Why do i need to enter my weight??

munchiesnamaretto

this is supposed to be a fitness pal thing right?, then why did I have to enter my weight if MUSCLE weighs More than FAT?... And in order to Burn fat, you need to build muscle otherwise its all just water weight or muscle-loss, or BOTH!, yikes! Im not trying to do that, i want to make sure than Im losing the fat not the muscle that helps me burn the fat....

jacksonpt

What the hell are you talking about?

burning fat = losing weight while retaining muscle
losing weight = maintaining a reasonable calorie deficit
retaining muscle = heavy lifting + sufficient protein intake

so if a = b = c...

burning fat = maintaining a reasonable calorie deficit + heavy lifting + sufficient protein intake.

firemanfive0

What the hell are you talking about?

this^^^^^^

Do some reading on google and such on weight/fat/muscle loss, muscle toning, muscle building (which toning and building are 2 different things. This might be able to answer a large portion of your questions. MFP is a calorie counting app that can also help you track calories burnt during fitness.

and helps you track weight loss or gain...depending on what your goals are.

ibbray04

this is supposed to be a fitness pal thing right?, then why did I have to enter my weight if MUSCLE weighs More than FAT?... And in order to Burn fat, you need to build muscle otherwise its all just water weight or muscle-loss, or BOTH!, yikes! Im not trying to do that, i want to make sure than Im losing the fat not the muscle that helps me burn the fat....

Huh????

taliar93

Do some reading on google and such on weight/fat/muscle loss, muscle toning, muscle building (which toning and building are 2 different things. This might be able to answer a large portion of your questions. MFP is a calorie counting app that can also help you track calories burnt during fitness.

rompers16

Dafuq?

RedHotHunter

Trolling LOL
Good one!
:laugh:

tinak33

:huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:

cmacphee3

If you are using any sort of calculator to determine what calories to eat (whether to lose weight, gain weight or maintain), you have to input your weight. Also to get closer calorie burns on exercise, weight matters too. A person who wants to lose weight at 300lbs and someone who wants to lose it at 150lbs have to eat different. Same goes the other way around.

caroleslaststand

I fail to see what is the problem here? As long as you don't drop too many calories or refuse to exercise, you're going to lose fat and maintain most of your muscle or more likely build more muscle. This person could think of losing pounds as most or all fat lost (providing she/he is eating enough and getting some major exercise) as a measure of success, but what we see here is now an insecurity about what kind of fat is being lost. Just take care of yourself and do the right thing and it will all come out in the end..... how's that for a string of cliches?

lewcompton

Dropping acid and getting on to a public forum may not be a wise decision...

jesusita1960

This fitness pal is basically for you to keep track of your progress. You don't have to I guess, but it makes sense to do so. Pt settings to private and no one will ever know your weight. I feel strongly that myfitnesspal is so you can take proper measures to safely improve your health. You can see the transformation in all aspects, weight, tone, shape, health, everything... I love it. If you don't enter your weight then you probably won't see the true results of your progress...on any level...Good luck...

BRFMcKay

It's a TROLL! *ducks and hides*

psiphiorg

The number of calories burned by exercise can depend on your weight. If a 300-pound person goes for a 30-minute jog, they burn more calories than the same jog done by a 150-pound person, because they're carrying around twice as much weight, thus taking more energy to move that extra mass.

thinkcrystal

I needed that laugh for today!!!!!! You enter you weight to track your progress...and its pretty motivating to see where others were and where they stand today. it pushes you to make your ticker chart move as well.....at least for me.


i hope this helped you some, as i wasnt quit sure what you were trying to say...lol

now_or_never13

Dafuq?

I second this!

I vote troll... and if not... you need to do your research on weight loss.

LorinaLynn

Even if you're not here for weight loss, your calorie goal will be based on the amount you weigh.

If you've calculated your calorie needs elsewhere, you can override what MFP suggests.

ChristyRunStarr

It's a TROLL! *ducks and hides*

Love it! I must be overly tired cause I can't stop laughing over this thread but mostly this :drinker:

skylark94

I think you're making this way more complicated than it has to be.

1. You need to know your weight to help determine an appropriate calorie goal.

2. There is no way you're going to gain a pound of muscle for every pound of fat lost. Not even remotely possible.

3. If you don't want to track weight as a sign of progress....don't. Measure body fat percentage instead.

BRFMcKay

It's a TROLL! *ducks and hides*

Love it! I must be overly tired cause I can't stop laughing over this thread but mostly this :drinker:

Thanks! It is a silly day for me, too. I blame my awesome snack for giving me a little pep. lol

norcal_yogi

lol!

raynavee

Dropping acid and getting on to a public forum may not be a wise decision...

^^^

stonel94

uhm because you can't know how much you need to eat to maintain, gain, or lose without knowing how much you weigh. What it takes a 200 pound person to lose weight is a lot less then someone who weighs 100 pounds and is trying to lose.
Also, to lose weight you should do cardio to burn calories and gain endurance to be healthier and help speed up losing fat. and then you should lift and make sure you have a lot of protein to maintain and gain muscle to replace the fat.
Also, muscle does not weigh more than fat, 1 pound of muscle weighs the same as 1 pound of fat, it's ONE POUND, it's just that if you took 1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat, the muscle is smaller it takes up less space, so someone who weights 150 pounds and is 50% body fat will be a much larger size than someone who weighs 150 pounds and has 15% body fat.
Yes weight isn't the best thing to go off of for health especially if you are in good shape and have a lot of muscle, but if you're trying to lose weight you need to know you weight to know a general range in which to end up in.

raynavee

uhm because you can't know how much you need to eat to maintain, gain, or lose without knowing how much you weigh. What it takes a 200 pound person to lose weight is a lot less then someone who weighs 100 pounds and is trying to lose.
Also, to lose weight you should do cardio to burn calories and gain endurance to be healthier and help speed up losing fat. and then you should lift and make sure you have a lot of protein to maintain and gain muscle to replace the fat.
Also, muscle does not weigh more than fat, 1 pound of muscle weighs the same as 1 pound of fat, it's ONE POUND, it's just that if you took 1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat, the muscle is smaller it takes up less space, so someone who weights 150 pounds and is 50% body fat will be a much larger size than someone who weighs 150 pounds and has 15% body fat.
Yes weight isn't the best thing to go off of for health especially if you are in good shape and have a lot of muscle, but if you're trying to lose weight you need to know you weight to know a general range in which to end up in.

THIS

"if you're trying to lose weight you need to know you weight to know a general range in which to end up in."
^ Also, if you're trying to lose weight, how will you know you're losing it without knowing how much you weight?!?!

Soosannah

Also, muscle does not weigh more than fat, 1 pound of muscle weighs the same as 1 pound of fat, it's ONE POUND, it's just that if you took 1 pound of muscle and 1 pound of fat, the muscle is smaller it takes up less space, so someone who weights 150 pounds and is 50% body fat will be a much larger size than someone who weighs 150 pounds and has 15% body fat.

THANK YOU!!! I swear if I see that 1# of muscle weighs less than 1# of fat one more time, I'm gonna poke myself in the eye!!!! :grumble:

zagrath769

if MUSCLE weighs More than FAT

I'd always read that muscle and fat weigh the same, but muscle just takes up less room.

epicshapeshift

Assuming Munchi isn't a troll (and you really shouldn't assume that based on one post). it's true that there's a lot of self-research she'd have to do on her own in order to get started.
She's obviously misinformed/uneducated about how this stuff works right now.
Okay, with that said,
WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE!
No one who replied to this thread was born with this knowledge.
You did your own research first, probably. But don't try to act like you never asked a stupid, obvious question before. It happens when you're introducing yourself to something new.

Good job on giving the impression to a newcomer of how bad a community MFP is. I'm sure you scared her off for life now.
Feel better about yourselves?

andyisandy

trolololoolololol

JoshPata

Very good way of saying it bro

DispatcherLangmaid

Best reply Myself2! Thank you

Feisty_Red