tonisha1821 Member

Thank you for your feedback everyone! Much better advise than what I found on the internet. I will try everything you all mentioned! Thank you.

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Thanks for your input, everyone!

Would it be okay to eat 1600 and burn 400 so I still have the caloric deficit I need to lose the amount of weight I want?

There's a difference between being weight conscious and having an eating disorder. If you're not restricting calories to an unhealthy amount, binging, purging (by vomit, excessive exercise, laxatives, etc), starving yourself, or obsessing so much that you can't even allow yourself a treat every once in a while, I dint…

I'm in! I'm at 243 and I'd like to be a 220 by New Years.

I'm 5'0 and weight 243. I lost 25 pounds earlier this year and then gained it all back. Yes, it's unfortunate that I gained it back, but the upside is that now I know I can do it and it's not nearly as torturous as so many people make it seem. There's no point in waiting to start or procrastinating. Once you start trying…

I'm 5'0 and 243 pounds now. And no, I don't typically eat my exercise calories back. What do you think my caloric intake should be?

@lemonychild MFP set my calories at 1210 when I entered my goal weight. What caloric intake do you recommend?

Perfect motivation. Eloquently spoken. Thank you.

Thanks, Amercado. I doubt it's a health condition, but I will definitely ask the doctor about that possibility when I go in for my wellness exam. Thank you for your insight.

My goal is to lose 70 pounds. According to the BMI chart I should weigh 130. I'm at 243 now and I've been down to 130. I'm not comfortable at that weight (too thin for my liking). I'm aiming for 150 - 160.

I get those feelings as well. It can be pretty discouraging to feel like that, but don't take it to heart. Keep up the good work. A splurge every once in a while won't completely tarnish your accomplishments. Focus on what's been done right and fix what you do wrong and move past it. People tend to brush their…

That's great. Not too much. Not too little. Good job. Keep it up. My goal is to lose 70 pounds.

The more the merrier! :-)

I wasn't depressed, but I was bulimic and after I stopped, I gained weight back very fast. I got very discouraged and that led to 100 pound weight gain along with a "mild depression" (per my college psychologist). So, I started eating clean, being nice to myself, and exercising. If I didn't exercise, I felt bad and…

I like brown rice and scrambled egg whites seasoned with curry powder, and two pieces of the 45 calorie whole grain bread

Be kind to yourself. Fat bashing is as damaging (if not more damaging) coming from yourself as it is coming from others.

I really don't see how this could have been turned into a big deal. It's literally just jam. It's not like you asked her to rearrange the entire house. It's 4 jars of jam.

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