I don't really eat all that much, and I'm very active throughout the day, but lately I seem to be putting on some weight. Is there a reason I would even though I'm burning more than enough calories in a day?
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Beto,\n\nYou are probably taking in more calories than you think you are. Watch your eating and drinking much more closely.\n\nAvoid artificial sweeteners.  They often have the undesired effect of increasing your craving for food.\n\nYou may also not be burning as many calories as you believe.  Sometimes mild exercise feels like a lot of exercise.\n\nYou may also be adding muscle weight, which is MUCH heavier per cubic inch than fat weight.\n\nIf you don't see any additional rolls of fat on your body, muscle weight might be what's being added.
318650
It depends upon what else you are eating in the day. But this is a terrible menu plan nonetheless. There are better ways to increase weight in any case. Consult a doctor for information on how to lose weight.
528273
You are burning plenty of calories but may not be eating enough.   Building skeletal muscle by increasing protein intake in combination with your exercise can accelerate gains.\n\n You are welcome to look at my 360 Blog of September 10 if you want some detailed suggestions on healthy weight loss.\n\nAloha
641123
if you exercise alot or just started to exercise your metabolism may be running pretty high and it may need more calories to keep it in balance.. this should even out though after exercising for awhile.. \nif not that then you need to eat the largest meal at breakfast with alot of protein, and a medium meal at lunch, and then at supper.. its OK to have snacks and smaller meals too.. in fact its healthier to eat 5 small meals rather than 3 large ones..
224859
Anytime you burn more calories than you consume you will lose weight.\n\nBut also remember it's not just about weight loss.  If you are exercising and burning calories, but not more than you consume, then you will turn your body fat into muscle.\n\nMuscle weighs more than fat, so it'll look like you've not lost any weight.  In fact you'll be losing inches (which is good too).\n\nThere is a great little way to figure that, I'll give you the link below in the sources.\n\nThe link below will let you know how many calories you burn by doing a certain activity for a given amount of time.  Not necesarily repetitions.\n\nUnfortunatly I am not sure how that'd translate into how much weight you'll loose.  But it's a start.
590319
You are losing fat and building muscle, which ultimately should help rev up your metabolism and help you lose more fat. A slight weight gain isn't bad, because muscle weighs more than fat, but you don't want to keep going in that direction. Keep up the exercise, but make sure to watch your diet too. To lose weight, you will need to burn off more calories than you consume.
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the calorie count on the machine may not be accurate.....if your heart rate is higher, you are likely burning more calories\n\nalso, you may have built up some muscle, which takes a little time......if this is the case, you should be burning more calories all day and night, and this will definitely speed up weight loss......\n\nalso, since you have less weight to lose, any loss will be a lot more obvious.....you may just lose a couple of pounds, and notice a big change, where before you wouldn't have noticed any just from losing that amount.........
326925
It might sound weird, but maybe you're not eating enough. You're doing a lot of exercise and burning a lot of calories, which is AWESOME. I know that in order for me to lose weight when I exercise a lot, I have to eat my activity points (on Weight Watchers). I've lost 50 pounds on it. I hit a plateau as soon as I lost 20 pounds as started exercising. I couldn't understand it...why am I exercising like crazy and not losing weight? I started eating my activity points and the weight just started dropping off. I mean, like, instantly. I lost about 8 pounds in two weeks once I started eating a little more each day that I worked out. I think it has to do with your body going into a starvation mode because it's losing so many calories. If you have any other questions about it, I suggest you check out the LJ forum that I post on. It's full of helpful weight loss tips. Here's the link... http://community.livejournal.com/_weightwatchers/ Good luck! :)
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Your body needs a cetain amount of calories to function each day.  Walking, breathing, working, etc.  all need energy (calories).  I suggest consulting a doctor about a proper diet and exercise program.  They can steer you in the right direction for the number of calories to consume each day for your current body composition.
32771
You may be a little over weight but as long aa your happy with your self then dont worry about it to much. But since it sounds like you are, here is my advice. Since you are already active, try cutting back on what you eat and how many caories you eat. They say its best  to excerise 3 times a week 20 mins a day min. Also have your doctor check your thirods, this is what helps your metabolism and sometimes your thirods for some reason could be slow or not working.
172674
Chances are, you are not overweight and you are just being fanatical. Don't starve yourself. Lack of food causes brain damage, which is a lot worse than being fat in my opinion. Why can't you just excercise like a normal person?
436077
No. You probably just hit your calorie limit for the day.
433290
perhaps it could be your diet has changed; are you eating more or less?  Usually sudden weight loss (keeping all other variables constant) indicates a health problem.  Most people will tell you to go see a physician...
480861
during the day u usually eat abotu 3 pounds of food slash gain 3 pounds but that quickly goes down back to ur normal weight, u will not retain all of that weight only some, u essentially keep what u do no burn off during the day as the rest of teh weight, so if u sat around ull still have a bit of that weight but no u didnt really gain 4 pounds , and think about it, in the mornign u just got up u have nothign in u, then u eat, ur gonna weigh more! and tday is the day to pig out so dont feel bad!
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You are eating more than you spend.  Average person needs ~2000 calories a day to keep the body functions normal anymore than that is stored as fat.\n\nEat right and exercise, the only two time tested methods to weight loss.
180649
1300 calories isn't nearly enough to sustain your weight.  You need to eat MORE to lose weight.  Your body thinks it's starving, so it's reserving all the calories you do give it.\n\nYou should make an appointment with a nutritionist.\n\nGood luck, and great job so far!
560217
I think you have no idea how much your harming your body. If you want to lose weight, lessen your calorie intake and increase your exercise.