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You know how they say people's weight can fluctuate 3-5 lbs? I feel like that might be the case. I have a feeling my weigh-ins' downward trend might be just water weight. Which sucks!
So, according to my food/exercise journal, yeah I have gone over 1580 calories a lot of the time, but the net calories are down. By a lot! And yet I am not losing that much weight! I've been eating quite well - much better than before (a lot less sweets and chips) and exercising and being active pretty much daily. I even stand at work now. I have been recording just about everything I do plus every single thing that passes my lips. Perhaps the calories burned part is inaccurate? Perhaps my metabolism is just very slow for my height and weight. Perhaps I overestimate serving sizes?
The fact that it says my net calories SHOULD be down by a lot and the fact that I am not losing weight like I should be is saying something. I probably will need to reduce my perceived calories down to 1400 or so to actually lose something. GRRR.
UPDATE:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html
Innnteresting article. Is it a possibility that I am eating too little for how much activity I do!?! Is that why I lose weight on vacation eating more (I chalked that up to the better quality food in other countries than in the US)??!!! Maybe next week I will up my daily calories to 1700-1800 and see how that goes. I am just afraid it will just make me gain instead.
Diet Calendar Entries for 26 April 2012:
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2128 kcal
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Fat: 68.04g | Prot: 109.82g | Carb: 292.77g.
Breakfast: Trader Joe's High Fiber Fruit & Nut Cereal, Trader Joe's Nonfat Greek Yogurt. Lunch: Tomato Beef Rice Soup (Prepared with Water), Turkey Meatloaf Muffins (modified), sweet potato. Dinner: sweet potato fries, home fries, cinnamon raisin toast, vegetable oil, veggie sausage patties, mushrooms, corn, Tofu, apple. Snacks/Other: Devil's Food pilsbury, egg white, egg, Hershey's kisses, Honey Wheat pretzels trader joe's. more...
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2958 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Ultimate Frisbee - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Bicycling (moderate) - 13/mph - 1 hour and 15 minutes, Resting - 6 hours and 45 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Standing - 8 hours. more...
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