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Hey rtalencar85, I use MFP only to track my calorie intake. MFP is severely flawed when it comes to everything else. I created a spreadsheet that does the real heavy lifting. First of all, I use the Harris Benedict Equation to calculate my BMR requirements based on TODAY's weight - not my weight six weeks ago. Why can't…

This is the best advice yet. There's no trick. Just bust your *kitten* and stop trying to rationalize eating more calories. My guess is you are not being honest with yourself about what's really going on. If everything you say is true, you should be seeing some results by now. You have to overcome the mental hurdles before…

If you're primarily exercising to promote weight loss, then definitely do not eat back your exercise calories. That's like pushing on the gas and brake pedals simultaneously. If you enjoy exercise and don't especially enjoy feeling hungry at the end of the day, then eat some of it back. Eating back any of these exercise…

I said that eating back ALL your exercise calories was BS. And, just for the record, I think eating back any significant portion of exercise calories is ridiculous if your primary goal is weight loss. You're not going to convince me that an increase in net calories, any way you choose to spin it, is somehow going to lead…

If you're hell bent on maxing out at 2 lbs per week, then by all means, throw down another 1000 calories. I'm not saying that you can't eat some of your calories back. Let your body tell you. The scenario you outlined is basically my average day. Do I stick with my 1300 calorie limit? Not usually. I usually eat around 1500…

Statements like that only help to strengthen my argument. Intentional weight gain is just as simple for most of us - but without all the mental drama.

Let's stay on point here. All I'm arguing is that it's a waste to eat back all your exercise calories. And your use of the word "extreme" is noted. Your body's vital processes require a certain amount of energy and certain key nutritional components. The argument that these resources are suddenly absent when some arbitrary…

It's a simple energy balance. Yes, the variables are numerous, but almost all of those variables can be eliminated or normalized very easily. The human body is cool that way. Weight loss doesn't need to be complicated. We make it complicated in order to justify our perceived failures and/or ignorance.

I already posted a link. Thermodynamics is at the absolute core of this debate - and it's not my research. There's no need to introduce any more voodoo pseudoscience into this discussion. In general, I'd say rationalization gets most people into this mess. And it's that same misguided rationalization that prevents them…

Do kinesiologists even study chemistry..biology...physics...? He references a single case study and then speculates on what might be going on. Did you even read the last two paragraphs in that article? He basically admits he doesn't have a clue. And this is the solid research that supports your position? Here are the last…

A kinesiologist trying to sell books... Pardon me for being a bit skeptical.

Why exercise then? What is the net benefit?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_thermodynamics

Do not eat all your exercise calories back! That's the biggest bunch of BS peddled around here. What's the point of exercising with the goal of losing weight if you're just going to eat it all back? It's just an excuse to eat more. There's anecdotal evidence and there's science. Don't over-complicate the issue. Your body…