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Why eating under 1000 calories is bad --Need help
My mom is on MFP, weighs and logs everything, and has hit a plateau. Problem is, she's barely eating 900 calories a day and refuses to listen to me when I say she should be eating at least 1000 a day, if not 1200. I tried looking up some articles but they're all "buy this book!" "eat these foods" "complicated numbers that…
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Thirty is the new Twenty
There's a group for teens, a group for 20s, and a group for 40+. There's nothing wrong with us 30 year olds. Life is just getting started for some of us. I'm 30, turning 31 in June. Decided to lose weight because the number on the scale was just getting too high and I want to look good in my brother's wedding pictures. Add…
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Explain BMR and TDEE
There are so many numbers I'm a bit confused. I'm 5'3", weigh 186, work retail 4 days a week, and go to the gym 3 times a week. My BMR is 1619, my TDEE is 2108, and my MFP calorie goal is 1410 with light activity. Does that mean if I eat below 1619 I'll lose weight? What if I eat below 2108? Also, I take about 7000 steps…
