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And now I feel much better. That first week always looks so nice, and then you get down to the hard work :)

I've been wondering, when going from sedentary to lightly active on fat2fit it gives me an extra 250calories a day. Does that mean I need to be exercising this much, or is this taking into account that the person should walk/stand more a day?

I definitely get obsessive behaviors happening, whenever I'm being good on MFP it tends to be the forums. Sometimes I can't get off :P I think this is why I fall off the wagon so easily, I obsess until it becomes tiring and then can't be bothered anymore.

One day won't make a difference, but I still think don't suffer too much today. Enjoy yourself within moderation, and over the next few days workout a little harder. Everyone needs a break from their diet sometimes :D Have fun

Under the goals tab, it should tell you approximately your normal daily activity. I just divided this by 24 and would do that amount per hour. Mine is 1770 (i'm 5'7 and 134) so per hour is 70calories, i normally round up slightly (80-90) just to give myself a cushion. Your amount will prob be a bit lower. Hope this helps,…

That's a point...if your set for a sedentary TDEE which was 1700, that's only around 70 calories an hour that you'd need to take away :D

I know how you feel, sometimes I'll do a good workout then go to log it seems pretty unsubstantial. I went for a 1hour walk today, walked 3miles and it worked out as 120calories!

I think they are saying that you did burn the 512, but if you'd done nothing you would have burned 210 anyway so you burnt an extra 302 by doing the walking. If you were going to eat them back those 210 are already counted in your daily activity, so you would be eating them twice.

I use this to calculate how many calories i burned walking 0.3*weight(lbs)*miles (from http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-304-311-8402-0,00.html). I seems pretty stingy, but as I eat back my exercise calories I would rather underestimate. I think it also gives a nice explanation of gross vs net calories if…

There is a strength training option under cardiovascular?

I eat back exercise calories, so normally use half the calories shown by the machines at the gym. I think taking half off accounts for inaccuracies, and the net rather than gross calories burned. I like this site to calculate calories from walking or running…

I'm 5'7, i try to net about 1450 a day and only add half my exercise calories. Only just restarted, but I had good success with this last summer.

Thanks for the advice, I'll check these out :)

I've heard it mentioned, every few months eat at maintenance and exercise less for a week, then get back into it? Good to see you are getting results with body reshaping though, that's were it really counts :) Added: And from your fat2fit results, you could try setting yourself to even lightly active, then eat a straight…

Bump, super interesting!

Lol I think it's fairly normal. I always have one leg slightly bigger than the other. It will hopefully even out a bit, as you lose more/tighten up.

Im 5'7, and generally sit around 62-63kilos naturally, size10 NZ. Would love to be about 58kg (127), and more an 8/10 but this could go upwards depending on muscle.

Depending on your stats you should be able to eat more than 1500 to maintain your weight if you are quite active, find out the number of calories you will need to maintain (Fat2Fit or equivalent) then try to eat a similar amount every day. As mentioned, add a 100 calories or so a week until you find an amount that your…

I think boobs would be the last place I lose, although my weight only fluctuates 6kg.

I think the problem is MFP is set up different to how you would normally think about. To maintain my weight say I needed to eat 2400 calories including exercise, so to lose 1 pound a week I can take 500 off this and eat 1900 everyday. MFP normally sets you up without exercise built in (ie sedentary) which would say be…

This is a really good point, thanks. I try look out for it as much as possible or search for the aus/nz version of the food.

I've been trying to replace processed snack foods (muesli bars etc) with fruit during the day, but just never find them as satisying. Its getting better the longer I do it so I think for me its just changing my palate because I've never been a big fruit person. My biggest problem is every now and then I feel deprived and…

Damn I have a jar of nutella in the cupboard that is calling out to me now :P I would rather be fit and still enjoy my treats.

I eat 1700+ a day, would love friends that eat! Feel free to add me :)

Maybe your butts lifted and rounded out? Good Job :D

Hi I'm Jamie, 21 and I study in NZ. Looking to lose the last few kgs and get a lot fitter, love making new friends that are good support. Add me if you want :)

Spoon for now...but will be hourglass soon :)

I just wanted to say this is one of the nicest threads I've seen in a long time :D Makes me happy to see everyone being supportive

I think this has been my problem the last few days...craving the comfort food :P Especially with the rain tonight in Auckland

Mines open for perusal...although i'm trying (not doing very well at the moment) to stay under 1700. Always happy for some new friends, especially ones who can be supportive :)