Helping you set your recommended amount of calories...

are said:
I am chef84 faith...linksi thank u! U and me a befriended! There is a guy called heyballes mail him and he will run your numbers for u if u need help. ;-)
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Lol ... Now I put a name to another name :)

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Lost 1.5lbs! Next stone bracket :)
 
That's with a takeaway, a couple of yummy bits at the Cheshire food festival and a full carvery!
 
Hi I'm new to this thought I'd post and join in. I've worked out I should be having 1586 calories per day that's with the 20% off does that sound right? I did an online calculator on a weightloss website it said I needed more but I took off 20% thanks x
 
Hey bubblesbubble, yea that sounds about right-think most people will get between 1400-1900 so yea :)

Weight today 142lbs (1lb lost)
Neck 10" (0" lost)
Waist 29" (1" lost)
Hips 36" (0" lost)
Started 27th November

Really happy with that!
The reason I weighed today is cause I have a bad habit of weighing every day so I'm gonna throw the scales out today and not weigh till after Christmas! But I'll be taking my measurements once weekly on a Thursday! Gonna be hard without a scales! Never not had one!!!
 
Thanks so much for posting this, it's exactly what I've been searching for!

I have just finished a VLCD food-replacement diet (yes I know, tut tut tut etc.!) and am hoping to maintain and hopefully lose a little more with CC and MFP.

So comes the leap of setting the calories. It really is scary after years of brainwashing that the less cals/food the better, isn't it? Can I really eat more AND lose weight?!

I'm wondering what counts as lightly active, or moderately active? I suppose I'm afraid of setting my cals too high!

I kickbox two nights a week, and brisk-walk at least 20 minutes a day with the dog and baby. On the days I don't kickbox I try to do the 30 Day Shred, say 4 days a week. Reading this, I suppose that's really Moderately Active? Obviously this activity level will drop over the Xmas holidays so I presume I adjust my daily limit accordingly?

Ok, so my Lightly Active TDEE -20% is 1562. My Moderately Active TDEE -20% is 1761. I'm really scared to eat 1761 cals each day! Eek! Because I'm on my refeed week, I'm still quite reduced cal, so I won't be starting to eat my recommended cals until next week.

Sorry for the rambling post and so many questions, just very new to this and after finally getting to a healthy weight I have this fear of ruining it all and piling 2.5 stone back on. Yes, it's an irrational fear!
 
squishymcfatterson said:
Thanks so much for posting this, it's exactly what I've been searching for!

I have just finished a VLCD food-replacement diet (yes I know, tut tut tut etc.!) and am hoping to maintain and hopefully lose a little more with CC and MFP.

So comes the leap of setting the calories. It really is scary after years of brainwashing that the less cals/food the better, isn't it? Can I really eat more AND lose weight?!

I'm wondering what counts as lightly active, or moderately active? I suppose I'm afraid of setting my cals too high!

I kickbox two nights a week, and brisk-walk at least 20 minutes a day with the dog and baby. On the days I don't kickbox I try to do the 30 Day Shred, say 4 days a week. Reading this, I suppose that's really Moderately Active? Obviously this activity level will drop over the Xmas holidays so I presume I adjust my daily limit accordingly?

Ok, so my Lightly Active TDEE -20% is 1562. My Moderately Active TDEE -20% is 1761. I'm really scared to eat 1761 cals each day! Eek! Because I'm on my refeed week, I'm still quite reduced cal, so I won't be starting to eat my recommended cals until next week.

Sorry for the rambling post and so many questions, just very new to this and after finally getting to a healthy weight I have this fear of ruining it all and piling 2.5 stone back on. Yes, it's an irrational fear!
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Don't worry you're not alone ... I think we're all scared ..!! But I'm gonna take this leap and give it a go x

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squishymcfatterson said:
Thanks so much for posting this, it's exactly what I've been searching for!

I have just finished a VLCD food-replacement diet (yes I know, tut tut tut etc.!) and am hoping to maintain and hopefully lose a little more with CC and MFP.

So comes the leap of setting the calories. It really is scary after years of brainwashing that the less cals/food the better, isn't it? Can I really eat more AND lose weight?!

I'm wondering what counts as lightly active, or moderately active? I suppose I'm afraid of setting my cals too high!

I kickbox two nights a week, and brisk-walk at least 20 minutes a day with the dog and baby. On the days I don't kickbox I try to do the 30 Day Shred, say 4 days a week. Reading this, I suppose that's really Moderately Active? Obviously this activity level will drop over the Xmas holidays so I presume I adjust my daily limit accordingly?

Ok, so my Lightly Active TDEE -20% is 1562. My Moderately Active TDEE -20% is 1761. I'm really scared to eat 1761 cals each day! Eek! Because I'm on my refeed week, I'm still quite reduced cal, so I won't be starting to eat my recommended cals until next week.

Sorry for the rambling post and so many questions, just very new to this and after finally getting to a healthy weight I have this fear of ruining it all and piling 2.5 stone back on. Yes, it's an irrational fear!
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Hug

Tam Xx
 
are said:
Squish how long u have been in the vlcd??
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7 weeks in total. 5 weeks, then a break of calorie counting for 4 weeks (with weight loss!) then a final push of 2 weeks.
 
After your refeed... Don't up your cals straight! Every week a bit more till your reach your cals goal u want to be in order to lose weight! ;-)
 
are said:
After your refeed... Don't up your cals straight! Every week a bit more till your reach your cals goal u want to be in order to lose weight! ;-)
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Hummm maybe that's where I went wrong.... I was on for 7 months then was back on food after at 1200 then been bouncing around from there to 1600 the last month

Tam Xx
 
are said:
After your refeed... Don't up your cals straight! Every week a bit more till your reach your cals goal u want to be in order to lose weight! ;-)
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Ok great, thank you! Will do that. Appetite is so small that I definitely couldn't manage the full amount yet anyway!!

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What i do like to c squishy is that u do the kickboxing and the shred! You building lean body mass. But u need to eat up. Also watch your protein...so more so better. I eat about 100-150g a day. (don't forget to drink up too) If u build muscle so better.... More muscle=more cals burned in resting state. This is what we want ;-)
 
are said:
What i do like to c squishy is that u do the kickboxing and the shred! You building lean body mass. But u need to eat up. Also watch your protein...so more so better. I eat about 100-150g a day. (don't forget to drink up too) If u build muscle so better.... More muscle=more cals burned in resting state. This is what we want ;-)
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I think it's ace too ..!!!
I workout three days a week and to Sod all the other days .. I do work as a nurse which is energetic :)
Think I need to find time to up my gain ..
Squishy gonna use you as my inspiration :)

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Thanks for the reply hutchie seems like quite a lot of calories for a diet will see where it gets me 1200 did nothing x
 
huwiesmummy said:
Hehe I go to the gym every other day I do 20min cardio then 70mins weight lifting and sit ups. I'm hopeful that going today will up my mood I always feel better after a good burn.

Tam Xx
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Your gym is fab too ..!!! 70 mins ..?????? You do more than I do ... I do a resistance n cardio class 1 hour per week abd two runs a week at 3-4 miles a time :-(

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