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I'm not entirely sure this is true but I've read that the body stores extra protein as fat. I know you need extra protein to recuperate after a workout, but once you enter your exercise on MFP your recommended protein for that day (as well as carbs, fat, and calories) increases, so I'm assuming that extra is how much you…

I find that brushing my teeth helps, because it makes me feel like I'm done eating for the day and I wouldn't want to eat anything when I've got that minty taste in my mouth. I also get away from the kitchen and go upstairs to my room. Its really hard for me to realize that I don't really even want to eat and/or don't need…

When I work out at the gym I always burn around 1,000 calories, and just eating as I normally do I end up having about a 1,000 calorie deficit at the end of the day. Other days I bike, and I burn around 600-700 calories, and those days I end up with about that much as a deficit too. I always thought this was great until I…

I just came back to MFP after almost a year. I lost a lot of weight last summer and basically stayed the same for this past year, but I've been doing a lot of unhealthy eating and getting into some bad habits lately, so I decided it was time to come back and really make myself look at every calorie I put in my mouth. I…

I'm home for the summer from college, and I'm trying to eat healthy and lose all that extra weight I've gained at school over the past two years. My mom is well aware of this. She knows that I exercise almost every day and that I've been eating healthy and watching my portions. But sometimes I just feel like she's trying…

I've learned from people on this site that always eating the same number of calories is not really a good idea. If you always eat the same number of calories every day, your body will get used to it and you won't see results. I think if you try to change your intake every couple of days or so, it will keep your metabolism…

I did a lot of exercise today, I mowed my lawn for 90 minutes and went for a 5 mile bike ride, so I have a lot of extra calories to burn. I want to go get some fro yo with my mom but I almost feel guilty about it because I'm not hungry...I just want some! What do you guys think?

Hmm ok thanks so much! I hadn't thought of it that way.

How do you figure out what your calories should be on Jillian Michaels' website? I went on it and it said free whatever, and then once I filled it out it was $52. Is there a way to do it for free? I really want to try this calorie shifting but I am on the 1200 a day/8400 a week diet, and when I try to figure it out myself…