MFP...Friend or Foe?

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  • ExplorinLauren
    ExplorinLauren Posts: 991 Member
    Watch this on Youtube. Eat, Fast, and Live Longer. It's a documentary that is n hour long separated by 4 videos. Maybe that'll help. This is what I'm currently doing but modified to my style. GL and let me know what you think.

    In addition, I've been doing this for 3 weeks now and see more results than i ever saw.

    Will watch .. thx :) Idk how I feel about fasting??... but I will watch... thanks :)
  • tosmoothash
    tosmoothash Posts: 187 Member
    People, myself included, love to give advice! We can all go into paralysis for all of the advice floating around. I'd say (see, I told you I love to give advice! LOL) that if something has been working for you, you have energy, feel good then keep doing it! Not everything works for everyone. I think people get a bit cocky or over confident at times when they've been intensely successful at something or had an aha moment then they want to "share" that with the world. Usually it is a good thing, but other times can drive people BATTY!

    Good luck!

    ^^^^^^ THIS!!! I can definitely agree!!! You have to do what works for you or what has been working for you.
  • Val_NC
    Val_NC Posts: 5 Member
    My doctor, who is at least 15-20 yrs younger than me, has placed me on a 1200 cal/day regimine, along with no less than 40 mins of consistent cardio 5-6 days/wk. I use MFP to keep up with my intake, but do not consume the calories I burn. I began following her advice on May 1 & am losing an average of 1.8 lbs/wk. Now, after 14 weeks I've dropped 26lbs, over 16 inches, & 3 pants sizes. Where some members posting in this forum feel that the 1200 cal/day is "very 80's", it's working for me. If I ate the 1500 that is recommended on this site just from entering my basic info, I would have gained the 26lbs instead of losing it. This program isn't for everyone, & there are no generic programs out there, so find what works for you, & modify it to fit your needs.
  • KeriW626
    KeriW626 Posts: 430
    I understand your confusion. After my 1st week on MFP. normal eatting, inputting everything. He told me I need to eat at least 1200 calories, but because I am not active no more than 1400 calories. (my report showed I had 3 days under 500, and two under 700, nothing over 1000.

    I am learning to eat clean and healthy. I get recipes from here to help with that. The bottom line on free advice, is take what you need/ agree with and ignore the rest. Goo luck. :flowerforyou:
  • dansls1
    dansls1 Posts: 309 Member
    It's pretty simple to figure out your calorie needs. You've logged for a while right? So take the calories for the last 30 days and add them up. Then multiply the pounds you have lost in that same 30 days by 3500. Add the 2 numbers together and divide by 30. This is YOUR maintenance calorie level for your body right now. Now, figure out how much you want to lose per week (2 pounds or less). 1 pound a week is a 500 calorie per day deficit. Simple easy math and no confusion.
  • KeriW626
    KeriW626 Posts: 430
    I am looking at this as a life time change. I have issues. MFP allows me to keep track of my calories. Doing this I am eatting more than I did, and making better choices of what I eat. I read someone mention their hair falling out. Mine never fell out, but I never shined either. It is now so my increase in food is a good thing.

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