BIG DEAL questions (please help)
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Do you eat your workout calories back?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
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Lumberjack0 -
No, I do not eat back excercise calories
I eat both, however, if I have a whole egg, I limit it to 1...maybe 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg (something like that)
I hear it's not good to weigh yourself everyday; unfortunately, it's a "habit" for me so do what works for you
To my understanding, sometimes if you eat low calories all the time, something triggers in the body that you may be starving yourself (not sure how accurate this is) but I have found that if my "regimen/diet" is the "same", I hit a plateau and lose nothing but if I "switch it up" a lil, I see "loss". Try maybe 1000 calories one day, 1100 another day, 1000 the next, 1150 the next (etc.) and see what happens
You don't have to log everything but when I do log everything, I have a better "week" (as far as weigh loss and seeing what I'm doing right vs what I'm doing wrong plus it helps you to stay within your caloric intake)0 -
Do you eat your workout calories back?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
All my answers are purely my own opinion....
1. You operate on your set calorie defecit, MFP is set to put you at a certain deficit, if you're at -500/day then you're net calories should be -500, if not eating your calories sets you back -500 + -400 for excersize, you're at -900 now, that's fine, but it's not your target.. it's up to you...
2. Who cares, it's calories, figure out if you have enough to cover it. There is nothing unhealthy about a whole egg, it's just a lot more calories. I generally eat the whole egg as long as I have the calories budgeted for it. To me this is like asking if you eat the whole chicken breast...
3. I take 3 measurements every day weight, waist, BF%, Do you have to? no, but it's nice to have the data to look back on.
4. You can lose weight if you're eating under 1000 calories a day, problem is you're not. see question 5.
5. Yes you have to log absolutely everything, otherwise you will think you ate < 1000 calories a day but a log will show you had 3500, you're hurting no one but yourself.0 -
I don't really track my workout calories but I eat a ton of food so let's assume I do
Always whole egg. Always. The good stuff is in the yolk
Once per week to weigh in is sufficient
Why are you only eating 1000? That's going to have a negative result. I tried it before. Gained weight.
If you don't log everything how do you know you're only eating 1000?0 -
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Do you eat your workout calories back?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
Yes, they taste the yummiest
Gotta eat the bit with the baby bird in it or what is the point??
You should weigh in every 2.5 hours or you will gain the weight contained within your scale
'Cause the mites living in your belly nom 1000 calories a day and get fat, making you fat
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Do you eat your workout calories back?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
Yes-I usually burn 1000-1200 calories a day cycling 2 hours, so I must.
Whole egg-But, I only eat a couple eggs a month
No-I find it works better to weigh only once a week
Starvation mode-If you are not logging everything, how do you know this?
Yes-If you want to count calories you need to0 -
I don't eat back my exercise calories, but many people do. You need to do a bit of trial and error and see what works for you.
I don't avoid egg yolks, and I certainly would hate to throw them out. I go for a scrambled egg mix of 1 whole egg, and a glug of egg white from a carton.
I weigh once a week. Any more than that could become obsessive, and since weight fluctuates so much I think it would drive me crazy.
1000 cals a day is very low. Unless you are really petite, it's unlikely to give your body all the nutrition it needs. One day now and again wont hurt, but every day over a period of time doesn't sound good.
I log most things. I know it's all estimates anyway, so I dont aim for 100% bang on the target numbers, but I have a fair idea of what's worth logging (a chcolate from the tin in the office) and what's not worth bothering about (the lettuce in my salad.)0 -
Do you eat your workout calories back?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
I don't eat all of them back unless I eat out.
I eat the whole egg - yum
I weigh myself everyday, but it's just habit
Your starving your body at only 1000 cal/day...you should eat at least 1200. Go to fat2fitradio.com/tools/ to figure out what your daily calorie intake should be for you specifically.
YES. log everything so you know where you need to make adjustments!0 -
Do you eat your workout calories back?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
I can count to potato0 -
Yes, and have managed to lose weight just fine. But there are many who don't.
Yes.
No. Too many daily fluctuations like water weight, etc. Once a week is fine -- then you see real trends.
Your metabolism is likely slowed down trying to hold on to every calorie it can because there's not enough fuel.
When I'm over my weight range, even by an ounce,and want to lose weight, yes. Otherwise, you can't really have a good sense of what's going on. If I'm happily in maintenance, which is most of the time now, no.0 -
Do you eat your workout calories back?- Not usually no, but it does make me feel better if I end up going over my limit that I still really didn't
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?- Depends on what I'm doing, when I'm at a restaurant I'll have eggs just whites, but at home or with hardboiled eggs, I just have both.
Should i weigh myself every day?- No, it might really stress you out if you don't lose every single day. It really messes with your head.
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?- Your body might be trying to hold onto every calorie its getting and keeping fat because it thinks you don't have enough food. 1000 isn't a good number, trust me, I've been far below it, just try to keep intake above 1000 (better 1200) and you should see slower, but steady results.
Do i have to log everything?- Log whatever you want to see honestly. If exercise isn't important don't log it. But if you want to really look at what you eat in a day, keep rtack of all food and drinks.0 -
Just break up.0
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Good Morning...
I try not to...
I eat both...the entire egg or egg whites....
No....I only weigh myself once a month and that works for me....
Are you exercising as well?
Yes....I log everything....you have to so you know exactly how many calories you are consuming during the day0 -
Do you eat your workout calories back?
- Yes, MFP works that way (net calories).
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
- Whole egg, it tastes better.
Should i weigh myself every day?
- I do but I don't over-react when weights fluctuates (it's supposed to!!). Do what's right for you.
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
- Why on earth would you eat so little unless you are 4'6"?
Do i have to log everything?
- If you want to count calories, yes.0 -
Just break up.
hmmmmmm?0 -
hmmmmmm?
If he's cheating on you, he doesn't deserve you girl! Kick him to the curb. Just break up.0 -
hmmmmmm?
If he's cheating on you, he doesn't deserve you girl! Kick him to the curb. Just break up.
You know if you don't want to be helpful then go away with you.0 -
Do I need to pull out insulting animated gifs?
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I don't see why i would eat more. The point of weight loss is to eat less calories.
And why log everything it's not like anyone will know.0 -
Do you eat your workout calories back?
- Yes, up to 15-20% of my TDEE. Typically once I hit that 15% mark, I leave it for the day, and so sometimes finish lower than MFP expects, but it works for me.
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
- Whole egg
Should i weigh myself every day?
- I don't - I do it weekly (scales) and I take waist/neck/hips measurements once a month.
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
- You need to eat AT LEAST as much as your typical Basal Metabolic Rate (the cals you burn just to function). Google/read up on it and perhaps up your cals - as weird it sounds sometimes you have to eat more to burn consistently.
Do i have to log everything?
- I do, because I am now much more aware of how much I was packing away. If you are using a calorie logging system to HELP in your weight loss goals, then... umm... YES!0 -
Do you eat your workout calories back?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
Nope
The whole damn thing.
Doesn't matter
Your doing it wrong
Not if you can remember what you ate.
What exactly is maintence calories for a turtle?0 -
I don't see why i would eat more. The point of weight loss is to eat less calories.
And why log everything it's not like anyone will know.
We know.
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Exactly what I was thinking.Just break up.0 -
During my weight loss journey I have experienced some ups and downs. It's been a rocky road, I've been hungry for over a year and lost most of my b00bies, but in the end, I am thankful for my thigh gap.
So I leave you all with these words of wisdom, "I get knocked down, but I get up again, you're never going to keep me down. P!ssing the night away"0 -
HAPPY 1,500th POST!!!0
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-I don't use MFP's method
-Doesn't matter, as long as you put the number you see into proper context
-Depends
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Do you eat your workout calories back?
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites?
Should i weigh myself every day?
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day?
Do i have to log everything?
-Sometimes. I eat until I feel full, I listen to my body!
-Whole
-I do but thats bc its habit and I'm weird!
-1000 cals, thats pretty low!!
-Yes log everything!!!0 -
Do you eat your workout calories back? - no not usually
Do you eat the whole egg or just the egg whites? - whole egg
Should i weigh myself every day? - if it helps then yes but if it knocks you then no - Once a week or once every 2 weeks is probably better.
Why can't i lose weight even when i am eating under 1000cal a day? - because you aren't eating enough. You need to eat your allocation or this won't work.
Do i have to log everything? - absolutely everything or how else do you know how many cals etc.. you have left????
Good luck - H x0
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