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Also, say what you will about eating exercise calories, but having the extra calories each day keeps me a lot happier. You could just plan to exercise more on the high-calorie food days.

Call it a high-calorie day instead of a cheat day, and offset it with low-calorie days on the days when you don't feel as hungry or won't be drinking. Make sure your weekly averages are still within your goals, and adjust the high-calorie frequencies accordingly. It's different for every person depending on how much you…

I mean, 45-50% IS a lot. She said regarding her calories that "it's mainly sweet snacks such as marshmallows and biscuits." Maybe I'm just thinking everyone is me, lol. I might have read it wrong, too.

Poor habits include depriving yourself for ten days...

I like how people are like, "A little sugar is fine!" No, OP is saying she eats a ton of sugar. And so do I. And that's fine as long as we're within our goals.

My best month of weight loss was one where 75%+ of my diet was cookies (biscuits). I'd have 1200 calories worth of them for breakfast alone. And I've lost a total of 25 pounds while eating sugar well beyond moderation. You're fine as long as you're under your goal and don't have a medical condition where you need to limit…

I think one day of maintenance is great. However, don't limit your favorite foods to that one day. You can work them into the deficit days, too!

Thank you so much! My friend and I discuss this and get nowhere because neither of us can support our theories and hearsay.

Can someone link the study that supports what everyone is saying?

Doesn't how much you weigh need to be taken into account?

Stressing about it and/or starving yourself will turn this into a vicious cycle. You'll get to a point where you can't handle the hunger anymore, and you'll binge. Then you'll feel bad tomorrow, starve yourself, become ravenous, and binge again. That's why we say to forget it and move on. Eat what you normally eat on…

Remember, you're doing this for yourself, not anyone else. I don't think it was negative to ask why you're tracking at all if you don't feel you should log everything. I used to hesitate to log binge days until I realized I was only lying to myself and screwing up my data.

Whatever it is that you're doing that is taking up your time between 4am and 8pm is viewed as a priority to you that has to be done, no matter what. Try to apply this same mentality to working out. I like to equate it to getting up for work almost every day. We just... do it, whether we hate it or love it. We know what…

Culver's vanilla frozen custard, but if that's not allowed, then Chick-Fil-A waffle fries (minus a fry or two).

Even though it is technically a diet, the word diet has a negative connotation. It sounds restrictive. People too often say, "I can't; I'm on a diet." That's why we stress lifestyle change. It needs to be sustainable forever.

I have two different answers. I prefer #1. 1. Use the same motivation you use to get up and go to work. 2. Make it an enjoyable or at least doable lifestyle change.

Florida. I work from home as a programmer.

I love butter too much to lose it. I decided to lose pounds instead and keep my delicious butter. ;)

Not sure if I can be considered thin or not, but if you "followed" me around, you'd just standing there watching me in my bed on my computer all day (working from home, then playing video games) chomping on snacks and desserts, then finally getting up for a 40-minute workout, which would be the extent of my daily movement.…

Weigh everything for the first few months. That side baguette the Panera employee tore off could be a lot more than the portion size on the website. Eat like you would for the rest of your life. This is huge for mood and sustainability. After a few months of successful CICO tracking, use this tool as more of a guideline…

Microwaved Quest apple pie bar. Yum!

A lot of the time, people say not to eat back the calories because we underestimate what we eat and overestimate what we burn.

A lot of people do it because they don't want to take the time to plan out portions or count calories or find ways to exercise, but it seems like if you can't do that and would rather pay money for it to be done for you, you're not motivated enough to make long-term changes. On the other hand, I'd rather see people take a…

Do you ever go out to eat? I'm legitimately curious about the lifestyle of doing the fix over and over. I understand it forms a habit, but if parties, going out with friends, etc. aren't factored in, it doesn't seem like the best lifestyle change to me.

Also, yeah, bloating and water weight gain is usually temporary. Logically, if you gain a pound or two in a day or two, you didn't actually eat 3500-7000 calories over, did you? Focus on CICO over the long term, and you should be fine. Just make sure you're logging correctly. (Weigh your foods, etc.)

I lost 20-25 pounds eating whatever my heart desired. And my heart desires desserts. I often eat like 1200 calories of cookies/cakes for breakfast, depending on what kind of food phase I'm in. (January's logs really highlight that.) I also really like to snack and rarely eat "real meals." Only this month have I been trying…

Yes (not total, but that's because it's a lifelong struggle) Clinically depressed (bipolar) Greatly improved overall mood, outlook, and motivation, especially following an exercise session. At my apartment complex's gym, so effectively at home. With friends, otherwise I wouldn't be able to make myself do it when I'm…

Definitely Arctic Zero, but ONLY if you let it sit for 10-15 minutes before eating (as it says on the pint). It's like 135 calories a pint, so you can eat it all without feeling terrible. Nice source of protein, too.

I legitimately don't understand how anyone is choosing sex. You guys obviously don't have the relationship with food that I have.

Definitely food, hands down.