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I'm assuming you did put your stats into the Guided Set Up on MFP. What Activity Level did you select? What rate of weight loss did you select? And how many calories did MFP allocate you? You say you're eating under 1900 a day, but that doesn't mean that's what you should be eating.
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How tall are you, how much do you weigh and how old are you? That info would enable someone who knows about these things to come up with a reasonably accurate maintenance figure, which is probably considerably more than you're currently eating. You already know that 1100 is too low, so presumably you know the long term…
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I think that part of the reason why the app doesn't do that is because nutritional info isn't displayed the same way the world over. MFP did introduce it, briefly, a while back when they added the optional feature to Premium for US-based customers only. It being configurable wasn't even rolled out worldwide to start with…
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I'm not aware that it's tracked. It's not essential for weight loss and I believe that that bit at the bottom of the food page is purely for encouragement purposes. I stopped tracking my water intake a few months after I started on MFP, as I knew I was typically drinking 'enough'. If you really want to track it, you may…
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I'm another who bulk preps. I've got a selection of different curries, bolognese, chilli, stirfries, tagines, fish pie, cottage pie and multiple chicken dishes in the freezer, all bagged or boxed as 1-portion serving. It's as easy to cook a huge curry (I do chicken, beef, lamb & seafood, bulked out with veg, to give…
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When my left knee first started playing up, my surgeon gently suggested, at one of the early appointments, that losing weight would help considerably. It did, but so did a physio who actually specialised in knee problems. As said above, weight loss is not linear, and I also suggest you don't try to lose too quickly as you…
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A square of dark chocolate a day is (apparently) good for you. Have it with a piece of fruit. A little bit of chocolate, melted over some berries is lovely! Are you actually looking to lose weight or just to change your diet habits? As many will say on these boards, you predominantly lose weight in the kitchen; what you do…
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You don't give us any useful info about yourself or your mum (height, weight) to know what is a reasonable rate of loss (or whether 1200 calories is suitable - how did you get to that figure?), but I agree with both posts above that 1lb a week is pretty good going. I'm fairly short, so my deficit was naturally small,…
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Neanderthin answered the question re exercise calories, but I want to expand on it. MFP is designed such that you're expected to eat your exercise calories. My Activity Level in the Guided Set Up is set to Sedentary, which is accurate - but I track & log all deliberate exercise such as hikes and gym sessions. A practical…
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I agree with the above - put your info into the Guided Set up and follow accordingly. Don't necessarily select to lose the most in the shortest space of time though, as slow and steady tends to win the race. Whilst you're getting the hang of calorie tracking and working out what's best for you, you might find it easier to…
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When I was losing, I re-saved the Goals - Guided Set Up in MFP (which recalculated my required calories based on my new weight) every 5kg, which would be roughly every 10lb. Re hunger, play around to find out what works for you - I find that more protein keeps me feeling fuller but I also found that swapping bread,…
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I've never called it calorie cycling (or anything else), but I eat out at least once a week, drink a couple of glasses of wine at least once a month plus my exercise differs daily and I don't always want to eat all my exercise calories (especially if I've done a long, fast walk as well as a gym session), so I use the…
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I'm not having that issue but I've experienced others this week. If you modify an existing recipe you currently can't then save & log it. This morning, trying to find a recipe to double check the quantities of the various ingredients (knowing I can't save any changes, I thought I'd try to get my ingredients to the exact…
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I got an email last night saying that the team hoped to have this fixed as soon as possible. As I need to edit a different recipe re the dinner I've just eaten, I thought I'd try changing a couple of ingredients then saving it to see what happens. It saved and logged, so the bug appears to have been fixed. Now I can go…
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I sent an email on Monday. The issue is still exactly as it was - I can't amend and then save anything, which is making my food tracking rather difficult. I bulk cook & freeze portions, so adding the ingredients individually for one meal isn't going to help when I have portions 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 over the next few months.
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Yep. I'm seeing the same thing and reported it to the Support desk, via email, yesterday. I also mentioned that it's far from the first time this has happened. It's still the same today. If I change all the measurements in my recipe and try to Save & Log, I get a red error message, whereas if I just click the Save button…
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Similar to many on here - pre-logging helps me a lot. I can see whether I have any calories / carbs available for an unplanned snack. I too have a glass of water or a cup of tea if I start feeling peckish, then wait a little while to see if I really am actually hungry. Also, making small changes over time, based on what…
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Are you logging everything you eat and drink in MFP? Are you weighing and measuring everything? If not, start. Make sure the entries are accurate (per the packaging of anything you've bought) as things change but entries in the database don't always get updated. Then, look at where the bulk of your calories are coming from…
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I use an entry that says "Generic - Wine, red Malbec" that gives me 3 carbs per 125ml; however, a quick search, just of Malbec, quickly showed a couple of entries that have calories but no other values. As Ann says, much of the database is user entered and, unfortunately, some people just enter the values that are…
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Unless it's a new feature or bug, not eating enough on one day shouldn't prevent your diary from opening on the current date when you next open the app or website. The info will still be there, for yesterday, but it won't be in today's Food Diary. Are you sure the info for yesterday hasn't somehow been entered on today's…
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I've just come to this section to see if something has changed - before I log a ticket with the MFP techies. I've also just googled MFP Net Carbs and it says it's only with Premium but also only for US users and only on the app not the web. I'm in the UK and, as Ann indicates, our nutrition info shows net carbs. Fibre and…
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I never scan anything, so that's definitely not a factor in the issue for me. However, I just came to the Forum to see if it's just me having this problem or if it's known. I have multiple 'recipes' that I just update each time I make that meal. The ingredients in my salads tend to be the same, so I have a saved 'recipe'…
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Even just reducing your alcohol consumption and reducing your calorie intake will be a start. I have no idea how many calories they have, but perhaps you could investigate low-alcohol drinks if you feel that you need to have a drink to wind down in the evening etc.
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I was going to suggest something similar to SafariGal but also tieing in with other suggestions. Either pre-log a best-guess as to what you might eat or, for ease each week, create a single 'recipe' that contains an estimate of what you think you typically eat each Shabbat and log that. On the other days, presumably you do…
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At your height and current weight, losing those last 10lbs is going to take a long time. I'm the same height and I think it took me about 6 months. Unless your bathroom scales can measure you to the gram (and even then your weight will fluctuate due to water), it'll probably be a while until you see any real movement. Also…
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You may be tracking everything, but are you weighing it first, in grams? Are you measuring all liquids in ml? It's quite shocking how inaccurate your intake could be if you're going by what it says on a packet / are weighing in ounces or cups / are eye-balling and estimating how much something weighs. If you're sure your…
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If you take it slowly, in 4 months that's another 16lb that you'll potentially have lost. That's quite a bit and you'll be starting to look quite different to how you do now. If you try to persist with losing more, quicker, there's a high chance that (as well as being miserable) your body will rebel and you'll end up…
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I pre-log to see if I have any wiggle room for a snack (and, if so, what?) / how long I need to spend in the gym! My focus is on carbs with protein being of secondary importance, but I batch cook and, of course, everything that's in my freezer has different cals / macros. I usually have an idea of what I want to eat…
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You tried to lose 10lb in 5 weeks, but "only managed" 5. Look at that another way - you're already 5lb lighter than you were 5 weeks ago - fabulous! As yirara says, you may find it takes longer than expected to get to your target weight, so focussing on "I'm x number of pounds lighter than I was when I started" is much…
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I do a weight Check-In almost every day. When I was losing, I'd go in to the Guided Setup and just click 'Save' every so often and it would recalculate my calories based on the latest weigh that I'd recorded.
