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That works for me! At 28-29%, I should be able to do both. My goal is to get consistently below 20%. In calculating body fat percent, I just use my scale at home, which will provide a figure. I know the figure isn't perfect, but it is easily available to me.

This is my understanding: When a person is new to weight training, has more than 20% body fat, starts taking steroids (something I recommend against for health reasons), or significantly improves his or her diet, then gain muscle and losing fat is very possible. The longer a person has been lifting, the lower the person's…

Correct me if I’m wrong, but as far as I can tell, Apple Health doesn’t communicate to Myfitnesspal the total calories burned. Apple Health communicates the extra calories burned by exercise if one uses the Workout app. I would like something that would work like Fitbit where it provides with extra calories based upon me…

There are apps that allows people to follow Weight Watchers without paying for Weight Watchers. These apps include Ultimate Food Diary or itrackbites. I wouldn’t encourage anyone who is doing well on MFP to change, but if old WW worked, you can get it back. I currently am doing well on my third week on WW Freestyle. I…

Thanks for letting me know.

So do you find that you have to use MFP or you'll gain weight even if you're following WW?

I also would love step by step instructions. Weight Watchers is the program I'm following. But I'd like to at least be able to keep an eye on the calories.

Congratulations on your success. I have my second weigh in day today.

The points are bad for a recovering anorexic. In general, calorie counting apps are bad for anorexics. (I heard that. I don't know why.) The Smart Points are not enough. Practically, you have to eat many of the free foods to get enough calories. If you're an anorexic, it would be too easy to simply eat most of your…

When I follow MFP, I lose weight. However, I have not been able to get myself to regularly follow the calorie limitations.

I take potato starch each night. Supposedly, it's a prebiotic.

I still eat several times per day. I've been in keto for 7 weeks.

Get a Fitbit unless you think you may have a problem with high blood pressure. The most accurate way of determining calorie burn is direct calorimetry, which is difficult to administer even in a laboratory setting. The next most accurate way of determining calorie burn is indirect calorimetry, which involves wearing a…

If you go down to 1000 calories a day and still feel fine, then go ahead and stick with it. If, however, you start to feel tired or get extremely hungry (perhaps after a few days of feeling fine), then go back to 1,200 per day.

Currently, you have a body mass index of 19.5. That's slim, but still within the healthy range, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. If you get to 51 kilograms, then your bmi will be 18.1, which is underweight. You should appreciate your slim body as it is. Too much or too little of a good thing is not…

Do you follow the calorie allowances of MFP or Fitbit? As to what you should weigh, check out this calculator from the National Institutes of Health: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm. It sounds like you might have an eating disorder. Or you might just be another person without a disorder who has…

As the responses below show, most people who use myfitnesspal and follow its recommendations lose weight. If that is not the case for you, read all the suggestions below. If they don't work, then I recommend that you see a registered dietitian who will better be able to advise you. Myfitnesspal is a great tool. However, it…

In the last five weeks, I've lost 10 pounds. I began lifting weights about the same time. The weights I lift now are generally at least 50 % heavier than when I started. People can lose weight and gain muscle at the same time. It's my understanding that gaining muscle is generally more difficult when one is losing weight.…

When I had the same problem, the manufacturer's advice didn't get the Fitbit One to work. After I told them that their advice had not worked, they sent me another Fitbit One without charging me!

To improve your pace, do speedwork. For instance, warm up for a kilometer, then run 400 meters fast. Rest for 60 seconds. Then run 400 meters again, followed by a 60 second rest. Run 400 meters about six times, followed by a 60 second rest. You want to run the 400 meters fast each time, but slow enough that you are still…

I'm sure the stair counter is not accurate in your experience. However, in my experience, it's extremely accurate. I recently climbed from the lobby (second floor) of a building to the 21st floor. The lobby of the building is quite high and probably should count as two floors. After I had climbed to the 21st floor, I…

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Eat more junk food.

I'm trying to decide whether to take a before picture. Great job. For you, the hard work now begins: keeping it off.

Recently, I've brought a roast beef sandwich and a few pieces of fruit.

Cybex machines count as strength training. I searched for "Cybex" under strength training exercises. Nothing showed up. However, after I searched, it gave me the option to "Add an exercise to the database." I don't use Cybex machines, but you might want to add it.

Unfortunately, the information is not always accurate. That is a disadvantage of having a site with user entered nutritional information. However, user entered nutritional information is essential to having a large database. Sometimes I double-check information; sometimes I don't.

You can gain muscle on a deficit provided the deficit is not too large.

I have an inversion table. My inversion table allows me to fully invert, although it's probably best to work your way there. It feels good. However, it appears not to have much effect on the overall health of my back. I still go to the chiropractor just as often.

You may want to try a modified version of Weight Watchers PointsPlus that you can use on myfitnesspal: You don't count unsweetened fruits other than juice and non-starchy vegetables as calories since they count on points on Weight Watchers. You would set a calorie goal lower than you would otherwise set. However, by not…