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Originally Posted by JayEll (Post 1724859)

My daily caloric requirement is 1760 by Alinnell's calculation, and 1780 on FitDay. To lose a pound a week, I should eat 1260 cals, creating a deficit.

Or you can eat 1460 and add 200 calories of exercise. It doesnt have to ALL be food deficit.

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Originally Posted by Meg (Post 1724240)

I count Allison in as one of the pros around here. ;)

And she's right - if the calories are sufficient to offset any deficit created by exercising, you won't lose weight. In other words, when the food you eat equals the calories you burn through exercise and everyday living, you won't lose weight.

Mare, I'm puzzled why you'd want to increase your calories when you exercise in order to "give your body something to burn"? We want our bodies to burn stored fat, right? If you give it enough calories that it doesn't need to dip into stored fat for energy, then you've defeated the whole point of exercise for weight loss. If you burn 300 calories through exercise and then eat an extra 300 calories, you've just canceled out the exercise.

Chuckie, your walking program sounds terrific! I agree with the other posters that you should look to how many calories you're eating to figure out why you're not losing. It's almost impossible to lose weight through exercise alone -- almost everyone has to restrict calories too. Do you track what you're eating now? :)

Hi Spirit!:wave:

Somewhere on here I've read that sometimes you have to increase your calories. If you are eating the same amount (or close to the same amount) everyday and exercising, then the body doesn't lose the weight. I've read several stories that people have written about themselves where they stated that they had to increase their calories (not much, just a couple of hundred) to get the body to continue to lose the weight. That's what I was basing what I said on and why I thought Allison meant "insufficient".

See, I'm still learning.

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Originally Posted by alinnell (Post 1724323)

IAgain, because I'm no WW expert, I had to check the calories on what you're eating. In my figures, it came to just over 900 calories which is extremely low. IMO, your body is in what some call "starvation mode". You're not eating enough to compensate for all that exercise you're doing. A lot of people here suggest that if you're not losing on what you normally eat, try eating a little bit more for a day or two to see what it does. It sounds scary (I know) but it might be what your body needs to realize that you are not really starving it.

That's exactly what I was trying to say.

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Originally Posted by ennay (Post 1724998)

Or you can eat 1460 and add 200 calories of exercise. It doesnt have to ALL be food deficit.

That's true, ennay! And in fact, as one gets closer to that 1200 cal number, increasing the calorie burn is almost the only way to continue to lose without going below that number.

Of course, you can also eat 1260 AND add 200 calories of exercise to your daily burn, so that you have a deficit of 700 cals and lose MORE than 1 pound a week.

Jay

Thanks everyone, i'll give it a try as scary as it sound's .

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Originally Posted by ennay (Post 1724992)

OK, back to the original poster

It does sound like not enough food. Make sure you use your flex points AND your activity points. And aim for higher quality food, more veggies and protein and distributed better throughout the day.

You currently have a tiny breakfast, and a virtually non-existant lunch and then consume the bulk of your calories at dinner

Add more protein to your lunch, and add a small snack am. and pm with protein.

Consider adding weight training to your routine. And while you cant run, you can put in brisker walking intervals occasionally.

I have to agree. I lose more when I use all my flex points and activity points. Our WW leader told me about a lady who was down to her last 10 lbs. and just could not get them off. She told the member to go up by 2 pts. a day. The member then said she wanted to lose weight, not gain, but when she tried it, the weight immediately came off. Sometimes it does take more calories to speed up the metabolism.

Denise