ladyraven68 Member

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818082-exercise-calories-again-wtf

I wish I hadn't looked - I want that ice cream now!!

Try this It covers macro calculations as well as how to manually over-ride the MFP settings: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

Ok, lets try again. Here is a day when I did have chocolate, and hit MY macros. Sorry it's a bit blurry, but you should get the idea. When I was doing this properly, I used to log my lunch/dinner the night before and then see what I was short of. So If I needed more protein, I added cottage cheese/greek yogurt Short of…

.. guess I've forgotten how to post pics!

I am a member of other groups and forums, and find it really interesting that this is the only place where use of guns has been brought up. It just shows teh different mind-set of the Brits and the Americans. I for one am glad we don't have guns freely available. In this instance, it wouldn't have saved the young cadet,…

Depends on what your calories are to maintain. 1200 is likely to be a large defict for you, so even a blow out once a week isn't likley to put you over your maintenance calories for the week, to make you gain fat.

Weight fluctuates on a daily basis, and no, 100 calories over maintenence is not going to make you gain fat. It is probably just water weight, caused by any number of reasons. Sodium intake, carb/glycogen replenishment, hormones, dehydration, muscle repair, weight of the food in your stomach......... you know the answer -…

All cardio does, is increase the calories out part of the "Calories in - Calories out" equation. It's all about the deficit. Lifting on the other hand is a whole different matter.

Good Luck . x

I did not mean raise awareness of cancer - I meant awareness of the defective gene, and therefore advanced warning of the possibilty of having cancer. Many people I have spoken to today on this issue were unaware of this gene, and the procedure that AJ has undergone.

This is nothing to do with applause and admiration, it's to do with raising awareness. Who do you think will do a better job of raising awareness, a normal Mum of 3, or Angelina Jolie?

Being able to afford it is irrelevant. In the US, most insurance companies would cover this if it was discovered that you had the gene. In the UK, it would be covered on the NHS. My cousin had breast cancer, and underwent a similar treatment, to prevent it reccurring.

I'd just up your activity level to a more active one - no stay at home mum is sedentary.

No, you need to get as close to the goal calories, and as close to zero remaining as possible. The 820 defict is already built in to arrive at your target calories. BUT - with only 17 pounds to go you should really be looking at 1lb a week, To lose 2lb a week, MFP has tried to deduct 1000 cals from your non-exercise…

you won't get fat eating one bad day, just as you won't get slim eating one day of salad. It's a precious family celebration - go out enjoy yourself and get back on track tomorrow. You want to be enjoying the occassion not worrying about how many calories/fat etc are in each mouthful. Have fun :drinker:

If you went on a girls holiday, would you be temepted to cheat? if not, then why assume he will? I have been married 23yrs, next weekend my husband is going away with his mates - not an issue, because he has no objection to me going away with my friends either. My father still goes on "lads" weekends in his 60s, but now it…

I think I've read that under 6000 is considered sedentary. 10,000 steps is between 4 and 5 miles depending on your stride length, so definitely not sedentary.

3lb a week is not a realistic target, as it would require a 1500 calorie deficit every single day. This is far too large for many people. Be realistic and set achieveable goals, and then you won't be dissapointed.

There are also many professional athlets who indulge in McDonalds type foods, as eating high calorie food is the only way to get their 10,000 calories in. If they had to eat it all from lean meat and veg their stomachs would burst. just like there are many people on here who, once they have met their daily nutrutional…

Can you clarify what you mean by a deficit of 2000 a day? Do you mean your expenditure according to your bodymedia band is 3000, and you are only eating 1000?

I don't understand what your question is. Your calorie goal is a target , not a limit. If you are getting close to zero calories remaining, that is excellent. (providing it's the right calorie goal to start with)

Well done on the inch loss. The inches are far more important that the scale - everyone can see your inches shrinking, only you can see the number on the scale.

That is a ridiculous statement unles you know their TDEE.

<<<look at I got my little hands on :)

You also need a certain amount of daily nutrients, which I doubt you are getting from just 600-800 a day.

if a person is losing a pound on 2500 calori cut, they are more than likely losing more lean mass http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/the-energy-balance-equation.html "There is a built in assumption in the above that turns out to not be necessarily correct but also throws a wrench into expectations about the energy…

The thread was started over a year ago - have been resurrected for some reason, but I doubt the OP will see it.

MFP protein goals are set very low, at only 15% of your intake, so don't worry about going over - treat it as a target to aim for and exceed rather than a limit.

I'm 4ft 11 - my legs are very sore today after last nights squats. Wish I knew that running made legs longer, I could have hit 5ft if only I'd kept up my running.