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  • Yeah, my idea to set this goal started with me deciding to eat the maintenance calories for my goal weight, it's just so hard to tell if it's actually working because it's so slow. I've had to kind of decide that I might be stuck at one weight for 2 mo or more before I'm even able to decide if I need to make any…
  • Yeah, I'm within a normal weight range too (although on the higher end) I only have 15 lbs to lose to get to my goal weight. It's only been two months and I think it's working, but it's hard to tell since I only weigh in once a month and a fluctuation of a couple lbs is pretty normal.
  • That's pretty close to what I'm doing, overall I'm aiming for about 200 below maintenance a day, which for me is around 1600, but I go over like twice a week and log it, but choose to not beat myself up over it.
  • I'll use the calorie counts for a chain restaurant but if I feel like it's a little more I'll intentionally over estimate the portion. The truth is though unless you're eating at these places like once a week it's not gonna make a huge difference if you overeat one meal.
  • I just discovered microwaving eggs! How did I. Otbknow you could do this?! It's like the best thing that has ever happened to me lol.
  • This is because BMI is an antiquated crock! It's was NOT designed to be a measure of health, but has been used for a long time so everyone just accepts it. I am technically overweight, but literally every person I have ever said that to is shocked. Every body is different, has different distributions of fat. You can…
  • I'm with you!! I eat hot cheetos and snickers occasionally and I didn't die from it. You can absolutely be healthy and leave room for these things in your life!!
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