English Muffins
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I never weigh things like sliced bread or individually packaged items. While it the count could be off plus or minus, the numbers are usually close enough. But then again, I'm pretty active and eat well over 2,000 calories per day.3
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I always weigh bread items, they are usually wrong. If its +/- a few grams I won't bother messing with the math, but sometimes it's really wrong. For example, I had a brand of tortillas that said a serving was 130 calories for 1.5 tortillas, 48 grams. The actual weight of EACH tortilla was more like 65 grams so if I had just gone by the package and logged one tortilla at 86 calories or so I would have been way off. Each one ended up more like 175 calories. That's a ~90 calorie error. Three tortillas and you've wiped out a 250 calorie deficit, all while thinking you are on track.3
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Wynterbourne wrote: »The weight on the label isn't toasted so I always weigh it before toasting.
Yes, this.0 -
food labels can be off by as much as 10%...so if you are talking 10 servings @200 calories...that works out to a whole serving + or -....
I don't weigh all prepackaged foods. I have in the past and found that some are pretty spot on so I don't feel the need any longer...ie yogurt..or my crackers.
Bread always.
As well with weighing it is best to weight items "pre cooked" if possible.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Which weight is best to use?
The package information will typically be for non toasted.
(I'm lax about packaged things since I don't eat a ton of them, and just would log the one muffin without weighing, personally, and never had a problem doing this. However, as you see above, many will point out that the weight can be off a decent amount.)
Ya, I don't weigh muffins (or sliced bread) either. If I were to plateau, I'd reevaluate this policy.0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Which weight is best to use?
The package information will typically be for non toasted.
(I'm lax about packaged things since I don't eat a ton of them, and just would log the one muffin without weighing, personally, and never had a problem doing this. However, as you see above, many will point out that the weight can be off a decent amount.)
Ya, I don't weigh muffins (or sliced bread) either. If I were to plateau, I'd reevaluate this policy.
Yes, this! Me too.
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kshama2001 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »Which weight is best to use?
The package information will typically be for non toasted.
(I'm lax about packaged things since I don't eat a ton of them, and just would log the one muffin without weighing, personally, and never had a problem doing this. However, as you see above, many will point out that the weight can be off a decent amount.)
Ya, I don't weigh muffins (or sliced bread) either. If I were to plateau, I'd reevaluate this policy.
Yes, this! Me too.
I figure if I am eating a whole loaf myself over a week or 3 then individual variances likely average out to what's in the nutritional label.3 -
I weigh my breads, my canned fish, and things like protein bars and other sweets. These are almost always a different weight. Today, my portion weighed less than what it should.
I don't weigh my yogurt tubs.
Speaking of English muffins, I really like Thomas brand banana nut.0 -
CooCooPuff wrote: »I weigh my breads, my canned fish, and things like protein bars and other sweets. These are almost always a different weight. Today, my portion weighed less than what it should.
I don't weigh my yogurt tubs.
Speaking of English muffins, I really like Thomas brand banana nut.
Thomas Brand maple smell and taste like heaven. I haven't tried the banana nut, but will soon.1 -
I even weigh my individual yogurt cups. Danon Greek Light. Every one weighs less than the weight listed, so I. don't bother to adjust.0
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WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »I noticed the same thing with other breads. My multigrain bread lost ~10 grams, so I always weigh my bread before I toast it. As others have mentioned, when you're on a small deficit these things add up.
So do you not eat all of it if it's more or do you just eat half of it? When you talk about a small deficit do you mean as far as how many calories you can eat like 1200 calories a day? I get confused with what this means..
I still eat all of it, I just log it. For example, a serving size of my bread is 43 grams. I weigh it, and it weighs 49 grams. I log 49 grams on here (myfitnesspal). Sometimes grams aren't an option in the MFP entry for the bread (it might just be in slices), so then I'd log 1.14 slice (49 grams/43 grams).
A deficit is calories burned throughout the day minus calories eaten. Calories burned should be higher than calories eaten if you want to lose weight. How quickly you lose weight is based on the deficit. The higher the deficit, the more quickly you lose. I have a very small deficit (~200 calories per day) because I only want to lose a couple pounds. So I burn 1750 calories per day and eat 1550 calories.
It's very easy to accidentally eat 200 calories, which is why accuracy is very important with logging your food when you have a very small deficit.
How do you figure how much you burn per day? I appreciate all of your help as well as others! Thanks!
Experience. I've done many periods of maintenance. (Maintenance is when you eat to stay the same weight.) I logged my calories during maintenance and monitored my weight, so I knew how many calories I was eating while maintaining the same weight. It's also just an average (some days I eat more, some less).
MFP will estimate your burn based on your gender, height, weight, and activity level. I started there and adjusted as needed.
Where do I find the estimate for my burn?
MFP will calculate an estimate for you.WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »I noticed the same thing with other breads. My multigrain bread lost ~10 grams, so I always weigh my bread before I toast it. As others have mentioned, when you're on a small deficit these things add up.
So do you not eat all of it if it's more or do you just eat half of it? When you talk about a small deficit do you mean as far as how many calories you can eat like 1200 calories a day? I get confused with what this means..
I still eat all of it, I just log it. For example, a serving size of my bread is 43 grams. I weigh it, and it weighs 49 grams. I log 49 grams on here (myfitnesspal). Sometimes grams aren't an option in the MFP entry for the bread (it might just be in slices), so then I'd log 1.14 slice (49 grams/43 grams).
A deficit is calories burned throughout the day minus calories eaten. Calories burned should be higher than calories eaten if you want to lose weight. How quickly you lose weight is based on the deficit. The higher the deficit, the more quickly you lose. I have a very small deficit (~200 calories per day) because I only want to lose a couple pounds. So I burn 1750 calories per day and eat 1550 calories.
It's very easy to accidentally eat 200 calories, which is why accuracy is very important with logging your food when you have a very small deficit.
So wouldn't it make more sense to program mpf to say you want to lose more so it's not so hard to accidentally eat 200 more calories? Even if you don't want or need to lose more? This just confuses me with the deficits, etc. I guess what I'm asking is why have a small deficit if it's harder? Do you get less calories to eat this way or more? Just wondering for when I get to the maintenance phase.
Because I like to eat more.
Also, being on a larger deficit can be hard on your body, especially if you're active. I'm a runner, and my runs suck if I eat less than 1500 calories or so per day.
But yes, I could potentially set my calories lower and not worry so much about the logging. However, I've tried that already. One of my weight plateaus was caused by inaccurate logging (not weighing my food and just estimating). Weighing your food may seem like overkill, but once you start, it'll really open your eyes.
Thanks so much for explaining this. I do agree about weighing as I've noticed oatmeal as well as other food items not being accurate. I just never gave bread a thought to weigh. Would you weigh granola bars as well? It totally makes sense as far as eating more if you don't have much to lose. I weigh 145 and would like to get to 135-140. I'm 5'6. I started at 1200 calories/day. What would you recommend for me to eat now? Should I stick with 1200 or go up to the next level?
No problem!
I try to weigh all my solids. I didn't initially, because I assumed the packages would be accurate. So yeah, I'd weigh the granola bars, at least a few times. (If you keep weighing them and they're always dead on or within a couple grams, then you can probably not weigh them anymore. I've done that with a few foods I eat often; however, I will still weigh them once in awhile just to make sure.)
MFP will calculate your burn for you and give you an amount of calories to eat per day based on how many pounds you'd like to lose a week. 1200 calories per day is pretty aggressive for your height and weight. Did you select 2 lbs a week? If you only want to lose 5-10 lbs, usually it's recommended on here to select to lose 0.5 lbs per week. I agree with this, so you can try changing your goals and see what amount of calories you get.0 -
WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »I noticed the same thing with other breads. My multigrain bread lost ~10 grams, so I always weigh my bread before I toast it. As others have mentioned, when you're on a small deficit these things add up.
So do you not eat all of it if it's more or do you just eat half of it? When you talk about a small deficit do you mean as far as how many calories you can eat like 1200 calories a day? I get confused with what this means..
I still eat all of it, I just log it. For example, a serving size of my bread is 43 grams. I weigh it, and it weighs 49 grams. I log 49 grams on here (myfitnesspal). Sometimes grams aren't an option in the MFP entry for the bread (it might just be in slices), so then I'd log 1.14 slice (49 grams/43 grams).
A deficit is calories burned throughout the day minus calories eaten. Calories burned should be higher than calories eaten if you want to lose weight. How quickly you lose weight is based on the deficit. The higher the deficit, the more quickly you lose. I have a very small deficit (~200 calories per day) because I only want to lose a couple pounds. So I burn 1750 calories per day and eat 1550 calories.
It's very easy to accidentally eat 200 calories, which is why accuracy is very important with logging your food when you have a very small deficit.
How do you figure how much you burn per day? I appreciate all of your help as well as others! Thanks!
Experience. I've done many periods of maintenance. (Maintenance is when you eat to stay the same weight.) I logged my calories during maintenance and monitored my weight, so I knew how many calories I was eating while maintaining the same weight. It's also just an average (some days I eat more, some less).
MFP will estimate your burn based on your gender, height, weight, and activity level. I started there and adjusted as needed.
Where do I find the estimate for my burn?
MFP will calculate an estimate for you.WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »I noticed the same thing with other breads. My multigrain bread lost ~10 grams, so I always weigh my bread before I toast it. As others have mentioned, when you're on a small deficit these things add up.
So do you not eat all of it if it's more or do you just eat half of it? When you talk about a small deficit do you mean as far as how many calories you can eat like 1200 calories a day? I get confused with what this means..
I still eat all of it, I just log it. For example, a serving size of my bread is 43 grams. I weigh it, and it weighs 49 grams. I log 49 grams on here (myfitnesspal). Sometimes grams aren't an option in the MFP entry for the bread (it might just be in slices), so then I'd log 1.14 slice (49 grams/43 grams).
A deficit is calories burned throughout the day minus calories eaten. Calories burned should be higher than calories eaten if you want to lose weight. How quickly you lose weight is based on the deficit. The higher the deficit, the more quickly you lose. I have a very small deficit (~200 calories per day) because I only want to lose a couple pounds. So I burn 1750 calories per day and eat 1550 calories.
It's very easy to accidentally eat 200 calories, which is why accuracy is very important with logging your food when you have a very small deficit.
So wouldn't it make more sense to program mpf to say you want to lose more so it's not so hard to accidentally eat 200 more calories? Even if you don't want or need to lose more? This just confuses me with the deficits, etc. I guess what I'm asking is why have a small deficit if it's harder? Do you get less calories to eat this way or more? Just wondering for when I get to the maintenance phase.
Because I like to eat more. Also, being on a larger deficit can be hard on your body, especially if you're active. I'm a runner, and my runs suck if I eat less than 1500 calories or so per day.
But yes, I could potentially set my calories lower and not worry so much about the logging. However, I've tried that already. One of my weight plateaus was caused by inaccurate logging (not weighing my food and just estimating). Weighing your food may seem like overkill, but once you start, it'll really open your eyes.
Thanks so much for explaining this. I do agree about weighing as I've noticed oatmeal as well as other food items not being accurate. I just never gave bread a thought to weigh. Would you weigh granola bars as well? It totally makes sense as far as eating more if you don't have much to lose. I weigh 145 and would like to get to 135-140. I'm 5'6. I started at 1200 calories/day. What would you recommend for me to eat now? Should I stick with 1200 or go up to the next level?
No problem!
I try to weigh all my solids. I didn't initially, because I assumed the packages would be accurate. So yeah, I'd weigh the granola bars, at least a few times. (If you keep weighing them and they're always dead on or within a couple grams, then you can probably not weigh them anymore. I've done that with a few foods I eat often; however, I will still weigh them once in awhile just to make sure.)
MFP will calculate your burn for you and give you an amount of calories to eat per day based on how many pounds you'd like to lose a week. 1200 calories per day is pretty aggressive for your height and weight. Did you select 2 lbs a week? If you only want to lose 5-10 lbs, usually it's recommended on here to select to lose 0.5 lbs per week. I agree with this, so you can try changing your goals and see what amount of calories you get.
Well I figured it worked to set it to 1200 to lose the 21 lbs but I have been hungrier, more tired, grumpy at this number. Not sure why it works that way since I'm smaller now? I wouldn't think I would need more calories to fuel a smaller weight? But I have increased it to losing 1 lb a week and play around with the numbers. I will change it to losing 0.5 lbs now. Thanks for the tip! I'm still unsure of how to figure out my approximate calories burned. I don't see where it says this anywhere. I know what I burn when I exercise but not sure of my daily activities. Do you eat back all of your exercise calories or not with the increased calorie allowance? Sorry for all the ?'s. I appreciate your help!
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Wait...you weigh your English muffin??? It says on the package that this is a serving for the calorie amount. Why do you need to weigh it? I've managed to lose weight just fine without weighing it. Please let me know why?
I make my english muffins from scratch. i don't have a package to read...
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Wait...you weigh your English muffin??? It says on the package that this is a serving for the calorie amount. Why do you need to weigh it? I've managed to lose weight just fine without weighing it. Please let me know why?
I make my english muffins from scratch. i don't have a package to read...
What's your recipe
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Everytime this english muffins thread appears near the top I'm getting a wee bit hungry.
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They had a British Baking Show episode with English muffins. They seemed to be different from what Americans call English muffins. I wanted to learn to bake them. (I mostly don't miss baking, which has always been a bit too fussy to be my true love, even though I enjoyed improving my skills, but that show always makes me want to bake.)0
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WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »I noticed the same thing with other breads. My multigrain bread lost ~10 grams, so I always weigh my bread before I toast it. As others have mentioned, when you're on a small deficit these things add up.
So do you not eat all of it if it's more or do you just eat half of it? When you talk about a small deficit do you mean as far as how many calories you can eat like 1200 calories a day? I get confused with what this means..
I still eat all of it, I just log it. For example, a serving size of my bread is 43 grams. I weigh it, and it weighs 49 grams. I log 49 grams on here (myfitnesspal). Sometimes grams aren't an option in the MFP entry for the bread (it might just be in slices), so then I'd log 1.14 slice (49 grams/43 grams).
A deficit is calories burned throughout the day minus calories eaten. Calories burned should be higher than calories eaten if you want to lose weight. How quickly you lose weight is based on the deficit. The higher the deficit, the more quickly you lose. I have a very small deficit (~200 calories per day) because I only want to lose a couple pounds. So I burn 1750 calories per day and eat 1550 calories.
It's very easy to accidentally eat 200 calories, which is why accuracy is very important with logging your food when you have a very small deficit.
How do you figure how much you burn per day? I appreciate all of your help as well as others! Thanks!
Experience. I've done many periods of maintenance. (Maintenance is when you eat to stay the same weight.) I logged my calories during maintenance and monitored my weight, so I knew how many calories I was eating while maintaining the same weight. It's also just an average (some days I eat more, some less).
MFP will estimate your burn based on your gender, height, weight, and activity level. I started there and adjusted as needed.
Where do I find the estimate for my burn?
MFP will calculate an estimate for you.WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »I noticed the same thing with other breads. My multigrain bread lost ~10 grams, so I always weigh my bread before I toast it. As others have mentioned, when you're on a small deficit these things add up.
So do you not eat all of it if it's more or do you just eat half of it? When you talk about a small deficit do you mean as far as how many calories you can eat like 1200 calories a day? I get confused with what this means..
I still eat all of it, I just log it. For example, a serving size of my bread is 43 grams. I weigh it, and it weighs 49 grams. I log 49 grams on here (myfitnesspal). Sometimes grams aren't an option in the MFP entry for the bread (it might just be in slices), so then I'd log 1.14 slice (49 grams/43 grams).
A deficit is calories burned throughout the day minus calories eaten. Calories burned should be higher than calories eaten if you want to lose weight. How quickly you lose weight is based on the deficit. The higher the deficit, the more quickly you lose. I have a very small deficit (~200 calories per day) because I only want to lose a couple pounds. So I burn 1750 calories per day and eat 1550 calories.
It's very easy to accidentally eat 200 calories, which is why accuracy is very important with logging your food when you have a very small deficit.
So wouldn't it make more sense to program mpf to say you want to lose more so it's not so hard to accidentally eat 200 more calories? Even if you don't want or need to lose more? This just confuses me with the deficits, etc. I guess what I'm asking is why have a small deficit if it's harder? Do you get less calories to eat this way or more? Just wondering for when I get to the maintenance phase.
Because I like to eat more. Also, being on a larger deficit can be hard on your body, especially if you're active. I'm a runner, and my runs suck if I eat less than 1500 calories or so per day.
But yes, I could potentially set my calories lower and not worry so much about the logging. However, I've tried that already. One of my weight plateaus was caused by inaccurate logging (not weighing my food and just estimating). Weighing your food may seem like overkill, but once you start, it'll really open your eyes.
Thanks so much for explaining this. I do agree about weighing as I've noticed oatmeal as well as other food items not being accurate. I just never gave bread a thought to weigh. Would you weigh granola bars as well? It totally makes sense as far as eating more if you don't have much to lose. I weigh 145 and would like to get to 135-140. I'm 5'6. I started at 1200 calories/day. What would you recommend for me to eat now? Should I stick with 1200 or go up to the next level?
No problem!
I try to weigh all my solids. I didn't initially, because I assumed the packages would be accurate. So yeah, I'd weigh the granola bars, at least a few times. (If you keep weighing them and they're always dead on or within a couple grams, then you can probably not weigh them anymore. I've done that with a few foods I eat often; however, I will still weigh them once in awhile just to make sure.)
MFP will calculate your burn for you and give you an amount of calories to eat per day based on how many pounds you'd like to lose a week. 1200 calories per day is pretty aggressive for your height and weight. Did you select 2 lbs a week? If you only want to lose 5-10 lbs, usually it's recommended on here to select to lose 0.5 lbs per week. I agree with this, so you can try changing your goals and see what amount of calories you get.
Well I figured it worked to set it to 1200 to lose the 21 lbs but I have been hungrier, more tired, grumpy at this number. Not sure why it works that way since I'm smaller now? I wouldn't think I would need more calories to fuel a smaller weight? But I have increased it to losing 1 lb a week and play around with the numbers. I will change it to losing 0.5 lbs now. Thanks for the tip! I'm still unsure of how to figure out my approximate calories burned. I don't see where it says this anywhere. I know what I burn when I exercise but not sure of my daily activities. Do you eat back all of your exercise calories or not with the increased calorie allowance? Sorry for all the ?'s. I appreciate your help!
1200 calories per day is aggressive, even for me and I'm only 5'1" and 125 lbs. If you're tired/grumpy then you should be eating more. This is why people choose a smaller deficit, to avoid feeling that way. It's eating more to lose more slowly and not be miserable while doing it.
You don't need to calculate your own burn since MFP will do that for you. To see what their estimate is for your burn, when you set your goals, click on "view guided setup". That's where you change your goal of losing so much weight per week. If you change your goal to maintain you current weight, which means zero deficit, whatever calories they give you is their estimate for your daily burn (not including exercise). If you choose to lose 0.5 lbs per week, whatever calories they give you plus 250 calories is your burn (again, not including exercise).
There are also other calculators online you can look into if you're curious. Just look up TDEE calulator. However, TDEE estimates will give you a total burn which includes exercise, so will be higher than whatever MFP gives you. Keep in mind these calculators, including MFP, are all approximate. You may need to adjust your calories up or down based on your needs.1 -
WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »I noticed the same thing with other breads. My multigrain bread lost ~10 grams, so I always weigh my bread before I toast it. As others have mentioned, when you're on a small deficit these things add up.
So do you not eat all of it if it's more or do you just eat half of it? When you talk about a small deficit do you mean as far as how many calories you can eat like 1200 calories a day? I get confused with what this means..
I still eat all of it, I just log it. For example, a serving size of my bread is 43 grams. I weigh it, and it weighs 49 grams. I log 49 grams on here (myfitnesspal). Sometimes grams aren't an option in the MFP entry for the bread (it might just be in slices), so then I'd log 1.14 slice (49 grams/43 grams).
A deficit is calories burned throughout the day minus calories eaten. Calories burned should be higher than calories eaten if you want to lose weight. How quickly you lose weight is based on the deficit. The higher the deficit, the more quickly you lose. I have a very small deficit (~200 calories per day) because I only want to lose a couple pounds. So I burn 1750 calories per day and eat 1550 calories.
It's very easy to accidentally eat 200 calories, which is why accuracy is very important with logging your food when you have a very small deficit.
How do you figure how much you burn per day? I appreciate all of your help as well as others! Thanks!
Experience. I've done many periods of maintenance. (Maintenance is when you eat to stay the same weight.) I logged my calories during maintenance and monitored my weight, so I knew how many calories I was eating while maintaining the same weight. It's also just an average (some days I eat more, some less).
MFP will estimate your burn based on your gender, height, weight, and activity level. I started there and adjusted as needed.
Where do I find the estimate for my burn?
MFP will calculate an estimate for you.WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »WickedPineapple wrote: »I noticed the same thing with other breads. My multigrain bread lost ~10 grams, so I always weigh my bread before I toast it. As others have mentioned, when you're on a small deficit these things add up.
So do you not eat all of it if it's more or do you just eat half of it? When you talk about a small deficit do you mean as far as how many calories you can eat like 1200 calories a day? I get confused with what this means..
I still eat all of it, I just log it. For example, a serving size of my bread is 43 grams. I weigh it, and it weighs 49 grams. I log 49 grams on here (myfitnesspal). Sometimes grams aren't an option in the MFP entry for the bread (it might just be in slices), so then I'd log 1.14 slice (49 grams/43 grams).
A deficit is calories burned throughout the day minus calories eaten. Calories burned should be higher than calories eaten if you want to lose weight. How quickly you lose weight is based on the deficit. The higher the deficit, the more quickly you lose. I have a very small deficit (~200 calories per day) because I only want to lose a couple pounds. So I burn 1750 calories per day and eat 1550 calories.
It's very easy to accidentally eat 200 calories, which is why accuracy is very important with logging your food when you have a very small deficit.
So wouldn't it make more sense to program mpf to say you want to lose more so it's not so hard to accidentally eat 200 more calories? Even if you don't want or need to lose more? This just confuses me with the deficits, etc. I guess what I'm asking is why have a small deficit if it's harder? Do you get less calories to eat this way or more? Just wondering for when I get to the maintenance phase.
Because I like to eat more. Also, being on a larger deficit can be hard on your body, especially if you're active. I'm a runner, and my runs suck if I eat less than 1500 calories or so per day.
But yes, I could potentially set my calories lower and not worry so much about the logging. However, I've tried that already. One of my weight plateaus was caused by inaccurate logging (not weighing my food and just estimating). Weighing your food may seem like overkill, but once you start, it'll really open your eyes.
Thanks so much for explaining this. I do agree about weighing as I've noticed oatmeal as well as other food items not being accurate. I just never gave bread a thought to weigh. Would you weigh granola bars as well? It totally makes sense as far as eating more if you don't have much to lose. I weigh 145 and would like to get to 135-140. I'm 5'6. I started at 1200 calories/day. What would you recommend for me to eat now? Should I stick with 1200 or go up to the next level?
No problem!
I try to weigh all my solids. I didn't initially, because I assumed the packages would be accurate. So yeah, I'd weigh the granola bars, at least a few times. (If you keep weighing them and they're always dead on or within a couple grams, then you can probably not weigh them anymore. I've done that with a few foods I eat often; however, I will still weigh them once in awhile just to make sure.)
MFP will calculate your burn for you and give you an amount of calories to eat per day based on how many pounds you'd like to lose a week. 1200 calories per day is pretty aggressive for your height and weight. Did you select 2 lbs a week? If you only want to lose 5-10 lbs, usually it's recommended on here to select to lose 0.5 lbs per week. I agree with this, so you can try changing your goals and see what amount of calories you get.
Well I figured it worked to set it to 1200 to lose the 21 lbs but I have been hungrier, more tired, grumpy at this number. Not sure why it works that way since I'm smaller now? I wouldn't think I would need more calories to fuel a smaller weight? But I have increased it to losing 1 lb a week and play around with the numbers. I will change it to losing 0.5 lbs now. Thanks for the tip! I'm still unsure of how to figure out my approximate calories burned. I don't see where it says this anywhere. I know what I burn when I exercise but not sure of my daily activities. Do you eat back all of your exercise calories or not with the increased calorie allowance? Sorry for all the ?'s. I appreciate your help!
1200 calories per day is aggressive, even for me and I'm only 5'1" and 125 lbs. If you're tired/grumpy then you should be eating more. This is why people choose a smaller deficit, to avoid feeling that way. It's eating more to lose more slowly and not be miserable while doing it.
You don't need to calculate your own burn since MFP will do that for you. To see what their estimate is for your burn, when you set your goals, click on "view guided setup". That's where you change your goal of losing so much weight per week. If you change your goal to maintain you current weight, which means zero deficit, whatever calories they give you is their estimate for your daily burn (not including exercise). If you choose to lose 0.5 lbs per week, whatever calories they give you plus 250 calories is your burn (again, not including exercise).
There are also other calculators online you can look into if you're curious. Just look up TDEE calulator. However, TDEE estimates will give you a total burn which includes exercise, so will be higher than whatever MFP gives you. Keep in mind these calculators, including MFP, are all approximate. You may need to adjust your calories up or down based on your needs.
Wow thank you so much for this help. I really appreciate it and now that makes sense. I will eat more because I'm having a hard time staying this low. Thanks for your time in explaining all of this to me.
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