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Im no expert so just take this response as a personal thing but mines zig zag always. Not as much as yours! But I never hit 1600 on the head. It ranges from 1200 - 1600 every day. Its done me no harm so far, or so I believe. But wait for the gurus to come in and give you their advice. :)

I am the same as the other poster here ( Site wont let me quote - temporarily down for maintenance, grr ) I have big ribs regardless of my weight, and now my ribs, collar bone and hip bones are visable. But my thighs are still roughly the same size as 20lbs ago! ( not in my head, I have a progress picture ) Last time I…

Oh definitely. Especially when I was on 1200. The hunger was so bad that I would find myself in turmoil thinking about food, knowing I had no cals left by 5pm. Sometimes I would honestly just go to bed way too early just to sleep and get away from my own brain! I found I wasnt eating enough. Are your cals working for you…

I havent been to a gym once since I started. My only exercise is my job, walk to and from work, and the very occasional walk on my days off. Many members here exercise as they have sedentary jobs like working in an office, or because they want to tone or SIMPLY because they love it! But its not really my thing and I cant…

I wish I had known how useful my job is for weight loss. Instead I was using it to eat what I wanted. Sometimes upwards of 3000 cals a day. If I didnt work at the hotel I am certain I would have been stones heavier. Im lucky I realised how to utilize it before it got too hard to stop eating the way I was.

I was reluctant to weigh my new low last week. I had dropped 4lbs overnight. My first loss in 2 weeks roughly. But Ive since averaged about 2-3lbs above that consistently despite multiple weigh ins a day. I have no idea what happened that morning! I dont log a number until I see it consistently for about a week. Hence the…

Thank you again, everyone. I will be taking my Hair Skin and Nails tonight for the first time in months, and wil be having Saag Masala which is a SMALL start. ( a little spinach cant hurt! ) Tomorrow comes the soup, fruit smoothie, cereal and I may even boil a few eggs tonight to have in the mornings.

If either of those are " bad " fatty vitamins I can assure you Im mostly likely hitting 300%! lol

Thank you so much! Well I see there are lots going around on the forums so I will have a look. I adore Lentil Soup ( home made ) so I figure if I make a big batch of that and freeze it, I can have it for lunch some days. Little by little I'll get there. I will also start having cereal every day, lunch or breakfast, for…

Serious question here: Why havent I DROPPED DEAD yet? Embarassing.

I agree. I just find it so easy to stay under cals, stay full, and eat the same as ever. Just less of. I haven't actually done the smoothie thing yet, I just intend to. We have a smoothie maker but I may even buy Innocent smoothies ( they seem mostly natural? ) on busy days. When I was on 1200, calories from smoothies…

Haha not even died a LITTLE bit? Well I think Perfectil looks good to me. When I was on it my hair would grow an inch a month and then thicken. The only reason I stopped taking it was sheer laziness. You should have a full stomach when taking them, I would forget after meals and say " Ah I'll start again tomorrow " and…

I totally agree. I would love nothing more than to snack on a peach or an apple like all the girls do in work. My boss brings in a basket full of different fruits for us all. Every now and then I buy lots of random fruits and try them. But no, I just...cant. :( I was tested last year. Just slightly low on Iron, everything…

I think this may be the first post of mine to help another member! I helped someone remember their vitamins! haha When I had bloods done I was ever so slightly under on Iron. By the Doctors standards, not enough to cause much harm. So he put it down to stress. Unfortunately I have anxiety issues. Not for no reason, when…

Fair enough! I started out eating right, myself. Eating fish steaks and lots of broccoli, etc. But when I upped my cals to 1400 I found it hard to eat enough of the only healthy foods I can stomach. So in creeped the chips, pizza and chocolate! And because I was still under my macros ( most of the time ) and losing the…

I used to take Perfectil ( for the hair loss ) and it worked wonders. I have just discovered it actually has many of the vitamins I may be needing. Vitamin D (D3 200 IU) 5 µg 100 Vitamin E (Natural Source) 40 mg α-TE 333 Vitamin C 60 mg 75 Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 8 mg 727 Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 4 mg 286 Vitamin B3…

Recently I have been having troubles hitting it as Ive been eating very carb and calorie dense foods. So even when I see I have about 300 cals left I realise I am over on fat and carbs so I have trouble finding something else to squeeze in, plus Im pretty full. I just love my pizzas and takeaways, sorry. lol

I was roughly 124 lbs when I started so my first 10lbs were instantly noticeable as I'm also a very short person.

This week I upped my cals to 1600 and was utterly STUNNED today to see a 2lb weight loss since YESTERDAY. What the hell... I think as my TOM is almost over I actually lost weight over the week and never realised and now the water is coming off. But wow. I was at 1200 for 2 months and lost well until I completely stalled. I…

Every morning. Then later in the day after a BM. I actually forgot to yesterday and I was so excited about doing it today. I wish I had more will power to stay away.

I love this sentence. It always calms me down.

When I KNOW people are coming over, I make the decision to go with the flow. But when someone invites me out, out of the blue AFTER Ive had a big lunch and daily snack and only have 700 cals left? I panic, too. But remember, it didnt take you 3 days to put your weight on. You haven't blown ANYTHING, hun!! Look at your…

I know! I thought I was happy at 1200. The weight loss certainly helped me feel happier, but now I'm at 1600 I think " Oh ***** please. You were hangry. At all times. "

To add to the 1200 debate: I constantly netted under 1200. There were weeks were I was netting 500-800 a day. I was constipated for up to 6 days at a time and got constant headaches. Oh and my hormones went a little out of whack, too! I have NO idea if this is linked but for the first time in my life I got a 3 week long…

Wow thats brilliant. We all have our sweet spots. When I got stuck, I went from 1200 to 1400 and lost 4lbs pretty quickly. I then moved to 1500 for about a week: Nothing! This week I've been eating just below 1600 and its started moving again. Why did I move from 1400 if it was working so well? - I realised my TDEE - 20%…

I have a cheap Ikea scale. I think it was £5. I bought digital last month and I binned it straight away. Every single place we sat it gave a different number. They say "Find an even floor " well we moved it into every room in the house, and even outside and I was ranging from 7 stone to 9.5 stone. Even if we did find a…

When I first started MFP, I ate 3 meals a day and never snacked. As I was on 1200, the meals were SO limited considering I am a terribly picky eater and dislike most fruit and veg. I also hate wholegrain ANYTHING. ( Its no wonder why Im here today ! ) Anyway, I decided to go back to my "old" dinners. I now have one very…

My shoes burst open yesterday and thank God, my new pair arrived at the door that day! I buy a pair of black trainers off Ebay every 3 months. My trousers also get holes in the knees within the same time. I have a pedometer it caught 37,000 steps between 7am and 3pm, no lie. Problem: When I wash the cups for the bedroom…

Hi, thanks! TDEE is meant to spread across the whole week but I really do have days where on a day off, I sit on my a** all day! So I've been doing the same as you. I eat at about 1200-1300 on days off as my BMR is a little over 1000. ( according to most calculators ) Assuming Im not comatose I will eat back 200-300 above…