Not eating enough??

Have you calculated your TDEE? If you haven't, it can be done through a quick google search. Follow those calories instead of the recommendations set by MFP. I had more success when I got away from the MFP numbers personally.

everybody has a different metabalism.
over a longer period you will work it out.
maybe add a protein rich power type bar?

i have exercised daily for 7weeks. cant eat prior. 2 meals and 1 snack after i finish.
its working for me, give yourself time to even out.
g luck

Depends.I will say "healthy" is in the context of an entire diet. Healthy means you're getting proper macro and micro nutrients, not necessarily an individual food. Like, say you're eating nothing but salads with only veggies and fruit and claim you're full and eating healthy. BUT you're not eating enough to retain lean mass and keep your body functioning right and potentially missing out on protein and vitamins from other sources because of it and not hungry purely because you've stuffed yourself on a ton of low calorie foods. Calorie dense foods aren't bad.

My diet right now is 2350 for my bulk in lifting. If I eat too much low calorie filling foods I end up with around 1900 calories and my goal is to bulk. I'd lose on that intake. So, your goal is an important factor too.

In regards to meal frequency, it is a myth that eating more keeps your metabolism going. Your metabolism is an ongoing thing. Unless your dead it always runs.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/820577-meal-frequency-rev-up-that-furnace-lol

I only eat 3-4 meals a day. I like bigger meals because they keep me fuller much longer than smaller, frequent meals. I've lost 53 lbs this way. Pick a method that helps you maintain a moderate deficit and one that you can adhere too.

Learn moderation. If you're having difficulty meeting a calorie goal and you're already picking an aggressive one, add peanut butter, ice cream, avacado, nuts to your diet. Drink your calories if you have to.

3 lb loss isn't bad to start, you lose more at first due to water weight. Try to keep your loss around 1 lb a week and get good protein, lift heavy if you have the option too, it'll help retain lean mass and make you leaner at goal than racing to a number. When you get down to those last 10 or so lbs, the scale is not as important remember that and good luck!! Oh And

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here

Hi Mpalamar,

Already lost 3 pounds in five days!? If your goal is to lose weight, I wouldn't worry too much about it at this early stage, given your progress so far, it seems. If you continuously eat at a very regularly kept calorie deficit, you may notice your weight loss will plateau at some point. That's when you know your body has adapted; it's getting a regularly enforced message that it's not quite getting what it needs from your nutrition, and begins to adjust by slowing down metabolism and holding onto its reserves. That's what you see when you come across rather fit people, pounding away on the treadmill with otherwise impressive effort, but at the same time never seem to get beyond their weight plateau.

There are numerous, and debatable, ways to overcome and/or mitigate this. The most uncontroversial, I'd say, is to make sure your consumption of protein is high enough, at the very least, to maintain (even build up) your lean body mass (I've forgotten how to calculate/guesstimate it). Another step is to fit in regular 're-feed' days, say once a week, generally on a training day when you've put in a good amount of work (I'd also add strength work over pure cardio, but this can be along the lines of high intensity body weight exercise a la freeletics, and/or with fairly heavy barbell/dumbbell work). A re-feed would emphasise your intake of carbs, and on these days, within reason, you needn't pay attention to your normal calorie allowance (that is, making sure you hit maintenance or above). It is this that kicks your metabolism back into gear, and you will subsequently start to see losses on the scale again. Keeping the protein up will mean that there's less chance that your body will break down muscle mass, as well as fat, when losing weight, so that in the long run it helps keep your metabolism up... keep track over the long term trends, thing will fluctuate on a day to day basis.

I was getting that warning, but then I realized the calorie limit that was set for me, wasn't before exercise it was after. So now I just try to have a net of at least 1200 after exercise. Sometimes, that means eating upward of 1400 before it.

good luck

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