Hello *waves*

I'm Claire and I'm 20. I live in the UK. I can't remember the last time I felt good about myself when I looked in the mirror.
I work as a secretary so I'm sat down most of the day but I do walk a mile to get to work and a mile back so I do some light exercise daily

I'm currently 152lbs, I started at 162lbs and would like to be about 130lbs but I'm not too bothered about the weight - more about the measurements! And the feeling good part.

MY BMR is around 1515 and my TDEE is 2080 so I've set my calorie goal as 1768 (15% of TDEE) whereas my goal before was 1350. So a bit of an increase! :ohwell:

My boyfriend's sister is getting married in September and the hen-do is the end of July on the beach, so I'm hoping to look slimmer for that.

So that's me, here goes nothing! Feel free to add me as a friend - I feel I may need some support with this!

Nice to meet you all :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Hello All i just joined a few minutes ago and havent had a chance to read all of the posts..... here is my stats... BMR 1470, TDEE 2279 and the -15% amount is 1937...... so the question is do i set my calories to the 1937 in MFP?

I also wanted to add, i lost all of my weight so far over 9 months ago and i have been setting at a plateau since then, i bumped my calories up to 1500 about two months ago and am still at the same weight. i am 5 ft 4 and weigh 160 age 39

I use a HRM each time i work out..
Monday Body Pump class at the gym (1 hour ) avg calories 350
Wednesday Body Combat (1 hour) ave calories 626
Thursday Body Pump ( 1 hour ) calories 350
Saturday Personal Trainer ( 1 hour ) ave calories 503

Sometimes i pick up a zumba class on Tuesdays and Fridays but i am not consistant with those days.

Hi everyone,

I'm new..duh! I'm 43 years old. I've known about MFP for a while. Didn't start taking the whole eating process seriously until 185 days ago. Managed to lose a few inches doing it "my way" but now I'm stuck, gaining and losing the same three darn pounds. Upped my cals a bit and ate them back but just NOW realizing even upping them a bit I was still eating well below my BMR. Soooo here I am. I guess I should note or maybe I shouldn't that I have some medical challenges (Lupus, Necrosis in my joints and some other stuff) but where I'm weak in the body I'm STRONG in the Spirit and Doubly (word?) stubborn in my efforts.

My stats:

Age 43
Height 5'7
SW Before MFP: 194
SW on MFP: Hmmm around 185ish
CW: 180.2
GW 164ish


Edited to add:

BMR: 1545
TDEE: 2395
15% cut: 2036

I try to get at LEAST 30 minutes of cardio a day 6 days a week: Elliptical, Turbo Fire, Parts of Insanity (depending on what my body dictates it can handle). Did Chalean Extreme for Strength, stopped at Lean phase due to joint pain. Need to incorporate resistance band workout for strength as soon as cleared by docs.

Thanks for having me.

Hi, my name is Tawndra from the Washington, DC area. I have reached a stubborn plateau and I'm gaining weight (up 5 lbs). I know I'm not eating enough b/c I am always hungry so I am trying this group and technique out and from reading it makes so much sense. I am working on my patience so that I won't get discouraged, I know this is a slow process and I will succeed.

Info:
Age: 29
Height: 5'2
Current Weight: 221
Highest Weight: 278
2012 MFP Starting Weight: 256
Goal Weight (July Fam Reunion): 198
Goal Weight (Birthday - September): 178
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135

Hi! A friend just sent me here after I broke down about a terrible plateau. I joined Feb 2011 and have lost 43 here to date. I pretty much took "off for the holidays" and gained back about 15lbs. I lost that pretty easily after getting back on track in March. Now, the end of May, I have chosen MUCH better eating habits. Low carbs (i have PCOS), only whole grains, lots of protein and veggies and dairy. I usually have a cup of coffee in the morning and then water the rest of the day. I have gone from exercise once a week to about 5 days a week and started strentgh training at home. MFP had me at 1360 and I usually ate back my calories. I've been going between 223 and 229 for 8 weeks now!!!

My current stats: 5'9" 223lbs, TDEE of 2511 and BMR of 1835 and

I'm really hoping this helps. I had a goal of one-derland last New Years and I would love to hit my goal of 180 by this new years. Also, going from a 16/18 pant to a 12 would be amazing!!!

Anyone who is knowledgeable with this process, PLEASE add me. I will need lots of guidance getting started.

Thanks!!!

:flowerforyou:

Hi, My name is Angie and I joined this group last week and really started with the higher calories this week. I've been trying to lose the same 20 - 30 pounds my entire adult life and always wondered why it wouldn't budge no matter how much I worked out or how little I ate. After reading about this group it finally makes sense! Hoping to finally see some results.

BMR 1605
TDEE 2211
15% cut 1879

It's amazing! I can actually have peanut butter and cheese in the same day along with my regular meals!

Hi! I keep seeing posts about this group in the forums so I finally decided to give it a try. I lost my first 50 pounds eating 1200-1300 calories and doing intense exercise. I fell off the wagon after months of hard work and gained some weight back because eating that little is no longer sustainable for me. I've been back at the weight loss for a month now and I figured I'd try losing the last 50 lbs by eating more and doing better quality exercise to build strength and agility.

My stats are:

Age 33
Height 5'10"
BMR 1577
TDEE 2930
TDEE - 15% 2490

I am still not brave enough to eat my TDEE-15 though. I think I have some major metabolic damage from past eating habits including severe calorie restriction and even obesity so I am going to slowly work my way there.

Hi all, I'm Jackie, 33 years old & I've been here on MFP for almost one year. Currently I'm working on lowering my body fat percentage, I just had it checked & said that it is at 21%, up from 19.5% & definitely I want to lower it down to 17%. So right now I'm in cutting phase & eat 200 cals below my maintenance.

BMR 1303 (Katch-Mc Ardle)
BMR: 1313 (Harris Benedict)
TDEE 2035
Height: 5'2'
Weight: 120lbs.

Hello I am new here to this group. I am a little confused on how to figure out my TDEE and BMR. My problem is this. I have three jobs.

#1 Job I am a EMT and work 48 hour shifts. On these days I get limited exercise except maybe some walking. Some shifts are very busy while others are sit on the couch days. I do this job 11 days a month.

#2 Job I am a Medical Assistant in a rural clinic for 8 hours a day for anywhere between 5-10 days a month. Again can be very busy or very slow. However there is a set of stairs that I do walk if slow and on these days I usually get in a 30 min walk, 15 min bike ride and about 30 min of cardio.

#3 Job- I am a waitress at a small restaurant. Again a lot of walking. On these days I get about the same exercise as job #2.

On days that I have off I usually do 30 min cardio.

By cardio I mean elliptical, treadmill, WII fit.

I do have a fitbit and also a HRM.

I am female
43 years old

SW-166 Pounds
GW-120 Pounds

Can someone help me with the numbers? And if I understand correctly I eat my TDEE and never eat your exercise calories back.

I think my numbers are here.....

BMR 1466 calories.

TDEE- 2009

Scooby Website says

BMR-1461

TDEE-2009

15%-1707
20%-1607
25%-1506

Try the 15%cut. I have a feeling you are more moderate. If you bounce around a couple lbs sort of holding you will need to go up in Cals. Give it 6wks and be consistent. Is there any way you can start a lift program?

Hello Everyone!!!

I joined MFP last month but didn't become serious until this month. I'm 33, 5'3 and about 141lbs. I'm very ecstatic to have found MFP and this forum.

Here's my history.....been dieting since I was 10 years old. I saw my mother diet cycle and did it myself. I've tried low carbing, weight watchers, the no s diet, most of Ian Smith's plans, the cabbage diet and many more. I honestly feel that dieting has caused my weight gains and my insanity. If I would have allowed myself a treat here or there I wouldn't have binged so dern much. I can't even tell you how many last suppers I've had just to give up on the diet within days or weeks.

At first it was difficult going from counting points to calories but counting calories just seems more honest. I thought I'd found the answer to all my problems when I joined MFP, but was quickly discouraged when regardless of how much weight I wanted to lose I was set to 1200 cals a day. Not to mention scared of touching the exercise cals. Then the real question to myself was "can you eat this little for the rest of your life?" Not a chance in h*ll. Funny thing is after seeing my BMR is 1403 it all clicked b/c I was great for the majority of the week then would have a unintentional all-you-can-eat fest for a day. Turns out when I do a daily average and include the eat-fest it brings me to a little over 1400 a day, which means those eating frenzies was my body screaming for help.

So, my ultimate goal is my sanity. I want to eat normally and include foods that aren't ff or low-cal in my diet. It's been a long time since I've had a grilled cheese or pb & jelly sandwich using regular ole wheat bread. I pray that after several weeks of upping my cals I will still be able to fit in my clothes comfortably b/c the number 1200 will be the death of me.....

Thanks again for this extremely informative and awesome forum!!!

I think my numbers are here.....

BMR 1466 calories.

TDEE- 2009

Scooby Website says

BMR-1461

TDEE-2009

15%-1707
20%-1607
25%-1506

Try the 15%cut. I have a feeling you are more moderate. If you bounce around a couple lbs sort of holding you will need to go up in Cals. Give it 6wks and be consistent. Is there any way you can start a lift program?

I went and bought some hand weights today and will start including strength training in there somewhere.

Hello All, I am new to this group, been on MFP for about 36 days now. I have lost 20 pounds so far but things have slowed down quite a bit. I have been hearing about this group in the forums and just from other in general about needing to eat more. I am 44 and at present weigh 311 pounds, was 331 when I started on MFP. I am only 5'2'' tall. I still have to read the info at the beginning of the group that explains how eating more helps but I know I need to give something a try, just trying to get how it all works with the BMR, the TDEE and mius 15% thing. I will post what the Scooby site said mine were I just not sure what to do with the numbers. I am to change my calorie count in the MFP food diary to reflect what the Scooby site said the minus 15 to 25 % totals are, for whichever one I choose. Also am I correct in the understanding that the Scooby website has already worked in the exercise so if I change the calorie intake then when I exercise I don't eat back the exercise calories? I hope I am explaining my questions clear enough. I want to make sure I am eating enough but not too much. Well here are the numbers that I got from Scooby:

BMR 2089

TDEE 3238

-15% 2752

-20% 2590

-25% 2428

Also not sure what percentage to go with. Because I have a large amount to lose, like another 180 pounds should I go with the 25%? Sorry so many questions just need the help:ohwell:

I lost about 40lbs four years ago on the starving-myself diet at 1200 cals or less, with intense exercise 5-6 days a week. I'm a really active person and I can't continue obsessing over food, or trying to eat like the skinny girls who eat nothing but salad and do their little cardio routine every day just for show. I have significant abs but they are covered with a big wall of fat. I don't know how much weight I have to lose, if any, but I want to get rid of my abdominal fat.

I don't do any weight training currently (I used to lift heavy in the past) but I do a lot of outdoor running, kickboxing, boxing, and biking on weekends.

Height: 5'6"
CW: 139
GW: 125?
BMR: 1450
TDEE: about 1700 (eating back all exercise calories rather than adjusting TDEE to account for activity level)

Yesterday I ate about 2000 calories after two days of LOTS of exercise (4 miles of running, almost 30 miles biked in hilly terrain, frisbee/football at the beach, tons of walking). That was still slightly under my calorie allocation. This morning the scale says 142 and I feel so bloated and horrible.

Hi all!

Just joined today, though I've been lurking, researching, and watching the videos for a week or so.

Just a little info. to let you know why I'm here. I'm 36 years old, mom of 2, and while I'm at a healthy weight, I would like to lose those last stubborn 5-10 lbs. I've been stuck at the same weight (give or take 3 lbs.) for nearly a year, and have tried about everything I can think of!

I run for about 30 minutes 3x a week and then 1 long run for about an hour on the weekends. I also do ballet (class will end this week) and Jillian Michael's DVD's on my non-running days. Now that the pool is open, I hope to do some swimming as well. Would love to start working in lifting (beyond the DVDs), but don't have access to a gym/machines.

Here are my numbers:

BMR: 1389
TDEE: 2153
Cut: 1830

From what I understand, I should be fine eating cut value everyday EXCEPT my long run day. Will have to add an extra 100 or so calories that day.

I'm pretty nervous about this, but really REALLY hoping to see a change!! Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Getting ready to go manually change my numbers in MFP!