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How I Set Up My Excel Spreadsheet
Hi all, Thought I'd share how I set up my Excel calorie counting spreadsheet. It's very simple and basic, but I thought this info might be useful for those who don't use Excel all that much. Column A: 1. "DATE" 2. May 1, 2014 3. (and so on). Column B: 1. "Calories Out" 2. 1635 3. (...and so on. I enter this number first…
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Eating back exercise calories?
Okay, I just saw mention of this for the first time: "eat back HALF of your exercise calories." Is that what I've been doing wrong? I've been eating ALL of my exercise calories (as determined by my heart rate monitor). Just want to get more verification. Is this what people do? I'm eating 1200 per day plus exercise…
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The best way to thank MFP
My Fitness Pal is an amazing site that's TOTALLY FREE, and it changes lives! Compare that to Weight Watchers and all of the millions of expensive weight loss solutions out there. Been reading some very inspiring success stories on this board and wanted to remind folks: The best way to "pay" MFP for their great site, great…
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Need help with the dinner problem.
it seems like every day, dinner is my downfall. I'm trying to do 1200 calories per day. 400 breakfast, 400 lunch, 400 dinner. The problem is, I tend to go a little over at breakfast or lunch, then I have to cope with 300something for dinner. More often than not, I blow it. I wish I could just skip dinner altogether and eat…
