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Fitbit will show you your TDEE, not your calories burned from just walking. If it says you've burnt 2000, that figure includes your BMR. If you eat 1800 calories, you have a 200 calorie deficit for the day.

That would make me stabby.

Wha? 4'9" and 90lbs is well within the normal weight range.

I don't agree that 1500 is a good place to start given that she's been burning 400-450 calories a day in cardio.

Well, you could go with that, but you will only get your lean mass by subtracting your BF% from your weight if you weighed 100 lbs. ;).

Your 'fat mass' is your BF% x your weight. Your LBM is your weight - your fat mass. You could also calculate LBM as (1-BF%) x weight. ;)

That sounds a bit more doable!

So you'll be netting 800 calories. Yes, too low.

I buy new workout clothes which motivates me to get to the gym which decreases the time until I hit my next goal. Nothing vicious about that circle.

Also keep in mind that IIFYM is based on your TDEE so, unlike what MFP recommends, you shouldn't be eating back your exercise calories. Given that, 1240 sounds a bit low if you're expecting to exercise.

Carbs and protein have the same calories per gram so if your heart is set on 1240 calories, you can increase one and decrease the other by the same number. Otherwise, yes, raising your carbs will increase your calories by 4 per one gram of carbs. Typically, it is recommended (by whom? no clue) that you should have one gram…

So 1240 calories? Are you doing weight training? If not (and even still), I would probably lower your protein and increase your carbs, but that's just me.

I weigh daily and my weight is logged automatically.

Unfortunately, you don't get to tell your body where you're going to lose fat. Wouldn't life be grand if you could? - fat off the stomached first but, for the love of God, none off the boobs! For a lot of us, stomach fat is the last to go. Keep doing what you're doing, and have patience. In the mean time, you're frankly…

Slowly building muscle and losing fat while eating at or around maintenance.

You're a woman. The chances of you 'bulking up' without putting in some serious effort are nil. And even then. . .

trendweight.com. I think it only works with a Fitbit Aria scale, though.

Time.

If you enjoy ab exercises, knock yourself out. Personally, they bore the crap out of me so I'm happy with the idea that my abs are getting a workout any time I do compound lifts. Once you lose the last bit of fat around your middle, your abs will make an appearance. Unfortunately, if you're like me, your middle might be…

Typically calories listed are based on the raw weight. A cooked chicken breast could vary wildly in weight based on how long or how you cook it.

This is my weight loss over the past few months. The black dots are my actual weights. If I were only looking at my numbers rather than the downward trend, I would make myself nuts. Don't make yourself nuts.

Does the bowl have mass? Are you lifting it? Well, there you go.

Another vote for cast iron. I don't want to have to 'baby' my pans.

I think calorie restriction makes some people cranky. And it should definitely count as a fruit.

Sashimi tends to be my go-to meal when I'm short on protein.

I'd like to hear an answer to this. A calorie is a way of measuring energy. Saying that there are good and bad calories is like saying there are good and bad inches.

Ooo, those are awesome! I've never seen them in the single servings although I have been known to treat the large bag that way. ;)

I will be starting maintenance in the next week or so. I'm planning to continue logging for a while until I get a firm understanding of what my maintenance calories look like in actual food. Then I'm going to rely on the scale - give myself a weight buffer, maybe 5lbs and if I go above that buffer, I'll start counting…

I'm always going to suggest seeing a doctor for unexplained bruising. Always.

A calorie is only a measurement of energy. Food gives you calories and some foods more nutritious than others but calories are just calories.