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I think (and hope) mine way overestimates, compared with estimates based on my height, weight, waist to height ratio and waist to hip ratio. Part of this is due to me using it in the morning - when I first got it, I tried it at different times of day, and the estimate could be around 3% down, on a higher weight, in the…

10lb loss will not give you 10% body fat loss. Even if you go mad on recomp. How do you measure the 10". Is it a composite of smaller losses all over?

You might, or you might find that you need a bit less to feel satisfied when the weather is warmer again.

The UK's NHS, for example, gives a daily RDA for protein of 46g for a woman. But that is based on an average woman of about 126lb / 9 stone / 57kg. Their more detailed recommendation is 0.8g/kg bodyweight, which would give a much higher estimate for the OP - in the 70s, so in broad agreement with MFP's allowance. Unlike…

Those amounts of food don't sound unreasonable to me. 1lb/week is a sensible rate of loss for a woman of average height. Some manage too lose a bit more quickly, many don't manage to lose as fast as you are.

Firstly. Yes, they are extremely inaccurate. Secondly, readings first thing in the morning after you pee are likely to be most consistent, due to less variability in what you've been doing, but are likely to be consistently too high, as most people have low hydration levels at that time. Thirdly, some of the variables that…

I stand corrected! Looking at their labels, they are much denser than the more ordinary vanillas I use on fruit, which must have more air whipped in. I always weigh my ice cream, so I use calorie counts per gram, but the one I use is about 50g/100ml, whereas the Haagen Dazs is 86g/100ml (which here in the UK is assumed to…

What you have done already takes you out of the higher risk groups for obesity-related diseases, and you look lovely. If you maintained there, you would probably be perfectly healthy. However, at BMI24, it's unlikely that it's impossible for you to go lower, and still be healthy, if you prefer a slimmer look. You probably…

Ice creams vary a lot, even without going for a specialist low-cal type. I utterly love ice cream and can have 50g vanilla on soft fruit or bananas or stewed fruit for 113cal for the ice cream part of that. That is a nice creamy vanilla, not a diet version. I could get a low-cal one that was considerably lower, if I needed…

I see this a lot when people lose weight. The face can look gaunt, scraggy and unhealthy for a while, but then I think the body redistributes the fat a bit, the skin continues regenerating, and they start to look younger and healthier again. I think the exception is when people go too far, so that they are super-skinny.…

Yes, in the UK we are blesssed. Our diet pills really do shed the pounds.

Don't think of value as getting the maximum number of calories per $. Think of it as getting the best, most nutritionally balanced diet for your own needs.

I understand the feeling that you shouldn't waste food, and think that downgrading your meal plan is a good idea. Surely they must provide some healthier / lighter options?

I made a cake for my mum's birthday with fifteen thousand calories in it one year. I've probably done similar other times, but that time, I actually counted it up.

I started noting it down with the thought of making yet another graph, but really couldn't be arsed with it after a few days.

Live together. Sod marriage.

I do not take them when I'm not losing weight, because I think my diet is sufficiently varied, and there is precious little evidence to show that they are helpful in a healthy adult. But I'm currently losing at a rate of 700g+ per week. That implies a deficit of ~800 cals from my TDEE, which is about a third, so I think…

I understand that pure-bred unicorns can extrude Unikornschnitzel without harm to themselves, so it's ethical, as well as delicious and healthy.

Your parents' view may not be accurate - I've had people think I've lost when in fact I've gained. Try working out what an average college day was, and logging it as a day in MFP. I think you will be appalled just how many calories you consumed. It is going to take a bit of effort to readjust your mindset and lifestyle,…

Ok, so since there's no underlying health issue, that's good news, and diet and preferably some exercise are all you need. You'll need to think about what you will find sustainable within your student lifestyle next semester, because you will need more than a few weeks to get back in shape, although you can certainly make…

That is only natural. You are a unicorn. You can do no wrong.

Breaded unicorn! That's dinner sorted out. No need for juice cleanses, I'll be pooing rainbows anyway.

Profile says female, 19. Males are more likely to put all of their weight on as a beachball. Females, not so much. And her maximum weight only puts her at a BMI of 27.4. I'd only expect a mildly elevated waist size in a non-pregnant healthy young woman at that BMI.

A a Brit, I'd never heard of the"Freshman 15"! It sounds fairly self-explanatory though.

People always recommend throwing the scale away when you don't like what it tells you, never when you do. You could check the batteries in your scale, just to rule that out. Have you changed anything in your weighing routine Timing, placing of scale etc? If not - probably what everyone above says.

Have you seen a doctor, just to check there's nothing else wrong? It's just, that seems like an awfully high stomach measurement for a young woman of your height and weight, and a pretty rapid gain too.

I usually feel like a period of relatively light eating after a period of feasting, too. I think that is fairly normal. As for the juice cleanse, I'm not sure I understand the concept. What is in them that makes them so special? Are they literally just fruit and veg juices, and if so, couldn't you do it much, much cheaper…

I don't understand how data can "look good" in this context. Look good to whom, exactly? I'm no fonder of choosing a worst case scenario that, for example, puts a meal out at an unrealistically high calorie level than I am of choosing an unrealistically low one. It's not helpful to me to underestimate my intake and…

I did one - London (750 Open Water, 20k bike, 5k run). You get more bang for your buck by trying to improve your weakest event - it's hard to make a big improvement in a discipline you are already good at, but easy in a poorer event. If it is open water, make sure you are confident at open water swimming in a wetsuit, it's…

I'm not doing this in order to see flattering numbers on MFP, it is simply a tool. It gives me the data I need to plan my future campaign. If I pad the numbers in any way, those data will be skewed, and not provide the good baseline I need. So I can say "in November, I ate X calories per day, expended Y calories in…