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Can someone explain this...
Pre lockdown my weight really kept the following pattern - if I worked out regularly I would weigh around 149-150lbs and during periods I didn’t exercise/ normal weight would be 165lbs and I would drop to the 140-150 pretty quickly or would at least see steady drop in weight as I worked out. During covid I ate atrociously,…
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Eating the right amount Calorie Deficit and TDEE
I am trying to workout exactly how much I should eat daily for weight loss. I've used TDEE calculators, which vary a little but on average they show the following: My BMR is 1450 My TDEE is 1599 (sedentary) or 1740 with light workout. I entered the same info into MFP calculator and it tells me to eat 1200 under nutrition…
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How often do you lose weight
Hello I have learnt on here about calorie deficit, 3500 deficit = 1lb but I'm curious as to how often weight drops? For example, I weigh myself every few days to track progress and wear the same thing weigh at same time on those days. I noticed my weight will stick at the same number for say 5 days then all of a sudden the…
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Diets vs calorie deficit
I was told by a personal trainer I should do the zone diet plus a fitness plan. As far as I've read on here the basics of losing weight are to burn more than you eat. What would the benefits of following this zone diet? Its extremely difficult as I work on a ship, food provided doesn't give much variety to allow these…
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Calorie deficit calculator
Hello I am trying to wrap my head around what I should use to calculate my daily calorie deficit. I wear my apple watch as often as possible so believe the data to be as accurate as possible. Average per day - workout day Resting 1818 Active 818 Calories all is approx 1400 Does this mean my deficit is 1236? I saw people…
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What Am I Missing?
Hello! I like many have been trying to shift my belly for a while. I think (?) I eat quite healthy but clearly, there is something missing. To give a brief history, I was 160 lb and looked big boned with a belly. I started doing an all-body kick-boxing class about 2 and a half months ago. I do 4 -5 days a week and burn on…
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Under Armour App
Hello! I've recently installed the Under Armour app and synced with MFP but seem to be having duplication issues. In the app it shows the following: * Burned 713 Calories * Calories consumed 400 But when I click on the Nutrition portion it says Goal = 1200 - 482 food + 0 exercise. Does anyone know why this won't display my…
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Sore Shins from Running
I'm still fairly new to running (I try to get into it but just don't enjoy it) my max is maybe 2-3 minutes of non stop running on a treadmill. I often find my right knee feels as though it's going to give out and so I slow down and walk at these times. I noticed after my treadmill session two days ago, my right shin is…
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Protein Shakes - Are they healthy?
Hello :) I've tried googling for information on this but have yet to find a 'real' person answering without trying to sell something. I've been doing T25 for 4 weeks and whilst I feel like I'm getting stronger, I don't really see a huge leap in terms of weight change... I understand I've only been doing it for 4 weeks but…
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How to work out calories from amended recipes
I'm trying out the diet soda Cupcake recipes and wondered how I can work out the calories? For anyone wondering what I'm talking about, I read on various skinny cake sites that you can make low calorie cupcakes by replacing the egg and water etc in cake mix's with a diet soda (Sprite Zero in this case). The packaging on…
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Gym advice - Best routine ?
Hello :) I'm looking for a good, tried and tested work out routine that I can stick to in my local gym that's good for the female physique (if that makes a difference). A long time ago (not that long but a few years) I got into dance and ended up going 4 nights a week and would also throw in extra classes before my dance…
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Some guidance for a new runner ?
I've wanted to run for a while but never seem to get anywhere... since it's January the season of fitness I wanted to give it a go again. First of all there are a few reasons why I end up not getting anywhere with it: I feel extremely heavy when I run. I can't run properly - it feels like I land on each foot in one go…
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Good eating plan for Vegetarian ?
Does anyone know any good food tips for vegetarians ? One like rice & peas = protein or good foods to mix together to get maximum potential out of them. I heard from a friend that you should eat nuts with a meal to enhance fat loss, drink full fat milk etc has anyone come across this ? I feel like my diet is lacking in…
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Calorie loss differs per person?
Me and mum have taken a vow of healthy eating and exercise. We just entered in the exercise we just did together but we both got completely different calories burnt results. I got 20 mins = 70 cals, she got 20 mins 135 calories burnt. p.s. it's the same exercise choice too, aerobics general. Is the difference normal ? ...…
