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I've been a serial starter in the past. I recognise now that it was because I was 'super motivated' to lose weight. I'd get all inspired and decide to lose weight. I'd be 'super motivated' and make all these changes. I'd completely change my diet to be 'clean' and 'healthy' and I'd get a gym membership start working out…

That's what this app is for. Enter your details (age, weight, height, activity level, etc) and MFP will give you a calorie goal which already includes the required calorie deficit based on the rate of loss you chose. This calorie target doesn't include calories that you burn 'working out' so if you do any exercising this…

As I'm sure has been mentioned it's not safe which is why it is only done under very close medical supervision and when deemed appropriate by the doctors who will be taking responsibility for the care of the patient. It's not something people should be doing on their own. So it's not a case of you can't and more a case of…

First let me say that I'm not advocating this approach. Just noting that this is the approach that works for me. For my temperament, my mindset and my personality. If I don't want to 'workout' doing a specific activity I'll see if I instead feel like doing something else. If I was planning on going for a ride on my bike…

I started at 160kg (350lb) and didn't really notice any difference until I was down to about 125kg (275lb) that I really started to see any difference when I looked in the mirror. Sure I'd seen my clothes getting looser and I was moving in belt notches but those changes, being so gradual, don't get noticed by the eye even…

I think you're looking for 'quick add'

Office job here but the amount I move can vary somewhat (but not a huge amount). Some days I'll be desk-bound for 8 hours straight, others I'll be bouncing around from meeting to meeting. To account for this difference I've just set my calorie target to the lowest activity level and will eat back some of my step calories I…

I agree with this sentiment but not the time frame. Anything to do with weight loss should probably be tried and tested for at least 3-4 weeks to give it time to work and for actual results to be evident. Some changes will result in an initial 'woosh' and others take some time to show their effectiveness so a week can give…

Tha'ts taken into account. Palaeolithic life expediency at 15 was less than 34years (estimated based on later age data). Neolithic and into the Bronze age life expectancy at age 15 was between 28 and mid-thirties.

I have 2 watches I have a Skagen Connected Hybrid watch as my daily driver. It's a smart watch (ie app connected) but has a regular watch face instead of a screen. It' uses the dials and hands to indicate alerts, tracks steps and does most of the smart watchy type things without the need for constant charging. In fact no…

... and were dead by 35 which makes this argument somewhat toothless (which they probably were by 25)

I have different approaches. If I know an event is coming up I'll either: 1. decide to bank a few calories in the days leading up 2. decide that event/party probably isn't worth the extra effort and just attend and not indulge 3. decide that I'm willing to accept the reduced calorie deficit for that week. If the event is…

There's no right way to do this so your best bet is experiment. Use option A for 3-4 weeks and monitor your progress and results. Did it work? Are you losing faster or slower than predicted? Does this approach feel natural to you and easy to stick to? Depending on the answers to those questions you can continue doing…

You're going to Disney why would you waste a moment of that time giving your scale a second thought. It's 5 days in DISNEY so go nuts. There's 360 other non-Disney days in the year to be 'good'. Weight management is just that. Managing your weight. That means managing it in BOTH directions. Weight gain isn't the devil,…

The best way to start is to just start. Do something. Do anything. Just start right now. At first keep it simple. Like stupid simple. I like to advocate a 3 step start. 1. Put details into MFP and get calorie target. 2. Get a food scale to accurately measure your food intake and log everything you eat by the gram using…

It's a simple calorie equation. Eat more calories than you use and your body stores that extra energy as fat. Eat fewer calories than you use and your body is forced to call upon that fat reserve to make up the energy deficit. The only way to reduce body fat is via a calorie deficit by whatever means it is achieved. If…

No no no no no... Sorry if it feels like I'm picking on you somewhat but a few of your posts have been filled with information that's at best incorrect and at worst downright dangerous and they MUST be responded to lest someone actually listens to the terrible information and advice you're providing. You don't set yourself…

That statement is about 20% accurate. - Strength training can be useful while losing weight to help to mitigate loss of muscle mass from the calorie deficit. Cardio training can be useful in burning additional calories and improving overall fitness and heart health. I wouldn't say one is most important. Both are beneficial…

Anything, like literally anything. If you like MD but want to consume fewer calories then just switch to Diet MD. If you don't like Diet MD but there is another low-cal drink you like (Coke Zero, Pepsi Max, etc) then switch to that. Or sparkling water Or iced tea Or sports drinks Seriously the options are practically…

I have some advice to offer here but it's going to be a bit blunt and to the point so I'll hold off unless OP wants to hear it...

Wow! That all sounds so overwhelming! I'm confused and exhausted just reading about it let alone trying to live it. I only do one thing and one thing only which has allowed me to successfully lose 100lb and interestingly I don't see it on your list. I eat in a calorie deficit most of the time. That's it. I just track my…

Welcome back! Some good questions to ask yourself are: What went wrong last time? What did you learn from your previous efforts that you can apply? What are you planning to do different this time? G'luck

Your job and 'normal life' is taken into account in the activity level you choose. (Sedentary, lightly active, etc). It's a judgement call you make so pick the one you think is most appropriate. The higher the activity level you chose the higher you un-adjusted calorie target will be. Remember though that this isn't set in…

One thing to note is that MFP is a weight management tool not a weight management program. It won't tell you what to eat, when to eat or how to eat so it's a little bit different on that front. So I don't think it's accurate to say that people have lost through MFP but rather MFP is a great tool that people have used…

Point taken. Really just using trying to illustrate the point that safely achieving a 2lb per week loss is a factor of weight to be lost rather than how good you are at exercise/nutrition.

Pointing and repeating the incorrect information doesn't somehow automatically make it not incorrect. To achieve a 2lb/week loss requires a calorie deficit of 7000cal/week or approx 1000cal/day. This is achievable only if you have significant weight to lose as your maintenance would be so high that a 1000cal/day deficit…

Sounds to me, based on the limited information provided and in my capacity as an absolutely unqualified know-it-all like this might be reversed cause and effect. Is it perhaps that you were overweight (effect) because you were insecure and unhappy (cause), rather than you were insecure and unhappy (effect) because you were…

My initial reaction is the best medical/doctor supervised program is the one your medical professional/doctor suggests. My second reaction was to wonder. Is there a reason you're looking for or feel you need a program so severe that it would require medical supervision? Are you trying to address a specific or immediate…

It's a familiarity thing I've found. People that I see frequently like co-workers etc really didn't notice or comment at all. People I saw fairly often but not every day kind of noticed and make off-hand comments but didn't make a big deal out of it. However, people that I saw infrequently like friends and family that I…

4x a week?!?! I haven't had one for a while but when I do have bouts they tend to sideline me for 2-3 days at a time so 4 a week would have me 100% bedridden permanently.