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I have my smoothing set to 4 weeks. For me I tend to put stock in progress on a month to month basis as this allows for me to 'ride out' not just normal water/waste fluctuations but also for other things like special occasions, holidays, and what I like to call 'mental health cake days' which are days where enjoying the…
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Without your stats it's difficult to say why you'd be getting such a low calorie target at 1lbs per week loss but I'd double check to make sure that you've entered all the details correctly first. If everything checks out in your settings then you can drop your target loss rate to 0.5lb per week which should give you…
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When you eat is largely irrelevant when compared to how much you eat so the best approach is to eat to the schedule that makes it easiest for you. Given the odd routine you have it might be worth tracking your calories weekly so that you can balance out days where you eat more with days where you eat less. Maintaining a…
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Pick up, then put down all the furniture in your lounge room. Now pick up and move all the furniture in your lounge room out of the house and then move it all back in again Which one is more tiring =)
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You can't 'stay' motivated, you can only 'get' motivated. 'Motivation' is just the desire to change or start to do a thing. Motivation is just wanting it but won't make it happen without a burst of 'Will Power' to put things in motion. 'Will Power' is what makes change start happening or gives you the drive to start doing…
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I like giving up. I gave up eating too much food I gave up forcing myself to eat foods I didn't like just to try and lose weight I gave up forcing myself to do workout programs I hated I gave up taking the elevator and escalator all the time I gave up walking to the nearest train station I gave up trying to be flawless in…
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Can't say for sure but at a guess. The 1390 calories was calculated at a point in time when it was correct. but since then something has changed that hadn't been reflected in your MFP settings (weight gained, activity level changed, etc). MFP recalculate your calorie target until you make changes in your setting (weekly…
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Experiment and adjust. Are you losing weight faster than you expected but you're hungry all the time? Eat more. Either increase your activity level to allow for more daily calories or start to eat more of your exercise calories. Are you losing weight at the expected rate but you're struggling? Look for ways to make things…
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I can't really provide any advice but I can say is that given time the issue may to some degree resolve itself based on the amount of elasticity your genetics dictate. Also, keep in mind that the issue might not be anywhere near as bad as you think. We see flaws in our appearance that look glaring to our eyes which go…
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I can't say enough good things about the "Amazfit Stratos". It's essentially a Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music but for far less $$$. Fantastic piece of kit.
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The way I see it there's only two options when it comes to how much weight you should be trying to lose and by extension how big a calorie deficit you should aim for. 1. Too much/Too fast 2. Just right Too much/Too fast means that you're calorie target/deficit is so low that you're damaging your health. That you're not…
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Sounds to me like you're trying to lose weight in a way that doesn't work for you, so it's time to do something different. Willpower is a scarce resource useful for short burst and limited duration. It's not something you can rely on long term. Try a different meal timing, maybe eating more or less frequently will help you…
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You didn't get to 201lbs by struggling to eat calories. At some point you were eating in a way that allowed you to consume calories in sufficient quantity to achieve an calorie surplus of some level. So it follows that you're entirely capable of eating more calories than you currently are. This mean that the problem isn't…
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Congrats on the progress you're making. From your post it's pretty clear that your appetite is very much satiated by fats which means you're the perfect candidate for using a high fat approach to eating like Keto. Being fat satiated and following a high fat diet has allowed you to achieve the calorie deficit you need to…
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Read the links above but the short answer is. You can't decide where the fat comes off your body. All you can do is eat in a calorie deficit so that you lose fat and hope/wait for it to start to come off the places on your body that you want it to. To keep it off just requires eating so that you're, on average, consuming…
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I'll continue with the bike riding analogy. When you're learning to ride a bike you use training wheels to keep you from falling off. So put on your food consumption training wheels for a while. I think one of the biggest mistakes is that people try to go from zero to hero with their eating habits overnight. It's like…
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I wouldn't stress too much. People tend to disregard if a post gets a few woo's as it's assumed to be either someone like yourself who misunderstood what it was for or someone getting their feelings hurt because the truth being posted goes against their incorrect beliefs. It's when a post gets slammed with loads of woo's…
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I'm assuming your using the app because you're currently overweight and you want to lose weight? If so, then you didn't get overweight eating 750cal a day or struggling to eat 1200 cals. Depending on how overweight you have become and how long it took you to get that overweight you've been consistently eating hundreds if…
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I'll ad my voice to the posts above addressing the volume logging (cups, teaspoons, etc). It's a very inaccurate way to log and you can find yourself eating far more calories than you think. Getting a scale and weighting everything will more than likely address the problems your experiencing. I noticed something that I…
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Started Jan 2018 at 160kg (352lbs) and currently around 113kg (249lbs). It's such a relief to finally have the light bulb moment in my head so I could stop trying to 'lose weight' like I'd done before. The difference this time is that the day I decided to get my weight under control I just started living my life as if I…
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I a huge comfort meal on Sunday night. Ate WAY over my calorie target for the day. Guess what? Doesn't matter. One bad meal didn't make me overweight, that took constant overeating and the odd 'healthy meal' didn't change that. Same applies here only the reverse. One good meal won't make me lose weight, that takes constant…
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When it comes to exercise calories the app is designed for you to eat them back but more important than following 'The Rules' is doing what is right for you. Some people are true to the app and will eat back some or all of their exercise calories. Others like to use exercise calories as 'bonus' deficit which is fine as…
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No, monitoring macros is important in achieving ketosis only and being in ketosis (or not) has zero impact on weight loss. Eat a keto diet in and achieve ketosis while eating 500cals per day above maintenance and you'll put on a pound per week. Eat a keto diet and achieve ketosis while eating 500cals per day below…
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I am not counting macros for each meal. Winging it. Is that wise? - Macros don't directly matter for weight loss. It's all down to calories. Is this why I am not losing? I don’t think I am eating enough fat. - High fat, low fat, medium fat. As above, as long as you're maintaining a calorie deficit that's what matters for…
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But here's the rub. How complicated it gets is entirely up to YOU. You and you alone get to decide how hard you want to make things for yourself. Set an appropriate calorie deficit = easier Set a maximum extreme calorie deficit = harder Eat foods you enjoy = easier Force yourself to eat foods you don't really like = harder…
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2 words. "Show me" As soon as someone says the words "studies show" to me my instant reply is "Great! Show Me". What you'll quickly find is that the phrase 'Studies show' is almost always used when the person really means 'I think'. People seem to stop questioning you when all of a sudden they're required to actually back…
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Sorry. I don't see anything disproportionate. I'm sure you see it but, I just don't
