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I don't eat "healthy" as it triggers off a very specific thought pattern that leads to my ED (probably because of the "healthy food only to lose weight" mentality). I try to eat a balanced diet that is above all, normal.

I tell myself "well I'll just finish this one day" - by the time the day is done, and I'm still on track the urge has usually left me. Like right now. At the start of summer break, this morning I was all set to switch to maintenance for the next few weeks, maybe to over eat a bit.. Now it's bed time and I've done fine, I…

IIRC a calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1 degree C. I'm too lazy to look it up but reverse engineering the SHC of water implies it should be, right? I'm pretty sure a calorie is, in fact, a calorie.

I don't get the OMG BREAD! thing, but maybe that's because I've never restricted it? No specific type of food (or booze) has hampered my progress so far, although I am only 2st down.

When I attempt to eat "clean" it triggers off my eating disorder in a major way, which leads to unsustainable eating practices which then leads to binging and complete regression to my old ways. So sort of? Maybe? Not for the reasons you give though.

So earlier you ate too much and today you ate too little? Both required a vent and a thread about it. Why not take a weekly overview and chill out about it a little bit?

Definitely! My Sunday this week looks like 2300 base calories to spend plus an extra 500 or so exercise cals on top, think I'll be joining you on the wine!

I measure high calorie foods, especially ones I'm likely to over eat - if I'm having cake or muffins you can be damned sure I'm weighing them. I guess a lot of food, I eat in the work canteen and it's pretty plated so bothersome to weigh individual parts of the meal, but if I can weigh it I do. I log everything though,…

Most definitely this! I never really have goals because I'm such a butterfly brain i either forget them or change my mind and want something else. Instead I have a mindset of "this is what I'm doing". Excellent post!

Have some cake. Enjoy the cake. Log the cake.

You lost a lot of water weight very quickly when starting the diet. Real fat loss is very slow, you need to adjust your expectations. 1lb a week is an excellent rate of loss for most people, closer to goal it is more likely to be 1/2lb per week or less. I have lost a steady 0.4kg per week once out of the initial rapid…

If I remember rightly the same photo often comes up for several different heights/weights so I'm not sure how accurate their filtering is...

I cannot fathom any of my friends ever actually caring what I order other than if they were getting a major case of food envy. And they went through the years where all I could bring myself to eat was a plate of chips no matter where we were. We do discuss our meals though and what we've ordered, ask each other about our…

Eating "too much" one day and then massively under eating the next (your OP said a "lot" less than 1200 which would definitely be under eating) to make up for it can be a recipe for binge and restrict cycles - under eating is more likely to make you then want to over eat in future. This is not good for you, mentally or…

I generally eat one meal per day out of laziness. It hasn't hampered my progress at all.

You don't have to eat all your calories on the day you "earn" them either - a lot of people find it useful to have a weekly overview - for example i'm super active during the week and lazy at the weekends but I save my exercise calories to have heavier meals on Saturday and Sunday. It works well for me. I eat all my…

That's what I do with my left over calories. I had a busy day today and just did a double Zumba class which finished at 10pm, I hate eating late and don't feel in any way hungry, MFP tells me I have 700 calories left. They are being hoarded for the weekend. I find that because I know I *will* eat those calories (I make a…

I wasn't even aware that doing things this way was a thing to take note of, let alone one people might disagree with - to me it's just common sense, if I'm having a big meal I "save room" for it, always have done. Weird how you don't realise how other people see things sometimes.

I always always log, because why use the tool if you're not going to use it properly? That's probably the scientist in me. I just log and move on. Tbh I've not had many days like that that can't be fit into my weekly allowance.

The only time my movements other than steps get counted is parents evenings when I basically sit for three hours talking and gesticulating - it always counts me as having walked a couple of thousand steps in that time! It's simple enough to fix but I still find it pretty amusing.

I think it updates from the next day - when you get into the next week it should update.

Increasing your activity level sounds a lot easier tbh. Metabolisms don't really get "boosted" as such.

I'm always set to sedantary and let my activity tracker sort it out. I'm definitely a lazy summer holiday teacher - 12K steps during term time, under 2K on holiday. Eeek.

That would completely destroy my deficit. As many calories as I want is far more than my body needs, that's why I'm having to lose weight. Tbh I don't ever feel inclined to do that, I just make sure I eat the goods I like within my calorie budget. I've yet to come up against a special occasion that I haven't managed to…

Absolutely! If it fits in your calories you can have it, no matter what it is. Something or be aware of 1200 is a very small amount of calories, not appropriate for most people - unless you are very small, older, female and sedantary you will probably find that your body needs more than 1200 (I say this as someone who…

Go to the nutrition tab (looks like a little pie chart in the app) and select "weekly" on the options bar. That's how I do it! It's a life saver, the one good thing I took from weight watchers is the idea of a weekly calorie pool to use. Your body doesn't reset at midnight.

I take a weekly view so days where I under eat (actually usually says where I eat normally and then do vast amounts of exercise) are always cancelled out by heavier weekends and rest days. I don't force myself to eat if I don't want to but I never have problems finding high calorie treats to indulge in if I have lots of…

Also a teacher, struggling with workwear! I'm in my last few items of suitable clothing (I'm in the UK so we don't finish until next week). My plan was to buy a whole new work wardrobe in September for when we go back, I even saved up for it.... But I now realise it just needs to be another interim wardrobe. It's annoying…

I still drink but I've found that counting calories has led me to cut back considerably, as I'd rather have food most of the time!

I eat it if it fits into my calories, which most days treats do as I tend to only eat while at work (I don't have an evening meal) so even though my calorie goal is low I still seem to have plenty to play with. Actually this Friday ALL my calories were treats - the curse of end of term celebrations. If I don't want food…