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Help with calorie goal

keithlongpre
keithlongpre Posts: 17 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
I am 6'2 male and 244lbs. I punched all my information into the app and have been tracking everything at 1670 calories per day. However I have gained... Went from 240 to 244. What is wrong?

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  • keithlongpre
    keithlongpre Posts: 17 Member
    Forgot to mention the gain has been over 2.5 weeks
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,332 Member
    I am close to your height and weight..

    I eat in the range of 1900s and loose 1# per week..

    Do you use scale to input your food intake? Measure then accurately.
  • keithlongpre
    keithlongpre Posts: 17 Member
    Yes I have been using a food scale to weigh out everything I eat. I have the app set to lose 2lbs per week
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,549 Member
    Food scale. How many meals do you eat out per week? Takeout?

    There are a lot of calorie counting gray areas. And a fairly long learning curve. Get a food scale and keep working.
  • keithlongpre
    keithlongpre Posts: 17 Member
    I have been weighing food and I've been staying away from take out food. I have also been lifting weights for about 30 minute sessions every 2-3 days.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    4 pounds over 2.5 weeks could still be in the realm of water weight fluctuations. You haven't added a new exercise routine in the same time period by chance?

    We're mostly just guessing with so few details, though. Would you be willing to set your diary public so we can get a sense of what's going on?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    keithlongpre wrote: »
    I have been weighing food and I've been staying away from take out food. I have also been lifting weights for about 30 minute sessions every 2-3 days.

    Is the weight lifting new for you? There's often an increase on the scale when we start a new exercise routine because the body floods sore muscles with extra fluid to help cushion and repair them. It usually drops off after 3-4 weeks, though.
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,332 Member
    How often you weigh yourself?
  • keithlongpre
    keithlongpre Posts: 17 Member
    I recently had surgery and can't do cardio yet. So just the weight lifting.
  • keithlongpre
    keithlongpre Posts: 17 Member
    I will also mention my goal was originally set at around 1900 calories and I was seeing success. I started my weight loss journey last September at 270lbs but have fell off the wagon a few times along the way.
  • keithlongpre
    keithlongpre Posts: 17 Member
    lx1x wrote: »
    How often you weigh yourself?

    I weigh myself daily.
  • keithlongpre
    keithlongpre Posts: 17 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    keithlongpre wrote: »
    I have been weighing food and I've been staying away from take out food. I have also been lifting weights for about 30 minute sessions every 2-3 days.

    Is the weight lifting new for you? There's often an increase on the scale when we start a new exercise routine because the body floods sore muscles with extra fluid to help cushion and repair them. It usually drops off after 3-4 weeks, though.

    Been lifting consistently for about 2 months now.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,463 Member
    I would think 1670 is pretty hard to stick to, right? 1900 is much more reasonable.

    The weight lifting can cause you to hold water, so can surgery/inflammation/lack of sleep/stress/travel.

    I agree, can you open your food diary? Go to FOOD > Settings, scroll down and click "Public" and save.
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,332 Member
    keithlongpre wrote: »
    I will also mention my goal was originally set at around 1900 calories and I was seeing success. I started my weight loss journey last September at 270lbs but have fell off the wagon a few times along the way.

    Go back and see what changed in your routine... Either you gaining muscle mass perhaps
  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    lx1x wrote: »
    keithlongpre wrote: »
    I will also mention my goal was originally set at around 1900 calories and I was seeing success. I started my weight loss journey last September at 270lbs but have fell off the wagon a few times along the way.

    Go back and see what changed in your routine... Either you gaining muscle mass perhaps

    Unlikely with that kind of deficit. I echo others' suggestions of opening the diary.
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,564 Member
    edited February 2019
    keithlongpre wrote: »
    I recently had surgery and can't do cardio yet. So just the weight lifting.

    This. The body retains water as part of the healing process. Also, you normally shouldn't eat in a deficit while healing from surgery. Your body needs the fuel.
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