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1500 cal, 45min cardio, but not loosing?

mb_norcal Posts: 1 Joined: 2009/03/31	2009/03/31, 01:28 PM Hi everyone, new guy here, I need some help! I?m 28, 5?7?, 181.lbs, trying to get down to about 160.lbs. I got back into the gym a few weeks ago, lost 7.lbs in the first week, but now I?m gaining instead of loosing. Here?s some details. Cardio (elliptical, level 15-moderate/intense), 6 times per week, 40-50 min each day. I use the iPhone app, ?LoseIt? to track calories, 1,500 per day limit but usually only consume about 800. This program however subtracts your workout calories you burn from your total, so my daily intake ends up being only 600-700 calories per day. I eat fruit and fresh veggies throughout the day, a bunch of small meals, low calories, low sodium, and I try to keep it low fat. No sodas or coffee, just 8-10 bottles of water per day. I?m starting to think I?m not eating enough? Any thoughts? I feel like I?m working hard at this but not seeing results when I?m gaining.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2009/03/31, 01:42 PM you are starving your body and as a result, it is saving what it can by slowing your metabolism to a stand still. As a active man min you should eat is 1700 a day.....more like 2000. -------------- FOR MY WIFE: Her little ring was a little thing but it was all that i could afford now shes mine all mine till the day i die and i never wanted nothing more 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
shaunbroyhill Posts: 115 Joined: 2006/12/30	2009/03/31, 04:29 PM At 181 lbs your probably closer to the 2400-2500 calorie mark or higher...
shayretro Posts: 1 Joined: 2009/03/31	2009/03/31, 04:34 PM or u eating breakfast?
jonshez Posts: 273 Joined: 2007/01/14	2009/04/03, 01:04 PM What Mutt said.... 600 calories, your body is trying to stop you dying, it thinks you're in danger of starving to death. ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: you are starving your body and as a result, it is saving what it can by slowing your metabolism to a stand still. As a active man min you should eat is 1700 a day.....more like 2000. =============