TIRED..PLATEAUD...SCALE NOT MOVING !!!FOUND MY ANSWER !!!!
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I don't get it.
MPF - 1200
TDEE - 1957
BMI - 28
BMR - 1424
RMR - 1408
....sooo what the heck am I supposed to be aiming for? lol. So many numbers. I usually eat between 1200 - 1400.
Most people doing the eat more, weigh less method recommend TDEE-15%. So for you, 1957 is your TDEE. 15% of that is around 293 calories. so 1957 -293 = a goal of 1664 calories.
In that case, I don't think the Eat More To Weigh Less method would work for me. I was eating about that until the last month and a half - I was gaining weight. That's why I went looking for a lifestyle change at the beginning of the month and stumbled upon this site haha.0 -
this worked for me initially too, but after a few months it also stopped working...plateaued for 6 months and things started moving now that i dropped my calories again
Not sure if this is the case with you but they do say to re-evaluate your numbers once you have lost a certain amount ... as your numbers will go down with your weight.0 -
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OP, how long did it take you to see weight coming off after readjusting the calories？ Immediately? a few days, a few weeks? Thanks.
During the second week for me. I did a metabolism reset which is maitenance for almost 2 weeks and immedaitely (like 2 days later) when I took the 15% off my tdee I lost 3 lbs.0 -
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Very interesting! I am going to give it a try! Does this caloric total take anything into account like fat grams, sugar, or sodium or should I just be concerned with total calories?0
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OP, how long did it take you to see weight coming off after readjusting the calories？ Immediately? a few days, a few weeks? Thanks.
During the second week for me. I did a metabolism reset which is maitenance for almost 2 weeks and immedaitely (like 2 days later) when I took the 15% off my tdee I lost 3 lbs.
Thank you. When yous said "reset", did I understand correctly that you were eating to your maintenance level? still exercising? Did you eat back what your "earned"?0 -
Happy increaser here! Upped last week to TDEE -15% and lost 1.5 lbs; today I upped to maintence bc I'm at a good place. I just completed my run and feel so energized and I know it has to do with feeding myself more. Love it. Glad I finally caved and tried it.0
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What do you mean by metabolism reset? Thanks for all this info - who knew losing weight was so technical!?!
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I don't get it.
MPF - 1200
TDEE - 1957
BMI - 28
BMR - 1424
RMR - 1408
....sooo what the heck am I supposed to be aiming for? lol. So many numbers. I usually eat between 1200 - 1400.
eat TDEE -15% everyday and on work out days try to at least net your bmr/rmr. find this on the home page at the top.0 -
Congrats and thanks for sharing! Youre doing great!0
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I have been debating about trying this method. I don't want to live off of 1200 calories a day for the rest of my life! It's not a happy place for me, so I would just gain the weight back. Eating closer to 2000 calories a day, you don't have to feel like you're on a diet. My question is, what are your workouts like? I did some of the calculations the other day and got my BMR and TDEE. But then they were telling me to not do as much cardio... I'm just trying to figure out what kind of routine is going to work for me so I can keep losing, and not go crazy trying!
If your a cardio person...Then do it...you should cut back on cardio if your lifting heavy weights. Yes .... 1200 calories is not sustainable for life. Thats why so many people gain the weight back. Just a reminder: anything you try it can be tweaked to fit whats best for you...Alot of the the time its not our routine its just that your body is not fueled with enough food to sustain large calorie burns.0 -
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ok..so let me see if I read this right..I recalculated my BMR=1412....TDEE=2189..so I think I understand..do I take 15% from the TDEE and that would be what I should be eating in calories daily???...I am new to all this and its a little bit confusing..thanks for any help!0
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YAY! Love this kind of post!0
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Marking this for later...sounds interesting...0
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ME TOO lol ...I like your mfp Name... Healthy-4-Life ....0
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I have a regulated thyroid condition and anyone with hypothyroidism usually tries the low-calorie route and a lot of people have tried the little calories, to feeling like starving only to stall or gain weight. People with this condition (and some other people) need to eat regularly to fuel that metabolism and get it churning, think of it as coal in the fire to make the engine run!
If I eat 1300 or less, I stall, I try to stay at around 1700 per day for my size/height/thyroid stuff. I work out as well so it's needed. I do well at that.
In the past I used to do the big 80's and 90's thing which was NO FAT, FAT-FREE EVERYTHING...I GAINED AND GAINED AND GAINED....good fats, omega oils, etc do not make you fat, they make you well and help you lose weight. I wish I had known! I did so much damage to myself back then listening to articles/radio/tv/doctors about that fat free crap! lol
Now I eat extra virgin organic coonut oil, extra virgin cold pressed olive oil, almonds and nut butters and I LOSE LOSE LOSE......I am a winner yet I LOSE....0 -
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This is very interesting. I am on week 1 of MFP and do you guys think I should start the plan following this approch?? Sounds more feasible:)0
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