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Of course it's an issue... if you ARE eating only 900. Are you remembering to log everything? Including, say, cooking oil? Or a bite to taste something? Are you having cheat days (and do you log them)? Do you weigh your food, measure it, or eyeball it? Are you meticulous when choosing database entries? If you're not sure,…

It's not silly, it's just that you're unlikely to find your way based on someone else's way. At least not with that broad of a question. Everyone is different, and since it doesn't strictly matter WHAT you eat or WHEN or broken into how many meals/snacks, you really do have to figure a lot of this on your own. Like, you…

Nah, that's just being a beginner, and everyone begins. But if you can't get to the gym regularly, I don't know how well you'll progress with lifting. Bodyweight exercises are a decent alternative but not a substitute -- they can't adequately sub in for a lifting day. It would be WAY better than not at all, it isn't a…

Eat clean or vegan or vegetarian or paleo or however you feel best. But you'll only lose weight on a calorie deficit, and none of those things guarantees you one. You have to log and stick to your target.

Nope, not in a calorie deficit you won't. Certainly not at 1470 for a male. In a whole day, his body will burn WAY more than 1470... anything stored after a meal will get burned off again and then some. Your body simply cannot store energy you didn't give it. If his body takes 3000 calories to exist, it takes 3000 calories…

Your calorie goal is below the minimum healthy level recommended for males. Did MFP give it to you? I know it has had some bugs in the past where it goes below the minimum. And there's nothing wrong with carbs. They're less filling than fat and protein, but they have no magical fat-storing powers or anything. So eat enough…

Did you use the yogurt packaging, or pick an item from the database that looked like your yogurt? I ask because 23 grams seems high to me, and other entries that look similar in the database show lower for the same portion. So if you didn't look at your own packaging, you might want to check it, especially if you eat it…

MFP's macro split is just a default. Split your macros however you like. How long have you not been losing weight? How many calories are you eating? Do you weigh all your food? How long have you been working out (and "sticking to it")? Upping your activity level can often cause fatigue, but it passes. Take it easier or…

It's correct as a baseline. Then yes, you eat back exercise calories. Since MFP is not psychic, it does not know how many calories you will burn say, on Friday. You have to tell MFP by logging it, so then it can tell you to eat it. That said, I'd be cautious about eating them ALL back at first. Exercise burns are tough to…

This, if I were to have cereal (but cereal typically leaves me ravenous, so I don't so much anymore). I would figure out the weight of the cereal and the measured amount of milk that is just right, and portion that out each time. (Also, I dislike cereal milk for drinking, so avoiding extra milk would be my go-to. If you…

Flexibility will improve with training. Keep at it, and you should notice a difference over time. Don't expect dramatic differences fast because we aren't small kids. :) And expect it to differ day to day and even throughout a session -- our flexibility isn't static. I'm working daily on flexibility, and have been for a…

Set MFP goal to 1.5 lbs a week. That's a 750 cal deficit. However, depending on your stats, you may not be able to get it healthily. (For MFP to consider you healthy, it will bottom you at 1200 net. So if your maintenance before exercise (but including lifestyle) isn't 1950, you won't get a 750 deficit given to you by…

MFP doesn't give you your TDEE up front. Your Fitbit knows all your steps and your running, but MFP is only guessing at your steps and doesn't know about your running until it's logged or it gets the Fitbit adjustment. So either allow the Fitbit to give adjustments to MFP, or log a sample day of exercise, because MFP will…

1500 is too low for a male unless you're very short, and certainly too low if you're going to work out an hour a day. MFP gives you 2200 so probably you should eat closer to that... And a 1500 cal diet consists of 1500 cals. :D You don't need a special menu, although you can Google one if you do need that structure to get…

There will be approximate matches in the MFP database. Pick one. It's really the best you can do.

Smoked salmon with cream cheese on toast or crackers (like Ryvita). Fried egg on toast with veggies on the side. (Pre-prep then just throw in frying pan for a min after frying egg to heat up) Chicken and veggies. (Again, pre-prep and cook, just toss into pan with a bit of oil and spices to heat in the morning. I will roast…

I just keep my mini-goals in my head, or written somewhere. Even if I had a big goal -- say, 100 lbs -- it is not as though I would be 100% Not Okay until I'd lost that 100th lb exactly, and then suddenly, all would be right with the world. There are so many exciting milestones along the way: Your first lb, first 5, first…

Is your meal plan too restrictive? As in, are you seeing like, one doughnut a week, and eating it, and then freaking out? Because you can totally have doughnuts. Just maybe not every day, and probably not if you already had fries. Are your calories too restrictive? You may be able to lose and eat more and feel like you're…

If you're a geek, you'll enjoy a scale. Get a digital one with a tare function. You'll also find out that 100g can be really variable. I keep trying to learn how to eyeball my apples, because I don't always have access to a scale... but sometimes very big apples weigh less than I think, and very small ones weigh more…

If you want, just rerun your goals. You don't even have to change them -- just go in, choose guided, and hit save again without changing anything. MFP will update your calorie target. :) I like to see mine change by a smidge every lb rather than a bigger amount every once in awhile, so I rerun it every time I drop.

There's no magical workout that will give you skinny arms. You just have to lose pounds and eventually some of that will come off the arms. If your wrists were hurting, you can do them on your fists, or do a different exercise. It doesn't matter WHAT you eat for weight loss. There's nothing magical about chicken or rice…

People are different. It's like, some people can barely pay attention and ace math. Others work really hard for their grades, and others will not get good grades in math even with hard work, or won't be able to make themselves put in the work. People are just different. People have different calorie needs, different…

Hunger isn't the best indicator ... you can be hungry when you've had enough to eat, or not hungry when you haven't. And sometimes when we undereat severely, appetite goes down. But if you're JUST getting back on track, you may find your appetite kicks back up shortly, in which case, problem solved. And no, 1000 calories…

I would probably count that as lightly active (10k lifestyle steps), encompassing your work day, your lunch walk, your commuting, etc. Then log your runs and lifting separately (both under cardio) to get exercise calories on top. Eat those back -- at least 50-75% if you're thinking that MFP might be estimating high. (This…

This. Keep in mind that your weight is partly fat, water, other body tissues, clothing (if you're weighing in it), food you're digesting, and so on. Weight isn't a static number. Just watch as the range alters over time.

You won't build muscle if you are eating in a deficit. You need excess calories for your body to have something to build them with. And "toning" isn't a real thing. You will look more shapely as you lose weight (as the fat stops obscuring the shape of your muscles). But if you'd rather just lose weight, just lose weight.

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You can't choose where you lose weight. As you lose, the fat will come off where it comes off, when it comes off. Genetics. You can strength train, which will help you retain muscle as you lose, and likely leave you looking and feeling better about your arms in the end. Heavy lifting gives the most dramatic results (you…

Yeah. If you've been prepping regular, healthy portions -- i.e. planning to eat normally and healthily -- and then finding you physically can't eat them and don't know why, a doctor visit would be a good idea. It's not normal for appetite to vanish that drastically absent psychological issues (which also would potentially…

I think you may be making this harder on yourself than it needs to be -- especially if you don't really understand the basics. (Like not being sure if you logged correctly, not knowing if sugar calories can be burned off with exercise, thinking maybe that eating fat means you get fat, etc.) You may want to browse this…