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These are my cheat days where I go out to dinner with my friends. Wondering if I am way overeating there.... I haven't really tracked those portion sizes..

Your BMR or TDEE? You're supposed to deduct calories from your tdee, not bmr. My bmr is 1400 calories, but i don't go below 1600 cals to lose weight. [/quote] Both! Should have specified. BMR multiplied by my activity level to get my TDEE, then a calorie deficit.

I calculated my BMR for maintenance and then created a deficit at approximately 15%. A few different calculations gave me a healthy weight loss at 1400-1500 calories.

I included macros in my question to see if I was eating too much protein and gaining muscle/increasing physical measurements. I log and measure everything with a scale.

I am weighing *every single* thing with a scale. I don't drink liquids other than plain water. BF measurements are taken with a skin fold caliper, and electronic caliper, and physical measurements with a BF equation. Then taken the average. My diary is set to 'public.' Thank you for the diagram. I have a doctor's appt…

I am currently struggling with binge eating. I've found that the best way to combat my binge eating is to buy healthy foods for the week and pre-log every single meal the night before. This way, I have a food schedule to follow and I don't deviate. I also calculate the time that I eat every meal.

I think you are undereating. Read the book Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto. I'm halfway through and it has educated me incredibly on food intake and exercise!

Mash up an avocado and mix with sriracha and nuts (like cashews or walnuts). YUM!

Eggs, Bread, Oats, Beans, Bananas. Find a store selling chicken breast on sale (can be found between $1.79-1.99 per lb. on sale). Make bean & egg breakfast sandwiches. Make pancakes out of eggs and bananas (one banana, one egg, mix together, cook like a pancake). Use bananas for snacks.

Yep, I use the scale for EVERYTHING. It used to take me forever but now I zip through my meals super quickly.

Yes, my calculations are EXACT. I've been eating extremely simply with no cooking other than oats. I use the barcode for every single food entry and double check that the nutrients make sense.

Thank you, everyone, for your replies!! I wasn't expecting so many answers. There seems to be a common agreement that it is water retention from my new workouts. This is good news!

I measured it this evening (bad girl, I know. Now my mind is spinning). But I would think that I sweat out and urinated a lot of it... guess not!

I have a goal of losing one pound per week.

Clothes are fitting fine, I start my inactive birth control pills tmrw, not constipated at all. My goal weight is 124lbs. I did heavy lifting with lower body today and ran 3 miles (300 burned calories). I drank 100 ounces of water today. That's a lot of water retention if that's the reason for my weight 'gain'!!