LauraSrock18 Member

I was thinking about bumping my intake to Maintenance and then I will be at Disney world for 5 days this week so I’ll probably just be in the moment and not track at all! I have been tracking consistently for 12 weeks along with working out consistently but for the past week or two I just have no energy and I am always so…

When you take your diet break do you not track at all? I just feel so burned out!

Yes! It took off 500 calories

I love the instagram recommendation! His calculations have me at about 2,000 as well, I guess I should clarify I’m at 180lbs & 23% Body fat

It sounded like a lot to me, but all of the TDEE calculators give me a similar number when I subtract 15%. My other option is to lose 1.5lbs at 1,700 calories & that just feels too low most days. :(

Do you think I can adjust to an increase pretty well? My weight is always fluctuating but I seem to be in a downward trend. I just worry about staying at lower calories & then trying to maintain would be more difficult

@sijomial interested to hear what you have to say

To clarify, I was referring to hunger in the mornings & the eating window feeling natural, for the adjustment. not a sudden drop in weight!

No but I think I’m less bloated & my digestion is much better, therefore feeling leaner.

I think you all are right! Totally binged twice today & went off the rails. I think I need to refocus & reprioritize :(

Yes it does!

I used to use “happy scale” but for me, it was a little difficult to understand. I also found myself getting frustrated about the dates they gave me to reach milestones. Which sounds so silly :(

I guess I have this fear I’ll gain somehow. :( I seem to be up & down in weight trying to be in a deficit so I worry I’ll just keep going up at maintenance. People suggest me lowering my calories until I’m losing again but I think I’ll lose my mind!

What’s your eating window?:)

I’m 5’6! I was working with a coach at 1,400 calories so I’m nervous to eat the full allowed calorie amount! :( my weight has been stalled for almost a month and I was wondering if it was from the sudden increase in calories. I’m finally starting to lose again so hopefully my body has adjusted to the new calorie amount!

I’m 175 & my first goal is 160lbs, I’m going to see how I feel there & then decide how much more to lose :) I set my goals to 1.5lbs a week (1,750 cals) I usually exercise 3-4 times a week & don’t typically eat back exercise calories. I try to eat around 1,500 cals during the week so I can splurge on the weekend & eat more…

That is so amazing! I would love to chat more and hear other advice you may have if you don’t mind! Sent you a friend request. :)

Exactly! My “relaxed” is eating around 1,900-2,000 calories when MFP suggests 1,750! That’s why I had to stop doing “cheat days”, I was eating 4.000+ calories just for the sake of eating what I wanted on my chest day 😭🤦🏼‍♀️ I think I’ve been unintentionally saving my calories during the week cause I typically eat…

Absolutely INCREDIBLE! Please share some tips that got you this amazing transformation 😍

What an amazing transformation! You look amazing! Any words of wisdom for others on their journey?!

Don’t do anything to lose the weight that you won’t want to continue doing after you lose it! BALANCE IS 🔑 👌🏼

Thank you so much girl! We’re in this together! Good luck to you♥️

Oh my gosh, thank you for your kind words! 😭 that’s so awesome! What a great example to set!♥️

Thank you so much for that wonderful advice, I really appreciate it! We recently started cooking together more frequently and I love it! I’m looking for different recipes so we don’t get bored of our “go tos” I try not to get down on myself & beat myself up for taking a whole year to lose 15lbs!😭

Some days my carbs are close to 100% but thankfully not every day :)

That’s so true! I guess with all these diets like keto/Adkins it makes me afraid of carbs!

Thank you for that! That’s so encouraging!

Very true! Thank you for putting that into perspective:)

Thank you so much!!