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I steam veggies..roast veggies in oven(nummo) eat veggies raw with hummus or yogurt ranch. My newest and most favorite is on the grill. I have one of those grill baskets with the holes in the bottom..toss whatever veg you want with a little olive oil and seasonings and viola..quick and easy.. Tonight, we had chicken…

Thanks.. I I'm hoping it gets easier to eat that much. I would have been fine if I had not gone for a bike ride..LOL I just ordered the new rules for women..Yeah!

I just figured this out like two days ago. Figure out your BMR, from that figure out your TDEE. Deduct 15% from your TDEE that is what you are supposed to eat every day. On days you have a calorie burn and are NOT netting your BMR eat back the calories needed to NET your bmr. After reading about it for several days I've…

Congratulations! I know all to well the great feeling it brings. I started out barely able to walk.. after a while..slowly added running a driveway or two..Now, I am totally hooked on running. I run 3.5-4 miles 3 days a week. Way to go on your accomplishment!! friend me if you'd like

Thanks for all the replies. I run 3 days a week 3.5-4 miles per run. On non run days I elliptical, walk, or swim. I've really come to enjoy physical activity..I love being outdoors on a nice day, and going for a long bike ride on our amazing trails seems fun. Not to mention what a great way to get in some good family time…

Thanks! I do eat whole grain/whole wheat bread. I can't even stand white bread now..LOL I also eat brown rice instead of white and love it! I never thought I would like it and tried it one day and never went back to white rice.. I wish I liked oatmeal, I just don't:( I don't drink fruit juice of any kind..I prefer the…

Love all the food! My diary had very little blue in it..lol What are your thoughts on Carbs? I love fruit but was told fruit has a lot of sugar so I cut some of it out..likewise..love raw carrotts..too many carbs.. I would like to eat a piece of whole grain toast with my kashi..again too many carbs??? am I fine as long as…

Thanks for the replies..LOVE this site, LOVE this group even more. I am feeling pretty good about increasing my calories today. When I reallys topped and thought about it..there was NO way I was fueling my body on 1200-1300 cals a day. My Net calories were more often than not in the 850 range..SO not healthy! No wonder my…

Well, I am gay and I would definitly sleep with Jillian Michaels...HOT, HOT, HOT!!! I would even settle for a good dream with her..LOL

I too am a daily weigher and motivated by the scale. I am running and enjoying eating healthy no matter what scale says..However, I still want the scale to go down. I'm hoping this metabolism reset is the anwer.. I am going to try and avoid the scale for a while.

I'm wondering the same thing. I've just increased as well and I've seen a gain. I pray it's not the trend for very long!

I think the scale is EVIL! I would stay away..it is not my friend at all..LOL I weigh myself everyday and it has turned out bad. I let it determine my mood and my worth..my advice..wait a while. With that said, I probably won't follow my own advice. LOL

A very big thank you for posting this. I realized I am NOT fueling my body at all! When I go back and look at my food diary I am netting 800-900 calories a day...that is NO way nearly enough. I've increased my cals this week and have seen a gain on the scale. I too am panicked a little. But, I vow to always NET my bmr. I…

I've been wondering about the fitbit. Do you wear it all day? Does it calculate your total daily calories? Like walking around the house or at work?

I've became so good at cutting calories..now, I have to figure out how to eat more..any suggestions? I also changed my macros to 40,30,30 I love fruit and veggies but the don't contain high cals. any ideas what I can add in to get that extra boost??

I don't want to over estimate on activity level either..so if I do light activity I my TDEE would be 1250*1.375 1719-15%= 1,461 and that is what I should everyday..however, if I happen to have a big burn.. I need to make sure my NET is my BMR(1250) God, I hope I have this right now..lol ! Thank you, thank you, thank you…

Thank you, Thank you! Thats kind of what I was thinking too.. I've been so used to eating 1200 cals that it is scary to move up. But, I also know I've done damage to my body by not eating enough to sustain my workouts. Would you agree that working out 4 days a week burning between 400-600 cals per time is moderate…

This has taken me a while to figure out and I do believe I have it figured out. I too misunderstood and my NET was always way under my bmr..like way under. Which I think is the reason for plateauing all the time.. Instead of increasing food I increase exercise which has created bigger deficits.. NOT enough fuel for my…

I'm trying to figure out how many calories I should be eating per day to lose weight. I do beleive I have NOT been eating enough..in fact, I know it. I had my cals set at 1200 per mfp and most days didn't eat back exercise cals.. when I did workout I would net way below my bmr..I now know that is bad.. I'm looking for a…

My calorie burn for the week is between 1600-2000 I run 3 days a week, walk 2, and rest 2 for the most part I work in a school as an aide and am on my feet all day long. I do quite a bit of walking at work..my average is 4,000-6000 steps a day which is equal to 2-3 miles.. somedays my steps are more. I have my activity…

Thanks..I do wear a HRM..best piece of exercise equipment I've bought so far. I burn between 400-600 per workout..I don't stop until I've burned at least 400(anal but thats how I am. LOL).

okay, I see it..I put in my profile moderate activity because I workout minimum 4 days a week..burning a decent amount of calories.. It gave me a TDEE of 1740 a day.. I subtracted 15% from that and it gavme me 1479..why does mfp tell me to eat 1200? So I SHOULD be eating the 1479 everyday then correct???

Oh man...I hope I can be patient enough to not see results in a few weeks:( So, what if I increase calories and wait and gain weight and then NOT lose..omg! this is scary..LOL I am so afraid of going back to where I was..this stuff is mentally challenging..LOL

Thanks for all the information. Yes, I had the breath test so thats what I am going by. So I should eat the same cals everyday and if I have a high burn make sure I at least net my 1250. I also just reset my macros.

I am going by the numbers a dietician gave me. I had a metabolism test done which showed my BMR being 1250(she even said it was on the low end.) I then took my BMR and multiplied it by 1.4 which is moderate active. 1250 x 1.4 gives me 1750 from 1750 - 15% gave me a cut of 1,488 am I not doing this right? I hate math! LOL

Well said and you're not alone. I too battle the food demons EVERYDAY! There isn't one day or a moment of the day I do not think of food. Some people drink, some, do drugs..I like food. I like the comfort food brings me. With that said, Over the last year I've had to rethink my relationship with food It is NOT easy by any…

Glad to have found shorties! I am 4'11 and weigh 156 pounds.. My goal is to be 130 or less would be good too. I started out at 195 and have STRUGGLED to lose those 40 pounds. I cut my calories to suggested MFP calculations which was 1200..however, I never ate back any exercise calories. I workout 4 days a week…

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I am currently 4'11(a shorty) and weigh 155..My goal is to weigh 130 I run 3 days a week and do other cardio 1-2 more days In addition I'm on my feet and move around a good portion of the day I set mfp to 1 pound a week at 2 pounds it says eat 1200 I just can't get this calorie thing

How do I know what to set my activity level to?