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So did you meal prep an appropriate number of calories, fail to finish that food, and then weigh the remainder to subtract, to get a good idea of how much of it you DID eat? Or meal prep enough food but skip one or more of those meals/snacks entirely? Or did you meal prep 500 cals or 1200 cals of food only? (And if so...…

If you have weight plates, could you just do weighted glute bridges with plates or other home weights? You can also do them from a balance ball or a low-ish surface, for something different. http://www.weighttraining.com/exercises/weighted-glute-bridge http://lauralovesfitness.com/tag/ball-dumbbell-tricep-extensions/ For…

If you like to eat a light breakfast, then move some of your breakfast calories to lunch. Then you can have a big lunch, but that's fine, you planned it that way. Let's say you decide you can have 3 meals of 600 calories. You only eat 300 at breakfast though. So move 300 to lunch, and then you can have 900 at lunch. Or…

an orange or a small apple (if you choose apple, I mean REALLY small apple, if you don't have access to a scale) 1 cookie (find a kind that doesn't trigger cravings and is fairly substantial for a cookie -- like Leclerc Celebration Dark Chocolate 70% cocoa) Iogo Moment yoghurt cups are 140, but thick, creamy, and…

Don't try to eat super light, you don't need to. You should be able to have say, three meals of *minimum* 500 cals each plus a snack or two. Have good, filling meals, and have snacks. Just make sure the totals work out to the number you need -- which will likely be 1600 or more without exercise, and more after you…

Yep! It's the total that matters for weight loss. Otherwise, eat according to your schedule and preferences.

Which poses? Yoga is about your body, not anyone else's body, or perfect shapes. Everyone making the same pose will look different, and sometimes you need to do things very differently. It may just be a matter of finding modifications that work for you. For example, I feel better with wide knees during child's pose, so I…

You don't like ANY vegetables? Prepared in any manner? What do you define as healthy (or unhealthy)? What sorts of food have you been eating before you decided you wanted healthy dinners? Do you have favourite foods (which would help people make suggestions that incorporate or modify them)? Most meats have cuts that can be…

You log it under cardio. It's counterintuitive, I know. The strength section is used to keep a log of things like your reps and weight, but won't calculate calories. Under cardio, look for an appropriate entry. It'll usually not be super specific (like "squats") but rather, more general (like "calisthenics" or "circuit…

The MFP daily goal is partly based on how many lbs per week you say you want to lose. So you can say fewer pounds, to get more calories to eat. MFP also intends for you to log exercise after, and then eat those calories that you "earned"... whereas your plan may assume you're doing exercise and have already worked that in…

Sedentary is like <5000 steps. So that's why you're getting a big adjustment... you're moving triple the amount you told MFP you would. If you have a connected Fitbit, ONLY log non-walks. Your Fitbit is counting your steps, and yes, they all count. There aren't, like, calories you burn that are worth eating back because…

If you use a TDEE calculator, it takes all your information into account (including your weekly activity) and comes up with an average calorie target that would be your maintenance. Then you eat less than that by a set percentage or amount (say, 20% or 500). If you have a device, like Fitbit, you can take your actual TDEEs…

Do you mean you already use TDEE to come up with your calorie target? If so, you shouldn't actually be eating back *any* exercise calories, because they're included up front.

You're not weighing your food, from the looks of your diary. As you lose, accuracy becomes more important because your deficit is smaller. I know you say you are weighing but... 0.25 cup banana? 0.5 scoop protein powder 2 eggs 1/2 cup cottage cheese 1/4 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 flatbread pocket 0.5 cup strawberries 0.25 cup…

Yep. Usually 1-5 lbs, but it varies. It's just water weight, and will come back off on its own in a few days. So if you were expecting a loss, let's say of 2 lbs this week, but you're up to, then maybe your personal fluctuation is closer to 4 or 5 lbs. So you'll probably drop like 3-5 at once. Mine is more like 1-3, so if…

Set small goals that progress over time. Today you've had 1000 calories in pop alone... 6 pops. If you do 12, it'll be 2000. So set a goal. Tomorrow, you have to have at least 1 less than you did today. For a couple days, maintain that -- your goal is no more than you had on that day. (So if that's 11, 11 or less. If it's…

It's not the wrong idea. It's just MFP's approach -- it can't know in advance what exercise you'll do. If YOU knew you were going to burn 3000 today, from existing, working, chores, exercise... you'd know that you should eat at least 2000, because 1000 is the typical max deficit (as a guideline for a healthy deficit). But…

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You will lose weight at 1420, period. You told MFP how much you wanted to lose per week, it gave you a target for that. So there's no "good amount of calories to burn per day" to lose weight. You don't NEED to burn extra. So do exercise you want to do and feel good doing, for fitness and wellness and health. Don't push to…

My interpretation of it was not that it's a healthy max, but that it's a general indication of a moderate goal (as opposed to aggressive goal). If I pretend I am 5 lbs from goal and sedentary, I actually could not healthily lose 1 lb a week. (I'd have to eat less than 1100 cals.) Sure, I could eat 1200 and try to burn…

Maybe a few sides instead of a main? (One side you really want, and one or two with calories in mind.) Shrimp is fairly low cal. Or get whatever you want and ask to get half packed up for later. (If what you order will survive to & in the fridge overnight! The waitress/waiter can usually ask in the kitchen if you're not…

Yep. Like, if she were lightly active in her job instead of sedentary, her TDEE would be higher, maybe 2077, making 1 lb a week 1577. Her BMR would be the same though. MFP looks at BMR + lifestyle calories (calories burned existing + living your life, going about your day) to get you a target with your deficit built in.…

No. BMR is not a figure you should be basing anything on. There are a lot of myths about BMR. She understands that you eat less than your TDEE. Specifically, 500 calories less per day, if you want to lose 1 lb a week. Hence 1377. She could eat her BMR, or any other calorie target between 1200 and her TDEE. But there's no…

Yep, walk them out if that fixes your form. You actually have to have pretty good hustle to walk out as quickly as the instructor is jumping them. With videos, you just have to work up to them. Don't try to match them 100% from the get-go. If you could do every rep and set with perfect form and pace and such, the video…

Plan to allocate some calories at that time for a snack, and plan those snacks. Then, that's what you get. It may not be what you want, or as much as you want, but you won't *need* more, and you'll adjust. You may be getting tired around 3. Most people have a low in the afternoon, and being tired can trigger hunger, even…

It's because of a) your goal (if you chose 2 lbs a week) and b) the fact that MFP takes exercise into account AFTER you do it. So at 1200, you'd log your exercise, and get more calories to eat. If you think your TDEE is 1877, then set a custom target of 1377, to lose 1 lb a week. (500 deficit per day) If you choose this…

I just wanted to add what might or might not be obvious: to get stronger. Your muscles can get stronger without building mass by neuromuscular adaptation. I know this isn't an aesthetics reason, but there are tons of benefits (psychological, physical, practical) to being stronger. And seconding the preserving muscle mass…

Fitness Blender on YouTube has routines you might like. Or you can use the website. Not sure if they have an app? (Probably do.) https://www.fitnessblender.com/

Machines notoriously overestimate, but this is the worst I've ever heard. Check this out for a reference (though no table like this should be used to determine YOUR burns): http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/exercise/art-20050999?pg=2 At 240 lbs, 1 full hour on the elliptical would still be…

You don't burn 1150 calories in 20 minutes. You likely don't even burn 200, though you might. And if you were starving, you would starve, not pack on fat. That's a myth. Your body can't create fat stores out of thin air, and it can't run itself all day on 0 fuel (if you don't eat enough, it uses body tissue to fuel…