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When should you see a difference?
Just wondering how many pounds or what percent weight loss it takes to see a difference. I'm 5'3", gone from 9 to 8.7 ish but can't say it shows. I'm fairly flat chested and carry most weight on my legs (which have always been a bit chunky). Was hoping to get to 8.1 but at this rate I'll have to go much lower to get…
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Do you rest on your laurels?
...if you had a good week? Feel free to criticise or reassure me. According to MFP I should have lost a pound Max but the scales say I lost 4lb (2lb fat). To celebrate I have been eating "normally" the last couple of days, and might have one more day of luxury. Does this sound fair enough? Cos 1200 per day is HARD even…
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Confused about pasta calories
250g dry pasta (half a pack) feeds 4 of us. The packet says 346 kcal per 200 serving. Surely it's not that few calories for half a packet, so does it mean 200g once it's been cooked, and has water in it? If so, would 63g dry equal 200g cooked?
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How to best measure progress
I have purchased some scales in preparation to lose flab. The scales do mass, as well as fat, water, & muscle %. I was previously thinking of losing x pounds. But does it make more sense to track in terms of % fat instead? Or do you lose equivalent amounts of all body tissue types (keeping percentages the same?)
