mymodernbabylon Member

As an under 18 year old, you should really be on Spark Teen versus MFP. But...as you are here go to the stickies above and read about TDEE & deficits. There's a lot of info to learn. If you have questions after that, come on down and ask them!

You go to goals - go to bottom and hit 'change goals'. Go to custom goals and enter your calorie goal and put your exercise goals as 0. Ignore anything it says on there (it usually tells me I'm going to gain weight and, nope, I'm losing). Then, when you do exercise, put it as 1 calorie (you can enter your own number for…

I also used Scooby and discovered that it worked best for me. And I wish I was still eating my TDEE - it was fabulous. But I decided to do a small deficit to try to lose a bit more fat (all about aesthetics - stupid me). I think your plan to try it out works well - if you lose too fast, add more calories. If after 4 weeks…

When, like me, you have not that much to lose, it definitely takes a lot longer. I went through several weeks of not losing any weight on the scale, but there have been changes. How tall are you (cause I am eating more (not a lot) but am older than you and work out less)? And yes, I saw a difference in your pictures. You…

Come join us at Eat More 2 Weigh Less - we're all about eating as much as you can while either maintaining or losing weight. I'm losing on 1925 and maintain on 2350. I'm in my 40s as well. - http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/3817-eat-more-2-weigh-less

It sounds like you work out more than I do, you weigh about the same and I'm guessing you AREN'T older than me (I'm 46). I'm 5'6" and my TDEE is 2350 - and I've tested it. At the most, with the weight you have to lose, you should be going for a 15% deficit. AT THE MOST. And in the TDEE you should also include more than…

There's a lot of support/videos for it on youtube so you can see form. If you go to a gym, it's worth asking someone to just check your form. As for calories - when I wasn't on a diet, I was eating WELL above 2100 calories. It's actually not a lot of calories. But you should look at your protein and work on upping it.

Once in a while I do use a protein shake because it's the easiest way for me to get in some extra protein and quickly - it gives a big power punch of protein along with my yogurt. But most days I do eat food. I think I'm eating really well overall - I try to get around my protein macro (minimum of 100 grams) and then fit…

Unless you are diabetic, sugar is NOT evil. But yes, you can eat carbs and fat to get your calories up. I am eating around 200 grams a day (or more) and I'm still losing. If you find that it's inhibiting weight loss for some reason (and I do believe there may be some people who do respond better to less than the amount I…

Set your profile to 1771. You can still 'add' your exercise but just list it as 1 calorie.

(And honestly, I'm jealous you can eat that much with even a 500 calorie deficit)

What's wrong with carbs? Or fat? I drink beer and eat chocolate regularly. As well as burgers and chips and pizza. Definitely eat more cause I'm seeing 1000+ calorie deficits up there!

I think it's very individual. I'm pre-menopausal and I can eat carbs w/no problem. I do try to eat at least 100 grams of protein per day (and more on lifting days) but I don't worry about carbs or fat or anything. For me, it's really been about figuring out my TDEE - I took 4 months to do this - and then having a small…

P.S. When you use TDEE method, then you don't count your exercise. You can list it as 1 calorie per burn to keep track of it.

Don't pay any mind to what MFP says about what you'll lose. It tells me, based on my settings that I'll gain with what I'm eating but I'm losing 1/2 lb a week (15% deficit, 1925 - I'm 46, 5'6" & 146 lb). A good beginner weight lifting programme: Stronglifts 5x5. I like it because it has an app to use and there is a decent…

And I eat full fat everything that I can get my hands on. Plus use oil. Get out of the VLC diet mindset that fat is evil!

I eat chocolate and drink beer. As long as I'm close to my protein macro, it doesn't matter what I eat otherwise (though I do try to get in my 5 fruit/veg too).

Wow. You carry your weight amazingly well - I would have put you at a much lower weight. And that's good - it means you probably don't have to lose as much 'weight' as you think you, as you may have more muscle than some (honestly, I think you look like you have less fat than I do at 5'6" and 148 - check out my bikini pics…

I look at trends so I weigh myself almost every day and add it to my libra app. I look at what my monthly trend is (which right now is going down...yay!). I weigh myself in the morning after using the toilet and nude.

I don't think your scale is broken. I think your expectations may be...it's okay to have the same weight for 3 weeks (and, in fact, normal). I'd suggest you go and re-read about resets and a few other sticky posts in the top of this group. My TDEE as a 46 yr old, 5'6", 146 lb woman is around 2350 (for my workouts) and it's…

Don't do it. Don't replace with cardio. You want to hold onto the muscle you have, not lose more by becoming a cardio bunny (it is also a stressor & you are doing plenty of cardio). From what I can see in your pic, you are already quite fit and don't have a huge amount of fat to lose/weight to lose. I would continue on…

Awesome. And now you are remembering that eating is part of life and some days you'll eat more, some less. It's not a big deal. And if you can't deal with one day of it, then it's time to rethink things (my maintenance is around that so it's truly no big deal for me).

I had no problem eating much more than 2171 - if I didn't, and I'm guessing if you didn't, you wouldn't be on here. What you are suggesting with 1600 calories is a HUGE deficit which means you may lose weight quickly but not healthily. I'm on a cut as a 46 yr old woman who is 147lb & 5'6" and I'm eating 1925 calories and I…

It's a British blog but you can get some inexpensive ideas here: http://agirlcalledjack.com/category/recipes-food/ She's a woman who learned how to feed herself and her child on next to nothing and still stay healthy.

It means that your metabolism is getting into gear. It's a good thing. And it may mean that you need more calories. Are you at your TDEE? I forget if you are doing a reset. If so, this may be a time to try more calories.

The 30DS was the worst thing ever for my knees. It was awful. I lift, but if you want you can do bodyweight exercises from Nerdfitness which won't hurt your knees in the same way.

I'm 5'6" and at 147. I want to be at 140 primarily because I know I'll be able to keep at this weight without having to eat a lot less than I want to. So it'll be maintainable for life. Any less and I'll struggle to have the lifestyle I want. I chose it because it was a weight I had for a large part of my young adult life…

I'm trying to go for a max of 1/2 lb a week.

I would suggest going to the maintenance board - lots of people talking about this.

I wish I could but I'm not quite at menopause (at 46 I'm perimenopausal). BUT from my reading, a lot of time people start gaining more weight due to water weight gain (think hormonal changes at period and keep going) as well as being older and having less muscle/less activity. IF you still lift weights (progressive…