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Thanks for the advice. I'm glad to hear that. Isn't really fun being hungry most of the time, haha. I was eating between 1200-1400 calories to lose 1 - 1.5 Ib/wk. I increased it today to 1630 to lose 0.5 Ib/wk. I'll see how that goes. Definitely going to take the last few pounds slowly :)

I actually haven't lost anything in the last few weeks. I was eating too little, so I would eat much more other days, so my weight has been stable. I agree. I need to take the last few pounds slow to keep my sanity haha. Thanks for the article-extremely helpful and informative :)

Could you link me this thread? And thanks, I don't know why I didn't think of that. I was eating around 1200-1400 calories to lose 1Ib - 1Ib/ week. However, I just felt burnt out. So I changed it to 0.5 Ib/ week. Since I only want to lose the last few pounds, I'll take it slow. I should be eating about 1630 cal now. Thanks…

Yeh I don't really log in my workouts because I never know how many calories I've burnt. I do feel like I weigh my portions. I have a scale and I weigh everything and almost all my entries aren't generic. Maybe a 2 or 3-but I do scan the barcode of almost everything I eat. Are you seeing a lot of generic entries?

Thanks so much for the advice-helped a lot. A while a go I decided to not weight myself but I'm so afraid of gaining fat so I can't let go of the scale. I do think I need to though.

Thanks :) I weigh 133 pounds and I'm 5'5. My goal weight is about 120. I'll make sure to up my protein intake. I do think I should eat more protein.

I just made my diary public

So I guess strength training and cardio is the way to go? Should I focus more on one?

Meaning I'm not as toned as I'd like to be. I know I have lost fat because clothes fit better and people have noticed it. I just want to tone my legs and my stomach. I still have some fat to lose so was just wondering whether strength training would be enough.

I agree. Will give it some time. Thanks :)

Gotta love the feeling. Experiencing it now haha

Thanks for your response. That makes a lot of sense. I've also started strength training-not much, but I have started so that may be the reason too. I'll just give it time I guess :smile:

Thanks man, will check those programs out.

Fitness blender on youtube. Their videos are a winner. So amazing and you get over 400 videos to choose from.

Good point. I need to watch my salt intake. I'll definitely do that then. Thanks

Yes, I make sure I weigh everything. So I guess I just need to give it a few weeks. Thanks guys :)

Okay awesome. Will do. Thanks so so so much. You've helped clarify a lot :smiley:

Okay awesome, so I used this TDEE calculator: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ and according to it, my BMR is 1373 cal and my TDEE is 1888 cal. So does that mean, I should eat between 1388 (500 calories less than TDEE) and 1638 (250 calories less)?

What do you mean I'm cut form TDEE? Sorry, it's just that with the last few pounds, I feel like I need to educate myself more about losing weight

Also, I know that 1200 calories may seem too little, but it is what works for me. Like I don't feel starved. I may go over that occasionally, but I feel good and seem to have enough energy when I'm at 1200.