Regarding Fitday - this is one reason I am adamant about measuring. I would never enter something like "a medium sized pear" into journal. I would weigh the pear and enter 4 oz. pear (or whatever it is). Anyway, if you do it that way, it says 67 cal. (0fat, 17carbs, 0protein). That comes o...

Yeah, I've always had trouble wrapping head around the "you're not eating enough to lose weight" thing. I mean, I understand the "it slows down your metabolism" thing. But if you exercise, doesn't that raise your metabolism to conteract the drop from not eating as much? I always ...

Thank you for looking at situation and making suggestions. I tried to be thorough in describing situation but apparently a few things I forgot to mention, lol. Ok, weighing… I weigh first thing every morning after using the bathroom and before ingesting anything. I weigh in underpants only. I ...

jd - by measuring smaller I mean - last time I was lifting and building muscle, I did not lose as much weight as I wanted to but I lost fat and clothing sizes went down. I got smaller. measurements were less. sam - I know I've heard others say "don't weigh everyday" but for me, it's a tool...

I wish it were so. I'm not gaining muscle. I'd be measuring smaller if so. And I've not been eating more or later in the evenings. I'm truly stumped.

As I said, I'm no expert, FAR from it and I am still learning. I'd love for you to help me out. I've been waiting for you to reply to original post "What's Going On?" and give me some ideas at what's going on with me. As far as Fitday is concerned, I do not use their calculations. Every fo...

I don't want to answer that (in grams) because I am not sure what the best answer would be. It depends on your goals and how many calories you eat per day. I like to go rather by %ages. I use fitday to keep track and each day try to keep carbs between 40-50%, protein between 30-35%, and fats between...

sameey70 - you say "The percentage of fat burned is higher with low to moderate intensity exercise". Can you describe "low to moderate intensity"? I do 35-40 min. each day of intervals on the treadmill and I feel like I REALLY push myself when I am on a higher incline or faster s...

I never leave home without food. I often take two slices of deli turkey, 2 sticks of Frigo Light string cheese and a 5oz. banana. That's about 280 calories, 27g protein, 25g carbs, and 7g fat. A nice small meal to hold me over till the next one. Top it off with a bottle of water. HTH!

Ok, I saw this site: http://www.fitnesspros.com/calculators/calorieneeds.html suggested on another post here to figureout daily calorie needs. Based on what that says, what I eat, and calories burned in exercise, I should be losing 1.5-2 pounds per week. However, I have gained everyday for the past ...

I began getting serious about losing weight (this time) right after Christmas - 12/27 to be exact. On that day I weighed 212. I am 5'6" and BMI was 34.22. For that first week, I was just careful about not "overeating" but really didn't have a plan. I walked on the treadmill a couple t...