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If you're hungry after dinner then eat! By eliminating "trigger" foods, the urge to eat/overeat them increases as a result of deprivation. Once your body realizes that it can have whatever it wants, whenever it wants, you'll no longer feel such an intense turmoil over night time snacking and you might even find you don't…

You need to take a hard look at your mental state and identify where you're restricting, physically/mentally/emotionally. Any kind of overeating is your body's reaction to being restricted. If desserts are the trigger, try incorporating a dessert into every day, not cutting out all desserts. Deprivation will always lead to…

Could just be your internal organs! It's totally natural and healthy for a woman to have fat stores there to maintain proper hormonal/reproductive health. not having a pooch there would be more of a concern than having it! Just means your body is working and healthy.

My current routine is: MON- Lower Body: 3 sets of 8 squats, 3 sets of 10 for lunges, deadlifts, a glute exercise like hip thrusts, calves TUE- rest or walk WED- Upper Body: 3 sets of 10 exercises for back, chest, shoulders, biceps, triceps THU- rest or walk FRI- cardio/core (I usually just do a fitnessblender video at…

I am eating much more than before and I am unsure about protein since I am trying to not count calories.

I am going to see a counselor soon to address my relationship with food and exercise. Who knows- they might refer me to a medical doctor. Until then, I'm just trying to fix this on my own as best I can!

That sounds like a good idea- MFP gives me 1,728 as my daily goal which I thought meant my maximum.

Thank you so much!

I don't believe I'm eating in surplus

What would a better calorie goal be? Thank you!

My goal is to regain my strength and gain muscle mass :)