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| Weight Loss | F22 5'7 155lbs...weigh ins? | Aug 11 2008 15:32 (UTC) |
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Like you said, your weight will yo-yo every day but your overall trend over time should be down. I weigh myself once a week.
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| Fitness | Last cardio: two weeks ago. Stupid foot. | Aug 11 2008 15:25 (UTC) |
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Ser,
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| Weight Gain | Starting out today on a weight gain diet | Aug 08 2008 21:38 (UTC) |
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Remo,
Your BMR is a smidge under 1530, meaning you'll burn that many calories every day by just taking up space. I'm not sure gaining 20 lbs in 2 months is very healthy as far as the speed goes. A sedentary person with your stats would have to consume 2600 calories a day for 16 weeks to hit 150 lbs. To accomplish this in 8 weeks, the person would have to consume ~3400 calories every day of the week. Here are some numbers that might put things in perspective: Caloric intake: 3500 Week 0 Week 2 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8 Unfortunately these numbers aren't exact because of biological factors, but they are a good estimate of where you'd be in 8 weeks with a 3500 calorie consumption rate.
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| Weight Loss | Why does my weight NEVER change no matter how much/little I eat? | Aug 07 2008 17:20 (UTC) |
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As others have said, your BMI is within your target range. The body is a pretty weird machine... it is resilient big changes in caloric intake for short periods of time. Consuming more or less calories (unless ridiculously more or less intake) will barely affect your weight. How fast is your metabolism? I wrote an Excel spreadsheet yesterday (for one of my friend's personal training service) that predicts over 16 weeks what a person's weight will be if keeping all other factors the same (meaning the exercise routine and caloric intake). The spreadsheet finds your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), which shows the amount of calories you burn daily by just surviving (breathing, digesting, etc). Then, using the Harris-Benedict Equation, daily caloric needs are predicted for varying levels of activity. After running your numbers: So, you burn 1,432.196 calories daily by just taking up space. Here lies the limitation of the spreadsheet... it cannot take in to account for a slow or fast metabolism. Users of it account for the difference by undershooting their overall activity level (from the Harris-Benedict Equation definitions). From what it sounds like, you are moderately active, but because of a slower metabolism (man, that sounds like I'm insulting you... haha, I promise I'm not!), the numbers from the light active or even sedentary active predictions will be more accurate. But back to the numbers: Over 16 Weeks, final weight: Anyway, I'm betting your metabolism puts you somewhere in between Sedentary and Light Active in how many calories you burn in a day. Sorry for the rambling... hope it helps! EDIT: I might try and see if I can post this spreadsheet somewhere for people to play with. Theoretically, the numbers are right. But it cannot accout for genetic factors and should mainly be used as a motivation tool. |
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