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  • Thanks - Yes I have understood that MFP has factored in the calories I would need to lose the amount of weight I specified. If I ate my goal each day, then I ought to lose weight at the rate I set (+/- measurement errors etc.) But I'm finding I'm usually undershooting (a bit) so - I could make my weight loss goal more…
    in How far to go below your maintenance calories (safely)? Comment by CopperB73 September 2013
  • Thanks for this - I note we have a BMR calculator on site: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator I think that's coming out at what my MFP "goal" would be if I'd said I wanted to maintain weight.
    in How far to go below your maintenance calories (safely)? Comment by CopperB73 September 2013
  • Thanks for this body fat percentage take on things! Hope it's OK if I work an example (to check I've understood, & hopefully to help others). As a rough-and-ready way of estimating body fat percentage I looked at these web pages, which have sample pics of men and women at different BF%:…
    in How far to go below your maintenance calories (safely)? Comment by CopperB73 September 2013
  • Thanks - I probably should have been more specific about my terminology! I realise now that what I don't understand is how this corresponds with the calculations I see in MyFitnessPal diary In my current case (as an example) MFP gives me a goal of 1,830 calories. That presumably factors in the weight-loss goal I set up: I…
    in How far to go below your maintenance calories (safely)? Comment by CopperB73 September 2013
  • Doesn't seem fair does it - you do Cycles of {20 secs freakin' intense/10 secs rest} for true Tabata, or something similar ftr other High Intensity Interval Training cycles, feel you're going to die & then read that the calories burned is +only+ about 13.5/min :sad: (see…
    in Tabata - how many calories burned? Comment by CopperB73 August 2013
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