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Technically I don’t manually log anything. My Fitbit however adds calories when my activity has surpassed my activity level setting. This can be from walks, workouts, family activities, things like playing Just Dance, etc.

Technically you are eating some of your exercise calories. You included them in your activity level. MFP wants you to pick the activity level that describes your daily life outside of exercise and then log the exercise to eat a bit of what you need to fuel those workouts. Plus it keeps your deficit from getting to large.…

I eat them. Every single one regardless of my goal. MFP gives me a goal that doesn’t take them into account so the result of not eating them would be: If trying to cut -> creating a larger than intended deficit, I would be hangry, and I could possibly risk more lean body mass loss than I would have had If trying to…

Counting macros is essentially just micro-managing where your calories are coming from. Some people like that level of detail. It’s really just a matter of preference. The only macro I pay attention to is protein. Why? Well if I don’t, I tend not to get enough and I’ve noticed for me that not getting enough protein has…

There is actually 2 different versions floating around, but they aren't much different honestly. Along with the thread above they are mentioned: Rate of Loss Guidelines, Can Someone Repost? Best Rate of Loss? Calorie Deficit It usually gets brought up when someone mentions a 1200 calorie goal since it is the lowest MFP…

It looks like the participants lost 30 lbs or more over 12 months....not 3. They were also using a very special diet plan that included total meal replacement (shakes) for 3-5 weeks and some participants had severe adverse side effects too.

That's because you do. You burn calories 24/7. Fitbit doesn't add your BMR to your calorie goal until it happens. So for example my BMR is approximately 1344. It gives me 14 calories every 15 mins to account for this. So at 6 am I will have a calorie burn of 336 calories even before I have gotten up to do anything. Why?…

MyFitnessPal, but only for the fact that it has a recipe builder. I actually love Fitbit's database since all of the stuff (at least everything I have logged when I tried using their app for food) has an option for the serving size to be grams. However they don't have a recipe builder which complicates things when I cook…

I workout at home. Today was Jillian Michaels Slim 60 - Intermediate Day 16 Alternating Squat to Curtsey lunge Stiff leg Deadlift Jump Squats Pulsing Lunges (left side) Front Lunge to Side Lunge (left side) repeat (changing from left to right side) Hammer Curls Bicep Curls Rock Star Jumps Warrior 3 (left leg) Crescent Pose…

Yes. However why are you at 1200 calories? I'm curious and know that I couldn't stick to that few for very long. I would definitely end up binge eating after a while at that level and be fairly hangry. Also did you know that the National Institute of Health only recommends losing 10% bodyweight over 6 months and then…

Your Fitbit adjustment actually has nothing to do with your step count. It's a comparison of what MFP thought you would burn and what Fitbit detected your burn to be based on your activity. I got 400 calories for 8000 steps yesterday and I am set to Lightly active. However, I do workouts that don't necessarily add tons of…

@margbarco - That is not how the Fitbit sync works. It's a comparison of calories burned and actually has nothing to do with the step count at all. For this reason increasing the activity level would give the OP a higher base goal and a smaller adjustment for the same activity.

Measure more than just your waist. Arms, thighs, chest, hips, neck, etc. We don't get to pick where the weight lost is going to come from. Not everyone is going to see inches lost from the waist right away. In fact that can actually be one of the last places fat is lost from. Just keep going. Have paitence.

Well surgery forces you into a drastic lifestyle change and then of course there are all the complications associated with the surgery. Now not everyone will stick to these new changes long term, because it's a huge overhall all at once. This can lead to regain and even further complications depending on the WLS. Just…

I’ve been using Fitbit since 2013 (as well as a food scale) and I have found: Non HR models (Zip, Flex, & Flex 2): underestimated by an average of 200 calories a day HR models (Surge, Blaze, & Ionic): have been much closer (within 50-75 calories) when I ran the numbers. It’s been awhile since I ran through the numbers, but…

I don’t. I just divide whatever the dish weighs by 100 to get my serving size. I weigh it each time. It’s not a big deal to me. I have the weights of all my pots/pans taped to the inside of my cabinet door. So I just put the pot/pan on the scale once it has cooled off (or if in a rush...I will place something on the scale…

If you set by percentage it goes up by 5. You can set it by grams though. Depending on what gram you set things too the percentage of that gram might not be a multiple of 5.

My average total intake (MFP goal + exercise) is typically around 2000 calories for weight loss and 2300-2500 to maintain. I’m 5’4.5” and about 136lbs currently. I actually have trouble sticking to a deficit these days which has resulted in me alternating a deficit and maintenance for a very slow average of 0.2lbs per week…

I just set the amount of servings to 100g Increments. So if the dish ends up weighing 2400g. I put that the recipe serves 24. Then if I eat 300g, I log 3 servings.

You are actually doing okay. Your rate of loss is actually at a healthy rate. If you want to lose slightly faster, you are going to have to be more consistent with your intake. Maybe try averaging 2000 a day. Also double check the entries you are using. I saw some fruit that the entry you used had slightly fewer calories…

I sometimes wake up hungry. I can’t say it’s one specific thing though. Sometimes I want a couple cookies and other times it’s a cheese stick. I just save some calories for if/when that moment hits. I do notice that I am less likely to wake up like that if I eat something filling right before bed.

^ I second this.

These 2 statements disagree with each other. With a BMR of 1451, you should definitely lose even if you ate 1451 calories a day. Your logging is off. If not using a food scale, I would suggest getting one. This video illustrates how you could literally be eating 2x what you think you are eating: https://youtu.be/vjKPIcI51lU

Do you have Fitbit selected as your step source from within the app?

You might need to contact MFP’s customer service.

For me it has come down to how much of a deficit can I manage. I am at a healthy weight for my height and even a 250 calorie deficit has been proving to be difficult. Since I can’t manage to stay with it for more than a few days at a time, I have only been losing about 0.2lbs per week. I actually recently made the decision…

Just like any calculator it’s an estimate and a decent starting point. After 4-6 weeks you can evaluate whether you need to increase or decrease calories.

Have you considered recomp? You could do a body weight program for your strength training.

:drinker: I feel my best when my carbs are between 40-50% of my calories.

I have not and don’t think I ever will. You might want to watch episode 3 of “A Users Guide to Cheating Death” on Netflix. This episode they look into these type of tests. After watching it, I think they are definitely a waste of money.