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Lose it assumes everyone is at least Lightly Active and uses 1.45. MFP is Sedentary = 1.25 Lightly Active = 1.4 Active = 1.6 Very Active = 1.8 So if you set MFP to Lightly Active your calorie goal should be only slightly lower than Lose It’s. For example: I get 1390 on MFP when set to Lightly Active and 1 lb per week loss.…

Are you using a food scale?

I keep it enabled. This allows MFP to adjust my calories up or down based on my activity. The higher you set your activity level on MFP, the more it will take to actually see a positive adjustment. If you manually log any exercises on MFP it will also increase the activity needed to see a positive adjustment. To see a…

Currently it’s 10,000. A couple years ago I had it set to 15k, but at the time I was averaging 12k steps a day without a problem. Then I had surgery and have been pretty lazy about getting back into what had been my normal routine. Let’s see, my best day was 36,370 steps earlier this year. I was determined to try and…

Looks like there is still a bit of fat left there. For comparison this is my loose skin when there is very little fat left: I am currently about 17lbs heavier than the pics above and with the added fat looks like this:

If you want to give it a try, Groupon has a 60 day free trial available. I liked it, but ultimately ended up with Beachbody on Demand. I really enjoyed the daily live class and the programs, but when it came to price Beachbody was more in my price range.

You might want to look into Strong Curves. It’s a full body lifting program that puts a focus on building the glutes.

It’s just from the extra sodium. Stay hydrated and it will go away on its own.

Okay so Fitbit gives you a Total Calorie Burn for the day. This includes BMR, daily activity and exercise. So for example: I get 14 calories every 15 mins to account for my bodies BMR. This means at 6 am I will see at least a 336 calorie burn to account for the calories my body used to keep me breathing, my heart beating,…

Generally speaking those are 2 separate goals that require different paths. Weight loss = calorie deficit Fat loss = adequate protein intake, strength training with progressive overload, calorie deficit Muscle gain = calorie surplus, strength training with progressive overload, adequate protein If you are at a healthy BMI…

I only discovered it was a thing a year or 2 ago and of course it happened to be here on the forums. I had never thought it to be an issue. Just the shape of my hips and how my body stores fat.

This morning I weighed in at 137.2lbs. At my lightest I was 120lbs.

28” waist sounds reasonable to me. I’m at 27.5” when I’m not bloated currently (28-28.5” if I am bloated) and at my lightest I had a 26” waist. For reference I am 5’4.5”. As for when it came off...looking at my progress pictures and measurement records it steadily came off my midsection from the start. My chest on the…

I’m the opposite. Weight loss makes mine more noticeable. That said it doesn’t bother me. Sorry, OP. I don’t have any clue how to minimize the appearance.

At the very beginning I lost 3-4 lbs a week and that lasted several months. That was however when I was 260lbs and on a very stupid crash diet. I gained some of it back before starting MFP. When I started MFP, I was about 220 (....maybe 225) and averaged 2.5lbs per week for almost 2 months. The rapid loss freaked me out. I…

I’ve never watched them. I can’t say I don’t shop there though. They are one of the very few stores around where I live that actually carry my bra size.

So you are infact actually eating more than 1600-1800 calories a day? You aren’t logging everything. That can lead to problems. How big is that “cheat meal”? Does it fit within your calories for the day?

It’s because the adjustment on MFP doesn’t just factor exercise. It looks at all your expended calories for the day. The math is: Fitbit TDEE - MFP activity level estimate = adjustment When I first got a Fitbit, I would actually see a negative adjustment even with MFP set to Sedentary. I was just that inactive and exercise…

Fitnessblender (tons of free videos) Sparkpeople has some workout videos as well (also free) Dailyburn (subscription based service for workouts...Groupon sometimes has a 3 month free coupon) Beachbody on Demand (subscription service that gives you access to all Beachbody programs) I’d recommend YouTube, but lately they…

The only way to know for sure is to try it for 4-6 weeks and see what happens. I am losing weight on 1800 and I’m only 5’4.5. I am active though and before I had surgery for mirena removal (followed by trying BCPs that didn’t agree with my body), I was 54.5kg maintaining on 2300-2500. I am trying to get back to being as…

Out of curiosity: Are you logging exercise? Are you 500 over the base goal? Or are you saying base goal + exercise and then 500 over that? (I hope I am making sense) The reason I ask is that I know some people won’t log or eat their exercise calories, because they believe it to be counter productive. However, MFP is…

So things that could be happening: - Not using a food scale may mean you are actually eating more than you think. So you might want to consider one if you aren't already using one. - Avoid entries that are like " Homemade - *instert meal here* ". You don't know what ingredients were used or what amounts were used which…

Food Scale -For accuracy with my food log and portion sizes. There is no second guessing if my log is right when I use it regularly along with making sure I am picking the accurate entries from the database. Fitbit -To help me adjust my intake based on my activity and to help me stay active. It's a constitent reminder that…

One thing to note is that 10,000 steps a day is closer to Active than lightly active on MFP. Also look into your Garmin Settings. There is a setting to estimate your VO2 max and it's based on the amount of exercise/sports you do. If you are doing nothing you likely want it set to 0. Then another thing is your HR playing a…

Oh man I don't even want to think about it. :unamused: Bloat is just plain evil. I get bloated around ovulation and around my TOM. So annoying. For me it's only 1-3 lbs, but still annoying. Oh and if I happen to eat pizza I look like I am several months pregnant :laugh: (doesn't stop me from eating pizza though)

I lost the majority of my weight averaging around 2000 (total...not net) calories a day. I’m only slightly taller than you (5’4.5”).

I’m not sure. However the calculation comes close to what MFP would give for a 20 min walk at 3 mph. It also seems to be slightly lower than Fitbit gives me when I look at the NET. I’ve found my Fitbit to accurate enough to judge my intake by over the years (actually models without HR underestimate by an average of 200…

This is a better calculation: calories burned = BMR x METs/24 x hour Example: 1344 x 3.3/24 x 1 = 184.8 1344 (approximately my BMR) 3.3 = MET value for walking 3 mph 1 = 1 hour So based on that I’d burn about 61 calories a mile. Definitely more than 1/3 my weight. Edit: correction MET value for 3 mph is 3.5 (from Harvard)…

It sounds like you have some days that are actually closer to Active, but if you average it out with sedentary periods Lightly active sounds about right. If you want a little more confidence in your selection, why not download a free pedometer app on your phone and carry it around for a few days. Then you can look at your…

The calories you see in MFP aren’t based on your steps. It’s based on your reported calories burned from the tracker. The adjustment math is: Tracker calorie burn - MFP activity level burn = +/- adjustment More specifically an example breakdown is: ***The spoiler is from a few days ago. Someone else asked a couple days ago…