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This is including your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR - the calories you would burn through your heart beating and your brain functioning) and is what MFP bases your daily calorie requirements on. You should find at the end of the day that your total calories burned = your daily target calories + your chosen deficit i.e. for me…
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Don't forget the figure you see on MFP already includes a deficit, you said you want to loose 2lb per week so MFP will have already deducted 1000 cals per day from your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). TDEE is BMR * activity level (1.2 for sedentary). 2500 recommended is averaged over all men, as a tall guy with some…
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WW does work, there's no denying that. Anything which encourages you to do more while eating less has to work. The problem I have with it is the absolute devotion by its members and leaders that its mathematical formula (for that's all it is) is somehow the only mathematical formula that works and that it is somehow easier…
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A tablespoon of liquid is afaik 15ml. Water weighs 1g per 1ml so does this mean a tablespoon = 15g?
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Good luck. Add me as a friend if you want the support and encouragement.
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My understanding is that protein keeps you feeling full for longer. Carbs are slow burners and therefore provide energy for longer, but protein takes longer to digest and psychologically makes you think you don't need food. Like all things though, balance is the key. Protein in the form of lean meats and fish won't hurt…
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2.66 Miles in 44 Minutes and 396 Calories burned.
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Depending on the cut, you may need to cook these long and slow. Stirfry or anything else which cooks it quickly is OK, but might result in tough meat. If labelled as stewing steak, it is probably a cheap cut (nothing wrong with this for slow cooking btw).
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Technically if you put the same effort into something, you can expect the same return i.e. weight loss. What I think you are asking is which exercise allows you to expend the most effort for the same amount of time and that unfortunately comes back to how much effort you put in over that time. If you push yourself to your…
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We hear you. No need to SHOUT! ;-)
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This will only work if you have assumed your usual activity level is sedentary - i.e. you do nothing. It would be easier to tell MFP that your activity level is light or (more likely) moderate and allow that to determine how many additional calories you need per day. I work 7 days a week. 5 of them are sat on my *kitten*…
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Log in daily and track everything that goes in your mouth - there really isn't anything more complicated than that really!
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This is probably only really relevant if you actually want to eat back all of those calories. You should, but many of us don't. The HRM is going to be the more accurate of the two, but not 100% so on this basis, decide how many calories you want to eat back and don't exceed it.
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We so need this in the UK and there shouldn't be any reason for the big companies to do this - but they won't simply because they don't want to put people off. Sure, most of the big boys do nutrition info either on a leaflet or a website, but slap bang in front of you on the menu at the point of ordering would certainly…
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Yep, HRM is the best way to get a reasonably accurate calorie burn (technically not the most accurate, but you would need to be strapped up to a machine measuring your oxygen intake and CO2 output to get any more accurate...) Many of the foods are member contributed and some food recipes vary by region and over time so…
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Buy a HRM.
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The theory is that My Fitness Pal has already factored in a calorie deficit in your daily allowance so if you stick to that, you should lose weight. You can therefore eat your exercise calories if you want and still lose weight. That said, there are as many opinions on this as there are members on MFP so if you want to eat…
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Nah, heard that one years ago. Perhaps it hasn't reached as far west as Bris'ol though. If you want a laugh out of the americans on here, give them some bris'ol speak. "Where you to?", "Cheers Drive!" and "Alright my luvver?" comes to mind... ;-)
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Both of these seem really low for your current weight and time. I weigh a bit more than you (not much) and I have just used Runkeeper on my iphone to track a 50 minute walk at 3.0mph and it says I have burned 405 cals. I am waiting for my HRM to arrive so have nothing else to compare Runkeeper to, but I would check you…
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I am similar - I work 5 days a week at a desk job and work a second job three evenings a week on my feet. I consider myself sedentary and accept that weight loss will be easier when I am doing my second job. I don't add any additional calories for this.
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Not at that point yet - still doing C25K, but if you are on a treadmill you could either up your incline slightly and exercise for the same time or start on B210K and up your exercise time. Both should have the same effect, i.e. you will become fitter and should therefore find the 5K easier when you actually come to do it.…
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How are you doing on C25K? I have just completed W2D2 and enjoying it so far...
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Have you heard of Bridge to 10K? Google it.
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Hey, I'm from just down the road in Swindon. Invite sent.
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1200 cals seems a little low for a 5'10 @ 300lbs. Let MFP suggest a recommended calorie intake for you that is achievable. Cutting too low too quickly seems attractive but you may struggle, become demotivated and end up just giving up. Take it slowly, one step at a time and you will succeed. Remember, it took you 38 years…
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Just think how much worse it COULD have been. As you say, a pound is a pound and it took you 40 years to gain 180 lbs, it is going to take longer than two weeks to lose it. Good luck and keep focused.
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Another vote for couch to 5K. I have just started it, week one day two done. If you are running 6 mins already you might find it a bit easy to start with but if it works it will have you running 30 mins or 5K by the end of the programme. Good luck.
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Before jumping in and changing your profile, see what calories MFP calculates the walk as if you add it as exercise. Then, see how your daily allowance changes if you up your activity level to lightly active. If there is little difference, then it doesn't matter how you account for it, but you definately don't want to up…
