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Your exercise goals for the week are not reflected in your calories allotted for a day. They are for your reference only. If you put 1 minutes of exercise or 2000, you calories given by MFP are the same. What changes your calories are your stats and activity level, and your logged exercise. If you take your exercise into…

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yes, I have lost several pounds upping my calories after a plateau, on 3 separate occasions. Also, just try it, if after several weeks you are gaining, then lower again. You won't put on that much weight at an extra 300 cals, and could quickly recover. Thirdly, if you eat more while working out, you may put on weight while…

Remember, when you set up your numbers, your exercise is NOT included in those calculations, it is just a goal for you to hit. You need to eat back your exercise calories. The calories are set by your stated activity level.

The set up is quite clear. This site is designed to give you a consistent deficit. If you do not eat back your calories you will increase that deficit to a level that will cause you body to use ways to save energy and could slow or stop your weight loss. You have only 15 lb to lose, just follow the program and be patient.…

Both my wife and I have used EA active 2 for the wii. It is actually quite good, and can definitely give a good cardio workout. Just be sure to buy rechargeable AAA batteries, as you burn through them if you use it a lot.

I had flipped back and forth on doing a bulk till January. I took forever to get lean, and was worried about putting on fat again, but I was also feeling I had lost too much size. I would bulk for a week, then chicken out. I finally committed in late september. I put on 6 lb super fast, but stuck with it. I have increased…

The settings for MFP are clear. You have a pre-arranged calorie deficit, and you need to eat those exercise calories to control your deficit. Others above have changed things based on their own experience, knowledge and research, and with time and experience you can do the same, if necessary.

You may have tight hip flexors, they round your back as they contract, tilting your tailbone down. You can stretch them, and use one of dozens alternative ab exercises.

I do a bodyflow class (yoga/pilates/ti chi) once a week and I am almost always the only male there. No one seems to care, and the instructor always talks to me afterward to encourage me. But I keep my eyes to myself and put in a true effort, so it is fine.

Seems to me you have been very successful so far. Look at the big picture, a month is not that long. If you have been eating in a deficit for 1.5 years, your body can use a break. Try eating at maintenance or slightly over for a few weeks, let your body reset.

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I just started a 16/8 on Aug 27 at 192 lb., eating around noon after a fasted workout. I was stuck for months at the same weight, and am interested to see if this can push me over. The last check on the gym scale said I was 16% but that was a while ago. I would like to drop to 12% or so and then bulk. It may be my…

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I can't speak for the yoga pose, but there is nothing wrong with the other exercises. As with any exercise, proper technique is important to avoid injury. Squats and cleans are complicated movements and should treated with respect, but are not dangerous. Straight leg lifts are fine if you keep your spine flat, again…

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I lift for exercise, but once a week I do yoga for the flexibility and stretching, and very much enjoy the different work out. I am not concerned that one class a week will change anything in my bmr. I think in the long run I will be healthier and more flexible from the yoga.

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The site is designed to eat back your calories. You should follow the advice of the site and monitor your progress over a few weeks (not days). If you are losing, then keep it up. If you are not you could consider eating back 1/2 the calories or so. Keep in mind that the calorie burn calculation of the machines is probably…

1. it is early, don't expect change overnight. 2. if you are changing activity levels, your muscles will retain water 3. your body weight can change by several pounds on a daily basis 4. the scale is not the best measure of your body changes, don't place all your emphasis on it.

I started putting on the weight when we had kids. I figured out I put on 35 pounds in 7 years. The crazy part is according to the math, that is only 47 cal/day over maintenance intake average over that time. Talk about sneaking up on ya.

If you have set a target loss per week, then you are given your calories with a deficit already added. That means you can eat back the exercise calories you burn and still have that deficit. If you don't eat them back you create a larger deficit, which can have some negative effects.

That is a reference to the kinds of foods you use to increase your calories for the bulk. Some people use cheeseburgers and fries and junky high calorie food, the clean version is upping your calories with more healthy foods like chicken breast, veggies, whole milk and nuts etc.. Refer to muscleandstrength.com or…

It is a long term process, not a sprint. You have lost 1/2 lb per week, which in the big picture is good. Enjoy you success, and build on it. It is easy to panic about it, but remember healthy living is for the rest of your life, not just till you hit college.

I'm at 16%, 185 lb, age 43. The scale hasn't moved in weeks, but bf% decreased, so I am happy. I think I would be very happy at 12 to 13% for the summer, then bulk in the winter

It does NOT take into account the exercise you input in the settings, that is just to make an exercise goal for you. It only takes into account the activity level you set. Eat back the exercise calories.

BMI is a statistical measure, and means little to each individual. While a number on the scale is a nice goal, really, most want to look a certain way. If you eventually look that way, does it matter what the scale or BMI says? Your body build very much matters for whether the BMI is a reasonable target for you. As is…

There are thousands of books, that is the whole fitness industry. That is like asking if there is a book on vampires. As suggested above, check out a few website like muscleandstrength.com and bodybuilding.com and do some reading. You will get some ideas and knowledge that can refine your question and identify your needs.

43, 5'11", 185, 16% I'm shooting for 12 or 13%