want mfp to work and move from weight watchers HELP? Please

XLMACX
XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
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Hi everyone

I have done mfp before but not sure why it didn't work I'm a ww addict and have done it for many years but really want a change and want to go low carb so this would be better for tracking that, ok so tried this before as I said I think I was allowing myself 1600 calories a day and eating my exercise calories back also,

I'm 5ft 8.5"
11st 10lb
I work out 4 times a week I know have a HRM so tracking exercise will be more accurate.

The only negative I have about using my fitness pal as too ww is I liked that no weighing measuring veg and salad which I eat a lot fruit I know has lots of sugars so I don't mind tracking that accurately but was thinking maybe eating 200 calories less and just not weigh or measure salad and veg I won't eat it by the bucket load but just a normal portion, my second thing is on ww you get a extra weekly allowance I use this for my vodka on weekend with diet cola could I maybe save all exercise calories up for this or 100 a day towards it? Any advise would be greatly appreciated I'm unsure which is best way to go in terms of calories if to do bmr or tdee?????


Thanks x

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  • garethmcbride
    garethmcbride Posts: 5 Member
    i have never done WW or Slimming World. I prefer doing this as i find it much simpler and don't mind weighing this or that...

    Anyways Good luck. :)
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    With 17 lbs. to go, set your goal to .5 lb. per week. Log everything you eat & drink accurately & honestly. Weigh your food. It will take trial & error to find what works for you. You can try guesstimating your salads for two weeks, but if you're not losing then you need to start weighing it.

    Take photos & measurements, and read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
    on ww you get a extra weekly allowance I use this for my vodka on weekend with diet cola could I maybe save all exercise calories up for this or 100 a day towards it?
    Look at your nutrition for the past 7 days, not just today. You'll be fine as long as you make your weekly goal.
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    If you eat mostly the same salad every day - mine is baby lettuces, cucumber, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes - weigh it all once and save it as a meal then log the meal instead of its parts.

    Good luck!
  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    Thanks guys this is the part that scares me the trial and error am scared I can go a few weeks without maybe not losing :/ I will try though I do want this to work for me do you lot track daily or weekly with your meal plans x
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Everybody's different. I track weekly, but many people get freaked out to end even one day "in the red."
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    If you eat mostly the same salad every day - mine is baby lettuces, cucumber, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes - weigh it all once and save it as a meal then log the meal instead of its parts.

    This. Also, you can probably eyeball the components, since the calorie difference isn't going to add up to much if it's just non-starchy vegetables. I do weigh most vegetables just because it's easy and I'm trying to get to where I can eyeball it and have an accurate sense of how many servings I am eating (more being better for vegetables, IMO), but for salad greens I just go with estimated volume.

    I like to log everything not only because of calories, but to be able to have an accurate reflection looking back of what I'm eating, if I should change it up for micronutrient purposes, etc. Once you log things you can make them favorites or just look back to the last few days and it's super easy and not time consuming at all.
  • breaparent
    breaparent Posts: 1
    is there any where you can get a weekly meal planner

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