Counting Calories AND Points Plus? - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

pointspluspioneer · 04-06-2011, 09:45 AM

Hi,
I find that i have absolutely no idea how many calories i'm eating each day. I'm trying to bust through a plateau so i decided to calorie count to see what i can do/change. I calculated a regular day yesterday after doing all the set up work with goal weight and time frame. It came up with 1400 calories/day for me. By the end of the day, without figuring it out i was 1401 for the day! Pretty good for doing my regular routine! So i'm not happy with the BMR and the very slow loss at 1400 calories so i'm striving for 1200/1300 to see how satisfied i am and see if this plateau breaks!

Anyone else having success with calorie counting with Points Plus?

linda45 · 04-06-2011, 10:08 AM

A PP is approximately 40 calories. That might make it easier for you to estimate your calories eaten. I'm kind of a math nerd so have done extensive research in figuring this out.

linda45 · 04-06-2011, 10:15 AM

A fruit serving is about 60 calories & a vegetable serving is about 25 calories. Under the old WW system a point was approximately 50 calories. Hope this helps.

pointspluspioneer · 04-06-2011, 10:35 AM

I signed up for calorie count and input every crumb! I pretty much eat clean all day long, not sure why i'm at such a standstill. I use my oils, dairy, and drink alot of water.

Koshka · 04-06-2011, 11:26 AM

I do calorie counting at livestrong. For me a PP is between 37 and 38 points and that includes zero point foods. My calorie goal at livestrong is about 1200 calories a day (without including calories I earn through exercising). I've been tracking both calories and points for several months now and it has been useful and helped me.

pointspluspioneer · 04-06-2011, 11:30 AM

I can see how it can be useful. I don't know if im eating 700 calories and meeting my 29 points or 2000 calories at 29 points. This is something i wished i had done sooner! It's double the work but worth it! Tells me the date i should reach my "goal" by following their guide.

Spooky · 04-06-2011, 11:47 AM

Most of the calorie counting sites I've been to say I should be eating many more calories than I am with WW. I tracked my calories yesterday and my 33 points was right around 1450 (including zero point fruits and veggies, that was the grand total of everything I ate yesterday). Most of the cc sites suggest I should eat 1700-1800 for 1-2 lbs per week loss. I wonder if the problem is that I'm eating too few calories instead of too many.

uncontentgirl · 04-06-2011, 12:00 PM

I calorie count and do WW online. My BMR is 1559 and my daily calorie needs is 1868 so I shoot for eating between 1368 on non-exercise days to between 1600-1650 on exercise days, depending on how much I burn. I love following both programs...helps me a bunch!

pointspluspioneer · 04-06-2011, 12:02 PM

I was at 1400 a day, which may be my go back to number but wanted to see if i could do 1200 as i haven't been exercising and only losing weight on food changes. I don't want to get into starvation mode either, it's a slippery slope and i'm 36 and STILL can't figure out my own body! I only eat about half of my weeklies, i do know that i can't eat them all

Spooky · 04-06-2011, 12:04 PM

I'm confused about what calorie range I should be in. I don't know how to adjust it for activity. I usually burn 2500+ calories per week. Should I eat more calories on those days?

pointspluspioneer · 04-06-2011, 12:10 PM

Go to Calorie Count and sign up, it has you add info to reach your BMR, you put in your goal weight and it will tell you how many calories you should consume and an approximate date to reach that goal.

uncontentgirl · 04-06-2011, 12:18 PM

Spooky, like Pointspluspioneer, calorie count is a great site! also, if you just google "how many calories should i eat to lose weight?" TONS of helpful calculators and sites will come up. Thats how I did my research.

Spooky · 04-06-2011, 12:27 PM

Ok CC says I should eat 1573 calories. I estimated light activity because, although I work out pretty hard several days a week, I have a pretty sedentary job and loaf around at home a lot when I'm off.
SP says I should eat 1360-1710 so that's right in that range.

I googled and found this site http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm and it says my maintenance level is 2326 and I should eat 1861 calories/day for fat loss and 1800 calories/day for 'extreme fat loss' (that sounds like a reality show lol).

It is all so variable and that's why I'm confused. Every site says something different.

Spooky · 04-06-2011, 12:40 PM

This one is pretty interesting, too: http://www.fitwatch.com/qkcalc/weigh...calculator.php

You put in your current weight and how much you want to lose and it will give you optional calorie levels based on the date you should reach your goal. The range I got was 1697-2021 depending on how quickly I want to get there.

I've committed to trying the wendie plan this week and I'm going to do that, while I track my calories, to see if maybe that is the jump start I need. If not I'm going to increase my calories next week to 1600-1800 and see if that makes a difference. I *will* figure this out!

uncontentgirl · 04-06-2011, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooky

This one is pretty interesting, too: http://www.fitwatch.com/qkcalc/weigh...calculator.php

You put in your current weight and how much you want to lose and it will give you optional calorie levels based on the date you should reach your goal. The range I got was 1697-2021 depending on how quickly I want to get there.

I've committed to trying the wendie plan this week and I'm going to do that, while I track my calories, to see if maybe that is the jump start I need. If not I'm going to increase my calories next week to 1600-1800 and see if that makes a difference. I *will* figure this out!

thats a great link! thanks! can i ask what the wendie plan is?