BernadetteChurch Member

I'm dumb as a sack of rocks then. Thanks for your invaluable input. Do stop generalising, though. I've never found myself with a 5,000 calorie deficit on day 29 of the month, and actually find tracking calories in this way to be very beneficial. OP asked for people's opinions/experiences and I gave mine. I didn't recommend…

Please don't call people and their methods dumb because you've decided that their method can only end badly.

I track my calories, macros and TDEE over a month. I like to just keep an eye on the overall trend and not fret too much about exact numbers. I keep an Excel spreadsheet for this and it doesn't take much extra work to update it. At the end of the day you just need to find a way to work things so that you can meet your…

One good tip is to look at the price per kg/lb rather than just the cost of the pack on its own. It can often be cheaper to buy 2 smaller priced products rather than 1 jumbo pack. Also, sign up for all the loyalty cards and collect points as you shop. You often get discount vouchers and offers in the post and they can add…

Find the database entry "Chicken - Breast, meat only, cooked, roasted". It doesn't have an asterisk, so has been MFP-entered. It has a number of different options for the quantity so just choose the one closest to what you think you ate. But a digital food scale is your friend if you want to be accurate!

Did you weigh what you ate?

Pilates! I've just started using this website and am finding it pretty good. http://www.blogilates.com/blog/2013/06/03/beginners-calendar-for-popsters-just-starting-out/

For the quantities involved I don't think it's really worth worrying about. The calories will even themselves out somewhere else along the line!

I'd just add up the calories of all the raw ingredients and enter it all into the recipe builder. Weigh the whole loin when it comes out of the crock pot to see how many servings you get, then weigh each portion as you serve/eat it.

Another vote for the food scale. You can't possibly be anywhere near accurate measuring solids in cups. Also, for basic fruits, vegetables and meats, find the entries in the database that don't have an asterisk next to them. These ones are MFP-entered and more likely to be accurate.

She's answered that question over and over.

OP, it's not only about "not going over", it's about establishing the number of calories you need to support your activity and keep losing weight, and that can be a bit of a balancing act. I suggest you read up about BMR/TDEE and start adjusting your calories, even by just 100 per day, until you find your right level.…

I second both of those comments! Burger King hash browns are even better!

You wouldn't actually be physically writing everything down and adding it all up in your head. MFP will do the sums for you. That's why so many of us love it here! All you need to do is be honest about what you're eating, and weigh and measure everything that goes into your mouth. Set your goals and be guided by how many…

I don't have the answer, but I've had the same problem. It seems a similar issue to how the recipe builder has about 12 decimal places where you enter the quantities and it adjusts them ever so slightly.

That also makes a lot of sense!

Quick note about the recipe builder. Unfortunately the number of servings only goes up to 999, so if your finished loaf weighs more than 1,000 grams you might need to tweak the way you enter the recipe. e.g. if the loaf weighed 1,200 grams, I would halve that number, and then halve all of the ingredients in the recipe…

You won't get any better advice than this!

From her diary it looks to me like the OP is in a deficit. I suggested she MEET her calorie goal every day rather than staying under it. That's the way MFP is designed to work.

If you wouldn't normally eat/drink the liquid then I'd drain the food before measuring.

I just had a quick look in your diary and to me it doesn't look like you're eating enough. Try to meet your calorie target every day instead of staying so far under it and your weight might start shifting again.

I'm an Australian living in England and I wish I had easy access to Twisties, Chocolate Teddy Bear Biscuits, Caramello Koalas, Nutri Grain cereal , Chicken in a Biskit, Vita-Weat and Promite.

Mine's a made up recipe but I start with onions sauteed in a bit of oil, then add grated carrots, parsnips and swedes. I like to grate rather than chop the veg as it gives the soup a nice thick texture without being too chunky. Usually I just add water, as all those root veg have a lot of flavour, but sometimes I use…

Ah, I wasn't aware of that. I guess the long way round is to then save it as a meal in your own diary, delete it from the incorrect diary section and then add the meal to the right place in your own diary. Fiddly, but still better than logging from scratch!

You do it the same way. Go to other user's diary, find the meal then Quick Tools and it will copy to yours.

Nitpicking much?

Getting off work at 4 should give you plenty of time to get some exercise in before settling in for the night. What is it that stops you doing that?

Guilty! But as it doesn't happen all that often, in the interests of being more accurate with my calorie counting, because I don't see the point of estimating, I prefer to eat a Big Mac than something with unknown nutritional info.

Maryann, because I'm pretty sure Ginger never made a coconut cream pie.

Light some candles and buy a couple of decent steaks - not much cooking involved and cheaper than a restaurant.