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One of the things I do if I exercise late is to log the exercise on the next day. Then tomorrow, I know from the time I get up what net calories I've got. Peanut butter toast for breakfast, maybe? :-)

When I first started, I took a measuring cup and a tablespoon in my purse and measured stuff onto my plate!

Hot: Medium/Grande dark roast with cream, making sure to keep cream to 1 tablespoon Cold: Venti iced coffee with one pump of sweetener and whole milk, keeping milk to 2 Tablespoons (At Peet's, they have simple syrup, so I can sweeten it myself)

What I generally do is switch to "maintenance" during the vacation (i.e. I change my goals to not gain or lose). And at least one day of the vacation I don't log at all - a vacation from the logging (but I still think about my choices and portions). That way, I don't lose anything, but I don't typically gain anything…

By the way, if you don't like to wear a wrist model, the Fitbit is tiny and can be stuck in your pocket.

For those in the US, I found this site to be helpful: http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com At least for the Polars, they have feature comparisons between the various models. And their pricing seems to be excellent.

It's probably more how the food impacts your sleep and exercise than anything. For instance, if you can't sleep well because you ate, or you didn't eat, or you wake up hungry at 4 AM, or don't eat breakfast because you ate late... Like you I only eat after exercise (if I eat less than about 3 hours before even moderate…

It IS the way MFP is designed, but a reasonable number of people say they don't lose if they eat back exercise calories. The one thing there seems to be consensus on is that the calories are overestimated if you just put in the number of minutes. A number of us only log 1/2 to 2/3 of the time we spend. Many others use a…

Almost all research (especially on humans) suggests exactly the opposite, so nobody should go off the deep end worrying about this. What this study says to me is that these guys need to spend a bunch of time doing further work to figure out why they are seeing results that are so contrary. That's where the interesting…

My understanding is that they have a 20% spread, that is, plus or minus 10%. Honestly, the numbers on labels are probably at least as accurate as people's ability to measure the food.

At 5'9" and 140 lb, your BMI is low-normal, so losing 2 lb/week is way on the high side. (2 lb/week is for obese girls like me.) You should try switching to 1 lb/week.

I am at 275, 5'9". I am using what MFP recommends for losing 1 lb/week, plus I eat my exercise calories (although I only log exercise at 2/3 of whatever my time spent is to protect against over-estimation... When I get an HRM, I'll use those calories instead). I did double check my BMR (using both the tool here on MFP and…

It's not that the exercise calorie math is hard or anything, but you might as well let MFP do the work for you. 1) If you don't use an HRM to determine exercise calories, then only log some fraction of your actual exercise time (I use 2/3). This protects you both from over-estimation of calories burned. Then eat all of…

It is always worth asking if they have nutritional info. I have found that a lot of restaurants do have it, they just don't post it.

Set your goal at 1 lb/week (or less).

I've never been on livestrong.com, but my first guess is that they assume that if you say you will exercise 3 times a week for an hour, that they build that into your calorie goals. MFP doesn't, you only eat those calories when you actually do the exercise, so your base daily goals are lower.

From the database: Rice - White, long-grain, regular, cooked, 1 cup is 205 calories Your 1/4 cup of basmati is uncooked, and will produce approximately 2/3 cup cooked rice.

Have you thought about eating the extra calories not on your lift days, but on your off-day following? It's a little more annoying to track, since you have to remember "oh today, I get to go 350 over because yesterday I was 350 under from the exercise".

Check the ingredient list. Real greek yogurt is thickened by straining, but I have seen soem brands that add thickeners, like cornstarch. I have definitely found I prefer buying plain non-fat, and adding my own flavorings (and sugar) rather than relying on the manufacturer. Although I really like the Fage singles with a…

It might be instructive to know WHY the various items on your restricted list of foods. For example: tomatoes, which have little fat. Is this because they are high in some substance that they think is involved in gall stone formation? If so, is it because of YOUR gallstones or "some people's gallstones". Or maybe it's the…

Couple of thoughts... - Walk as much as possible and log it. Use those calories! Personally, I log only 2/3 of my actual time since I have no HRM. - I don't try to eat at a deficit while on holiday - I switch to 0 lb/week (maintenance) which is much more reasonable goal. - Drink expensive alcohol! It tastes way better, and…

Hershey's kisses. The dark chocolate ones are 20 calories apiece.

To start with, try setting your weight loss goal at 0.5 lb/week. Do you eat a good chunk of your exercise calories?

Eat some of them for breakfast the next morning.

Personally, I like the direct approach. "Gramma, thank you for the pants, but they are 3 sizes too big. I know I used to be even smaller, but I will get back there." And "Please don't make pig noises at me when I am eating. It's rude and hurts my feelings, especially after the good success I have had." Then I go cry in…

You are doing exactly what I am, doing things in steps. I further plan to take a several month break at the end of each step and switch to maintenance mode for awhile. For all I know, I will get to 199 (which also takes me out of "obese" territory) and discover I actually like being there and have no desire to lose more.…

Knowing your current maintenance calories (more formally: TDEE) is really valuable because you eat up to that knowing that over the long haul, you are just "pausing" for that day, rather than back-sliding. And for more extended periods (for instance vacation), I actually update my goals to maintenance rather than trying to…

I only log 2/3 of my exercise TIME and eat back ALL the calories. Keeps me from having to do as much on-the-fly math. :-)

The classic reason people end up with calories set low is that they set their weight loss goal at 2 lb/week and their activity level as sedentary. 2 lb/week implies a daily calorie deficit of 1000 calories, which is a lot to be down. If this describes what you did, suggestion would be to: - Set your goal as 1 lb/week - Get…

What did you set your weight loss to? 2 lb/week? Try scaling it back to the recommended 1 lb/week, or even .5 lb/week. It will make it easier. Also, drink your water. And eat some more protein, which tends to make most people feel fuller.