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I like you.
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I used to, but I don't anymore. After months spent paying attention, I realized that it was likely all a wash in the end. Some prepackaged stuff was way under, some way over. It hasn't negatively impacted my weight loss. I do weigh all fresh stuff, or anything I have to portion out myself.
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Also, I have a three pound weight range that I want to stay around - so if I go above that, I know that I need to rein it in. The three pound range was chosen based on my typical fluctuations around my period and stuff. For some it might be a five or seven pound range.
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I hit maintenance and stopped logging for about a month. I actually lost a bit. I started logging again (well, not on weekends), and now I'm losing even more. My goal is not to log forever. I don't even know why I started again, honestly. Habit I suppose. I think it really depends on what you learned while you were…
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Firm no's work. You don't need to provide reasons why you're saying no - for both food and exercise.
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Okay, so I'd use either sedentary or lightly active. Aim for 1lb/week loss - you'll probably end up around 1500 or so, I'd guess.
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An hour a day of exercise? What is your day to day activity level? What sort of job do you have?
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How much do you weigh now? If you input your numbers correctly then yes, your calorie goal is correct. It's based off the information you provide. Make sure your activity level is accurate.
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We had burgers tonight, too. You can log cooked or raw, just make sure you're using the correct entry. So either hamburger, raw or something like hamburger, grilled.
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232 150ish
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But it's always Diet Coke, never Diet Pepsi or Diet Dr. Pepper.
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Cookies and cream and chocolate chip cookie dough. They have to be heated up though.
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I'm 5'5", too. I thought the exact same thing you did, too. I thought that at a healthy BMI (which, for us, is 149, btw) that I'd look bad. But I went there anyway, and now I'd like to lose a bit more. Here's a photo for reference (starting weight was 232)
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I have actually, but for ethical reasons. Eating a vegetarian diet won't make you lose weight. Good luck.
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Yep, this.
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I'm not the OP, but I'd like to know what accessories you work in?
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Yikes, no! I couldn't live like that. When I weigh my food, it's so that the little calorie bombs like coffee treats don't screw everything up. I like to be as accurate as possible for the times I can't be as accurate.
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I'd look into a progressive lifting program, like Stronglifts 5x5
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So, exactly what I said. You don't build muscle with your food alone. If people want to adjust their macros for maximum muscle retention, they certainly can, but it's entirely up to the person applying it.
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Why is it crappy advice though? IIFYM is for weight loss. To lose weight, you have to eat less than you burn. IIFYM will put you in a deficit and that's what matters. MFP is essentially the same set up. Is that crappy, too?
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I don't "look" for anything physical really. I look for intelligence and personality. That's not to say I don't appreciate a good body - I do - but I married my husband knowing his body was going to change over the course of our lives together, as mine will.
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I think he was responding to the person above him :)
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I usually plan/log my dinner, and then plan my breakfast/lunch/snacks around the remaining macro #'s. I'm not perfect at it, though.
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I started with a BMI of 38.7 (obese) and I'm now at 24.8 (normal). I'm happily abnormal :)