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About small deficits, plateaus, weight trends and consistency (and looking for maintenance)
This isn't really a question, but a post that will hopefully help others (although I'm not sure how many people still read these boards and are patient enough to read long posts 😄). I started my weig…15 - 
      
Re: Can’t gain weight on 4000 calories
I'll second the doctor recommendation - 4000 seems very high for a woman. You could 'simply' be a statistical outlier, or something medical could be going on. If this is a fairly recent development, …1 - 
      
Re: Counting Calories Daily or Weekly ?
A weekly view is perfectly valid :smile: It's called 'calorie banking' actually, to eat a bit less on some days so you can eat more on others. I don't have a set rhythm myself, but I use a weekly vie…2 - 
      
Re: Sedentary vs Lightly Active
Not sure I understand what you mean with 'without a drastic deficit that MFP sets': MFP sets a calorie goal based on your choice of weight loss rate. The deficit is only drastic of you choose an aggr…3 - 
      
Re: Does teaching burn calories?
My watch (Garmin) underestimates my calorie burn. I know at least one person here who has a watch of the same brand and finds that her watch underestimates her TDEE severely. The worst cases of infla…1 
