A guide to get you started on your path to Sexypants.

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  • msmacok
    msmacok Posts: 7 Member
    I am new to this site. I am not new to MFP, as this is the 3rd time I have rebooted myself in the past 6 months. I have been in this War on Weight Gain for 50 years. I've won and lost many battles. I want to win the war! The initial post is, of course, truly full of sense. I haven't found myself to be full of sense or to follow any one else who is.

    Could this perhaps, be my final battle? I agree with almost everyone in this discussion group - my first.

    If anyone would like to take on this crazy woman, I would love to hear from you.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    msmacok wrote: »
    I am new to this site. I am not new to MFP, as this is the 3rd time I have rebooted myself in the past 6 months. I have been in this War on Weight Gain for 50 years. I've won and lost many battles. I want to win the war! The initial post is, of course, truly full of sense. I haven't found myself to be full of sense or to follow any one else who is.

    Could this perhaps, be my final battle? I agree with almost everyone in this discussion group - my first.

    If anyone would like to take on this crazy woman, I would love to hear from you.

    Best of luck this time around and feel free to let me know if you have any questions =)
  • diannethegeek
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  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    Major bump
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Bump. This needs to be on page 1.
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    It certainly does!
  • EJBarner
    EJBarner Posts: 68 Member
    A++ thread, would recommend! A great one for newbies to see. :) Let's keep it bumped!
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  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    edited January 2018
    Well said! https://giphy.com/gifs/DxUiFqLgDVC00/links
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    Bumpity bump
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    And one for good measure
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    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    :)
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    InForBacon wrote: »
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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    InForBacon wrote: »
    :)

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    I love that movie.
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    InForBacon wrote: »
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    Much appreciated
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Bump!
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  • atkhorses
    atkhorses Posts: 45 Member
    I'm a little confused on how to caluculate TDEE. I have figured out macros of fat and protein but don't know how many calories to eat to put me in a .5/week loss. Anyone want to help me calculate.............I'm brain dead from going back to school and gotta get this figured out now......
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    atkhorses wrote: »
    I'm a little confused on how to caluculate TDEE. I have figured out macros of fat and protein but don't know how many calories to eat to put me in a .5/week loss. Anyone want to help me calculate.............I'm brain dead from going back to school and gotta get this figured out now......

    Either let MFP give you a calorie goal and log your exercise, or use one of the TDEE calculators out there. Any goal is just going to be a starting point. You will figure out what your TDEE really is by carefully logging and after 6-8 weeks start tweaking based on your results.
  • atkhorses
    atkhorses Posts: 45 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    atkhorses wrote: »
    I'm a little confused on how to caluculate TDEE. I have figured out macros of fat and protein but don't know how many calories to eat to put me in a .5/week loss. Anyone want to help me calculate.............I'm brain dead from going back to school and gotta get this figured out now......

    Either let MFP give you a calorie goal and log your exercise, or use one of the TDEE calculators out there. Any goal is just going to be a starting point. You will figure out what your TDEE really is by carefully logging and after 6-8 weeks start tweaking based on your results.

    Can you get me started on how to get MFP to figure a calorie goal for me please? I've been logging in food and exercise for 3 weeks but I don't think the calorie goal is what MFP created. I think it is one I created. Thanks!
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    atkhorses wrote: »
    kimny72 wrote: »
    atkhorses wrote: »
    I'm a little confused on how to caluculate TDEE. I have figured out macros of fat and protein but don't know how many calories to eat to put me in a .5/week loss. Anyone want to help me calculate.............I'm brain dead from going back to school and gotta get this figured out now......

    Either let MFP give you a calorie goal and log your exercise, or use one of the TDEE calculators out there. Any goal is just going to be a starting point. You will figure out what your TDEE really is by carefully logging and after 6-8 weeks start tweaking based on your results.

    Can you get me started on how to get MFP to figure a calorie goal for me please? I've been logging in food and exercise for 3 weeks but I don't think the calorie goal is what MFP created. I think it is one I created. Thanks!

    I set up my account about 4 years ago, so I'm not sure. But I would think go into settings or maybe goals, make sure your height, weight, and activity level are correct, and choose lose weight and 0.5lbs per week. There is probably a thread in the Getting Started forum pinned to the top that will help as well.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    I think we need a dedicated "Sidesteel's awesome threads" forum.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    Dittos to above.

    Best you could do is take some stress off them by say, not over drinking alcohol. Which would take stress off a lot of systems in the body actually.
    Some food is like that in general, some food is like that specifically for a person.
    Like a person lactose sensitive could get by with a little in combo with other foods perhaps - but to attempt the gallon a day of milk method would be a real stress on their system.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,941 Member
    I'll never be able to get into sexypants (fat distribution) but at least I got a sexy mid section thanks to this forum. Ok, I could potentially recomp, but then my face would get even thinner which I'd prefer to avoid. So heads up not only for sexypants but also super sexy abdomen <3
  • crymil1227
    crymil1227 Posts: 23 Member
    Thank you! I needed this today! I have been struggling and this was a good post to reset the mindset! <3
  • kristingjertsen
    kristingjertsen Posts: 239 Member
    Wonderful and realistic advice. Thank you!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Bumpity.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    Thanks for this. Always a great post.
  • k80flec
    k80flec Posts: 1,623 Member
    A fantastic thread and now is the right time to read it :)

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