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So if I flipped it around and I was the one having a conversation with the cashier about losing weight by way of logging my food and exercising more, and then some random stranger behind me piped up about some weight loss product, I'm pretty sure they'd get a withering glare if not more. So no, I don't think I'd say…

It would not surprise me if someone found that for those people who track, but don't really like to track--and perhaps actively dislike it--adherence and logging accuracy is reduced. And in those circumstances, creating a larger, padded, deficit might help offset logging adherence and inaccuracy issues. I think people get…

I think that's evidence most people aren't good at it, which is entirely different than implying that calorie counting doesn't work. The fact that it works for some people supports the idea that calorie counting can work. I think the myth there is that calorie counting is the most sustainable, and therefore best, method…

The only reason this is even a discussion is because she used the words "clean eating." It's a tiny bit ridiculous. If she had said, "I'd like to try an experiment for a week where I change up my diet in the hopes of feeling better and having more energy" people would have been all kinds of helpful. They'd ask what she's…

And as I said, it's fair to ask what parameters for clean she has in mind. What I saw was people asking why she wants to and talking about how it doesn't matter. Well, it doesn't matter to me, but maybe it does for her, and that's ok.

I get the OP's reaction to the responses. If someone asks about ideas on clean eating recipes, it certainly seems fair to ask what parameters for clean eating she has in mind. However... I don't necessarily think it's important to ask why they want to try it...unless there's an explicitly stated claim that can be…

Just my two cents, but because you've made a fairly major switch from one method to another, I wouldn't make any goal changes for about 4-6 weeks from the time you started using TDEE.

It's annoyingly easy to both: overestimate exercise burn and eat more than we log. Depending on one's goals even minor errors in these areas can seem to cause weight loss stalls. The best thing we can do is weigh and measure our food as accurately as we can, and adjust goals over time.

As others have said, you are correct. Don't eat your exercise calories back. Because you're using a TDEE method, I wouldn't bother worrying what MFP suggests at all. Just put in custom goals based on whatever calculator you used, don't log exercise calories, and adjust over time as necessary.

In that situation, I think that instead of spending the time snacking on calories that would put me over my goal, I would see if there are changes I could make in my food selection or meal timing that might ease hunger issues in the evening. Alternatively, plain fresh (or frozen) strawberries are amazingly low calorie.

I think people sometimes equate "healthy" with "optimally healthy." I've lost 50+lbs. Currently, for my height and weight I'm just shy of being obese, with a BF% of around ~24%. But I doubt most people on the street would single me out as being obese. Maybe they would. *shrug* I'm reasonably healthy. My blood work is fine,…

cheese. I don't know that it's necessarily beneficial for your goal...but it's definitely low carb and higher in fat.

If you're getting a "balanced" diet from nutrient dense sources, it's probably not worth worrying about too much....unless it's something you find interesting and want to play around with different amounts for kicks. As goals becomes more specific (certain body compositions, performance needs during workouts, etc), then…

Your interpretation may vary, of course, but to me the salient point of mentioning that his goal is an upper limit is that regardless of activity he's apparently only ever intending to at at 1630 at most. I have no idea what his exercise is like, but it's probably worth mentioning that placing an upper limit on calories…

You'll probably have a better idea about your progress after a month or so. Not to be overly crude, but I can experience 1 lb loss in a day depending on how much fiber I have. 1630 kcal/day is a bit low for a man of your age, especially if you're at all active. Again, see what the numbers are like over time, but aggressive…

For the same reason we just make recommendations instead of telling people how it's going to work: one size does not fit all. Try it (or not) and see if it works (or doesn't). The effects of fat on satiety may not be that significant compared to the energy density per gram within the context gaining weight. It's all a…

You could try reducing your carb goal and increasing your protein and fat intake. I'm guessing you're using the default macro distribution that MFP gives people, which many people find they prefer to change. It may take some time and adjustment to find a setup that works for you.

We can't see your diary, but... You could genuinely not be eating enough. I have no idea. Sometimes people set calorie deficit goals that are too aggressive for the amount of weight they want to lose. You could try playing around with your macros. Lots of people will tout how much protein and fiber helps with hunger. I've…

Something that I haven't seen yet in this thread, though admittedly I only skimmed, was that macro composition can have a very noticeable effect on satiety...which will then likely have an impact on adherence to the deficit. Satiety is highly personal, and it's worth toying around with macros if one finds that they're…

Just put in calories you think are more reasonable. On the scale of "unacceptable" this ranks pretty low.

It does none of those things. Your sources are so vaguely stated that they're useless for the purposes of discussion. Diet soda is exactly nutritious as water is, in that neither one has any nutrients whatsoever and both offer hydration (yes diet soda provides hydration); any diuretic effect of caffeine in diet soda is…

As it's just your opinion, I'll just dismiss it as unsupported fear mongering.

You can only do so much. If you've communicated that you're concerned about his health, and that it's a serious issue, that's it. The best you can do is be supportive when he takes the steps necessary for him. It can suck, I know. Believe me, I know. But people have to make the decisions to make changes themselves.…

I don't think they were suggesting that he actually try to eat 2000-2500, just that it would be a more reasonable range for him given the available info. Hence the subsequent sentence. It's just another way of pointing out that something is off somewhere. I think it'd be more accurate to say that he *would* be damaging his…

Pretty much this, yeah. Your stated BF % isn't particularly low. You're young, male, and allegedly exercise a lot. I say "allegedly" simply because I'm somewhat incredulous that you can't lose weight given your situation...outside of a medical condition, as has been suggested. I'm not an actuary or anything, but I'd guess…

So it's not that you want an app *like* MFP, you specifically want whatever device it is you're using to have integration with MFP in the same way that a fitbit might; the only difference being the type of data it tracks. I think you're significantly overselling the usefulness of what MFP does with the data once the users…

You'll note that what you'd want is some sort of api that sends the data from the health monitoring device to MFP to be at all more convenient than just simply tracking it yourself.

Well gosh, you're right. You can actually do way, way more analysis when you control the data in a spreadsheet compared to MFP's limitations.

Can't say that I know of one. I imagine widespread use of an app that tracks those biometrics would be somewhat unlikely given the difficulty/expense of measuring some of that on a regular basis. Assuming this a serious inquiry, I think I would be inclined to just use a spreadsheet as suggested.