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6'1" 280lbs - Calories 1900 or 2250?
I am trying to figure out how many calories that I need to be taking in. My goal is to lose at least 1.5-2 pounds per week! I have just recently started exercising so I was still keeping my activity level as sedentary and just logging my exercises. Can someone please help with the best number of calories for me to eat to…
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Favorite Recovery Drink/Meal
After a hard day of cardio or weights what is your go to recovery drink or meal? I know that low-fat chocolate milk is a great option but just wanted to see what some others are doing to help their body recover...
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HELP! I'm going to wrong direction!
Okay so I've been back on MFP for about 11 days now! Things were going great and according to my new scale I got three days ago I dropped 9 pounds from Friday-Wednesday. However, I have now gained 2 pounds of that back in the last two days. I am 6'1" 280lbs so my RMR is at least 2,765 calories per day. I am currently…
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Need Help adding good calories
I started back using MFP today for the first time in a couple months. I've been gone dealing with a family emergency and unfortunately gained back most of the weight I lost the first time around. I felt great about my progress today but I am still 258 calories under my 2000 calorie goal. I know that 2000 calories is…
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249 foods that'll help you lose weight fast
I found this today and figured I'd share with everyone! Complex Carbohydrates that help you lose weight… All whole grain or unprocessed foods Any fruits or vegetables Oatmeal Steel-Cut Oats Plain popcorn - lightly salted Brown rice Wild rice Wheat Germ Potatoes Wheat breads (Avoid White breads) Granary bread Pitta bread…
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Better Resource: Eat This, Not That: Supermarket Survival Gu
If you have one of both of these books please suggest which is a better overall value. I have the Eat This, Not That guide from either 2010 or 2011 but know that some of the information is outdated. Is the new edition updated enough to warrant buying another copy? Also are the recommendations in the Eat This, Not That:…
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Sweet Treat
How often to you reward yourself with a sweet treat? I am always at or below my net caloric goal but never really treat myself. Today I ate a 90 calorie Reese's Peanut Butter Heart and feel kind of guilty.
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Cooking Oil
When you add oil to a pan to keep things from sticking do you need to add that into your calories count?
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Knee Pain
So I really started on my new diet & exercise plan at the beginning of last week. I was trying to walk/run in some non-supportive shoes and by the end of the second day started having some knee pain. I went this past weekend and bought some great supportive running shoes to hopefully alleviate the knee pain. The problem…
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Frog Legs
I am looking for some good non-fried recipes for Frog Legs...I found some interesting information on the web that a 100g piece of frog legs contains only 73 calories and packs a whopping 50g of protein and 0g of fat! I was thinking of boiling the frog legs and then shredding the meat and making barbeque similar to what you…
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Looking for Sample Meal Plans...
Check out http://www.nowloss.com/free-online-daily-diet-meal-plans-that-work.htm for a wide variety of sample meal plans to help you meet your caloric needs. This is an excellent resource and provided me with some great ideas for the future!
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Interesting Facts
1. Your body burns 16% more calories after you eat a meal that's mostly fruits & vegetables than if you ate a meal without any fruits or vegetables plus...Fruits & vegetables high in vitamin C like Oranges, lemons & pineapples liquefy (or burn off) body fat so the fat can be easily flushed out of your body and you need to…
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Not Enough Protein?
I just found a great site that had this tip (This is quite different from the 15% that MFP automatically recommends for you): Try to get at least 30% of your total calories from protein because in a Danish study… People who got 30% of their calories from protein lost twice as much weight as people who ate less than 15% of…
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WAKE UP CALL!
So I have been on MFP for 6 days now...I began thinking my weight was still at 280lbs with a goal of getting back to 235lbs for the first time in a very long time...I have had an excellent 6 days and have really gotten much better at planning a healthy diet and working out...Today I got to a scale for the first time and…
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HELP! I feel like I'm overeating!
So I have really gotten into my diet and feel great! My only problem is meeting my caloric intake goal especially on days when I exercise. My net caloric goal is nearly 1,900 calories and so far today I have logged my breakfast, lunch, and snacks and still have 1,506 calories left for the day. I did workout this morning…
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Do you eat your execise calories?
When you work out and gain extra calories burned do you eat more food that day to keep your net calories the same or do you still eat your normal suggested caloric amount? I tend to only eat my suggested caloric amount 1800 calories regardless of my calories burned exercising. I am getting used to eating small portions and…
