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13 lb in that amt of time sounds high! I’m curious to hear what the pros have to say. How big is your surplus? (i.e. how many calories above maintenance are you eating?)

THIS. Don’t overthink it. If a pattern of more active and less active works, then carry on.

The number on the scale going up doesn’t just reflect fat gain. It reflects food leftover in your intestines, hydration, menstrual cycle changes inside the body, all sorts of things. So if you’re telling yourself that an occasional rise in your weight (woke up 2 lbs heavier for example) means you put on 2 lb of fat, you…

well… If you keep counting calories at maintenance, then you still have a daily goal!

While I know raw weight is most accurate, I have been successful just measuring my meat after it’s cooked and drained. When its easier (burgers for example) I will weigh it raw.

Is there a reason you want to log your steps? If you know what they are via smart watch, just use that number to set your activity level manually (lightly active etc). Or do you mean you want calories burned from a walk added to MFP as you do it?

Call and ask your pharmacist

I did the gym from college through about age 38 and loved it. It was my happy place. Then I had some chronic pain and my schedule got so busy and I started to feel lost at the gym. I just wanted to leave. I was afraid of getting hurt, tired of driving there, tired of waiting for machines. I wanted to lift heavy but…

Is this a pattern for you? Did bingeing regularly make you obese or significantly over weight? If so, then maybe there’s something to think about here. If not… then you had a day where tracking didn’t quite work out, and now you are back at it staying in a deficit. To me those are two totally different scenarios. If once…

building muscle takes years! adjust your expectations and you may be more likely to keep at it.

sunshine and a new hobby. i took piano lessons at 38 with zero musical history and it was really cool.

My two cents: two weeks isn’t long enough; you are expecting to lose too quickly which will make you more likely to quit; cardio doesn’t burn many calories so maybe you could later shave down to 1700 or 1800 calories. OR maybe 1900 is perfect but you aren’t using a food scale quite enough to get the best estimate of what…

honestly, I would not tackle two things at once. Why don’t you first try counting calories and finding a calorie level at which you start losing weight? You probably will not need to add the additional choice of keto. my worry would be trying to do two things at once would be really frustrating.

It’s trial and error for all of us until we get several months in — then once we lose for a while it’s trial and error again as we adjust to our updated caloric needs / deficit based on progress we made. No reason why you couldn’t eat at 1400 for 6-8 weeks consistently then see if you are happy with your loss or wanting to…

best guess. and i honestly only eat out maybe once a month.

it only worked for my family members for about a year because they didn’t stick to the post op behavior and food modifications. they stretched it back out.

may sound harsh but you don’t want it badly enough!

How long have you been tracking? Do you have a digital food scale? I’m assuming you started tracking AFTER gaining the weight?

plan to have a snack after supper. save enough calories.

just tag it on as a snack or add more to breakfast! i do it all the time

I’d select sedentary but then make sure you log your workouts. My apple watch has a workout setting for traditional weight training to track calories burned. You could start there then adjust as needed?

shrimp fajitas with corn tortillas

i pre log most of the food for the day in the morning. make most of your decisions ahead of time.

As we lose weight, our maintenance calories lower. We need less to maintain our current weight. That’s when the small inaccuracies in our logging start to matter more and catch up to us. Have you entered your new weight into MFP? How do you calculate your calories? Are you using a digital food scale?

this is a question about the app in general as opposed to a criticism or suggestion — if you set your activity level to “very active” then also log all your workouts, are you double dipping in a way? double logging activity? i have always just selected sedentary — THEN logged my workouts

i piggyback the question about whether you are using a digital food scale for foods measured in grams. i also agree that for two-a-days, you may need more time due to water retention

imported! of course i read “important” 🤦‍♀️

Plenty of studies are showing that you’ll gain back at least 2/3 of what you lose on a shot rapidly once you stop taking it. Address the root issue, which is eating more calories than you burn each day.

Depends on your goal. Since I sit a lot at work, I set my activity level to sedentary and follow the calories recommended for me. When I get good steps in, it’s just a bonus. Now if your goal is heart health, for example, or avoiding clots or many other things, then yes steps are important.