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Alright. I have nothing against weighing food and I’m not saying you guys are wrong by any standard. Weighing food is important and can change a 900 Cal deficit into a 750 cal deficit. I just don’t think weighing my food is the underlying cause. Saturday I was 220 in the morning and fasted. Monday I was 217 in the morning…

I have a food scale and I use it, but it seems obnoxious to weigh blueberries. Just a personal opinion.

@Lesscookies1 have you looked at my diary? I don’t think I’m eating more than I think? I usually have to scramble to eat more at night or the app won’t count my day since I’m below my suggested calories. I have a LOT to lose too so I’m going to stick to 2lbs/wk.

So I opened my diary up now that’s there’s at least some data in there. I started the week at a lower weight than last week which was nice. Thanks to everyone for the advice and input. It definitely helped put things into perspective for me!

Experts are still up in the air about whether BMI is accurate or not. Personally, I look at my weight + measurements + body fat percentage. If my weight is a little high, but my measurements are good and I’m in normal range for my BF% then I’m not going to stress.

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My FitBit is updating as we speak and I’ll recalibrate it tonight. I’ll definitely look into trending my weight and see if that gives me any clues about what’s going on. Honestly, if this comes down to a water retention issue or a simple mismeasurement I will be relieved. Thank you for all the info you’ve provided (as well…

Also, after my workout (only my cardio got calculated because my FitBit was charging), I had a rather large deficit. I ate my dinner and I’m still in a 1,000 calorie deficit. When I hit complete diary the app tells me I haven’t eaten enough. My dinner had a lot of sodium though, and if I eat anymore my sodium for today is…

Okay I’ll try to address everything here. So I’m not new to logging food, I’m just new to MFP. I’ve spent the last 6 months manually logging my meals in a notebook. I chose to come here because of the community and the fact that it’s easier to log on my phone. When I had cheat meals for the holidays I logged those. When I…

Whole calorie burn. That’s where I usually avg with 2100 being the highest I’ve seen. I have some days where it’s only 1100 burned, but that’s maybe once a week on a rest day.

Thanks for the replies everyone! MFT wants me at 1700 calories a day. I marked myself as light activity because when I’m off of work I spend my 1.5-2hrs at the gym and then relax at home. @Hearts_2015 I didn’t use an equation for my calories. When I started to clean up my diet, I based it off of needing more veggies and…

There hasn’t really been any advice, just some principles pointed out to explain the why, and that’s what I came here for. You can get that “you want to eat more” nonsense out of here. I came here because I went through that flow chart and ended up in the red circle. So I went and read through more posts, and I’ve done my…

I buy my chicken and fish portioned out, so the butcher weighs it for me. Veggies and sauces are measure by cup and teaspoons respectively. This exercise regime is new in the sense that I’m more consistent. That’s the most frustrating part. I’m more dedicated and pushing harder, but that number keeps climbing. When I…

So I take in about 1200-1500 calories a day, and per my FitBit I burn anywhere from 1600-2100. I work as a Paramedic so my activity at work varies. As for taping - I tape every other week. Over these 4 weeks I’ve gained an inch to my chest, abdomen, and calves. Everything else is the same.

On my lowest days I have about 1200, and on my highest about 1500. I researched the calorie values on the vegetables I eat, as well as chicken/fish and eggs. If I use a sauce or anything I use the label and serving size to determine the calories.