Does Anyone Know The Limit On Carbs?

[Ljp 157]

I am having a protien shake now. Im going to hv to start doing that. Im just "blah" w food right now. Nothing I eat is satisfying.

[iggychic 1,405]

Then I read it wrong too. :-). I'm sure she'll swing by and correct us.

LOL I see the word "to" up there

If you download My Fitness Pal and input your goals (I have 600 cals and 60 G Protein, The rest I don't worry much about). (do the custom adjustment online) then for grins and giggles enter your exercise on a regular day of food. You will see it adjusts your food allowances, carbs, calories, etc to reflect the amount of energy you use up while exercising. For successful weight loss you just can't exercise off 800 calories and only eat 700. You'll stall like a stubborn donkey. This is what you've been doing basically. You're wasting all that hard work

[Butterthebean 8,146]

LOL I see the word "to" up there

If you download My Fitness Pal and input your goals (I have 600 cals and 60 G protein' date=' The rest I don't worry much about). (do the custom adjustment online) then for grins and giggles enter your exercise on a regular day of food. You will see it adjusts your food allowances, carbs, calories, etc to reflect the amount of energy you use up while exercising. For successful weight loss you just can't exercise off 800 calories and only eat 700. You'll stall like a stubborn donkey. This is what you've been doing basically. You're wasting all that hard work [/quote']

Very true, but some of those "calories burned" estimates on MFP are a bit optimistic. I went for a bicycle ride the other day and it I burned 1900 calories. Lord if that were true I would have never had surgery.

[iggychic 1,405]

Very true' date=' but some of those "calories burned" estimates on MFP are a bit optimistic. I went for a bicycle ride the other day and it I burned 1900 calories. Lord if that were true I would have never had surgery.[/quote']

Oh totally, I agree it's generous But it's a good example of the necessity of increasing calories somewhat to make up for the exercise you do. I don't think MFP is the end all to follow (a nut might help or even someone at the gym) but breakeven just never works!

[Butterthebean 8,146]

Oh totally' date=' I agree it's generous But it's a good example of the necessity of increasing calories somewhat to make up for the exercise you do. I don't think MFP is the end all to follow (a nut might help or even someone at the gym) but breakeven just never works![/quote']

Very very true. I've never been guilty of eating too little, even since surgery. I eat a minimum of 1200 calories a day, sometimes more. But I am occasionally guilty of getting a little too enthusiastic about working out and burning too many calories without trying to take in more.

[mrsdaugherty 28]

I have gone up on my calories the past 3 days by at least 200 calories a day and it has worked!! I figured the less I eat and more I burn the more I would loose. I appreciate all the good advice I have seen on here. I am not hungry during the day now and I have ENERGY!! I also broke my stall. I am now eating closer to 800 calories and am wanting to get closer to 900 or 1000.

[iggychic 1,405]

I have gone up on my calories the past 3 days by at least 200 calories a day and it has worked!! I figured the less I eat and more I burn the more I would loose. I appreciate all the good advice I have seen on here. I am not hungry during the day now and I have ENERGY!! I also broke my stall. I am now eating closer to 800 calories and am wanting to get closer to 900 or 1000.

I'm gonna send you a bill .

Congrats!

[doxieville 799]

I have gone up on my calories the past 3 days by at least 200 calories a day and it has worked!! I figured the less I eat and more I burn the more I would loose. I appreciate all the good advice I have seen on here. I am not hungry during the day now and I have ENERGY!! I also broke my stall. I am now eating closer to 800 calories and am wanting to get closer to 900 or 1000.

Yay!! That's great! Like we told you on MFP, (i think it was on there, lol!) upping your intake in a healthy way helps and adding almonds was smart. Brain food!! :-)