StaciMarie1974 Member

I have successfully lost weight with calorie counting. It is not complicated. 1. Set a realistic goal. Sure you want to lose weight fast at 2+ pounds per week, but based on needing to lose ~10-12 kg a goal of .5kg per week would be more realistic. Bigger bodies use more energy. Set your goal to lose .5kg per week, and this…

No, it does not double count. MFP will only count burn from one source for a given period of time. So if you log activity, say elliptical from 1pm-2pm, then MFP uses your log activity for that hour and the Apple activity for the other 23 hours in the day.

No, not possible that 1600 at your stats is too many calories for weight loss. It IS possible that you are retaining water for a variety of reasons that would cover up a drop on the scale. You will not lose weight every day/week. The body is not that efficient, and water weight plus the amount of food mass in your body…

Without a body weight scale, you don't know... 3 weeks is too little time to get a change that you can 'see' especially since we, as humans, are not great at being objective when it comes to how we look. Are there any public type scales you can use? Fitness center, doctor's office, etc. Something you can check, and then go…

In general, have smaller portions of bread/bread items and starchy sides like potatoes, rice. Limit quantities of fruit. Increase portions of meat and green veggies. (Green veggies do have some carb content, but not as much as fruit, starchy veggies.)

Calories matter for weight loss. Macro balance matters for how well satiated/satisfied you feel. Go for trial and error. If it works for you, keep at it. If something does not seem right, make an adjustment. Just a note that unless you are very active in your life/job/hobbies OR you're going hard for 90-120 minutes in your…

Everything burns calories. In general sitting burns more than lying down. Standing burns more than sitting. Is it alot more? No. On the other hand, my high school daughters start marching band camp in the middle of July. 9am-9pm practice days, with an hour for lunch and a 2 hour dinner break. Morning and evening will be…

Calories matter for weight loss. Macros are relevant for helping you feel satiated, and the right balance will vary from person to person. For example I could eat all carbs, and hit my calorie goal, but being too carb-heavy would mean foods that don't keep me feeling full very long so I'd be miserable or need to eat more.…

20 pounds in 3-4 months may be doable, maybe not. You probably won't average more than 1 pound per week but that comes out pretty close. Are you being too strict on the foods you 'allow' yourself to eat? Try saving some calories for evening snacking.

What did you put for a weight loss goal? Decrease it by .5 or 1 pound, and your MFP goal will go up.

Sounds like a problem w/ the gps function on your phone. MapMyWalk and similar apps use the phone's gps tracking...

Probably so, but I'm assuming the original poster might feel a bit panicky to increase activity level by 3 categories. Going up 2, and setting to maintain (instead of for weight loss) will increase calories greatly and poster can feel fairly confident they've not gone too far.

Two different topics. As to what you can eat to lose weight, its not about the what but the how much. If eating less of the foods you eat now leaves you feeling too hungry, then think about the calorie content of the foods you are eating now. Increase portions of low cal foods and decrease portions of high cal foods so you…

ANything is going to be a guess. I'd say the simplest thing to do, if you are set to sedentary but you are temporarily getting 15,000-20,000 steps: set to active and maintain. That should be a fairly safe ceiling to stay under.

Get one that clips to the body? The Fitbit One comes to mind. As to the reminder to move, I am only familiar with Fitbit. So if yours was a different brand, this means nothing... Anyhow, for certain Fitbit models the reminder to move is optional. When 'on' it will buzz/remind me at 10 minutes til the new hour if I've…

The body uses energy to heal itself.

I do know of someone who weighs 440 pounds and is starting now to try to lose weight. HIs BMR is 3500, and with low activity and several short intentional daily walks his TDEE is about 4750. He could potentially lose 5 per week, eating about 2250, but it would be short lived. TDEE drops with weight loss.

I would ask him to give a clear example of how one is expected to lose 5 pounds a week. The unfortunate truth: most doctors have little more than a few hours of 'training' on nutrition and weight loss. And that could have been decades ago. Depending on how much you weigh now, 1-2 pounds is a realistic goal. The most you…

If your target is 1300, and you're coming up 400-600 short: you are logging 700-900? And that is with eating chocolate bars which would be 200-250 calories typically. You don't mention your height, but unless you are relatively short, 144 pounds may be a healthy weight. Do you have any history of eating disorders? As for…

One other thought: think back to Nov-Feb. Were you more active and/or eating differently then?

When did you start trying to lose weight? Over how much time did you lose 4 pounds, and after that did you have one weighin that your weight was up or has it continued to go up over multiple weighins? Do you have a food scale?

No need to apologize for asking questions. :)

For the time being, I would say to try to be in control of your food as much as possible. There is nothing wrong with estimating, if you are getting the results you want. But if the scale is not moving and that is a priority for you then being in control of your calories in is the way to change things. For your sandwich…

About the existing food items with the green checkmark, its only accurate if you're eating what it describes. Such as if the entry is for Brand X for 100grams, and you are eating 100 grams of Brand X you should be accurate. BUt if you're eating Brand Y or your own recipe, and/or the amount is different: the green check…

Looking at your food log, I picked a random day and I'm on June 3. If you logged everything you consumed, your 1268 cals in included 460 cals worth of lemonade/coffee drinks. Did you not eat much solid food (personally I'd be starving which is why I'm asking) or did you not log breakfast and the rest of your dinner? I…

PS-I eat burgers, hotdogs, etc. on occasion as well I just make sure it fits my calories. Sometimes its a matter of making choices. Like I will often eat hot sausages or burgers with no bun, and I buy a lean beef hotdog that is 60 cals each.

If you've stayed about the same weight for 3 months, then there must be errors in your logging. More about the food scale... *Do you weigh all solid food? That is, fruits/vegetables/meats/breads? Or do you log things by eyeballing the portion? Such as 1 medium banana, or logging 2 slices of bread or 1 chicken breast…

Nothing to fix, because that is not how the Fitbit & MFP sync work. Fitbit sends information on steps, calories burned to MFP. MFP sends information on calories per meal to Fitbit. You can post a note into your feed to represent your workout.

I'm seeing very little protein and grains, and I'd be hungry too.

If you have been losing weight, to shift to maintenance you need to increase your calories. That is the simplest answer though it is not specific. You could try increasing your daily calories by 100-200 per day, and evaluate in a few weeks to see if you are still losing weight. If so, increase again. Repeat as needed. Or…