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Interesting. Thank you for sharing your experience. Your results seem to be consistent with the physics.
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But why will that happen? If my activity level stays the same, why would my TDEE change? It just doesn't make sense that your body will start burning less doing the same thing just because it gets used to it--given no other change in variables. This makes sense. As much as I wish it wasn't true with 40 looming around the…
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That's great. But are you eating back the calories you burn or eating what someone with your measurements would eat to lose without any exercise? I was under the impression that the OP wanted to create her full 1000 calorie deficit through exercise alone without worrying about her diet. My guess is that you are fueling…
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One thing I would suggest if you try this, is to make sure you continue to log your food, even if you aren't focusing on staying within a certain calorie goal. The reason being, the more you work out, the hungrier you will be, and the more you will eat. If you aren't paying attention to how much more that is, you might not…
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Did you log it? As long as you logged it you are still on track. Some days are harder than others. Some days fast food just seems to good to pass up. As long as you log it, accept that it cost you probably a days worth of calories--and that you most likely went over your calorie goal for the day. Accept that it might…
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In previous attempts at weight loss, the most difficult part was when I started feeling good enough about how I looked and confident in my eating habits to think I didn't need to bother with the counting anymore (usually about 5 pounds away from my goal). Probably why I always found myself back up to my starting weight…
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For weight loss, calories-in/calories-out is all that matters. For maximizing your workouts, I think you already answered that question by paying attention to how your body responds with and without the carb boost. I'm sure someone more experienced will chime in here. But this is my understanding of this. Your body will…
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You should definitely be losing at 1500 calories. Even at 1700 calories. It might be time to tighten up on the logging accuracy. Your diary isn't opened so that is probably why you aren't getting too many responses about the deficit. So, my first piece of advice is to spend a week or so logging as accurately as possible…
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This is exactly what I was thinking.
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I think it is a tricky situation. I don't log my walks, but I log my runs. If I consider it a workout it gets logged. If it is considered lifestyle it doesn't. But then the trick is to accurately record your lifestyle. I am obviously not sedentary. My job alone has me at lightly active. Then I have my daily routines,…
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I hear what you are saying about not having to think too much. I enjoy weighing when it is convenient, and since my scale is on the counter where I prepare my food a lot of times it doesn't take much effort. But it is easy to get obsessive with it, to the point where you pass up things you normally wouldn't because you…
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I think people take different approaches to this. I prefer to take the "least amount of effort possible" approach and then tweak as needed. So yes, I estimate. I didn't want my weight loss to interfere with my lifestyle. I didn't want to pass up invitations to eat out, or to go to BBQs. I didn't want to have to prepare my…
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I'll have to respectfully disagree with this comment. My grocery bill is about $400 a month for a family of 4 and a dog--and that is including cleaning supplies, paper goods, toiletries, and other non-edible items. So I am pretty sure the food only groceries for one person is much much lower than 179 a month. Although, if…
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You will see results, but the bigger question is can you stick with it? I think the best way to start out is to not change your diet too much at first, just log everything you eat to get in the habit and to recognize your patterns. Pay attention to what time of day you are hungriest? what time of day you seem to be more…
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Eating your calories in pizza or "clean" foods won't make a difference in fat loss given the caloric value is the same. Eating that much pizza will probably make your sodium intake really high and can cause water weight gain and might make it difficult to meet your macro goals. I know that if I have more than one slice of…
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I don't understand this question. I get my fats from oils, meats, nuts, dairy--lots of places. I noticed I trend toward a high fat low carb diet because those are the types of foods I like best, but that wasn't what got me fat in the first place. Carelessness and laziness was to blame (and alcohol especially). We need fat…
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Well, I tend to focus more on averages rather than daily goals so I have had plenty of days over my goal and an occasional day or two under during both phases. After three weeks of maintenance I have noticed that my range of daily calories hasn't changed much since switching from weight loss to maintenance (1100-2500…
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Me too. And the only time I felt like I was hitting a plateau was when I was doing a diet bet and was freaking out as I got nearer to the end. It seemed like the more a stressed and obsessed the less I lost. I managed to hit my goal and win the money, and after the deadline I gave myself a two day break. I still logged,…
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2.7 pounds in 5 weeks means about a 1/2 pound loss each week. Depending on how much you have to lose that's not so bad. When you have more to lose it comes off quicker. When you get closer to goal it slows down. Either way .5 lbs =1750 cal=250 calorie deficit. So right now you are eating 250 calories fewer than your tdee…
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I created a spreadsheet for myself as well, to track my maintenance tdee. I just started this week and I am loving it so far. My concern with maintenance was that my activity level changes as the seasons change, as does my motivation. So I wanted a spreadsheet to show me what effect my activity level has on my weightloss.…
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I noticed for me that the day or two after having a lot of alcohol I usually drop in weight. I think it is due to dehydration. And I also noticed that my scale will not show the effects of over indulgence (or under indulgence) until two days later. For example, two days after a very low calorie day will show a loss, and…
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Depends on what you consider a "Cheat Day". If it is eating over calorie goals one day, then I do it at least once a week, but I don't consider that cheating because I focus more on my weekly averages than my day to day goals. If you are talking about a day without logging, I try never to do that, but I seem to have had…
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I'm trying to figure that out now. Just started maintenance, and I hope I don't have to log everything I eat for the rest of my life. I'm hoping an occasional reality check week or month will suffice. Right now I am behaving the way I feel like behaving with regards to food and exercise and logging it probably more…
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Thank you for all of your advice. Today I decided to rethink my attitude toward maintenance from "keep doing what I'm doing but with more calories" which is sure to eventually lose its luster and I will end up just quitting altogether, to keeping track of what I am doing and the effect it is having on my body and tweaking…
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Losing weight requires eating a a caloric deficit, building muscle requires eating at a caloric surplus. Because of this you can't do both at the same time. Lose the fat first, you will start to see your muscles that you already have once you shed that layer of fat. Eat enough protein to keep yourself from losing too much…
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I like the idea of the 5 pound range. I think that might be the key. 5 pounds up takes me to my previous lowest weight (the one that always left me content enough to stop loosing) and I'm afraid to go back there--for some reason that number represents the old me, even though that was the old "skinny" me. I think I will…
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I love all of the ideas here. I learned a lot about myself this time around with weightloss--well I guess every time I lost weight I learned something new that has stuck, but this time I learned more about why I gain weight back whereas in the past I just learned things that worked for weight loss. I was very flexible with…
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You didn't mention logging your food. You may or may not see a change with your plan, but unless you have an honest record of what you were eating you will never know why. I lost my first 10 pounds by "accident" this time around. Stress, cutting down on my alcohol consumption, and trying to be more budget-Friendly had some…
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I agree with what everyone is saying here, and I would not be surprised if your increase in hunger happened right around the same time as football season. You are more active, you need more food.
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I realized my first post was more of a "talk you out of it" kind of post rather than answering your question. If you really have your heart set on the shake plans, however. I suggest you do it in conjunction with logging. That way if the time comes when one day you are sick of "eating" shakes for meals you can make decent…