[sotypical]

Originally Posted by rockinrobin

If you've eaten 1500 calories worth of food, no amount of exercise can take that away. You've received all the nutrients and energy from it.

Uh duh! that makes SENSE! lol

[Shy Moment]

I tend to stay between 1200 and 1400 calories a day. Fit day shows an average of 1275 calories over the last two weeks. Fit day also shows for the last 2 weeks averages of 23% fat, 57% carbs, 20% protein. I exercise every week day and average I guess an hour a day. Sunday I don't do much of anything and on Saturday the only exercise I get is 2 to 4 hours food shopping. I of course am only averaging 1lb a week loss. That is ok, this is how I eat and exercise and it is for life. I am not in a race to get to a finish line. What I eat and what I burn are two different things. I don't pay that much attention to what I burn.

I eat more low fat foods than I use to. I do not eat fat free foods in general. I also eat more lower carb foods than I use to. I only allow myself so much fat 30 to 35 grams and so much carbs 180 to 210 a day so I want to eat all the food I can with the amounts I want to stay in lol.

Maybe you need to see where those fats and carbs and calories are coming from and eat more whole foods. Maybe up your exercise. I know I probably don't exercise enough and I think it is lots lol. Might even do you good to talk to a dietitian/nutritionist. I did to make sure what I was doing was good for me. FOR ME those averages are great I was told.

Your fat seems a bit high and so do your calories but don't take what I say as written in stone. Like I said, I can only go by what I was told was good for me. She wants me around 23 to 25% fat with no more than 7 to 8% sat fat.

[sotypical]

Shy thanks for the tip! I don't want to lower my calories just yet though, I was like to be able to loose with eating as much as I can - otherwise where am I going to lower to? I have 40+ more pounds to lose and if I eat too little now I have no where to drop too! And it also usually results in me binging on the weekends, last year I would go a few weeks with an average of 1200 or so calories and I just couldn't keep it up, I felt too deprived. IMO I think you are doing great! It is all about what works for you - One pound a week is perfect I think That is what I am aiming for any way! hehe

I wish the site I was using showed me my averages, I miss that


Okay so I have tomorrow planned out:

1234 calories
154 carbs 44.5%
38 fat 24.7%
107 protien 30.9%

The calories are a little low for me I think, so I will probably add something else to try and get them up a bit But I have WAY more protien! yay!

[Shy Moment]

You are so right. Different things work for different people. I still have about 40lbs to go. I look at how much I don't have to lose instead of how much I still have to lose lol. So much nicer that way.

[3Beans]

I'm kind of like you, sotypical, in that I truly need a calorie bump when I work out hard, especially for several days in a row. But instead of eating back all my exercise calories, because I agree they're hard to calculate, I just add 200-300 cals - nutrient dense cals - to my daily plan when I feel my energy dip unacceptably low.

Now, I mean I do this once or twice a week TOPS for weeks I exercise 4-6 days at least 3x at high intensity. And I only add calories if my body really needs it, not if my mouth just wants some more tasties!

IMHO, the 1200 range is too low for someone of your weight and activity level to start out with. I agree with Glory - at least try 1500-1700 for a bit. You may not need even those 'bump' days if you're eating enough consistently.

Yup, we're all different.

[sotypical]

Originally Posted by Shy Moment

You are so right. Different things work for different people. I still have about 40lbs to go. I look at how much I don't have to lose instead of how much I still have to lose lol. So much nicer that way.

Of course! And look your over HALF WAY!!! yah!!