higgins8283801 Member

For the regular person 1200 is too low anyway. I am 5'2, in my 30s and my bmr is 1321. If you're struggling on 1200, eat a little more.

Mine were running a mile straight between 8-8.23 and perfectly guessing my food weight. When I put it on the scale it was perfect!

I am in maintenance now. Using mfp I would be allowed 1530 calories a day before exercise. However I use scooby. Scooby allots me 2280 to maintain. With a bmr of 1321. I eat roughly 2003 -2100 a day and have been maintaining for 3 months now between 119-123. I have found closer to 2003 I start to dip a little in weight but…

So if I run 3 days a week for 45 minutes and walk the other 4 days for 60 minutes, when configuring TDEE should I not have calculated it as exercising 6-7 days a week? I strength train on 2 of those walk days. I'm in maintenance now, so I guess it doesn't really matter seeing as how I made it to goal, but curious.

I agree with this. I don't count my household walking. But if I run 4 miles and walk the 4 miles back to my house, I'm accounting for all 8 miles! Lol

I spend 225 every two weeks and maybe 40 or so weekly. We are a family of 4.

This. Mfp has number being 1530 before exercise. That is too low for me as I can maintain just fine on 1700 before exercise too.

I've had a Fitbit for nearly the entire 9 months I've been doing this and 3 months ago I reached goal. I did mainly walking. Even now I equal part walk and run. Example 4 miles out I run, then walk the 4 miles back. Never stalled or anything. Consistently lost weight and maintenance has been a breeze.

I have killed one. In 9 months I am on my second scale.

I went from hardly being able to walk a mile to walking 8 or more a day. I also run but on my long walk days I definitely do count them. Those long walk days usually account for 180 or more minutes of my day.

This!! This is described perfectly

Myfitnesspal has a recipe builder. I just plug in the amounts of the ingredients I'm using, then tell it how many people it serves. The site generates calories per serving for you. Just make sure you select the amount you're using for the recipe. So for example it will spit out 4oz for ground beef, if you're using 1.18lbs…

You can change on the app too. Click more on the far right side then choose goals then maintain current weight

I have tried dieting off and on for 5 years! In fact I have had an account here since 2011, and in 2007 I started s spark people account. With that said I never stuck with it. Until. July 2014. I saw a picture of myself and that was it. I got on the scale and finally saw my weight. I mean, I knew I was fat but it wasn't…

I am 5'2 and hit my goal weight of 125 3 months ago. I hit a harder block around 135. To beat it I exercised harder and didn't eat back all those calories. Did more hiit and weights. By going harder it seemed to be the trick to reach goal

I run and do not take my phone on runs, I got the surge. My husband has a garmin with a heart strap and I've worn both the surge and the garmin to test heart rate and they are similar within 5 beats during the duration of my runs. The gps is accurate when compared to my husbands garmin and the mileage and pace is accurate…

I don't think I have ever made myself be truly hungry during the entire time I lost weight. What I always attributed to be hunger was either false hunger due to needing water or my brain playing because I was bored. I ate when I was hungry and learned to stop when I felt satisfied. Took awhile to learn it, but I got it…

I started walking. Then transitioned to running. I'm in maintenance and usually will run for 4 miles in the morning and burn 600 calories and walk 6 miles the off day I don't run and burn 500. So for me, running is only slightly better. If you're not a runner, walk and train to eventually run.

I am 5'2 and lost 50lbs. I have been maintaining between 119-123. Today I was 121.6

I track but now that I'm in month 3 of maintenance, I don't always weigh out the creamer for my coffee, or that glass of oj. However I will check myself once and awhile and have learned that im getting pretty good about eyeballing a proper serving. Yesterday I eyeballed out a perfect 2.0oz of turkey breast for my sandwich.…

I'm on month 3. I seem to range between 119-123. I follow similar things as you do! Most days I have over 130 active minutes, and the other days I always have at least 60! Walks are very refreshing! I average between 1800-2300 calories a day even though my maintenance is 1500 with doing nothing. Happy 4!

I'm in maintenance and do daily. I like to see trends. For example the days i chug a lot of water I usually don't have sodium gains like I do when I don't drink water. I also, after months of doing this, can figure out TOM based on weight spikes.

I typically meal plan before. Then make my list based off the meals and snacks I have selected. The bulk of my groceries come from the dairy, produce and meat sections. I also get lunch meat from the deli counter. I try and avoid the interior part of the store as much as I can.

I'm in maintenance now. 5'2 female 121.7lbs Maintenance no exercise my goal is 1530. However I usually eat anywhere from 1700-2300 depending on exercise. I get the most on my long run days. 3 months on maintenance and holding between 119-124 so I'm doing good!

This is me. 5'2. On the left I was 171 on the right I'm 124. It's all on how you carry it, and obviously 150-170lbs would not look right on me.

I would get that way when I was attempting to run everyday. Now my run schedule is Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. 4 mile run out/4 mile walk back. Having Saturday, Monday and Wednesday off has improved my endurance greatly.

I do what I like. I like to run. I've hit maintenance now, so my goals have switched to increasing speed and time. I lost all my 50lbs and mainly ran and walked, with a little strength thrown in. With that said, I hate strength training. Loathe it. So I don't do it much. I however love running and doing what you enjoy is a…

You can track your meals. Even if you don't cook it. Just be in there and use the recipe builder and input everything into it that the cook is using. You can work your butt off exercising but if you are eating back that deficit you earned you will not lose. That's why it is so important to know what exactly you're consuming

You need to know how many calories you're eating. Exercise will do nothing, if you're consuming too much. Weight loss happens in the kitchen. Period. Exercise is for health.

Chicken ranch tacos. Yummy