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but 1700-1800 calories should be my maintenance, roughly (on an exercise day)? not maintenance + 1800? I mean my net calories for a normal day hover around 1200, my 1700-1800 days show my net at roughly 1650

well. I'm at a bit of a loss.. I've now lost a grand total of 1lb in a month and a half... still weighing *everything* I eat/drink, with my average intake around 1200-1300 a day, and the highest around 1700-1800 (about 2 days out of a month of logging), and I'm still working out 3-4 days a week

I only weigh about once every 2-3 weeks and I tend to postpone it if it's TOM... I gain about 5lbs every single time (if not more) for 4-5 days and my jeans feel tight so I feel like both my weight and measurements are a bit "off" and I don't see a trend if I do it

my grandma thought stuff like cucumber was high in calories and asked if I "should be putting so much of it in my bowl of salad" ... could not explain that I would NOT be gaining weight by eating a cucumber/vegetables (I was logging my food at the time, too), I even googled the nutrition for her... but the concept of…

honestly? stress eating, for the most part.. some people lose their appetite when dealing with anxiety/feeling down, I'm the opposite of that...

My boyfriend is skinny, he's almost a foot taller than me and weighs less than I do (he's close to underweight)... He often either forgets or can't be bothered getting food until like 7pm and then just has a big dinner, though he'll occasionally snack on sweets or crackers... I don't know how he manages, I'd be cranky and…

I was put on BC for about a year or two when I was first diagnosed because I'd randomly go 6 months without a period (can't remember what it was called at the moment) - I had 0 issues with it, no weight gain, was the healthiest my hair and skin have ever been, too Issues came back once I stopped taking it though Not sure…

honestly? ham and potatoes - I definitely thought they were more before I looked it up

eh, walks are still better than nothing :) I miss losing on 1700 calories a day, back when I was working out a lot... definitely a no-no at the moment though, I'd just end up injuring myself if I tried to get straight into that routine I'm trying to get to roughly 125lbs as I've been at that weight before and felt good -…

Yeah.. that's kinda what I'm aiming for... to be fair my exercise is fairly mild at the moment, I'm just trying to get a bit stronger so I can move on to more advanced stuff with proper form... I wouldn't mind being able to eat a bit more eventually, if a bit more active :)

thanks for the advice, toxikon, unfortunately I have a history of getting way too unhealthy about weighing myself so I consciously try NOT to do it too often because I don't want to get too stuck on numbers this time around <3 it IS possible that something like my cycle could be hiding a small weight loss though, that's a…

breakfast: 2 pieces of toast with tuna spread, coffee with milk snack: pineapple, almonds lunch: chicken thigh (cooked without oil, no skin) and vegetables (onion, zucchini, peppers, mushrooms), small glass of red wine snack: small square of chocolate, piece of light mozzarella cheese dinner: cottage cheese, 1 medium size…

Personally I consider it the same kinda treat as my occasional chocolate bar, so I usually sacrifice a small portion of my calories to get a bottle of my regular stuff (I'm a big fan of dark beers and ciders, and stuff from local breweries) I've tried some of the "light" versions, and it just never tasted quite right, and…

I call them my "maintenance" days and it depends... If i'm out all day I'm probably not gonna log it the next day... but - even if I don't log it I try and measure/estimate things throughout the day to make sure I don't go significantly over If I see a missing entry in my diary I basically know it was a "oh, probably ate…

depends for me... at the moment I don't eat them back - but that's because I eat around 1300 a day and I exercise roughly every other day... + mfp estimates my half an hour of exercise to be around 150 calories so my average net calories should not dropping below 1200 now, a couple of years ago when I was just trying to…

I lost roughly 45% of my body weight at one point.. I know for a fact my hips can't have been more than 30ish % smaller though

I was on a different website (for calorie counting) years ago - I regained some of the weight partially, I think, due to poor health and not being able to exercise anymore combined with some anxiety/depression, which typically makes me overeat... it wasn't a sudden huge gain after I stopped logging everything, it was more…

doughnuts (home made ones)... used to eat a bunch every time my grandma made them, while they were still warm

I honestly don't look at servings, I just weigh whatever it is I'm eating and calculate the calories for it

I like a nice glass of wine with my dinner (if it fits into my daily calories), I definitely *feel* better without any extra weekend drinks though - I'm not into going out, but I AM into videogames... fridays would often end with long skype calls and "let's grab a few ciders and play Overwatch/insert other multiplayer…

I was diagnosed with PCOS at age 21 (after 7 years of problems)... at my heaviest I was around 90kg (and I'm pretty short, so that was a BMI of roughly 36), I managed to get to low/mid 50s (BMI 20ish) through calorie counting... At the time I was diagnosed I was around 75kg... I, too, was told to go low carb... it made me…

One thing I'd say is - just don't get too fixated on a specific number... years ago I, for some reason, set my goal to a BMI of roughly 20.. I did drop to that weight (though the last 3-4kg was due to dental issues, to be honest) and I looked awful - like, gaunt face, ribcage showing through my back, super skinny arms, etc…

I wish my parents had done something or at least taken it seriously when I went from skinny to "slightly chubby but not horribly overweight for age/height" to visibly overweight by 13ish, and then obese by age 16-17... but my parents have both been overweight themselves since their early 20s and my family has always been…

I tend to eat closer to maintenance for a day or two, I am STARVING 1-2 days before my time of month... trying to stick to my normal deficit usually ends with me eating way too much chocolate/junk

People seem to have a lot of.. uh.. interesting opinions about how someone should (or shouldn't) diet, hah I've had a friend say the same thing when they saw me eating my "between uni classes" snack (I used to pack stuff like a banana or little bags (all weighed at home) of nuts and dry apricots)... The funny thing is the…

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Thank you very much :smile: I'm 27 and I moved back home because it's financially easier at the moment, as I started university again to get my masters degree and my income is rather low/not always regular...but we rarely eat together (different schedules and food preferences)... what we DO share is the downstairs…

I'm less than half your weight and I can easily go up 2, 3 or even 4kg just by eating more salt the day before or it being that time of month... 1 week is not a lot, give it a bit more time?