Eat your exercise Cals Topic

Kamdis 11/03/10 replied to Jodie
Jodie, I have definitely found that my MND-calculated DRI is a bit high for me. After a few weeks I'd gained a little eating my DRI, so I lowered my calories a bit until I found a level that seemed to balance me out. Everyone is unique, after all.

Febrown 11/04/10
A dietician set my maintenance calorie which is lowerer than MND so that is what I use. It was a difference of more than 200 calories per day.Hope everyone has a great day.Fran

Ccmandel 11/06/10
Fran,

I'm curious -- did they use a different formula to come up with your number?

Febrown 11/06/10
She did tell me what formula they use but for the love of me I cannot remember. It is a hospital formula. I do know that there are studiesthat have shown that people (women) that have lost weight (in a large amount) seem to require less calories to maintain that weight than women that have always been that weight. I wonder if that is not another reason why weight maintenance is so difficult to accomplish.When I make another appointment to see her I will ack what formula they use.

Ccmandel 11/08/10
hmm, that's interesting - I think it's phenomenal that you are trying to sink your teeth into so many aspects of this -- no question that maintenance for me is more difficult than losing! Do you find it more challenging?

Febrown 11/09/10
So much more challenging. There are so many people (including us) that are weight loss "experts" but so very few maintanence experts. Think about it. Ver few studies and they are dismal, but putting that aside how many people do you know that have lost weight but failled to maintain. I cannot be the only one that knows a large number (pardon the pun)When I look at it I really only know a small number. To me most people can loss weight , I am living proof od that but this time it is more important to me to find how to keep it off,not just 10% but the full 136 pounds. To be perfectly honest I would be happy to keep off 130 as the 6 were unplanned. This fact has been a huge burden. I am taking everything I have learned in this last year and trying to figure out what works for me. Believe me I am trying so many different approaches, some are do able some not so much. Fran

Dietitian 11/09/10 replied to Febrown
I would really like to see a study on long term weight loss stats using folks who consistently track their food and activity calories. It has only been a couple of years since we have had apps to make this process simple and accessible via smartphones. I would be willing to bet that the stats would look a lot less gloomy.

Can you imagine how many people would bounce checks if no one kept track of their money coming in and going out? To me, it is just like that!

Best,

Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD

Febrown 11/10/10
I agree . Would love to see that study done but not sure it will happen in the near future. These apps are a great tool but like every tool they are only as good as we use them. So many people forget to use them or stop unsing them or consider the diet over and the tools are put away. Obesity is really starting to look like it better fits the chronic disease model. Say that I need to clarify that I am talking about obesity not more normal size people who diet to keep thing in a controlled level . People that have obesity or have battled back from it are always at greater risk of regain ,it appearsWe need the mind set that everyone has slips but that it is not the end of the world . We need to have the plan that when that does happen we have to got back to our tools,be it diet or apps or what works for us. Most people when they slip go back to their old ways or at least the ones I have known. If we can admit to failures and get back to what works faster than a 100 pound weight gain than that is a success not a failure.People get afraid to weigh themselves but guess what? whether we weigh ourselves or not if we are gaining we are gaining not knowing does not stop it . It just takes away some of our power to be in control and stop it sooner rather than later. We have to find what works for usas individuals because maintainence is not a diet that will end it has to be a way of life. I pray I can do this. Enough of this soap box I am sorry that I stood on it.

Dietitian 11/10/10 replied to Febrown
Yes, agreed! And in case anyone is wondering, my mindset is almost the same for weight maintenance as it is for weight loss, except that my calories intake is slightly higher now. I still try to eat healthfully, eat 5-6 times per day, never skip breakfast, chooser lower fat foods, include lean proteins at each meal to help with satiety, dine out less but when I do dine out, try to make it special (and I still watch portion size), and I'm extremely careful with portion size for any and all added fats.

Best,

Kathy Isacks, MPS, RD

Clochette2 11/10/10 replied to Dietitian
I like your comments Febrown--not a soapbox speech but more of a peptalk!

Eat your exercise Cals