ElPumaMex Member

To better answer your question, I think it is best to do this with numbers. Once you set your goals, you can see the following information at: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/my_goals Here are mine (I am 49yrs, 6'1", 240 lbs) BMR (using the MFP tool): 2010 calories The BMR assumes NO activity at all. MFP calculates the…

Love your enthusiasm ! My suggestion: keep realistic goals, so don't necessarily look for 20 lbs by January. I would suggest 1 lb per week, and if you lose more than that well that is fine ! Since your doctor already set the calorie per day goal with you of 1800, you already have an advantage here over some that are…

Very good suggestions from everyone here. Don't see it as an impossible goal of 50lbs, take small steps as one post indicated. I suggest you set a realistic and modest goal of 1 pound per week. If you lose more, then this will add to your motivation ! Track your calories closely, and keep the sodium tracked as well (to…

I am no expert in the subject of loose skin, but here is an interesting article I've found that may help you: http://www.bodyfatguide.com/LooseSkin.htm Some excerpts from it: "In my opinion, the droopy appearance of folds of skin is most probably caused by crash diets that sacrifice large amounts of supporting muscle, or…

Completely agree. Don't pay attention to what co-workers say or eat. And if you crave that cake... eat a small portion and log it ! You can easily compensate that same day for the extra calories of a small portion, and you will have enjoyed it!

MFP makes it easy enough, so that you don't have to weigh or measure your food. Only if you go way outside the normal portion size, is when you need to measure. For example, a chicken breast. Don't worry too much on food measurement. It is challenging enough to log in every food you eat, and if on top of it you have to…

How many calories to burn (at the gym) or daily, depends on your goals. If you want to lose 1 pound a week, you need to burn 3500 calories more a week than you take in. Since you currently burn 1000 calories per day more than you take in, that means you will be losing 2 pounds per week (7000 calories)

I agree with Sidesteal: You should not just set a caloric intake of 1200 at random. Use the tools at this site to get an approximate idea of the target calories per day (BMR calculator): http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator Also: it is important that you set a realistic goal on the pounds per week you want to…

@Cramernh: You make good recommendations to increase the variety of food consumed, but as you know this does not directly correlate to weight loss. Variety is good for nutrition, don't take me wrong. When I looked at her daily diet, what I detected is that several times she increased her calorie intake to include her…

There is no question, if you burn more calories than you consume, you will have to lose weight (of course, if you build muscle you will lose less since muscle is heavier than fat). I suspect that your problem is not on your food regimen, but you are probably overestimating your calories burned during the day. I suggest you…