calories counting please help

keep an eye on your sodium intake too. that can cause water retention which will show as a gain

Contrary to popular belief, food that is high in fat will not inhibit your weight loss. Regarding burning 3500 calories, you just need a defecit of 3500. So if you're eating 1,240, your deficit (per day) is probably somewhere close to 1,000. Multiply that by 7 days and you have 2lbs gone per week.

Focus on eating nutritional, healthy food. Lots of fruits and veggies, whole grains, etc. I'd recommend keeping your macronutrients at about 50% carbs, 25% fat, and 25% protein. No need to be drastic with any of the numbers until you realize how your body will react to them. Keep tabs on things and notice the way your body feels and is losing weight. Then, adjust accordingly. Good luck!!

ok to lose weight i need to burn 3,500 calories to lose one pound ????? but i only suppose to intake 1,240 ?? n what else should I Be looking at & watching besides how many calories is in the serving size I eat.

welcome to the site, i hope that you will learn a lot from here, and pick and chose what works best for you. remember, no two ppl are alike, and what works for me, might not work for you.

that being said, i think you should up your calorie intake a little more. on the home screen, go to goals->change goals->guided, continue->and scroll to the bottom where it says "what is your goal?" you should really put it at 1lb per week, especially if you are new to this. ease into it, and you will be less likely to fail and go over your calories.

remember, you are already at a calorie deficit, so you should be coming as close as possible to the number MFP gives you. plus or minus 100 calories is not a big deal.

portion control was personally my biggest hurdle. you should defintely pay attention to serving sizes. start serving your food with measuring cups, measure your drinks, and weigh your food too. buy yourself a nice food scale, which go for about $20, and get into the habit of using. pre-log all your foods too, before you eat them. when i first started, i entered everything the night before for the next day, and really had to be disciplined to control my appitite. after a while, i realized i was hungry, but i just wanted to pig out. when i started to tell the difference, things got easier.

and i don't know about that "3,500 calories to burn one pound" but it kind sounds like broscience. losing weight is 80% nutrition. if you watch your calories, eat the right foods, and stay at calorie deficit, you'll be dropping those pounds effortlessly.

ok to lose weight i need to burn 3,500 calories to lose one pound ????? but i only suppose to intake 1,240 ?? n what else should I Be looking at & watching besides how many calories is in the serving size I eat.

welcome to the site, i hope that you will learn a lot from here, and pick and chose what works best for you. remember, no two ppl are alike, and what works for me, might not work for you.

that being said, i think you should up your calorie intake a little more. on the home screen, go to goals->change goals->guided, continue->and scroll to the bottom where it says "what is your goal?" you should really put it at 1lb per week, especially if you are new to this. ease into it, and you will be less likely to fail and go over your calories.

remember, you are already at a calorie deficit, so you should be coming as close as possible to the number MFP gives you. plus or minus 100 calories is not a big deal.

portion control was personally my biggest hurdle. you should defintely pay attention to serving sizes. start serving your food with measuring cups, measure your drinks, and weigh your food too. buy yourself a nice food scale, which go for about $20, and get into the habit of using. pre-log all your foods too, before you eat them. when i first started, i entered everything the night before for the next day, and really had to be disciplined to control my appitite. after a while, i realized i was hungry, but i just wanted to pig out. when i started to tell the difference, things got easier.

and i don't know about that "3,500 calories to burn one pound" but it kind sounds like broscience. losing weight is 80% nutrition. if you watch your calories, eat the right foods, and stay at calorie deficit, you'll be dropping those pounds effortlessly.

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