000 calories a day
You consume 1,400 calories a day
You therefore are at a 1,600 calorie deficit per day
1,600 calories/day X 7 days/week = 11,200 calorie deficit/week
11,200 calorie deficit/week / 3,500 calories/pound = 3.2 pound weight loss/week
If I am understanding your logic and math here...
You burn 3,000 calories a day
You consume 1,400 calories a day
You therefore are at a 1,600 calorie deficit per day
1,600 calories/day X 7 days/week = 11,200 calorie deficit/week
11,200 calorie deficit/week / 3,500 calories/pound = 3.2 pound weight loss/week
If I am understanding your logic and math here...
You burn 3,000 calories a day
You consume 1,400 calories a day
You therefore are at a 1,600 calorie deficit per day
1,600 calories/day X 7 days/week = 11,200 calorie deficit/week
11,200 calorie deficit/week / 3,500 calories/pound = 3.2 pound weight loss/week
Yes, I got that number from a website that have me 1400 calories and I usually eat around 1500-1600 calories a day.1 -
I think people who are trying to lose weight need to understand this. Sure, there may be some who just follow a meal plan and lose weight without ever really understanding, but a lack of understanding will probably have them gaining weight again once their goal weight is reached.
Losing weight fast is not recommended by the CDC - as far as other health organizations, I do not know. From what I have read, I think the last part of the quote is based on scientific studies - so I agree with this.
Not sure exactly what is meant by this. I know that what most people think of as "starvation mode" is not true. Someone who knows more than me should address this.
If you burn more calories than you take in, then you will lose weight.
I am no expert, but I question that you are burning 3,000 calories per day. I do not have a Fitbit or use machines in the gym, but most people on this forum who do, state that the calorie burn given by those is overestimated.
How did you obtain the calorie goal of 1400? If you truly are burning 3,000 calories a day, you need to be eating more than 1400.
From the looks of your picture it does not seem that you have a lot of weight to lose. If you give your stats (weight, height etc) then you can get a recommendation for an appropriate weight loss rate - someone other than me should probably do that.
From a quick look at your food diary, you do not seem to be weighing your food using a food scale. I think you should do that to be more accurate.
Read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
I think people who are trying to lose weight need to understand this. Sure, there may be some who just follow a meal plan and lose weight without ever really understanding, but a lack of understanding will probably have them gaining weight again once their goal weight is reached.
Losing weight fast is not recommended by the CDC - as far as other health organizations, I do not know. From what I have read, I think the last part of the quote is based on scientific studies - so I agree with this.
Not sure exactly what is meant by this. I know that what most people think of as "starvation mode" is not true. Someone who knows more than me should address this.
If you burn more calories than you take in, then you will lose weight.
I am no expert, but I question that you are burning 3,000 calories per day. I do not have a Fitbit or use machines in the gym, but most people on this forum who do, state that the calorie burn given by those is overestimated.
How did you obtain the calorie goal of 1400? If you truly are burning 3,000 calories a day, you need to be eating more than 1400.
From the looks of your picture it does not seem that you have a lot of weight to lose. If you give your stats (weight, height etc) then you can get a recommendation for an appropriate weight loss rate - someone other than me should probably do that.
From a quick look at your food diary, you do not seem to be weighing your food using a food scale. I think you should do that to be more accurate.
Read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
I think people who are trying to lose weight need to understand this. Sure, there may be some who just follow a meal plan and lose weight without ever really understanding, but a lack of understanding will probably have them gaining weight again once their goal weight is reached.
Losing weight fast is not recommended by the CDC - as far as other health organizations, I do not know. From what I have read, I think the last part of the quote is based on scientific studies - so I agree with this.
Not sure exactly what is meant by this. I know that what most people think of as "starvation mode" is not true. Someone who knows more than me should address this.
If you burn more calories than you take in, then you will lose weight.
I am no expert, but I question that you are burning 3,000 calories per day. I do not have a Fitbit or use machines in the gym, but most people on this forum who do, state that the calorie burn given by those is overestimated.
How did you obtain the calorie goal of 1400? If you truly are burning 3,000 calories a day, you need to be eating more than 1400.
From the looks of your picture it does not seem that you have a lot of weight to lose. If you give your stats (weight, height etc) then you can get a recommendation for an appropriate weight loss rate - someone other than me should probably do that.
From a quick look at your food diary, you do not seem to be weighing your food using a food scale. I think you should do that to be more accurate.
Read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
I think people who are trying to lose weight need to understand this. Sure, there may be some who just follow a meal plan and lose weight without ever really understanding, but a lack of understanding will probably have them gaining weight again once their goal weight is reached.
Losing weight fast is not recommended by the CDC - as far as other health organizations, I do not know. From what I have read, I think the last part of the quote is based on scientific studies - so I agree with this.
Not sure exactly what is meant by this. I know that what most people think of as "starvation mode" is not true. Someone who knows more than me should address this.
If you burn more calories than you take in, then you will lose weight.
I am no expert, but I question that you are burning 3,000 calories per day. I do not have a Fitbit or use machines in the gym, but most people on this forum who do, state that the calorie burn given by those is overestimated.
How did you obtain the calorie goal of 1400? If you truly are burning 3,000 calories a day, you need to be eating more than 1400.
From the looks of your picture it does not seem that you have a lot of weight to lose. If you give your stats (weight, height etc) then you can get a recommendation for an appropriate weight loss rate - someone other than me should probably do that.
From a quick look at your food diary, you do not seem to be weighing your food using a food scale. I think you should do that to be more accurate.
Read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
I think people who are trying to lose weight need to understand this. Sure, there may be some who just follow a meal plan and lose weight without ever really understanding, but a lack of understanding will probably have them gaining weight again once their goal weight is reached.
Losing weight fast is not recommended by the CDC - as far as other health organizations, I do not know. From what I have read, I think the last part of the quote is based on scientific studies - so I agree with this.
Not sure exactly what is meant by this. I know that what most people think of as "starvation mode" is not true. Someone who knows more than me should address this.
If you burn more calories than you take in, then you will lose weight.
I am no expert, but I question that you are burning 3,000 calories per day. I do not have a Fitbit or use machines in the gym, but most people on this forum who do, state that the calorie burn given by those is overestimated.
How did you obtain the calorie goal of 1400? If you truly are burning 3,000 calories a day, you need to be eating more than 1400.
From the looks of your picture it does not seem that you have a lot of weight to lose. If you give your stats (weight, height etc) then you can get a recommendation for an appropriate weight loss rate - someone other than me should probably do that.
From a quick look at your food diary, you do not seem to be weighing your food using a food scale. I think you should do that to be more accurate.
Read this:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
I got that number from a website I was looking at to see how many need to eat to lose weight and that’s the number I got. I usually eat around 1500-1600 calorie and day maybe more. I do have a food scale and I use it religiously. So everything is tracked on there. Also I use a HR for my calorie burns and I work at a very active job so I burn a lot of Calories that way.0 -
Please tell us your secret to burning 3,000 calories a day
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BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
I got that number from a website I was looking at to see how many need to eat to lose weight and that’s the number I got. I usually eat around 1500-1600 calorie and day maybe more. I do have a food scale and I use it religiously. So everything is tracked on there. Also I use a HR for my calorie burns and I work at a very active job so I burn a lot of Calories that way.
Is there a reason why you are not using the calorie goal given to you by MyFitnessPal?4 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
I don’t usually stay at 1400 calorie burn that’s what I got from this website that gave those numbers to me. I usually eat around 1500-1600 calories.
If you normally eat 1500 and are burning 3000 cals then you should be losing weight easily?3 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
I don’t usually stay at 1400 calorie burn that’s what I got from this website that gave those numbers to me. I usually eat around 1500-1600 calories.
If you actually burn 3000 per day (which I could see if you have an active job and also exercise regularly), that would still be a deficit of 1500 calories per day which is extremely aggressive...like I said, you'd lose 1 Lb per week eating 2500 calories per day or 2 Lbs per week eating 2000 calories per day...1-2 Lbs per week is a safe rate of loss..that said, you should really shoot for no more than 1% of your body weight per week if you want to preserve lean mass (most people do)
You can only oxidize so much fat in a 24 hour period...after that you start burning lean mass. Don't forget, your heart is also a muscle.6 -
Is there a reason why you are not using the calorie goal given to you by MyFitnessPal?
I do use what mfp gives me and it’s around 1600 I believe
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TavistockToad wrote: »
If you normally eat 1500 and are burning 3000 cals then you should be losing weight easily?
I’ve been losing weight I was just curious to see other ppls opinions on this.0 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
I got that number from a website I was looking at to see how many need to eat to lose weight and that’s the number I got. I usually eat around 1500-1600 calorie and day maybe more. I do have a food scale and I use it religiously. So everything is tracked on there. Also I use a HR for my calorie burns and I work at a very active job so I burn a lot of Calories that way.
From your food diary from last two days:
Powdered peanut butter: 1 tablespoon (no weight given)
Chia seeds: 1 tbsp (no weight given)
Dark chocolate hemp seed : 1 tbsp (no weight given)
Turkey bowl: 1 bowl (no weight given)
Avocado Ranch: 1.5 cups (no weight given)
Cucumber : 1 cup (no weight given)
Caramels; 3 pieces (no weight given)
Multi grain bread: 2 slices (no weight given)
Italian dressing: 2 tbsp (no weight given)
Hazelnut spread: 1 tbsp (no weight given)
Rice cake : 2 cakes (no weight given)
Chicken Casserole Bowl: 1 bowl (no weight given)
Grapes: 1 cup (no weight given)
Olives: 1 container (no weight given)7 -
From your food diary from last two days:
Powdered peanut butter: 1 tablespoon (no weight given)
Chia seeds: 1 tbsp (no weight given)
Dark chocolate hemp seed : 1 tbsp (no weight given)
Turkey bowl: 1 bowl (no weight given)
Avocado Ranch: 1.5 cups (no weight given)
Cucumber : 1 cup (no weight given)
Caramels; 3 pieces (no weight given)
Multi grain bread: 2 slices (no weight given)
Italian dressing: 2 tbsp (no weight given)
Hazelnut spread: 1 tbsp (no weight given)
Rice cake : 2 cakes (no weight given)
Chicken Casserole Bowl: 1 bowl (no weight given)
Grapes: 1 cup (no weight given)
Olives: 1 container (no weight given)
Everything you see on my diary is weighed. Just because it doesn’t actually show a weight doesn’t mean I’m not tracking it. A tablespoon is a tablespoon, I use a tablespoon to measure what I eat with those products. Also rice cakes are always 1 rice cake and all rice cakes are the same weight and I don’t see why you need to weigh those when it shows one rice cake is a serving. Just my thought.8 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
Everything you see on my diary is weighed. Just because it doesn’t actually show a weight doesn’t mean I’m not tracking it. A tablespoon is a tablespoon, I use a tablespoon to measure what I eat with those products. Also rice cakes are always 1 rice cake and all rice cakes are the same weight and I don’t see why you need to weigh those when it shows one rice cake is a serving. Just my thought.
A tablespoon is not a measure of weight. If you're using a tablespoon or measuring cups to measure some items (instead of using a scale) then you're not weighing everything in your diary. Likewise if you're not weighing pre-packaged items like rice cakes. Some people have success using measuring cups and assuming that all packaged foods are the exact same size (they aren't). Other people find that they need to begin measuring more accurately in order to ensure a calorie deficit.
I personally wasn't able to achieve reliable weight loss until I began using a food scale for things like fruit, grains, vegetables, beans, condiments and pre-portioned foods like rice cakes.
Tracking everything is good, but it isn't always the same thing as *weighing* everything. That's what people are advising you to consider.8 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
Everything you see on my diary is weighed. Just because it doesn’t actually show a weight doesn’t mean I’m not tracking it. A tablespoon is a tablespoon, I use a tablespoon to measure what I eat with those products. Also rice cakes are always 1 rice cake and all rice cakes are the same weight and I don’t see why you need to weigh those when it shows one rice cake is a serving. Just my thought.
If not weighing every food item is working for you, that's fine. But, if you aren't losing weight as expected you may need to tighten up on logging....as in digital food scale (for everything except liquids). Packaged foods don't have to be the exact weights as stated as long as they are within a specified range.
Food intake calories are actually easier to "get right" than exercise calories are.
I have fitness goals, not calorie burning goals. Calorie burning goals mean that lower calorie burn activities (ie: strength training) don't get the prominence they deserve.4 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
I’ve been losing weight I was just curious to see other ppls opinions on this.
Then my question would be, is that large a deficit appropriate? What are your stats?2 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
Everything you see on my diary is weighed. Just because it doesn’t actually show a weight doesn’t mean I’m not tracking it. A tablespoon is a tablespoon, I use a tablespoon to measure what I eat with those products. Also rice cakes are always 1 rice cake and all rice cakes are the same weight and I don’t see why you need to weigh those when it shows one rice cake is a serving. Just my thought.
There are reasons why serious bakers weight most of their dry ingredients instead of relying on measuring cups and spoons. Weight is a much more reliable measurement than a measuring spoon or cup is. Brown sugar is probably the best example of this but the same is true with any type of flour. Also I'm not sure how you would even come close to accurately measuring something like grapes without weighing them. While your bag of rice cakes likely does say that 1 rice cake is one serving, it also probably has a weight in grams next to it which is the weight that they're going off of. So no, if you're not physically putting something on a scale, you're not weighing it. You are measuring it, but you aren't weighing it.
I will fully admit to not weighing most of the things I eat, but I also don't think that my method is even close to as accurate as it would be if I were to weigh everything.6 -
There are reasons why serious bakers weight most of their dry ingredients instead of relying on measuring cups and spoons. Weight is a much more reliable measurement than a measuring spoon or cup is. Brown sugar is probably the best example of this but the same is true with any type of flour. Also I'm not sure how you would even come close to accurately measuring something like grapes without weighing them. While your bag of rice cakes likely does say that 1 rice cake is one serving, it also probably has a weight in grams next to it which is the weight that they're going off of. So no, if you're not physically putting something on a scale, you're not weighing it. You are measuring it, but you aren't weighing it.
I will fully admit to not weighing most of the things I eat, but I also don't think that my method is even close to as accurate as it would be if I were to weigh everything.
Gotcha hahaa, I always use a measuring when it comes to Tablespoons and cups and what not but when it comes to meat, deli meat rice things like that I definitely use my scale for sure1 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
Then my question would be, is that large a deficit appropriate? What are your stats?
What do you mean as my stats?? As in my age and weight and what not?1 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »
What do you mean as my stats?? As in my age and weight and what not?
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If not weighing every food item is working for you, that's fine. But, if you aren't losing weight as expected you may need to tighten up on logging....as in digital food scale (for everything except liquids). Packaged foods don't have to be the exact weights as stated as long as they are within a specified range.
Food intake calories are actually easier to "get right" than exercise calories are.
I have fitness goals, not calorie burning goals. Calorie burning goals mean that lower calorie burn activities (ie: strength training) don't get the prominence they deserve.
I’m not worried about calorie burn I was just asking a question from a something that I was reading today. I’m losing weight so measuring the way I’m measuring is working for me
I mean I uses food scale on things like fish and wha not. 0 -
For me I find out is accurate because I’ve been doing the tablespoon with a lot of my dry foods. And I’ve been accurate with my measurements when I do tablespoons of cups but for the most part I do you weigh my food like when I have fish cereal rice things like that I would definitely use my scale. And I’ve been measuring my rice cakes with just rice cake and not putting out a scale because for me I feel like that since it’s one item and it says eat one is a showing I’m going to eat one rice cake and measure it as one rice cake. But I do see where you’re coming from but what I do is adequate for me and that’s how I’ve been doing it for 5+ years.janejellyroll wrote: »
A tablespoon is not a measure of weight. If you're using a tablespoon or measuring cups to measure some items (instead of using a scale) then you're not weighing everything in your diary. Likewise if you're not weighing pre-packaged items like rice cakes. Some people have success using measuring cups and assuming that all packaged foods are the exact same size (they aren't). Other people find that they need to begin measuring more accurately in order to ensure a calorie deficit.
I personally wasn't able to achieve reliable weight loss until I began using a food scale for things like fruit, grains, vegetables, beans, condiments and pre-portioned foods like rice cakes.
Tracking everything is good, but it isn't always the same thing as *weighing* everything. That's what people are advising you to consider.1 -
BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »For me I find out is accurate because I’ve been doing the tablespoon with a lot of my dry foods. And I’ve been accurate with my measurements when I do tablespoons of cups but for the most part I do you weigh my food like when I have fish cereal rice things like that I would definitely use my scale. And I’ve been measuring my rice cakes with just rice cake and not putting out a scale because for me I feel like that since it’s one item and it says eat one is a showing I’m going to eat one rice cake and measure it as one rice cake. But I do see where you’re coming from but what I do is adequate for me and that’s how I’ve been doing it for 5+ years.
If it's working for you, I don't see a need to change. If you ever find you aren't getting the results you expect, it is something to consider.0 -
Without knowing your stats (age, weight, height) it's hard to give an opinion. If your TDEE is actually 3000 calories and you're only eating 1600, then you should be losing 2.2 pounds per week. That's only an appropriate rate of loss for someone obese. How much are you actually losing?
If you're using MFP's numbers then you need to be adding in exercise calories as you do them on top of that.
I would also question using a HrM for weight lifting or non-steady state cardio as it will give you inflated calorie burns. It's a tool not designed for those exercises.
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My TTDE isn’t 3000, that’s how much calories a day I burn from my Fitbit for the whole day. I usually go from 1500-3,000 and it depends on how active I am as in working. My age is 28 I’ll be 29 next Tuesday and I’m 5”3 and I’m 148lbsWithout knowing your stats (age, weight, height) it's hard to give an opinion. If your TDEE is actually 3000 calories and you're only eating 1600, then you should be losing 2.2 pounds per week. That's only an appropriate rate of loss for someone obese. How much are you actually losing?
If you're using MFP's numbers then you need to be adding in exercise calories as you do them on top of that.
I would also question using a HrM for weight lifting or non-steady state cardio as it will give you inflated calorie burns. It's a tool not designed for those exercises.
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BethanyLynnFitness wrote: »My TTDE isn’t 3000, that’s how much calories a day I burn from my Fitbit for the whole day. I usually go from 1500-3,000 and it depends on how active I am as in working. My age is 28 I’ll be 29 next Tuesday and I’m 5”3 and I’m 148lbs
That is your TDEE....8 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
That is your TDEE....
I just used a calculator and it’s 2036 from IIFYM2
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