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Thank you. I'm trying to focus on other things besides weight loss which is why I began tracking measurements but I'm still not having much success...

That's the hard thing, I don't know if I'm measuring myself in the exact spot as the last time. I try to measure the widest spots but using a tape is kinda hard sometimes...idk maybe it's just me...I just want accuracy

8 weeks!? Holy cow! I'm too impatient! I want results now! Lol. At least some inches lost or something. I need something to keep me from an all out binge from depression! Lol

Thanks everyone! I will try start weighing all my food and eat back exercise calories. Hopefully it will work. Something has to work! It's just frustrating because I feel like the only time I really lost weight was when I was eating at 1200 calories and exercising a lot, and not eating back my exercise calories...and I…

Per MFP, if I put sedentary (because I sit at a desk most of the day) and I put .5lb a week it gives me 1640, so then eat my exercise calories on top of that? I don't really know how many to eat with lifting...

It has been a month though, wouldn't water retention from not eating enough or starting a new exercise regime be pretty much gone by now? And yes I log condiments as well. I only drink water...and a lotttt of it!

I am weighing and measuring everything. I even tend to overestimate things a little just to make sure I don't go over my allotted calories. And I have looked up my TDEE...It's hard to estimate it with lifting because it doesn't burn as many calories, but I think its around 2200...

Should I stick to 1200? Or do I need to up it? I have heard that I need to be at a deficit in order to lose fat, but I don't know how much of a deficit. Obviously, like most I would love to lose it more quickly considering I am getting married and want to look good in my dress, but I also don't want to screw up my…

So how many calories should I eat to still lose fat? I'm 5'7 and 158lbs.

Yes, March is dress shopping! Unless I get super eager to do it sooner :-)

Wow, thank you for the responses! I will definitely do both! So like 2 hrs of cardio per week and 3hrs of lifting?

I don't think it drops out during workouts, but i'm not totally sure it has a great connection. I wasn't aware you are supposed to get the sensors wet before putting it on. Everyone else I have talked to about it also think that calories are very low.

Awesome. Thank You.

Yes. I put all of that information in it. Maybe I got a bad one? I don't really know. Everything I have calculated says my burned calories should be much higher, especially with how high my heart rate.

Which HRM do you use?

I have put my heart rate in the calculators with age, sex, and weight and the calories burned is closer to the machine calories...

I was using an elliptical. My average HR was 162.

22yo female, 159lbs, 30mins with average was HR of 162...

Anyone?

Thanks! Do you lift? And are you around my height or weight? I'm just trying to get an idea where I should be calorie wise? I don't know what I should net. I was so stuck on 1200 cals but everyone says its wayyyy too low for me.

If i'm not burning as many calories as I would be doing cardio, how did you figure my TDEE would be around 2414-2684? Because I was figuring it was around there when I was doing straight cardio 5 days a week.

Yeah, I planned on taking pics and measurements this weekend because I was going to start strength training next week!

That's awesome! I don't think I should jump my calories that much yet, but I'm gonna up them a little at a time and see what works.

Do you eat back your exercise cals?

Okay, I'll give it a shot. Thank you

I will have to try going up to 14-1500 and see what that does. Its just really hard not to get frustrated not seeing that number get lower!

I have given each one a decent amount of time...I couldn't tell you exact time though. I might just have to start eating my BMR and going from there. With your 1500 calories, is that net? Or how many do you eat normally to lose?

How many calories would you suggest?

If after exercise I net below my BMR do I need to eat back some of my exercise calories?