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I weigh myself once a week. Same day, same time and first thing in the morning. I picked Friday mornings as my day. That way if I go a little over on the weekend, I have a few extra days to make up for it. lol

I usually scramble them with low-fat shredded cheese and pieces of Canadian bacon. Then top with a little salsa. If I want a little more filling breakfast (if I know I will be having a pretty light lunch) I will combine all that in a low-fat wheat wrap. :)

If your BMR is 1452, you should be eating AT LEAST this amount. This is the amount that your body needs to just function, not taking into account any activity. What works for me is this: I take the TDEE amount for sedentary minus 20% ( I started out needing to lose 35 pounds. The less you need to lose, the less percentage…

I use sedentary to calculate my TDEE as well. I then eat back *most* of my exercise calories. I don't eat all of them just to account for those exercise/food calculations that may not be so accurate. It's been working well for me. I've lost 15lbs so far.

Please DO NOT do this! It looks like you aren't eating enough as it is.... dropping to 1200 would just make matters worse! I calculated your BMR and you need to eat AT LEAST 1562 calories a day. Sounds like you are Moderately active which would put you at 2421 calories to maintain your current weight. Looks like you have a…

I would definitely recommend the Ninja! Affordable and like the others said, it is awesome!

I eat at Longhorn quite frequently. I always get the Sierra chicken (the lighter portion) and because I don't like veggies, I get mashed potatoes = 545 calories. If I add the salad (no croutons) with thousand island (obv not the best choice but the only dressing I like), add another 280 for a total of 825 for the entire…

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^^^^THIS!

What I do is use the Sedentary TDEE number - 20% and then add in my exercise calories based on what my HRM says. On my exercise days, it comes out about the same as if I had used the moderately active TDEE. It seems to be working for me. :) Sedentary minus 20% = 1302 plus 300 (avg) calories for exercise = 1602 Moderate…

I *heart* you. lol I've been called a cougar because I am 42 and my boyfriend is 28. But I have been told that I don't look my age at all. Thank goodness! :laugh:

This is what I do. I used Sedentary (which is pretty close to what my FitBit says as well) and then I eat back 1/2 to 3/4 of my calories burned during exercise to refuel my body. I usually don't eat them all back just to make up for any inaccuracies throughout the day in calories in food or how much I really burned. I use…

Hi! The reason you use your current weight as your goal weight is because that will give you your TDEE to maintain your current weight. Since you want to lose weight not mantain, that is where you reduce it by the 20% - 15% -10%.... etc, depending on how much you need to lose. I use 20% because my goal was/is to lose 35…

Without knowing your stats, it's hard to say what you should be eating but I am willing to bet 1200 is too low, especially if you are working out. Check out this post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 and calculate your BMR (what your body needs just to survive) and…

I'm not going to get into a pissing contest with you but even if she took the 20% figure I gave her it wouldn't be *harmful* to her. If she is eating 1200 as MFP suggests, me telling her to up her calories to 1424 would help, not harm. Eating below BMR is what is harmful. OP - check out…

I didn't notice that she only had 3lbs. to lose. That just means she needs to up her calories even MORE than what I recommended and definitely not go by MFP's 1200. I was just giving her the numbers to use. She doesn't need to use 20% but at least she now has the correct number to reduce from (1781).

The numbers I came up with using www.fat2fitradio.com is as follows: Entered information: 26 year old female, 66 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds. Your current BMR is 1496 calories. You should not eat any less than this amount as it is what your body needs to function. I took the numbers from Lightly Active: Lightly Active…

Looks like your calculations are pretty accurate (I used www.fat2fitradio.com and came up with similar numbers). By using the Lightly Active, it assumes you do some sort of light exercise 1-3 days/week. If this is the case, I would up your calories from the 1584 that MFP has you set at and use the 1822. Using this number,…

IF your BMR is 1786 (which sounds high) and you are only eating 1200, then you are eating way too little. You should be eating AT LEAST your BMR. Your BMR is what your body needs to survive. I calculated your BMR (www.fat2fitradio.com) and got 1295 (without knowing your body fat %) and your TDEE as 1781 (Lightly Active).…

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I am 5' even. Started at 156 and am currently 145. I am hoping to get down to 120. My goal is 1350 calories a day. I have a FitBit and it says my TDEE is approx. 1600-1650 without exercise.

I love my fitbit! Feel free to add me: http://www.fitbit.com/user/23T9WM

From the My Home tab, click on Goals, Change Goals, Custom. You will be able to change the Calories consumed to whatever you want. =)

I live in the Portland area. Feel free to add me if you like. =)

The FitBit website sets goals for you: number of steps to take a day, flights of stairs, distance traveled, etc.

I have both a FitBit and a HRM. They each do something different. The FitBit will count your steps, floors climbed, calories burned (doing regular activities such as walking), sleep patterns, etc.. This is what helped me figure out what my TDEE was. I sit at a desk all day and even though I walk around, I am still pretty…

I have the Fitbit One and love it! It really helped me see what my true TDEE was. It also helps motivate you: if you are close to meeting a goal, it motivates you to walk a little more to meet it. I also like the sleep tracker on the One.

Only 8 pounds in 90 days... seems like an eternity. lol

Same here. I tried them for about a week (before knowing any better) and would get bad headaches.

I'm 5' even (blah!), 41, and have a desk job. Looking to lose 30 pounds. I average about 1300-1350 a day. If I exercise, I eat back half those calories. I have a Fitbit and it says I average about 1660 for my daily burn on non-exercise days. So there isn't much room for a deficit. I agree with Bevkus, us short people get…