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BMI is simply a tool to estimate your percentage of body fat. There are good correlations between body fat, particularly that around the waste, and diseases. A reasonable discussion is at http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/health_risks.htm amongst others. (google: bmi and health) As always it is only a simple metric to…

Energy is work which is basically moving a mass through distance. The calories per mile is essentially he same for walking and running (wind resistance is negligible). Assuming you walk and run the same distance you burn the same, about 100 Cal/mile. Bicycling is more efficient and burns approx 50 Cal/mile.

Don't see that frustration should lead back to your old lifestyle, and weight? At worst it seems you could take a break and go to your maintenance plan. Not losing certainly shouldn't be an excuse for giving up. Eventually, the conservation of energy must be settled. For what it's worth, I was losing weight consistently…

Just increase your starting weight by 2# and your weight lost will be the same.

I quit a couple of decades ago when it just became to much of a hassle. Actually quit two or three times, once for several years. I understand that the physical addiction is out of your system in several days,but assure you the psychological urge remains for years. The key to quitting each time was to stop in an situation…

Frankly, I prefer to over estimate cal in and under estimate cal out. Only harm is to lose more quickly. In fact it appears to be more accurate. Certainly a personel preference!

Used to ride a lot, well 100 miles a week avg. Found it the only exercise I could do fou hours at a time, generally assumed about 50C/mi. Finally quit due to injuries and the traffic just became too aggressive. Think you are smart to begin without a large investment in equipment, but if it is something you enjoy and plan…

People who where born in the 80's can drive :)

Area goes up by the square of the diameter, hence 3x3 is where the 9x comes assuming the thickness is the same. And people wonder why math is useful :)

I believe the "standard" pancake is 4" or 12" is going to be 9x the volume and 9x the standard calorie at least to first approximation. Saw 55 cal for pancake, so this is likely about 500 cal without extras.

Before you fall for the eating more to lose blah blah, you might want to check out what the Mayo Clinic has to say about plateaus! Check out this link, http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss-plateau/MY01152 Sure sounds like a great way to lose weight to eat more, but lots of times when something doesn't make sense…

One more comment, of course I believe anything the Mayo has to say about weight loss. Here is one of the many good links to their work http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss/MY00432 I have not association with them :). Caution, that link may lead to a lot of time used.

Just found the answer to my readjusting daily targets in the FAQ section. As one responder officered, after 10# loose it asks if you want to adjust! As great as MFP is I should have expected it. Gained a pound overnite - damn, am. I sleep eating? :)

My point was a parallel thread now probably 600 attaboys long quoted and article quoting (apparently misquoting) the Mayo supports the eat more to lose myth. Made no sense to me so I checked Mayo. There actually advice is to eat less or exercise more when at a plateau. Not as much fun as the myth, but them reality rarely…

I am wondering why you think it recalculates your target calories as you lose weight? In my case after losing about 14# my MBR should decrease by about 50 cals, according to their tool. MFP has not changed the target intake at all.

Actually, I do not think MFP recalculated your base calorie requirement a you lose weight. Because the calories you burn is proportional to your weight it is conceivable that weight loss would slow or slow as you lose more weight. Recalculating the BMR after considerable loss should be considered!

This does not agree w the advice of the Mayo Clinic, but does support the illogical " eat more to lose" mythology. To read the source see http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss-plateau/MY01152

All tables are necessarily estimates for the average person. Probably a reasonable guide. Some research into longevity suggest that a near "starvation" diet correlates with cultures with long lifespans. Begs the question of living to a 100 is worth it, IMHO. One rule of that makes since for me is the weight in high school.…

I use my knowledge understand how things work. MFP provides a very robust tool for estimating calories in and out. Of course, I don't expect it to be accurate to the gram, that would require way to controlled an environment. For some, motivation comes from knowledge, others it comes from blind faith. Understanding really…

One of the really neat things about physical systems is it really doesn't matter whether or not one believes it! Yes it is simply calories in vs calories out. The beauty of fundamental laws is you don't need to understand every detail (calories burned, calories in, phase of the moon etc) you can still make certain…

I "went off the reservation" a couple of weeks ago and weight jumped 1-2#. Clearly that was probably not actually an overnight creation of fat but nevertheless my linear weight loss began from that new level. What I take from this is that if I really want to eat a lot or decadently it isn't the end of the world, I will…

Every day, but I understand variations. Probably also depends on your scale's resolution and accuracy. I recenty changed to a digital scale, indicating 0.2# accuracy that actually seems pretty good. Of course morning weight will wiggle a bit, but overall there has been a very linear decrease in weight. Of course, I…