tiaredgypsie

just chiming in that I'm glad to see this. I'm at 6 weeks and feeling very ready to do my cut. My body seems stable and it just feels right. My plan is to eat at maintenance every 6 weeks too.

I second the numbers run. I was severely underestimating my personal needs! But if my mileage counts, yet weight "gain" is normal. I see fluctuations of about 8 lbs from my starting weight (I was coming from a very low calorie diet as well). It's fluid and all the changes the body goes through when it finally starts…

I've been at TDEE for just over 6 weeks. My favorite things are how much cleaner I'm eating (and I was a whole food nut before!), having bagels again, and eating several small meals a day! What a difference! But I still love small portions and I'm mentally ready to stop trying to cram the count up. In honesty, I don't…

I had to ease in for about two weeks. I was eating very low (800-1200) and had to adjust to eating more. I've been aiming for 2035 and don't let myself go below 1730; it helps that I'm learning to make qualitative choices that aren't necessarily bulky but have higher cal counts. And spread it out. Eating several times a…

Thanks all! Yes, I'm doing the reset and then looking to lose. I have been severely undereating for a long time. I track using MFP so I know once i add my work outs back in the count is going to want me to eat more than TDEE. I see threads about people making mistakes out of confusion and I don't want that to be me!

Thanks! And I appreciate you took the time to look up my numbers in Scooby. I just did that a moment and came up with the same thing. I also did it for moderately active because once my back heals, I'll be consistently working out much more. I'm only eating about half of what I need. Yikes! It's good to have numbers to…

Yes, this. I have a moderate sized glass about 5 times a week and an occassional beer. I haven't lost a pound the whole month I've been doing this though, and it's tempting to cut out the alcohol. Then again, it's also tempting to cut out the food! But the point was to learn how to maintain so I'm trying to keep smaller…

Thanks all: i have some great new things to try this week: more water and record it, use the recipe builder instead of ff equivalents, watch the sugar/sodium, eat enough calories, and my other goal is to sweat some of this water off! I really appreciate the tips and feedback!

how do you know how many calories to make it worth? I just had a piece of homemade, unfrosted chocolate cake, made from scratch. I have no idea how many calories to attribute to that so I took my best guess with a similar recipe on the Hershey''s can.

Oh an one more question....do I want my "calories remaining" to be as close to zero as I can get it? I see that goal line and think I should be way under it every day but am I actually supposed to be *right on it*, neither over nor under?

thanks for the feedback. Not enough water for sure. I'm used to "instant results" because I can fast very easily (too easily) and slow progress over time is my direct challenge. I haven't used a scale for over 20 years for this very reason. Oh, and I'll stop using restaurant equivelents for my entries if I'm going to ask…

Nope, most of my food is homemade. But I sometimes choose a similar restaurant option on the diary if it matches my description quickly. Hardboiled eggs, fresh salsa, straweberries, cheese, coffee... not processed. But today's shows a taco bell taco and it was actually made at home from scratch.

Thanks everyone! That was great feedback and very reassuring. I'm almost positive I'm not drinking enough water (don't log that).