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Basically just tightening up any softness and getting more muscle definition!

Anyone?

I wanted to use TDEE-10% because I'm very close to my goal, and I feel that with MFP, I'm not allowing myself enough food to fuel my body. Thanks for your response!:)

I am definitely not sedentary. But I wanted to know when it would be appropriate to eat back exercise calories. For instance, if I list my actual activity level when calculating my TDEE, I don't believe I would. I just needed some input.

My suggestion: Do NOT weigh yourself tomorrow. The sodium is guaranteed to make you retain water, which from my experience, could add up to a good 3-4 lbs. Don't worry about it, and just continue to eat as you normally would. There's no sense in punishing yourself by starving, or by working out like a mad person to burn…

Yes, except for MFP has me set at 1200, and doing TDEE-10% with sedentary has me at 1575...

Anyone??

What tends to be more accurate: Including your activity level when you calculate your TDEE and not eating exercise calories, or calculating it set at "sedentary" and eating back exercise calories?

Let's say I DO account for exercise (Moderate) when calculating my TDEE, then I would NOT eat back exercise calories, correct?

I just created an exercise for it!

I literally JUST finished day 3 level 2! I know a lot of people complain about the repetitiveness of the video, but I find her quite motivating. Every time I feel like giving up she gets me through it:tongue:

I usually have 1 meal a week that's totally out of the norm for me(Chinese food, burrito, pizza) but I always make room for it and make sure it's within my macros. If it means I have to work a little harder, so be it:laugh:

Wow. That was extremely inspirational! Thanks for sharing:flowerforyou:

Pat & Oscar's. Unlimited breadsticks? I'm in:laugh:

Bumping. I'm on day 9 level 1 and I can already see more muscle defintion:happy:

I can totally relate. When I was overweight, I always figured there was no point in trying to look my best because it was never going to be good enough:( But that was the motivation I needed: looking my best. Now that I'm healthy, I LOVE getting all dressed up and being the best me that I can be:smile:

I prefer jumping rope because I can REALLY feel the burn. And as far as calories, it just depends how fast/long you do either one for. Personally, I burn more jumping rope!

I find that if I don't give in to a treat every once in a while when I really want it, I'll just end up binging later. I usually have one meal a week where I indulge, but stay within my calories. I like to refer to those days as "maintenance" days instead of cheat days, because that's what they are. I'm not dieting, I'm…

I literally have an hourglass shape (36-27-36), so I'm definitely not looking to get skinny, because needless to say, it's not even possible. I weigh 131 lbs, but I'm mainly just looking to lower my body fat percentage to about 18%. I'm currently at 22%. Honestly, if I reach my bf% goal but end up gaining weight, I…

Whenever I eat out I assume there are at least 200 calories that I don't know about. Not every sandwich is made exactly the same, so the nutritional info isn't always going to be accurate.

That's a great attitude to have! I wish you the best of luck:)

Constantly being surrounded by people who eat whatever they want whenever they want and never seem to gain weight.

I've done NMTZ and I really liked it. I'm planning on taking your advice and getting 30DS:)

Because MFP already has you set at a caloric deficit. Therefore, when you exercise, you are creating an even larger deficit. Once you eat back the calories, you are at your original deficit. Remember, food is fuel!

I close mine, mostly because I feel like I'm most honest in my tracking that way. Also, there's some days where I eat very poorly (like less than 1100 calories) and I don't want my bad eating to influence any of my friends negatively.

What exactly IS 30DS? Is it mainly cardio, or is there some strength training as well?

I'm really interested in starting one of Jillian Michael's videos, but I haven't quite figured out which one would be best for me. Apparently a lot of people tend to do 30DS and then Ripped in 30. Any thoughts?

Don't let their criticism get to you. Take all of that hurt, and do something positive with it. I would take this as an opportunity to prove all of them wrong by showing them what a healthy lifestyle can do. Stick in there, you can do it! :)

Just pretend like it never happened and carry on. You never want to get in the habit of punishing yourself every time you have a slip up. It's a viscous cycle!

I'm addicted to Redi Whip and I hate any and all gummy candy.