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Must keep handy!! Thank you!

Great post, OP! I don't post on the boards much either, BUT I have gathered such valuable information from those that do post regularly. I attribute most of my weight loss to learning about TDEE and to weigh everything! Feeling the best I have in years! Thanks all!!

Leftovers from dinner last night...tilapia filet, baked sweet potato fries and edamame! Delish.

Like most of the other posts, I just weigh what I eat. Unpeel the clementine and weigh just the fruit, etc. The only fruit I have found to be tricky is bing cherries. It's not practical to keep the pits till I get home from work to subtract the difference! :) So they got logged with the weight of fruit and pits. :)

Thank you so much for the wonderful info!! I always wondered how to know what entries were legit. Out of curiosity, what does the asterisk represent on entries?

Good to know! Glad I caught it. So based on that information, can the nutritional information also be skewed at all?

So this is kind of the same, but different. I scanned the barcode right off a bottle of Blue Diamond Natural Almonds - Dark Chocolate last night, and it showed up on my MFP as some kind of flavored cashews with twice as many calories. How does this happen?!?! :) Wasn't even the right nut!! Haha.

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Try incorporating peanut butter or almonds, or any kind of nuts.

Half of a homemade black bean burger Roasted cauliflower 1% cottage cheese and a VitaCake Brownie....YUM!!!

I do this. Amazing.... http://www.theyummylife.com/Refrigerator_Oatmeal

Great advice Superspork. I adjusted it to 1800 for now. I wasn't doing any exercise before, so it was when I started walking that I noticed it stalled out due to the low net calories maybe? Thank you. Anyone else have anything?

I thought the 180 was high as well, but that was the number IIFYM gave me, I think I will lower it to 120. I definitely hit that everyday!! Thank you all!

My apologies if someone already suggested this, as I didn't read all the posts. :) If you haven't tried already, use a large portabella mushroom for the "crust", fill with pizza sauce and any other desired toppings. Turkey pepperoni is good! Throw it in the oven for 20-25 minutes, and it is amazing and tastes just like…

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Okay, thank you for the input! So very much appreciated. I think I am going to set it to TDEE - 20% for 1750, and not eat back exercise calories and see how that goes. It's going to seem weird to eat more, and lose weight. I'm sure I will get used to it real quick, if I start to see the scale move in the right directions.…

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Thanks Cathipa! I was thinking I needed to increase my caloric intake as well. Should I just set my MFP to custom at 1650 and see how that works? I wouldn't eat my exercise calories back that way correct?

I guess I just keep getting conflicting info and not sure which way to go. Should I do MFP, set to lightly active (desk job with 4-5 days of walking) OR do I use the Scooby calculator and not eat calories back. Francl27 - you have done amazing!! Which way do you figure your calories in/out? Thanks for the help!

Looking at the last week of my dashboard, the calories burned vary from 2300 to 2700 calories. When I looked at the past week of my calorie intake, the numbers are WAY too low. Many days well below 1200.

Thank you for the feedback. I was debating on un-syncing my Fitbit. I love it, but hate that it throws off my available calorie intake every day. My apologies, I made my diary public, if anyone would like to view and critique. Happy Tuesday!

I do have some of the PB2 and it si good. I just thought to up my calories I MAY eat some regular stuff once in a while. Love peanut butter. Grin.

I walk at a brisk pace every day for a minimum of 45 minutes. My fitbit inputs the exercise calories for me. I might start doing some home video aerobic stuff. Jillian Michaels. Argh, that woman makes me crazy though. :)

I have it set to the one pound loss/per week. Thank you for the ideas on how to increase calories. I love cheese so I will definitely eat some of the real thing and maybe incorporate some peanut butter as well.

Thank you for the dressing ideas. Yes, I have plateaued, but am increasing my calorie and exercise. Just want to make sure that what I am eating is "healthy", and not just being a rabbit. :) I have logged faithfully for 70+ days.

Will do. Thank you for the input! :) Anything else? Carbs, protein, etc look okay? I do try to keep an eye on my sodium levels.

Actually I have not been meeting 1200 on my net calories, so I know I need to up my food intake. Which will be difficult as I am never hungry. I haven't lost anything in the last three weeks though, so I am trying to make sure things look good, and are done right. I want this to be a lifestyle change, not a diet.

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Anyone else have any thoughts and/or advice?