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there's a lot of info on here about TDEE and BMR. in my experience, mfp estimates these well enough for me so i use them. if you've only been on the 'upped' amount for a week i'd give it a bit longer to see how it works for you. when i started off on here at 200lb i lost 50lb over a year on 1200 and exercising 3-4 times a…

when i'm sick (as in vomiting) i see how i feel and eat something bland etc if i feel hungry and don't worry too much about logging that day. if i have a cold i switch up to maintennance to make sure i get enough nutrients etc to recover quickly. it's good that you didn't have a more severe reaction, feel better soon xx

i pretty much live by substitution. i started off before mfp by cutting out 'carbs' in the evening. by which i mean the part most would call carbs - pasta, rice, potatoes etc. So we just have meat/quorn and vegetables for dinner and have done the last few years. if i go out for a meal i'll have pasta etc. but at home we…

I'm 32H and i got my last two sports bras (second hand) from ebay, both for under a tenner. as i'm sure others have said, i'd advise going somewhere like bravissimo to get measured first as lots of women wear bras with too big a back size (generally how places like m&s measure you). when i first went to bravissimo i was…

the one thing that helped was my mind set, which annoyingly you can't choose to change. one day i just wanted to eat better and lose weight. my mind set tends to leave me when i get down to a decent size though (especially when people start mentioning it) so i end up on a binge until i'm heavy enough to get in the mind set…

the little pot of dip you get with a pizza. over 200 cals in that little pot! i used to use them as salad dressing...

i wouldn't worry about a slight increase over a few days after getting back from a holiday - you're still less than before you went away so that's good. i'd leave it a few days and weigh in again, most likely the 125.5 was a combination of adrenaline/tiredness/body clock being off. my weight goes up 4lbs or so from morning…

short answer, yes. maybe get some more fibre in your diet and drink more fluids to alliviate the constipation and see how it goes after that.

diet is much more important than exercise. walking is ok, but best to do brisk walking to get the heart rate up. if you're low on time, you're probably better off doing an exercise dvd at home that combines cardio with a bit of weights - i recommend doing the jillian michaels 30 day shred 3-4 times a week. also, if you…

that sucks (and also makes me worried about having kids haha!) try to keep the snacks at home down to healthy options to lessen the impact. then if you do fancy a mars bar or something, do a walk around to the shop and back to burn some calories. doesn't breastfeeding burn loads of calories too, or is that an urban myth?…

when i started on here i was the same age and weight, though i'm slightly shorter. when you set your goals on myfitnesspal it does calculate them via bmr and tdee. it set me on 1200 to lose 1.8 or so pounds a week. as long as you add your exercises and eat around the number MFP suggests for the day, you'll be good. so,…

if mfp says 1660 to maintain and you burn 245 then 1905 cals will be your maintainance level (as you should eat back exercise cals according to pretty much everyone on here) if you want to stop logging though, i'd say just log the days where you notice you've eaten either a lot more or a lot less than usual - i've been on…

the first thing i did was to cut 'carbs' out of dinner - so we only have meat and veg, or quorn and veg. lunches i spread out so i have a cup soup at about 12:30, when i get back to the office at 2pm ish i have an alpen light bar (70 calories and feels like you're having a chocolate bar!) after 4pm i have a bag of lighter…

i agree, i totally stress eat, or depressed eat etc. i find that if i've had a bad day, if i go back and log it all, it makes me understand what i'm eating more and helps me think about it in future. i find that having lots of healthier snacks around helps, like cereal bars and light crisps or popcorn. if i ever go to a…

i don't know too much about if or when the holiday weight will hit, but if it does, don't see it as a set back. if it doesnt, well done, you've maintained! personally if i have a bit of a binge weekend and i'm back on MFP i tend to just be really strict until the next holiday/birthday comes along. occasionally i'll have a…

i had a week's holiday and ate for no reason other than to eat. 4 pounds on which took me 3 weeks to lose again, boo. my advice is to get on the scales and see the damage but try not to see it as a set back. as most people here say, this is a lifestyle change, not a diet. if i have lots of things on, i'll have a bit of a…

i'd go for the pie as it's most likely a top crust only. if it's pastry all the way round you can always leave the bottom pastry, or have none of the pastry at all (though pastry is awesome) also, probably better nutrients in the pie than scampi and chips. either that or just have what you actually want factor whatever you…

so jealous you managed to maintain. i had a single week 'off' earlier this year and put 4 pounds on which took another three weeks to lose again... don't see it as a waste - it's probably better that you've maintained for a bit anyway. the slower you lose the weight the more likely it is to stay off so they say.

i saw an interview with jillian michaels which basically said the name 30DS was a marketing ploy rather than do it for 30 days straight. she said the best thing to do with it each week is 2 days 30DS, a day cardio, 2 days 30DS, a day cardio and a rest day. it's what i'm doing at the moment and it's good keeping up variety.…

i don't call them cheat days, just 'having a break' days. i only have 'break days' when i know i'm going out for a meal or someone's birthday rather than once a week. i've found though that i get full a lot quicker now than when i started, and i sometimes go back and log everything i ate to see how much over i was. often i…

to the OP: i've been on 1200 since i started. my typical day is: two crumpets with marg and a cup of tea (around 300 cals) lunch is a pasta pot (add water) or cup a soup type thing (100 - 200 cals) afternoon snacks are a cup of tea, an alpen bar and a pack of something like quavers/skips/pom bear (around 250 cals) dinner…

i completed it last week and it's great. got me easily jogging continuously for half an hour in 9 weeks. note that 30mins is not the same as 5k - i was doing about 4.5k in the half hour, but running is boring for me so i never bothered to go on to a full 5k! definitely a good programme if you're doing a 5k event though.…

i agree with fit it in. also i go for smaller amounts of something i want and find mostly it satisfies. try going down to 2/3 glass and then 1/2 glass.

i know most people have said to eat more, so i won't repeat. have you also been measuring yourself as well as weighing? you can put measurements on mfp, plus i added a load more like belly, upper arm, thigh etc. have you noticed any difference in clothes fitting?

i agree with tracking everything - whenever i have a day when i'm not logging, i go nuts and binge to the extreme :( what i've started to do is after a day of binge, i go back and log everything i ate to see how bad it was. that keeps me focused for a while to keep on track and keeps the binge to just that day. i also…

i've found MFP calories are accurate for the time i was actually in the 'zone' as my HRM says (HR between 125 - 163 bpm), so if you allow for 5-10 mins warming up before your HR is in the zone it's more accurate. for me anyway.

if you're in the UK, alpen light bars are under 70 calories and have chocolate, lemon drizzle, cherry bakewell etc flavours. i use them to replace a chocolate bar most days. also in between meals i find boiled sweets like cherry drops are handy - last a while and only 15 or so calories.

i call it a binge when i eat without being hungry. generally it's junk but can be anything. mindless eating because i like the taste, not because i need food. generally followed by a feeling of utter bloatedness and guilt!

chewing sugarfree gum or sucking a boiled sweet (only around 15 cals) - anything that lasts a long time!

and wow, 18 hands between your legs... bwahahahhaha!