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^^ This here. You could even use a lower amount like 1 or 1.5# and eat back about half of what MFP tells you for exercise calorie burn. If you choose to use an external device for calorie burn understand they are all off by some amount. Now if you want to really tailor it to you it takes much more work. It would require…

This is it here. Base your TDEE off of your average or lowest activity level and eat back a portion of your additional exercise cals when you're getting it in. What I do personally, is schedule my workouts on certain days. If I miss one, I drop my calories that day by X amount. If I pick that workout up later in the week I…

That does seem like an excessive amount to lose in 3 short weeks. But looking at your stats it might be possible. (31yo male 295# start wt). Regardless of what the scale says you're doing everything right. I would like to see you eating about 2500 cals/day honestly for your size (I assumed avg height, more if taller). You…

You are on the right track!!! Everytime you lose weight you lose fat and muscle, resistance training will help you to preserve some muscle while you lose fat. This gives you the look that most of us want. Trust the process it works. Weight loss with soley deficit and cardio leaves with less lean muscle and if you regain…

+1 My wife has Raynauds and experiences everything you are mentioning. Also cold extremeties can be a sign of under-eating or reduced circulation due to extended periods of sitting.

If you don't have a consistent exercise routine or activity routine start one. If you do, break it down and put it in the calculator because that is the key to consistent TDEE.

7 calories In fact, 1 gram of alcohol has 7 calories, compared to only 4 calories for a gram of carbohydrates or protein. And calories add up even more quickly for mixed drinks than for beer and wine. The standard 1.5 ounce serving of 80-proof alcohol has 96 calories even before you add any mixers. Low-Calorie Cocktails -…

Had to be a database entry issue. Those problems are out there. Remember these are all entered by users, not Subway.

Replied to your post in other thread.

Right there. Espcially if you drink mixed drinks. Alcohol, on average, has 7 kcals/gram almost as much as fat. 1.5 oz of 80-proof alcohol is near 100 kcals w/o mixers. OP......Without having, really, any info the only reasonable suggestions I can give is food diary error, weighing error or just plain patience. Diary error:…

This is the strategy I use as well. Which is pretty common amoung all kinds of athletes and many other fitness sports. They will cycle through bulking, maintenance and cutting phases.

Thank you for this!!!!

I wouldn't call home with 2 little ones "not active". You could probably either increase you activity level or decrease the your weekly weightloss goal to increase calories some. If you can't get to 1200, it might mean you shouldn't be there. Scooby calculator says you should be at about a bit over 1500 with a pretty big…

This is really the key. Remember it's roughly 3500 calories for 1 pound, so eating over 1, 2 or even 4 days may not cause gain (unless it's an epic feast), but it can delay you getting to that much of a deficit. Another very important point that @PinkPixiexox made was famine then feast (I don't like using the word binge).…

This is what I've heard as well. I continue to train it to strengthen my bench.

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I absolutely despise McDonalds, but I do indulge not and again when it fits my goals for the day. My No. 1 is a Whataburger Patty melt!

I think the several days there is nothing are way more important. OP...You really need to commit to logging EVERYDAY and every thing you eat. The past 2 months show big gaps in logging. In addition there are several days that are over. Give yourself some time to get into a routine. Start by making sure you log everyday,…

18lbs in 2 month is 2+ lbs/wk, that's a lot. To do that you have to be pretty restrictive. Over time that makes lots of people over indulge after a few weeks. Try to set a more sustainable goal, say 1 lb/wk, this will give you a more reasonable calorie goal/deficit and give opportunities for small daily or weekly treats to…

Right here. Good luck.

+1 Smallest deficit I've seen in your diary is 22% but more like 50% is norm. Tha'ts not enough to fuel the body properly. Get a consistent activity routine down, put it in any of these calculators and get a more conservative deficit (10-15%) and go from there.

It is scary because you're beat about the head with CICO. Especially in the forums where evey art history major is now a physicist and professor of thermodynamics. What you have to understand is that the body, in response to less intake, will lower it's output. So you just have to break the monotony of the deficit with…

I think it's a great idea. I phase my training and nutrition throughout the year. Length of phases is really up to you. Some suggest 4-6 weeks but as others have said, listen to you body. When ou hit maintenance, you should see/feel a difference in performance in the gym. Ride that out for a coule of weeks and then back to…

Right here!! Congrats! Trust the process.

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So if someone is eating 1200 cal/day and exercising, but not losing they are at maintenance?

Fair enough

Let's not forget this, a good thread to check out. Be careful eating back MFP exercise calories! community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10240050/beware-eating-your-exercise-calories/p1

This is a great explanation!

The best one is the one you can do forever. Low carb works for lots of people, but most cannot stick to it causing them to gain back the weight. You need to pick the one that you an stick with. Calories In vs. Calories Out