Some MFP Basics

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  • DoncasterPhotography
    DoncasterPhotography Posts: 147 Member
    Bump for later.
  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    Lots of questions out there today... :wink:
  • juliapurpletoes
    juliapurpletoes Posts: 951 Member
    such good stuff ladyhawk00 - I've learned so much over the last 5 months....helped me tremendously :smooched:

    love this:

    Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself
    and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life.
    Herbert Otto
    (thanks)
  • brandiuntz
    brandiuntz Posts: 2,717 Member
    Bumping this along. Seems needed on a Monday.
  • Erica0718
    Erica0718 Posts: 469 Member
    Bump to my topics :)
  • ozycat
    ozycat Posts: 72 Member
    BUMP! Great post, really useful! :-)
  • chubbycheeks88
    chubbycheeks88 Posts: 2
    i never counted calories before, so all these tips are new to me. thanks for sharing!
  • HelenLRoss
    HelenLRoss Posts: 8
    Thanks for this post Lady Hawk I have just started using MFP and only want to lose my last 10lbs of baby weight so I have found this very helpful. Often I fit in excerise late at night once my boys are in bed so dont actually eat back the calories I have used up I didnt think anything of this and using the iphone app has meant i dont get to see the community side of MFP. I can see now that I need to perhaps plan better to give myself extra calories to allow for my exercise. I lost 4lbs in my first week but have stayed static my second but looking back at my diary i have eaten under 1200 calories regularly! Thank you so much for the guidance it has helped me so much to understand this all better! :wink:
  • blynnblair
    blynnblair Posts: 274 Member
    Bumping this..there's been TONS of questions lately
  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    Bump :flowerforyou:
  • taeliesyn
    taeliesyn Posts: 1,116 Member
    Thanks to this very informative post, I have now dropped my target loss back to 1lb/week. This has brought my intake up to 1800 calories which sounds a bit more correct for me.
    The increase means I can have a few more serves of cheese and other (not so) 'goodies' that I had almost cut out. I was starting to settle into the 1360 cals that MFP had me originally.
    Hopefully this will help with keeping the weight coming off, and not plateauing.
  • shannonkk
    shannonkk Posts: 192 Member
    I know I have more than 10 lbs to lose, but I am only trying to lose 10lbs. So, do I eat at a 2 lb loss or like someone who only has 10 lbs to go?
  • VVEXVVEX
    VVEXVVEX Posts: 132 Member
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  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    I know I have more than 10 lbs to lose, but I am only trying to lose 10lbs. So, do I eat at a 2 lb loss or like someone who only has 10 lbs to go?

    It depends on your body fat percentage. How much fat stores do you have? How quickly and efficiently the body can access those fat stores is what should determine your loss per week goal. The leaner you get, the harder it is for the body to use fat for energy.

    If you could realistically lose 50 lbs, then you could go ahead and use a 1 lb per week goal, even if you're only trying to lose 10. But if you only have about 20 lbs to get to be at a moderate body fat percentage, then you need to have a conservative deficit to avoid losing too much lean mass in addition to the fat.
  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    Thanks to this very informative post, I have now dropped my target loss back to 1lb/week. This has brought my intake up to 1800 calories which sounds a bit more correct for me.
    The increase means I can have a few more serves of cheese and other (not so) 'goodies' that I had almost cut out. I was starting to settle into the 1360 cals that MFP had me originally.
    Hopefully this will help with keeping the weight coming off, and not plateauing.

    Sounds about right. It makes for a much more sustainable daily diet and helps keep you from feeling deprived - and makes it easier to transition into maintenance. Good luck reaching your goals!
  • cjack19
    cjack19 Posts: 158 Member
    bump
  • LJA1968
    LJA1968 Posts: 516 Member
    Bump. Love this thread.
  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    Thanks :happy:
  • bjfmade
    bjfmade Posts: 543 Member
    Bump
  • Adrenaline_Queen
    Adrenaline_Queen Posts: 626 Member
    Hi I would of put weight loss the other way round, I find the more weight I have the more I loose to start but it slows down after.. Loved reading this and thank you for all the effort xx
  • 10fairywings
    10fairywings Posts: 136 Member
    Great post!
    I have a question, is there a way of altering the macros on the food diary, the ammounts for protein, fat, carbs etc?
    I have looked but can't see if you can.

    :)

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  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    Hi I would of put weight loss the other way round, I find the more weight I have the more I loose to start but it slows down after.. Loved reading this and thank you for all the effort xx

    That's how it should read... The higher your body fat percentage, the faster the weight will come off, initially.

    I'm curious as to what made you think I was looking at it the other way...I wouldn't want that misconception out there.
  • ladyhawk00
    ladyhawk00 Posts: 2,457 Member
    Great post!
    I have a question, is there a way of altering the macros on the food diary, the ammounts for protein, fat, carbs etc?
    I have looked but can't see if you can.

    :)

    Thank you :happy:

    Yes, if you go to Goals, Change Goals, Custom, you can change the macro percentages there.

    Just keep in mind that if you go into Guided goals at all after that, it will reset it to the defaults. And you will need to manually recalculate your calorie goals, etc as you lose weight, because it won't automatically prompt you as it does with guided goals.
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,170 Member
    Great post!
    I have a question, is there a way of altering the macros on the food diary, the ammounts for protein, fat, carbs etc?
    I have looked but can't see if you can.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom
  • heaverchell
    heaverchell Posts: 513 Member
    Great Post :)
  • suzieduh
    suzieduh Posts: 196 Member
    bump! great post:happy:
  • 10fairywings
    10fairywings Posts: 136 Member
    Great post!
    I have a question, is there a way of altering the macros on the food diary, the ammounts for protein, fat, carbs etc?
    I have looked but can't see if you can.

    :)

    Thank you :happy:

    Yes, if you go to Goals, Change Goals, Custom, you can change the macro percentages there.

    Just keep in mind that if you go into Guided goals at all after that, it will reset it to the defaults. And you will need to manually recalculate your calorie goals, etc as you lose weight, because it won't automatically prompt you as it does with guided goals.

    Brilliant! Thank you! :)
  • 10fairywings
    10fairywings Posts: 136 Member
    Great post!
    I have a question, is there a way of altering the macros on the food diary, the ammounts for protein, fat, carbs etc?
    I have looked but can't see if you can.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom

    Thank you too :)
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,170 Member
    Great post!
    I have a question, is there a way of altering the macros on the food diary, the ammounts for protein, fat, carbs etc?
    I have looked but can't see if you can.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom

    Thank you too :)
    You're welcome. :smile:
  • Navallez
    Navallez Posts: 433 Member
    Wow! I have been on this site for 10 days and trying to figure out a couple of things especially eating back calories..you answered everyone of my questions..at the end of the day I have very low calories and dont know what to do.. eat more exercise less??? I have alot to lose and I am very overweight, obese in fact I am trying to do things the right way but many people seem to think I am losing to much too fast...this post helped thank you very much
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