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I think I'm going to try this! Sounds delicious. Has anyone else tried it? How did it turn out?

Thank you for all the helpful replies! I will look into reverse dieting, I had never heard of that. My initial thought was to up my calories by switching from 1lb weight loss per week to .5, but that still allows me 1420 per day which is 120-220 ish calories more than I have been eating for about a month, so I'm thinking…

Thanks guys! I will try eating 1300 for a week or so and see where it gets me.

I find running outdoors significantly more difficult than running on a treadmill. Even when I have my treadmill at an incline.

I would definitely log exercise calories, and use sedentary if you have a desk job that you're at most days.

What has been working for me up to this point isstaying within what MFP tells me to as far as daily calories. I have been trying to eat as clean as I can, and I also jog a few times a week. But I generally eat what I want (within reason - I never eat all my calories in chocolate, even though I feel like it some days) as…

Glad you got it figured out!

I noticed a few weeks back that mine did that too (except in LBS). I did drop a couple lbs, so MFP changed my daily calorie allowance with a 1lb/week loss to 1200. That's fine. But then I decided I only wanted to lose .5/week, and nothing changed. So I changed around my activity levels and rate of weight loss/week and it…

Just wanted to report back (in case anyone cares :tongue: ). I changed the battery in my scale, and it is saying today that I am down to 116lbs. :smile:

Thanks, maybe I will try eating slightly more. MFP gave me a 1200 cal/day allowance when I set my weight loss goal to 1lb a week, and 1430 when I set it at .5lb. I can fairly easily do 1200/ day so that is what I have been going for. What I meant when I said that I was under 1200 with exercise is that on most days…

Thanks for talking me down. ;) I am measuring everything with either measuring spoons/cups or a scale (which I actually just bought last week). Most of my exercise has been jogging, with an ab workout here and there. I'm thinking water weight is probably all it was. Scale is definitely mostly downward, it's just so…

My apologies to the OP, I didn't mean to make you feel bad at all, just trying to offer a bit of perspective. We all have tough days, and I'm truly sorry that you had one yesterday. I'm sure you can agree that we all have priorities in life. Sometimes exercising is one, sometimes it isn't - for everyone! My advice would be…

Right, that makes sense. What is the "grade"?

No, doesn't ask for weight. I got this second hand and I don't have the original instructions but it doesn't seem too technically advanced...

Thanks! I didn't realize the stroller pushing was in there.

Thanks, everyone. :) I really appreciate the advice. I have been thinking of getting a fitbit or something similar, maybe I will look into that this weekend. I don't have too much more that I would like to lose so I wasn't sure if it would really be worth it for me or not, but I will think about it and talk to the hubs…

Gee, thanks for the buzz kill. :tongue: In all seriousness, do you not think that pushing a child up an incline (not steep, by any means but still - not flat ground) is only burning about 5 cals/ minute? That is so unmotivating for me, lol. I don't usually eat back all my exercise calories because I actually did figure…

What it really comes down to is priority. I am a stay at home mom with 3 kids (2 of whom are in school and also a 2yo, very, very, very busy toddler), and a husband who works a lot. Most days the only time I can work out is after the toddler goes to sleep at around 8:30 or 9, in my basement. Some days I don't work out…

I actually haven't given anything up for good. I still allow myself the stuff I crave from time to time, however I have gone from drinking Coke almost daily to having it every couple of weeks. Also, fast food (and eating out in general) is a huge weakness for me. I have found it immensely helpful to have a meal plan…

I am also breastfeeding my 24 month old. He's nursing anywhere from 2-5 times per day so I hadn't really considered that I'm still burning calories making that milk for him. I wonder if I should log it. Hmm..

Okay, thanks everyone. I will just enter the ingredients separately.

Ah, okay - that makes sense. Thanks for the reply!

Oh awesome, thanks!

Lately I've been eating a lot of greek yogurt (0%) with fruit of some kind (tonight it was blackberries, but I love canteloupe, strawberries, watermelon, grapes, etc.). Some nights I will have a bowl of cereal, a few crackers, or cherry tomatoes plain or with low cal ranch. I think those are my main "go to's".

Sorry no advice for you here as I have never done Zumba but I have been wanting to try it! I think I may just take out some DVD's from our local library to see how much I enjoy it. :) I am also interested to hear how many calories it burns.

Ok, thanks for the input! For now I will just continue logging any extra exercise.

Thanks, you explained it very well! :)

Thanks guys. So, just a general question about maintaining weight (I am optimistically looking ahead): how does MFP figure out how many calories you should be eating to maintain a specific weight? Sorry if it's a silly question, like I said, I'm still learning. :)

Thanks for the replies! I think I am doing pretty well and am quite proud of myself for losing what I have. :) I have changed my goal to 1.5lbs per week, but that puts me at a daily goal of 1200 calories, which seems low. I guess I will just try to add in more cardio and then I can eat more calories? I'm fairly new to…