thinklikethin

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  • okay, I figured out my TDEE and the 20% off of it to create a one pound loss a week. It's 1800 calories. I should be able to eat 1800 and lose a pound a week. I'm going to go with that figure and see where it gets me, since it is experientially close to what I worked out for myself before. My gut tells me that 1500 is too…
  • According to the above site (The second one) I have a TEE of 2,291. That sounds totally right to me, as I noticed before when I eat btw 1900 and 2000 I lose and if I go under 1800 I feel like I'm starving. What is this 20% of TDEE that I am seeing some speak of?? I need to google it, but when I do I get threads from MFP…
  • Wow, this has been super helpful. I am going to do some research and see what to set my calories at. I truly do not believe I will be able to keep going on 1500 a day, day in and day out. I am very active, chase after 5 kids and run my home and cook and shop and manage my house constantly. I just think the amount is off,…
  • yeah, see the last time I did calorie watching, I lost weight eating levels of calories that the site said would make me gain. I was on another site, can't remember now what it was...but it's just another free calorie counting site.
  • Thank you all SO much. I think that is what I needed- the belief that I can do this EVEN if having to be on antihistamines and nasal sprays. Last thing I need is one more reason to believe I can't lose. THANK YOU!
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