Sophsmother

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How often do you eat out during weight-loss phase?
My daughter and I eat out for dinner 4 or 5 nights a week. She actually needs to gain about 5 lbs, so I find it easier to take her out to her favorite places so I know she'll eat something filling. For me, it's been really tough. I can find something healthy to eat at most places we go to, but accounting for every calorie…
Any benefit to calorie cycling?
I'm in a weight-loss program through an area hospital for the next 12 weeks. As part of the program, I meet monthly with an exercise physiologist. At my first appointment, she gave me an exercise evaluation and work-out plan. Her clients include both overweight people like me, but she also has clients that are body…
Same food has many different calorie counts in database
At least once a week I get a pan seared tenderloin filet at a fave restaurant. In the MFP database, there are a ton of choices for the filet with very different calorie counts. Which entry do you choose when there is such a discrepancy in calories? With the tenderloin, it makes a pretty big difference.
Anyone do Barre classes?
I just started doing barre DVDs and cannot find "barre" listed in strength training exercises on MFP. I have no clue how many calories are burned during a class and can't figure out how to add it to the database as a strength training exercise. Does anyone know how to add it to the database?
Creating calorie deficit
I don't mean to be a moron, but the whole TDEE thing is new to me. If my TDEE is 2038 and I eat 1400 cals a day, do I subtract that from the TDEE to get the daily calorie deficit? Again, apologize for the stupidity.

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