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@Maxematics + @AnnPT77 I use a heart rate monitor during exercise combined with a calorie burn calculator that uses an algorithm including my age, height, weight, average heart rate, and duration of elevated heart rate to comeup with the calorie burn figures. I read the article on weight fluctuations, but I've never…
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Thanks again for the advice, everybody! I'd like to address the measurement issue because that's been the most common explanation brought up. Keep in mind, at 1500-1600 calories consumed per day (at my lowest) combined with a 2300 calorie maintenance level and 30-45 minutes of intense cardio (Insanity by Beachbody) at my…
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So, I've made a handful of tweaks to my diet, (moderate carb, low carb, carb cycle, keto, more cardio) but the caloric deficit has been constant week after week. According to those who claim that caloric deficit is all that is needed for weight loss, I should have been losing for the past several weeks; hence my question:…
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@lynn_glenmont I realize the timeline is hard to follow. Some of the time periods I mentioned overlap. I began a fitness challenge this year at the beginning of January until the end of March. In the first 4 weeks, I lost 10 pounds. In the next 4 weeks, I only lost 5. Over the last 4 weeks of the challenge I tried cutting…
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Thanks for the responses everyone! In case I didn't make it clear, yes I do use a food scale for meats and measuring cups for vegetables, nuts, and carbs like rice and oatmeal.
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I track my calories with the barcode scanning feature (yes, I cross reference against the labeled nutrition facts) and I use a food scale. I recently stopped the cheat meal, but yes I did track it. On my cheat days, my caloric intake would not exceed 3000 calories. Recording used to be pretty easy, as my meals were the…
