zach121989 Member

Thanks to all who replied. My first 4 weeks I was only taking in 12-1400 calories thinking that I needed to eat 1500. I stopped losing eating like that and some suggested I was eating too little. I was more than happy to eat a little more, around 1700 now. I feel Fuller now and I'm hoping the weight comes back off again.

Police Academy. The hard work is done getting the job. But being in better shape will help with all the physical training!

I don't use any calories from what MFP tells me. I haven't eaten the recommended 2040 calories so any workout calories are not being calculated as "extra" that I can eat back. There just simply there. I don't even log my workouts, I just do them knowing that it's beneficial to my weight loss and overall feeling. I am…

I hear everyone, I know I'm impatient, I just thought that if it was as simple as calories in and calories out, there wasn't any possible way I could have lost less than a pound. Especially while working out. The difference in weighing in this evening instead of the morning may be the cause, or I may have just not lost as…

Well @rhiawiz57 that's the beauty of the community forum lol multiple ideas from multiple ppl. But I will take all opinions into account. I won't be adding a thousand calories or anything to my daily intake. But I'm sure I could stand to eat 200-300 more. It really would be nice to have a snack in between lunch and dinner.…

My body may be hanging onto weight. I don't feel starved. But it may very well be begging me for more without me knowing it. That's an easy fix tho. Who doesn't want to eat more! That's just a little more of the foods I'm already having. Or maybe a snack I want in between.

I will def add more calories to my daily Intake. I'll shoot for 1600-1800 a day and see how that does over the next 2 weeks. I appreciate all the feedback. Hopefully I continue to lose.

I am weighing and logging everything, I have not cheated. I leave for the police academy in 3 more weeks so I've really been on myself to do this right. And I've not strayed from the path. I may honestly be eating too little. I will try adding 300 cals to my diet. And see if it helps. @quiksylver296

Yes I weighed the home fries. On the bag it tells me how many calories there are per serving. Which is 3 oz's. So I put it in my scale and make sure it's 3 oz's. It just normally turns out to be about a cup of them. It's not much really. Enough for 5 or 6 bites with 2-3 little home fries per bite. It equals out to be 112…

Well honestly I just have certain meals that I eat. And they happen to be lower calorie. I eat the same thing for breakfast each day. One egg, 4 pieces of bacon. Sometimes I'll have home fries or something but only a cup. That's about 240-360 calories. For lunch it's usually baked chicken breast and a side or a progress o…

Baked chicken, in all varieties. Veggies, very little fruit, for breakfast the same 2 pieces of bacon and one egg.

That's what I've been doing. Not hungry at all, just tired of the same old meals. @jemhh

Ive been doing this for almost Two months now. Preparing for the police academy that I start in April. Exercising again and eating better has helped me! You can do it, just stick with it.

I'm currently at 1840 calories. Close to your evaluation of 1749.

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I force myfitness to update calories every ten pounds, it's only dropped 10 calories from 10-15 pounds. Should I drop another 200,300??? I mean I can't get down to 12 calories. I'm nowhere near close to my goal weight for it to be that low, I'm 212 pounds, 27 years old and I'm 5'6. The calories seem to be about right for…

Yes I log accurately. I always measure and weigh my foods now. I don't eat fast food anymore. I drink only water, or diet soda. It really worked until it didn't if that makes sense. No pounds lost in two weeks. I've just stayed the same weight.

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I haven't had pizza in a month, or went over my calories and been extremely honest with myself. So I think I earned it. It has to be close, it's not a very big pizza to begin with, and I only ate half. 680 calories for what I ate is probably about right.

That's what I did. I only ate half so I compared it too a whole 12 inch dominos thin crust pepperoni and divided by 2. Came out to 680 calories. Hopefully that's close.

Mr. Davpul, I'm glad you hit that nail on the head. I think I've got the calories in, calories out part figured out. Hence the reason I asked for exercise information. Not pointless information (if you can call it that) such as get out of the kitchen. If that's the advice I were to be given from the many people I have…

If you mean "helping" by ppl who post comments such as get out of the kitchen, then maybe. I suspect that most everyone knows that eating less equals losing fat, I'm not ignorant. I was simply asking about exercises. Never did I once mention that I needed some internet therapy about over-eating. Thanks for your concern.

For everyone who did contribute a helpful response I appreciate it.

I don't want to "make abs", and I don't have a problem pushing the fork away. I was blown up in Afghanistan and I have trouble with my hips and back from the injuries. The question was stated pretty clearly for all the smart *kitten* out there who feel superior on an fitness app lol I asked what was most effective on belly…

I'm not going back to the Army days and killing myself, what I've found to have finally worked for me now is that I'm taking it slow and it's coming off and staying off. I had thought about doing stair climbs, crunches, and 30/60 second sprint/walk cycles to start with.

What exactly does the negative adjustments do?

I most def will. I've been happy with three pounds a week and only expecting two pounds. It is working!

Thanks guys. I will Continue to fight on. It's been a struggle since getting blown up in Afghanistan by a road side bomb. Pain all the time. And being lazy. It's coming off though, and for once it is sustainable.

That's great news from everyone. I've not been as successful as some of you losing 10 pounds a month but it's coming off for sure. Getting back to a decent weight will be huge for me. Thanks for the replies.

I have only been on MFP for 21 days but I have lost 7 pounds. Basically drinking diet soda with every meal. So that is encouraging. How long did it take you to lose 50 pounds!