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Just as an update I've been eating 1500 now for a week and weighed in this morning for the first time - 1.75 pound loss - first loss for a long time! BOOM! Thanks for the advice everyone! 1500 it is!
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Having done weight watchers myself the only difference I've found is that points can take into account whether a food is good for you or not, not JUST what calories it contains... so whilst you could maintain a calorie deficit on MFP by eating three slices of 500 caloris cake a day, ww wouldn't allow you to accomodate this…
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@AngelAmberL - yes, eating what I am in calories currently (1200) could be slowing down the loss?
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@Amanda241174 - I think this is what I need to do - thanks for the encouragement, just goes against the grain doesn't it?! After restricting and watching everything carefully to then eat more?!
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@AngelAmberL - Ah, I see, I didn't realise you took into account extra exercise - I was just thinking of my job! So if I stick with the BMR figure I've got I can still add the exercise into MFP - I like to as it keeps me on track and keeps a record and then if I don't manage a session my calorie allowance reflects it. So…
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@mikeschratz - thanks... looking at it now. @perfecting_em - I know.. I'm wondering whether eating 1200 is slowing me down? MFP is always freaking out about starvation mode when I come in just below
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Current BMI is 25.5 - apparently just overweight. I've chosen 147lbs because it would put my BMI in a better place and I know I look good at that weight - happy with what I look like ad confident but not too skinny. I got down to that before my wedding a few years ago but I did it by just not eating very much which isn't…
