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still lost on calorie intake and such.. ):

xmeggiefacex
xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
so ive been at this for awhile and i still dont quite understand how many calories i should be having and if i should eat my exercise calories back and what not. im 5'6 and around 150-155 lbs and i wanna get to about 125 lbs..and i usually seem to eat more than i should because of nibbling and i have a tendency to binge sometimes :/ im trying really hard to overcome those...behaviors and i just dont know what to do anymore about my weight loss because all ive done is gain weight i lost and then lose alittle and then gain it back...i hate it.

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  • RedBullLiz
    RedBullLiz Posts: 469 Member
    Babe, I know what each and every single word you wrote here means to you - and to me. It sucks so much because we both started rough, lost a great amount of weight, maintained, and slowly crept up again with the binging. It seriously feels disgusting. I, too, am lost with the calorie intake, the portions, the everything. I deeply mean it when I say how much I wish I could be near you and help you out in any way possible. Not only for your benefit, but also for me. We are such a great pair when it comes to food. Let me state how amazing it is to have met you on here. Someone with similar goals and fails LOL, seriously.

    I don't wanna sound cheesy or like a broken record, but it's the only words that come to mind: if losing weight, eating right can happen once, we CAN do it again. It's a matter of time and patience. Obviously, we're not gonna mope about it and hope tomorrow gets better. Small changes is all it takes. We HAVE to transform them into habits.
  • elprincipito
    elprincipito Posts: 1,200 Member
    I've only used MFP's calorie counts for like a week and felt like I wasn't really making progress. For the most part i've used this calculator to get my calories...and not eat exercise calories back since you've already added them to your activity count.
    http://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bmr-and-daily-calorie-calculator.html
    By the way, the calories you get is your maintenance calories. You can subtract from 300 to 500 calories to lose weight.
    BTW i 've been a member since 2010 i just made a new account.
  • xmeggiefacex
    xmeggiefacex Posts: 43 Member
    awww redbully<33 i wish we were closer too cus i mean people here do try to help me for the most part but they'll give into me or whatever and let me have what i want or..i dunno lol or i just do it when their not around lol fml. BUT i know in the back of my mind i can do it again...its just harder than last time i guess..idk.

    and ill deff look at that website thankies (:
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