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If you know you were under your calorie goal, it can't be fat - water weight can vary for any number of reasons. You may have consumed more sodium, a higher percentage of carbs, if you start an exercise program, hormonal reasons (especially for women) or even if you spend the day in the sun! It is absolutely normal. Don't…

I bought this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086CYBVH9?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details It syncs to Fitbit (you don't need a tracker, but you would need an account - it's free) and Fitbit sends the data everywhere else I need it to sync... It will save a number of weigh-ins and send them all over if I use my phone…

I try to plan on only short races in the heat - marathons as early or late in the year as I can - my preferred temp for running is 40 degrees. AND I LOVE my treadmill! I pretty much stick to indoors after it warms past 60, unless it's pouring rain. I LOVE to run in the rain!

If you need to be perfect, decide that perfect is the MODERATE process! I mean, I do some of the bad, too - I try to run more miles than are good for me, so I can eat more food, and it works until it doesn't. I have to reset my brain to recognize that the goal is not >X miles, but rather something between X and Y number of…

As a woman who is training for an October marathon, I tell you it can be very difficult to tell if you're even in a deficit, if you haven't already got some reasonable maintenance numbers to work with. I am currently attempting to lose just the last 5 lbs, and TrendWeight is pretty well convinced that I've found a great…

Here is a link to the settings to delete your account. https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/confirm_delete?entry_point=settings If you have a paid subscription, you might need to figure out how to keep it from auto-drafting, first. I wouldn't know how to do that - I use the free version. When I periodically stop tracking…

Too bad about the zombie thread, I wanted to ask the people who were skeeved out about bare feet on treadmills why they worried about it if they're wearing shoes?

I do not think your 20 minutes of cardio, 6X per week is causing you not to gain. I don't think that overtraining would cause you not to gain. I don't know if 4 months is long enough *for you* to build up to that level of training, so I can't say whether or not I think it's likely, but I read the article @sijomial linked…

But... You add size with calories. If you are losing weight, but you want to get bigger, your meal plan is not working.

Did you build up to that amount gradually, or add it all at once from nothing? Over-training is not one-size-fits-all. Do you feel like your training has stalled, or gotten harder? Are you constantly fatigued, or feeling burned out? If your goal is to add any muscle, you might want to reconsider your calorie goal of 1500 -…

For the record, I think your arms look fine. Normal. They'd look funny if they were thinner. If that were my body, If I chose to improve it in some way, I'd try adding muscle, instead of worrying about fat. I don't see any excess fat that wants losing.

It has a negligible amount of carbohydrate per serving. Less than 1 calorie, diluted as according to directions, if I'm reading that right. I would not be concerned about the sugar in the few drops you add to your water at all. Not in regards to weight management, and not in regards to tooth decay, either.

Ok, so, macros are the macronutrients - protein, fat and carbohydrates (some people count alcohol as it's own macro, too, but mostly it falls under carbs.) These are the categories that calories are sorted into. Protein and carbs each have 4 calories per gram, and fat has 9. MFP will tally them up just like it does for…

If you've chosen a 2 lbs per week weight loss goal and you get 1200 calories, don't automatically think you can add 1000 to that to get maintenance - It may be less; especially if you have less than 50 lbs. to lose, and/or are a short person, or a woman - and especially if you are all three! Run the numbers for…

I have also noticed that my Fitbit thinks I'm sleeping when I'm really staring at the ceiling, wishing I was actually sleeping, but it doesn't seem to translate into a report of awesome sleep for me. I don't pay much attention to the sleep tracking anymore. I think it might be the least accurate report on the entire…

You don't have to add anything to your food diary to maintain your streak - just log into the app. If you pop in to read the forums, you won't lose your streak. Nothing at all to do with logging your food.

If you added the workouts at the same time as the calorie deficit, you're probably retaining some water. If you're new to lifting, you'll add some muscle, even in a deficit - but you should lift to retain muscle, because you'll be stronger, fitter, leaner, and look better than if you just lose *weight* instead of primarily…

Are you at the same weight you were last year? The same activity level? The less you weigh, the slower the losses.

I like the data. I like that the device collects my heart rate during a run automatically, without me needing to remember to press the button. I have all notifications turned off, but the device is my handy silent alarm clock. I guess I don't *need* to track anything, but it's habit, now. I feel naked without it. The…

If you have only 7 lbs to lose, you should probably only be looking to lose 1/2 lb per week - your goal should very likely be higher than 1200, before you add in those exercise calories. (Unless you're VERY short and ALSO Sedentary, like under 5 ft. and nearly bedridden.)

Oh, hah! I didn't even realize it was a zombie thread.

I thought this was why people were weighing the full pot of food. That would account for steam weight lost. Also allows you to add more water to keep whatever consistency you were looking for, without losing your mind.

Once we've established that there's not a set speed at which jogging becomes running, the word itself isn't completely taboo. I accept the definition to be "running slowly" but even if I'm running slowly, I do not jog. I am a runner. I can be comfortable with *you* (whoever you are) calling yourself a jogger - but I'll…

Just for a little levity, about "jogging" - What's the difference between a runner and a jogger? A jogger doesn't get offended if you call him a runner. Also, you're not a jogger unless you've found a dead body. That's the criteria. And even then, since you're a man, the newspapers will call you a runner, although they…

Did you do what I think you did? We talked you out of running every day, so instead of just running 1.5 miles every day, you decided to jump right up to an hour, since you had a day off in between? That would totally explain the shin splints. Ok. I'm going to say this as though you have never heard any advice about…

The "eat more" advice is assuming you're still determined to do this all while starving yourself. If you're eating a reasonable number of calories, ignore that. Eating "more" doesn't necessarily lead to weight gain, if you're severely underfueling. Consistently eating more than you burn over time leads to weight gain, just…

I'm reasonably convinced that you're undereating, but not necessarily convinced that it's as severe as you're portraying it. Are you using a food scale, or measuring cups or are you just eyeballing portions and guessing at your intake? I wouldn't recommend you to consume fewer than 2000 calories per day, but many people…

Nah - nobody is forcing anyone to count anything. What you need to do to manage your weight is create the appropriate deficit/maintenance/surplus to lose/maintain/gain as desired. I find that counting is the least stressful way to track my energy balance, so that necessary adjustments can be implemented.

Eat at maintenance while you're injured? Consider losing slower, by changing your goal from 2 lbs a week to 1, or even 1/2 pound per week, so you're not at 1200 calories, even without exercise? Usually, I stretch a tight muscle, but I've never had spasms so bad that I couldn't sit, stand or walk. That sounds horrifying. I…

It's likely enough that it will be within the range of your healthy BMI - So, between where you are now, and 113 lbs. Fewer than that would leave you underweight. That would seem less than ideal, to me. I was under the impression, though, that once you were in the healthy BMI category, it's pretty much just a matter of…