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I love that you are using pant size as a gauge :) Great work!

Great that you are pushing to get healthier! YAY YOU. Personally, when I have had periods off of exercise, I take my time getting back in. Too much too fast and you can injure yourself and that really can feel like a big set-back. You will need to find what you like and works for you. I'm not sure of what DVD you are…

My use of the word "appropriate" was simply to indicate that there is evidence that many people have a healthy weight loss trajectory despite what seem to be wildly differing approaches to the math and eating back exercise calories.... Nowhere in anything I wrote did I venture anywhere near eating disorders - Your comment…

As a caution - remember that what you put in it matters a *bit* for calorie count - cream can have a number of calories and sugar -obviously.... so do count the cals, but yes you can also count coffee as "water." There are some "old school" pseudo-nutritionists that will say that caffein is a "diuretic" and coffee should…

SO! In Summary - Some say you do, some say you don't, and every side of the argument seems to have seen appropriate weight loss..... So WHY IS THAT? The nutritionist's article is a good reference point for this, but if we want to keep it fairly simple: You want to lose weight gradually for many reasons - One of the more…

I see what you mean - I've never particularly cared to change the "original - first ever" number - just to reset my goals when I've been away or am resetting my personal targets.... so this functions essentially the same for me, but I see it doesn't actually change the "first ever benchmark number". - Thanks

Refrigerator? Cold Chicken Sandwich made with a small pita and lots of vegetables... keep the "sauces" (Mayo, etc etc etc) to a minimum...? Just a simple example...

You can try going to "Home"... "Goals"... click "Change Goals"... select "Guided" and you can change your "current weight"

"Carbs" do not make you gain weight.... Too many calories consumed in a day consistently makes you gain weight. Carbohydrates are often calorie dense - so they can quickly result in taking in too many calories, but are not the problem themselves. You can certainly eat too many calories of Protein as well.. or Fat... As…

There is a significant difference between what you may look like - e.g. body composition and the numbers on a scale. I know a number of people on MFP that would say they "weigh" more than they expected, but look better than they anticipated as well because of resistance training. Remarkably, you have received some…

ok people are being a *bit* harsh, but truth is, no... it isn't possible. Certainly not in any way that is remotely healthy. Here are a few details as to why in case you are interested. It may be helpful to you to demystify weight loss for you a bit if we can... What you are suggesting is to burn an extra pound of fat *per…

So much to say.. so few words to say it... here are a few initial thoughts: first - congratulations! great that you have taken this step - and taking it together is very cool... My first suggestion: Since you have found your way here - *each* of you get an account on MFP and use it to log your food intake and…

I think it is important to ensure material and relevant data is shared and communicated in forums... the fact that we ultimately urinate as a byproduct of cellular activity and expel carbon dioxide as we breath is, I think, basically understood by most people and isn't generally relevant, or useful in regards to fat…

What some people see as being a low target for you is a function of your being petite and relatively light and female... Women have less muscle than men, and being petite, you have less of a frame to put that on and in a relative sense, you are fairly close to your goal. If you are like a number of more petite female…

ok... breathe :) if you use MFP as your calorie guide, then it sets your target with your daily deficit in it... then if you work out, you would need to eat those calories to KEEP your deficit THE SAME... so you will still lose... if you dont eat the calories back, you run the risk of not giving your body the energy it…

Bingo... remember that all of these... BMR, TDEE, and even the calories listed on packaging and your measurements (if you are like most people) are estimates... Because of this, my suggestion is to find a starting point using the information that these estimates provide and modify it as you learn what your experience is.…

1200 Calories is MFP's limit... It will not set anyone's calorie target below this number. Maybe it helps to give you a bit of an overview of how MFP sets things up: long summary coming...... the way MFP works is that it is giving you a target goal dependent on the amount you told it you want to lose in a week... But will…

SO... maybe he can get you a new scale and bring it to you, from work, every 2-3 weeks... Any more than that and it isn't really much more reliable, or responsive, than measurements - It can swing up or down for so many reasons - water retention casued by a ton of potential reasons is often the largest culprit) it would be…

I'd just add, to try to avoid confusion, that there are two popular methods used by the people who are on this board and utilize this tool. Some, (myself included among them) use the tool as it is designed, and as such let it give you a calorie goal, and then eat back exercise calories (make sure these are good estimates -…

Part of the answer depends a bit on where you are. .. Let me explain that: Those with more to lose can, it seems, maintain a larger calorie gap with less impact to lean muscle mass than those much closer to their ideal weight. If you feel fine and have a lot left to lose, then you may be fine... but as you get closer to…

BINGO! We Have a winner :)

[/quote]...3. how the hell is is that the scale stays so much the same ...[/quote] One potential explanation - The scale just measure the weight of whatever you put on it - it doesn't know the composition of what that is - 10 pounds of lead is 10 pounds, 10 pounds of fat is 10 pounds, 10 pounds of muscle is 10 pounds.…

going to the gym/working out, etc. is partly to help preserve muscle... remember the heart is a muscle... cardiovascular is important when you have a calorie deficit as you want to preserve all of your lean muscle mass. Eating back your calories is to avoid too high a calorie deficit - when your daily deficit is too large,…

You'll get very mixed answers here, but if you are using MFP as it is designed (and I personally do recommend that ) then count your calories and do eat back at least a portion of your exercise calories (dependant on how accurate you believe your assessment of calories burned is - e.g. MFP estimates may be high, Heart Rate…

Welcome to MFP Tina!, Just happen to run across your post as I opened MFP... If I can be helpful, feel free to add me as a 'friend', I don't have a lot, so I hope I can actually be helpful to those who I do have... . It can seems confusing the first few days/weeks, but the system works well. You will also get a lot of…

Fantastic! Congratulations! Thanks so much for sharing! You look terrific!

Fantastic Post! Best of luck in your journey and congrats on success at your showdown!

Thanks for Sharing! A great story and I'm thrilled that you have come so far and can see the changes in not just your body, but your life. Awesome! And CONGRATULATIONS!

Hmmm I recall being there somewhere around day 100 consecutive logins... and I'm just past 185... so I'll say 85 days or so... I think if I do stop, I know I'll be back to lose when I feel clothes getting tight... It really is about providing the feedback to myself. I always say that MFP simply informs me about my…

Great post - And wonderfully written. Congrats and Thanks for sharing!!