Questions about calories, fiday and exercise....

Ok, I am a little over 2.5 years post op. I hit goal a little over one year out and maintained a weight of 135-140 for a year. I have managed to gain 10 lbs in the last few months. (I know why and how to fix it) Anyhow, I started tracking my foods and activities on fitday just to see where I was and what needed to be removed. Just for the record: I average about 1400 calories per day(mainly crap), I do 1.5 hours of yoga 3x per week and do 2x of some kind of cardio each week.<br><br>Here's where it gets weird. According to fitday, I should be losing. (I'm not) I have even played with the settings...according to them, I should still be losing if I was bedbound, 4'10" and 100lbs. haha. My conclusion: Fitday is jacked in the basal calorie department.<br><br>So, I start thinking....(danger!danger!) In order to lose 2lbs per week (normal, medically recomended amount) you need to consume 7200 calories fewer than what you have been eating. (assuming you are at a steady weight) Is this a correct assumption considering there are 3600 calories per pound? If that is the case then I need to be eating 2600 calories per week. Ummm, I don't think I can do that. I really don't think I even want to try. Where is the flaw in my thinking here? Where am I screwing it up?<br><br>Now, I know I need to quit eating the crap and get a bit more serious about my cardio exercises and I will be fine. But here is proof that if you think too much about something....nothing makes any sense. :)

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