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That sounds good to me.. I would rather eat a balanced diet, have a moderate deficit and an exercise program. That is more than likely what its going to take to make this a true lifestyle change. Thanks!

Thanks guys! I will keep you up to date with my progress! Thank you all for your input! It has definitely given me much to process!!

Hey man, I know you have shared a ton of info with me and I hope you understand how hard it is to respond to every single post in a timely manner. I am headed to the gym now but trust me I will definitely respond to your post. I was responding to 1-4 posts at a time if you look at my previous posts. I apologize if I have…

I will be back a little later to reply to the rest of the posts that I haven't replied to yet. Busy at work now. My thoughts: "I am really disappointed and discouraged now because I dont want to lose 2lbs per week. It is going to take forever for me to get down to 200lbs. If I will be losing muscle from burning more than I…

Yeah, ok.. now who's the troll? YOU

Aww, are you serious? I was hoping the guy above me has good advice. I liked that post. Hmm.... So you are saying what was said isnt valid? I am going to reply to the rest of these posts tomorrow. Good night for me!

Frankfort!! You seem really cool! This site is awesome!

Thanks bud!! I appreciate the motivating words!! I look forward to dropping some lbs!! It looks like I just missed a whole bunch of posts. I cant wait to read them!

Ok I got it. Well I guess my BMR just seems high because I weigh so much right now. I can always reevaluate my BMR every 5lbs and keep it right in the crosshairs. Well this is good news everyone!!! I think I will just tone down my exercising a little bit and balance it with my eating. This is going to be pretty simple now.…

I would like to do less exercise and lose more weight. :) I can always use the exercise to create the deficit. If my BMR was 2500 and I worked out 1000, I could theoretically eat 3500 calories and still lose weight. That just seems like so many calories. I may ask this several times, and then even more after that, but is…

LMAO!! It is!!!!!

Per day, if I go balls out its 1000 per session. It's pretty intense though! freedieting.com BMR says(Miffin formula): "Maintenance 2278 CALORIES/DAY" fat2fitradio.com BMR says(Harris formula): "Entered information: 30 year old male, 71 inches(5'11") tall, weighing 284 pounds. From the information that you entered, you'd…

btw a quick fix would be nice. That WAS what I was going for and then I was going to just go back into maintain mode once I got to the weight that I need to be at. My habits have changed drastically, for the better, in the last year, 6 months, month and even 2 weeks. I am proud of myself but you are right, I was hoping to…

lol! thanks for the input! The heart rate monitor is a polar and it may be wrong but it shouldnt be more than 10% off. I know the only real way is to measure oxygen consumption in the blood for an accurate calorie count. This should be pretty close though. here is a video of the tv station that came to our gym for a show,…

I read part 1 of the link you posted and I understand what it is saying. It is saying that it is unrealistic for people to have the time or motivation to do such intense excercise, but exercise at greater levels has shown to have more of an effect on weight loss. I have no problem doing 2-4 classes per day and look forward…

Im reading it now. thanks for the link

Ok, my BMR couldnt possibly be 2200 if MFP says to stick around 1870. I think 1200-1500 is starvation mode. If MyFitnessPal says i should stick under 1870 with no exercise, do you think my BMR will be less than 1870? I am guessing the 1870 is the TDEE right? It is tough but I am doing it with no problem. I have been going…

I agree, it is possible that I may need to ease back. I am just looking to lose as much weight as possible. I am not sure exactly what my bmr is. I would have to go and get it measured at a local gym that offers this service. I weigh 284 and am 5'11 if that gives you any insight. So you are saying that if I were to eat…

Wow, that surely would be some trouble. Hmmmm.. If what you are saying is true then I will have no problem getting the extra calories. I will just juice more fruits and veggies. Luckily the protein shake gives me some added calories after each workout. So if I burn 3000 calories per day and my fitness pal says that I…

I bought a heartrate monitor and people say its probably about 90% accurate. I go to LA Boxing and each hour session I do burns 800-1000 calories. I am soaked in sweat every time and I am hooked. I sometimes do 4 classes per day no problem. Usually I do 2-3 classes per day. Certain light days(1x per week) I will only do 1.…

If I don't eat below my BMR how can I lose weight? My BMR may be around 2200 or so and MFP says to eat 1870 or less to lose 2lbs per week. Wouldnt my body just use the stored fat as energy? How come the people on biggest loser are exercising a ton and not eating more to compensate for the calories they burned? *so confused*