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Actually, someone my exact size but 48 years old would have a sedentary TDEE of 1494. EDIT: Obvs that means she can maintain over 1400, but it's a super technical point to make and I just wanted to point out that she's not all THAT far off. If by active she means she does 20 min of elliptical a day, she could still gain on…

I'm a believer that it is possible to eat more and still lose weight. But I think that philosophy is wayyyy more relevant to people who are fitter, more active, and have more lean tissue to support overall. Some of us aren't that awesome :) Also, it's definitely easy not to realize that you're more active than the average…

Crazy amused by this. You say you're 5'3" and your image linked shows you burned 2900+ in one day. Welp, sorry, I'm 4'11" and my sedentary TDEE is 1575. If I ate 2000 calories, I would blow up like a balloon, and I have proven it by eating 2000 calories and blowing up like a balloon ;)

I weigh in the mornings, underwear only, but it makes sense to me to weigh at night as well to get a better idea of where you stand. Of course you're going to weigh less in the mornings, and then more at your midday doctor's visit, and then a little more after dinner, and then less again after you haven't eaten or drunk…

It's not the size of the boat that matters...

My boyfriend and I are the same weight. I'm 4'11" and he's 5'10" He's underweight, I'm on the high side of normal.

The only person it took me a long time to get over was someone I was never truly dating. It took... 6 months? I had it bad :( But eventually the fact that he was a dillhole and completely full of himself made it easier to let go, so I suspect it would be harder with an actual good guy you had deep feelings for. Best of…

PS, you're not a moron, I just thought this was funny ;)

Good lord, people. Do what works for you. Don't listen to anecdotal crap on forums without some kind of filter for BS. If you have a question and want a real answer, call your doctor or a dietician.

Years of battling mindless eating in combination with hypothyroidism have made me an expert on my own weight loss. I know what works for me, physically and mentally, and no one else on MFP can come close to being an expert on that. There's the obvious stuff, of course. Any dolt can tell you that you need to eat less than…

While you might be in the "normal" range for free T4 levels, everyone is just a little different. Jane Doe's pituitary gland might be striving for a level of 1.7, can only get to 1.1, but it registers as "normal" so she doesn't get the medication that would improve her quality of life. But it's very difficult sometimes for…

I want pockets, too. I also hate how I can't seem to find a middle ground between SHOW ALL THE CURVES and having a top so baggy I look gigantic. Can't I have a sports top that neither reveals every body line nor wears like a tent??

I totally have time to log on weekends. I just don't do it. I need to. For serious.

Your weight sounds pretty small already, so if you're feeling unhappy, I would switch to toning instead of a big calorie deficit. Eat more protein, do some pilates or Jillian Michaels or something. Lift weights if you like doing that, but make sure to eat enough protein to support muscle development. Good luck :)

I was a 27-year-old divorcee. I met him at a party thrown by a friend I met on a dating site. Dating sites are more than just ways to date guys. It's also a good social circle expansion tool. I was pretty much a shut-in before OkCupid

Turned 30 last year. For me, 30 was no big. I was like, yeah, I got this. It's just a number, I'll never really be an adult anyway. 31 is getting super close now though and that means I'm IN my 30's. O.O Well, I guess that's okay too. Last year I threw a big party at my favorite karaoke bar and drank a ton of booze and…

I found that after a month of being really good or so that eating a huge portion like that makes me feel physically bad. That helps. I don't recommend treating yourself to a huge portion of a cake within the first month or two of a new diet change because that will encourage you to go back to your old habits, mask weight…

Double Dream Hands!

1. I want to feel better every day. 2. I want to be stronger, so that when I run around the office with heavy equipment, no one will doubt I can handle it. 3. I want to look better, shed the flab.

I agree wholeheartedly. I just think it's true for women, too.

WRONG. Honey badger don't give a fuuuuu**** XD

Trek/Gamer/Gadget/Internet geek, mostly. Probably have a smattering of some of the others, as I also dabble in code.

I play Horde on Area 52. I'm not a very hardcore player and my iLvl isn't even enough to use the Raid Finder :( I need better gear, but I've very shy about doing Heroic dungeons with randoms and my guild is full of people I know IRL and we don't dungeon very often. Also, I'm a warlock and my damage sucks. >:(

This is me! LOL

YES. It's so annoying lol

My boyfriend is *amazing*. When we met, I was 10 pounds lighter than I am today, and 30 pounds lighter than I was in January. He never said a single word to me about my weight. It crept up and crept up and the only things he'd ever call me was beautiful. The only thing that ever crossed his lips was when I'd pick up a pack…

Why do people always tag "no offense" on things they say that they are pretty sure will cause offense? Do they think it's a magic phrase that will make people not be offended? ...no offense.

Smoking is a personal choice. I don't hate on smokers, unless they're rude about their habit. Rude is not giving people a choice about breathing a cloud of gross-smelling, stinky, choking air. Most of my friends who smoke are not rude about it. They go outside. If I feel like talking to them is more interesting than not…

lulz, I do not wrap my mouth around the muffler and huff while pregnant, so it hardly compares.

People are generally free to make their own bad choices. You can't wrestle her and take away her smokes. For one, that's assault, and for two, that only stops her while you're sitting on her. People are also generally free to parent however they choose, even poorly. In extreme cases, they stop getting to parent anymore,…