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I find that my pedometer always reports more calories burned than my calculated estimate for the steps walked, but my calculated estimate better predicts how my weight is going to change when I complete a day's log. (Walking is the vast majority of my exercise, so it's pretty easy to isolate.) At my weight and fitness…
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I use sleep as the "reset" as well. Or, if you don't have 200 calories left for yesterday, log it for today and pay attention to your food/exercise for the day. Remember this is a tool for your use. Do whatever seems most useful to you. :)
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I've been surprised all over the place, but mostly that I can have ANYTHING as long as I scale it down to a small portion. I can use ANY condiments, have ANY desert, as long as I log it in MFP *before* I serve it so I know how much I want to have in my portion before my eyes even look at it and find I've eaten a whole…
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I find I feel best and lose weight when I net about 1400 calories with a total intake of about 1800-2000 calories. When I only net 1200 calories, I have no energy for anything and my body tends to hoard the stored energy so I don't lose anything.
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Data is always helpful! :smile: Good for you in trying to look at the data and allowing your feelings to be influenced by what it tells you! You're doing great! :flowerforyou:
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:flowerforyou: Hang in there and keep coming back. {{{hugs}}}
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In addition to setting smaller, incremental goals, as suggested by numerous people, set smaller incremental goals on logging everything. I found it much easier to get started when I allowed myself one day a week when I didn't have to measure and track. I usually planned that was Sunday, but if there was a day earlier in…
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What does any of that mean? Thanks!
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