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Would you mind posting the rest of your stats? Height, weight, activity level, desired weight loss rate? Two things that come to mind are: 1) Everyone puts sedentary, because they don't want to overestimate how active they are. Are you in school? Walk to class? Do you have a job in which you spend at least 50% of your time…
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I lost the first 20 of these 50 pounds with zero regular exercise. Calorie deficit for weight loss. Exercise for health.
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Good to know, w/r/t what your HRM shows. Thanks! I'll probably go with the lower TDEE and adjust upwards if necessary. I currently have 2 higher cardio days, where I walk (briskly) 5-7 miles; I may continue that at least once a week, esp on a lower burn day like yoga. Do you like it so far?
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Check out nerd fitness. There are a couple of body weight routines that you can easily augment with a couple of 15 and 20 pound dumbbells. I have also heard good things about 'You Are Your Own Gym", though I haven't bought the book or really looked into it much - I've just heard it referenced a lot.
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I've gone through months like that. If you are sure the numbers are right (for instance, you have been adjusting your calorie goal downwards as you lose weight) and that you are tracking accurately (using a kitchen scale for most things), then continue to stick with it. Start taking measurements and track progress that…
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I'm 5'6", and my initial goal is 155-160. I'll see what I look like when I get there, and adjust accordingly.
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Do you have your loss set at 2lbs/week? I was losing 1-1.5 lbs per week at 1900-2000 (net) when I weighed 220 lbs. You could probably eat more and ensure you don't lose as much muscle if you aimed for a slower weight loss.
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^What this poster said. Would you be comfortable with opening your diary and letting us have a look?
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I eat half of my calories throughout the day, and the other half after I get home from work. If it fits your calories and macros, it isn't a problem. Is this kind of eating causing you to go over?
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Thanks! I'm looking forward to it. I was getting kind of bored with my regular routine. My main concern was that the $20 pull up bars I was seeing all over amazon wouldn't be as high of a quality, but I suspected the upgraded versions weren't worth it.
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Bump
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I think upper waist is the smallest part of the abd, usually about 2 in or so above the belly button, and the lower waist is right around the belly button.
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To better help you, it would be nice if you would post your stats (height, weight, CW, GW, baseline activity level (not including exercise)) and open up your diary.
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I'm 37, 5'6", and when I weighed 215, I was losing weight at a steady pace netting 1900 per day, eating anywhere from 1800-2300 per day (depending on my exercise). I would imagine that you might be eating more than you think. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/872212-you-re-probably-eating-more-than-you-think…
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Well played. +1 Internets for you.
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I started off at 236 early 2013, and was around 226 when I really got serious in the fall of 2013. It wasn't until I got below 200 that other people started saying they noticed I had lost weight, but I noticed a bit earlier, maybe around 210. Basically after I had lost about 10 percent of my body weight. I'm like you,…
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1) Changing your setting to "lightly active" is probably the right call. I think few people are truly sedentary. 2) When you start exercising, you should eat back your exercise calories. Many on this forum recommend eating back 50-75% of the exercise calories, because the estimates that MFP gives you tend to be high. A HRM…
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Most people on this site don't like the BF% scales. They are most accurate when used consistently, esp first thing in the morning, before eating or drinking anything. I had my BF% confirmed at my local university. It correlated within 1-2% of my scale @ the time. My plan is to continue to monitor it using the scale, about…
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Some of the best advice I ever saw on here was someone saying to stop moralizing food choices. Remove "guilt" from your mindset, in terms of some foods being "bad" and others "good". If it fits your calorie goals and your macros, go to town. I eat ice cream. I drink alcohol. Sometimes I have french fries. I'm about to go…
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I think as long as you are consistent, it won't matter (for tracking purposes).
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Hacker's Diet Online has a similar function (it's free), and he has a waaaay in depth article about it to go along with it. I weigh myself every day as well, because I love numbers, but it actually helped me not stress over the weeks where I didn't "lose", because I saw the daily fluctuations and realized that it might…
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Hash browns topped with egg whites and turkey chili. Brown rice topped with egg whites and ground turkey (both of the above topped with salsa) Oatmeal with walnuts, flax, and craisins Toast with peanut butter and sliced strawberries
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I have to drag myself out of bed early in the morning, because that same thing was happening to me too often. Hang in there!
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BMI or body fat?
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No. Weight loss isn't linear. You will have up weeks and down weeks. The fact that you lost 110 pounds before without ever having an up week is so unusual as to be quite rare, I would imagine. One of my favorite posts: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/the-path-of-success-631437
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I lost the first 15-20 pounds of this weight without a lick of exercise. If you are in a calorie deficit, you will lose weight. Calculate your caloric needs. There are several ways to do this. This link gives some good advice:…
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I transfer calories all the time. I take my total calories for the week, add in my exercise calories, and then subtract what I eat. You can do it with an excel spreadsheet, or you can use the weekly calorie goal function on the smartphone app (it may only be for iphone though).
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You said you are bored of meat - does this mean you are usually only eating one or two types of meat, and need variety? Or have you already diversified your meat sources and are looking to go vegetarian?
