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Is that how it works?! I've been trying to figure this out for ages. I've had my activity set as sedentary and my Garmin was giving me a ridiculous amount of calories back. If I raise my activity level, will things even out a bit?

I have a couple today. First went out with a friend for lunch. I wasn't super hungry, but I tend to overorder. Got a hot dog and a half order of French toast. Well I didn't even like the toast that much. So I didn't finish it. Would have on another day just because it was there. Second I had some calories left for ice…

I don't lift and never have, so this is just bodyweight work. But I think it's working okay for me so far. I make sure I do more advanced/harder stuff every few weeks so I keep improving. I might try lifting at some point, but it's not feasible right now.

I have to today. First, I went to bed yesterday knowing I had to exercise today and desperately not wanting to. Woke up today and felt the same way, almost talked myself into skipping it... But I did it. Told myself 15 minutes and I got through the whole thing. Second, I went out to lunch with a friend. I knew I'd be…

I prelog often but get derailed sometimes for sure. For instance, yesterday a friend came over to bake cookies (she had a lot of good allergies so we were experimenting). I prelogged three cookies. Ended up eating... decidedly more then that :/

Then start with that and build up. If you haven't done concrete activity for almost a year, rushing into a high intensity cardio workout is probably too much.

It's possible you're going too hard too soon. What are you doing? What was your activity like before you started working out?

Uh, well, my profile picture is literally my oatmeal recipe! It's pretty much my breakfast everyday. It's nice, because it helps me go to bed knowing I have something to look forward to in the morning.

28 (almost 29), 5'6" and currently fluctuating between 137-140. Want to get closer to making 137 my "high," so my target is 130-135. I was good for ages but then sabotaged myself a month ago by overestimating exercise calories :s So I'm back to cutting for a while. Please feel free to add me!

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Prelogged a cookie, but when it came time to eat it, decided I didn't want it enough. Mindless eating would have had me eat it just because it'd already been logged.

If a menu is available online, I choose what I'm eating ahead of time and prelog it. Helps me avoid impulse decisions that I haven't prepared for.

I went to IHOP to pick up some food for my sibling. I was super tempted to get something myself and I resisted!

I'm trying to get back down to 135 before moving to maintainance. Been fluctuating between 135-137. I just want one full week of 135 or under. Think this might be that week!

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Welcome back! You're so right that it's the habits and lifestyle changes that really makes things stick. Congrats on your progress so far and feel free to add me :smile:

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Not sleeping :(

I have a Garmin vivosmart hr that I got specifically because it was waterproof (and pretty well rated for it's level of fitness tracker). It does have an HR sensor but I do find that it overestimates... sometimes by a ridiculous amount. I tend to take the 'burn' with several grains of salt, but it has the step counter and…

I think it depends on what your goals are. Do you just want to be reminded to move more? Then getting a step counter (many of them have move reminders now) for that might be good. In the same vein, if you want to be aware of your activity a tracker can be good for that. I like mine (I have a Garmin) for both of those…

@jjpptt2 I have been losing on 1500 for sure. 1700 I maintained fairly consistently while sedentary. As I upped activity I added in calories because I wanted to promote muscle growth (or at least preserve it). Ideally I'd like to continue getting stronger and eat to support that.

@djeffreys10 how does one determine muscle mass? I've been told I'm fairly dense (can't float, which I should be able to do with my height and build) but that's not exactly scientific.

I'm a bio female, 5'6", currently around 140. I was around 135 and liked the definition that revealed. Upped my calories as I upped my activity and got up to 145--and I know that wasn't muscle! So I'm cutting again, trying to get back down. Mfp has me on 1500 w/o exercise. Before, at 135 mfp had me maintaining at 1700,…

I try to eat dinner a little closer to my bedtime so I don't have as much time AWAKE afterwards wanting food. I also start everyday by logging a treat for an evening snack so I know for sure it'll fit into my calories.

I was going to suggest freezing the truffles too. If nothing else, take one, put the rest away, and go somewhere else to eat it. I find I'm much less likely to overindulge if I don't have all of the food right on front of me. I also have started prelogging a treat at the start of everyday. That helps, knowing I've already…

It depends on what you want to achieve. Are you just looking to stretch out tight muscles or actively get more flexible? I do flexibility training to full extension (and then some). I minimum hold a stretch for a minute. Sometimes up to five depending on what I'm doing. But your goals might be different from mine. In terms…

Getting a root canal :s

I third the possibility of logging errors. I also agree that you have to take weight fluctuations into account. Water retention, TOM, etc can definitely account for a 5lb fluctuation. If you started at 132 and are having logging issues on top of that, then 140 isn't unreasonable. Also--are you eating back all of your…

I'm having the same problem. It seems like the 'magic number' people aim for for my height is 135 and I used to be around there give or take, but I gained around 10 lbs (again, give our take) and it really bothered me. I'm trying to get back down again but keeping up with cutting while also trying to exercise is exhausting…

I've had the same problem when I travel, especially for eating out. I guesstimate using entries already in the data base and aim high. I'll also try to log ingredients separately. For instance, if I'm eating a stir fry dish, I input the vegetables and meat (again guessing high) and then also add tbs or two of oil. As for…