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I use the pacer app and make it so my Apple Watch calories show up in that app, and that app (not apple) syncs to MFP. It’s proven to be accurate. There was a thread about this last spring (I’m back here after a long hiatus so there may have been more recent threads), but if you can possibly find it that has a lot of…

The thing about this study, besides the small sample size (which, I agree, gives one pause) is that the individuals being studied were not weighing and recording their food (it was being done for them, but they were not keeping track or getting feedback on the calories they were consuming). They were just eating based on…

750 is a tough deficit to keep up. You may not feel hungry but you probably are. A 250 or 500 cal deficit you can stick to is better than a 750 deficit you never do. Here’s what I’d try, in addition to upping your calorie goal: 1. Plan a dessert for after dinner (not a “snack”). It can have more calories than a 100 calorie…

If you’re really sore, it’s okay to take a rest day earlier than planned. You could also try a walk instead to burn some calories without the intensity.

Check out my replies in this thread... might be helpful. In short, I get my full calorie adjustment based on all that I track in Apple Watch/Apple Health sent over to MFP via another app, Pacer. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/43781990#Comment_43781990

@heybales True I don’t know my exact TDEE, but I did track meticulously for many months before changing things up and that was my average. I’m exercising as much, if not more, than I was during that period. Yes to the heat (and humidity). I ran a half marathon May 4 and it was chilly and rainy, which was great because…

I use happy scale... right now my trending weight is right where it was a month ago. I did wear Fitbit and AW together for about a week... the numbers were similar (but AW was able to handle the bike rides and swims directly, whereas when I used Fitbit, I took off my tracker for those and entered them directly to MFP). I…

Honestly I gave myself permission to slow my rate of loss to .5 lbs a week quite some time ago, but I didn’t adjust my calorie goal, I just gave myself permission to go over. But in that same stretch of time, I was also running a lot of miles (and not drinking alcohol), so I just didn’t need more calories than 1200 net…

Thanks for all the comments and feedback. I think I’ll cut out the drinks for a week and see where things stand!

I definitely see what you’re saying here, but I’ve been making an extra effort to keep moving throughout the day. Multiple trips up and down the stairs when I could save time with just one. Parking far from the store and wandering around as much as possible to get extra steps in... I have more time on my hands, and I’ve…

[quote="erickirb;c-43779351" . [/quote] How tall are you? just wondering if you should be aiming for 0.5 lbs/week instead of 1. If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal, If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal, and If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal. Assuming your end…

I weigh 134 currently. I did change to Apple Watch / Pacer for tracking. You’re right that it could be that. The burn level does seem high, but it did when I was using my Fitbit too. at first with the Fitbit I was only eating back half of the calorie adjustment (I have MFP set to sedentary), but then I was losing too fast…

Yeah, that’s why I didn’t drink while training for the half. I’m starting to look ahead to the sprint tri, but it’s not until August 25. I have very flexible work hours in the summer, so I have lots of time to work out (and to eat and drink), so I’m doing more of both than I was during the semester.... I plan to go back to…

I have incorporated biking and swimming (now I’m training for a sprint triathlon)... so yes to the new activity. But I was running a lot before. 1200 calories net per day has been my goal since December 26.

I’m still netting 1200, yes. Most of the time I’m having 220 calories worth of wine. I’m eating plenty and I eat well. Most days I earn about 700 extra calories from exercise. I know this sounds high but I do a lot (and this part has not changed).

I should have specified: I reintroduced alcohol about two weeks ago.

If you saw the “woo” that was up for a bit, it was a mistake. I just looked back over the posts and realized I’d inadvertently wooed where I’d meant to like. Thanks for the tips, dmkoenig!

I eventually got to the point where I could do 4 pull-ups. The only thing i know helped me that has not yet been mentioned here was losing 30 lbs. 😜

I hope it is a gateway race (I’m not seeing it as a lifetime achievement). I’ll have just turned 40 when I do the race... I figure I’ve just competed a half marathon, and if I can complete a triathlon this summer, then I can spend my 40s learning to do them right and set some new, fun goals. Thanks for the tips!

Haha, definitely not trying to win it! I think looking at training programs and such was just wigging me out a bit. Not even understanding how to read the workouts lol. But I think you’re right that I could complete those distances right now if needed. I’ll be in Senegal (West Africa) and definitely won’t have access to…

Right! I had a day with 13,000 steps (I was on my feet most of the day and walked everywhere I went) which synced to MFP as: “13,000 steps - 0 calories.” And I have MFP set to “not very active.” For a day like that, my Fitbit would have given me an adjustment of 500 calories or so. So adding Pacer into the mix helped that…

For me: coffee and more food. Wake up earlier to beat the heat? I always take awhile to adjust to summer running.

I just did this and it works. I record all my purposeful exercise (swims, bike rides, runs) on my watch, and my Apple Watch passes all of that, plus my steps, along to Pacer, which gives an adjustment to MFP. I did this two days ago. It looks like it’s working just like my Fitbit used to work, but the watch is much more…

If MFP only gave OP 180 more calories when they switched from 1.5 to 1 lb/ week, then a net of 1200 calories wouldn’t have given the real world result of 1.5/week anyway. It was probably suggesting 1200 because it doesn’t offer a goal below that. OP - if you put in your stats right, including your new current weight, and…

Okay,.. I’ve set up the Pacer app and after a few glitches with syncing (I disconnected and reconnected a bunch of times), I think it’s all working properly. Thanks!

Thanks for the info. Essentially what I was thinking I was doing was going back to recording only purposeful exercise, which Apple Watch does report, and accounting for the rest through increase in activity level. But I’m I would ultimately prefer to have a system that accounts for everything on a day-by-day basis, since…

P.S. another school of thought is that pizza is a “trigger food” for you and that one serving will inevitably lead to binging. Wine could be, too. A lot of people successfully eliminate a few foods like this because they know that once the seal is broken, it will all get consumed. I’m this way with alcohol, so I have cut…

Just log everything you ate and drank and move on. Make sure your calorie goal is not set too low to be sustainable... that can lead to binging. It’s possible to take from this experience the idea that “pizza is bad” or “pizza is off-limits.” I personally would recommend that you find a way to eat pizza in a different way.…

I’m following because I’m going to be running a rainy half of Saturday. It’s also my first half!

It will have been 13 days (not just a week) since my 11 miler when I run the half... but I take your point. Thanks!