Friday, February 19, 2021

Should I enter light or moderate activity in MFP? If moderate, what do I do with the calories logged from exercising? Just don't touch them, or?

So, my stats really quick.

Current weight: 133.3lbs, goal: 110 - 115; female; 31; TDEE appears to range from 1250 (sedentary) to 1350 (light activity); height is 5" 1'; started early-ish/mid-ish Jan, didn't keep track, unfortunately. Also didn't keep track of how many calories I was eating before starting, but it was definitely at least 2000, maybe as high as 3000 some days.

Started restricting at 1500 calories, went to 1200 after downloading MFP, and now not only is my weight loss slowing down, I'm frickin' ravenous and slipping back into disordered eating habits because I'm losing faith in the science.

I put my activity as light in MFP, which is a little more than 1200 calories. Here's my physical activity stuff:

4 - 6 times a week, I lift a 15lb dumbbell 10 - 20 minutes (50% each side). I want toned arms, so this will probably eventually go up to around 20lbs.

6 - 7 times a week, I ride a stationary bike 20 - 40 minutes at a low resistance of 2. I go 7 - 16 miles according to the read out. If I notice I'm not panting and sweating like hell within five minutes, I pedal harder. Gotta get them toned legs!

2 - 3 times a week, I jog in place and do some wind sprints for 15 - 30 minutes. (Might cut this out, tbh, seems redundant.)

And of course, I've had to shovel a big driveway + walkway + my part of the sidewalk a couple times this week and last. I also try to do things like park further away from store entrances, carry my purchases instead of using a cart if possible, etc.

Most days, I walk my dog for 15 - 60 minutes. Time and pace vary wildly depending on weather, how my dog is feeling, how I'm feeling, etc.

I have no frame of reference here--everyone I know is either training for a marathon or melding with their couch. Is this moderate activity?

If I put moderate activity in MFP, it's 1500 calories as a base. Should I avoid eating back the calories logged from exercise? The wiki says to eat 50% of them back, but I've stalled at 133....

Thanks for reading. Sorry if a lot of this seems basic. :( This is the first time in my life being in this situation. 2020 was super out of control

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