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Eternityroad
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Posted: 18 Aug 2010 09:52 pm |
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Hi,
I am new to the forum and am happy to have found a place to share my experiences with weight loss. Well so far they have been positive. I am a male in my early sixties. With heart disease tracking on my Dad's side of the family I decided this Spring to loose weight. I had weighed 194 (I stand 6'0") With the use of some online calculators I limited my self to 1600 calories/day and active exercise five days a week. My target weight is 175.
Well here it is four months later and gradually I have whittled myself down to 180 pounds. Delighted! BUT...for the past four weeks I have neither gained nor lost a single pound. I seemed to have reached a plateau...and right when I am so near my target of 175. So I am wondering if anyone has any insight as to why this is occurring.
I do thank whoever responds and hopefully I can add helpful replies as we go along.
Ken 
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crystal marie
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:35 am |
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| Good day to you as well! hope to share thought with you regarding weight loss in the future. As of now i am contented with my figure because of my discipline to myself with regards to my diet.
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Nir
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:32 am |
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| The guideline is to eat no less than your unadjusted RMR. A 6'0" 60 year old 180lb male has unadjusted RMR of 1664 so you are eating less that recommended. You also mention exercise and you should eat a little more in this case. My guess is that an intake somewhere in the range of 1700-1900 is more appropriate for you and should help to dislodge you from this sticking point.
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Eternityroad
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:38 am |
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My guess is that an intake somewhere in the range of 1700-1900 is more appropriate for you and should help to dislodge you from this sticking point.
Nir,
Thanx for your comment. I don't understand how uping the caloric intake by say 100-200 will help me loose weight and get to goal. I can understand it will dislodge the sticking point, but in the direction of loosing? Also If you could explain or post a link that explains RMR I would appreciate it as I have not heard of that term before. Thanx again.
Ken
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Hellrazor
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:52 am |
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First off congrats on the weightloss
2nd Listen to Nir he knows his stuff
3rd Your body is like a water wheel more water the faster it spins and the less the slower it goes. This your metabolism not enough food it slows down
4th For your activity have you been doing the same thing this whole time ?? If so try switching things up
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Nir
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:59 am |
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Please check out our tutorial (link is top left of the page) amongst the various pages it both defines RMR (Resting Metabolic Rate) and also explains why you don't want to be in too severe a calorie deficit. There are also notes 'attached' to our BMR/RMR calculator (you will find the calculator itself by clicking on Calories Burned Calculator - again located top left)
Yes I agree eating more is counter-intuitive. Obviously this only works in certain situations, notice that I did not tell you that eating 5000 calories a day is your solution for losing at an even faster rate 
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Eternityroad
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:36 pm |
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For your activity have you been doing the same thing this whole time ?? If so try switching things up
I have been switching back and forth between walking and swimming this summer. But more swimming than walking because of the exorbitant desert heat.
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Eternityroad
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010 11:04 pm |
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Very helpful to read the tutorial and the side info.
According to the BMR calculator I am at 24.4 BMI which is the top of the range for normal weight for my age and height. (18.5-24.9) So I could either strive to lose a few more pounds or be happy that I am within the normal rangeand focus on maintenance.
The RMR was very revealing as I was not taking into account the calories burned from exercise.
Thanx again for the counsel.
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