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That is my fear with the hunger directed eating-- that I don't know if I'm meeting my nutritional needs. It's tough.

I don't think I'm an emotional eater-- if I'm upset, I actually don't eat. I have zero appetite when I'm worried, upset, stress. I am truly "fat and happy." :) This is all great advice. I do often track my binges, but not always. Maybe I should!

What an inspiration! Do you eat back your exercise calories?

Thanks psulemon, I'm going to go with your suggestion of 1800 as I don't know how I would eat 2200+ calories! HA! :) Thanks! I'll let you know the results.

psulemon, would you then eat back your exercise calories? I feel like it's a slippery slope since it's tough to estimate a calorie burn. I'm nervous about the switch to 2268 (I think that was the number) since I don't work out every day...

So do I eat 1800 and eat back my exercise calories or eat 2268 and not eat them back?

Bumping this up. I am trying this method now after eating at 1480 and having a plateau. (I have lost 7 since starting MFP, about 21-23 total b/c my weight fluctuates.) I work out 4 days a week.

I just ordered a Polar FT4 based on recommendations from MFP users!

Thanks!

It varies. I go to the gym 3-4 days a week. Sometimes elliptical, sometimes zumba, sometimes some other random class.

So what do you think I should set my calories at? I do cardio 3-4 times a week, usually 30-60 minutes a pop.

I am so confused and honestly am agonizing over this, especially since I'm in a what seems like forever plateau. I have been eating 1480 and not losing. Eating back some/most of my calories. I am 189, 5'7", 33 years old, 39% body fat according to a scale (not sure how accurate that is.) Goal weight is 150. I have reset my…

Is the 1756 the BMR for a 150 pound female of my age then? Activity Level Daily Calories Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) 1756 Lightly Active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk) 2012 Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) 2268 Very Active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk) 2524 Extremely Active…

And then not eat my exercise calories?

So according to Fit2Fat, my goal weight's sedentary calorie intake is 1756. I workout 4 days a week. Should I leave it on 1756 and then eat back my exercise calories?

Have you felt that it's helped you with weight loss?

If you already have a pedometer though, is there a difference? I just ordered a Polar HRM and would use that for gym workouts.

So Fit2Fat says that for my goal weight with a sedentary lifestyle, I should be at 1760. Should I eat 1760 daily and then when I exercise, eat those too? I'm at a plateau at 1480 and wondering if I'm not eating enough (I do eat back my exercise calories, but usually not all.)

A heart rate monitor is only to use when working out, right? While a Fitbit is for an all day perspective on what you're burning? How is it with cardio exercise? I've been looking at a Fitbit off and on but not sure if is worth it.

Thanks everyone. I don't have a heartrate monitor or Bodybugg. I do want a Fitbit but I question its accuracy.

I do eat back my exercise calories -- not always all of them, but most. I'm set for a 1 pound weight loss per week. My goal weight is around 150 lbs. It's frustrating because I always have lost easily in the past. But I'm older this time around and have had two babies, so things are different now!

I'm wondering the same thing about this. For example, I do the elliptical at the gym-- is it better at tracking my calories then the actual elliptical machine is?

Wow, what an inspiration! Congratulations!!

Wow, what an inspiration! Great job!!! You should be very proud of yourself. A fellow Pats fan!