rivphoenix

Haha, and yes, on paper it looks like I do not have much to lose...and no I guess I do not, but when you see me...I get the typical "Oh, you are just too short" ...I am bottom heavy and as of the past year (nearing 40 in a few weeks) I have notice that my belly is the new place my body likes to store fat. So, I decided…

Thanks for the links..they were very imformative...I guess I am the one that has those "last 10lbs" or those last 5 lbs..and those are the ones that are the hardest. I did not do the adkins or the weight watchers, but tried to incorp their principles in the first 3 weeks. To get off of my carb "junk and sweets"…

Thanks for the responses so far...I have stopped the coconut oil, except when I stir fry my chicken. I also have reduced it to 1/2 tsp. when I do. I like the taste and the type of fat it is, is supposed to be used differently and better from the body than even olive oil. Yes, I have tried numerous things in these past 6…

Thanks for the reply...but what I am saying is that I am overstepping the fat intake daily and not reaching the calories. What foods can I eat that have calories, yet not so much fat? I have no problem finding healthly foods with fat. I understand that fats have 9 cal...that is the problem. If I am under in Protein and…

Yes, I had the same question! I had reduced my fruits because of this but the dairy still bumps up the sugar!

Thanks!!! I am not sure if my PT would have suggested eating more after sports though. So basically, I can put in the 1750 and just not have MFP do the exercise calculations daily. Currently I have ignored MFP's suggestion of 1250 cal and customized them at 1500 (which is the 1750- 20%) and let MFP add my exercise to that.…

I do not understand how adding high fat foods works...I am reaching the fat% too easily..but have actually stopped eating all the nuts and nut butters...stop using coconut oil...how can one incorporate so much fat and still not go over the fat limit? I am missing the protein %...but other than eating chicken, meats, eggs…

Thank everyone! I went ahead and took 20% off and set everything at 1500 cal. Which is what I personally felt was acceptable for myself from the beginning. But, MFP actually puts me between 1200-1300 cal. So, the question I want to add: according to the calulations for Body Fat...it gave me 25.1%...my scale at home which…

Hi, I am new at this, not sure if I reply to the whole thread or to a single post. I did to the whole thread, not sure if you would see it. Or if I have to reply to your reply for you to see it.

Does one do this from Day 1 of their diet or only after they hit a plateau using the calories that MFP calulates? MFP calculates 1250 cal for me...the calculations I got after going thru your steps was 1750 (lightly active). My Pers. Trainer is surprised at that number, he said suggested a 1200-1400 cal diet. (40/40/20).…

Yes, I have read the long thread on the subject, just not understanding if this works from Day 1. Also TDEE (sorry not TMMI) minus 20....I thought when plugged into the programs, the number that it spits out - is already the correct number according to my daily activity level. so, you mean if it spits out 1750 cal/day..I…

YES! That is why I, personally, stopped exercising. I decided I needed to get my food intake under control. I was eating bad foods because good ones where not satifying at all. I think I was eating double, if not more, calories on the days I would work out. I started a spiral of needing to work out because I pigged out the…