Lillymoo01 Member

Who has told you that losing 2-3 pounds a week is fine when you have so little to lose? There are very few within the medical profession who would say it is fine and those that do need to be reeducated.

I am most curious as to why you need to track starch. I have never come across anyone doing this before.

If you have plateaued for a few months this indicates that you are eating at maintenance. Being a fellow shorty, there is not much leeway for inaccuracies when we get so close to the end of our journey. How are you determining how much you are eating? Common mistakes people make is not weighing everything but relying on…

If you are weighing all of the food you eat and accurately logging then you will still lose the weight by eating back those Fitbit calories. The deficit is already included in the 1200 calories and you would be undereating if you didn't eat back those calories. Also, with only 5 kilos left to lose, 1/2 kg a week is an…

Contact customer services and they will either help you are if it is still under warranty and it can't be fixed they will replace it.

The biggest factor to keep in mind is if eating late prevents you from having a good night sleep. People can also mindlessly eat late at night, making it easier to eat more than they intend which will eat into their deficit or take that deficit away entirely.

In theory you will because this is the way MFP is designed but it all depends on how accurate you are with your logging, both food and exercise. Because people can be inaccurate and underestimate how much they are eating they will eat back anywhere between 1/2 to all of their exercise calories and make adjustments after a…

You have asked this question numerous times. I thought you had a maintenance weight figured out by now. Anywhere between 41-55 kgs fits into a healthy BMI for us at that lovely 4'11 mark. I think this converts to around the 90-120 pound mark. Personally, I got to the 90-pound mark and found it to be too thin and think it…

200-300 calories in an hour for walking is quite realistic I would have thought. I burned around 500 calories extra this morning, walking nearly 2 1/2 hours at a moderate pace and I am not even 100 pounds.

If you don't want to log your daily walks you can always bump your activity level up to lightly active instead of sedentary which would account for the 7000+ steps you would get from walking. That way you have a consistent number of calories a day without having to log additional exercise and without undereating. You are…

Not eating enough was the first thing that came to my mind also as I feel all those things when I get too hungry. Also, eating more will give you more energy to work out to begin with which could lead to a higher level of enjoyment. There is nothing like feeling like you have two lead feet to dislike going for a run.

Your body doesn't need a detox. It has kidneys and a liver to do that for you without ACV or the likes. In the worst-case scenario, your kidneys or liver could stop functioning properly and if this is the case you need ER and a doctor instead. If you like the taste of ACV then consume if, if not give it the flick.

Most breastfeeding momma's set their goal to maintenance calories as your body burns around 500 calories a day for a fully breastfed baby. Be mindful not to lose too quickly as this can affect your milk supply and the last thing you want is a hungry baby.

If I were you I'd put my activity level as active and only add intentional exercise you do separately. If after 4-6 weeks you are losing weight quicker than expected change your activity level to very active, but if you aren't losing as expected then drop it to lightly active.

Weight loss occurs in the kitchen rather than in the gym. As far as the best exercise for fitness, the one you enjoy and will stick with is the best by far. Doing weights though will help you preserve muscle mass while losing weight which is beneficial.

If you are trying to gain muscles with weight training aiming for your weight in kg x 1.5-2 would be enough to achieve your goals. Aiming for closer to 100 grams is probably much more achievable but you could really go less.

My guess is that most people would struggle to reach 180 grams of protein a day....

Or ask whether you have increased your exercise levels, eaten more salt or carbs than usual, TOM etc to try and account for water retention which can mask weight loss.

I was genuinely surprised to find out how high in calories vegan food can be. On top of that, it is often lower in protein which means that many would not find is as filling as animal-product counterparts. It is not hard to understand why vegans can easily put on weight if they are not careful.

Nothing wrong with starting with the default ones given by MPF and adjusting to better meet your needs for preferred food choices and satiety levels if needed. There is no ideal, one ratio combination that best suits all.

5'3" ain't short ...... says someone who would dearly love to have hit that magical 5' height!

I don't do this because I hate the fact that I start the day with a huge negative adjustment and then, once I stop being as active in the evenings I lose calories as the night progresses. It makes it a challenge to try and work out how many calories I will lose to try and balance the books at midnight. Sedentary means…

You already are at a healthy weight and don't need to lose anything for health reasons. If you are not happy with your body I'd suggest doing a recomp where you eat at maintenance while doing a progressive lifting program. If you really must lose weight for vanity reasons then you should not be losing more than 1/2 pound a…

I can vouch for that. I look much better now after maintaining for a couple of years than when I was losing. I just accept it though as a bit of loose skin is a damn sight better than an extra 80 pounds. If you do want to go down the nick and tuck path I'd personally wait until you have been in maintenance for 1-2 years…

I am using the free version and get this option with the app. However, I find using the meals tab for regular combinations of foods works a treat too.

I don't use any diet plan that comes with a name or a lot of rules to follow. I eat what I enjoy while meeting my nutritional requirements and calorie allotment, be in losing, gaining or maintaining. There is no way I will eat food simply because it is regarded as healthy if I don't enjoy the taste. There is no way I will…

I too would stick with the lower of the two and then use your own data after a period of time to determine accuracy by comparing actual weight loss with predicted weight loss, keeping in mind that you need to burn about 3,500 calories to lose 1 pound of fat.

I'd say that if he isn't losing weight his logging is very inaccurate. If he really were only eating 1800 calories he would be losing at least 2 pounds a week.

How high are you inferring when you say high carb? Recommended daily levels fall anywhere between 45% and 65%.

If you have the means to do so, a visit to a physical therapist could be beneficial. This way your injury could be properly assessed and appropriate exercises recommended which will improve the injury rather than make it worse.