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It works. Do you get some kind of regular aerobic exercise? Be sure to log it. Computing calorie burning of weight training is really complex and does not work well. Before I reached my target weight I was counting 1/2 my weight training time as cardio, as long as I kept my heart rate up. And it worked.

My workout consists of 25 minutes of cardio on elliptical followed by about 20 minutes of weight training and other exercises. Before I reached my weight loss goal, I counted the about half the 20 minutes of weight/exercise as cardio, being sure to keep my heart rate up by limiting rest between sets and exercises to less…

Well, mine is set at 40%, not 45%, and I know I am on the upper end of varying opinion. And I rarely get that much. I work out 3 times per week, and my goal is to get about 1 gram of protein per day per pound of body weight, remembering that the body does not store protein and can only process about 10 grams per hour, so I…

However, it is also important to get enough protein. And there are meatless sources (I like almonds). I have a sedentary job and have my MFP goals set at 40% of calories from protein, 45% from fat and 15% from carbs and that works for me.

I have read things about that as well. I have no doubt other ingredients in beverages (such as high sodium or sugar) may have some effect. But I do not spend time nit-picking about it. I drink a few cups of French press coffee in the morning, and other low-calorie beverages during the day, but always have 1/2 cup of water…

Congrats, joran6! Thinking ahead, here is what worked for me. I am a 66-year-old guy, 6'0", lost 40 pounds evenly over the last 3 years, and down from 30% to about 10% body fat, now at target weight (170), with 3 workouts per week burning about 275 calories on elliptical plus about 20 minutes of weight training (for…

I have been wondering about this, too. My 2-3 workouts per week each consist of burning about 150-200 calories on elliptical followed by about 20 min. of weight training interspersed with calisthenics. Because I am unsure of calories burned by weight training, I enter about 75% of that training time in MFP. My MFP…

Over a year, I have lost 15 pounds and gone from 24% body fat to 11% and am now at my target weight, with metabolic age 9 years less than actual. I have MFP goals set to 1200 calories per day (though I usually consume closer to 1800), with 5% from carbs, and 3 workouts per week, and try to get at least 180 grams of protein…