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Am I Just Seeing Things??!
HOW can 7 lbs make that much of a difference? I feel like there’s something wrong with my eyes, or I was EXTREMELY bloated before and this loss doesn’t “count” because it MUST have been all bloat/water retention.
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NSV: Stopped a Binge Day Before It Began
I woke up this morning in the wrong mindset. I wasn't hungry, but I wanted to binge. I wanted to eat whatever without measuring and damn the consequences. I'd get back on track tomorrow, right? So I head to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal. Out of habit, I reached for the scale and decided, what the hell, might as well…
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20 LBS down, 80 LBS to go!
I started in Jan, lost 13 lbs by mid Feb and then took a long break until the beginning of July. Now I'm 20 lbs down, and though it's not a HUGE loss, it's made quite a difference in my tummy. The tank in the after picture is the same style and size as the beforest pic, just different color. I can't wait to keep going!
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Cumulative Weight Loss Calculator (using calorie goal)
It's a bit hard to explain what I'm looking for, but I'll try my best. I'd like a calculator (online, excel spreadsheet, whatever) where I input my calorie goal for the week, and the calculator will tell me how much I'll lose over time if I continue to eat at that goal. I know MFP does this, but only in 5 week increments…
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How do you avoid obsession (calorie counting)?
When I make my own meals, I'm able to measure everything out with my food scale and enter the information into MFP accordingly. When I eat what others cook, however, I get frustrated that I can't make a better estimate. For example, tomorrow I'm going to my Dad's for some homemade sweet and sour chicken. He hand breads and…
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Is this normal weight loss during the first month?
I'm just wondering if it's normal for me to be losing this much during the first month. I mean, I'm not complaining, but I wonder if something is off. Initial weigh-in was 239. First week: 232.5 - I expected to lose quite a bit, water weight and all. Second week: 232 - I ate on target every day that week, so was shocked to…
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Small NSV (Long-ish)
I started seriously tracking my calories 2 weeks ago. I'm 100 lbs overweight and aiming for 1-1.5 lbs per week for now. The first week, I went from 239 - 232.5, so 6.5 lbs. I knew most was water, but I'd never purposely tried to lose weight and to see that I COULD do it gave me so much hope. This morning, my second weekly…
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At what point do I begin to eat back my exercise calories?
I've set my activity level to sedentary as I work at a computer and don't do much activity outside of the gym. I understand that sedentary assumes a basic level of activity, but where does that level end and when does my activity at the gym go over sedentary and require logging? I walk 2 miles round trip to the gym and…
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Eating With Family
I rent an attic apartment above my parents so I share the kitchen with them. Because of this, we usually eat 3 or 4 dinners together each week. While some meals are easy enough to guess (chicken breast and veggies) others are more difficult (casserole, stuffed shells, meatloaf, etc.) because my father is a good cook and…
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If I Set My Level to Lightly Active...
I am a cashier/sales associate at a drug store. When I am not ringing somebody up, I am stocking, cleaning, reorganizing, etc. I am on my feet 100% of my shifts, which run anywhere from 6 - 9 hours. I work 5 days/week. So, I figured that would be lightly active. However, if I add in intentional exercise 3 - 4x/week, should…
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Another calories question
I just posted that MFP has me set at 1,490 / day based on 1 lb / week loss. I am a 20 year old female, 185 lbs, 5' 4''. I have been playing around with body fat cals and TDEE calcs. If I set it to no exercise, my TDEE is 1,993 and TDEE - 25% = 1,495 If i set it to 3 hours/week, my TDEE is 2,284 and TDEE - 35% = 1,485 I…
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Struggling with figuring out calories...
I am a 5' 4'', 185 lbs., 20yo female. My UGW is 125 - 135. According to MFP, my daily calorie goal should be 1,490 at 1 lb/week, if I set it to sedentary. However, IIFYM TDEE calculator has my BMR at 1,596 calories. I am confused about activity level. I am a college student. I usually take the bus to school in the Winter,…
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TDEE with or without body fat %
Using the IIFYM TDEE calculator, if I choose the Mifflin-St Jeor Calc my BMR is 1596 and my TDEE is 2194. If I choose the Katch-McCardle option, which uses body fat %, my BMR Is 1333 and my TDEE is 1832. I figured out my body fat percentage using a tape measure, which I know is not accurate, but I wanted some kind of…
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If TDEE sedentary and MFP are the same thing...
Why do my values come out so drastically different? According to MFP, if I want to lose 1.5 lbs/week with a sedentary setting, that would be 1,240 calories/day. According to TDEE, if I set it to sedentary, my BMR is 1596 and my TDEE to maintain is 1915. In order to get to 1,240 calories/day with the TDEE calculator, that…
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TDEE - 25% if still above my BMR?
MFP has me set at a little above 1,400 calories if I aim to lose 1.5 lbs/week. On the Scooby calculator, I have it set for 1 - 3 hours of light exercise per week. My BMR is 1597 according to Scooby. If I set it to TDEE - 20%, it has me at 1,726 calories/day. If I set it to TDEE - 25%, it has me at 1,646 calories/day. Would…
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MFP's daily calorie goal less than my BMR
Based on MFP's BMR calculator, my BMR is 1592 cal/day. I have my app set to lose 1.5 lbs/week, as I have more than 40 lbs but less than 75 lbs to lose. The app has my daily goal at 1460. What am I missing? I have tried the TDEE calculators, and if I do TDEE - 20%, it has me at more than 1500, but still under MFP's BMR of…
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55 lbs to get to goal weight
I have always struggled with my weight, even as a child. I downloaded Lift, an app that allows you to make and track your goals on a daily basis. I received an email from them about a diet experiment they were doing with 10 common diets. I was assigned the calorie deficit diet, which I truly believe will work well for me.…
