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How is 100 lbs not reason to celebrate? ;)

You are meant to eat them. Your original goal (1500) already has your deficit needed to lose weight built in. Exercising increases that deficit. By eating those lost calories, you're not only keeping your already built in deficit, but you're also fueling your body so that it can continue those workouts. It also allows you…

First, baby steps. Going all gung-ho is going to cause burnout. Your calorie goal is currently set for the calories eaten without any exercise. If you exercise you are meant to replenish those lost calories since 1) your goal already contains a calorie deficit to give you weight loss and 2) to fuel those workouts so you…

Yes, it does and yes you will. Just make sure you log accurately and consistently.

Work it into your calorie goal. Moderation, not deprivation.

Totally normal. Weight loss isn't linear, afterall. Period, ovulation, sodium, extra carbs, injury, sunburn, exercise, etc can all be attributing factors that mask weight loss or give an appearance of gains.

Yes you can lose from diet alone as long as you have a calorie deficit. If you want to get back to the gym, then go. Exercise for cardiovascular health and fitness, fuel your workouts, but otherwise weight loss is going to come from having that deficit.

Weight loss happens from having a calorie deficit. How you create that deficit is up to you. But you can lose weight 100% from diet alone.

You should speak to a professional.

I use heinz reduced sugar ketchup which is 5 calories and I think it actually tastes better than regular ketchup. I love it.

Yes it's normal. The benefit is you can see patterns to gains/losses and also go by an overall trend. Data=knowledge. The more data, the more knowledge.

Injury. Sunburn. Ovulation. Water weight comes from a whole gamut of reasons, most you wouldn't even think of.

Schmidt 647. 40 calories and the slices are thicker than Sara Lee and Nature's Harvest. Tastes great and makes a good sammich.

Why are you exercising so much? Plus in your other thread you said you're eating 1100 calories. You're going to end up in a hospital if you keep overy exercising and eating so little.

So you're aiming for 1100 calories a day? It's no wonder you're hungry. You're starving yourself and exercising on top of that? What a recipe for disaster! Your body is telling you it's not getting enough and you're ignoring it. You need to eat more. Listen to what your body is telling you.

Moderation, not deprivation.

Warm gooey cupcakes are pretty awesome too.

Give it more time. You lost 15 lbs in a month and a half. That's not nothing. There's a whole gamut of reasons why you may not be losing at this moment. Could just be temporary water retention. Give it 4-6 weeks and if you still haven't lost, then reevaluate what you're doing.

Consider anything you did actually burn as a bonus and warm up with a hot chocolate. Next time do some shovelling and build a luge for the kids to sled down. You'll be a hero.

I ate like 5 cupcakes over Valentine's. My only regret is that there aren't any left. QQ

Why wouldn't you seek professional help for a mental problem? That should be the first thing you do.

Having the same weight for ONE WEEK doesn't equal maintenance. You should really strive to eat more and speak with your doctor.

At your height and weight, 20 lbs in 3-4 months is too aggressive. The less you have to lose, the longer it's going to take, you just don't have the fat stores to constitute higher losses. Even going with 4 months, that would be 1.25 lbs/week. You should be aiming for .5lbs/week, and no more than 1 lb/week. Otherwise,…

Weight loss isn't linear. There's ups and downs and all arounds. Patience is key.

You should see a doctor. Loss of period could be many things. Heck, you could be pregnant. My first symptoms with all three of my pregnancies was cramping but no period. Or, it could be hormonal imbalance. Or, Or, Or. See a doctor.

Definitely this. Give it more time. And in that time, work on your logging accuracy.

I think this question is better suited for your doctor, to be honest.

It really depends on how much you have to lose and how much water you're retaining. For me, my weight loss normalized after 4 weeks. But there were also some weeks I was retaining water (like during ovulation and period) that masked weight loss and then the following week would be losing the retained water plus some fat.…

What is your calorie goal? Also is that percentage or grams? If the latter, those numbers seem extremely low...

At your weight (I'm the same height and started at 211 lbs), you can probably eat more, close to 1700-1800 calories or even more. And if you exercise, eat at least half of those calories back. Another thing to focus on would be protein and fiber, as those will keep you fuller longer. Also, when I first started, I did have…