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The companies know how to manipulate the labels under the current labeling requirements in an attempt to make their food look "healthy". It is a big game. I am sure the team involved in this has long meetings with many heated discussions on what to consider a "serving". They know how to manipulate it. Just consider…

She was using one of the butter sprays, like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter or Parkay. Not a non stick cooking spray.

I think there is a valid case here on what is "one serving". Five sprays of that stuff doesn't go very far. The fact that five sprays is a single serving being used to determine that it has <5 calories and can be labeled as 0 calories is wrong.

I at least hope everyone has calves though, genetic or not...

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Around here we have a fried chicken place called Lee's Famous Recipe. Every Wednesday they have a special; three piece chicken dinner for $3.99. Great Deal! My usual consisted of three thighs extra crispy, a side of potato wedges, a side of mashed potatoes with gravy and a biscuit. I had this fairly regularly, but not…

Your net is your calories consumed minus exercise calories. You should target this calculation to be as close to your goal as possible.

Not sure you're calculating this right. You shouldn't include any workout calorie burns in to your TDEE. You are doing pilates every other day, that shouldn't necessarily put you in to a lightly active lifestyle. What if you don't do the pilates for a week? Your lifestyle (normal daily activities) category shouldn't…

Your TDEE really shouldn't include any exercise calories. You would base your TDEE on the MFP calculation based on sedentary activity. The exercises you put in there really don't count in to the calculation. MFP would then subtract 500 calories from the sedentary TDEE for a 1lb per week weight lost. Then you should use the…

Agree, started out with over 100lbs to lose. So quantity is the focus to start with and then move on to quality. That isn't to say I am not working on the quality part some, just not as focused on it in the beginning.

We have started buying part skim low moisture mozzarella string cheese. 80 calories per ounce, it makes a great snack. We also use regular full blown cheddar cheese on baked potatoes but limit it to a half ounce. If we have a Mexican bowl it is either an ounce of cheddar cheese or queso blanco. Sure it is 110 calories for…

Looking at your diary, I think you need to be eating more. Almost half the days you aren't even eating 1200 calories.

I have been on two recent vacations, the first was a trip to Myrtle Beach at a resort that had free wi-fi. I modified my carlorie goals to a maintenance intake. I logged everything I ate for the 9 days we were away. I did real well and only gained about a pound. It dropped off quickly. No biggie. This most recent trip was…

We bought the Biggest Loser branded scale at Bed Bath & Beyond. I think it is $20 but you can usualy get either 20% off coupons or $5 coupons in the weekly mailers.

By "If every day were like today" is based on the number of calories only. It doesn't look at the kinds of foods you ate. It is simple math as others have indicated. Mine is always way off, but usually it indicates I will weigh more than I end up weighing when the fifth week actually rolls around.

I would suggest weighing your portion and using the 100g option. At 290 calories per 100g, that seems pretty close to correct. I would expect 1 wing would be just the flapper or drummette.

With the way that the cruise lines have dumbed down the food and with puny portion sizes in the main dining room (as compared to restaurants on land), it can be easy to keep things in check. Just try to use self control at the buffet and other serve yourself establishments. This of course all sounds good in theory, I will…

There really is no way to deseed a strawberry. Just blend it up real well, I have never really noticed them but grew up eating strawberries right off the plant. You could try a different fruit that doesn't have seeds like strawberries, perhaps cherries, or a frozen fruit mix that has mangos and pineapple.

2oz works out to about 1 cup when cooked. Always measure pasta uncooked. I in fact measure all items as uncooked.

I do something similar. Inspired by a local chain here called Hot Head Burrito (Like Chipotle). I make my own Pico de Gallo and cook rice along with some chicken or steak with some taco seasoning. Some shredded lettuce and a bit of salsa. Turns out great. Homemade Pico tastes great and is incredibly cheap to make.

Unless you are doing extended workouts, water drinking contests or running a marathon, you will have a hard time drinking too much water.

That will change your calorie counts drastically. You then probably need to use a more generic chicken leg quarter from the MFP food database. There are ones in there with and without skin. Personally I love the skin when grilled or baked and just count it in to my targets for the day.

A one pound leg quarter would have had to come from a real big bid, I would expect a leg quarter to be about 6oz or so. The thing is that the chicken has probably been injected with a salt water brine or broth. Many producers do this to up the weight of the chicken when they package it. Though I wouldn't expect that brine…

I love chips and it is the one thing I miss the most. I think the single serving 1oz bags would work the best. To portion out a large bag really requires a scale. How can you really count chips? There are small ones, big ones, and lots of little broken pieces. Another way to portion them out is if you buy a 9oz big bag,…

Agree. A serving of baked chips may have 120-130 calories where a serving of the regular is only 150-160. For the few calories, I just stick to the real things and work it in to the daily goal. Baked/low fat foods tend to cause many people to over eat them because they think they are healthy. It all comes back to portion…

Chicken wings can be okay, in moderation. Instead of getting 12, get 6. I just made some of my own homemade ones (breaded and fried), but instead of having 12 or 16 like I would have in the past, I limited how many I had. Same buffalo sauce with butter and all. Sure I went over my daily caloric goal, but I was pretty close…

To calculate this, just go in to the "Update diet/fitness profile" section under settings in MFP and update your Current Weight and Goal Weight to be what your goal weight is. Then set your goal to "Maintain My Current Weight". MFP will then calculate your maintenance calories for you. No 10 cals per pound calculation, MFP…

I do the same, usually a breakfast meal replacement. Fast and easy. Hadn't really noticed a difference recently though.

Instead of thighs, which are much higher in calories, try a split bone in breast with the skin. We have been doing this about once a week and is great. Usually marinade it overnight with either a rub or wet marinade. It turns out great and much better than chicken thighs as the meat itself is much leaner.

I would think that eating 5lbs of anything in one sitting would be a little overboard. Steak of any type can be a great part of your nutrition plan. Just keep the serving size reasonable. 5lbs is definitly overdoing it, as would be 16oz. Aim for 4-6oz and fit it in to your daily targets. The problem is that it is not easy…