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Yes you are suppose to eat the calories it adds to your goal for exercise. It isn't "extra", it's allowing you to keep the same calorie deficit as if you didn't exercise, which is safe and sustainable. 1200 calories eaten no exercise = 1200 gross calories 1200+ 400(exercise)= 1600 gross calories These are the same…

The main problem with eating below ones BMR is that our brain cannot use fat stores and convert it to energy to run, it will use lean muscle mass. The brain uses more calories than one would think. If you continue to under feed long enough, you can lose significant amounts of lean muscle mass, lowering your metabolism and…

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/ammonia-smell-during-exercise-on-ketogenic-diet-qa.html This is a fairly common report on very low-carbohydrate/ketogenic diet (defined, once again, as any diet containing less than 100 grams of carbohydrate per day), a report of a fairly strong ammonia smell in the sweat during…

A sore knee could be caused from tight quads as they attach to the patella and can tug on it. It can also be caused by your IT band tugging at your tibia causing a misalignment which can refer itself as inner knee pain. I highly recommend using a foam roller on those muscles, just don't over do it, like any kind of new…

That looks super good. I think I'll use soy chorizo to make it vegetarian. =) yum

Are you forcing yourself to drink that much water or are you actually feeling extreme thirst all the time?

1200+ exercise calories, you want to net your calorie goal.

Since your deficit is pretty aggressive (1000 calories per day), I would highly recommend trying your very best to get as close to your calorie goal as possible. If you under eat by a few hundred today, plan to eat them the next day, you need the fuel for your body to run properly and not lose lean muscle mass.

As you get closer to your goal weight, it's going to get slower. It also requires a much smaller deficit to lose weight healthily. I would strongly suggest moving your settings on MFP from 2lbs per week to 1lb per week. At 6ft tall, you're going to need to be netting more than 1500 calories a day. This means eating ALL of…

Your BMI is 18, you are technically underweight. I can't really imagine you have any fat left to lose. Please head over to the fitness forum and read about how to gain lean muscle mass. This is done by eating over your maintenance in calories with adequate protein and lifting heavy weights. You can also do exercises that…

Please make your diary public. Tell us your current height and weight. Also how many calories you're eating a day.

My thought is that several days last week you ate less than 1000 calories. Maybe that is why you're so tired? Honestly, use those calories you didn't eat this past week tonight, for dinner, and eat a reasonable amount of everything. I would also recommend setting your weight loss goal to 1.5lbs per week instead of 2lbs.…

Please make your diary public =) If your calorie goal is 1500, you should be meeting that, not eating under it. Also please make sure you log at least 80% of your exercise calories and eat those on top of your calorie goal. Eating too little isn't better for losing fat, it's actually counter productive.

It's fine but it would be more accurate if he logged both the exercise and the alcohol. I know if I did that I would probably lose closer to .5lb per week because I can easily drink 500-700 calories in alcohol while only burning 300-400 at the gym. He might just want to make sure it's all a wash and that he isn't eating…

The only thing you need to lose weight is a calorie deficit, you don't have to exercise to create one. Put in all of your information in MFP, set it to lose .5lbs per week, eat your calorie goal every day, you will eventually lose those 10lbs, it will just take awhile =).

Your net intake shouldn't be below your goal, it should be as close to it as possible. Please eat your exercise calories, it's how this website is designed.

Make sure you log your cardio are eat at least 80% of the calories it gives you as sometimes MFP overestimates calorie burns a little. =) If you are still struggling with hunger, try changing your weight loss to 1.5lbs per week for awhile.

Best for what? For digestion? It's probably better to give your meals a few hours to digest before hitting the sheets, your body has a lot of functions it needs to perform while you're sleeping, digesting most of a large meal makes it more difficult. For weight loss? Doesn't matter.

The first couple days are usually a little rough. You could try to get some exercise, then when you add that to your diary it gives you some more calories to eat, make this process more bearable. Try to incorporate some additional lean protein to your meals, it may help you feel fuller longer. Also try to avoid refined…

It's personal preference. A caloric deficit is what makes you lose weight. A caloric surplus is what makes you gain weight. Not what time you eat, not if you eat or don't eat before exercise. Just be sure you are adding your exercise to your diary and eating those calories along with your calorie goal for the day.

Are you logging your food everyday? Are you weighing and measuring everything that you eat? Can you make your diary public?

You could try Melatonin, it's more holistic than tylenol, it works for some people. If this is new, it could be anxiety. Maybe if you can address whatever is stressing you out, the problem might resolve itself?

I think it's really great that you're taking all the time necessary to understand weight loss and that you want to do it the right way. Eating too little can definitely do more harm then good. I understand wanting to have an ambitious goal, but you will end up losing a lot of lean muscle mass over time and be pretty…

Please read some of the other posts, I think you really need to understand that the goal of 1830 calories already contains the deficit, you DO NOT need to eat less than that to lose weight. Set your weight loss to 0lbs per week to find your maintenance calories. Then change it back to 2lbs per week, you'll see it already…

The goal of 1830 calories per day already contains your calorie deficit provided you have it set to lose X amount of weight per week. You're suppose to eat 1830 calories per day with zero exercise to lose weight. If you exercise you will need to log the exercise and eat 1830+whatever you burn. Unless you currently have MFP…

If you net total is close to maintenance, then you will maintain your weight. So I'm certain there is a little confusion here.. unless you want to maintain your weight? If not, I think what you might have read is not to net below your BMR, which is not maintenance, it's what amount of calories your body needs to live if…

Well start slow, I know it can seem overwhelming, pick one thing per meal to make from scratch. Like rice, buy it in bulk and add your own low salt seasoning to it, there are a lot of recipes online. Once you have that down, try something else with a different part of the meal. Before you know it, it will be second nature.

Well sodium doesn't prevent fat loss, but it can definitely stall the scale, which may make you feel discouraged.

Do you have an example? Most foods prepared from scratch don't have much sodium unless it's added via salt. I mean, if it comes in a package or box or can from the store/it's been frozen, it's going to have a lot of sodium in it. I would say MFP is usually accurate, I saw one day where you logged pork chops, it seems odd…

She'll come around eventually. Just have patience. There are just somethings people have to learn on their own. =)