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Then you really only need to worry about cals. You will naturally lose muscle mass when eating at a deficit, but having an appropriate protein amount will help retain as much as possible. Carbs/fats are up to you and what you enjoy eating and will be able to stick to. Weight loss comes down to 2 things: 1. attaining a…

If your main goal is to gain weight/muscle I'd suggest going higher than the .8g/lb of lbm. That should be the minimum you are shooting for. Check out some youtubers like Scott Herman, Jeff Nippard, or Athlean-X and form your own opinion on what that number should be. They go up to 1.5g/lb of lbm, but these are…

Unfortunately, weight loss occurs where it occurs. You cannot pick and choose where the fat loss comes from. You can do some weight training in and around the area so it is formed up a bit better as the fat loss continues, but you can't just "do 1000000000 situps and no longer have a belly". Everyone carries weight…

MFP is designed for you to eat back your exercise calories. If you are hungry, and not eating back your exercise calories, I'd start with that.

Taking nothing else into consideration, yes, CICO is the determining factor in weight management.

I'd suggest doing the fly on the ground and not the bench(or not at all). Puts your shoulders in a risky situation. Check athleanx on YouTube for a more in depth explanation.

Basically, weight watchers is a lie and counting calories is not. Fruits and veggies have calories. Therefore, you do have to have a limit in order to stay under your maintenance intake. Weight watchers let's you eat them to your hearts(stomachs) content. An accurate mfp log will show you exactly what you ate in a day and…

The serving size (measured by weight not by x amount of pieces) is what you use to count your calories. You don't need to only eat 4oz of chicken or 33g of protein powder. You can eat however much of whatever you want, as long as the calories equal up to your goals. Basically... There is far more to it than that, but as…

Breakfast is the devil!...delicious, but still. I am not a big breakfast eater, so the first thing I did to help reduce my caloric intake was get rid of that meal. I don't mind not eating til noon, but some people don't operate well without breakfast. To each their own. Now, if all you mean is you don't have time to cook…

Yes, I go by weekly total and not daily. Training days I go a bit heavier on intake than I "should" and non-training days make up for it. Body doesn't have a 24hr intake alotment. It is always running. You can eat/log however you so choose.

Got a coupon, tried it for a week. Decent, but nothing special. Definitely not worth it at full price. However, I am a capable home chef so my experience may be different.

Couple quick things: Your activity level takes your daily routine into account. It is difficult to figure out, but I'd say you could probably up that to moderate. You do not add in extra calorie burns based off daily routine. That is what the activity level is for. In my experience, FitBits are not worth it and cause more…

I do it, but not for any other reason than it helps me control calories. I'll leave the debate over other health benefits for those that believe/dispute them. Never been big on breakfast, need to cut out calories to get into a deficit...hmm, maybe just skip breakfast? Makes hitting my numbers far easier, and for me at…

I lift mon/wed/fri, light cardio/flexibility training sunday/tues/thurs. I eat the exact same thing every one of those days and hit my mfp goals. Saturdays are my wife and I's "splurge" day where we make some burgers, ribs, or pizza and have some beer. Saturday mornings I go for a long enough run to fit the above caloric…

Body positivity = good. Obesity acceptance = bad. I consider myself fat because I am fat. I'm trying to get unfat. I feel good about getting unfat. I am looking better the more unfat i get. If someone else calls me fat that does not make them wrong. It does make them a prick, but not wrong.

If you are over 400lbs and only eating 1200 cals a day now you are going to cause some very serious health issues very quickly. At that weight you don't need to stick to a 2lb a week plan, but what you are doing will likely cause you to suffer from a case of death. Stop it right now and look into a more healthy rate of…

in your first example: You have a 1200 cal goal. You eat 2000, that puts you 800 over. But then you exercise for 1000, that puts you 200 under for the day. 1200-2000+1000= 200. The goal is to hit 0, so you have 200 more calories to eat.

I think you are confused as to how this site works. The goal mfp gives you is your caloric intake with 0 exercise (based on the activity level you chose). So if your goal is 1200 calories and you exercised for 748 then your new goal would be 1948.

^ Most school gyms do have curl bars, maybe yours does as well. Generally 25lbs, but can vary. Note if you do use dumbbells that it is a slighty more difficult exercise because of effort it will take you to stabilize your shoulders individually. Also, you may want to watch a few videos on OHP shoulder impingement and…

Not as much as you would think. Speed does very slightly increase the burn, but only minimally. Your weight and the length of the trip account for about 95% of the caloric burn. Things like incline/decline or doing spurts of high intesnity will account for a bit more, but still almost all of it is weight and length. I was…

Probably in that 30-35 range but closer to 30 considering the nursing. So much easier being a dude.

Kinda like caffeine? Use whatever you like the best. I'm weird and don't like coffee after noon, but will drink the hell out of it in the morning. I just use some caffeinated water enhancer powder before I head out. To each their own.

I know that there is a recommended additional calorie intake for nursing mothers, but I do not know what that is...I'm sure someone here will. Based on your stats I think a .75lb/wk would be a good target. Also, I think maybe an increase in protein intake and some weight training may be in your best interest. I'm sure that…

As stated above, weigh EVERYTHING on a scale. Pre-packaged foods can be inaccurate as well. Meal replacement bars or frozen dinners can be off by quite a bit. 1200 (net) calories is the minimum intake anyone should go to. Stick with that number (or more depending on stats)

Absolutely need to eat more. For trying to combine a keto diet, avoiding dairy, and balling on a budget, eggs are going to be your best bet. There are probably some oils you could look into as well, but admittedly, I do not know the cost/calorie.

Just a quick thing on the prepackaged food, whether it is frozen or a bar, the calorie count is not necessarily accurate. Some bars will fluctuate up/down 10+ grams which is a small thing in an individual case, but can add up. Same with frozen meals. Some may be more, some less. Also, Atkins in particular is quite sneaky…

Spread the word to your fellow Ketoers. It is getting to the ridiculous point how popular this eating plan is becoming and how misinformed people are about it. CICO=weightloss. Any which way you choose to get there is up to you.

I'd suggest going to the actual tech support forum. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10183745/looking-for-tech-support-need-help-using-myfitnesspal#latest Even then it isn't necessarily a mfp issue, could be your device which they have no obligation to support.

^ yup. Now, the big trick is actually figuring out your burned calories accurately. Going off of fitbits or machine readouts could throw you into a world of hurt. (potentially)

By whom? Depending on weightloss/body comp goals that is a completely acceptable macro split. No detriment in eating more protein. Just for me personally, I've been playing with macros to see how I function with different amounts based on the lifestyle I wish to keep. Short overview is Monday, Wednesday, Friday about 45…