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Sounds fun! Count me in! Ravenclaw here

The best way to "manage" it is to not worry about it. Your weight will go up and down all the time. Look for trends over several weeks to months, not over one day. I have had days where we had potlucks at work, and my weight fluctuated up by four or five pounds due to the quantity of food in my body, and all the sodium.…

High quality chocolate bars Ice Cream with natural ingredients Eat bigger steaks Make some bacon A couple big glasses of milk Chocolate chip cookies made from scratch There are so many fun non-processed food choices! Enjoy the fact that you get to eat more and have some fun!

I don't like the "today's a new day" and "refocus and get back on track" kind of mentality. I think it implies that you did something wrong. Enjoy your fun weekend with good foods, and even start looking forward to the next time. Don't think of what you did on one day as bad. Think about what those calories will average…

I'll maintain my advice of setting MFP to sedentary and then manually entering your exercise when you complete it. I personally believe that, just like food, exercise changes on a daily basis, and just like we log our food as we eat eat (more or less), we should do the same with exercise. This allows for a more current and…

The reason I think so many people have their goal set to 1200 is because they are unrealistic about weight loss speed and set their goal at two pounds per week. This will put many people at the 600-800 range for daily calories, but MFP won't let them go below 1200. And you're right, 1200 isn't enough, but until people…

I don't know anything about your diet, lifestyle, or goals. However, I'd like to offer one piece of advice. I feel that one of the biggest reasons people fail is because they set their weight loss goals too high when they start. Try setting your diary settings to 0.5 or 1.0 pounds of weight loss every week, and DO eat back…

I think the typical calculation for TDEE is BMR times 1.2 if you're sedentary. This would be 1651. To lose two pounds a week (eight pounds in one month), you need to eat at a deficit of 1000 calories per day. This is 651 calories a day. And this is a net calorie amount. Meaning, you'd track your exercise and eat those…

*edit: it looks like you were talking about the ACV comments. Never mind. I did. I must have missed something. It seems that everything you ask for would be accounted for in their calculator. *shrug* I was just curious. Perhaps it will just have to remain a mystery to me.

I'm just curious... MFP has a built in Calculator that will do all the math for you. Why not use that? It will tell you exactly how much to eat in order to lose eight pounds in one month.

I think you pretty much summed it up here...

Red meat is good! Saturated fat is very healthy. Eat it every day if you want.

I see A LOT of sugary processed foods: chocolaty cereals, McDonalds, pre-packed stuff, salty treats etc. You might be hitting your calorie goals, but it's the foods themselves that are making you feel awful. Research "eating clean" and try to incorporate some of those ideas into your diet. I personally try to keep my meals…

This is my favorite chia seed recipe: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/06/mango-coconut-chia-pudding.html I also highly recommend this website in general.

I did really well with The Biggest Loser DVDs. They are meant for absolute beginners, but will still give you a nice challenge, and progress you well. The Biggest Loser: Cardio Max The Biggest Loser: Power Sculpt I highly recommend them. They're available on iTunes or on video

You can buy them in Canada. I got mine at the Apple store

I work night shifts. Nope you can change it. It runs from midnight to midnight. So, when I work nights, in a 24 hour period, it captures the last part of one nursing shift (00:00 - 07:00), then my sleep, then the first part of my next shift (19:00-00:00). It's still an accurate portrayal of a 24 hour period, and will give…

For what it's worth, I think the chocolate mint ones are delicious.

Grab a big 10 ounce steak, season with salt and pepper, and cook t your liking. Boom! That's like 80g of protein.

^^This If I had someone that was willing to cook my foot for me, I'd be excited, not full of angst about it. You're an adult...if you want different food, grab some pots and pans and go for it!

It depends on how you are personally affected by fluctuations in your weight, both up and down. If you only want to see a steady decrease in weight, then once a week, or even much less...some say not at all. I personally love seeing the fluctuations every day. I get to see patterns in my weight based on my living patterns.…

You should open up your diary. It would make giving advice less of a guessing game. This canbe done in your settings. Then we can have a peak and give you some concrete ideas.

So, to be quite frank, why even have a fitbit? The whole point is to calculate a baseline activity level so that you have a more accurate way to know how many calories you should eat. Walking around at work absolutely does count as part of your baseline activity level. If you're not letting Fitbit help you determine your…

I find my Fitbit extremely accurate...to the point where I tell people that I think it might be magical! Seriously! Ok...not seriously :-) I work on my feet and have had days where I have walked 10,000 steps (and sometimes even more!) at a fast, rushed pace. My Fitbit will give me about 1000 extra calories to eat on those…

Do yourself a favor and take a "before picture," so when you succeed, you'll have proof! I have been on a million diets, and so far, the beautiful simplicity of myfitnesspal is the only thing that has worked. I can't wait to see your "after picture" :-) Sean

Ack! No! You were doing it right. You should be eating back the calories you exercise. Please read the post a couple up from this one by herblackwings. This is correct.

Breakfast: 2 x whole scrambled eggs (fried) 2 x mini (cocktail) pork sausages (fried) (i fry these two abovementioned in about 1 tsp of salted butter - I LOVE my butter, and my eggs...but i doubt this ok :cry: ) Current research is showing that eating the whole egg is far better than just the egg whites. All the good stuff…

Yes! You need to eat your exercise calories back. You're basically starving yourself. And what you are eating is of low nutritional value (e.g. cinnamon toast crunch for breakfast most days). Start eating a healthy breakfast: oatmeal, eggs, fruit, meats Start eating clean: there's a lot of processed foods in there Start…

The Fitbit calories are based on its prediction for the day. It is saying, "based on my knowledge of you, this is what I think you will burn in calories today." As you walk during the day, it can change. It's saying, "based on my knowledge of you, plus all this extra walking that you have done today, I actually think you…