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Thanks, I'll read up on it.

The beauty of the workouts I do now and the p90x3 is that I can fit them in at home. They are also 30 mins, or 60 mins a few times a week, so manageable. I'm not having to find an hour six days a week which just want happen. Preferably working out 5:30am in the morning before packing lunches and getting kids out the door…

Hi. I use a food scale or cup measurements. I'm wondering if my TDEE and therefore estimations is different than what the calculator says it is. I am noticing progress with strength which is great but not the visible progress I want ;-) I've been doing weight/cardio programs for 2.5 years so it's not a new concept to me.…

OK thanks. Tricky to know which calculator is correct, 200 calories either way might be the deciding factor in losing! :-)

The iiyfm site for .... Mifflin formula gives BMR 1186, TDEE 1683. The Harris formula gives 1308, and 1856. Which is correct? Female, aged 36, 5ft 1 inch, 123 lbs, 4 times/week exercise.

OK thanks a lot. So i'll keep it consistently 1400 a day, and not more on days I exercise versus not. Any benefit to carb cycling or just keep it simple? 50% carbs, 35% protein, 15% fat? Or more fat, less carbs?

I added exercise as moderate 3-5 times a week.

Thanks for that link, maybe I have to hope that perhaps some of the gain is muscle! I am eating 1700 calories a day as of yesterday (sure seems a lot of food after 1200 calories, like a whole extra meal!) - just hoping it doesn't backfire :smile:

Thanks I will take a look. So really it seems that MFP needs to correct its calculator to base it on TDEE not BMR - otherwise its telling me I am going to gain weight every day now rather than lose it! Have they acknowledged this correction needs doing, its misleading people??

Hello. Yes, I normally end up with half the fat intake it recommends and double the protein. At least 2 of my workouts a week are multi muscle exercises e.g. shoulder press and squats together, plank and row together, mixed with cardio or tabata bursts. I think for me it sounds like I need to play with calories and eat…

Yeah, I'm basing weight as the goal as I can measure it. I have excess fat, I know that, so if I lose weight and am keeping exercise up it means I am losing the fat.... though could also be gaining muscle at the same time. Goodness. I need to quit my job and research this 24 hours! :laugh:

Hmmmm ok, I could give it a go .... if I gain again you're in trouble :wink:

My husband and I have a personal trainer once a week, she suggested that maybe 1200/day is too low if I am not seeing weight loss as I am doing exercise. (My husband lost 15 lbs in around 3 months earlier in the year and drinks alcohol calories, maybe that’s my downfall?! Haha). One calculator on google suggests 1291/day…