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Wow, and look what MFP did for the grass.

I have a basic (low end) Samsung Android smart phone and the app works fine and very useful for when your not at the desk logged on. Especially helpful is the barcode reader for packeged goods. It also notifies you when your "friends" post comments, etc.

I wouldn't stay at 1200. 2 lbs per wk is plenty and if you plan to keep at it you'll need to get use to responsibly eating more than you are now.

I've found the best way to deal with MFP docking you 30 kCal for nearing your goal is simply to add a walk around the block and a few flights of stairs to your routine. You can then just keep eating like you were eating. As you said "maintenance is KEY" and eventually a little more activity will make the difference between…

And do we believe that is accurate? Seems to be it depends on resting heart rate and that there must be a wide range of relationships between HR and calorie consumption. What kind of function of HR are we talking about?

If at all practical you should arrange to eat enough (quaility) food to not be hungry. What I do on my 1400 plan is leave only 600 or 700 for dinner if I don't go for a walk or get on the elliptical for 40 minutes after work. Its hard to not be hungry on 6-700 calories, so there is great incentive to do some excercise.…

How do you figure how many calories to eat back from your workouts?

Rule of thumb (I think), if you were programed to lose 1 lb/wk, add 500 cal/da to get your maintenance allotment.

Anyone care to comment on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQjNj_v2G_o

Thanks Roni_M, you're an inspiration. And from your images I congratulate you on what is now so clearly a "narrowest part." Looking forward soon to significant narrowing on my own.:ohwell:

But this, to me, makes little sense for calculating Body Fat %. Surely that figure is higher if above "the narrowest part of your abdomen" there is a large store of "belly fat" (the kind the cardiologists warn you about) than it is for someone that tapers up more gradually to the chest measurement. My take is that short of…

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Actually, I did start by saying BMI, but I meant Body Fat %. Is there a good chart that indicates the range of BF% healthy for various ages and lifestyles (marathon runners and casual exercisers)?

OK, so I stand like a Marine and measure with a tape at the narrowest part?

OK, so I stand like a Marine and measure with a tape at the narrowest part? Here's what I'm working with: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rKBO0_XcNcw/USjplcUo2yI/AAAAAAAAAIk/geejcXFWw18/w180-h240/20130223_110711.jpg

Yes if you want the easy way to calculate calories, say you're sedentary and eat back your exercise. If you go with the more active total, some of the exercise is already accounted for (as if you were a mailman and weren't counting calories exerted walking around all day). Then you need to do the BMR and TDEE calculations,…

What babydiego87 said. The 1450 is for days you sit at a desk all day and don't do your cardio. There are hundreds (literally) of threads and discussions here that will help you relax about eating 1850 Cal on days you do 400 Cal of cardio. I've been tracking closely since early January and the system works. The only…

But look at this: http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/calories-in/moules-marini%C3%A8re-steamed-mussels.asp I'm with savithny.

OK. Here's how I am recording my French dinner. 3 of us shared one appetizer, and I had the Moules Marinieres. Le Grenier Dc - BouchéE à La Reine, 0.33 appetizer 152 Cal. Moules Mariniere With Pomme Frites, 1/2 kilo with 1 bowl 650 Cal. Drink - Wine - White, Sauvignon Blanc 11-12%, 6 oz 97 Cal. That's 899 kCal total (which…

Ha! I'm craving "Moules Marinière (Steamed Mussels) Try Google. Looks like I can have a double order AND a glass of wine!

Have a great dinner!

I find the smart phone and the MFP app makes entering as you eat or in spare moments feasible.

Topic: Lose 5 Pounds in February challenge - Open Group Sat 02/02/13 02:09 PM SW: 177 CW: 170 GW: 162 Weigh in Dates: 2/1 - 170.5 2/8 - 169 2/15 - 168 2/22 - 2/28 - Right on schedule!

Yup, see post just before yours.

Thanks. The elliptical at the office Gym is completely programable for selected workouts. The cardio workout asks for age, weight, and time of workout. It monitors HR continuously from the handholds (even warns me to slow down when my HR climbs near 150). (I am 62, 170 lbs). I do think the calorie estimates are pretty good…

I have some scars on my chest that get irritated badly with the chest strap. (I tried to hint about it in my post).

Congrats, and thanks for getting this newbie to look up NSV. For lazy ones out there (Non Scale Victory).

Its been a month, with discipline, but I feel myself slipping. How do you translate "really mindful" into "really honest"?

SW: 177 CW: 170 GW: 162 Weigh in Dates: 2/1 - 170.5 2/8 - 2/15 - 2/22 - 2/28 - Recruited by younger brother to MFP. With him as friend the ancient competitive instincts may serve us both and help keep on track.

Via respiration all nignt, and your early morning urination, by the time you are weighing in you are quite markedly dehydrated. Makes you feel good and its consistent, so nothing wrong with it. But realistically your body weight when reasonably hydrated is probably a better measure for purposes of BMI and Body fat…