racinghoss

Well, the scales yesterday morning said 210lbs. That is an 8 lb loss in a week. It seems way high, but likely because I was retaining water from upping my calories. I weigh once per week, so I hope to keep dropping a pound or two over the next few weeks. This is a good exercise in fine tuning my eating lifestyle for the…

It has been 5 weeks since I upped the cals. This is my first week going back down to 2000. I am allowing myself that same 35 carbs, but I rarely break 25. I fairly certain that the carbs aren't the problem, since I have been at 35 for a long time and had been losing weight. I had been eating around 50-55% fat. However, I…

2200 calories for me should definitely not be a surplus. 38 year old male 6' 2" 210 You read my exercise routines. However, I still used the sedentary setting for my BMR. I don't remember exactly what the calculations said I should be eating to lose 1 lb per week, but it was something like 2400-2600.

Yes, I weigh, log, and measure everything. I don't cheat, and if I MUST estimate, I automatically add about 20% just to be safe. I added 500 calories, and that barely put me above my BMR, which I used multiple sites to calculate. I figured I was still safe from overeating since I was still eating at a deficit, just a…

My favorite workout is an interval routine. I will (on a track or park trail) jog 5 minutes to warm up (after about 10 to 15 minutes of stretching), then I alternate 15 sec of all out sprints with 15 sec of "power walking". I do that for 15 sets. Then I finish out by running until I've ran a total of 4 miles. Some days, I…

My logging is accurate. Do you really think I could lose all that weight while cheating? My diary is not open, and I don't typically even post here... (wonder why?). Just because I'm not displaying my journey for the whole world to see (or for you to verify), doesn't mean that I'm not doing things right. Gasp, I don't…

You must have missed the part where I said I was diabetic (I waited too long to lose weight). I want/need to keep the carbs down so I can continue to reduce the amount of meds that I need. I only take about 15% of what I used to require, andd I'd like to get rid of injections completely. My dream/goal has always been to…

btt...

Oh, yes, I use a digital scale to measure out my foods.

I used the fat2fit site to calculate my BMR. 210 pounds, 6'2". I also used the sedentary lifestyle (which I am obviously not sedentary). This is why I was comfortable eating back some of my exercise calories. I don't want to reinvent the wheel here. Things were working well for a long time. I find it hard to believe that I…

BTW, the two trips to the cafeteria are to get coffee. Black coffee...not snacks. Lol. So frustrated and hoping someone can shed some light for me.

BTT. Anyone else? I need to know if this is normal/expected, or if I should make changes.

I don't really follow the goals that mfp sets up. Its too simplistic and I found better results using my own numbers and using mfp to keep track of what I ate and my macros. After increasing my calories, I felt normal again. Better than normal, actually, because I had more energy and got to enjoy eating more food. I am…