chapparra27 Member

Only 600-900 are from working out, the rest are just what I burn during a normal day. So my BMR is 2,700-2,900. I have been logging start/finish calories at the beginning and end of working out to track my caloreies burned from working out.

I completely agree with you about paying too much attention to numbers! My goal is 150 at 5'5 but like you said if I feel good about myself that number will not matter.

I think everyone should have a cheat day, whether it be once a week or once a month....depends on prefrence. I have cheat days but I also always have extra calories from the rest of he week so actually it is a "make up day". :wink:

Wow! That is a huge difference! I have to get me a heart rate monitor!

This is why I plan to add slowly instead of eating all of them back immediately. I am doing to start with 200 a day and go from there.

That is exaclty what I was thinking :)

I am going to try adding 200 calories a day this week and gradually go up until the scale changes. Thank you and congrats on your success.

I agree, it is just scary when your trying to lose weight to eat more. The whole concept threw me off. I will trust to process and do what everyone is telling me works. Thank you

Thank you :) thant is wxactly what I needed to know. I am going to start adding calories to my day and see how it goes. I am going to add gradually. I think this is why I lost 3 pounds after stopping the Weight watchers points program. I added up the point calories and I was only eating 900 a day! Thanks again

So your saying I should be able to lose if I do not eat back my exercise calories? Sunday I took in 1,472 calories ( my goal was 1,470 before I updated my weight) but I burned off 754 so my net was only 718. Is that a bad or a good thing?

I have hit a plateau a few times and somehow I break threw, it takes 3-4 weeks but I get through. I am afraid to add calories because I am afraid to see the number on the scale go up. But from what I am seeing on here that is exactly what I need to do.

I wondered about the net calories being so low too. Thank you. This can be very confusing when your a rookie.

Thanks.....I think your right about eating my goal in calories. Maybe I will just add in some peanut butter when I need more.

What a great and very wise answer!

I am trying to lose weight. I work out 6-7 days a week, 3 of which are weight lifting. I lost 3 pounds the first week I began using MFP but I haven't lost anything in the past 2. I eat as healthy as I know how and I drink 5-6 liters of water a day. I don't know if I am eating too much too little or working out too much or…

I am trying to lose. The first week I began using MFP I lost 3 pounds. I haven't lost any since, it has been 2 weeks. I work out 6-7 days a week. A total of 8-9 workouts, 3 of which are weights. I am just not sure if I am eating too little or too much, or working out too much.

Can I ask a question.....am I supposed to eat back my exercise calories?

I am 5'5 206 very active and MFP says I should only be eating 1420 a day. Now I am really confused. I burn 6-800 a day at the gym. Why is some one who is less active alotted more calories than some one who is very active? I also have a goal of 2 pounds a week.