Re: Having trouble losing weight - need some things cleared up
04/30/06 03:21 PM
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Becca LG
Reged: 04/07/06
Posts: 71
Loc: Minneapolis, MN
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K, I'm not a pro here, but I guess I can add my 2 cents.
If you walk a lot during the day, or work out, that should increase how many calories you need throughout the day. Maybe thats where FitDay got their number. I do know though, that typically in the beginning of a diet you lose a lot of water weight and then stop, so thats normal. If you eat 2500 calories a day on days you work, you probably won't lose any weight... I wouldn't trust how many calories it says you burn during the day though.
And maybe this will help, maybe not... but I've recently looked at CalorieKing.com (its free through work right now, so why not, right?) and the way they calculate how many calories you've eaten for the day is just the total of what you eat minus what you burn when you work out (doesn't take into account what you do during work). That number should equal the number that they calculated in the beginning for how many calories I should eat. They got that original number to be about 1300, and I sit at a desk all day. (My goal was also only to lose about 10lbs).
But I guess try to work out more than normal, or take a walk in the afternoon after lunch or something. That usually breaks up my day pretty well so I can focus for the second half of the day. Also try to not eat before sleeping. Thats one of my biggest pitfalls 
Hope this helps at least somewhat... I think you're on the right track.
Good luck!
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