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I use a Polar H7 (Bluetooth and 5kHz) with various apps in my iPhone. If it synchs with MFP depends on the app used. The H& was a good choice for me because it will also link with the older watches, gym equipment, and the new Polar rodents like the loop.

IIFYM stands for If It Fits Your Macro(nutrient)s. It is typically represented as a methodology that suggests that while you should eat predominantly 'healthy' (i.e. micronutrient dense and minimally processed) foods but if you can meet your targets for calories, protein, fats, fibre and carbs you can indulge in treat…

No.

Maybe, she strikes me as pretty open minded.

I'd guess not.

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Sure would.

In your other thread you said that you were 'quite overweight' but didn't say how much so. 1200 kcal might be too low a target. Do you have somebody close to you you feel comfortable talking to? A Doctor or Therapist perhaps. A lot of the impediment to eating to target can me psychological and are best dealt with…

I've only been on here a week too, and I'm not happy with my diet either. In my case it's my macronutrient balance I'm not happy with. I'd be happy to be on your friends list and help you stay with it.

Weighing infrequently it can be hard to see what is going on. Daily weight fluctuations of a couple of kilos either way aren't uncommon. I see that you have another topic and that you have just dropped your caloric intake because you don't see yourself making progress. John Walker has an online tool for creating a smoothed…

At the moment, if I can fit it into my daily Calorie target I do. I am moving toward IIFYM.

Daily, but I calculate a smoothed trend. I log on MFP weekly.

Caitology is on very much the right track. MFP doesn't allow for exercise calories regardless of what activity level you choose at setup, always expecting you to eat back your exercise calories. Due to inaccuracies in how they are calculated generally people are advised to eat back 50 - 75 % of the exercise calories. Yes,…

Don't worry about thins you can't change. Tomorrow is a new day and a new opportunity to do well. Boycot the scales for a week if that makes you feel better, they aren't always the best measure of progress anyway, but go back to your good logging, eating and exercising habits. A one week break isn't going to set you back…

There's a good list and many other ideas in this thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/926789-protein-sources Fat-free and low fat cottage cheeses are pretty good too.

I don't log Water, Diet Coke or my multi-vitamin supplement. I did log it once but all the categories I track on MFP read zero. At 1 kcal per 250 ml Diet Coke is pretty close to nothing.

Given that the estimation methods for TDEE available, the best way yo know is to track your metrics and adjust based on outcomes. Any actual deficit of 550 kcal/day will see you lose weight. Remember the daily variability that everybody has and be as accurate with your logging as you can so you know what you've been doing…

Most References recommend a minimum protein intake of 1 g per pound of lean body mass (LBM). At 149 lbs and 36% BF, you have an LBM of around 95.4 lbs. What are your macronutrient goals?

I believe that I started gaining weight (above normal growth) at around 6 years of age after we moved from a farm environment into a city. It was at this school that I started being bullied and became socially isolated. I soon there after got my first games console and then computer and was never really an active child…

Victoria, Australia. Previously from Queensland, Australia

This should be on a t-shirt! :smile: Thanks to Sara and SS for this group. It's made my first few days on MFP relatively painless.