Steady weight gain

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NannyOgg

3:17 pm
27 Mar 17
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I have been happily doing 5:2 since June 2013, initially with steady weight loss of over 16 kilos and with increased exercise. The last six months I realise has seen my creep up slowly and steadily to around 4 kilos above what I thought my weight was stable at (where it has been for over a year).
Pretty disappointed in this as somewhat demotivating and wonder if others have ideas or thoughts to share. Have considered increasing the number of fast days and feel I might do this short term but not long term.
I am a 62 year old woman (not as wide as Nanny Ogg and with more teeth!. I exercise at least 3 times a week and walk my dog as well.
Thanks for reading.

LJoyce

2:23 am
28 Mar 17
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If you are fasting 2 days per week and gaining weight then I think the most likely culprit is calorie intake on your NFDs.

Have you checked your TDEE lately. Our TDEE reduces with every year older, so we need to reduce our food intake accordingly. Also the TDEE equations are only estimates (or averages) and there is some natural variation in the population. Some people have a higher TDEE than average and some have a lower one. My own TDEE is only 1400 calories which is actually lower that the calculator on this website indicates.

I’d recommend recalculating your TDEE and looking at what you eat on NFDs to see whether there is an imbalance there.

Cinque

3:21 am
28 Mar 17
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Hello Nanny Ogg!
I find I have much less leeway as I have lost weight. I need to keep sensible (satisfying!) portions on non fast days, and make sure snacks are occasional.
I think LJoyce has it right.
Good luck!

NannyOgg

7:47 am
28 Mar 17
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Thank you. Very helpful.

dykask

8:28 am
28 Mar 17
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Wow … Working with 1400 calorie TDEE. Women are tougher than men. This isn’t negative, I’m impressed.

NannyOgg

9:59 am
28 Mar 17
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Planning to track TDEE of around 1800 by calorie counting on non fast days. Any suggestions for calorie counting app for iPhone/iPad gratefully received.

LJoyce

12:23 pm
28 Mar 17
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NannyOgg – There are plenty of kilojoule/calorie counters available.
I use online kilojoule charts, and then record the amounts in a spreadsheet:
http://www.weightloss.com.au/diet/food-nutrition-tables/food-tables.html
http://www.calorieking.com.au/

However, I believe most people use the app from my fitness pal:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/apps

dykask – I had a bit of a tantrum when I realised what my TDEE actually was, but it’s a fact and I can’t change it, so the sooner I learn to live with it the better. Unfortunately I have gender, age, lack of stature and a chronic illness that limits activity all working against me with this one.