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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 21 February 2007 04:43 pm |
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| im 16 and want to lose weight by mid may and be completely healthy by the time i leave for college(17 months). I need motivation and i am going to start a journal/weight loss diary starting tomorrow 2-22-07. i did not put this in the diary forum because i am a teen and i thought this was better fit.
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 21 February 2007 10:10 pm |
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i have decided to start today rather than tomorrow. a step for me that will hopefully end my procrastinating habits.
Day 1: I ate 2 slices of pizza(1 w/o cheese) for breakfast
Lunch=nothing
Dinner =Half a tuna sandwich (tuna from water canned tuna pack)
Excercise: 42 minutes running with 5lb weights in each hand and 3 lb ankle weights on each leg
Overview of the day:
good calorie wise, exercise wise, bad food choice of nothing for lunch and pizza for breakfast. tomorrow i will have total hopefully and a healthy lunch.
One day at a time hopefully i can acheive my goal.
ps. i plan to only weigh myself once a month to get an accurate pattern because my weight fluxuates and i dont want to feel bad based on the number on the scale if im losing fat but gaining muscle therefore not losing as much weight as i would have predicted.
thanks for this site and thanks everyone for your time!
Last edited on 21 February 2007 10:27 pm by FaTteeN123
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 21 February 2007 11:51 pm |
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Hi Teen!
Welcome to the forums!
I just wondered..what do you think is "good calorie wise"?
Just out of curiousity.
Sounds like we have similar goals. I am seventeen, but only since December. I would like to be down to my goal weight (125) by May, and I would LOVE to be totally healthy by the time i leave for college...cause who knows how it will be trying to eat healthy THERE
How tall are you? What weight/pant size/whatever are you shooting for?
If you don't mind my asking.
Talk to you soon!
clar
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 22 February 2007 12:03 am |
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i honestly think a good amount of calories is 1000-1500, if you choose the right foods you can have 1500 calories and under without starving yourself and therefore without slowing down your metabolism. I am 5'5" and my goal weight is 145-150(with muscle added on).
Good luck with your weight goal clarinet and thanks for your support.
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 22 February 2007 12:16 am |
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Hi again,
I'm not sure what you weigh, or i would crunch the numbers for you. But you are welcome to go punch them yourself. On the homepage of this site, there is is link to "calories burned". ifyou go there, you will find a BMR/ RMR calculator. You can put yours stats in there, and it will tell you how mauch you should eat. It is pretty accurate. You will get something that looks like this:
The results of your calculations are: BMR 1,332 RMR 1,254 (calories)
For an explanation of BMR and RMR and important notes on the accuracy of these calculations, see Calculating BMR and RMR. We also explain why RMR is likely to be more appropriate for your needs.
As BMR and RMR only represent resting energy expenditure or calories burned during a day of rest, an adjustment must be made to reflect activity level. This can be done by multiplying by an activity factor:
Factor
Category
Definition
BMR
RMR
1.2
Sedentary
Little or no exercise and desk
1,598
1,505
job
1.375
Lightly Active
Light exercise or sports 1-3
1,832
1,724
days a week
1.55
Moderately Active
Moderate exercise or sports
2,065
1,944
3-5 days a week
1.725
Very Active
Hard exercise or sports 6-7
2,298
2,163
days a week
1.9
Extremely Active
Hard daily exercise or sports
2,531
2,383
and physical job
The very first RMR number (1254) is the number you should never eat lower than. Eating lower than whatever that number is will cause your metabolism to slow and stop weight loss. Now, let's say you are "moderately active." That means you burn 1944 calories every day. Or, if you are light ly active, 1724 every day.
Most people say a good number to eat is between 15%-20% lower than the number you burn every day. So you would take 1944, for example, multiply it by .15, and you get 292. Subtract that number from 1944 and you get 1652. So, that would be around the number you would want to shoort for.
If that seems high, don't worry. It does for most people. It definitely did for me. But it really works.
Well, i hope I didn't confuse you too much. You sound like you are pretty savvy, just wanted to show you some stuff. Oh, on the homepage there are also some REALLY GOOD weight loss tutorials. If you haven't looked at them, you might wanna check them out.
clar
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 22 February 2007 12:47 am |
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| ^^^ thanks for that and thanks again for your help. It does seem like a high number but ill experiment with it and see how the results show on the scale.
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 22 February 2007 12:54 am |
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Lol, don't forget to refigure with your weight! I think I put in 150, so it will actually be even higher with your real weight.
And your welcome! Thanks for listening to me babble
clar
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 22 February 2007 07:13 pm |
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Day 2:
Food:
Breakfast: half a bagelw/cheese
Lunch: 2 pieces of toast
Dinner: Salad with a piece of toast
Excercise: None
overall evaluation of day: too many carbs no protein, i did a good job encorporating a large salad in my dinner but i didnt have any healthy proteins, tomorrow i will try to have a boneless skinless chicken breast. I upped my calories slightly which is good because my caloric intake prior to today was too low.
Not the greatest day, but theres always tomorrow. Day 3 here i come
Last edited on 23 February 2007 04:27 pm by FaTteeN123
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 23 February 2007 08:08 pm |
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Day 3: Bagel, toast, corn on cob,
Excercise, running for 20 min
Good day, Must have tuna or some protein tomorrow
Last edited on 23 February 2007 10:14 pm by FaTteeN123
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 25 February 2007 01:12 am |
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day 4,
breakfast, total
snack raspberries
lunch pizza(microwavable)
Dinner english muffin(felt too sick to have anything else)
excercise-15 minutes running
I might have cheese and crackers because im pretty tired and feel weak, so i think i might need some energy from something. Idk i will eat healthier tomorrow i just am feeling week and dizzy so i think that leaves some room to adjust my calories for one day. I will not let this be habitual! This will be one little treat of cheese and crackers(under 200 calories) so i can get some energy since i am having hunger pains and feeling sick.
Take care everyone and thank you for your help. Tomorrow is another day
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Ella Luka
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Posted: 25 February 2007 01:58 am |
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Teen,
I really don't think you're eating enough. With what you've posted you're averaging about 500-1000 calories a day. That's not healthy.
How much do you weigh? If your goal is 140-150 that means you have to be around 155+ You should be eating 1600+ a day.
Remember, especially if you're trying to gain muscle, you cannot starve your body. You will not lose weight faster if you don't feed your body enough. Your body will get used to eating 600 calories a day and when you start feeding it more, it'll take awhile for it to adjust.
Please consult the website or the members if you have any questions. Consult the calorie guide to see how many you need, as CG said.
~Ella
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 25 February 2007 04:07 am |
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I agree with ella. Are you actually looking at label info to see how many how calories you are eating, or are you just guesstimating?
Try adding up every single thing for a few days, and see how many you are actually eating. It can't be anywhere near 1500.
I 100% gaurantee that you will have barely results if your body doesn't kisk into starvation mode.
 Just want you to be successful, not meaning to nag
clar
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 25 February 2007 01:36 pm |
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| i have a website that i use that keeps track of everything for me. I dont want to say it because i dont want to advertise. But my calories for the past 4 days have been 1257, 2026, 1597, and 1347
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 25 February 2007 10:10 pm |
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day 5:
Not sick anymore feeling better
Breakfast: Bagel, raspberries & english muffin (i overdid it today)
Lunch English muffin
Dinner Pasta
Excercise: none
Overdid it on calories (2100) but am feeling better now that im not starving myself, when i lower my calories slightly but not tremendously i should be good. Thanks everyone for your help.
Last edited on 26 February 2007 01:43 pm by FaTteeN123
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 26 February 2007 09:43 pm |
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day 6
Breakfast, English muffin & bacon sandwich
Lunch: Broccoli
Dinner: 2 Waffles
Excercise: 30 minutes running
Almost done with my first week!
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 27 February 2007 11:45 pm |
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Day 7, Breakfast- 1/2 english muffin
lunch- slice of pizza
dinner salad and a waffle
excercise: floor hockey in gym
Last edited on 28 February 2007 11:26 am by FaTteeN123
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 1 March 2007 01:58 am |
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day 8
breakfast-total
lunch- pizza
dinner- crackers, blueberries, grilled cheese
im glad i had alot of protein today im way past due
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 2 March 2007 02:14 am |
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Day 9
breakfast- total
lunch- pizza
dinner- quiznos roast beef sub (big mistake)
Excercise= running for 30 minutes
Last edited on 2 March 2007 02:15 am by FaTteeN123
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Heavenseventeen
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Posted: 3 March 2007 03:05 pm |
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| I'll probably sound stupid, but what does the "total" mean? Is that food?
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 3 March 2007 04:28 pm |
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Total is a kind of cereal
clar
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Heavenseventeen
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Posted: 3 March 2007 09:51 pm |
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| Thanks Clarinet.
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 4 March 2007 07:51 pm |
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yea totals a very good cereal with 100% of 12 vitamins and minerals. newayz as for friday, and saturday. i ate terrible no excercise, cus ive been havin family problems and stuff, i need to find a way to pass time when im upset other than eating for temporary satisfaction. newayz sunday(today) i had pancakes, toast, and pistachio nuts, im having salad for dinner and am going to attempt to get back on track.
tty you guys later!
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 6 March 2007 04:15 am |
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k breakfast- total
lunch= pizza
dinner= quarter of roast beef sandwich
excercise= 1/2 hour running
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 6 April 2007 06:36 pm |
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alright im back guys  . so even tho i havent been posting ive been focusing on my diet and went from 220 to 195. this is good accept now i have hit a plateau. i was perfect for 6 days and no results. running all 6 days. eating 15% below maitenance calories(yes i did adjust it to my lower weight). My running varies also so im not bored. sometimes i do endurance, sometimes i do intervals with sprints. and i always sweat alot and feel my heart working hard. I eat when i am physically hungry stop when i am satisfied. how come i have now hit a plateau?
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Nir
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Posted: 10 April 2007 12:30 am |
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Ideas:
1) are you at 15% less than your maintenance calories as adjusted for the activity you are doing ?
2) are you tracking your macronutrient ratios - ensuring that fat is low enough (15-20% of calories) and protein is high enough (133g - 159g per day)
3) are you eating little and often - e.g. 6 small meals a day?
4) you could consider trying a zig-zag scheme: 3 low days (up to 25-30% deficit, relative to your maintenance calories(which include exercise)) - but low days must never be below unadjusted RMR!) followed by one high day which is at maintenance calories(which include exercise)
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I_Love_FX_Shows
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Posted: 10 April 2007 10:56 pm |
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Sounds like you mainly do the same exercise all the time. I suggest mixing it up a little and specifically giving running a break for about a week.
FaTteeN123 wrote: alright im back guys . so even tho i havent been posting ive been focusing on my diet and went from 220 to 195. this is good accept now i have hit a plateau. i was perfect for 6 days and no results. running all 6 days. eating 15% below maitenance calories(yes i did adjust it to my lower weight). My running varies also so im not bored. sometimes i do endurance, sometimes i do intervals with sprints. and i always sweat alot and feel my heart working hard. I eat when i am physically hungry stop when i am satisfied. how come i have now hit a plateau?
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 10 April 2007 11:58 pm |
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| thanks nir for the ideas. everything i am doing is just as you have said except the macro nutrients my fat is usually 30% of calories and protien varies from 60-200 grams depending on what i eat that day
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FaTteeN123
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Posted: 24 August 2007 07:00 pm |
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| alright guys im back and currently at 163 . now that i have lost a good amount of weight i was wondering if there was any affordable way (under $20) of buying a caliper to accurately measure my body fat. because i want to try my best to make sure i am losing mostly fat as i approach my goal weight.
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Nir
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Posted: 24 August 2007 08:16 pm |
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| You could try the links on the Calculating Body Composition page (on picture of caliper) or alternatively eBay.com
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