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Totally fine to track weekly totals. The premium MFP lets you set up specific daily goals too.

Yeah, me too. A little scary how dependent on mfp I am. lol.

Put X amount on a digital food scale, to make sure you're actually eating X amount, THEN lose Y.

Why do they always skip past the "are you using a food scale?" question?

Same

Low for me too.

It's unlikely that you're building 4 pounds of muscle doing weights twice a week. How are you tracking your calorie intake? Are you using a digital food scale? If not, you're likely eating more than 1200. Depending on your stats, your cheat evening could easily wipe out your calorie deficit and put you over maintenance.…

This should be the first pop up message MFP shows all new users... and maybe a notification every time someone tries to enter a solid using cups as a measurement.

Apple or Android? I quite like Fitnotes on android. It is minimalist, with a rest timer. But you'd have to create your own workout by selecting from a list or creating your own, then adding it to a list that you make. I think it's worth the extra work though and it's simple to look up exercises and check the proper form on…

The number on your scale. The only way to tell how accurate calorie burns truly are is by calibrating with what your weight does. If your weight is not doing what it is "supposed" to, you have a logging error. Either your food/exercise calorie burn or both are inaccurate (assuming no medical conditions are present). Start…

Read all the stickied posts at the top of each forum section. They are full of useful information.

When cutting I tend to leave about a 100 calorie buffer to account for logging errors/calorie burn estimate errors. But the best way to know how accurate everything is, is to watch your body weight on the scale, to see if you're losing at the expected rate. If not, your calorie burns may be over estimated or you may have a…

I went with an exercise bike to replace a treadmill. Much cheaper than a treadmill. I really enjoy it, plus I can read while getting some cardio in.

Start with reading all the stickied posts at the top of each forum section. They are full of all the collected info you'll need.

Congratulations on losing 30lbs!! Don't let a little set back of 1 bad weekend make you forget what a great accomplishment that is!! Failing is how we learn, and it's only a failure, if you don't learn from it! So what can you learn from it? Is your deficit too restrictive, causing you to binge? Was it the drinking (if…

Like everybody is saying, weight loss is about calories. Running increases how many calories you burn, but unless you're tracking what you eat, you have no idea of how many calories you are taking in. If you are not losing weight, then you are eating at maintenance (the amount of calories it takes to stay the same weight).…

Save calories for before bed. Experiment to find what keeps you full. I usually go for a protein shake. Otherwise I'm up in the middle of the night eating peanut butter and honey :D I find it easier to be disciplined during the day, than the evening when I'm tired.

It looks like you answered your own question. Do whatever works for you! Some weigh all the time, because it lets them see how the scale varies and fluctuates, so they learn not to get freaked out by it. The important thing is to watch the trend and mainly the weekly numbers. Others stress when the scale does anything, so…

You know your schedule and your eating habits, all you have to do is figure out how to out smart yourself/make a bargain with yourself. Start small, wake-up a little earlier and workout first thing to get it out of the way. You can split up your workout, half before work, half after. Or do something during your lunch…

Such a great outlook! Congratulations on your degree and new place!

^This! Weighing and measuring your food is "front end" work that leads to a deficit. You can do it backwards, by watching your body weight on the scale. If you are not losing at the expected rate, you are eating too much, cut your portions. It is very possible to lose weight, it's just easier and more accurate with a food…

Less calories sucks :( but this is most likely the solution. Watch your weight to see if you start losing like predicted now. Adding in more excersize will give you more calories to eat (generally it's recommended to only eat back 50% - 75%, because calorie burn estimates can be a little high). :)

Perfect! Using a scale is the most accurate way. In the settings what did you set your activity level at, when you were setting up your account? The way myfitnesspal works you can lose weight without any excersize (although excersize is good).

Firstly I couldn't understand any of the foods in your diary :D Swedish huh? Other than not knowing what they are, the entries look to be in grams, which is good. Do you use a digital food scale? The calories that mfp gives you are an estimate, so you might find that you have to go lower to lose. Baring medical issues,…

Absolutely 100% all about the calories. There is no need to look for extraordinary reasons, when you haven't ruled out the ordinary reasons. You are not tracking accurately. Digital food scale, tighten up your logging and you will get the results you want.

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Sorry to hear about your divorce. Relationships ending is always tough. Guidelines: you need a minimum amount of protein, fat and fiber for your body to function properly, pre-log your daily food and check to see if you are meeting the minimums recommended by mfp. This will help maintain your hormone levels, vitamin…

Judging by your picture, you are pretty thin. I'd recommend changing your body composition (add more muscle) by lifting heavy. Here's an example of what changing your body composition by adding muscle can do:

Clean eating is old "broscience". Basically your body can only absorb so much macro/micronutrients in a given time period, so you don't get bonus points for more once you reach your daily threshold. The newer way of looking at it is a macro approach. Once you've, met your daily macro/micro goals…