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Fitbit Burn
Stats: Female, 128lbs, 5'4" Hey all. I've put my activity level in as Sedentary and am allowing Fitbit to add to my calorie estimate on top of that. On a day when I take 14k steps, it adds a little more than 500 calories to my calorie goal for the day. Does that seem high? I do walk fast, at 3.5mph unless at home (smaller…
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Masking Weight Loss
Hey guys. I've been lurking for a long while and while I've got a pretty good handle on the basics, I do have a question. Quick bulleted facts:* I use a food scale unless I am eating an entire package of something. * If I honestly have no clue of what I ate for calories (eating out, for example), then I estimate as high as…
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Maintenance Seems Too Low?
Hey everyone. I was just hoping for a little bit of advice (my food diary is public). I am 5'4" and 111lbs. I am currently working on becoming stronger, so that I can do work around the farm more easily, and have no access to a gym where I live. MyFitnessPal has calculated my maintenance calories at 1560 a day, which means…
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Not the cook -- ideas?
I feel really silly to be asking this question, but it has plagued me for a while. Oftentimes, I am not the one to cook dinner, or food is provided to me as takeout. I don't know what it is or what is in it, so I cannot accurately log. If this was a once-in-a-blue-moon thing, I could just not log that day. But I find…
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A few questions
So I'm 22, and I haven't done any kind of regular exercise since middle school gym class. I get in some exercise at work running around all day, but it's not constant. I'm kind of wimpy and I'm frustrated with my current level of physical ability, so I decided to start with the following workout on youtube:…