Its great reading seeing success stories but...

gatorginger

I started on this site in 02/12 and have lost 22 pounds and I am now at my goal weight of 125.

I started out eating only 1000 calories a day because I was used to skipping meals so this was sufficient for me. I did that for a few months and then I started reading about eat more to weigh less so I decided to test the waters out and started increasing my calories by 100 more a day and I would stay at that level for 2 weeks. Every time I increased my calories I would continue to lose. I am now eating 1500 calories a day with very moderate exercise. I have had cheat days and gained a pound or two back but got right back on track and lost them. I still lose a little eating the 1500 calories from time to time and when I do I just increase my calories to 1600 the next day to gain back what I don't want to lose because I am happy where I am at. So far I am happy with what I am doing. I am not the healthiest eater as I do not like veggies much. I love to snack, so i never deprived myself of the foods I loved. I have however cut back on eating fried foods, I have them once in a while like today I had chicken mcnuggets and fries. It's important to make sure you enjoy what your eating and doing so that you can stick with this. It has worked for me :}

cyclingben

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