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"Moving around and living" does not burn hundreds upon hundreds of additional calories. A person with a BMR of 1400 who does not exercise daily but still walks around doing normal daily activities might burn more like 1600 calories, but it is a huge misconception that women require "2000 calories"+.

Also the only way to gain muscle is to do weight training/strength training. There is no such thing as certain foods that "make you gain muscle." Your body can only build it through strength training.

I am not sure what led you to believe you were burning 2600 calories per day, but only really serious athletes who are training intensely every single day for 3-5 hours would burn that much. Your average about-twenty year old female is going to burn around 1400 calories per day simply by existing. That means if your…

When focusing on burning body fat while also toning up, you are going to need to incorporate both cardio and strength training into your daily/weekly exercise routine. Simply doing cardio by itself will lead to the common "plateau" scenario where you seem stuck in place with no noticeable progress. By adding a solid…

Use this calculator to figure out your guidelines: http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-metabolism-calculator :)

If you want to maintain, your net should equal your basal metabolic rate (BMR), meaning if your body burns 1400 calories on its own just by existing/being alive, then you would want to net 1400 to maintain. So if you are happy with your current weight and don't necessarily need to lose any more pounds, then focus on proper…

I feel you there. I struggled for years with my habits of overeating, almost as if it were due to scarcity (which it was not). I'll share with you what works for me and maybe it will work for you: 1) Writing down everything I eat immediately after or right before I eat it. Example, if someone brings donuts to the office…