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Silly food tips for beginners - my perspective
I've had some good success with weight loss and I've found in addition to all the big rules, a few silly ones have really helped! Note these only work if you are not doing a total elimination diet. I still eat some sweets and such. 1 - There is no reason to be eating that bread. 90% of the time, a fork or spoon will do the…
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Determining how much to decrease calories burned
I use a treadmill with a desk, i.e., an actual treadmill with a large desk on it. I use my computer on it and/or write notes so sometimes my hands or fingers are resting on the desk. I'd say I'm doing this 50% of the time, give or take. Is reducing my calories burned by 20% a good amount to compensate for this? So if the…
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Setting a good net calorie loss
At my age and weight, MFP says I need to eat 1300 a day to lose a pound a week. I do extensive walking (at least 99 minutes at 3.0MPH and 10% incline) that leads to about a 900 calorie burn according to at least one fitness site. It has definitely helped lose weight, but it isn't enough. I hate calorie counting and doing…
