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Exactly this. It's all about the overall calorie balance OP. For a simple example, let's say my maintenance number is 2,000 calories per day (14,000 per week). If Mon-Sat I eat 1500 (total 9,000) and Sunday I eat 3,000, I will still lose weight as overall, I consumed 12,000 calories, which is below my maintenance of…

If you really do have a 250cal deficit, it cannot be real weight (fat) gain. It could be water retention of you have recently increased exercise with the additional cardio day.

Well if you're only walking the dog once a week for 15-20 min and chasing kids around the house/garden, lightly active may be correct. Bear in mind though that MFP is set up so that any intentional exercise is logged separately and you should eat back at least some of those calories, so if you do any exercise, go for a…

It's actually not about that at all. The calorie deficit is why you are losing weight, not any "clean" foods or fasted cardio.

Wow. Honestly, at this point, you are the only one being judgemental and stereotyping in this thread. Tall girls have always felt awful about their size? What an assumption. You've had some good advice, people have been kind, tried to reassure you, tried to give you some perspective but really, it sounds like you are just…

It varies a lot, depending on your starting size, height, weight distribution, body shape... there is no universal answer. I went down a size after 10lbs, but we may be completely different shapes and sizes.

I know the point you are trying to make but estimating doesn't automatically mean you are underestimating calories by 25%. I've seen examples on this site of people routinely over estimating too, and therefore eating fewer calories than they believed. I am also definitely in favour of accuracy where possible and when you…

Or, use the calculator built into this site, MFP. ETA: remembering to add your exercise on top of your base calories.

Yup.

This for me!

See a doctor.

That's true, but 2 servings of the same colour would still be 2 of your 5 servings.

Actually, never mind. I was going to question something I perceived as unnecessary rudeness, but I don't want and can't be bothered to get dragged into an argument about it. Comment withdrawn.

So then it wasn't 1/2 cup of oats and 1/2 a banana, you weighed those?

You've dropped 9% body fat in 8 weeks? 🤨

I didn't disagree with you either, but I really don't see the link with the mask thing. Just because someone disagrees with your post, which you interpret as rude, doesn't tell you anything about whether or not they wear a mask (or pay their taxes, or eat meat, or any other behaviour in life) especially when your post…

Previous poster, stop posting this spam on every thread.

How tall are you?

OP, as several others have already said you still need to lose some weight (fat) before you should consider any bulking. That means sticking with a calorie deficit, adequate protein and training your muscles to preserve muscle mass. I think it's important to have a realistic understanding of where we are and set realistic…

Good advice in the rest if your post but at 5 foot 10 and 115lbs, OP is medically underweight, so perhaps should focus on trying to gain a bit.

A rebounder sounds like a lot of fun but so far I haven't tried one as I'm afraid my downstairs neighbour would be able to hear me through the ceiling!

Maintenance? Or gain?

Yes, a calorie is a calorie and 400 calories of fruit counts just as much as 400 calories of chocolate for weight loss.

Are you allergic to something, maybe a metal that's in it?

Are they on a hard, flat surface (not carpet)? With clothes on? After eating? Did you calibrate to 0 before you stepped on?

Sure, but I don't know of any that have everything you are looking for and don't cost anything. Many of the ones with specific programs are not free. Edit for typo

Yeah me neither, although I think the suggestion of long shirts might be an easy solution.

Yeah, day 2 is really a bit too early....

What kind(s) of exercise have you tried so far? There are many ways to exercise: walking, running, cycling, cardio machines, group classes, dancing, hiking, rowing, swimming, climbing, tennis, circuit training, boxing, roller blading... etc.. Alone or with friends. Indoors or outdoors. DVD, YouTube, trainer. Mornings,…

No need to feel like an idiot, we have all been there! That's why many of us know what to look for ;-) Scanning the packaging is essentially the same as typing into the search box- it is still worth checking that the result it brings up is accurate and matches the calories on the label. Weighing your portion is also very…