New Here. Couple questions related to weight loss

[_Kayla_]

Hello Everyone

I started using fitbit about a week and a half ago. So far so good but I have a couple questions. 

Calories Zones: I have about 130lbs to lose and have put myself on a 1000 calories deficit plan. However by the end of the day I usually don't make it into the "goal zone" or "green zone", I am usually under. Sometimes it is only a hundred calories or so, sometimes it can be closer to five hundred. The days that I am under a lot are the days I walk/jog more. Even when I am under I still make sure I eat at least 1400 calories by the end of the day. Is it normal to be under on days with more activity? 

Jogging: Most of my exercise right now is just walking but I am trying to get into jogging. I have a lot of weight to lose and I am pretty out of shape so it is not easy. Right now I cam slowly jogging a half mile (with a little sprinting at the end). I try to go every other day, sometimes two days in a row but never more than that. Eventually my goal is to be able to go two miles straight. I know I need to take it slow but how long should I wait before I start increasing my distance and by how much? I was thinking to go two weeks and trying to increase it my a quarter mile but would love advice from more experienced jogger/runners.

Friends:I currently have no friends with a fitbit but think it might be beneficial for me to have someone to talk to who is going through the same thing and I can compete with them. Any females out there working on losing 100lbs or so?

Thanks in advance for any advice

[Geebs]

Wish I could answer your questions, but alas I have the same one's I seem to always be under. I don't have as much to lose, but it seems to be hard to do. I have been counting calories for almost a month now and have lost 5 lbs. I am trying to just keep going and hope that the lbs do start coming off.

Good luck in your weight loss.

[Algenon]

Hello!  

t is normal to be under the goal.  You do not want to be over.  If you exercise you will burn more calories because your body needs more energy to move.  I would look at your active minutes, steps etc. after two weeks and adjust what you need to do based on your weight loss because not everyone loses weight the same way.  Some people, like me, need to work a little harder because of genetics.  

As for jogging, do what you feel is right.  I would start by increasing your walking speed, then jogging and then increase the distance.  I work out on an elliptical when I am not hiking because the weather where I live is iffy and I do not want to give myself an excuse. 

I Started out in January having to lose 100 pounds and I am now at my halfway point so I know how important it is to have friends.   You can find friends through community groups and google topics to help place you.  You can friend people from the groups you join. 

Good luck and do not give up!

[Heybales]

Meet your goals.

50 over is better than 100 below on consistent basis.

And missing by 500 is not good at all, considering the Fitbit is probably underestimating anyway.

Bigger is not better, either for weight loss or actually get max benefit from the exercise.

How would you like to discover you could have gotten more from all your hard work, but you didn't?

If you are willing to miss by 500 one day, be willing to go over 500 the next when recovery might be kicking in and your are hungrier and body wants the extra nutrients.

Or are you willing to get to within 30% of goal weight and say that's close enough?