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Just my two cents... how long have you had this routine? About maybe two months into my increased-exercise, calorie-counting routine, I saw a dramatic increase in my appetite. I had been eating around 1400 calories, no problem, and then I was struggling to keep it under 1500. A few months later, I upped it to 1700. I'm…
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Generally, in my opinion, the best choice is a) just get on with it Under-eating today is just going to make you likely want to over-eat later... Eating right at your BMR isn't going to kill you for a day, but it's much healthier to eat between that and your TDEE somewhere. Eating at your BMR and exercising is worse - then…
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Your body has adjusted to surviving on abnormally low levels of calories, that's why you think you're not hungry... Sorry, 700/800 calories is not healthy for anyone. There are some very small/short women who are here losing weight on 1200 calories, VERY occasionally about 1100, but you won't really see anyone healthily…
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Even here you will get plenty of dissenting opinions :) I've lost 10 pounds and 5 inches around my waist, and I still eat processed foods. I eat what I want, but I keep it reasonable. My main goal is to make sure I get enough protein - that keeps me full for longer. As a result, to fit within my calories I eat slightly…
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Just adding to the advice that if you've only been trying since the start of the year... it takes time :) If you haven't, taken some measurements (widest part of your thigh, widest part of your stomach, whatever) and remeasure in 3-4 weeks. Sometimes there's a change, even if it's not super noticeable just by looking. From…
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May I ask how tall you are? Unless you are pretty short and very small-framed, I kind of wonder about your goals. For comparison, I'm 5'6", pretty small framed, and my goal weight is around 135. Maybe part of your problem is unrealistic expectations? The second thing, if you lost 3 pounds in a month, you're doing really…
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You try an extreme unnatural diet, you lose but gain it back, you try a different one, you feel miserable the whole time... see a pattern? :) There's definitely some great advice here. Even if you had success on the HCG diet, it's not like you would expect to eat that way for the rest of your life. If you had stuck with it…
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You've lost a ton of weight! Congrats! Now the bad news :) I'm guessing you have MFP set to have you lose 1.5 or 2 pounds a week? Now that you're so much smaller, your body has less fat to work with, so that rate of weight loss isn't really sustainable. If you set it to .5lb/week (or 1lb/week at most), you will probably…
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In seven months I've lost 10 pounds, so I think I qualify? :) I've also lost 5 inches off around my tummy, which I think is more important. I'd love to lose another 3-4 more inches, maybe, and let the scale fall where it may.
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When you set up MFP, it asked for your activity level. If you put in your daily activity level EXCLUDING your exercise, then you are meant to log that exercise and eat more (generally, I think eating half to all of your exercise calories is the right thing to do, but it depends on who you ask) If you included your exercise…
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Don't worry, the same thing happened to me over the weekend. I shouldn't have even bothered to weigh myself this morning, but curiosity got the better of me :) You should see the weight come back off as long as you eat reasonably and drink lots (and lots!) of water over the next few days. You don't have to be perfect, just…
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If you enter your numbers into the calculator I linked, it gives you the correct formula after
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I just use this... http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ibw/ There are a couple problems with your calculations. For example, if you want to have 20% body fat, that's 20% of your total weight, not 20% of your lean body mass + bone If you take your "ideal" number you came up with, and multiply by .20 (20%) to find your amount…
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You should really be paying attention to your body fat percentage, not so much your weight http://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/ (I like the pictures at the bottom that give examples of people in the % ranges) I think 130 is too low for 5'10" (my goal weight at 5'6" is 135...), but you will…
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Fair enough :) Goes to show that what applies for a 5'6" 140-pound female does not necessarily apply for a larger/probably taller male.
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Your pictures are awesome! :) One of these days I'll get up the nerve to post some, maybe. I've dropped from US size barely-fitting-in-8s (in denial that I was needing to size up) to comfortably fitting in a size 6. Yay for weight lifting, no question. I'd still like to go further, but I'm really proud of the progress I've…
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Yeah, I just try and alternate the unhealthy food with healthy food, alternate the beers with water, etc. Maybe try and limit some of the worst offenders (wings, chips, etc). It's no use trying to be perfect -- life is always going to present situations where you can't control everything. And booooooooooo to the party…
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Out of curiosity, how do you know that you're burning over 1000 calories in your workouts? Not to say that that's wrong, but in a good hour's workout I usually burn 300-400, maybe a tad more on my best days. Are you working out for hours? Eating at least 2000 calories is a good move, less is definitely not enough for an…
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This :) You likely set MFP so that you'd lose 2 lbs/week, which is a very aggressive goal (most people do not actually succeed in the long term going down this path...) Try setting it to maybe 1 lb/week (1.5 at most), and that will likely give you more calories to eat than 1200. That little food is really hard! I hope…
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I think it takes the brain some time to catch up with the body, no question. Readjusting your mind to being fitter is hard, but it's a good problem to have. My suggestion is to take some pictures when you're feeling happy, feeling comfortable in your body (maybe an outfit that you're proud of, maybe when you're out with…
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Rest days are really important - definitely don't be afraid to take 1-2 days off after an intense workout. But after that, if you're just sore and not injured, you should get back to it. Sometimes easy exercise is the best way to relax the tensed up muscles and things (and you might find that once you're warm, you're not…
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You're obviously aware that you're veering into underweight territory - it's great that you have that awareness. Some people lose a few pounds, look in the mirror, lose a few pounds, cardio cardio cardio, and are never happy no matter how low their weight gets. Why is that? It probably has a lot to do with the fact that…
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The weight you lose depends on how you've eaten for the past week/weeks, not just the past 24 hours. Binge eating and losing is pretty much just a fluke. It's possible that you just happened to break your plateau on the day you overate. It's also possible that the next time you weigh you'll have put the 2 pounds back on.…
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As people have said, if you eat your exercise calories back on top of the 1400, that may be enough to keep you full But I tend to find my fullness more depends on what I'm eating. Protein and fat keep me full, carbs do not. I have my ratios changed so that I eat 40% carbs, 30% protein, and 30% fat (where it looks like your…
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Have you measured yourself? It is possible that you've lost inches, even if you haven't seen the scale change. As you get smaller, the scale is a worse and worse measure of your progress :) If, though, you really have been stagnant for that long, I think taking a break from having a calorie deficit isn't a bad idea. You…
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What days are we supposed to look at? The only days you've logged that I can see, you're severely undereating to the point where it's scary. Yesterday wasn't too bad, but other than that...? Even yesterday you ate too little. Your weight is already on the normal (to low) side for your height. If you believe you're chubby,…
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That's incredible, congratulations! You should be very proud of so much progress (and only since October?!). What is that, almost 15 pounds a month? That's awesome Sounds like you're really finding a routine that works for you. Keep at it and I'm sure you'll have continued success towards your goals :)
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I'm 5'6", started out eating around 1300... quickly upped that to 1500 when I saw how miserable that made me. Now I eat about 1700 (and more when I exercise). I was content for quite awhile at 1500, but there was a point (several months into this new routine) where I was just starving all the time. My routine hadn't…
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I think it's mostly a preference? I like to start with 5-10 min of cardio, to get me really warmed up and get my heart rate going. Then I lift. Then if I have extra time, I'll do additional cardio, but some days I'm done after the lifting. I've also read that you continue to burn extra calories after weight lifting, so…
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Yeah, it might not have the best bang-for-your-buck, but I think the elliptical is decent. Since it's fairly low-impact, I use it to warm up at the beginning of my gym routine. It gets my heart rate going (especially if I crank up the resistance), and then I'm ready to move on to weights and other gym activities I think…
