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If you are eating back your exercise calories and are losing weight, the amount you burn is probably accurate. If you are not losing weight, try eating back only half. If that does not work, don't eat them back at all. It takes a little patience to figure it all out. If I eat back a little less than I supposedly burn I…

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Welcome and good luck! There is no better place to be for becoming more fit. If you aren't losing right away you just need to tweak things until the weight starts coming off. Give yourself at least a couple of weeks to get used to logging, and then you can focus on weight loss. I trick myself by saying,"You can eat…

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! I am sure you will be a beautiful bride no matter what your size!

Sounds like you just need to be kind to yourself. I would suggest just focusing on one thing, like just log your calories everyday without worrying if you are meeting your calorie goals. If you were cutting too many calories or exercising too much you could have just worn yourself out which could be why you have low…

Oh no I agree with you totally. I just work with all morbidly obese people. I stick out like a sore thumb and like to blend in sometimes. However, after three years, two of them are starting to losing weight, and I even got them on MFP!

Nope... I think a lot of people notice what you are eating. I get comments all the time. Sometimes I even will eat junk just to not get noticed or to fit in. I have co-workers who sneak off to another room to eat their burgers and fries even though I have NEVER commented on their food. I have no answers for what to say. It…

Yep, mine too. Love it.

I think all the bad press about bad form has made Crossfit gyms going the complete opposite. At one of my recent workouts, we practiced with a pvc pipe for 20 minutes before using any weight, even people who have been Crossfitting for years. We have great coaching and they take correct form to the extreme. I must say, I am…

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I got tired of figuring out exercise calories. I just added 300 calories to my allowed calorie total. I do CrossFit, HITT, biking, running, etc. Even on my rest days I eat those 300 calories, otherwise I am too hungry. If I am not losing weight, I tweak it a bit. If I know I burned a ton of calories, I'll go over a couple…

Cool! Thanks for sharing!

Technically, nothing affects CICO, but I get what you are saying. There are factors which might affect the rate calories are going out or how they are coming in. For me, too much sugar affects how many calories in because sugar makes me hungry and I consume more calories. Eating a lot of healthy fat reduces my appetite so…

I use BMR and add half of the average of my active calories over the previous month or o to my daily BMR. If I am hungry, I eat. If I have an extra hard work out and my active calories are way above normal, I eat a little more. Works like a charm. I am trying really hard not to lose too fast because I have worked really…

Ha! I knew people were going to lose their minds over this post! Sorry Stacie, but people just sit around and wait for posts like this so they can go in for the kill. No worries, it is all good. Many posters get what you are saying and agree with you, myself included.

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Oh wow! You can do it! I would suggest adding some squats with weights, some pushups, HIIT workouts, interval training along with what has been suggested. I believe interval training is incorporated into couch to 5k programs. I would also add foam rolling. Also, try not to lose weight too fast while you are trying to build…

Sounds like like rhobdo which is life threatening. Anything that destroys the muscles can cause this; it can happen in a trauma situation like a building collapsing on you, or from working out too hard. Seriously, you need to dial it back, stay hydrated, avoid caffeinated energy drinks. If it happens again drink plenty of…

This gets into the realm of making my head spin. Here is an article for you... by Ben Greenfield who did an Ironman in under 10 hours. (fat adapted) You can look him up in athlinks. https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/article/low-carb-ketogenic-diet-articles/how-much-fat-can-you-burn/ I am not a fat adapted athlete. I find it…

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I messed around with trying to figure out exercise calories for years. I got pretty good at figuring it all out but found I was letting how much I exercise determine how much I could eat. I decided I just needed to simplify things. I wanted a easily obtainable move goal in order to take the pressure off having to burn a…

Ginger tea works for me, helps with inflammation too.

Many major athletes claim that a gluten free diet has been a game changer for them. Novak Djokovic claims that going to a gluten free diet helped him to rise to be the number one tennis player in the world. (He does not have celiac disease). I have IBS and stopped gluten to help with that. I did have a biopsy for celiac…

Makes total sense. I think I had that bonk when I was out in a long run and forgot my snack. I decided to push through anyway, and after about two hours I got confused and didn't know where I was for a sec. Luckily I do a trail run that does not take me too far from my car! We had a dietician come speak to our Spartan…

Also, I think because I did replace glycogen at appropriate times , during and after my race, I feel pretty good today.

I just did a Spartan race that was a grueling two and a half hours. Of course I needed to replace some glycogen after about an hour. So, it did need to be replaced immediately or my performance would have decreased immensely. However, I would have finished, even if I had to crawl. Also, yes, everyone is tired after a…

Wow I am really enjoying reading all you comments! I always learn so much here. After reading everything I have a couple of thoughts. The reason it is important to understand that glycogen is burned during a workout is because you need to replace some right after working out (within 30 minutes). I feel like crap if I…

I'd like to see food companies labeling full fat and what kind of fat instead of low fat. I recently set my macros to higher fat and lower carbohydrate, and it has jump started my weight loss.

For me it is just hard to tell when I have over-trained. For example. I just had an eight mile Spartan race on the first really hot day of the year and didn't train in the heat prior. I tapered off my training and took two full days off before the race. I felt okay during and immediately after, but was wiped out for about…