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If you are using the IIFYM site you do not eat back your calories. It already takes it into account.

No such thing as toning. You can reduce your body fat.

You can focus on abs of you'd like. But you can't spot reduce.

For weight loss, prioritize calories.

If you're losing weight and you feel fine, stay where you are. If you're tired all the time, light-headed, always hungry, maybe up your calories a little. Go based off what you feel.

First off, up your calories. Second, drink more water if you think you're eating too much sodium, it will help off-set that. There is no such thing as 'starvation mode' its been debunked. You shouldn't be going below 1200 calories to ensure you get proper nutrients, so unless a DOCTOR tells you otherwise, make that your…

If your current goal right now is to lose weight, then no. Weight loss is nothing but a deficit, calories in vs. calories out. If you stay in a deficit then you are fine. You can lose weight eating nothing but tacos and ice cream as long as you watch your calories. Your body just needs to burn more than its consuming.

Is there a gym that you have access to? Treadmill perhaps? I always found out when going out at night that double leggings and layering a sweatshirts was the way to go.

If the place doesn't have nutrition info online I look up the next closest thing online and go with the one that has the higher calories.

It means someone replied to a 2 year old thread.

Guys, this thread was started 2 years ago.

Also not an expert, but check in with a doctor. Could be tissue. They would be the one who would know what the next step would be. In the mean time lift heavy, that will help. Chest exercises will help but focus on entire body as well. Don't want to be one of those people who skips leg day...

You will lose weight on 1250 if you log accurately and weigh your food. You might have to take the dress in to a wedding store or seamstress and have it adjusted.

It sounds like you still need to drop your body fat. Unfortunately you don't get to choose where you lose fat, have you tried lifting heavy and doing moderate cardio? You'll need a calorie deficit to lose fat too. But lifting will help save some of that muscle you have. I get what you mean by that lean cut look and you…

You need to be weighing everything, eyeballing doesn't cut it. Also, measuring cups ARE NOT accurate for solids. You are probably eating more than you think or your calories are too high. Possibly both. Log consistently.

Didn't you just post a thread about this?

I dropped 40 my first year at college. Keep portions under control and when you log calories try and just match up the food as best you can. I had an open cafeteria too. Ate lots of salad and soup. Also, weight train to help reduce the loss of lean muscle mass.

If you're new, just start out with what MFP is telling you. If you think 1200 is too low change your goal to 1lb a week instead of 2lbs a week. The number of times you workout has no bearing on that.

It's set that based on your weight loss goals. If you were to set it to lose 0.5lb or even 1.5lbs a week you would have more calories.

^^^Listen to this. You need a surplus of calories to gain muscle and a deficit to lose fat. It comes down to science, your body obeys the laws of thermodynamics.

Then ignore it.

I'm doing the TDEE approach but I don't eat back the exercise calories because it is already calculated into that allowence. I'm at about 1673 and work out about 5 days a week.

Yeah, you could slowly decrease the calories and see if that helps. Some people can't just drop down their calories that fast.

Yeah, you need to weigh your food. You'll notice a difference.

Yeah, you can't spot reduce. You just have to keep working at it till the fat comes off. But add strength training to reduce the muscle loss.

I agree with the pre-planning and spending your calories a bit wiser. The pre-planning really helps and you would be surprised at how much you can fit in with vegetables and lean meats. They keep you full a lot longer.

It really depends. Everyone loses weight differently. It can depend on where your body decides to lose it, how much you have to lose, body shape, ect. Some people, tall or short, can notice a difference down 10lbs if they are near a healthy weight or low body fat. Heavier people sometimes don't notice till 30 or 40lbs,…

More than likely you are eating more than you think. If you open your diary you can get more helpful advice. Start weighing your food if you're not already, it is a lot more accurate than measuring cups. Measuring cups are only really good for liquids.

Probably a whole stuffed crust pizza and then like 6 pack of ramen.

I lift in crossfit?