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Actually looking back at my diary entries from the last 9 days, I only ate 1200 calories once. Yesterday. Most days I am under, and I never eat back the exercise calories.

I was anorexic in my teens. But I love sweets. I have to fit treats into my daily calorie allotment. I pretty much have a very rigid planned diet. Coffee and greek yogurt for breakfast, water the rest of the day, lunch is a salad, snack is a fruit, and dinner is what the family is having as a normal portion. If I want…

Stats are correct in MFP. I have checked them multiple times. I can try to increase activity but time is my issue. I am stuck at a desk for 8 hours a day. Some days I take a walk at lunch when I can, but other days we get no lunch. Other than work, I am an active person always on the go. We do take hikes, walks and bicycle…

I used a fit bit the last time I did the program. I just have not had time for exercise this week. I did consistently do it last week. I did not eat back the calories and lost 4 lbs in 9 days. I think I am also retaining huge amounts of water, because this morning, I was 2 lbs heavier than yesterday morning.

I am petite but have gotten heavy in the last 4 months. I gained 30 lbs after getting an IUD. I look obese with my spare tire around my waste. I get a limit of 1680 when I set to maintain weight.

I am 5'3", starting weight was 158 lbs and my goal is 124. I am 38 years old. So I really need to be eating less than 1200? The 1200 is hard enough to stick to and still fit in good nutrition. I noticed this because my boyfriend and another friend had much higher daily limits, so I was playing with it and did not see any…

It is not. I just happen to currently be wearing my size 6 jeans from the 90's, early 2000's, because I outgrew my recently purchased (2014-2016) size 4 and size 2 jeans.

We eat out several nights a week. Last night we went to Chili's. I would have been fine if I could have skipped the margarita. Alcohol is my weakness. I ordered the margarita chicken with black beans and steamed rice. My go to is usually salads without dressing, but all of their salads were pretty high calories.

I got a Mirena 6 1/2 years ago and when it was expired, I lost a ton of weight and dropped back to my pre kid weight. I kept it off until I had the expired Mirena replaced. I know it is the hormones in the Mirena causing the weight gain.

The might log 3 slices of bacon but only eat one. I over estimate my food all the time. I never finish anything either. So if I log a container of yogurt, I usually throw it away with 3-4 bites in it.

I gained it in less than 4 months... 30 lbs in 4 months.

I am right here with you. I too love my alcohol. A glass of wine? No thanks...I will take the entire bottle. I lost tons of weight a few years ago. I let my diet slip and I went back to drinking when I wanted and eating reasonably. I now have all the weight to lose again. I know I want to keep my wine and beer around. I…

I love the Chick fil a Cobb Salad. It has so much flavor, that dressing is not necessary.

Prayers to you and I hope you have a speedy recovery. Eat for nutrition. A few extra pounds will be helpful in your journey to good health so do not worry about losing them.

Nah, I use to believe when things would just happen, like meeting someone in an odd way, or having someone from my past, return. Those situations ended poorly also, so I know it was juts life happening and nothing to do with a mythical "fate"...

I do not belong to a gym. I ride my own bike in our court. I also walk frequently.

My stomach is very much sticking out. It has been since at least memorial day. Like I would think I was pregnant if it was possible.

Yeah I tel her i drink but not how much. I have not even been drinking this week. I drank a half of a miller lite the other night and logged it.

I was on steroids last in February after surgery, which took forever to heal, and then again the beginning of May for the respiratory infection. I would think I would not still be retaining the water?

I also have major constipation issues which I have suffered with forever.

I eat very little red meat, and eat lots of veggies and fruits. I have been anemic since a kid. But I do not see how I could not be getting essential vitamins and minerals. I do not drink soda.

This is not a new issue. I was having the same issues when I was eating 2000 calories a day. My BMI is 24.98 so normal

I eat most things that are prepackaged. Breakfast was a Greek yogurt at 150. I always log my coffee as a dunkin donuts cream & sugar, even if I use 1% milk and no sugar. Lunch today is a packet of oatmeal with 2 tablespoons of milk, logged as a 1/2 cup. I brought about 10 blueberries that I logged as a cup of blueberries.…

Yup. I never wear one and I am not exactly small chested (32D). Having to wear one all day is enough torture for me.

Yes I started logging food a few weeks ago. I do not weigh but I do not have an issue with portions. I order lots of kids meals. I log what I purchase and not what I eat, to allow a cushion for error. I almost never finish a meal. I have not even been drinking this week. The scale should go down, but it seems like my…

I am not really new at this. I lost 40 lbs in 2014. I did this in 6 months. I stopped logging when I was in a size 2 and did great keeping it off until last summer when I started drinking again. My clothes were getting snug, and I said that is it, back to logging. I have been logging and watching what I eat for about 2…

My clothes have gotten snug and I do not like shopping... lol

So to lose 2 lbs a week, I really should be less than 1200 calories?

I am 5'3" and weigh 138. My goal is to lose 15 lbs. I got down to 125 but I was a little thin, so 128-130 might even end up being my goal weight.

Thankfully I like to order kids meals, and potatoes and sour cream are not a weakness. We rarely go to chain restaurants. Last Friday was Mexican night for us and I ordered a avocado salad with shrimp. Last night I had a kids nugget and fruit cup at Chick fil a. I generally only order veggies, steamed broccoli and side…