fiercegoddess

I think most people hit a plateau when they are trying to lose weight. You get tired of eating healthy and tired or exercising and you wanna quit. You forget that you've come a long way and that losing weight takes time. I say keep working at it. Eventually it'll get easier and the scale will slowly but surely start to…

I think the third one is dead on as harsh as it may sound. As I look around me, everyone seems to think they can eat what they want in huge quantities, sit on their butts all day and have the body of an athlete or a celebrity. I see a lot of people who are overweight say they don't eat that much (I've been included in this…

Weight fluctuates from day to day. That's why you seem to gain a pound one day and lose it the next. Having an official weigh in once a week is cool because over time you will see a trend (hopefully a downward one). The first week you are on a program you tend to lose a big chunk of weight. Much of it is water weight and…

If you feel like you are losing too fast you can eat some of your exercise calories. Or you can do more strength training to build lean muscle mass. More muscle means more calories burned at rest. Also, if you lose a bunch of weight at a time a lot of it is usually water and muscle. Losing muscle can slow your metabolism.

MFP typically builds a 500 cal. deficit into your diet. It doesn't take exercise into the count until you actually log it in. Since you have a deficit in your intake whether you exercise or not you will lose the lb per week. If you are exercising, you may burn more calories than the estimates on MFP gives you. That's one…

Personally, I don't believe in following fad diets. You'll lose the weight and then when you start eating real food again, you'll gain it all back. If you are serious about losing weight, don't take short cuts. The only way you will get where you want to be and stay there is by hard work. That means eating well balanced,…

There could be something wrong with the one you bought (bad batch) or maybe the way you were moving made it difficult for the thing to get a reading. I have one that goes on my wrist. Once it gave me weird readings. I guess that's just technology.

I would encourage you to find a support group/doctor/nutritionist who can give you advice based on your specific needs. Having an E.D. or recovering from having an E.D. puts you in a slightly different boat. You have a different frame of mind and different risk factors. Be careful of the advice that you take as it may not…

You could get a heart rate monitor. That might give you a better estimate of how many calories you are burning. Also like you said, subtract your down time.

Good luck to you too! I've only been on here a little over a week and already I feel better. Slowly but surely I'm exercising more and making healthier choices in food. Now to build the momentum.

Hey, I read an interesting article the other day about calorie deficits that I think you should read (it's another topic in the MFP posts). http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/61706-guide-to-calorie-deficits?hl=calorie+deficit With as much exercise as your getting on some days, you may not be eating enough. Or you may…

A healthy diet includes carbs, protein, fruits, veggies, and dairy. Even sweets and fats have a place in a healthy diet. Depriving yourself of something, not only makes it more likely that you will relapse, it can be detrimental to your health. A healthy lifestyle isn't about eating 0 fat, 0 sugars, 0 carbs, it is about…