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Old May 8th, 2007, 11:34 AM
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Thanks Steve, It's nice to hear that I am on track. 1200 is my goal but I am not always at my goal... Since I like things like ice cream and rice and bread And seriously the numbers on the scale are really what I am focusing on. I know it should be how I feel but the effect of lower numbers on the scale is usually that I do feel better and look better. As I am getting closer to my goal I have "freak outs" with any weight gain (up 3lbs this week) and I know it will get slower and it bounces around alot because it's still life!! I do like weighing myself everyday because I can see what my progress is and more closely monitor myself and my eating. I am totally OCD and always concerned with the "nitty gritty"!!! Thanks for answering my questions
You are welcome.

One last suggestion. It's fine to be OCD. But if you are OCD about a number that is volatile and bound by physiological science to slow down, you might be setting yourself up for a let down. I would recommend giving more weighting of importance on things such as body fat percentage, measurements, the reflection in the mirror, etc.

You are coming down from 200+ lbs. Would you be happy if you'de look like you did at 200 lbs, at 145? Most likely not.
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Old May 18th, 2007, 07:39 PM
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That is really interesting information. Very informative.
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Old May 19th, 2007, 05:00 AM
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That is really interesting information. Very informative.
Glad you were able to take something from it. Thanks.
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I certainly hope this information will help me. I've been stuck at the weight I'm at since Mid May, or should I say I've been kind of bouncing 5-6 pounds back and forth, it's frustrating. I got sick around that time and could barely eat anything for about a week, lost 5 pounds fast because of it. Of course that 5 came back but that's okay, I didn't really expect to keep it off considering how fast I lost it. I figured May would be a bust and I was fine with that. However, now that June is all most over, I'm still stuck in the same rut. I did have a couple of cheat days in June because of my b-day and the b/f's b-day but you think I would have lost something considering the work I did the rest of the month.

Steve, if you could you help me figure out what I should be doing, I can't tell you how much I would appreciate it.

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204 pounds (down from 228)
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I excersise 6 days a week alternating between 1/2 of cario every other day and 10 minutes of cardio along with full body-light weight training on the other days.
Other than that and some cooking and light house work, I sit at a desk all day

I'm not sure how many calories I should be eating. Sometimes I think that my metabolism is shot because I have been trying to eat around 1500 calories a day and it's just not working. According the the calculator I should up that but the thought of that scares me.

I really want to lose this wieght but like I said, what I've been doing has just not been working for me these last several weeks.

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Old September 26th, 2007, 09:47 PM
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some question to ask..does it mean that if i feel hungry only during meal times,that means i am eating near my maintenance level?
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I certainly hope this information will help me. I've been stuck at the weight I'm at since Mid May, or should I say I've been kind of bouncing 5-6 pounds back and forth, it's frustrating. I got sick around that time and could barely eat anything for about a week, lost 5 pounds fast because of it. Of course that 5 came back but that's okay, I didn't really expect to keep it off considering how fast I lost it. I figured May would be a bust and I was fine with that. However, now that June is all most over, I'm still stuck in the same rut. I did have a couple of cheat days in June because of my b-day and the b/f's b-day but you think I would have lost something considering the work I did the rest of the month.

Steve, if you could you help me figure out what I should be doing, I can't tell you how much I would appreciate it.

Female
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204 pounds (down from 228)
Large frame
I excersise 6 days a week alternating between 1/2 of cario every other day and 10 minutes of cardio along with full body-light weight training on the other days.
Other than that and some cooking and light house work, I sit at a desk all day

I'm not sure how many calories I should be eating. Sometimes I think that my metabolism is shot because I have been trying to eat around 1500 calories a day and it's just not working. According the the calculator I should up that but the thought of that scares me.

I really want to lose this wieght but like I said, what I've been doing has just not been working for me these last several weeks.
Sorry this was missed.

If you still need help, feel free to speak up.
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some question to ask..does it mean that if i feel hungry only during meal times,that means i am eating near my maintenance level?
Could be.

But I wouldn't use that as your metric of determining your maintenance.
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but there seems to be no way i can tell how much calories i eat cause when i search in the internet,all of the calories counter requires the exact type of fish i eat and how heavy and things like that..
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some question to ask..does it mean that if i feel hungry only during meal times,that means i am eating near my maintenance level?
Maybe eating at maintenance = staying at the same weight. So if your weight is not shifting up or down, perhaps that's a better indicator that you're eating at maintenance than your hunger levels. This is just a guess on my part so peeps please do chime in if I'm getting this wrong.
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Maybe eating at maintenance = staying at the same weight. So if your weight is not shifting up or down, perhaps that's a better indicator that you're eating at maintenance than your hunger levels. This is just a guess on my part so peeps please do chime in if I'm getting this wrong.
Exactly right.

I don't get how you don't know what kind of fish you are eating. Please explain.

And why not buy a food scale if you are having this much trouble?

I use my food scale daily.
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i eat outside most of the time so i dun think i will want to bring a food scale to the canteen and weigh the food before i eat..too much hassle..regarding the fish is i mean i just know it is a fish but dun know if it belongs to barucada or koi or sardiness..something like that as the calorie counter need me to be specific..
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i eat outside most of the time so i dun think i will want to bring a food scale to the canteen and weigh the food before i eat..too much hassle..regarding the fish is i mean i just know it is a fish but dun know if it belongs to barucada or koi or sardiness..something like that as the calorie counter need me to be specific..
Well, unless someone is magic around here, which I doubt.... it seems like you looking for a definitive answer to "will this be enough."

Without knowing specifics, nobody can give you a specific answer.

Make sense?

That said, stick with what you are doing. Let your weight, measurements, and appearance be your guide. If things are not heading in the direction you are shooting for, you will have to change bits and pieces of your approach.

I'm not sure how else to put it.

I saw in this thread, or another, can't remember, that you joined a gym. Are you lifting weights?
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yes,i am doing weights on alternate days..
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Well I dont want to mess up my metabolism because it is pretty high. What I do when I have to lose weight is I will go for 2 weeks or soo and lose about
5-10 pounds and then for the next couple weeks I will eat my normal way and maintain my weight. Over the past 6 months or soo I have lost close to 40 pounds and it is pretty easy. It might just be me but I have been able to maintain my weight for the past year or so. The main thing with me is just getting the extra weight off.
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It's hard, but I try and remember to look at how I feel and how my clothes are fitting. I rarely get on scales, anymore, because I know how I'll react to the numbers.
I know I have put on weight in the past couple months. I always do in the later fall.
Also I have just stopped a long time drug addiction. While using my eating was erratic, at best.
Not using, I have gone back to the gym, working out 5x a week. Doing around 40 min. cardio and 15-20 min. of weights.
I know I don't like how I look right now. I am weighing in what I should for my age and body type-and I just don't like it.
I need to remember it will take time to get back to where I left off a few years back when I was eating right and exercising on a regular basis.
I've only started back in the past two months. And I'm over 50, now.
Patience, huh?
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