@_inHisGrace

I started out by weighing and logging what I was eating then stepping down from there.

Here is online TDEE calculator
https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&g=female&age=42&lbs=305&in=61&act=1.2&f=2

I did it off similar stats you previously provided, but remember it is a sliding scale based on the inputs and TDEE calculators carry their formulas though most are close. These do include your activity level so more / less active than indicate will have impact.
Your current TDEE to maintain is estimated at
2377 cal / day
Deficit is anything less than that.

Many ppl do 15-20-25% deficit, so 1470 is pretty aggressive to me (38% deficit). I would not eat below this & potential eat more (food scale, weigh in grams, eat it log it). I fall into 20-25% camp, but this means potentially slower loss, but more sustainable day in day out to me.
7days * 1470 = 10,290
Current TDEE
7days * 2377 = 16,639
16,639-10,290=6349

3500 = 1 lb lost
6349/3500= 1.81 lbs average loss / wk*
* No guarantees, sleep, salt, stress, shark wk, activity etc impact this

I chose to spend my calories like money & not leave any on the table generally. It is a marathon not a sprint & you do not want to mess up your metabolism down the line.
Your body will learn to adapt with less over time, especially as you start weighing less as well so my thought process is you want to give yourself some room to reduce down the line. You go too far, your body tends to pick and choose where it puts calories = energy to use, picking most critical life functions.

I know throwing a lot at you, please try not to get overwhelmed, just trying to give you a baseline where MFP is coming up with the numbers from so you can decide what is best for your journey.

So folks, here I am again lol

My husband's birthday is Saturday. How do I calculate calories in cake? I’m planning to make it but don’t know how to log.

I’m pretty sure I cannot go without a slice. He wants a vanilla almond cake.

It will be a double decker round vanilla cake with butter cream frosting.

Do I say cest la vie and just have a small slice and log a random high number or what?

I’ve been trying to stay around 1200 cals per day this week so I don’t go over 1470 for the daily limit when calculating for the week.

In my mind I’m saving 200 per day to add to my Saturday but I don’t know if it really works that way.

Thanks in advance for your help. I’m starting to obsess about this stupid cake. It’s making want to go crazy.

The recipe builder on here is really useful. I have lots of dinner/baked goods/smoothie/popsicles done up. You can get pretty accurate if you make the serving 1 gram and it's easy to do.

Put in all your ingredients for the cake and the frosting. Normally I do this ahead of time and put in for servings a guess like 12 and make sure MFP isn't out to lunch with the calorie counts it picks for each ingredient. Then I save it. I weigh the plate/cake stand before anything is on it, then make the cake. Once the cake is finished, weigh the whole thing in grams then subtract the weight of the plate. Enter that number as number of servings for example the apple pie I made last night was 1050 grams. Then serve yourself desired slice of cake, weighed in grams and boom pretty accurate count. Of the pie I had a slice that was 137 grams and 304 calories.

I have a list of my most used pots and pans and their weights.

If you make the same thing again, like stir fry, then just go back in and edit weights in the recipe and reweigh at the end.

@rieraclaelin

Customary not a doctor/dietician disclaimer here!

I had some chats with my doc about this since I'm iron deficient and didn't do all that well on supplements. A person can safely consume ~40-45mg of iron each day. The average adult woman needs 17-19mg a day. For the sake of easy math, let's assume that MFP has you on the high end of that and the goal at 100% is 20mg. 20 x 1.6 is 32mg which still puts you well within the amount of iron a normal, healthy person can process each day.

Unless you're purposefully eating to consume a specific nutrient all day, it's a pretty big feat to overdo it to the point of sickness through diet alone. The bigger issues usually stem from not getting enough of a specific nutrient or over-supplementing for a long period of time.

Your body also has no clue when one day ends and another begins. Those 50% days balance out your 160% days on the macro level.

Thank you so much for the advice! I really appreciate it! ♥️

_inHisGrace wrote: »

Hi gang!

I need some scale advice. Disclaimer this may have TMI.

I started my period again for the second time in two weeks. I have an endocrine disease that gives me insulin resistance and too much testosterone.

I have been limiting my carbs to under 30% per day so more protein and fat.

I have been at or a tiny under my daily calorie allotment of 1410.

But with my irregular periods, I’m literally afraid to step on the scale.

My question to you... would it be detrimental to my success if I weighed in only once a month?

I think seeing the scale go up and up while I’m eating 1410 calls or under per day will cause me to say forget the whole thing.

Thoughts? Advice?

You do you. If the daily scale numbers are freaking you out then don’t get on it daily. Personally I have to see it everyday and track my trends.

Once a month seems so far, maybe every other week? Though really it’s what works for you and your brain to stick with it!

Thanks guys!!

emmyjaykay wrote: »

Quick q for those of you who have TOM come visit!

My calories dipped recently and I'm having a lot of trouble sticking to them during TOM. I'm thinking about lowering my deficit to a 1-1.5lb loss just during this week of my cycle to give myself some more leeway. I'm cool with a slightly slower rate of loss but I was wondering if anyone had tested this out or had any thoughtful suggestions for me?

Personally I find it impossible to stay at my calorie goal the day before I start + the first day of my period. So those two days I shoot for maintenance calories instead. I haven't seen any noticeable difference in my loss rate by doing this and even if I did, I would keep doing it just for my own sanity. The hunger and cravings on those days are massive and weight loss is hard enough as it is, so I've chosen not to fight that fight.