2390 to lose 2lbs/week seems WAY too high...imo
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bc he clearly got fat from over drinking, eating pizza and eating ranch dressing. Those are very calorie dense items. I'd much rather eat chicken, vegetables, etc..and consume 1\3 of the calories and get my protein/nutritional needs. That's how i lost 90lbs (which really is much more lost considering the muscle mass i gained).
Ahh, okay. I didn't know you knew him personally and the reasons he was overweight. My apologies.
That's great that you would rather eat chicken/vegetables/etc... that's great that YOU want to go about it that way. Doesn't mean there is anything wrong with someone going about it a different way.0 -
Though I agree it does not indicate his fitness, your point was "dedication." I do agree that losing more than 100 lbs is a good indication of fitting the definition of "dedicated."DeguelloTex wrote: »
you having lost 122lbs doesn't give any indication of your current fitness, it just means you had more to lose.
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bc he clearly got fat from over drinking, eating pizza and eating ranch dressing. Those are very calorie dense items. I'd much rather eat chicken, vegetables, etc..and consume 1\3 of the calories and get my protein/nutritional needs. That's how i lost 90lbs (which really is much more lost considering the muscle mass i gained).
Ahh, okay. I didn't know you knew him personally and the reasons he was overweight. My apologies.
That's great that you would rather eat chicken/vegetables/etc... that's great that YOU want to go about it that way. Doesn't mean there is anything wrong with someone going about it a different way.
If eating pizza makes you look as hawt as you do... I'm all in!
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danieltsmoke wrote: »I just feel like two people of the same stats can burn hugely different amounts of calories per day. Like true, there's an average but an average does nothing to define an individual person. Imo, I could not possibly eat everything I ate yesterday +400 cals and still lose 2lbs a week.
If you weighed everything accurately, we're telling you you could. Science! Math! Thermodynamics! Data! vs. "feel"0 -
NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner wrote: »
bc he clearly got fat from over drinking, eating pizza and eating ranch dressing. Those are very calorie dense items. I'd much rather eat chicken, vegetables, etc..and consume 1\3 of the calories and get my protein/nutritional needs. That's how i lost 90lbs (which really is much more lost considering the muscle mass i gained).
Ahh, okay. I didn't know you knew him personally and the reasons he was overweight. My apologies.
That's great that you would rather eat chicken/vegetables/etc... that's great that YOU want to go about it that way. Doesn't mean there is anything wrong with someone going about it a different way.
If eating pizza makes you look as hawt as you do... I'm all in!
Twice a week and thanks 
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
But he feeeeeels.danieltsmoke wrote: »I just feel like two people of the same stats can burn hugely different amounts of calories per day. Like true, there's an average but an average does nothing to define an individual person. Imo, I could not possibly eat everything I ate yesterday +400 cals and still lose 2lbs a week.
If you weighed everything accurately, we're telling you you could. Science! Math! Thermodynamics! Data! vs. "feel"
Aww man... the feeeeeeeels gets me every time. Sniff.0 -
I thought the min for a male on MFP was 1500. Do as you feel OP. I rememebr your previous threads where you ask for advice then end up just debating and telling other people they are wrong. MFP works fine for plenty of people.
If you dont trust the calorie system and feel you have a better alternative then go for it.0 -
danieltsmoke wrote: »The question is could really eat everything I ate last night +400cals,and still lose 2lbs a week??
There's really only one way you are going to know for sure...
Do or do not. There is no try.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »danieltsmoke wrote: »So 2390 is what mfp set for me, but I've decided to keep it around 1200. Yesterday I was right on track, about to have another 300 to round out my 1200 cal day and BAM, friends, booze, and pizza showed up at my door... I dont regret it, but looking back (I dont know how I manage to drink and log, but I somehow do) it says that I STILL could have eaten 400+ more and lost 2lbs per week at that rate...Do you guys really feel MFP is accurate here??
1200 calories for a male is extremely low...to low IMO and not healthy at all...I'm all about losing unwanted fat/weight, but I'm even more about being healthy and fit...1200 calories for a male does not fit that bill even remotely...
i lose about 1 Lb per week @ 2500 calories and I'm 5'10" 180...I maintain right around 3,000
it probably seems high because you've never actually looked at calories before. the average male burns around 1,900 calories merely existing...
What makes me frowny face the most is that his protein is probably ~100 every day (I could be wrong, since I can't see his diary past the one day). I'm not someone that says you have to eat 1g:1lb or anything, but I am half his size, probably half his muscle, and I get about that most days. Frowny face for your muscle mass OP.0 -
NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
But he feeeeeels.danieltsmoke wrote: »I just feel like two people of the same stats can burn hugely different amounts of calories per day. Like true, there's an average but an average does nothing to define an individual person. Imo, I could not possibly eat everything I ate yesterday +400 cals and still lose 2lbs a week.
If you weighed everything accurately, we're telling you you could. Science! Math! Thermodynamics! Data! vs. "feel"
Aww man... the feeeeeeeels gets me every time. Sniff.
I feeeeeeeeeels like I'm getting pizza for dinner now!
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IsaackGMOON wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
But he feeeeeels.danieltsmoke wrote: »I just feel like two people of the same stats can burn hugely different amounts of calories per day. Like true, there's an average but an average does nothing to define an individual person. Imo, I could not possibly eat everything I ate yesterday +400 cals and still lose 2lbs a week.
If you weighed everything accurately, we're telling you you could. Science! Math! Thermodynamics! Data! vs. "feel"
I feel it too..
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bc he clearly got fat from over drinking, eating pizza and eating ranch dressing. Those are very calorie dense items. I'd much rather eat chicken, vegetables, etc..and consume 1\3 of the calories and get my protein/nutritional needs. That's how i lost 90lbs (which really is much more lost considering the muscle mass i gained).
I ran 3.5 miles this morning, and another two days this week. Did some upper body circuits yesterday. I eat pizza and sometimes drink. I also eat chicken and vegetables. I meet my nutritional needs. I maintain my deficit. I'm not inferior because I eat pizza.0 -
NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner wrote: »
bc he clearly got fat from over drinking, eating pizza and eating ranch dressing. Those are very calorie dense items. I'd much rather eat chicken, vegetables, etc..and consume 1\3 of the calories and get my protein/nutritional needs. That's how i lost 90lbs (which really is much more lost considering the muscle mass i gained).
Ahh, okay. I didn't know you knew him personally and the reasons he was overweight. My apologies.
That's great that you would rather eat chicken/vegetables/etc... that's great that YOU want to go about it that way. Doesn't mean there is anything wrong with someone going about it a different way.
If eating pizza makes you look as hawt as you do... I'm all in!
No kidding. I'm down with that.0 -
Why don't you eat 2400 calories and see whether you lose 2 pounds a week, rather than seeking opinions on whether it "seems" too high.0
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NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
But he feeeeeels.danieltsmoke wrote: »I just feel like two people of the same stats can burn hugely different amounts of calories per day. Like true, there's an average but an average does nothing to define an individual person. Imo, I could not possibly eat everything I ate yesterday +400 cals and still lose 2lbs a week.
If you weighed everything accurately, we're telling you you could. Science! Math! Thermodynamics! Data! vs. "feel"
Aww man... the feeeeeeeels gets me every time. Sniff.
In for feels!
Um, wait...0 -
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I thought you closed your diary because you didn't want people pointing out how crazy and detrimental to your health your VLCD (for your gender and weight) eating patterns were
Wassamatter? Not enough attention?0 -
NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner wrote: »
bc he clearly got fat from over drinking, eating pizza and eating ranch dressing. Those are very calorie dense items. I'd much rather eat chicken, vegetables, etc..and consume 1\3 of the calories and get my protein/nutritional needs. That's how i lost 90lbs (which really is much more lost considering the muscle mass i gained).
Ahh, okay. I didn't know you knew him personally and the reasons he was overweight. My apologies.
That's great that you would rather eat chicken/vegetables/etc... that's great that YOU want to go about it that way. Doesn't mean there is anything wrong with someone going about it a different way.
If eating pizza makes you look as hawt as you do... I'm all in!
No kidding. I'm down with that.
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danieltsmoke wrote: »So 2390 is what mfp set for me, but I've decided to keep it around 1200. Yesterday I was right on track, about to have another 300 to round out my 1200 cal day and BAM, friends, booze, and pizza showed up at my door... I dont regret it, but looking back (I dont know how I manage to drink and log, but I somehow do) it says that I STILL could have eaten 400+ more and lost 2lbs per week at that rate...Do you guys really feel MFP is accurate here??
2390 does sound way too high, but 1200 is definitely way too low.0 -
Also and I forgot but I'm pretty sure we've previously worked out that you are actually eating around 1800 calories so failing to log properly which is fine when still morbidly obese but will / may cause a problem later on0
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