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to be on the verge of tears because I don't understand the Slimming World rules?

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Mintyy · 26/06/2013 22:40

Ffs! I am reasonable intelligent but come on!.

Am I ever going to understand it?

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saltinesandcoffeecups · 12/10/2019 18:15

@Mintyy

Can I suggest reading the forums at MFP. They really are a lot of help.

I’ll warn you though, if I read correctly that you are fasting 2 days a week (as in no calories?). That will earn you a bit criticism over there.

The way it’s set up is that you plug in your numbers, activity level, and goal. And then track your exercise, then you eat the calories it tells you too. So if 1500 is your base, and you burn 200 calories by walking, then you eat 1700 calories. If you want to aim for a larger deficit or think your exercise calories are estimated too high then you can choose not to eat all of your exercise calories back.

If you have a predictable activity level (such as your walking commute) then I would choose the moderate or active lifestyle then only log unpredictable exercise as actual exercise.

I’m pretty new to MFP, so don’t claim to be the expert, and have never used anything like SW or WW, but I can’t imagine trying to figure out what group my food fits in and then counting it is any easier than just looking at a package, weighing my portion, and logging the number.

One thing I have learned with MFP is to the tool do work and follow the numbers it gives me. Within that daily calorie amount I get all the choices.

ashmts · 12/10/2019 18:21

@Cammomile You'll get more useful responses if you start your own thread. Have you had a referral to a renal dietitian? Their knowledge is excellent.

Hellosunshine30 · 12/10/2019 18:25

Haha years ago I didn't understand it and I only did meat free. I lost so much weight then came off it. I was reasonably skinny anyway. I tried to join a few weeks ago and couldn't believe how much its changed I don't get it wither

Sparklesocks · 12/10/2019 18:26

Hi @Cammomile
You might get a better response if you create a new thread, you’ve replied to this one but it’s old (from 2013) so no longer active (now called a zombie thread as brought back from the dead!!) so a lot of posters will see the old date, realise it’s a zombie and click off before they see your post. Youre more likely to get more replies if you create a new one.

saltinesandcoffeecups · 12/10/2019 19:09

Oops. Didn’t realize this one came bac from the dead!

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