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Yeah I think that most weeks I end up with no deficit or even a bit over my maintenance because of overeating. Sometimes I even have 'refeed' days accidentally or intentionally (sometimes for one day sometimes several days in a row) because I hope it would help with hunger, but it doesn't really change the situation. For…

My breakfast is usually an oat bran porridge with any combination of flex seeds, chia seeds, protein powder, nut butter, hemp flour with a piece of fruit. Or a whole wheat English muffin with some a spread (nut butter, avocado, hummus etc.), plus pumpkin or sesame seeds plus fruit. Lunch is usually a little starch (small…

As I mentioned in my original post, I'm wearing an activity tracker with a heart rate monitor (FirtBit Charge HR). Judging by how much I've been losing/gaining/maintaining in relation to my intake it's been pretty accurate for the last year. Even if it isn't accurate and is OVERestimating the calories I burn, it means I'm…

I'm just really active. I have a job where I'm constantly on my feet and have to walk big distances and climb stairs up and down, I'm a student (again, a lot of walking), I avoid taking public transport and walk instead. And I do cardio exercise on top of that several times a week. I make between 15-30k steps daily and…

I'm not sure ehat a NEAT method is. I base my TDEE estimate on my fitbit, which already counts my exercise so I don't log it on MFP. And then I just try to eat at a deficit, as low as I can. But like I said if I want to fuction productively it's a very low or non-existent deficit.

Thank you for this. It seems like a reasonable advice. I think I'll definitely try to keep easy and just it at maintenance for a while and try not to worry abut it too much. And then experiment with different macro ratios and see how i feel.

I'm trying out different macro ratios to see if it could help. Most days I eat 50% carbs, 30 protein and 20 fat. So with over 2000 cals it's way over 100g carbs, often over 200. Protein is usually around 100g and fat slightly under 100. I tried low-carb/high fat plans and was misarable every time, so I know I need to have…

The idea that everyone can see what I eat freaks me out a little so I keep my diary private. I eat over 2000 most days, usually 50% carbs, 30 protein and 20 fat, but it quite often it's more protein and fat. I walk a lot most days, plus 30-40 mins light jogging a few times a week and light strength training (20-30 min) a…

When I added exercise calories on mfp it automatically added those calories to my FitBit, even though it already counted those calories. It took me a while to realize it was overestimating my eercise calories.

You can buy this reduced sodium salt - where part of the sodium is replaced with potassium - and use it instead of regular salt while cooking.

Hey, I just wanted to thank you again. I started the Couch to 5k app program training and then found a few similar apps and I've been training with them for over a week and I love i! I'm feeling stronger and fitter already. Also, Blogilates is pretty awesome, too. Those exercises are really hard but I can tell it engages…

Thank you all for the replies! I will start with walking and light jogging, I guess and will look for some simple workouts on YouTube!

Yup, this is exactly what I'm trying to do. I want to lose fast enough to not get discouraged, but not too fast so that I don't get miserable. Finding the right balance is tricky. 1% of body weight per week sounds like a reasonable goal! It would put me slightly over 500 cals per day deficit which I think I can tolerate…