danielleg0094 Member

I went to my OBGYN earlier in March that’s it

Understood

To add to that, I have seen people lose weight & after a few years they look kinda bigger. I mean the ones that have maintained their weight for the most part. I have maintained my weight for the past 3 years pretty much, no more than 10 lbs. I know it is not ideal to gain but it's not the worst either. When people lose a…

That's correct. I count using mfp, my intake is 1200 calories 5 days out of the week, maybe 1400 another day & I have a cheat day on the other.

I usually eat out and the restaurants have the nutrition info. When it comes to snacks, those can be measured with cups & a lot of the frozen foods I eat have nutrition info on the back as you know

So you are saying that this one day will ruin my calorie budget for the entire week?

To answer your question about eating carbs late at night. It is around at most maybe 1500 calories on those days. yes, I eat pasta and bread. The pasta serving isnt that huge but its still big, probably a little smaller than what you would get at olive garden? Anyway, on those days, for the rest of the day I may have a…

Do you still disapprove of the cheat day idea?

I have seen what my maintenance daily budget is and when I tried that, I felt bloated & think I would gain weight if I did that ongoing. So eat 200 less everyday except the cheat day & eat 200 more one day?

My 1200-1500 a day is for maintenance already, I feel like I need one bad day because I have cravings

No, I eat for the sake of getting a break after being good for most of the week. I count calories every day, how can I find out how much I am supposed to eat a week for maintenance purposes?

Right but I mean if I am decent one day, why should I not have a bad day out of the week? I have maintained most of my weight loss for the past 3 years

So how many cal should I eat per week? If it eat around 1200 per day for maintenance, I may go over a lil bit one day out of the week aside from my cheat day, how much should I eat on my cheat day to avoid from going over my weekly budget?

My daily budget is 1200, aside from my cheat day, I have one day where I go over maybe 200 cal. Is it still bad to have a cheat day?

I am just looking to maintain, how can I tell what my caloric weekly budget is? My daily budget is 1200, I usually have one day out of the week, aside from my cheat day, where I go over 200 calories

But what if I want to just maintain my weight loss?

I'm around 180 & am 5'7. It's considered overweight but I hoped my height can help with how the weight is proportioned

If I continue to do this will it cause weight gain? Not just being heavier the day I weigh because I ate late

Which website did you use to calculate TDEE

I appreciate everyone’s positivity

I’ve pretty much maintained but I think I look bigger

I’ve pretty much maintained but I look bigger

So you do see a slight difference?

I actually do have an idea, I use Weight Watchers atm & MFP sometimes

Do I look chunky?

What’s your clothing size (assuming you’re female)?

Maybe it’s a bit more then, 1200-1500

I don’t, so you’re saying that I should weigh less if I eat 1200 a day?

Im 5’7 and around 180, I wear a 10-12. Which option is a better choice?

Maybe a few months, some clothes I bought 2 years ago. But almost everything fits the same, I also wear the same size.