Paul_Collyer Member

Its still broken, been on and off for days now. Very annoying.

London. Started in 2012 and lost 20kg in 9 months. Then paused for a bit, came back that autumn and lost a little more, but then gained a little while marathon training which was fine. Restarted in September this year and think I have probably cracked it with 5-6kg lost already. I've dropped sugar intake ( took my…

This is an interesting one. Since I restarted MFP in September I have lost at double the rate of last year which IMHO is down to me reducing my sugar target and generally spending that target on fruit and milk ie natural sugars. The rate of loss since I did this ( 83kg down to 77kg so far ) is almost the same as when I…

It seems to be broken right now, which is very annoying. However if you look at Garmin Connect you can see your exercise calorie burn which can be then added into MFB as "Aerobics". Just adjust the minutes until the calorie amount matches up. The downside of this is if/when the Garmin/MFP connection gets fixed you will get…

Second marathon is London next April, having done my first in May of this year. Before that I have a half in March. Have been hammering MFP since the summer to try to get down to 75kg as I think it will make a difference ( was about 81kg for the first marathon ). But by late Feb I'll probably start eating to maintenance…

A risotto type thing with: Tinned Tuna Olives Olive oil Kidney Beans Olives Onion Peppers Stock Cube Brown rice You can get a delicious large plateful with Parmesan on top for around 5-600kcal. And its really nice and well balanced nutrient macro wise.

Yes I do, but as said above be wary of MFP database calorie burn especially walking. I have a Vivofit for walking and gym work now which is more conservative and IMO more accurate.

Yeah I weigh almost every day. As long as you can rationalise the fluctuations its a helpful tool in terms of following progress as well as understanding your own body. Besides, if I weighed once a week and it fluctuated upwards for whatever reason that would be far more frustrating knowing another week had to pass before…

I think a day off here or there isnt going to do too much damage as long as you follow the rules and eat balanced the rest of the time. Maybe slightly different if you are just starting out as you need to get some momentum going but once you have lost some weight and know how to lose more then damn right allow yourself…

Why are we all different or why is it beneficial? I'll answer the second. In my opinion sugar is a little like alcohol, an "empty calorie". In my anecdotal experience swapping sugar for stevia in tea and also trying to minimise my intake is resulting in a better weight loss for this stage* over the few weeks I have been…

I agree that cutting sugar is beneficial. Not 100% necessary if you are on a balanced diet, but certainly helpful. But we are all different.

Basically if there is a day where I go out for a nice dinner, or drinks etc, I just won't log that day and perhaps make up for it with a long run or something. Perhaps once a week on average. It does slow down weight loss a bit but if you behave most days and stick within your limits I think it's ok. You gotta live, right?…

Anecdotal but I find cutting sugar within the MFP framework helps. Started again post summer with a target of losing the last 7-8kg needed and I am on 40:30:30 Carb, Fat and Protein although the Fat is edging up beyond that on most weeks. I try to fit as much fruit as possible into that diet which means a lot of low carb…

I'll reserve judgement for now.......let someone like DC Rainmaker get their hands on it before considering it for activity tracking.

Since I got to my initial target of 80 kg I have logged only in phases - for example after the summer until Xmas, plus at any point where things start creeping up again, perhaps due to a holiday, or busy social time. It seems that if you do creep up a couple of kg or so its quite easy to lose it from a short period of…

I'm BMI 26-27 which puts me in the overweight category, but I've gone from 100kg ( 173cm ) to around 80 or so and am as fit as a fiddle with VO2 Max high 40's and can run 5k close to 20 mins and a marathon under 4 hours. I am definitely a bit "fluffy" around the middle but have 32" trousers compared to 36-38" two years ago…

IMHO? Turn off MFP for the duration and have a blast. But walk wherever you can and go for some runs/workouts. Drink water as you would at home. Dont weigh yourself until 24 hours after your return. Then when you get back a week or so of clean MFP eating and working out should clear up the majority of the bloat/gain and…

Vivofit - its excellent, and you can also wear a HRM with it if you eg go to the gym to make sure calories are counted for non step based workouts. It syncs with MFP fine, and I would trust it's numbers better than the exercise entries in MFP's database. Only downside is you cant clip it to belt etc but need to wear it as…

I can identify with this. Since I started upping my miles in preparation for my marathon next week I saw some gain, and the hunger brought on by any run of 45 minutes or more is not something you want to ignore. That said I wouldnt give up the running for the sake of a couple of kg. One can always get things back in check…

173cm, 81kg. Started running properly March 2013. 5k 21'28 10k 45'53 HM 1'41'00 FM - we'll find out in 11 days ;-)

I went back on MFP a month or so ago to try to lose a couple of kg before my marathon at the end of this month. I'm on 1560 net per day, logging almost every day, and with the aim of losing 0.5kg a week. I eat back my exercise calories which have been quite a lot. Main target is to always average around the 1560 for the…

Started in September 2012 and lost 20kg by June 2013. Stopped logging through the summer although I did a fair bit of running and cycling to compensate for the barbecue season ;-). Maintained weight ok until the end of the summer when a boozy 2 week holiday added a couple of kg....... So I picked up MFP again in September…

Ok, started running ( for real ) in March 2013 having lost 15kg thanks to MFP. Started with a Parkrun and came in just below 25 mins, which surprised me a little to be honest in a good way! Since then lots of training and the odd race: 5k 21'28 in Jan this year - I've done about 8 parkruns in total and always improved my…

I'm 44, and started losing weight 14 months ago. I'd got sick of the sight of myself in photos etc and for a few years had been half heartedly trying to get thinner/fitter but basically had stabilised at around 100kg, BMI 33. Then during summer 2012 3 friends in showed me MFP at different times, and it just made sense, as…

Put MyFitnessPal down until it's over. Go for a run afterwards if it makes you feel better :-)

Ran my first one end of March ( my local UK Park Run ) and came in at 24'59. That surprised and inspired me enough to get hooked on running and I've since done about 6 more with a current PB of 21'48. Also done 2 10k races and training for a half marathon in March and full marathon in May!

Believe me, my calve muscles have grown significantly since I started running in March. I do around 20-30k a week at roughly 5mins per km, so no real speed work at all. And to clarify, I see it as positive. When I started running I'd lost 15kg out of my 25kg goal and was/am perfectly happy to see a slower weight loss curve…

I think its almost certainly going to help....but... - Your leg muscles will build up which is heavier than carrying fat on them - You will be very very hungry if you run beyond short distances ( ie an hour or more )

I'm using 35 Carb, 35 Protein, 30 Fat. And try to use as much fibre as possible within those carbs - eg fruits and cripsbreads/wholewheat breads. This ratio does seem to require protein drinks though.......as my net target is 1750 and that doesn't seem to allow for sufficient meat/fish. I'd tried a higher level of fat (…

2 scoops protein powder 1 banana 1 pear some melon chunks ( actually any fruits will do ) 100ml milk 100ml prune juice Water for preferred consistency Blend. Lovely.