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k so this is kind of cheesy but i like to think of my food log like the tank of my car. you can either go to the gas station 6 times and fill up your tank 1/6 each time and it will take you to point A or point B or go to the gas station 2x and fill it up halfway and it will still take you from point A to point B, or once…

I started this at 140 lbs (im 5'3"). my goal weight is the weight I was when I was in high school (120-ish lbs).. playing softball & lacrosse I was able to maintain that then college hit (along with the all nighters, binge drinking, cafeteria junk food, overall laziness & all that other good stuff). but even at that weight…

i LOVE the last one.. maybe that's the Twilight fan in me coming out lol the second one looks cute for the fall ..actually they're all super cute. I think you'd be able to rock all of them! :P what website did you find them on?

A caloric deficit is a caloric deficit at any time of day. It doesn't matter what time you eat. If you eat less than you burn overall you will lose weight.

Because MFP has already figured your resting metabolic rate for a 24 hour window. Your HRM also calculates your calories burnt but includes your RMR for that one hour so by adding what is on your HRM to what is already in MFP you're double counting the 83 cals for that hour. I don't bother doing this because I only eat…

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2614 = TDEE not BMR TDEE - 1000 = 2 lb weight loss its a 64 calorie difference. you can always try 1614 for 2 weeks and see how your body responds or stick to 1550 since its working and wait till its not working anymore to raise it.

so i'm going to echo everyone's sentiments and tell you that if you want to lose weight and get the body you want you need to eat REAL food. there is no way that you're getting all of the nutrients that you need from those shakes. my guess is the reason you can't lose weight on any other diet is because your body has…

you can't entirely but I like to have a general idea of how I'm doing with keeping sodium and potassium in line

calories, protein, fat, carbs, sodium & potassium/sugar depending on how I'm feeling. i really try to watch calories, protein & fat the most but the other 3 are there for curiosity mostly.

calories used for dietary needs are not the same as calories used to measure TEF. what we use to measure food is called a calorie but scientifically they're really kilocalories. 1 kilocalorie = 1000 calories of energy. the body uses 1 calorie of energy to "heat up" 100 grams of water 1 degree celsius.

more like 1 calorie per liter.

it takes about 240 calories (not kilocalories .. which is what you're actually talking about) for your body to heat up a cup of ice cold water. 240 grams of water in a cup x 8 cups = 1920 grams of water. you burn 1 calorie to heat up 1 gram of water. (I'm talking about what scientists use as 1 calorie, not what we use as 1…

bogus term thrown around the media.. calories are calories and you're burning them as your body needs them

i had a roommate in college that was in an abusive relationship that her parents tried to end so she tried to end her relationship with her parents. problem was.. her and her bf were always on the phone and for some reason as soon as it hit like midnight / 1 am (when I was trying to sleep) the fights would start! i…

^^ this. the 24 hour clock was made for farmers to keep track of their crops way back when. everybody has their own ongoing biological clock. the 50% rule you're talking about has been debunked many times. not eating right after a workout isn't going to harm you as long as your body has fuel to work with until you get your…

average about 4 on weekdays but I make it up on the weekends :-)

Starvation mode is your body's response to a prolonged period of a low caloric intake. In layman's terms, the body responds to a lack of fuel by reducing the need for fuel, decreasing the body's metabolic rate. To keep the metabolism burning during a period of a caloric deficit, it's recommended that women consume an…

sugar... the only time I put sugar in anything is twice a day I put 1/2 tsp into my coffee. i've tried switching to every other type of sweetener for my coffee.. stevia, truvia, equal, splenda, honey.. nothing tastes the same. i've reduced it from 2 tsps to 1/2 tsp though. oh wells.. if it kills me i'll have died happy :-)

this looks really good... may make this soon :)

From his facebook page: Body weight pre= 200.8 lb; post = 174.2 lb (-26.6 lbs); Body fat pre= 33.4%; post =24.9% (-8.5%) If it was all fat he lost it should have been 13.2% fat loss but it was 8.5%, meaning he lost almost as much LBM as fat. I'd rather have a toned, healthy body than a skinny anorexic looking body. I like…

thanks for that! reminds me of what my day used to look like (and sometimes still does). sad thing is that after starting to work I was more sedentary as I'd ever been but making the most high calorie/unhealthy food choices ever. but ever since getting on MFP i've started actually making my snacks & lunches the night…

yeah veggies and berries... although a lot of berries are high in sugar so I would be careful but if you're into snacking on veggies - i sometimes make a big bowl and keep going at them and its half the calories of anything that size and i get my munching fix ... nom nom nom :)

you can usually make a healthier version of them with less calories, less sodium and tastier if you made them homemade. they really do taste like they came out of a box. edited to add: I've never found them very filling for the amount of calories.

potassium helps remove excess sodium from your body. you're probably lacking in potassium so you're probably retaining water like crazy in your muscles. you could try taking a MV with potassium or just a potassium supp. do you get your daily fruit & veggies servings? a lot of fruits & veggies are high in potassium and have…

"I gotta remember to log this when I get online." "I hope my measurement was right on [ingredient]." "Do you know how many calories/grams of sodium/sugar is in that?!" + general questions/comments to waiters/waitresses like ... "what lighter versions do you have?" "no dressing please" "do you do half portions?" "no bread…

I don't log water or gum.. & whatever I use to grease my pan (Pam, Crisco, etc). I log everything else.. including zero cal water (I don't drink that too often), vitamins/supps, coffee, tea, herbs/spices that I add to my cooking, etc. I don't plan to log Thanksgiving dinner. i'll probably just quick add a decent estimate…

when I eat a very low cal breakfast or skip it altogether.

I have mine but mostly just because it sits in my bathroom. I used to be obsessive about it... weigh in everyday.. multiple times a day but it wasn't doing me any good. Now I jump on it from time to time but stopped really weighing in everyday. I try to weigh in once a week just to see where I'm at but don't really use…

^^ This. Plus I don't know what your protein goal is but to preserve muscle, its recommended that you get at least 1 g of protein for each 1lb of LBM. if you don't know your body fat %, shoot for 1 g of protein for each 1lb of body weight.