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Since you have your FitBit and know what your average burns are, you already know your starting point. In trying to decide if you should do a reset or not, that depends on if you have been under-eating. If you have been eating consistently at or over your TDEE, then there is probably no reason to do a reset --- you could…

Yep, just get up to that 2200 number, and then remember to increase if and when your exercise increases (otherwise, you will still effectively be under eating...)

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It really is a mind game, isn't it? If I were you, I would just continue doing what you are doing... Your weight is still just fluctuating, and you are not consistently continuing to gain over time, so you are most likely still eating at or below TDEE. With that history of extreme starvation dieting, it may just take your…

Yep, if you are going to do the re-set, figure your TDEE using your current exercise level, whatever that may be and start eating that amount. If you are scared or uncomfortable, you can work up to that number gradually by adding 100 or 200 calories a day each week until you get there. My guess is your training will be so…

^^^ Yep, you should really consider doing a re-set. You want to fully heal your metabolism, not just put a Band-Aid on it. Remember, EM2WL is not a fast process, and your head definitely has to be in the right place to be successful. Once you are ready, bump your calories up to TDEE and stay there for 8 - 12 weeks. It…

^^^ Yep, good advice there. ^^^ Sounds like you might be Lightly Active since you do very little exercise... Just remember that if that changes and you add some exercise, go ahead and bump that activity level up. Once you have your calorie goal, you can go into MFP and manually change your calorie goal to that number. It…

Definitely go with the re-set, especially with the history of yo-yo dieting. Eat at maintenance consistently for 8 - 12 weeks, and then go to your 10 - 15% cut. You really want to "train" your metabolism of what Maintenance Calories are and get it stabilized and trusting that your intake will be consistent and adequate…

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When you figure out your TDEE, you use your projected or real exercise over the course of the week. Just add up your exercise for the week (including rest days, etc). If you miss an exercise day every once in a while, it's not a big deal, but if you consistently miss them week after week, then you may want to re-run your…

Wow! Congrats on an amazing job well done! You look fabulous!

^^^ Yep, consider it an investment in yourself!

If you have been eating ~1700 and burning off ~400 calories a day with exercise, then you have been *way* under eating and netting only about 1300 calories a day. That is over 300 calories below your BMR (and you never want to net below your BMR...) Sounds like you would really benefit from a full metabolic reset to get…

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Welcome!! Feel free to add me - I am on here every day and would love to be able to support you :-)

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How awesome is that? Congrats (and Happy Birthday)!!