For those confused or questioning "Eating your exercise calo

Jaymie · June 2009

WOW thank u for writing that article on metabolism and eating ur calories.. I will have to print it out and re-read to fully understand it... it takes me a while to understand these technical terms and jargon...
im no einstein

But I try...

:smooched:

hiddensecant · June 2009

bump

lisamgould · June 2009

Bump

Georg · June 2009

"Food is fuel, not a fall back option for everything that goes wrong in life."

nice
I like that.
:bigsmile:
I just told my daughter today that mashed potatoes would not make the people she works with be nicer.
:huh:

magglett · June 2009

Bumpity bump

hiddensecant · June 2009

BUMP

ilike2moveit · June 2009

Banks, thanks for the great info. I'm also a newbie and had no idea what bumping you meant so I learned that too. :laugh:

femmerides · June 2009

this is such an amazing break down. :-) thanks!

melssyl · June 2009

Thanks for the great explaination... it's good to know how the tools work.. !!! Stay Blessed!!

blessedtobefit · June 2009

Thanks Banks!! This is some wonderful info and I greatly appreciate all your time and research you put in to help all of us. THANKS!!!!!

amicklin · June 2009

Well said, Bravo!! :drinker:

SweetAzn · June 2009

Thanks for posting Banks! It's funny...just the other day I was talking to my mom about this and we both weren't sure why. Now I can explain to her. Thanks again!:happy:

sina1215 · June 2009

Thanks for the info - not sure what the exact formula is for me but will do some experimenting as to how much and what type of calories are needed.

SHBoss1673 · June 2009

Thanks for posting Banks! It's funny...just the other day I was talking to my mom about this and we both weren't sure why. Now I can explain to her. Thanks again!:happy:

lol, your avatar is awesome!

You guys are most welcome.

FYI, I'm Banks, I had to add a new username for various reasons that you probably wouldn't care about.

SweetAzn · June 2009

Thanks for posting Banks! It's funny...just the other day I was talking to my mom about this and we both weren't sure why. Now I can explain to her. Thanks again!:happy:

lol, your avatar is awesome!

You guys are most welcome.

FYI, I'm Banks, I had to add a new username for various reasons that you probably wouldn't care about.

Lol...thanx! :bigsmile: That's one of my dogs...she was dressed up for Halloween!

TeenTchr · June 2009

Thank you thank you thank you!!! I think I'll hug you!. I thought I was preety smart when it came to nutrition but this explained things I hadn't understood before. I have change my meal preferences to 6 times a day and I am making sure I spread my calories out. I'm looking forward to greater results:flowerforyou:

jessweis · July 2009

:flowerforyou: thank you that helped clarify the whole thing for me. A personal trainer told me to try this website, I have been on about a week now and I love it. THX

soletravlr · July 2009

Thanks for your very comprehensive and well thought out answer. That is extremely clear.

cnutbrown · July 2009

OK, so newbie with a question....I find that I am having a hard time eating all of my calories in a day (set at 1,400) but I also dont excercise nearly as much as I should...

so... 1. when I do excercise should I still eat my cals??

and....2. I am a carb freak! If I am eating within my cals and carbs but slightly over on my protiens am I still in a good weightloss range??

I am confused because of the NO CARB diets that limit this to next to nothing and am finding MFP to be MUCH too easy compared to all of the other diets I have tried over the last 10 yrs!!!

Thanks!
You guys are great!

pttarh2o · July 2009

BUMP... well i hope i "bumpped" right sry if i didnt

arewethereyet · July 2009

:glasses:

sineadm09 · July 2009

thanks for this

SHBoss1673 · July 2009

OK, so newbie with a question....I find that I am having a hard time eating all of my calories in a day (set at 1,400) but I also dont excercise nearly as much as I should...

so... 1. when I do excercise should I still eat my cals??

and....2. I am a carb freak! If I am eating within my cals and carbs but slightly over on my protiens am I still in a good weightloss range??

I am confused because of the NO CARB diets that limit this to next to nothing and am finding MFP to be MUCH too easy compared to all of the other diets I have tried over the last 10 yrs!!!

Thanks!
You guys are great!

Couple of things to know, MFP isn't a diet, it's a lifestyle. As such, it shouldn't be difficult, or not overly difficult anyway. MFP sets protein pretty low IMHO, you should be fine going slightly over your protein. What confuses you about no carbs? Some people can do no carb diets without a problem, and some can't, it's a difficult path to follow for many, and you need to be extremely dilligent in your other nutritional intake if you go this route, but if it's done right, it can be a safe and effective strategy; although most long term studies confirm it's neither better nor worse for most people then other caloric restriction plus RDA recommended nutritional diets. It's basically a lifestyle choice you need to choose to make and then stick too.