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How many calories?
I know this is going to be a hot topic. I am 49, been down the diet road before, sitting at about 302 want to get down to 200.(as a start). I have kicked around different ways to figure out how many calories I want to eat. I thought of just eating what I would at maintenance. I went to Scooby's site and figured out what…
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If I eat the calories I would at goal, I should lose, right?
I am doing some calorie cycling, some low days, some high days, but if I eat the number of calories weekly that I would at goal, I should lose with no problems, right? Its easier than taking my current weight, rerunning it thru the calculator every 5 lbs to determine what I should be eating "this week"" Opinions? TIA, Lisa
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Can I eat my calories now that I would eat at goal?
Hi all - I have about a hundred pounds to lose. My question for y'all is: Looking at my goal weight (200 for now) Being 5'8" tall and 48 years old(ouch). Scooby puts my tdee at 1935 Can I just start eating at 1900 cals now and continue that until I reach goal weight? It would make thing so much easier than recalculating…
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Suddenly on a very tight budget
Hi Y'all Looks like this group has been pretty quiet. I am looking for ideas on dieting on a budget. I was doing MFP with Fitbit last fall with decent results, but then I suddenly found myself and my family on a very, very tight budget. Hamburger helper is certainly cheaper than healthy foods!! :-) Anyway, looking for…
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Fitbit and em2wl and scooby
Hi all - So I got a fitbit, today is the first 'full' day of using it. How do I 'sync' it up with my tdee/bmr/scooby regarding my activity level, vs number of calories etc. Thank you, Lisa
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Come over! http://eatmore2weighless.com/
Hey Yall! Come over to the new em2wl site that Kiki and Lucia put together! They did a *Fabulous* job with the new site, and its way easier to navigate. Lets get the party going over there! Lisa http://eatmore2weighless.com/
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What additional tools do you use?
Hi all - I am checking to see what additional tools you use to track your weight loss? Like, when you change up your calories, where you can make notes, or if you change up your routine to keep track of your results. MFP has some stuff, but making notes doesnt really work very well. Does anyone have an awesome spreadsheet…
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Favorite Dinner Meals?
Hi all - Had the best dinner last night, 8 oz of 93% taco meat, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, a tortilla that I baked to make for the bowl, 4 tb of sour cream, lettuce, and 1/4 cup salsa. A little over 800 cals, more food than I could comfortable eat, and LOVE mexican food :-) The tortilla shell came out crunchy and was SO good…
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Using Scooby..what is my activity level?
Hi Yall! Looking over scooby again and want to tailor my tdee/bmr, etc as closely as I can. I dont formally exercise, but I do garden, clean the house, etc. Plus at my job, I care for older people, clean house, assist them where I can. The house cleaning isnt at a frenzied pace, but it is usually on and off cleaning(in…
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Divvy up of calories thru your day?
What is everyones 'strategy' for calories thru the day? I am able to eat 2100 calories a day and here is how mine breaks down 700 breakfast(this includes a coffee or two with vanilla creamer) 400 lunch 1000 dinner(this is usually our big meal of the day when we are all together) Lisa
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Binge
Well, I have been feeling it coming on for several days now, so I decided to do one "controlled" binge day yesterday. This morning, the feeling to binge/cheat is gone, and I feel like I can get back on track today. Not feeling really guilty about it, trying to stay cool about it and say sh** happens, lets move on. Lisa
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Hungry
Hi all - I am 5'8", 295(ish) and 47 years old. I am currently eating 2200 calories per day on a 'lightly active' activity level. Although I am eating quite a few calories, I still have moments of not just hunger, but HUNGER!!! I got up at midnight last night and was so hungry I wolfed down two donuts. Not the end of the…
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Should everyone start this journey with a Reset?
Hi guys - Have a question for those of you with more knowledge than myself on the metabolic issue. Do you think everyone should start with a Metabolic reset before starting to cut? I havent been dieting for quite a while, just helplessly watching the scale go up, up, up. Do you think I should start with cutting? I have…
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What happens to muscle(if you lifted a lot)and no longer do?
:flowerforyou: Hi all - I Did tons of weight lifting shortly after I graduated from High School. At the time I was thin, and I did enough that I had 6 pack abs and decent biceps. Unfortunately, that was in the late 80's I quit doing that around 1990, and have really struggled with my weight most of my adult life. My…
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fat2fit
Hoping for input here. I am starting at about 300 lbs, I want to get down to 175(To start with) I went to fat2fit and plugged my numbers and the below chart came up. I consider myself lightly active. 2000 Calories a day? While I am loving the numbers, doesnt that seem high to lose weight? Maybe I am thinking old school and…
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Butter/Margarine low cal subtitute - what is your fave?
Anyone have some good ideas for a good butter/margarine low cal fave? Something to cook eggs in, put on toast, veggies, etc. TIA Lisa
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Calories in mfp database way off?
I looked up boneless skinless chicken breast and for 7 ounces, it showed me 58 calores. Sheesh, that is no help, so I used a different selection from the search list and came up wit 198 calories. I know 58 calories is not right, but is 198? What a pain!! Has anyone else has this problem(this is not the first time), and…
