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With such a small amount left to lose you may need to up your calories. The closer you are to your goal weight...the smaller your calorie deficit should be....like losing about a half a pound a week otherwise you may be losing muscle. This worked wonders for me as I went from 1200 to 1500 cals and started losing weight…

I have an F4 and during a 30 min walk/run session (I run for at least 10 mins of it and walk at 3.5 mph for the rest) I can burn between 190-230 calories. I am 141 lbs. The calorie counts are what I get when I subtract the amount I would burn normally from what my HRM says. If your HRM is accurate you should still subtract…

They set protein pretty low on MFP, so I always go over. I have lost weight and I know others have to even though they go over on protein....so I would not worry about it :)

I love my Polar F4 :)

I agree. If this doesn't change your frame of mind Kidd....I am not sure what will :/

Why on earth are you eating candy for dinner?!? I mean if you are going to starve your body with 500 calories, why would you waste them on candy! Please realize that everyone if trying to help you see that what you are doing is not safe for your body - you are going to lose weight in the form of muscle and won't be able to…

Well I wish you the best of luck on your journey :)

Is the 1600 calories a day what MFP set for you to eat daily to lose the amount of weight you wanted a week? If it is...then you need to be eating 1600 calories a day...if you exercise you should be eating all or at least half of those calories. Eating at 1200 when MFP recommends you to eat 1600 is way below the deficit…

I was on 1200 cals for a while and I was at 155lbs......I lost ten lbs and then the scale stopped moving. I read a bunch of posts looking for info and decided I wasn't eating enough for my new weight and small amount of lbs left to lose. I bumped my cals up to 1500 a day and still exercise and eat those cals. I lost 4 lbs.…

Are you eating the exercise calories that you are burning?

I would recommend one with a chest strap - they work very well and are accurate. I have a Polar F4 and I love it. I work out in a small gym and no one else has one so it doesn't interfere with anyone's machine. If you work out in a big gym, get the F6 because the strap is coded and won't interfere with anyone's machine.

I get mine from Target :) They were on sale last week so I stocked up!

I love the Emerald cocoa almonds in the 100 calorie packs.......sooo yummy and i don't eat too many because they are already portioned out :)

MFP already sets you at a calorie deficit when you join. By exercising you are burning even more calories and putting yourself below the calorie deficit that was set, so you need to eat those calories to bring you back up to the calorie deficit you need to be at. There are tons of posts about this if you search the forums…

I did 1200 calories for a while and lost weight but ended up changing my calorie intake to my BMR calories (1500) instead to make sure I was losing weight healthy ( I am also losing the weight slower - .6 lbs a week) - I only have 10lbs to lose and I am not overweight. I think you should be okay as long as you eat some or…

I took a look at your diary and I think you need to be eating your exercise calories (at least half). MFP has put you at a deficit already and by not eating the exercise calories you are putting yourself at even more of a deficit - which is not a healthy way to lose weight (you may lose muscle). Good luck on your weight…

Good Luck and I hope it works out well for you!

I was on Depo a few years back for about 1-2 years. I went from being 115 lbs. to 150 lbs. over the course of use. I also didn't get the great benefit of no period.....instead I would spot for 3 weeks before it was time for my next shot.....which is worse than having a period for a week once a month! I also had problems…

Are you eating the 1000 calories that you are burning?