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The recommended rate of weight loss is 1-2# per week. You are right on the mark at 2 weeks.

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- I'm not sure what you mean by have they worked?? [/quote] Have you noticed that eating them helps decrease your appetite? Have you noticed more weight loss since you started eating them?

My daughter did this just the other day. She hasn't said whether she liked them or not, but I am assuming she did. I also saw a pin on Pinterest about making cold oatmeal. I am like you, though. I think I prefer my oatmeal hot.

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Thank you for your story. These are the stories that help everyone. Your honesty about how difficult the process is can be very inspiring. I love stories that start with 'I never paid attention to what I ate' or 'I was never athletic' and end with 'Now I love working out and looking for new healthy recipes'. Great Job.…

Awesome job!! I checked out the website. It is pretty cool.

yes to all of the above with one exception. We actually prefer the spelling 'dietitian' rather than 'dietician'. Minor technicality, I know but important to us. This is actually a very useful tool in determining a 'dietitian' vs. 'a random keyboard warrior'! thanks

The USDA uses averages for estimating calorie needs. " Based on Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) equations, using reference heights (average) and reference weights (healthy) for each age-gender group. For children and adolescents, reference height and weight vary. For adults, the reference man is 5 feet 10 inches tall…

Yes you are correct with the calculations. However, one more thing to consider is your 'goal weight' as compared to your 'current weight'. If the difference is too drastic, you may not be able to maintain it. So having smaller interrim goals may be better. For example: actual weight = 250# x 11.36 = 2840kcals daily; goal…

Almost all formulas for calorie recommendations are based on the BMR. It's just that it is part of the formula used so it is not specifically stated. When you use a website to calculate your calorie needs, you typically enter a height, weight, and age. These are the things that determine your BMR. Then you also are asked…

Very well stated. Thank you for this great information.

If you are basically sedentary I would not use an activity factor of 1.2. I would either stay with the BMR range or only use 1.1. A simple rough estimate of your calorie needs can be calculated by multiplying your goal weight by 11.36. This is just a rough estimate but works for most people pretty good. Just be sure that…

The only reason I have been able to come up with why MFP so often gives women a calorie range of 1200 is to suggest that they should not go below that. Eating less calories is not always synonomous with weight loss. You can go too low below your recommendations and possibly gain weight. This is because your body is not…

You are absolutely correct!! I am also assuming that at 300# you probably were not very active or worked out much but at 175#, you are most likely doing a lot of body building which is why you need more calories. More muscle = more calories.

What is your desired goal weight? Based on your current weight of 164#, your daily recommended calorie needs are 1675-1863. The problem with most calculating tools is that they provide only the basic calorie needs. BMR stands for 'BASIC Metabolic Rate'. Meaning how many calories your body requires to survive day to day…

As we age our normal metabolism decreases by approximately 10% per decade after age 30. The typical reason is a more sedentary lifestyle leading to more muscle loss. The way to combat it is simply to stay active at any age and ALWAYS include strength training. Depending on how much weight you are wanting to lose you may…

Not only do you gain the weight back but what you lose in the first place is muscle and water, not fat. But what you gain back is typically more fat, not muscle. This is what happens with YO-YO dieting. The problem is that muscle is active tissue that burns calories - more muscle, more calories burned. Fat, however, is a…

The AHA is correct about the 500 calories a day. But you have to know how many calories you are eating in the first place before you can subtract the 500 a day. That is why using a tool like MFP is so helpful. However, you have to be totally honest with yourself with the amount of food you are actually consuming for…

"ur weight in pounds times 14 lb times 13 that tells u what u need to stay at ur current weight x " This calculation is not correct. When I tested it on my current weight, I got a total of 21,476 calories per day. As a dietitian, I have learned that people in general underestimate their total calorie intake from food by as…