21 Day fix, need help!!
a_bogan2
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I am starting the 21 Day Fix this coming Monday, and I just had a few questions about the calorie groups . I did the equation and based off of that I am supposed to be following the container system for the 2,100-2,300 Calorie group. How am I supposed to lose off of that? I am fairly sedentery . Beachbody AND Mfp says to eat around 1200-1400 a day.. so should I just go with that calorie group? Will I still lose weight? Help!
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CiCO. 21 days? Thats not much time to lose. Im not sure what this fad is or what your trying to accomplish in that time frame. Try following what MFP is showing for you as far as calories wise. Watch your success happen when you follow it close. Wish you well in your goal.0
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Don't waste money on that which can be better acheived for free. And don't post the same topic in multiple forums.0
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sunandmoons wrote: »CiCO. 21 days? Thats not much time to lose. Im not sure what this fad is or what your trying to accomplish in that time frame. Try following what MFP is showing for you as far as calories wise. Watch your success happen when you follow it close. Wish you well in your goal.
21 Days Fix is a rip-off of Weight Watchers old exchange program.
For your daily calories you get colorful (expensive) Tupperware. Fill xx # of containers....and your calories are in the zone. This program is super easy to copy.....instructions are all over Pinterest.
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In case you're 6 foot tall, 2300 a day would put you at a deficit of 0 calories a day. You wouldn't even lose a pound in 21 days. Ditch the fad diet and listen to MFP for longtime weight loss.0
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To everyone, the 21 Day Fix, isn't guaranteeing you any thing within the 21 Day Fix. The main point is to efforessly teach how to portion control. I DID follow this to a T a few months back and did lose weight, however I got side tracked and some days wasn't able to track everything or ate too much of one thing because I was unsure of portioning.
After thousands of reviews on this site, blog forums and personal reviews, this program has not had one bad one. What works for you doesn't work for everyone else.
Also, I got the answer to my question. Because you are clean eating ( no processed junk , pop, etc) your calories at the end of the day will add up to no where near the amount that they place you at. Thanks!0 -
Dear- just because you are "clean eating" doesn't mean you're eating at a defecit. Put your info into MFP, get a food scale, and weigh all your foods. That is how you lose weight.0
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There is an active group here on MFP who does this program who would probably be able to answer any questions you have: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/103806-21-day-fixers0
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To everyone, the 21 Day Fix, isn't guaranteeing you any thing within the 21 Day Fix. The main point is to efforessly teach how to portion control. I DID follow this to a T a few months back and did lose weight, however I got side tracked and some days wasn't able to track everything or ate too much of one thing because I was unsure of portioning.
After thousands of reviews on this site, blog forums and personal reviews, this program has not had one bad one. What works for you doesn't work for everyone else.
Also, I got the answer to my question. Because you are clean eating ( no processed junk , pop, etc) your calories at the end of the day will add up to no where near the amount that they place you at. Thanks!
This post is evidence that the Fix doesn't actually teach a person how dietary consumption affects weight. Learning the principals of CICO and how to eat accordingly on the other hand does. And does so at no cost.0 -
The only thing that genuinely teaches portion control is a food scale.0
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Dear- just because you are "clean eating" doesn't mean you're eating at a defecit. Put your info into MFP, get a food scale, and weigh all your foods. That is how you lose weight.
Many people who follow the 21 day fix, also use MFP to log the foods their eating. From countless people, the foods on the approved list are low calorie or zero calorie foods, as well the select spices and dressing that you make. After the end of logging everything, their calories and macros measure spot on to what MFP suggests. The calorie brackets just exist so you are making sure that you're getting ENOUGH of each container a day.0 -
There is an active group here on MFP who does this program who would probably be able to answer any questions you have: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/103806-21-day-fixers
Thank you !!!0 -
What is a zero calorie food? Can you leave me a list? There is like no such thing as a "zero calorie food"0
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Dear- just because you are "clean eating" doesn't mean you're eating at a defecit. Put your info into MFP, get a food scale, and weigh all your foods. That is how you lose weight.
Many people who follow the 21 day fix, also use MFP to log the foods their eating. From countless people, the foods on the approved list are low calorie or zero calorie foods, as well the select spices and dressing that you make. After the end of logging everything, their calories and macros measure spot on to what MFP suggests. The calorie brackets just exist so you are making sure that you're getting ENOUGH of each container a day.
Are you saying that someone on the 2,100-2,300 calorie plan will eat much less than that? If so, I'm not sure why you are so convinced you won't lose on that level of the plan.0 -
Also, I got the answer to my question. Because you are clean eating ( no processed junk , pop, etc) your calories at the end of the day will add up to no where near the amount that they place you at. Thanks!
Who told you that?
A calorie is a calorie is a calorie when it comes to weight loss/gain/maintenance.
Are you a sales rep?
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I bought into the 21 day fix.... While the containers are great for showing portion control the plan itself can be achieved for free. I can tell you the measurements for each container as well as send you the foods list. Seriously though it's all basic CICO and common sense. You are also supposed to follow the workout DVDs for the entire 21 days.
I would save your money and do it on your own. I did loose weight on the program using the 1400 calorie range I found I was often a bit hungry. I am still loosing weight just following the calories suggested by MFP and am much happier and quite often full at 1550 calories per day (more if I get an exercise in)
Long story short - I paid a mint for rainbow colored containers0 -
Broccoli is a negative calorie food. It take more calories to burn it than it containsValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »What is a zero calorie food? Can you leave me a list? There is like no such thing as a "zero calorie food"0 -
I bought into the 21 day fix.... While the containers are great for showing portion control the plan itself can be achieved for free. I can tell you the measurements for each container as well as send you the foods list. Seriously though it's all basic CICO and common sense. You are also supposed to follow the workout DVDs for the entire 21 days.
I would save your money and do it on your own. I did loose weight on the program using the 1400 calorie range I found I was often a bit hungry. I am still loosing weight just following the calories suggested by MFP and am much happier and quite often full at 1550 calories per day (more if I get an exercise in)
Long story short - I paid a mint for rainbow colored containers
This^
Pinterest for free 21 Day Fix container measurements & calorie ranges.
Weight Watchers probably found their exchanges too easy to copy also....now they replaced it with a convoluted points system.
https://www.google.com/search?q=21+day+fix+container+sizes&biw=1344&bih=650&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQsARqFQoTCJ_5h4jD_scCFY4DkgoduUEJdg0 -
To everyone, the 21 Day Fix, isn't guaranteeing you any thing within the 21 Day Fix. The main point is to efforessly teach how to portion control. I DID follow this to a T a few months back and did lose weight, however I got side tracked and some days wasn't able to track everything or ate too much of one thing because I was unsure of portioning.
After thousands of reviews on this site, blog forums and personal reviews, this program has not had one bad one. What works for you doesn't work for everyone else.
Also, I got the answer to my question. Because you are clean eating ( no processed junk , pop, etc) your calories at the end of the day will add up to no where near the amount that they place you at. Thanks!
I would honestly ditch the BB calorie goal and go with MFP's numbers. I've done several programs, and the dietary recommendations that I fell into were complete rubbish. I had much better luck using MFP to calculate the calorie goal, then eating back a portion of my exercise calories (which I calculated with a HRM, and was not perfect but was close enough that I was losing consistently).0 -
Broccoli is a negative calorie food. It take more calories to burn it than it containsValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »What is a zero calorie food? Can you leave me a list? There is like no such thing as a "zero calorie food"
Strong first post.0 -
mantium999 wrote: »
Broccoli is a negative calorie food. It take more calories to burn it than it containsValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »What is a zero calorie food? Can you leave me a list? There is like no such thing as a "zero calorie food"
Strong first post.
Beat me to it.0 -
sunandmoons wrote: »CiCO. 21 days? Thats not much time to lose. Im not sure what this fad is or what your trying to accomplish in that time frame. Try following what MFP is showing for you as far as calories wise. Watch your success happen when you follow it close. Wish you well in your goal.
21 Days Fix is a rip-off of Weight Watchers old exchange program.
For your daily calories you get colorful (expensive) Tupperware. Fill xx # of containers....and your calories are in the zone. This program is super easy to copy.....instructions are all over Pinterest.
Thank you for explaining. Sounds like a chore. This would not work for me.0 -
"I have done the 21 day fix. When i fisrt started i thought the exact same thing. However, I think the calorie intake it shows is not the actual intake you ingest. If you come to think of it and see all thr foods you're allowed to it; there really is now way it would be that amount. I tracked it and i resulted to eat less then what mfp recommended and was far fuller. First round i lost 15 lbs and that was with the exercise almost every day on weekdays. If you have it. Try it. Trust me, it takes the guessing out of so much."
I just wanted to set this here. It was posted to one of my other forums. There is such a thing as 'zero calorie' foods. It may not have 0 calories, but it doesn't take hardly any effort to burn them off. For example, celery.. cucumbers.. tomatoes.
All I am saying, is that to everyone who is being rude and unhelpful, it is unneeded. I am not asking about a weightloss shake, I am not asking about a diet pill. I am asking people who HAVE USED THE PROGRAM for help. You wouldn't do this if it was a weight watchers post. So do not do it here. You've spammed all of my posts so much that I completely missed her comment until I went through and actually read everyones. Thank ya! Have a great day !
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sunandmoons wrote: »CiCO. 21 days? Thats not much time to lose. Im not sure what this fad is or what your trying to accomplish in that time frame. Try following what MFP is showing for you as far as calories wise. Watch your success happen when you follow it close. Wish you well in your goal.
21 Days Fix is a rip-off of Weight Watchers old exchange program.
For your daily calories you get colorful (expensive) Tupperware. Fill xx # of containers....and your calories are in the zone. This program is super easy to copy.....instructions are all over Pinterest.
Thank you for explaining. This would be to tedious. This is not for me.0 -
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"I have done the 21 day fix. When i fisrt started i thought the exact same thing. However, I think the calorie intake it shows is not the actual intake you ingest. If you come to think of it and see all thr foods you're allowed to it; there really is now way it would be that amount. I tracked it and i resulted to eat less then what mfp recommended and was far fuller. First round i lost 15 lbs and that was with the exercise almost every day on weekdays. If you have it. Try it. Trust me, it takes the guessing out of so much."
I just wanted to set this here. It was posted to one of my other forums. There is such a thing as 'zero calorie' foods. It may not have 0 calories, but it doesn't take hardly any effort to burn them off. For example, celery.. cucumbers.. tomatoes.
All I am saying, is that to everyone who is being rude and unhelpful, it is unneeded. I am not asking about a weightloss shake, I am not asking about a diet pill. I am asking people who HAVE USED THE PROGRAM for help. You wouldn't do this if it was a weight watchers post. So do not do it here. You've spammed all of my posts so much that I completely missed her comment until I went through and actually read everyones. Thank ya! Have a great day !
So you're using "zero calorie" to mean the same thing as "low calorie"? Those vegetables have calories. They have less than other foods, but they aren't zero calorie.
The program that you're using is irrelevant. When people post misinformation here, it tends to get refuted. If someone posted misinformation related to Weight Watchers, people would step in to correct that as well.0 -
Broccoli is a negative calorie food. It take more calories to burn it than it containsValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »What is a zero calorie food? Can you leave me a list? There is like no such thing as a "zero calorie food"
So I can eat 3,000 guilt-free broccoli calories? Well, maybe. It might take me 3 days to eat that much.0 -
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To everyone, the 21 Day Fix, isn't guaranteeing you any thing within the 21 Day Fix. The main point is to efforessly teach how to portion control. I DID follow this to a T a few months back and did lose weight, however I got side tracked and some days wasn't able to track everything or ate too much of one thing because I was unsure of portioning.
After thousands of reviews on this site, blog forums and personal reviews, this program has not had one bad one. What works for you doesn't work for everyone else.
Also, I got the answer to my question. Because you are clean eating ( no processed junk , pop, etc) your calories at the end of the day will add up to no where near the amount that they place you at. Thanks!
clean eating has nothing to do with weight loss. If you eat "clean" (whatever that is) and eat in a surplus you will gain weight.
Use the tools on MFP, eat in a deficit, move more, and you will lose weight. You do not need 25.00 Tupperware containers that you could get at the dollar store....0 -
MommyL2015 wrote: »
Broccoli is a negative calorie food. It take more calories to burn it than it containsValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »What is a zero calorie food? Can you leave me a list? There is like no such thing as a "zero calorie food"
So I can eat 3,000 guilt-free broccoli calories? Well, maybe. It might take me 3 days to eat that much.
just make sure we are not in the same room...0 -
MommyL2015 wrote: »
Broccoli is a negative calorie food. It take more calories to burn it than it containsValerieMartini2Olives wrote: »What is a zero calorie food? Can you leave me a list? There is like no such thing as a "zero calorie food"
So I can eat 3,000 guilt-free broccoli calories? Well, maybe. It might take me 3 days to eat that much.
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