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Some products are made with lower sodium and usually says so on the front of the package (still a little high in sodium, but if you only use 1 processed thing a day, it helps). But other than that, you've really answered your own question, you have to cook everything you eat.

Depends if you're eating those burned calories on top of your calorie goal. If MFP has you eating 1200 calories, and you're burning 300 from running, that only leaves you with 900 calories for vital organ functions and I guarantee your BMR is higher than that. If you're properly fueled, your muscle loss should be minimal.

Totally understandable that you want to start your weight loss out in a healthy way. Most people here disagree with low carb, it's fuel for your muscles for workouts and it regulates your brain chemistry. They are REALLY important, plus, fiber. What is healthy? To me healthy is food that is prepared by hand at home from as…

You're doing it wrong, please read the stickies in the newbie forums and understand why you are starving yourself. This isn't "okay". This is something people do when they suffer from exercise bulimia and it kills.

Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) quantifies the number of calories you burn in a day. This measure is best estimated by scaling your Basal Metabolic Rate to your level of activity. TDEE is critical in tailoring your nutrition plan to desired fitness goals. http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

My go to right now is 5tlbsp of egg whites on toast, I'm certain I'll be sick of it in a few weeks but it's surprisingly satisfying and only 89 calories (my bread is 46 cals per). I use to do liquids instead of food if I was feeling weirdly hungry. Warm liquids make me feel fuller than a snack sometimes. Soups that are…

It depends entirely on your caloric deficit. Not what you eat. But surely cutting out cheese, milk, eggs, honey, dyes made from bug thorax, and any cooked foods will help keep your calories in check.

I think your TDEE numbers are off a little. I maintain at 1800 calories, I'm also 5'7" and 160lbs. If you eat 2000 calories and burn off 300 from running.... 2000-300 = 1700. 100 calorie deficit a day. Then if you take even one day off of running, and still eat 2000 calories, you will basically negate half of the 600…

The calorie goal that MFP has given you already includes your calorie deficit. If you exercise, you need to log and eat those calories, otherwise your deficit gets too large and becomes unsafe. It isn't personal preference, that is how this website is designed. There are quite a few stickied threads around the forum that…

Firstly, you've lost 5lbs in 5 weeks, so you're not doing anything wrong? I'm not sure what you were expecting but that is nice progress. Secondly, it seems like you're eating plenty to me, most days you're eating your exercise calories and or are eating over your calorie goal. Yes your sodium is high and that *may*…

If you won't eat less, then... you're going to need to exercise more. I'm the same height and weight as you, if I ate 2000 calories a day and ran 2-3 miles, I'd maintain.

Hi, most people are going to request that you make your food diary public. You don't mention how many calories you're eating, which is kind of the most important thing. If you're eating at a caloric deficit, you are not gaining muscle, sorry. If you feel bulky it's either water retention from your muscles repairing…

You're a healthy weight for your height, since you only have <10lbs to lose, it is going to be slow going. Like 1/2lb a week. Change your settings for .5lbs per week and understand that it's going to take some time to "do it right" this time. (log and eat your exercise calories as well) I would definitely recommend…

The most likely explanation is that originally when you signed up you put your loss to 2lbs per week or 1.5lbs per week, not 1. Or You changed your activity level at some point from when you started to now. Generally, yes the less you weigh, the lower your calorie goal will go. But MFP will never set it lower than 1200,…

As long as you stick to your calorie goal, no food is "fattening". You don't have to eliminate anything. You just have to maintain a calorie deficit to lose weight.

It's strongly implied that you're saying BMR is maintenance by your description of BMR. And also that her deficit starts at calories subtracted from BMR. Just saying it could have be phrased better, I can see that it wasn't what you meant now. If it confused me, it probably confused other people. No hard feelings.

I never said I didn't agree that her deficit is too high. So, what is your point? None of what you said has anything to do with the issue I'm having.

I don't know how: "BMR is a cals burned doing nothing all day, so if you are only eating 1200 calories a day you are already at a 395 cal deficit" Could possibly be read any differently than how I read it. But okay. Basically it sounds like you're saying BMR is maintenance for a sedentary person. So.... that's wrong. If…

BMR is actually what her body needs just to stay alive in a coma. Her TDEE is what you should be subtracting 1200 calories from to determine her actual deficit. Please be careful with misinformation. 2189-1200= 989 calorie deficit, which is almost 2lbs a week, this is pretty aggressive. Your TDEE -20% should be relatively…

Your body actually needs energy(calories) to run (heart beating, creating new blood cells, digestion, thinking ect.). When you net too few calories (under your BMR) your brain cannot use fat stores in your body for fuel, and WILL start to burn muscle so it can continue to run. Will you still lose weight according to the…

The sugar listed on your MFP macros is a suggestion, not a limit. Provided you keep to your calorie goal, you will lose weight, even if you go over ANY of the suggested Macros such as Fat/Carbs/Protein. You can edit your food diary so sugar is no longer displayed. MFP doesn't have a separate category right now for sugars…

If you're logging your calories to the best of your abilities, then you should know whether or not you will gain weight from the food. You can pretty much eat whatever you want within your calorie goal limit. If you're still finding it to be too many calories, hit the gym after work everyday and burn off whatever excess…

I think most people would agree that it takes at minimum, a month to determine whether a gain is true. A week is nothing. Also a pound is nothing, you can lose that in 7-10days depending on your current weight.

Yes, but I think that if you look at how many calories you'd get by logging your exercise on MFP, that you'd be grossing nearly the same amount of calories. 1200(goal)+400(exercise)=1600 calories to eat. TDEE-20%=1600 calories to eat.

Anyone who says to eat less than your BMR is not educated on what the difference between BMR and TDEE are. BMR is what your body NEEDs to run if it were in a coma. TDEE includes normal activities such as bathing, standing in the kitchen making food, using the restroom, doing laundry, ect. If you exercise, it is also added…

Not sure where you read that, or if maybe you misunderstood. Sometimes MFP over estimates calorie burns for elliptical trainers and some workouts like Zumba, and it should be noted that some people eat back between 50%-80% of those calories. Maybe you're referring to the fact that *most* people set their MFP profile to…

TDEE on sedentary is the same as your maintenance calories on sedentary, which is exactly what MFP already calculates for you. -20% for most people tends to be around 400-600 calorie deficit a day, which averages out to what MFP already takes off at 1lb per week (500 calories). If you're going to do the TDEE-20% method and…

Drinking calories tends to be easier and doesn't lead to the same "full" feeling. You can try making some healthy fruit smoothies, or just drinking milk or juice with every meal.

They are high in sodium, and generally not very nutritious. However, provided you have a calorie deficit (eat your goal calories) you will lose weight. The sodium might prevent the scale from showing it due to water retention.

*drinks beer*