so, i jacked my calories up from 1300 to 1900 the day i found this forum. EMSD was 4/10. EMSW 152.5. i whooshed down to 149 initially, but then i gained back up to 154.5. this morning i was back down to 150. during the 2 weeks of eating more, i have worked out very little. life has just been getting in the way with an icky cold, and kid stuff to do, and blah blah blah. my TDEE was based on a moderate activity level, so really that 1900 that i have been eating may be more of a maintenance value than a cut value. i think i've pretty much done a metabolism reset with these two weeks of eating more and exercising zilch. but even so, the measurements have improved...

waist - down 1.5
belly button - down 1
hip bone - down 1.5
outer thighs (when a stand with my feet together, it's the widest part of me, so i measured there) - down 0.75
right thigh - down a smidge
above right knee (don't laugh, there's an unsightly fat bulge there that i loathe) - down 0.5
right calf - down a smidge
under boob line (didn't measure there until 4/19, and i refuse to measure my actual bust) - down 0.5

so, even in a maintenance phase the numbers have improved!!! and, i am enjoying eating SO MUCH!! ironically, i am actually eating less sweets than before because i'm concentrating so much on the protein. i am hoping to start NROLFW soon. i finished the book and want to get started, but i gotta set up a workout space in the garage first. i've got the dirty girl mud run this weekend, so i'm thinking that i might just wait until after that.

i really love this whole lifestyle change. i really, really do.