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Or you could just say "but if I ate like you do, then I couldn't do this!" Then flex your guns and kiss your biceps.

Rluca is right. The mathematics behind weight loss is actually pretty simple; if you're looking to lose 2 pounds a week, the site calculates it this way; 1 pound=3500 calories. 2 pounds = 7000 calories. -2 pounds/7 days=1000 calories per day below your maintenance rate. So if you overshoot your calorie goal by 300 calories…

Thanks for the reply. Originally I felt kind of daunted when I realized that I had to lose about 90 pounds to reach my goal, but after the success of the past two months I've realized that this is definitely something I can do. I don't even feel like I'm depriving myself of the things that I enjoy. It's amazing how much of…

Increase your calorie deficit during the week by an extra 200 or 300 calories. Let's say you like to get completely sloshed on the weekend (I know I do) and you wind up having about 1000 extra calories of extra drinks and nachos. First you should log it to figure out exactly how much you've had. Second, over the next five…

I've only been using this site for a while (down 4 pounds already!) but I know what you mean. I weighed about 270 at the start and set my weight loss goal for 2lbs/week, and my goal was set at 1820 calories a day. I do a pretty good job meeting it usually, but one day last week I overshot and had about 2300 calories. I…