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I can't just look up someone's BMR. BMR takes into account age and she didn't give one (or I missed it). Also the formula is just an educated guess - it's not always 100% accurate as there are other factors at play. When I typed in her age as 25, on one website I got 1300 another website gave me 1497 calories each day. As…
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I think your BMR is too high - or you're setting it for lightly active when it should be sedentary, even with the 20 minutes of cardio a day. My BMR is 1541 for sedentary and I'm about 4 inches taller than you and older. Are you actually weighing your food and logging everything correctly? If you aren't using a food scale…
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Good luck on the journey! I can relate to loving food and hating exercise - I've been working at it for sometime and I've managed to get myself to the gym once a week. I was able to do a major overhaul on my eating habits though which has allowed me to lose as much as I have. I'll gladly give you support, encouragement,…
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You're doing great! You didn't gain all those 3 pounds this week - it may be water retention, if you ate something before hand, or any number of variables. Just keep logging what you're doing and you will start to see a positive change. One weigh-in that didn't show the number you wanted is not a set back. Just keep at it!!
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You should not be allowed to have clients. That doesn't make any sense at all. A Villus is a finger like projection sticking up into the lumen of small intestine in order to increase the surface area - the small intestine is composed of millions of little absortpive cells that create the villi and the microvilli. You're…
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Good luck on your journey! Feel free to add me as a friend. I feel you about having food on the brain - it's very easy to think about that when you're addicted to sugars and fatty foods. Slow and steady changes that you can adapt to and stick with is the way to go. I had a rough time the first few months, but now that I've…
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Are you doing any activity besides being active at work? I don't think the fit bit is correct in the amount of calories you are burning daily. If you are doing the same thing everyday - like walking at the same pace - your heart and muscles have since adapted to that change and are more efficient at the movement pattern.…
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You can add me - I've already lost about 30 pounds in the last year. I'm trying to lose another 30 pounds or so this year. We can work on motivating each other!
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Also, with the recipe - as I am not able to spend tons of money on food - I usually omit the dried cherries because they're very high sugar and expensive and replace with raisins or maybe dried cranberries. I also go to stores that sell nuts in bulk so I only have to buy what I need and a little bit at a time which helps…
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I'm not a vegan but I do make these bars and pre-package them for the week. I do play around with the type of nuts I put in, I'll add more sunflower and pumpkin seeds since they are lower calorie but they are dense - you will not be hungry for awhile after you have one. It is annoying because you have to add in all the…
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I eat my poached egg on a bed of arugula, roasted red peppers, a tablespoon of parmesan cheese, and either a bit of ham or black beans. Whole wheat toast with mashed avocado, fresh lime juice, black beans, and some siracha over it. Savory oatmeal is always awesome - instead of sugar you can mix in any combo of veggies and…
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To get my lifestyle mentality I focused on what I wanted to add into my life as opposed to things I wanted to cut out. For example I had the hardest time with vegetables - but I made it a goal that I wanted to have at least a serving of vegetables at every meal and a serving of fruit. It's taken a bit of practice, and much…
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Are you changing up your workouts? If you are consistently doing the same thing at each workout - ie. running on the treadmill and a light weight program - then you may be overestimating your workout calories a bit too - this will be a problem if you are eating back your calories after a workout. Your body will adapt to a…
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It may be hypothalamic amenorrhea. The sex hormones that induce ovulation each month need a precursor hormone (Gonadotropin releasing hormone) from the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus also does precursor stress hormones as well for the adrenal glands. It looks like you have a pretty active lifestyle. If this is a newer…
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Have you done a preliminary calculation of your Basal Metabolic Rate to know how many calories you should be taking everyday to maintain? Also, with working out if you are JUST doing cardio - then that will burn some calories but at 2 months you may have adapted. Make sure your workouts include some sort of lifting…
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I measured out portion sizes like you did so that I would know how much a real portion is which certainly helps. I do not count calories anymore. I will LOOK at calories on boxes before I get them and if the caloric intake seems a little high I will usually talk myself out of it and head over to the vegetable aisle. I've…
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A sperm whale's brain! And hopefully a few more guinea pigs in the next two weeks :)
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Hi there! I did a quick look at your food diary and while it appears you may be eating fewer calories - quality of calories does count for something. You are going pretty well over your sugar intake daily, and have a relative high carb diet and studies have shown more fiber and higher fat diets actually do better for…
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I would be interested in joining this group - I've been on MFP a few years and the weight has fluctuated but I'm determined to get more healthy this time around for good, and I'm already on the right track. - Katie
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Feel free to add me, I've only been active since January - and I'm trying to get back into the swing of things! Good luck on your weight loss journey!
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Best of luck to you! I have had the same problem for the longest time, and I think I'm finally starting to get it under control after a few failed attempts and now I'm consistently losing some weight. I would suggest using measuring tools for portion control - it's annoying making your lunch in the morning for sure, but…
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What kind of calories are you eating? If you're eating a high carbohydrate dinner , or even fruit that has a high sugar load, and you aren't getting the protein, healthy fats, and fiber to counterbalance that then you may be crashing from a sugar high after your last meal resulting in that craving more food before bed…
