Share your Numbers
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In case people in the group haven't realized it, MFP recently (Let's call it early 2025 could have been a bit earlier) changed the multiplier they assign to each activity level.
Which means that the base activity calories that are assigned for people who have no connected devices are now higher than they used to be.
The estimate used to be 1.25, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8x BMR for sedentary to very active
It is now 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0x BMR respectively
Nothing changes for those who are using their watch estimate but the base calories are now higher for people who are just using MFP directly
(You get more calories to eat which may or may not be helpful to each individual depending where they're at!)1 -
Hmmm … I still haven’t brought my Fitbit watch in … 🙁2
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oh nooooo.... poor fitbitty
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Numbers coming down very slowly- which is okay. But it’s not an easy loss. I have to fight myself all day long! I feel like I’m standing on the tracks trying to stop an oncoming train. When I did this five years ago - with lots more to lose- it seemed a bit easier.
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Freakin' trains. Thank you for the update, Yooly. You are inspiring.
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Less to lose..... less of a budget (if generally less active) = slower progress 😞 🫂🤗
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woohoo! I finally have my Fitbit working and connect :) Feels like a major accomplishment.
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“woohoo! I finally have my Fitbit working and connect :) Feels like a major accomplishment.”
it is a major accomplishment! Congratulations 🎉. Makes me wonder if I need to get a Fitbit. Do I have sufficient brain cells left to figure it out? My supply of brain cells is limited…..
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It works well for me, Yooly. Because it provides a bar to meet. I really hate "failing" so it is inspirational. Especially good now that I am walking more now that I have retired my car. The car was a BAD thing for me :) - very handy / maybe even necessary for the whole cancer/eye treatment stuff - but hopefully not so necessary again anytime soon :)
The figuring out part can be as simple or as complicated as you want. Turns out the problem I had setting it up and getting it going was because I thought it was a Fitbit Inspire 2 and it was an Inspire 3 (did I mention the poor vision :) ) - I called customer support and the assistant, at his wit's end, suggested I check my receipt to make sure it was an Inspire 2. Duh. I said I was pretty certain it was, because it was my 3rd Inspire 2. Well. It wasn't. As soon as I treated it as an Inspire 3 (different set up) all worked well.2 -
Had a salty (capers, olives, artichoke) pasta dish at lunch yesterday. It wasn’t over the calorie deficit but WOW- woke up this morning with an extra pound or two and puffy fingers.
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Amazing how it can make that much of a difference on your tiny frame! Do you think :) that it does any kind of a "spring cleaning" other than the salt? That much extra fluid coming and going so quickly it seems like it might???
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I’m giving it my all with no movement on the scale. Obviously the new meds are slowing things waaaay down. I’m not sure I can cut back much more without just giving up. Hoping this is a short term period of adjustment?
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I think cutting back too much will make you give up, Yooly :( By wary of overplaying that card.
Does the medication cause water retention too?1 -
I’m trying to stick with 1200 calories but it’s sooo hard. I don’t know what the meds are doing - slowing my metabolism? Before I could lose weight on 1350-1400 daily. Now I’m cutting back and nothing is happening even with increased gym time. Hoping for some kind of bodily reset….
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1200. Stuck with that for about 10 months a few years ago. Lost a lot of weight. But it isn't sustainable - and it requires calorie choosing/counting to be the absolute priority in your life.
That is no way to live. Everyone in this group knows that and has been there.
I imagine that your body is in recovery mode, Yooly. It doesn't want to give up any weight - because it doesn't know what is coming next. Hormones are all different - and I don't think we really fully understand what that does (except hopefully starve the cancer?) And. Radiation is such an insult to the largest organ of your body.
Can you tolerate not losing weight for a bit? Maybe just maintaining until your body feels safe again?2 -
I'm trying to put my toes into the number world starting today. Bit the bullet and weighed myself this morning. Set my MFP goal to lose 1 pound per week. Tracked my breakfast and have meal plans in my head for today. I think that is the only way for me - despite all my "ideas". Have the Fitbit set up - hopefully it will all work like magic - so long as I follow their numbers/recommendations. 🤞
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With a grain of salt Laurie.
Yooly, hopefully appetite will follow in close coordination with metabolic speed up or slow downs. Fingers crossed. But yes. Maintaining is not a terrible thing by ANY stretch of the imagination.
For myself? The past couple of weeks are probably +2 to +3 lbs. Probably need to give it a little bit of time to settle because the end portion is always the bigger problem.
Metric Crapton of stuff accumulated!
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Oh PAV. You are/were so correct. Two days of eating well with pretty strict tracking - including using a scale for everything. And I'm just stunned at how much I can eat. I'm still slightly under MFPs recommendation. If I wasn't tracking I would be seriously undereating - and binging soon after.
I haven't been eating treats…but there was room for a reasonable portion of treats. I just don't trust myself yet :)1 -
Sometimes figuring a/the process is more important even than the immediate results
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I'm at that "My scale is my friend" early days of weight loss stage :) Day 4 of tracking and as I expected the scale dropped magically. Five pounds down.
This is fair though. Since I can easily put on 5 pounds with little effort.
It has a wonderful magical effect. Enough to make me want to avoid messing around with the gods of weight control. Today, if I have the urge to just throw it all to the wind and buy something really dangerous, this 5 pounds down will make it easier to avoid that section of the grocery store and instead keep myself well fed!
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6.5 lbs 🔽
I know this is that magical period. But. I can't help but kind of bubble over with happy enthusiasm. Can't tell anyone in my life yet because I've not been too reliable on this front. So glad I can tell you all!!!!3 -
“6.5 lbs 🔽
I know this is that magical period. But. I can't help but kind of bubble over with happy enthusiasm. Can't tell anyone in my life yet because I've not been too reliable on this front. So glad I can tell you all!!!!”
We will gladly celebrate your success Laurie! 🎉
When I started seriously losing weight I told no one- not even hubby. Just ate less and worked around our shared meals. Less of this and that, fewer snacks…. I didn’t say anything to anyone until finally someone noticed.
I found dealing with my logging and calories easier alone without the pressure of explaining my eating habits. Or worse yet- well meaning helpfulness. I didn’t want the constant explanations or scrutiny from anyone. For me it’s just easier to do what I need to do alone. May be why I’m struggling now with so much “support”?
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lol - that thought crossed my mind with myself, Yooly. But it seems like it has nothing to do with any freaking thing except when it is time and the stars align - determination, need, belief, hormones, luck? - it feels more doable.
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The stars - plus of course the solid knowledge we have gained over the years and here.
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So - no movement in the numbers. While I go to the gym regularly, I’m fighting overwhelming fatigue during the day. Lots of sitting, napping 😴. I’m dropping my daily calories to 1200. It’s unsustainable I know but maybe a kick start?
I’m only two months into my 5(!!!) year med course but the weight is creeping up. Did I mention that increased appetite is also a side effect? WTF 😳
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I'm sorry you are going through this, Yooly. How are you feeling otherwise? Joint issues?
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Banner day on the scale 🎉
Was coming close to the 10 pounds down mark, and then the multiple guests holiday weekend hit, followed by some really high (for me) step days and up she went. But this morning was the morning I believed (hoped) would come ... the nice drop after a rise and days of stubbornly holding steady.
Down 11.2 pounds this morning. Even after yesterday's lemon cake.
Oh, PAV, you and Novusdies have written so much about sustainable diets and all that moderation stuff and PAV you keep coaxing and gently reminding and finally I'm on it and it is working. Why does it take so long to truly - all the way down to our bones - learn things deeply enough to modify our behaviour?
Last time around I stuck it out at 1,200 calories a day, many days less than that, and now, averaging 2,000 calories a day (which is, according to MFP and Fitbit, still under my calorie goal to lose 1 pound per week but learning only comes so fast :) ) I'm losing well - but living much more comfortably with room to eat the nutritious food my body needs and have some calories for fun food.2 -
While I go to the gym regularly, I’m fighting overwhelming fatigue during the day. Lots of sitting, napping 😴. I’m dropping my daily calories to 1200. It’s unsustainable I know but maybe a kick start?
Sigh Yooly! I am resisting joining you in the slow down but, everything I've read, says I probably won't be able to :-(
How much up have you truly gone in terms of weight. I would be more concerned with defense than offence if you get what I mean. So if the increase is currently minimal maybe concentrate on sustainable and dealing with tiredness first as opposed to heading for unsustainable. Don't forget that hypocaloric also slows you down. Also balance gym vs activities of daily life. Gym has benefits, you know that way more than me… but daily life has a way of accumulating so there is definitely a balance to be stuck there.
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I’m up about 15 lbs over the last 7 months and stuck. Apparently the fatigue won’t improve and I have to find some way to deal with it and still lose the weight. Docs don’t seem concerned about the weight but my pants do!!
Here’s the little blurb from the meds-
“Crashing fatigue is an overwhelming feeling of extreme exhaustion, often sudden and unexpected, leaving a person feeling drained and unable to function normally, even after rest. It's characterized by a rapid onset of intense lethargy and a complete lack of energy, making it difficult to engage in daily activities.”😵💫😵💫😵💫0
