I am trying to loose 25 pounds and am just trying to eat better and looking for help. I don't want to feel like I'm starving all the time either. Thanks for letting me join.

Leah

Madison9776 wrote: »

Hi! I recently started using myfitnesspal again and am here for support. I want to lose about 60lbs. After I started tracking my food I realized that I'm probably not eating enough relative to the number of calories I burn each day so this group seemed like a perfect place to be.

You are at a point that 2lbs weekly would be reasonable, but only for 10 more lbs.

And only if you kept the deficit at 1000 daily by correctly logging workouts and picking the correct activity level.

In other words - not creating more deficit since that is max for only a short period of time.

If you don't want to push the safe line, you can of course have smaller deficit, but that first 10 lbs would be the safest anyway at least.

If you are that active (unless baby steps) - then I'd bet you are not actually eating anywhere near 1200-1300 in reality.

You may think you are - but that's inaccurate logging - you are almost assuredly eating more.
Do you weigh everything you eat - because calories is per gram, not cup or spoon. (except most liquids)

The problem with starting out eating bare minimum is exactly what you are seeing - you have no place to go when adjustments are needed, even though eating more than 1200.

Metabolic adaptation to undereating is body slowing you down - if it can't do that to conserve needed calories, it'll grow hair and nails slower, replace skin less often, that sort of thing.
If it needs to conserve even more, it'll slow down your basal metabolism.
If more needed, some natural things occur to conserve, like loss of muscle mass.

You say you had test that showed metabolism higher than expected.

What was that test, and did you know you were having it to prep for it?

There is a difference between you feeling full, and your body being fully fed.
Just as vitamin/mineral deficiency doesn't show up until after some time with ill effects, sometimes with difficulty recovering if at all - the ill effects of caloric deficiency greater than needed for fat loss are bad too.

I'd suggest first really nail your logging accurately if you haven't been weighing everything - discover how much you are really eating.

Then get a decent estimate of what full burning metabolism maintenance could be for your level of activity.

Some discover that merely eating 100-200 more causes body to be more active, burning the same amount, or even more - and they maintain or start losing weight. Workouts become better actually asking the body to make changes, ect.

Studies have shown taking a diet break does wonders too, slowly going up to what could be maintenance level for weeks to allow recoup. Or the studies that have shown some days at maintenance eating level mixed with some days at diet level have great results.

whichwayagain wrote: »

Hello, my name is Joe! Born in Ar. But moved to Va. Beach with my wife and daughter. Previous Navy family, got out at 230# and after years of weighing so much I dropped to 186# but had a medical issue which lead to me increasing back to 200#. Can’t seem to drop below my plateau and seeking advice! I strength train 4 to 5days a week and do about 20 mins of Liss. Thank you all in advance!

Have you had a diet break in awhile (even though you might think the results say that already), it can be useful.

How big a deficit, or rate of loss, were you doing before it seemed to stop?

Hello my name is Keshia. I am working on becoming the best me this year. I am a mother of an 18 month old, a wife, and a full time student online. I work at a sedentary job. I am in Alabama. Joining to have other to inspire and motivate me.

Hi! My name is Jennifer. I have been yo-yo dieting for years, trying endlessly to slim down. I have managed to achieve my goal several times, only to gain some or all of it back in the end. I’m currently eating about 1400 calories a day (recently increased his from 1200-1250 while on ww for a few months). I haven’t lost any weight for a few weeks. I seem to have stalled. I currently workout 3 times a week. One Zumba class (1 hour) and 2 toning/boot camp classes a week (45 minutes each). I have seen some improvement in my strength over he last few weeks, as I’m consistently able to increase my weight when lifting, however I am always hungry and no longer losing any weight. I’m going to try this plan out for 8 weeks eating at my TDEE. My question is, when I calculate my TDEE do I need to take into consideration my 3 workouts a week? If so it tells me my TDEE should be 2156. Does this make sense? I would appreciate any feedback you can offer, so I can ensure I’m on the right track. Also, can I keep up with my current workouts during this process? Thanks 😊💪🏼

Good morning, I'm new here and I don't have a fitbit. I currently weigh 322 pounds and want to lose 137 pounds. I've lost 8.5 pounds on my first check-in, so I'm excited about continuing that downward trend. The doctor told me I needed to reduce my carbs and sugars, so I'm working on it. I've eliminated all candy and sweets (never thought I would do that), and am reducing my carb intake little by little. But I already see I need to find new ways of eating so I'm not hungry all the time.

No need for a Fitbit - just have to track averages then to discern if estimate of daily calorie burn is close to decent.

I'll mention that vast majority that get a tracker with desk jobs and families discover they are NOT Sedentary on MFP, but Lightly-Active because of evening and weekend levels. And this is even before exercise is correctly added.

Many undereat without even knowing by too much when they start adding a deficit.
Makes a reset about impossible when you think you are eating at maintenance but still at deficit.

You'll want to review some of the stickies for this group pertaining to selecting a reasonable deficit or rate of loss for the amount left to lose.

While your avg loss rate of less than 1 lb weekly is good, I'm betting it was much faster at the beginning than at the end.

Now - if that was because of purposeful changes by you to cause it to slow down - great job.
If that was because the body adapted and made it happen despite your attempts to keep it going fast - not great effect. Likely muscle mass.

At this point, attempting a reset and then getting to a 250 deficit afterwards would be about right.
Resistance training to keep the muscle you have remaining very important too - especially if health problems.

Or by trying you mean the whole watching what you eat diet requirement?

In that case - a diet break is useful too for mere mental release - though required to still keep an eye on things.

Good morning. I'm Dawayne. I go by D or Mac. I'm 45 and trying to get back in shape to avoid diabetes, high blood pressure and other diseases as much as possible