Question about lose it

[peggyfromwastate]

I log most days in lose it-- sometimes I give up on the weekends though!! I admit it!

My question is when you add your exercise and it subtracts that amount from calories eaten-- do you lose it ppl actually eat more to compensate? Or do you stick to about the same caloric intake any day regardless of exercise?

I'm kind of finding fitness and exercising to be fascinating right now-- my spin instructor is so well read on this and she's always sharing tidbits. She says you need at least 1200 cal a day or else you will get flabby and not lose (I'm paraphrasing here- she has a very scientific rationale behind that.). Anyway if I subtract my exercise calories I'm often below that-- but actual calories I eat is usually right on target around 1700.

I'm not really trying to lose weight- I think I have 2 lbs to whatever goal I set. But I find lose it so helpful to cut down on mindless snacks or emotional eating!!

Any thought?

[PrincessFiona]

When I calculate my exercise, im often below 1000. I haven't been doing a good job lately though ... as in food and wind free for all over the holidays. Today is day 1 if me being on track. Im curios about everyone's experiences with exercise/calamity too.

[weeniegeniewife]

LOL. Since I am still having trouble swallowing I am using Lose It to make sure I am getting enough calories in per day (Boost, yogurt, etc). Never thought I'd have to use it for that reason but I can't afford to lose anymore weight.

Sorry Peggy, I am no help!

[PrincessFiona]

Calories not calamity .... but that works. Lol

[Auspicious]

After reading a discussion about this on their discussion board, I add about 100-150 calories for a workout, even though the program says I burned more than that. (I enter that I only worked out for 15 min instead of 35 or whatever.)

I really think its trial and error--try a few different ways and see what takes it off you best. One of the big revelations for me with loseit is that I lose faster smoother and easier at 1500ish than 1200. For many years I thought 1200 was sort of my baseline, and now I think I was wrong.

[PrincessFiona]

I can't lose at above 1200. Im really generous with how I add food calories. I also think liseit overdoes with exercise calories!

[PrincessFiona]

Jamie, have you had an mri or CT?

[diggitydot]

I don't lose weight if I consumer over 1200 calories a day, either.

[Chrisada]

I exercise a ton as you know Peggy and I do not add more calories to make up for it like lose it suggests.

[moonlight]

I do not eat more because I've worked out and gone below my calorie budget for the day. I do think the calories burned is a best guess on the website's part. I so badly want a body bug or the fitbit so that I could get a better idea of what I really burn at the gym and at work. I could afford it after residency, but I'm hoping to not be so fat then.

[peggyfromwastate]

I'm pretty sure lose it exaggerates what you burn in exercising...

[Chrisada]

It matches up exactly to what the elliptical says when I put in my weight. All though I guess everyone's metabolism is different so it's a best guess estimation I suppose.

[MDPhDWife]

I've slacked off big time logging onto loseit, but when I was, I never ate my burned calories. However, if I blew my budget on any given day, I would force myself to exercise longer to compensate.

I too have noticed BTW that I don't lose weight easily if I'm consuming over 1200 calories a day. If I give myself enough flexibility for the occasional "cheat" day though, I noticed it actually helps my progress. I suspect it keeps my body confused enough to not go into starvation mode thus dropping my metabolism.

I'm getting back on loseit today!

[HouseofWool]

I had stopped using LoseIt because it was too bothersome to log everything on the computer, but I saw that they finally have the app available. I downloaded it yesterday and am starting over today.

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[weeniegeniewife]

The app is awesome, especially because of the scanner. It makes it so much easier to log food now.