How many steps?

[jessicahamilton]

Hello there 🙂 This is my first post here so I thought I would give you some background and then my question.   I was successful at losing 90 lbs 10 years ago by eating low carb, so I made it a lifestyle the last 10 years.  I'm 31, weigh 244 lbs, 5'4". 

I've been doing fitbit since christmas day 🙂  I've been trying extremely hard to lose weight for 3 years.   I am in a weight loss study where they take your DNA and can figure out genetically what plan you need to be on to lose weight.  I am a fat trimmer and my plan is to eat 1800 calories/40g fat/292 carbs/>38g protein.  I have always worked out hard and haven't lost weight before this lifestyle change.  I lost 3 lbs in one week and the dietician told me that it was because I followed the diet plan closer.  The weeks before I was eating 1500 calories/20g fat/150 carbs.  It is so hard for me to eat the amount they tell me to, and boy I never thought I would ever have that problem....  

So now that you have my history, I was just curious how many steps a person normally takes in a day?  My days range at 8000 when I'm just at home, taking care of my kiddos or 12K-15K if I take a fitness class.  I'm just wondering if I'm going overboard and when I'm not eating enough if that is sabotaging me.  

I am very frustrated.  I just want to lose weight! 

Thanks 🙂

[WendyB]

Losing weight is more about the food you eat.

Sure exercise helps.

But you lose weight in the Kitchen and get fit at the gym.

Peoples steps are different as well. You do what you can.

[jessicahamilton]

Yeah, I agree. I keep track of my food daily and submit it to the dietician every friday. I eat well balanced, no processed food, make everything by hand and eat a ton of fruit and veggies.  Which is why I am frustrated 😕 

I guess I was just curious how many steps everyone takes on a normal day so I can figure out if I'm doing right.  My fitbit is linked to myfitnesspal and it always says I exercised 500 calories based on my steps, so I"m just curious if that's all it takes or if I need to keep trying so hard.

Thanks

[Jami]

You said you lost 90 lbs a decade ago. How much of that did you gain back? And to what do you attribute the returned weight gain?

How reputable is the organization using your DNA to determine a diet plan for you? Is it a university study?

In my opinion if you lost 0 pounds the week you ate 1500 calories a day, and lost 3 pounds the following week when you ate 1800 calories a day, you cannot really tell if it was the calorie deficit from Week 1 that yielded results at the scale in Week 2, or vice versa. Weight loss tends to be characterized by plateaus, small weight gains, and slightly larger weight losses rather than a steady downward decline. In the first couple weeks of increased exercise, weight gains are common as underused muscles suffer a little inflammation and retain water. A high carb diet also retains water.

In terms of what's average, the recommendation is for at least 10,000 steps a day or about 4.5 to 5 miles. This is equivalent to about 30 minutes of vigorous exercise (2 miles) plus your daily movements (2.5 to 3 miles). I am twice your age and usually double that number to 20,000 steps a day, which is between 8 and 9 miles a day.

I don't think you are at risk of overdoing it when you rack up 12-15,000 steps. The additional exercise will just build muscle mass and that will help you with weight loss.

[jessicahamilton]

Hello Jami:

Well, I had kept it off until I got pregnant with my daughter 6 years ago. Then I had my son 18 months later, (they are now 4 and 5)  I had gained a total of 40 lbs from pregnancy weight... and then my daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes right after her second birthday and within the last 3 years of diagnosis, I have gained 50 lbs from stress/worry/waking up every two hours at night.  I've been tested for everything and our insurance finally covered a continuous glucose monitor for my daughter, so for the past three weeks I have also had more sleep.  

I appreciate that info on the steps.  I guess I will just keep doing what i'm doing and pray that things finally start moving.  

Thanks

[jessicahamilton]

Oh yes, and the study I am doing is on base, it is through www.inherenthealth.com and for the first three months we learned about different foods/good foods/bad foods and this month we are working with a fitness expert and after this month, we'll be working with behavior health.  It's so great!  

[joel1988]

hi there i walk 10,000 step a day for 3 months and i carnt lose weight i stated at  97,7 kg but ive have lost nothing since please help

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@jessicahamilton wrote:

Hello there 🙂 This is my first post here so I thought I would give you some background and then my question.   I was successful at losing 90 lbs 10 years ago by eating low carb, so I made it a lifestyle the last 10 years.  I'm 31, weigh 244 lbs, 5'4". 

I've been doing fitbit since christmas day 🙂  I've been trying extremely hard to lose weight for 3 years.   I am in a weight loss study where they take your DNA and can figure out genetically what plan you need to be on to lose weight.  I am a fat trimmer and my plan is to eat 1800 calories/40g fat/292 carbs/>38g protein.  I have always worked out hard and haven't lost weight before this lifestyle change.  I lost 3 lbs in one week and the dietician told me that it was because I followed the diet plan closer.  The weeks before I was eating 1500 calories/20g fat/150 carbs.  It is so hard for me to eat the amount they tell me to, and boy I never thought I would ever have that problem....  

So now that you have my history, I was just curious how many steps a person normally takes in a day?  My days range at 8000 when I'm just at home, taking care of my kiddos or 12K-15K if I take a fitness class.  I'm just wondering if I'm going overboard and when I'm not eating enough if that is sabotaging me.  

I am very frustrated.  I just want to lose weight! 

Thanks 🙂

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@jessicahamilton wrote:

Hello there 🙂 This is my first post here so I thought I would give you some background and then my question.   I was successful at losing 90 lbs 10 years ago by eating low carb, so I made it a lifestyle the last 10 years.  I'm 31, weigh 244 lbs, 5'4". 

I've been doing fitbit since christmas day 🙂  I've been trying extremely hard to lose weight for 3 years.   I am in a weight loss study where they take your DNA and can figure out genetically what plan you need to be on to lose weight.  I am a fat trimmer and my plan is to eat 1800 calories/40g fat/292 carbs/>38g protein.  I have always worked out hard and haven't lost weight before this lifestyle change.  I lost 3 lbs in one week and the dietician told me that it was because I followed the diet plan closer.  The weeks before I was eating 1500 calories/20g fat/150 carbs.  It is so hard for me to eat the amount they tell me to, and boy I never thought I would ever have that problem....  

So now that you have my history, I was just curious how many steps a person normally takes in a day?  My days range at 8000 when I'm just at home, taking care of my kiddos or 12K-15K if I take a fitness class.  I'm just wondering if I'm going overboard and when I'm not eating enough if that is sabotaging me.  

I am very frustrated.  I just want to lose weight! 

Thanks 🙂

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@jessicahamilton wrote:

Hello there 🙂 This is my first post here so I thought I would give you some background and then my question.   I was successful at losing 90 lbs 10 years ago by eating low carb, so I made it a lifestyle the last 10 years.  I'm 31, weigh 244 lbs, 5'4". 

I've been doing fitbit since christmas day 🙂  I've been trying extremely hard to lose weight for 3 years.   I am in a weight loss study where they take your DNA and can figure out genetically what plan you need to be on to lose weight.  I am a fat trimmer and my plan is to eat 1800 calories/40g fat/292 carbs/>38g protein.  I have always worked out hard and haven't lost weight before this lifestyle change.  I lost 3 lbs in one week and the dietician told me that it was because I followed the diet plan closer.  The weeks before I was eating 1500 calories/20g fat/150 carbs.  It is so hard for me to eat the amount they tell me to, and boy I never thought I would ever have that problem....  

So now that you have my history, I was just curious how many steps a person normally takes in a day?  My days range at 8000 when I'm just at home, taking care of my kiddos or 12K-15K if I take a fitness class.  I'm just wondering if I'm going overboard and when I'm not eating enough if that is sabotaging me.  

I am very frustrated.  I just want to lose weight! 

Thanks 🙂

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hi there im struggling with my weightloss i walk 10,000 step a day and im losing nothing

[Dominique]

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@joel1988 wrote:

hi there im struggling with my weightloss i walk 10,000 step a day and im losing nothing

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There is nothing magic about the 10,000 daily steps: it’s a good goal towards an overall active lifestyle, but you will only start losing if you manage to be in a caloric deficit for some period of time. This means eating less than you burn. You must get your nutrition into check, by reducing portion sizes, paying more attention to what you eat and, possibly, starting to count calories.   

[joel1988]

But I'm burning like 2000 calories and tracking my food through the fitbits app yet it's still telling me I'm under target so I'm a bit confused

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[Dominique]

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@joel1988 wrote:
But I'm burning like 2000 calories and tracking my food through the fitbits app yet it's still telling me I'm under target so I'm a bit confused

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For how long have you been tracking your activity and your food? Your profile shows activity for about three weeks:

You have a few rather active days (> 10k), a few low-activity days (< 5k) and some days when you apparently weren’t wearing your Fitbit at all. If you want to use Fitbit to track your activity and food in order to lose weight, you need to do both on a consistent basis. You need a cumulative deficit of 3500 calories in order to lose 1 pound. Merely "burning like 2000 calories" on one particular day won’t be sufficient for that. As an example, if you manage to have an average deficit of 500 calories per day, you will/should lose 1 pound during a week’s time.

[emili]

I am sure your dietitian has worked out what to eat for you, but sticking to portion size and honestly logging everything that goes in your mouth is up to you. If you want to lose weight you have to be in deficit. Yes, of course moving helps but it starts with food. When I had young kids, I wouldn't even notice how much "picking" I did while prepping their meals, getting their snacks, torturing myself to get them to eat something I thought was life and death- see what mommy does, licking spoons, - I am sure at least some of this sounds familiar. Over the course of the day, that is 100s of calories that are not logged. So your app shows you are in deficit, but the reality is something else. Yes, I am making a huge assumption, but from one mom to another, maybe I am a teeny bit almost right.

[josephz2va]

Generally 10000 office steps won't work alone if you're looking to lose weight, gain muscle tone, and lose body fat. You also need to include three others.

•  Caloric Burn: Elliptical Trainer or Treadmill are my recommendations for moving the Fitbit. Set your Fitbit's Main Goal to Calories Burned and attempt to reach that everyday instead of Steps. Elliptical Trainer is better than Treadmill if you have preexisting health conditions like bad knees and ankles. I do. It's a fixed position and resistance is added. Use Interval Training if your elliptical machine has it. It sets a low rate and a medium rate per few minutes to help build strength and burn fat.
•  Personal Training (Fitstar): Fitstar Daily Conditioning is my choice for daily exercising at work for brief periods of exercises. I do 8 minutes of exercises when nothing is happening and if the boss ain't here to question my intentions nor do we have any customers around.
• A good dieting plan: Perferrably from a certified dietitian, they can provide the correct nutrients to consume and a meal plan for you. Diet plans can vary. One thing a dietitian would recommend is to stop visiting places you shouldn't. Starbucks, DD, McDonald's, etc. Way bad for you sodium levels and you're only allowed an x amount of calories.

[Clashton]

I can do between 8,000 and 10,000 a day even though my job is mainly sedentary.  We look after 300+ pc's and 120 of them aren't in the main building so most of mine is walking between the buildings, as well as walking to and from the bus stop

Don't forget the effect medication has on your weight, my anticonvuslants are notorious for that, as well as my high blood pressure tablets.  Lamictal lists rapid weight gain as one of the side effects

It's a mix of diet, exercise and be honest, do what you can within your limits.  The blood pressure tablets are because of the weight gain due to the lamictal.  All you can do is try and eat less and move around more.

Mine yoyo's between 15 st and 15st 8.  The calories I burn are supposed to help me lose weight, it's a constant battle between meds, diet and lifestyle

Don't give up, you're not alone