guilt trip

hmmm anyone else find it funny that the OP is complaining about "how can i lose weight" when the ticker shows "30 lbs lost"?:bigsmile:

If it's working, don't mess with it.

But the calories you earn through exercise are the tasty ones!

By your "logic" I should feel 1.5 times as guilty as you as I've eaten over 3,000 calories today. As I'm still in deficit for the day I'm more likely to feel proud that I've burned a whole stack of calories by hard work rather than sitting on my backside watching TV.

^^^ THIS

I don't look at total calories burned, I look at how many are left at the end of the day which I can either use or save for the weekend. I burned 'em I earned 'em :bigsmile: This is why I use the MFP method rather than the TDEE, because I know it would be too easy for me to skip a workout or do a short one and still eat the same calories. Works for me, might not work for everyone. Sometimes I "cathc sight of" the total calories and :embarassed: then I look at all the exercise I've done to get those and its back to :happy:

Feeling guilty about food is a sign that you might need to consider whether your relationship with food is healthy - are you heading for an eating disorder? Is there a reason why you shouldn't eat the calories you've earned?

ETA I've gone with MFP calculations for calories burned since the beginning, and the weight came off fine so I'm happy to stick with them and spend the £50 for a fitbit on a new dress . But I'm also obsessive about weighing food so I know I'm not taking in more calories than I think - therefore I'm still likely to be at a deficit even if MFP is slightly out.

If you are working out, and calculating your exercise burns using a hrm, Op, then there is no reason to feel guilt.
Also, I suggest ignoring the 98 Ib troll who suggested your instincts are correct, and follow the general consensus. I lose weight eating 2000 calories, because I am very active, the same way plenty of others on here have lost weight eating 1800-2000, because they are very active or weight train.
If you would be more comfortable eating the same amount daily, then just find your TDEE(which figures in your overall activity) and take off 15-20%.

i think that is the problem, i am not using a HRM i am entering it into the MFP. i am going to get my bodybugg up and running so that it will be accurate. thanks

This is a great idea! I lost 36 pounds and kept it off by doing just what MFP said. (of course I learned about weightlifting, cardio, foods and such also along the way.........) I only put in for 1/2 pound given an injury, my size, and age. I was given the requisite 1200 calories and told I would lose less than the 1/2 pound (which makes sense) That was fine with me, as I never once felt deprived or hungry.

I exercised for my heart. I lifted weights for my strength. I ate back my calories for my mental health (and physical, but the mental part was awesome because well..............I DID IT!!!!!)

No Guilt allowed here at MPF. I think it is in the Guidelines

My heart rate monitor let me know exactly how much I burned, then I subtracted 20% for what I would have burned anyway.

Good luck:drinker:

OP, the only way to know is to eat, track, and see how your weight loss (and general health given your other medical issues) follow.

Frankly since according to what you said undereating seems to trigger your seizures I would err on the side of eating too much and not losing as much as you want as fast as you want. I'd eat all of them for a month, then see how much (According to your deficit) you should have lost and how much you did lose, and adjust from there.

When I first got back on here and got serious about tracking, I asked a similar question. i got a few responses. My problem was that I just wasn't hungry at the end of the day to finish up those calories because I work out in the heat all day now. I got my but chewed from someone. At the time I thought it was mean and rude, however, since no one else was telling me what I wanted to hear, I decided to try it. I suddenly have more energy then I ever had in my life. I since have remodeled two rooms in my house, my yard looks better then it ever has, I stuck with my diet and exercise and I am on my 9th day of the 30ds! I have lost 4 inches around my tummy! I don't always eat back ALL my calories but I at least shoot for half. I am the first person to admit I have no idea how this works, but it does. There is one other thing I learned from all this, if I am gonna stick with this as a lifestyle change and not a diet, I cannot go hungry. Knowing I have a party to go to or a dinner to attend MAKES me work out so I can have a few extra calories. This works. I am convinced. And to the women that was so freaking hard on me, thank you.