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You're leaving out your NEAT calories- calories you burn from eating, walking to the car, showering, cooking, cleaning, standing in line etc. BMR is coma food- if you were in a coma, that's what they'd feed you through a tube. As soon as you wake up- you're into TDEE territory (which includes NEAT cals). Eat 1947 every…

HI DD :) If you haven't read the 'what to expect' sticky- go ahead and read it. Most of your worries will be answered there. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/521728-upping-cals-what-to-expect-why-you-need-patience You won't gain fat because you'll still be at a deficit- your percentages will stay the same you simply…

The only time I really see inches lost are when I lift heavy weights. I've done this with just cardio (or mainly cardio) and the inches don't really go anywhere. The scale moves but not my pant size. Contrast then (100lbs lost) with now- I'm only eleven pounds down but have already lost 23 inches and have already dropped a…

heeheehee That's aaaawesome! :D

Eating more to weigh less is, at it's heart, about math. However much you burn from whatever you do- take 15% off and eat the remainder. It's about eating to fuel your body, your life and to live without hyper-restrictive diets that harm us in the long run. Take 15% off your BMF reading- not a flat calorie amount- and eat…

Few people are truly inactive enough to be sedentary- especially Mom's of younger children. I say go for moderately active and see how it goes after a month or two. It's most likely right on for you.

You're SO CLOSE. Take 15% off your TDEE. The amount left after subtracting that 15% is what you eat. BMR is to never go under- that's it.

Sounds like you've tried what you can do on your own- time to go up the ladder. Talk to your prescribing doctor who gave you the meds for your OCD and let them know what's going on. Try to find an online group for support. There is a group here on MFP for disordered eaters. I really wish you the best of luck.

Are you eating enough? Is this a physiological reaction vs an addictive behavior- are you eating above your BMR and eating your exercise cals back? If not- your body might be simply trying to survive. If you're eating above your BMR and eating your exercise cals back then it might be time to look at getting some help. No…

So are you trying to lose still? How much do you want to lose? I'm wondering if your deficit is too big still- it's early days though so there's time to tweak. Just think of your bloating as storing up some awesome to be released in a few weeks :) You've come so far from starving to this now- you're doing great!

I would go by weight then. I personally do 1 gram per body mass of protein. Fat is .4 pbm and carbs make the rest. This is just what works for me- if you're doing any cardio you'll prolly need more carbs than I do. I do no formal cardio and the 160 or so carbs I get a day work well for me for glycogen transfer party happy…

I don't have an answer but wanted you to know I read it. I got winded just from reading your schedule lol Do you need more exercise or are you skirting close to overtraining? I don't know but wonder. Skipping spinning and replacing it with weights would work but I love spinning so I get sad when I think of anyone not doing…

Yep- You don't need to eat back your exercise cals because they are already accounted for. The only caveat is just make sure if you exercise above and beyond what you've figured in your calculations then have some extra food to make sure you're not dropping below your BMR. For example- going to Disneyland for the day is a…

Did you tell your gym about this? If they cant control him- then he needs to go or you get out of your contract for free. Sorry you have to deal with that asshattery.

We lose weight in the kitchen and reshape in the gym. You're losing weight through a modest calorie reduction. Working out six days a week can actually backfire and stall your weight loss- especially if you're not eating enough to fuel your workouts. So if you like to work out then by all means- keep at it! Just make sure…

Eat good enough- if it becomes an obsession to eat 'right', then perhaps it's not worth the emotional damage. I aim for 80% healthy food and 20% whatever the heck I want. That's not EM2WL rules- just mine. No one is taking my pudding away from me lol Here is the sticky-…

Scooby's is a good middle of the road calculator- go here: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ Enter in the info and put that you want to do 15% reduction. You don't have enough weight to lose to really support a much higher reduction. No sense in losing weight if it's muscle and not fat. hope that helps :)

Ok- I've got two numbers for you and some things to think about :) First up- these numbers might be a bit low for you. You don't have much to lose and are looking for toning not just fat loss. This takes more fuel than fat loss but the results.. wowsa! If you work out 1-3 hours a week then eat 1654 a day. If you work out…

I think I understand you- There are two ways to do this. Way 1- Calculate TDEE for the week including exercise. Take 15% off that and eat the leftover amount. Way 2- Calculate TDEE for the week not including exercise. Take 15% off that and eat back exercise calories from MFP. (technically there are more than two ways but…

Some can tolerate oats and some cannot. Some get sick if there is cross-contamination and some (like me) simply cannot process the oat grain itself. My doc said avoid them the first six months going GF- then try them again and see if I get a reaction. I did (and yes, they were the GF certified kind) so I skip them now.

I absolutely take a TV/butt day. lol I watch some movies, pop some popcorn and snuggle up with Hubby and the kitties. I'll crochet, do crosswords, spend some extra Bible time, do some reading of blogs- just relax. I try to remember it's not just my muscles that need the break- my CNS and brain/soul do as well. Relaxation…

Are you set to sedentary? I ask because you're eating back your exercise calories and if you're going off a correctly figured out TDEE cut- then you don't eat them back. When you enter in your exercise to MFP- just replace the burn with a 1 if you want to use MFP to track your workouts. The only other thing I'd point out…

Have you read the 'what to expect' sticky? If not- go head there now. Your activity level is most likely higher than you think it is- most Mom's I know think they're sedentary when they're truly moderately active and higher. Cleaning house counts :D So you don't have too much weight to lose- we're not talking about fifty…

Have you looked at the bodyweight programs out there? There's also a large resource on bodybuilding.com's website- tons of exercises there. Just ignore the crappy supplement overload ads.

Judging by how often you work out I'd put you in the Moderately Active to start and possibly go up from there. Are these the F2F numbers your TDEE or the amount they told you to eat to lose weight?

Is there a reason you're putting together your own rather than follow one already laid out?

That.. I mean... wtf. I'm glad the other folks stepped up and I'm sorry you had to go through that. I would have been mortified and enraged all at the same time. What a sick person. Mentally healthy people just don't do that sort of thing so I hope he gets some kind of help. What kind of horrible week was he having to do…

WHAAAA?? That's simply awesome! Congrats on sticking it out- it's not easy but damn is it worth it!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

Use a TDEE calculator (such as the one on Fat2Fit radio's site) or buy a bodymedia fit to track your TDEE. HRM's simply don't work in this situation. Your TDEE might even be higher depending on your activity level. So yes- you could have some extra cals coming your way :)

I use my HRM. Beyond that- if it's something like Dance Central, Kinect Adventures or the like- then I post it under general aerobics. I don't enter the time on loading screens- just movement time.