Andromeda173

Roughly a year, 15 pounds lost.

I'm 5'1" and I have to eat 1200 net to get any sort of meaningful deficit. If I'm under by ten or twenty calories, I don't sweat it. Yeah, that little red message is annoying, but it's basically impossible to be perfectly exact with your caloric intake anyway--I might have hit 1200 anyway, even if the calculations don't…

If you just started your weight loss journey, then it's probably mostly water weight. A lot of people lose up to 10 pounds very quickly, then the weight loss becomes more consistent with your goals (1 lb a week, or 2 if you have a lot to lose). Don't worry about it!

I'm the same way. Even though I'm smaller than I've ever been, smaller than high school, and I KNOW that I look different than photos from last year, I just see a fat person in the mirror. Sometimes I'll think that I look good, then I'll look in the mirror and cry. I feel like I'm fatter than ever. I take measurements, and…

This happened to me a few weeks ago...I feel your pain, it will get better! As for the food and exercise: For me, getting in a little exercise helped me feel better, but it may be different for you. Just try to go for a walk to clear your mind..it helped me. When it comes to food, I'd be lenient on yourself these next few…

Love it! You and the dress look fantastic!

Nope! Not healthy AT ALL. Your body needs calories to survive, and if you have a NEGATIVE net calorie count, then your body isn't getting anything at all! Granted, if you're super mobidly obese and on a doctor supervised diet/workout regiment, then it can work, but only in the short term. Don't think of this as a…

Make the IMG's all lowercase. :)

I think you meant 1200 calories a DAY...don't want to give the OP any scary ideas!

Your body burns calories with you just sitting there, or sleeping. Every person has what is called a "Base Metabolic Rate," or BMR. This is the amount of calories your body needs if you were just lying in bed all day--it depends on your height and weight. Most people agree that you shouldn't eat too much under your BMR…

Make the IMG's lowercase! :)

I don't really add anything, except ice. :) Something that helps me with water intake is to have a large bottle of water nearby at your job/desk(mine's a one liter) and take 10 swigs every time you get up or sit down. It makes drinking that much seem way less daunting!

According to the numbers you could, but I wouldn't if I were you. I've found that restricting calories following a binge just sets you up for a binge-then-starve-then-binge-again cycle, which is really not good for you, health-wise or emotionally. Just tell yourself you'll do better. If you can't exercise today, then do it…

That's what I do--eat some back but not all. If I KNEW that my calorie count (for both calories in and out) were completely accurate, then perhaps I'd do otherwise. The way I see it is that an extra 200 uneaten calories from exercise balances out some underlogging of food or overlogging of exercise. Better to be a bit on…

Huge difference! Way to go! :D

I buy myself a new nail polish for every 5 pounds lost. They're cheap and I love them, but I only let myself buy one if I've lost the weight. This also gives me an excuse to get the nice, sparkly stuff instead of the 99c bottles. :)

I agree with what a lot of people are saying here...we're not here for a "diet" in the traditional eat-this-not-that-for-X-weeks-then-return-to-an-unhealthy-normal sense. Classifying foods as "good" or "bad" leads to unhealthy things, like depriving yourself of that thing you love only to binge because few can handle a…

For me (as in this works for me, your mileage may vary), when I have only a few hundred "extra" calories, I just don't eat those back. I figure this will cancel out any overlogging of exercise/underlogging of calories. However, if it's a workout day, I'll burn 500-700 calories, and I'll eat back part of those--otherwise…

I'm 5'1", currently ~130, and a size 6 in dresses but a 9 in juniors' jeans, so take that as you will.

Ditto here! Trying to lose about 10 more pounds.

I agree, 8.5. :)

My motivation is not being my parents, who are very overweight and unhealthy. Same goes for my grandparents, my aunts, and many of my cousins. I'm 19 now, and if I can figure out fitness now, then I won't have to worry about diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. when I'm 40. Also, I was always chubby growing up. I recently…

Hello all! I'm Shelby and I'm trying to get to the lower end of a healthy BMI and tone up! Basically, the "last ten pounds" stage. :P

Great job! :D

Did you lose all 26ish pounds in 1 1/2 months?

Another shortie here! 5'1", SW 140 CW 135 GW 120 Doing cardio and walking all over campus, basically having most meals at the dining hall.

One last reply (I'm the OP), I'm netting around 1000. I usually eat 1200 a day, or even more on my workout days, but the total (calories-exercise calories) is around 1000. It's not like I'm eating only 1000 a day and then burning 400 or more from exercise. I basically feel like MFP would tell me daily that I need to eat…

I'm still trying to figure out what works best for me. I think that a lot of days I would have to force myself to eat the extra calories to make it to 1200--and not in a healthy way. I may try upping to 1200 for a few weeks and see if I''m still losing/losing more/staying steady/gaining. I'll see if I can make an…

NSV = Non Scale Victory! :)