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I add lentils to really anything it seems appropriate for (soups, heck even sauces...you can mash them up a bit to thicken a sauce). I add quinoa to my oatmeal. Hemp seeds are a great addition to salads, sauces, I will even just sprinkle them on top of toast w/PB or jelly, etc. Can add egg whites (cartoned) to your regular…

Have you logged exercise? It will add those calories (which are made up of your macros).

I am not sure I have a large arsenal of 2-step meals for each thing but - for dinner or lunch I very often will have parcooked rice (you can get many different brands either in bags or other containers - I use the Veetee Rice and Tasty Jasmine Rice) - add whatever protein you like....can add some veg and sauce and boom…

You could either manually change the calorie burn to 0 or just not log the workout. But just FYI - whether or not you eat back your exercise calories (or some of them) is dependent on *how* you estimated your daily calorie goal. If you used MFP's guided set up to do so - you are meant to eat them back (and will still be in…

MFP doesn't care about your intentional exercise when it asks what your 'activity level' is. If you've been doing this for a while and this activity is a typical/consistent part of your life - I'd honestly switch to using a TDEE calculator (which will include intentional exercise) and then manually set your calorie goal…

Dynamic stretches, movement warmups to get your muscles awake and going, active recovery. Also proper fueling and hydration.

Something that I think helps me a lot at times I'm feeling less motivated is when I get home from work (knowing I want to make sure I do something active that day) I just go ahead and change into my workout clothes. Ideally I'd then just go do my workout --- Generally speaking if I have something to do after work (go to…

I'd assume that calorie count is for that entire dish - but the calorie count will be based on the restaurants recipe in which all of those ingredients/portions were weighed or measured in some way. Just to note that often in the kitchen of a restaurant (including fast food, etc.) many times employees are NOT using…

As Lietchi said....~every 10lbs...just redo the guided set up with your current stats and continue on.

You can use the guided set up in MFP...and choose an appropriate rate of weight loss (for some people 1lb or 2lbs isn't sustainable....so might most appropriate to choose .5lbs/week). It will automatically calculate your daily calorie goal in order to lose weight. You log your calorie burns through intentional exercise…

It seems it can have some interactions with some medications and can cause digestional distress in some cases. So I'd check with a doctor first if considering it. And basically...from what I can tell there really isn't much good data to suggest that it is beneficial. Most data associated with it being beneficial is…

How long has it been since you went back through the guided set up? Like...do it over again and put in your current weight/stats...and recalculate your daily calorie goal and see if it changes. As you lose weight your caloric needs will lower too so you might just need to recalculate it. I have used both TDEE calculators…

As the other commenter has said - MFP means your general lifestyle *without* intentional exercise. You log your exercise in MFP - and it will add those calories to your daily goal. That's bc the calorie goal it gives you is based on your lifestyle/activity level without exercise...and it will give you a daily goal that is…

Make it as convenient as possible to drink - have a water bottle with you all the time. Please be sure to properly clean it routinely as well. I use the squeezable Crystal Light to add to my water.

I'd focus on finding what you enjoy that is good cardio. If you are only doing it bc you 'have to do cardio' it can really lead to you absolutely hating it and it become a dirge and then you may be less likely to do it. If you find something you actually enjoy then it will be far more likely you keep consistent with it. If…

If you think the scale that you are using isn't accurate then by all means, grab a new one. You can get accurate/reliable kitchen scales on amazon for like $15. Maybe the $5 ones are calibrated poorly? Re: your weight fluctuation - I think you are aware that your weight will fluctuate even if you are doing everything…

You need to figure out what your BMR and TDEE are. Then you need to get an idea of how many calories you are actually consuming on a daily basis. You must be consuming more calories than you are using --therefore, weight gain. Also be aware if you are a drinker at college...those calories also add up quick. Don't you have…

I don't typically eat before runs. I get indigestion and burp a lot and I don't like it. So I run on an empty stomach, largely, if I can. I *might have a banana or mandarin orange or something. I use running gels if I'm running more than ~45min though. I'll take that ~30min in.

When you say you typically will eat something sweet...what are we talking? Bc the banana (or other fruit) suggestion is good...but also you could look into some running gels. Usually they are ~20-25g of simple carbs that can fuel a workout, especially if you are doing a moderate/high intensity one. They aren't like...candy…

MFP is set up for you to eat your exercise calories back in most situations. Firstly, make sure you are logging your calorie consumption as accurately as possible (i.e. weigh/measure what you can so that you can learn to figure what's what). Secondly, make sure that the calorie burn you are logging is also as accurate as…

This could be the case...possible OP should consider reevaluating the goal weight and whether it's appropriate for you. Even if it falls within the 'healthy weigh range' for you height/sex -- it doesn't necessarily mean that's where your body will be happy/maintainable. If you have to continue to restrict yourself to…

If MFP gave you 1210 calories per day...and I assume you said you wanted to lose 2lb/week (by all means, provide more information if this isn't correct. Provide your current weight, height, sex, age, activity level, goal weight)... Then that would mean that based on your stats, your estimated maintenance level is 2200.…

I'm not sure what you mean...if you are asking how to track food that isn't pre-packaged then the answer is that you weigh/measure it and log that. If you cannot weigh/measure, then you simply have to make your best estimate.

Mistake: choosing to lose 2lbs/week at first and trying to eat 1200cal/day. I kind of thought that *sounded logical as I'm a short/petite woman - sedentary/desk job. However, truly my maintenance calories (if I actually didn't do any activity) is higher than that. My BMR is ~1300...so any activity on top of that obviously…

Others have already pointed this out but your goal of losing 2lbs/week (regardless of whether that is what is happening or not) is too aggressive. That means that MFP did the math with the stats you gave it - figured your maintenance calories and then subtracted 1000 calories from that. If it goes below 1200, MFP will give…

When I was actively losing weight I used a Polar HRM as ONE way to estimate my calories burned. I had other sources as well (my RunKeeper app also gives an estimate of calories burned) as well as I'd just use Google to try to find a calculator to estimate calories burned based on HR for whatever activity I was doing…

Probably bc you have an instructor (even if it's virtual)? Running at the gym on a treadmill feels like death to me vs. running outside - and it's simply bc it's way nicer to be outside.

If you used MFP to calculate your calorie goal and you are accurate in logging your calorie intake and calorie burns -- yes.

Yes, of course, all of these things are estimates and there is wiggle room. However, that doesn't change the way MFP is meant to work/be used. It is meant for you to eat back intentional exercise calories unless you've used another method to calculate your daily/weekly calorie needs. I know everyone has a varying range of…

There is great advice above. And it sounds like you have a decent (and relaxed) outlook/plan on what you're doing. .5lb/week seems a good place to start. So...are you 5'5'/5'6"? Your goal weigh is ~125lbs? Here is just something to think about from my own personal experience. I'm just going to point out that your goal…