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Hi guys i'm back after a while of being gone as well. Please add me for mutual accountability!

Same! I'll add you.

Hi everyone! I used to be on here a lot.. i've left and been on a little rollercoaster with my weight but I could really use some accountability now especially when we're all under quarantine and it's so easy to slack off with working out and eat out of boredom. I'm trying to do better about limiting my bored snacking…

I'm back too! I could use some accountability if anyone wants to add me. Rooting for all of us - starting again!

How's it going so far? Please add me too, happy to give you the support/cheerleading as i need it too :)

You can add me! I just started mfp back up again after a year of not the best eating habits and really need to get back into it. I sit at a desk all day too and could use similar motivation. Let's do it together!

I'm restarting my calorie counting and have a goal to lose 20lbs in the next 6-8 months. My old mfp buddies are no longer active and I could use some new friends here. Please add me if you'd like :) Good luck and we can do this! B)

I'm doing the same - could use some support. I just realized i gained 10 lbs since Feb, that's losing ten of the 15 i lost last year. Pretty discouraged. Pls add me if you're a regular here - could use some accountability too.

I'm right with everyone else. The winter and last summer of unemployment put me in a depression. And in my life, depression = binge. I'm 30lbs overweight and I really need to work on getting to a healthy weight. I haven't been on mfp in years but I'm hoping to start back up again and would love some accountability. I'd…

Hi karen, I've recently wondered if I share the same problem. Have you found any helpful resources to help with the binge eating?

So for those of you who are eating at about 1800 calories - does everyone on here lift? Or does it work if you don't lift as well?

That would be awesome. i've been on here two weeks looking thru the boards and still am confused.

I work out 3x a week also. So - on my workout days i would eat at TDEE x 1.35 then? Or everyday including the days i dont work out? I was told not to eat my exercise calories by my nutritionist cuz it defeats the purpose of working out.... but seems like there are two big schools of thought on this.

I'm using the IF calculator (http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc). It says my TDEE is 1618 but that doesn't factor in exercise calories on a day that i might be working out. I had it set to sedentary cuz i have a desk job.

i am a newbie so please excuse my ignorance. Question: So what is the best method? 1. Eat at TDEE + exercise calories 2. Eat at TDEE (excluding exercise calories) 3. Eat at BMR +exercise calories 4. Eat at BMR (excluding exercise calories)

size 4 would be ideal. i am currently 8

i'm a big foodie... and having started counting calories 2 weeks ago it's been quite a struggle but i'm trying to figure out to find a good balance. My main problem lately is - since i cook a lot with lots of fresh produce - sometimes it's hard to gauge how much quanity (and thus serving) goes into each dish. Does anyone…

I'm a big foodie and coming on this thread makes me feel like looking at porn (food porn that is) . lol

That's great advice. Give it 2 months not 2 weeks. I am so impatient and often quit because i think i've failed when i haven't even tried hard enough. This is just another aspect of my life that this principle seems to come thru. Thank you all for your encouragement. Do you guys do cheat days because after 2 weeks of…

That's highly possible.

That's a great example. Thank you!

Thanks.. you're probably right!

Thank you!

Makes total sense. Talked to my nutritionist on Monday and he said the same thing - not to eat back my exercise calories.

Thanks! I had been working out like 3-4 times a week (cardio about 650 calories each time) and was doing that about a year... took a three week break around Christmas time and started back up about mid January - i started MFP Valentine's day. So i didn't start exactly the same time i started counting calories.

Thanks for sharing. I have tried before using South Beach and it actually worked and i lost about 15lbs but after that even Phase One again didn't work anymore for me. It's like my body is just saying no. I haven't been a huge exercise person but a year ago started this dance workout that i've been doing for over a year…

Sounds like a great exercise... however i am now 2 weeks into it so i'im starting to become used to eating at 1400-ish... but i'm so craving a cupcake today. Oh dear!

Thanks encouraging... thank you!

Wow you guys are pretty amazing... i can't believe how encouraging this community is. I was thinking this morning... i could use a cupcake and screw this diet cuz it's doing nothing for me. But upon hearing your stories and motivating words I think i'll push forward and up this ginormous mountain. The task seems somewhat…

I actually drink a lot more than i report. I think i usually do about 16-18 cups a day.