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Eating at BMR and not losing
I've been at this for four weeks, and I've only lost 2 pounds. I'm basically staying near my BMR for eating (1500) - some days I go over, some days I'm under. I exercise at least 4 times a week (walking, weights, personal training, a mix of things). I figured eating around BMR and exercising would mean I'd lose weight, but…
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first week back, lost no weight
I thought I did really well this week. I watched what I ate, logged every bit. I have a big calorie deficit but lost zero pounds. I think my food log is open, if anyone has some tips on what they think may have been the problem. I am really trying to get it right this week, so am open to suggestions for change. Thanks.
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should TDEE-20 roughly equal BMR + exercise cals?
I understand these are two completely different ways of calculating the proper amount of calories to eat. But does that mean they should be roughly equal? Kind of like doing a double check to make sure you're getting enough/not too much? If my estimated TDEE-20% is 1900 (using highly active - 6/7 days of exercise). Does…
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Should I go up or down?
I've been gaining and losing the same 4 pounds for a month now. I'm wondering if I need to change my food intake. I currently eat 1700-1800 calories a day. My workout is as follows: Monday - personal trainer (1 hour), weights (30 min), abs class (15 min) Tuesday- swimming (1 hour), water aerobics (45 min) Wednesday-…
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focus on hours or intensity for calculating tdee/scooby?
When you input information to calculate your TDEE, it says "3-5 hours/moderate activity" or "6-7 hours/strenuous activity". I actually exercise about 1.5 hours a day, 7 days a week, but at a moderate intensity. So would go more by the hours or the intensity level to set my activity level?
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Am I moderately active?
This TDEE thing is killing me. I don't have a desk job, and I'm not a waitress, or a construction worker, so I'm having a hard time determining what activity level to choose. I work out 7 days a week, 1-2 hours each day. My activities range from lifting (3x/week), walking on the treadmill, swimming, rowing machine,…
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Does swimming really burn that many calories?
Most sites say that you burn a lot more calories swimming than you do walking or running, or really more than most any other exercise. So when I put in that I swam for two hours, even on light/moderate effort, it gave me 1200 calories burned. By contrast, if I'd walked at 3.5mph for two hours, I'd have only burned 600+…
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can you net under bmr using tdee?
I'm wondering if it is okay to have your net calories be less than your bmr using the tdee-20% method? My tdee-20% is about 1900. My BMR is 1500. Today I swam for an hour and a half, and burned well more than 400 calories. I'd like to keep my calories for the day at 1900, but that means my net is less than 1500. Is that…
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asking for guidance - opened diaries.
Hi everyone. I'm new to MFP and did really well the first week, lost 3.9 lbs. But the next two weeks have lost nothing (no weight, no inches). I usually eat between 1600-1700 calories a day, and exercise generally about 600-800 calories a day (some days only 400, some days 1100). Though it's hard to estimate calories…
