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I would suggest to almost completely cut out cardio. And yes I burn about 200 calories in 1 hour of walking, so that sounds correct. If you want to be sure you could look into getting a HRM with a chest strap, it's the most accurate way to estimate calorie burn. If you want to increase your bum and limbs, you need to start…
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I would definitely change your setting to sedentary and begin logging intentional exercise. Continue to eat exercise calories, if you feel that they are inflated (elliptical and zumba especially are inflated), try to eat at least 50%-80% of them. Sedentary includes up to 5000 steps as well as normal household tasks. I also…
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The beaches here do not contain quite as many beautiful people as portrayed lol. Don't hype yourself up too much. You're already at a really great weight with very little body fat to lose. I think it would be best to start a strength training program instead of dieting (eat enough calories to maintain your current weight…
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She'll get over it. Most of us gals are in the same situation. If she wants to eat a snack at night, it's completely up to her to budget her calories in order to do so. She can either eat less during the day or hit the gym hard, or a combo of both. Otherwise I'd say she doesn't want to snack at night badly enough. It isn't…
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Go to My Home> Goals > push button that says Change Goals > select Custom - continue> change Net Calories Consumed number box to whatever calorie goal you want, then push Change Goals.
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Eating at least your BMR can help maintain your lean muscle mass. (which allows a higher metabolism after you've reached your goal weight, as well as looking better at your goal weight) It's not recommended to eat below it, but you certainly can, if you don't mind the risk. MFP uses a calculator to get your numbers, but…
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Is it possible you changed your weekly weight loss goal from 2lbs per week to 1lb per week?
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No food is evil. All you need to lose weight is a reasonable calorie deficit. That's it.
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You sound completely normal to me. I think you need to stop looking/thinking about what others are eating, it's not healthy.
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I guess you have to decide what the bigger priority is, yourself, or making your MIL angry. I'm going to assume (which I hate to) that you are living with your MIL due to not being able to live on your own, therefore cannot give her the option of finding her own place to live if she is going to choose to behave that way.
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You should probably communicate and tell her how you feel. I'm sure you can work something out as to either ask her to pitch in with money so when you go shopping, you get extra for her, or politely ask her to go shopping for herself and not eat what you've purchased. Not sure what the situation is that your MIL is living…
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As someone has already pointed out "activity level" is meant for your occupation. Someone on their feet for hours a day would be very active, like a nurse or a waitress. If you currently are unemployed or have a desk job you need to set your profile to sedentary. Otherwise when you log your exercise calories, you will be…
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A lot of people are going to ask you to make your diary public to better help you. Basic advice for people who can't seem to meet their calorie goal are as follows: Get rid of "low fat" versions of what you eat, especially dairy, start buying full fat. Drink your calories if you are too full to eat them, add a glass of…
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Losing weight is free, you don't need any kind of program or clinic/meals/shakes/bars. However, it's alarming to see that an 18 year old male wants to only consume 1450 calories a day, that is really aggressive and you could end up losing a lot of your lean muscle mass, which will make you look worse and have a lower…
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Yes your net calories should say 1200. HOWEVER, please be 100% sure you are truly burning 500 calories working out. A lot of machines and even some MFP exercises are exaggerated. The most accurate estimate is a chest strap HRM. If you are using the elliptical for example, I'd log between 50%-80% of your total time to make…
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Sounds more like how I was when I was severely depressed. I stopped wanting to maintain my appearance because "I wasn't worth it". I hadn't even gained that much weight *yet*. Happiness is a choice. Once I realized that I had to fight tooth a nail to be happy, I dug myself out and found joy in little things again, like…
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I see a lot of information about things that don't matter at all when it comes to losing weight... Exercise, types of food, vegan, sugar, ect.... The one thing you need to be doing IS: Counting Calories < If you have no idea how many calories you're consuming, it doesn't really matter what type of food you're eating or…
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According to your stats 197lbs 6'1" 18yrs old you: Maintain your current weight at 2517 calories per day with zero exercise. From what you are describing as your food intake, I'd estimate it's roughly around 1000-1200 calories per day. This is not enough food, especially for a male, and especially for such a young tall…
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BMR is what your body needs everyday if you were in a coma just to function to keep you alive. TDEE is what you maintain your current weight on, this is what calories are subtracted from to create your deficit. The number MFP gave you to eat of 1330 isn't a deficit, it's a goal to eat at to allow you to lose weight with…
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There two reasons to not eat bananas: 1. You don't like them 2. You are allergic to them
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Sorry kittykat, but it's not true at all that you have to eat below your BMR to lose weight. The reason why it's recommended to NOT eat below your BMR is because this is the bare minimum your body needs to do basic functioning. Your brain is one of those things that does basic functioning. Your brain is unable to convert…
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Gather all of the food you are going to eat tomorrow and hold it in your arms, then weigh yourself. This is exactly what is happening, except the food and water are inside of your body. You aren't gaining "fat" during the day due to calories.
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There are some really awesome stickies here on the forums (at the top) This one: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1069268-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition Is great for new people who are still a little confused. Please read them =)
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A fluxuation like that can be caused by hormones or even if you had some extra sodium yesterday. If you're absolutely sure that you have been tracking your calories correctly and that your calorie burn estimates are right, then there is no possible way you gained 3lb of body fat. Drink some extra water, have a BM, and in a…
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The only thing that causes weight loss is having a calorie deficit. Macros are personal preference. Higher protein tends to make people feel fuller longer and can help with sticking to calorie goals. Getting enough fats are important for hormone regulation and feeling satiated. Some vitamins can only be absorbed if you get…
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Fluid retention is normal when the body is fighting a pathogen. Do not despair, it will most likely come off in a few more days. 5lbs is a normal daily fluctuation for most people. (it doesn't mean you've gained 2.6lbs of "fat", it's just water)
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If you're eating closer to maintenance on the weekends, the gain you are seeing on the scale is not true weight gain. It's just extra sodium and waste storage in your bowels. Your choices are: 1.) Stop eat over your calories on the weekend and monitor your sodium intake (less frozen/boxed/soup) or 2.) Stop freaking out…
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It completely depends on the individual, there is no specific answer for all people. I'm a pear shape and store next to nothing in my stomach area, thus I lost most of what little I had in my stomach first. Basically, just monitor how your body loses weight during your weight loss.
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I'm pretty sure your scale needs new batteries. Or maybe you need to move it to a flatter location.
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The .5 loss can be explained by dehydration which alcohol can cause. Or it could have nothing to do with the alcohol and be hormonal/eating more sodium than usual. It takes over a month for a true weight gain to show.
