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Wow, thanks for all of the amazing replies and support. I did calculate my TDEE and was basing my 1750-1800 goal on that. I have a Bodymedia fit which I got for exactly this reason - because I was still hungry and wanted to make sure I was eating enough. On days I workout, it tells me I burn about 2100-2200 calories, but I…

And that is exactly what I was wondering...if I actually burn less calories or if the HRM just thinks I burn less calories since I am more fit and my heart rate doesn't get as high as it used to. So complicated!

I don't think the FT7 has a fitness test. I've looked at the manual. And yes, I agree - MFP makes one overly obsessed with the calories. I'm working on not being so obsessed, but I continue to wear my HRM because I find that it motivates me to work harder and push myself during workouts. Hopefully that makes sense. I…

Thanks everyone. I guess I'll just have to settle for what I burn and remind myself that I'm fit!

Wow, thanks for all the replies. We are the same age, and I've had my HRM for a few months and that burn (~300 calories for a class that has a combination of sculpting and cardio or a maximum of 450 for an hour of kickboxing) is consistent for me. Her HRM is newer, she just started wearing it. There really weren't many…

If I'm cooking for my family, I weigh it before and after as needed and then divide. So, for instance, I'll measure 4 serving (and let's say the box says 1 serving = 100 calories). Then, before I serve everyone, I weigh it again and let's say it ended up being 1000g so I know that 1000g cooked = 400 calories (4*100…

p.s. I am maintaining at 1640 but I don't think I'm going to lose any additional weight (nor do I want to) no matter if I went down to 1200 calories. I feel like I'm at my lowest healthy weight possible. So the idea would be to stay at this weight and eat more if possible - I have a big appetite but also a lot of…

Wow, thanks everyone for the very insightful replies. I don't do a ton of driving, but all the driving I do is city driving / stop and go. I'll try to see whether it says I'm burning calories during those drives. Is there an easy way to do that - just check for the times I know I'm driving on the dashboard chart? The whole…

Bump. Anyone?

I stuff them with either a combination of finely chopped zucchini mixed with a laughing cow cheese wedge and some chopped onion/garlic or with spaghetti squash and pizza sauce with perhaps a little bit of cheese (laughing cow, Parmesan or light mozzarella). Yum, I make them all the time and then have the leftover ones cold…

If you just want something to satisfy your sweet tooth, I love chocolate tea (sweetened with stevia = 0 calorie treat). My husband got my a Teavana Perfect Tea maker and some loose leaf teas for Hanukkah and it was the best present ever. They have a bunch of chocolate flavored teas (both caffeinated and uncaffeinated) that…

I'm trying to maintain, not lose any additional weight. Thanks for looking - I'll try to figure out what to add to increase fats vs. carbs. I'm not sure if I can increase more - I'm small and the calculators seems to suggest otherwise but I may try it in a few weeks and see what happens!

I don't think my diet is really carb heavy? Did you look at my diary or were you saying that in general? I get protein at every meal, and I don't really eat pasta, breads, etc....although I do eat a ton of veggies. I do tend to avoid more calorie dense foods since I definitely prefer to eat a large volume so I prefer a big…

Thanks! That is my hope! I'm going to start increasing my calories today and see how it goes :) I set my new goal at 1640 for now and I'll plan to increase it again in a few weeks if I continue to maintain. I'll continue to log my exercise just because I like to track my calorie burn, but I'll ignore it for the purposes of…

Yeah, I think I will go with that approach. Thanks!! So if I do that, my sedentary is 1440 + (depending on the day, 200-350 calories burned) If I set to moderate exercise TDEE, it is 1862 calories. Heavy exercise is 2072 - whoa, doesn't seem to make sense to me considering how many calories I burn in a workout. Sounds like…

Thanks! I figured out that food and nutrition wasn't the best place to post. We can stop this one? I'm new to the message boards.

Fair enough. I'm finding this stuff confusing - I was just trusting the MFP goal numbers and since I haven't lost anything since August (which is what I wanted - I'm not trying to lose anything I swear), I figured that meant that if I ate more, I would gain. I guess that isn't correct. Any suggestions on a new calorie goal…

Sorry - one more TDEE question. If I set it at moderate exercise TDEE, then I wouldn't also eat my exercise calories because that would be "double-counting" them, right?

Yeah, I know! I'm being ridiculous, but I work my butt off in the gym.

RE: TDEE - I'm confused about how to use that number. If I put in Little or no exercise, it is 1440 and if I put in Moderate exercise, it is 1860. I was going with the little to no exercise because my calorie burns seemed so low using my heart rate monitor - in a sculpting class, I barely reach 200 calories so I was…

Maybe I should have rephrased. I'm not scared to eat more - I'm happy to eat more. I don't want to lose any additional weight and I'm happy to eat so I truly don't think I have an eating problem - I love food. I'm more "confused" about whether I can eat more. I've followed the MFP recommendations on calories but I'm trying…