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I don't get it either - how can people survive on one or two meals a day and no snacks? Feel free to friend me - my diary is proof I snack all day! And I am about to start upping cals as I head into the home straight (9 pounds to go!) (admittedly, I am often under my goal but only cos I don't trust the exercise cals..)

5'9" and on my way to 150 (started around 170, currently 159). Also like my body fat % around 24-25 (currently 20 per cent)

Yeah, I'm not finding it hard to stay on track for 1 pound a week - I'm eating decent meals and not feeling deprived (expect, maybe for my usual glass of wine each evening). I haven't seen a plateau (yet) so it; not like I want to up the cals so I can eat more (although that would be nice!) but it's more like if I suddenly…

That's what I like - an enabler! :)

bump...please...

So, the answer does seem to be to drop to .5 for the last 10 pounds, or risk losing too much LBM instead of fat. And then move on to more strength training to tone. Yes?

I'm assuming it is as much about getting used to a new "normal" (ie: not putting the weight straight back on the minute you stop dieting), than any physiological reason, but I would love to know the answer too as I am on my last 10 pounds as well.

thanks for the links to those pics - I agree, it's a good visual aid. Especially the bloke with 10-12 percent body fat. Yum :)

Nope

mmmmm...Indian That is all.

bump...anyone?

I do 50/25/25 right now, which is actually fewer carbs than I ate before MFP - working my way down...next stop, 45/30/25 :)

I don't really have much to add accept that tall, lean AND slightly muscular is TEH HOT on a bloke, so do that :) In other words, up the calories (including more protein) and do some light lifting and you will shed the last couple of kilos slowly and slowly while keeping LBM

Or even make a big salad with cheese to go with the tuna. It doesn't really seem that hard to me

Why not? (bread and tuna)

Um, have a tuna sandwich at lunch instead of just a tin of tuna???? And add some salad veggies to it????

Adelaide here :)

I work from home as well, and have young children (one at school, one does a couple of days daycare each week). I set mine at lightly active and I track exercise calories from actually exercise (gym, running etc) but not if I walk to the shops (10 mins away) or do cleaning, or play at the park with the kids. Seems to work…

Wow! This is the first time I had heard of this. Thankfully it hasn't hit our shored yet (Australia). But I am guessing with the weight I gained from seven failed pregnancies HCG didn't do me much good at all :)

(ahem, from up thread - an avocado is a fruit) Yes, log veggies. I was surprised when I moved from points to MFP at how many cals some veggies actually are and no wonder I didn't lost weight as quickly as I should have on WW. I eat lots of veggies - love em all (although you can keep eggplant)

I suspect given it's a charity thing, it won't be full-on Zumba for 90 minutes. Or at least, I hope so!

Wow - 90 mins even at low intensity is 750 cals according to that calculator. I should do Zumba more often!

Thanks!

Have a look at this http://drshannonweeks.com/blood-sugar-tuesdays-ep-5-the-american-diabetes-association-approved-this-breakfast/ Shannon is a friend of mine and he has been doing a video diary into blood sugar spiking. Interesting stuff that promotes protein rather than carbs for diabetics. Shannon can be a little over…

Thanks for the responses. I know I work harder at Curves since getting the Curvessmart tag thing, but maybe not that hard :) Perhaps I will set my activity level to moderate and not worry about exercise cals unless I do something extraordinary. Edit: found this on LIvestrong…

Hello...is anyone awake? :)

bump - anyone?

Taking aside the issue of weight loss - the average western diet is WAY too high in sodium anyway. I monitor mine because heart problems run in my family and I don't want to die of a heart attack at 60. I set it at 2500mg and I am often over, but am getting better (like you a major saltaholic. If there's a choice between…

Mm...how about eating some actual food? Instead of an apple with almond butter, try eggs, or oatmeal. For lunch, substitute a salad with some kind of lean meat, or even a wrap. Then, maybe cook lean meat and veg for dinner? Just a thought.

This is not an exact science. But seriously, if your yogurt/cereal/bread/whatever is a few calories off, does it really matter? Obsessively counting calories is unsustainable in the long run (for me anyway!)