Faye_Anderson Member

You could have probably saved yourself a lot of grief if you just used the search function :flowerforyou: There's no need to juice or fast, eat the fruits and vegetables then you don't lose the fibre. ETA You've posted this topic (or something very similar) before, what makes you think the replies will have changed?

No, work out your TDEE and subtract 500 calories, eat that number http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ ETA your deficit might not need to be 500, it may be lower as you don't have too much to lose

Description Women Men Essential fat 10–13% 2–5% Athletes 14–20% 6–13% Fitness 21–24% 14–17% Average 25–31% 18–24% Obese 32%+ 25%+ ETA: hasn't spaced itself out as I posted it but should make sense

I think 2lb per week is very aggressive for someone with so little to lose. I'd suggest changing your goal to lose 0.5lb per week or take a 10% cut from your TDEE.

With only 36lb to lose I'd suggest setting MFP to "lose 0.5lb per week" that way you are not eating below your BMR, you should find it a lot easier to transition into maintenance if you lose at a slower, steady pace :flowerforyou:

MFP only tells you what to eat based on the information you enter and 1200 to 1500 is still a huge deficit for your size. I have been morbidly obese so I do understand what it feels like to think you have a constant hunger pains but I set myself a REASONABLE deficit so I don't feel these pains. You've done an amazing job…

Usually I'd agree with "eat all the foods while on vacation" but as you say you have coeliac disease I'd say all inclusive usually don't have a very extensive food choice but they do usually have a choice of meats and a salad bar so you should be able to find things you can eat :flowerforyou:

Where to start??? I definitely don't think you should tell someone on 1200 calories that they don't need to eat back their exercise calories, especially when this is how MFP is set up. There's no such thing as starvation mode, at least not in the sense you mean and finally there is no need to calorie cycle, especially on…

Even if you did get him here there's no guarantee he'd start eating above BMR or in a healthy way, there are plenty who have found MFP and still starve themselves for weight loss :flowerforyou:

To reduce your body fat, as you only want to lose a few vanity lbs, I'd suggest eating at TDEE and doing some heavy lifting :flowerforyou:

The title is 1200 calorie "myth", it could have been worded better for your query :flowerforyou:

My mum had great success at slimming world, she preferred the structure and the meetings. I've lost a little more than she did just by logging on here and it's FREE :happy: you can only try it and see if it works for you :smile: :flowerforyou:

I'm pretty much sat down for the majority of the day and I'm set to lightly active and losing fine. I'd say you sound a lot more active than me

Agree with the above. I'd suggest weighing absolutely everything and tracking accurately. Also can I ask why you only eat 1600 (which is a very low amount for a male) when your goal is 2000? I find the people who say they eat a lot less than they are supposed to are the ones who usually complain about "plateau"…

I'm in Bolton, there's quite a few of us about try here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/167-team-uk :smile:

Yes, eat the exercise calories too, that's how MFP is set up. If you're recording what is already in MFP it's usually better to log the components separately, ie potato, mince, chilli rather than someone's idea of what a jacket potato with chilli contains. Someone's idea of what a serving is may be completely different to…

There are a couple of very low days from what I have seen, and you are supposed to eat back the exercise calories. Do you weigh everything or guesstimate?

Just off what you have told us there is no way you shouldn't be losing if you're only eating 1200, are you sure you weigh and log absolutely everything you eat and drink? Your BMR is around 1400, you should try to eat at least this, making sure you accurately record everything, do this for 8 weeks and see where you are. Or…

No-one can do it for you, it takes hard work and dedication. Everyone is here for the same reason, if we can do it so can you :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

try to get more protein i.e meat, fish, eggs, cheese etc

there you go :grumble: :laugh:

Just so RP isn't a thread killer :wink: I will post my before pics shortly :smile:

http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/ has a calibration factor equation, use your numbers for the last 30 days to see if it matches with what Scooby says your intake should be and you should be able to see what your TDEE is

Who or what are you cheating?

You're a male eating WAY too few calories, more likely the reason why the weight is gone :flowerforyou:

859 today, never missed a day since I started, even paid for internet access while on holiday and logged in while I was giving birth. It's an obsession :blushing:

Change your macros. At 2500 cals 60g of carbs is around 10% split the other 90% between fat and protein. As someone with diabetes I'm sure you already know how to limit your carbs. Change your macros at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom :flowerforyou:

You must be new here :flowerforyou:

Men should definitely not net below 1800 (even this is very low).

I'm the same height and weight as you and I eat 1700 before exercise. Your BMR will be around 1650, you shouldn't really go below that :flowerforyou: