ruggedshutter Member

Name: RuggedShutter Height: 71" Starting Weight (3/2): 195 Goal Weight (3/30): <195, Mini-Goal is under 190 by 3/25 for our health screening at work 3/2: 195 3/9: 194.0 3/16: 192.8 3/23: 191.2 3/30: 189.6 Loss/gain for the week: -2.6lb Loss/gain for the month so far: -5.4lb Struggles or successes of your week: I was at…

Seriously you people need to lighten up a bit on being so damn serious all the time. So what if I ballpark a figure. Sorry that 87% of your deficit is created by eating less and not 90%. Sorry that I didn't account that you exercise more than most people....smh

Yes I agree 100% comes from a deficit. I should have been more clear, I meant to estimate that 90% of your daily calorie deficit is going to be accounted for before you add in meaningful exercise just by eating less.

I ignore the sugar recommendations because it doesn't differentiate between added sugar. I tend to focus more on what affects my scale; fiber, sodium, potassium.

I would say probably about 3500. I weighed out a dish of risotto this morning as a leftover and couldn't believe how many calories were in it. 56g (1/3 cup) was 190. I thought that I had a small serving of it and it came in at 610 calories. Sadly I had to put it back and rethink my lunch...I would have normally eaten twice…

^ this and really make sure the scale is on a flat surface. Tap a corner with your finger. If it goes up and down, then it's not flat. That alone will fix a lot of miscalculations on scales.

I don't see what the problem is by telling people that weight loss happens in the kitchen and exercise is to increase your health. I say it because it's true. 90% of your weight loss is going to come from having a calorie deficit. Burning 200-300 calories is only about 10% of most people's daily calorie burn. Increasing…

I understand your frustration. I am in the same boat. I use the excel extraction tool and pull all of my info out, along with exercise, into an excel sheet that tracks everything. I need to have my exercises logged for it to be accurate but I don't like to eat back my calories either. Sadly, there's no option for that in…

Yeah that's what I figured as well. Thanks

Reading your post made me dizzy and I only have 2 kids. I would have to estimate light active assuming that you are on your feet most of the day. But I have to say congratulations on not losing your mind.

how often are you weighing yourself? If it's once per week then maybe you might do better with daily readings. I hated waiting a week to see if I lost. You will start to see trends in the scale and the foods that you eat. If I have a lot of sodium or carbs, it'll show on the scale for a couple of days. Here's my chart

weight loss happens in the kitchen....feeling healthy/fit happens with cardio and strength training. With that said, I enjoy (mostly) T25 for a quick calorie burn. Insanity Max30 is another good program. Yeah I hate the treadmill too but I'll jump on it at 10% incline for 10-15 minutes on occasion.

^ this...I will say that I use online calculators to determine my burns and check them across several of them to see how close they are. It's the best that I can do without buying a HRM.

no problem, I hope that it helped you decide on an ideal calorie goal too.

http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ This will tell you protein, fat and carbs

Thanks everyone! Love the minons GIF :D lol love those little guys

OP, what is your height? I'm curious to find out because if your diary is accurate, you're eating half of what I do. I was eating at 1500 cal and felt weak after 4 days and couldn't continue exercising until I increased my intake. Now I'm at 2000 cals and feel that this is sustainable with my level of exercise.

I put chocolate in the freezer and then I ration it. It won't go bad and you usually forget that it's in there until you come across it one day and it's a happy surprise :)

I'll go out on the limb and say that I don't always count all of my fruit. I'll grab a couple of grapes in the fridge or a couple of strawberries and not count them. I'm eating at about 800 under maintenance and 10-50 calories isn't going to stall my weight loss.

I haven't cut anything from my diet. I don't eat as much cheese and pasta as I used to. I do eat it, just in moderation now. I used to drink soda only when we went to restaurants but I cut that out. Down to water, coffee and tea...and wine :)

5'11" SW 207 CW 191 GW 170-175 Don't let your goals rule your life and don't obsess or get down on yourself if you go over them occasionally.

per Wikipedia... "Thermic effect of food (abbreviated as TEF), also known as specific dynamic action (SDA) of a food or dietary induced thermogenesis (DIT), is the amount of energy expenditure above the resting metabolic rate due to the cost of processing food for use and storage.[1] Simply, it's the energy used in…

So you are netting 650 calories per day? That's way too low if you are accurate in your logging. Net calories shouldn't go below 1200 for females and 1500 for males.

Since you are in your healthy range, aim for .5lb/wk weight loss (1773-250=1525 range). It will help you lose it more slowly and you won't feel so deprived.

That looks like my schedule...lol I get up at 4am for a 25-60 minute workout. I usually don't get a chance to sit down until 8 or 9pm and in bed by 10 or 11pm. Like others have said, you don't have to exercise to lose weight. There are quick and intense workouts like T25 or Insanity Max30 that can get a good 200-300…

You can toss your stats on this site. It's the one that I have been using and find it pretty close to MFP. http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/ There I get around 1800 to maintain and if you want to lose at TDEE-15% it puts it at 1530. That would be around 1/2lb/wk loss.

Potato chips were one of the biggest eye openers. And yes, I do weigh out 28g of chips because they can easily add and push me over my goals. I haven't eaten cereal much since childhood so I can't relate on that one. I was pleasantly surprised at peanut butter though. 1 serving is huge and about twice what I would ever use…

Honestly, I have a similar issue on the weekends. Sometimes I won't have the urge to go all weekend and then will spend most of my Monday morning at work behind the door. Not sure what started it, but I noticed it about a year or so ago. I wouldn't worry too much about it, as long as it's not painful.

Is it me or do the defenders of this diet (and to be honest, most diets have these people) sound like they are in a cult and reciting bullet points?