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If you have a step/ fitness tracker you can sync a lot of information across, if you do workouts search the exercise in the database add the time and add in MFP will give an estimate on burn based on reaserched MET values for that type of activity. The definition of active I have seen for MFP is at least 8k steps every day…

Light active or sedentary selection and eat 50 to75% of your exercise calories should see you lose well . The terms are a bit confusing as how active one is is a very subjective description. Try the lightly active setting for 2 weeks and see how you go. If you are not getting the result you expect drop the setting to…

Have had 7lb overnight caused by salty food , period and sore muscles , quite possible, drink lots of water , watch The salt intake , for me was gone in a week , along with my 0.5 lb for the week .

You are very close to your goal , loss often slows down when you have less to lose. Also if you are exercising more intensive water retention will hide some of your loss for a few days . Try to weigh the morning after a rest day .One treat will not have an instant gain.

I would suggest trying out a food scale , even for the packaged foods , also check the entry you select against the package make sure it is correct. Also when was the last time your Dr tested the levels for your medication? If the dose is off it can make it harder as well.

I think that in that time frame with a consistant reduction of calories you should be able to realistically lose the first 50 by then , maybe even more ... As you get to a normal BMI the loss will slow somewhat and it becomes harder to reduce enough calories to keep that high a rate of loss. So by December you will be much…

Are you also entering exercise / steps manually to MFP?

Water or food , waste . Try an app like trend weight get about 30 days of weights recorded and watch the trend . A lot of things can create fluctuations day to day , the trend is what is important . If you know your under and have been at or under your goal every day this week then you will see it drop down again. Oh if…

Are you using a food scale ? , have you re calculated your calorie allowance lately ? Both of these things can have a big impact. When you have lost a large amount of weight your body needs less to stay the same weight. A food scale for everything you eat and measuring all liquids will give you a much more accurate calorie…

Would think it is similar no matter the height , and subjective I have always been short so have no way to know if it would be easier if I was taller ... But some days my hubby has room for more food when losing than I do when maintaining

Starting new exercise especially if your feeling a little sore can mean retained water for a few weeks until your body adapts. With a 2st loss if you have not told MFP to recalculate your goal that may have influenced the scale movement too. Try these things out and start pulling out a measuring tape , if your building on…

Maybe try setting at .5 kg per week for a slightly higher calorie goal to eat each day. You lose a little slower but you still lose. I am 1" taller than you my starting weight was 74kg and I lost 15kg in 11 months mostly done at 1560 calories a day . Now in maintance at 57 kg

Calorie deficit works for all fat including tummy , cardio is optional , only way to lose weight is calorie deficit how you create that is up to you.

It comes off from all over , if you gained around your tummy first sadly it will most likely come off there last. Measure each month all over , tops of arms , thighs calf hips and chest and neck , as well as tummy you will notice after a few times that the size reduces from everywhere ! A good thing to add to your routine…

Potatoes in their skins , most vegg and fruit have reasonable levels , I am suspicious of the data base entries for fruits , veg and grains that have a 0 value for it as they almost all contain some. Try using the USDA labeled entries to get a better overall number

Dining out can be a mine field , most of the time for me it is steak and undressed salad, Watch all food labels , much better now than it used to be , there are lots of products available now that didn't exist before . A lot of paleo recipes work quite well as the whole idea is to avoid all grains. I now eat out rarely ,…

Only buy what you will use , lots of people have dust gatherers , in saying that we have one and we use it . Lots of people find good deals on second hand ones off eBay garage sales and Craig's list . The afformentioned dust gatherers for them . If you have 40 min to watch t.v you can do it while cycling

I found the easiest way was to think of the food in the house as I would in a work kitchen/share house type set up if I didn't buy it for me it is not mine .., therefore I can't eat it , I would be stealing someone else's food . After a while things were no longer tempting for me , and now I don't care what is there I only…

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You could try lightly active for a month , see how close you are to the loss you selected per week on average and adjust if needed, if you use a step tracker lightly active is around 5k To 10 k non exercise steps a day

Try using a food scale to be sure of your calorie intact .I suspect if you are a little sore after your new running exercise you may be retaining water , sore muscles for me can be = to up to 2kg of water weight. This can take up to a few months to settle down. When I started running at deficit my weight went up a little…

Less in = less out , if you are not having trouble passing , just not passing often I would not be too concerned. Make sure you have both kinds of fibre in balance , water and fats in a reasonable amount. Bulking will create more waste than maintaining or cutting I find .

Green salad( spinach leaves plus others rocket ect) with tomato , add some pre cooked lean beef strips and sprinkle with chia seeds , balsamic vinegar for dressing . Pretty good iron hit in something like that.

Peppermint tea will Help settle the tummy - reduces a little bit of bloat due to irritation, green and ginger help . Best bet is to identify what is causing the bloat , intolerance too much sodium , a big increase in fibre can all cause it .

Yup weigh your empty crock pot , enter all your weighed recipe items to the recipe builder, weigh the pot when cooked weigh the pot including the food when you finish , subtract weight of empty pot, enter serving size to recipe of 1 gram per serve , weigh your portion and enter the servings (100g would =100 serves)

I would maintain for 6-10 weeks , continue the strength training , your body will begin to tighten up a bit for some time after you stop the deficit , and you will start to grow a little muscle you may find that your look improves dramatically in that time . I found the slight skinny fat/gaunt look I started to get evened…

Oats are good per serve , wheat bix /vita Brits , corn flakes are a little salty and vary from brand to brand , choice of good ones are pretty limited maybe saultana bran . Best bet is to read the pack and remember that most "serving" sizes are around 30 grams , not a lot of full for the calories ,

Wear the tracker , sync the tracker to MFP . Your tracker will give you more accurate numbers for calories burned than the MFP calculation does. You do not need to enter your exercise to MFP it will do it all automatically for you

Try starting out with your normal foods but eat a bit less . Log what you eat for a week or so first without any changes then have a look and see what you can reduce a bit. Some people who like volumes of food to feel full start their meals with a low calorie soup and reduce the size of their normal foods . Salads are not…