Calories

[FitFamilyFaith]

I have been burning about 1,000 or more calories a day than what I eat, but I'm still maintaining my weight! Any advice?

[Heybales · Accepted solution]

So Fitbit is reporting you burned say 2500 calories.

And you logged that you ate say 1500 calories, to create that 1000 cal deficit?

Or, do you mean you were given an initial calorie goal of say 1500 calories based on sedentary lifestyle, and you try to burn 1000 in calories through exercise, but still only eat 1500? (which is actually bigger than 1000 deficit).

First, just starting exercise, you will retain water for muscle repair - the more intense the more the effect.

Second, if doing cardio you are asking your body to store more carbs in muscle to endure longer, that stores with water.

Third, the First and Second usually go together.

Fourth, you weighing all your foods and measuring only liquids? Calories is per gram, weight, not volume as in cups.

Fifth, 2 invalid log in days with water weight fluctuations the wrong direction could totally hide a weight loss. Valid weigh-in - morning after rest day eating normal sodium levels, not sore from last workout.

Sixth, how long are we talking about here, a week, 2 months? A woman's base metabolism literally changes through the month, so it takes at minimum a month to make a decision based on results seen.