MFP Method of Use
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When I adjusted to sedentary I'm limited to 1500 calories a day.0
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SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »OP, you are really making this too complicated. Enter your stats, 2 lbs/week loss, and pick your level of activity based on how you spend your day other than exercise (very few people qualify as "active"). Use that number. Eat back about 1/2 of your exercise calories. Do this for a month, tweak as needed.
I picked the "active" because of my exercise plans.
I'll tweak again and bring those numbers back.
Go with active then. But use the allowance MFP gives you, not your math, and then don't eat back exercise calories.0 -
your scooby stats put you at about 1800 calories per day. with a 25% reduction which is aggressive.0
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I put in my lifestyle that led to my current weight....TavistockToad wrote: »Your activity level isn't sedentary if you're going to the gym?
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SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »When I adjusted to sedentary I'm limited to 1500 calories a day.
You were happy to eat 450 cals 10 minutes ago?!1 -
OP, you are really making this too complicated. Enter your stats, 2 lbs/week loss, and pick your level of activity based on how you spend your day other than exercise (very few people qualify as "active"). Use that number. Eat back about 1/2 of your exercise calories. Do this for a month, tweak as needed.
It looks like OP is using a TDEE calculator, not MFP's guided setup. OP, if that's the case then you should set your activity level to active, based on your current workout plan. (TDEE calculators include exercise as part of our activity levels and MFP's guided set up does not).
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SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »When I adjusted to sedentary I'm limited to 1500 calories a day.
start with 1500 then and enter your exercise manually and eat back 50-75% for a month and see if you're losing is on track. adjust as necessary.0 -
OP, you EITHER put your activity level as sedentary and eat back exercise cals
OR
you set your activity level higher and don't eat back exercise cals.
Choose one...3 -
TavistockToad wrote: »SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »When I adjusted to sedentary I'm limited to 1500 calories a day.
You were happy to eat 450 cals 10 minutes ago?!
I was satisfying someone else's question.
I don't want to eat 450. I want to eat about 1800.0 -
SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »When I adjusted to sedentary I'm limited to 1500 calories a day.
You were happy to eat 450 cals 10 minutes ago?!
I was satisfying someone else's question.
I don't want to eat 450. I want to eat about 1800.
So eat 1800, you're not taking on board anything anyone is saying anyway...0 -
CafeRacer808 wrote: »OP, you are really making this too complicated. Enter your stats, 2 lbs/week loss, and pick your level of activity based on how you spend your day other than exercise (very few people qualify as "active"). Use that number. Eat back about 1/2 of your exercise calories. Do this for a month, tweak as needed.
It looks like OP is using a TDEE calculator, not MFP's guided setup. OP, if that's the case then you should set your activity level to active, based on your current workout plan. (TDEE calculators include exercise as part of our activity levels and MFP's guided set up does not).
I was hopefully encouraging her to lose the complicated calculators and her own questionable math, since she seems to lack some basic understanding of how these things work. Go with the numbers MFP gives her.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »When I adjusted to sedentary I'm limited to 1500 calories a day.
You were happy to eat 450 cals 10 minutes ago?!
I was satisfying someone else's question.
I don't want to eat 450. I want to eat about 1800.
So eat 1800, you're not taking on board anything anyone is saying anyway...
How many calories should I eat, then? Taking into account I have a spin class.0 -
SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »When I adjusted to sedentary I'm limited to 1500 calories a day.
You were happy to eat 450 cals 10 minutes ago?!
I was satisfying someone else's question.
I don't want to eat 450. I want to eat about 1800.
So eat 1800, you're not taking on board anything anyone is saying anyway...
How many calories should I eat, then? Taking into account I have a spin class.
Read through all my previous posts....1 -
SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »When I adjusted to sedentary I'm limited to 1500 calories a day.
You were happy to eat 450 cals 10 minutes ago?!
I was satisfying someone else's question.
I don't want to eat 450. I want to eat about 1800.
Great! You've picked a goal. Eat 1800 for a few weeks and see how you do. If you feel okay and lose weight as you expect, then you've found the right number. If not, then you can adjust it up or down as necessary.
All of these calculations are just estimates. They're different ways of coming to a similar goal. But the most important thing is whether or not those estimates work out for you in a real world setting. You can poke and prod at the calculators, try to net this or that, work through inaccurate calorie burns and weird settings, but none of that really matters in the long run. Just pick a number that's reasonable and try it out for a while.0 -
CafeRacer808 wrote: »OP, you are really making this too complicated. Enter your stats, 2 lbs/week loss, and pick your level of activity based on how you spend your day other than exercise (very few people qualify as "active"). Use that number. Eat back about 1/2 of your exercise calories. Do this for a month, tweak as needed.
It looks like OP is using a TDEE calculator, not MFP's guided setup. OP, if that's the case then you should set your activity level to active, based on your current workout plan. (TDEE calculators include exercise as part of our activity levels and MFP's guided set up does not).
I was hopefully encouraging her to lose the complicated calculators and her own questionable math, since she seems to lack some basic understanding of how these things work. Go with the numbers MFP gives her.
Well... it isn't all that complicated. I have an exercise class and a walk. I decided 1800 was a good limitation.
If I'm so dim, then spell it out for me? How many calories do you think I should eat? AND lose weight.
Thank you for your time.0 -
OP I agree with others, you are WAY overcomplicating things. Forget your 450 cal number, that was ludicrous.
First - pick a method: MFP NEAT + Exercise Calories or TDEE - Calorie Deficit (20% would be appropriate for you).
Once you have decided which method you want to follow (should end up with similar results just a matter of preference) then set up MFP with accurate stats and your goal.
Eat foods within that calorie goal that provide satiety (fill you up), nutrition (macros and micro nutrients) and enjoyment (helps with adherence).
Log everything you eat accurately and honestly.
When you exercise, if using the MFP method then you would log and eat back a portion of those calories. If using TDEE method, you can log it but enter a calorie burn of 1 cal since exercise was factored into your goal.
Monitor and adjust over time.
More great information to be found here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
and in the other Stickied Most Helpful Posts at the top of each Forum section...2 -
SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »CafeRacer808 wrote: »OP, you are really making this too complicated. Enter your stats, 2 lbs/week loss, and pick your level of activity based on how you spend your day other than exercise (very few people qualify as "active"). Use that number. Eat back about 1/2 of your exercise calories. Do this for a month, tweak as needed.
It looks like OP is using a TDEE calculator, not MFP's guided setup. OP, if that's the case then you should set your activity level to active, based on your current workout plan. (TDEE calculators include exercise as part of our activity levels and MFP's guided set up does not).
I was hopefully encouraging her to lose the complicated calculators and her own questionable math, since she seems to lack some basic understanding of how these things work. Go with the numbers MFP gives her.
Well... it isn't all that complicated. I have an exercise class and a walk. I decided 1800 was a good limitation.
If I'm so dim, then spell it out for me? How many calories do you think I should eat? AND lose weight.
Thank you for your time.
Listen, as @diannethegeek pointed out, 1800 is probably perfectly fine. I already told you what I thought you should do- enter your stats, choose 2 lb/week, use your true activity level outside of exercise, use that number and eat back about half of your exercise calories. I apologize if it came across that I felt you were "dim"- this was not my intention. It just seemed from your earlier comments that you didn't understand the concept of net calories and how inflated your calorie burns were. I wish you well.0 -
That was helpful.WinoGelato wrote: »OP I agree with others, you are WAY overcomplicating things. Forget your 450 cal number, that was ludicrous.
First - pick a method: MFP NEAT + Exercise Calories or TDEE - Calorie Deficit (20% would be appropriate for you).
Once you have decided which method you want to follow (should end up with similar results just a matter of preference) then set up MFP with accurate stats and your goal.
Eat foods within that calorie goal that provide satiety (fill you up), nutrition (macros and micro nutrients) and enjoyment (helps with adherence).
Log everything you eat accurately and honestly.
When you exercise, if using the MFP method then you would log and eat back a portion of those calories. If using TDEE method, you can log it but enter a calorie burn of 1 cal since exercise was factored into your goal.
Monitor and adjust over time.
More great information to be found here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
and in the other Stickied Most Helpful Posts at the top of each Forum section...
I only did the 450 calorie thing as I didn't like having so much extra green at the end of the day. Felt too loose.0 -
SierraFatToSkinny wrote: »CafeRacer808 wrote: »OP, you are really making this too complicated. Enter your stats, 2 lbs/week loss, and pick your level of activity based on how you spend your day other than exercise (very few people qualify as "active"). Use that number. Eat back about 1/2 of your exercise calories. Do this for a month, tweak as needed.
It looks like OP is using a TDEE calculator, not MFP's guided setup. OP, if that's the case then you should set your activity level to active, based on your current workout plan. (TDEE calculators include exercise as part of our activity levels and MFP's guided set up does not).
I was hopefully encouraging her to lose the complicated calculators and her own questionable math, since she seems to lack some basic understanding of how these things work. Go with the numbers MFP gives her.
Well... it isn't all that complicated. I have an exercise class and a walk. I decided 1800 was a good limitation.
If I'm so dim, then spell it out for me? How many calories do you think I should eat? AND lose weight.
Thank you for your time.
Listen, as @diannethegeek pointed out, 1800 is probably perfectly fine. I already told you what I thought you should do- enter your stats, choose 2 lb/week, use your true activity level outside of exercise, use that number and eat back about half of your exercise calories. I apologize if it came across that I felt you were "dim"- this was not my intention. It just seemed from your earlier comments that you didn't understand the concept of net calories and how inflated your calorie burns were. I wish you well.
Sorry, so much going on in this thread. I lost track of who said what.
I do know that the exercises are probably inflated. Though... I've gotten mixed messages on that as well.
Honestly, thank you for your time! I got a little defensive.1 -
U can add me if you like. I've been myfitnesspal devoted logging as best as I could all my foods exercises etc 2 years ago and managed to drop from 109kg(17 stone) to around 96kg (15 stone)! Felt great... but then started to have wee snack here, wee Cheeky drink there, etc so back to 99kg. I am determined to drop my weight up to 80-85kg before summer. Fed up of having chubby cheeks and beer belly. My partner is quite Pettit and a size 8, she has a great figure and is always doing some type diet to loose 1lb. I found it funny when I need to shift at least 1 and 1/2 stone. She says I look great but I see myself in the mirror and It doesn't look sexy at all. I'm a great cook and love food and know that the secret to loosing weight for me is, do more exercise even if only 30 mn day and try to eat less. All my portions are man portions and as I don't need all that energy, I bought a small plate now. If it doesn't fit in it I won't eat it. . I do have muscly complexion and put muscle very quick when regularly exercising. The issue is my appetite also increases and if I stop exercising I just pile weight on. Last year on holiday I felt to be the biggest person in the holiday resort I was with my partner and got a few looks off people. I could read their thoughts "what is the girl doing with a massive guy like him!" So... felt shity but this year I'm going to try to be in shape for the summer! Fed up of looking like the guy from suther comfort advert (minus the speedos). Let's all do it in 2017. I set my food intake to 1500 and try to be around that. I then to have a good breakfast and a good dinner. In between I try to either have soup for lunch or oranges. They do give energy to work through the day without snacking and are great to help recover from muscle pains.0
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