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No affiliation or anything, but I found an app called Poundaweek the other day. It calculates your calorie needs for a week based on height, current weight, etc., and then divides them by seven to give you a daily limit. If you go over, it adjusts the other days downward. If you log under, it adjusts them upward. (It also…

Don't feel gross! That is exactly the right attitude. You had a very special occasion (wedding anniversaries don't come around very often, and 19 is a big number!), you did something out of character that was nice for you, and you enjoyed it rather than stressing over it and making it less fun and special for yourself. And…

Ready to go! I'm also trying not to eat back exercise calories at the moment, so I'm right there with you. We can do it!

Well, it's been a month. I ate what was available (not great), didn't track or log, and here I am, back on the wagon again. My overall goal this time? Lose 10 lbs by the end of the year. (I know it doesn't seem like much of a goal, but when even 1 lb/week means I only get 700 calories a day, it's ambitious enough.)…

Healthy is the way to go! We don't always look the way we expect to (I can assure you I have had, and frequently still have, your mirror experience - although for me it happens more often when I look down at myself), but as long as you keep living a healthy life, you'll keep improving things for yourself - and you'll…

Today might be my last day of calorie logging for several weeks, which makes me really anxious. My parents are visiting us for a month and it's going to be quite difficult to track (and will probably be disruptive if I try to do it the way I normally do in my day-to-day life). I'm going to do my best to make healthy…

You can do it! But don't be too hard on yourself. It's a journey that lasts a lifetime, and if one day you trip up and eat something delicious, it's okay - one day is not the rest of your life. Committing to change is what matters, and you have some great mini-goals there. Good luck! We're here to help! I hear you about…

I seem to hover between 2 and 6 lbs above my goal weight. I don't know if I'll ever actually hit it, but it would be nice...

Well, you gotta lure them into a false sense of security. Next time, the chips won't know what hit 'em! Over my calories for today despite making healthy choices (because I ate a real breakfast instead of skipping it, and because I don't have time to exercise because we're doing a top-to-bottom house clean). Feeling…

Way to go! Sometimes, when I get home from work, I'm hungry - but I don't want to eat for an hour or so because that's when my husband gets home and we like having dinner together. So I'll do some exercise to earn a little snack if I don't have the calories left... and by the time I'm done the exercise, I don't feel hungry…

You can definitely do it! Things that help me when I'm not in the mood to log: * food that doesn't have many ingredients, so that you can minimize what you have to log * batch-cooking meals and entering them into the "my meals" or "my recipes" sections of MyFitnessPal when you prepare them, so it only takes a couple of…

I'm the odd one out here - I like the logging, because it makes me feel more sure of myself and reassures me that I'm doing the right things for my goals. Without the logs, I'd constantly be worrying, "Is this too much? Is this too little? Am I making the right choices? Am I being healthy enough?" That said, I wish I could…

I like this theme-of-the-day! Not exactly a "fun" thing, but I am determined to finish a design job I've had sitting on my plate for some time now so that I can tick it off my to-do list. I'm also going on an hour-long walk to the shops for milk (there are closer shops, of course, but I need the exercise) and might buy…

Thank you - and congratulations! Hopefully we're still going as strong as you are in twenty years!

Thank you both for your encouragement! I ended up splitting the difference (enjoying some things and holding back on others) and it was just enough. I was officially under my calorie limit (thanks to plenty of brisk walking that day), but unofficially, I suspect I was probably over. Back on best behaviour now, though!…

Having a hard time today. It's my first wedding anniversary and I have several surprises planned... but I'm torn between joining in the delicious ones (and completely ruining my calorie allowance) or withholding (and not enjoying the day as much, but being happier afterward). I'm going to try to just tell myself that if I…

That sounds wonderful. Congratulations! I'm going to join you - I'm doing a "big clean" of the house over the next week (starting after this weekend) and I can't wait to have things organised and under control.

Victory: yesterday, I made up the last of my calorie overage from my business trip to Canada! Now that I'm no longer trying to maintain an extra deficit, even the little things I can eat make such a difference! This morning, I blended a frozen banana into my shake and had a slice of toast with (formerly) powdered peanut…

I'm under 5'2" and have a tiny frame... especially for a guy. I feel this thread.

@RunRutheeRun - I wish it weren't that low! I mean, yes, there's obviously always going to be some error in logging, but I'm definitely not hundreds of calories off. I use a food scale and log pretty carefully. As I said, though, I'm also hypotonic and pretty tiny, and my metabolism is distinctly the opposite of fast. (I'm…

I'm so sorry to hear this, but also so glad that your cat had such a great home for so many years. Don't worry about what you ate - you did what you needed to get through a difficult time, it's done, and you're moving forward. It's a blip on the radar. You're back on schedule now, and you'll do great.

I'm 5'2", but hypotonic and very small-framed, so my maintenance is theoretically around 1200-1300. In practice, I maintain pretty solidly at 1000. Which, by the way, sucks, because it means I never get any treats (yes, I can exercise for them, but when you're this small, you don't earn nearly as many calories doing that…

Manchester. My diary is private, but I'm happy to talk food options and share discoveries and recipes!

I use meal replacement shakes for breakfast occasionally - not to help me lose weight (I can make a light breakfast that's approximately nutritionally equivalent), but because I love the taste and texture of the inexpensive ones I get*. They're like a treat to me, and I could absolutely make them a habit for life (and…

Mini-victories this weekend! I managed to maintain my 500-calorie "making up for past sins" deficit, even on Saturday when I was just trying to stay under my limit. Hurrah! I made some delicious, healthy summer food I've never tried before! In case you guys want to have a go, here are a couple that turned out well:…

You're not falling off! You had an ice cream bar. One ice cream bar! And you know what? You had a stressful experience (while trying to get fit, because I'm pretty sure that's what workout pants are for) and you needed the comfort. You deserved it. And now you've told us about it and you're moving forward. That one ice…

Congratulations for hanging on! It's so great that you're doing that, even if it is by your fingertips. You're doing it - and we can help!

Happy Friday, everyone! And welcome to all the newcomers - this is such a great thread for encouragement and motivation! I have to admit that I might have fallen slightly off the wagon one or two days this week. And then the wagon might have come around and hit me in the head while I was lying on the ground... but on the…

Hilariously, the owners of our company surprised us with a catered lunch today. Surprise meaning I wasn't able to plan in advance or check the calorie counts of anything. Suffice it to say, I'm going to our local rink's discount ice skating session tonight to burn off yet another treat. Fortunately, this should - should -…

Thank you for being so kind! The caterers actually kind of messed up the afternoon tea so I didn't get the dietary adjustments I was promised, but I didn't eat any chocolate (other than the scrapings out of the bowl, which I logged as "one truffle"), had hardly anything else to eat, and went on a two-hour walk tonight, so…