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I think once I get about to where I want to be, I'll probably go to logging every other week for a couple months and then see if it makes sense to keep cutting back from there.

I'm going to be honest, I didn't read the rest of the conversation, but I did take a look at your food diary. I know that for me when my goal was 1600 (yours is a less) that I was always eating over and always disappointed in myself. So step one, to give it one last try, I changed my goal to "lose .5 lbs a week", which…

I'm not in Kentucky (I'm in Southern Illinois, so close but definitely not the same) but you can add me if you'd like :)

The thing with setting your calories at 1/2 lb a week is that it's easier to stick with because you're not starving yourself, and if you're like most people and shooting for beneath your calorie goal, you can safely do that and you'll lose a bit faster than 1/2 a week if you're truthful/accurate about the calories you log.

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9 pounds in 3 weeks is wonderful, but as a general rule, the quicker the weight loss the harder it is to maintain. A better idea might be to set weight loss at a pound a week and stick to those settings. As for 1200 cals a day, thats honestly far too few for anyone over 4 and a half feet tall to be eating long term. I'm…

I'm trying this thing where I log exercise but not calories this time around, which means I'm only on 1-4 times a week usually, but I try and give encouragements when I am. This is for me not to get too obsessed this time around, as every other time I've attempted weight loss I start to seriously obsess/focus on calories…

Hi! I just got back into the swing of things about a month ago after taking off almost a year (and gaining like everything back) - feel free to add me!

I think you're doing the mirror thing wrong, because it really did work for a lot of people I know. The first time a lot of them do it, it takes a good 10-30 minutes for them to find something, but it does get them thinking about things they like. The thing you like about yourself doesn't have to be a body part. It can be…

While you can't target lose weight, you /can/ tone target areas. If you tone your hip area, it'll probably look a bit better to you. Try things like stair climbers or yoga to tone that area a little.

It's not really a guilt thing, more of a preoccupation. I'm not looking for a way to log, I don't want to log this time. I'm looking for other people who might be doing the same.

I'm a serial repeater, it seems like. My 3rd try I made it within 10 lbs of my goal - but injuries and stress levels always seem to kick me out of the right mindset :) I'm back for try 6, though hahha

Scooby's is pretty accurate - also, you have to take in consideration your water and sodium intake. If you're not getting at LEAST 6 cups a day (and probably closer to 9) and are over the 2300ish of sodium that MFP has as a limit, you're gonna hold onto a bunch of water weight. Remember that the slower you lose weight the…

bump? is everyone out on Friday night?

that's wonderful!

19 year old college student in Carbondale IL :) I'm kind of all over the place but I know a lot of really helpful fitness information for whoever needs a bit of help/advise.

I thought the number chosen for me by the site was too low and as I had looked into what I should be eating I just customized my goals and set it about 300 calories higher. The site might not be very apt on what exactly is a healthy eating range but it is easy to customize.

It's not so much a goal weight for me as a goal feeling - if that makes any sense. I want to feel strong and slim and get the stomach i want and that's going to happen by losing weight but I don't much care if it happens at 120 or 135. If you are focused on a number, I'd say give yourself about a 5 pound range around what…

No. especially if it's a harder work out, you'll need a rest day. As it is, I've a bum ankle and a 50 hr a week job so I'm lucky if I get a half hour in a week in about 3 or 4 different short stints. When I wasn't so busy and partially broken I was getting about 4 days a week, sometimes 5, and probably closer to 3 hours a…

I'm totally in the same boat. I messed up my ankle and was eating at maintenance in April then, since I was eating at maintenance, I was all like 'pssh i don't need to log' and sat on the couch for a month or so and went up a pound and a bit. oops. Let's kick *kitten* together.

i would definitely look into your BMR to figure out what you should be eating at (hint, 1200 is rarely if ever enough), but to answer your question, definitely eat back your exercise calories.

they're just battle scars or tiger stripes. I went from about 100 pounds to about 130 during the summer before 6th grade because of puberty, and as a result I have huge purple scars all over my inner thighs as well as some lighter stripes on the backs of my calves, my tummy, my chest, and my bum. I've been both quite…

walking with short bursts of running is supposedly one of the fastest ways to burn calories.

I realize - which is why I began with "you can't target areas" - I've slimmed down all over from this approach. Also, Sectility - I looked through your diary and saw that you've been eating at incredibly low numbers. If you've done this to lose weight, I'm sorry to tell you that once you start eating at a more "normal"…

you can't target areas. with persistent cardio/ab exercises and a slight calorie deficit I've managed to reduce the appearance of mine.

I haven't really read the thread but I figured I'd chip in. I don't believe in cheat days. Nearly every day I allow myself a treat or two be it a trip to McDonalds with the boys from work for lunch or a few pieces of Dove chocolate before bed. I try and eat reasonably healthy the rest of the day and I pay attention to my…

If you've been working out a lot and eating a lot, it's likely that some of it's muscle - your body needs rest days to recover and get rid of toxins if you've been working it hard - sometime I gain up to a half pound from one workout! It could be that you had some rather salty things or haven't been drinking enough water…

#338, but it's top ten for the age range I'm in. And I hate that everyone has my name. Hell, my best friend from work has the same one!

If you haven't been drinking much water previously, if you drink about 10 cups a day until your goal, you should be able to drop 3-4 lbs by the 4th. otherwise, short of starving yourself there's no quick way to go about it really.

I've seen so many pictures of women who've gone down several sizes but weigh either the same or a bit more than before. Weight means very little when getting fit.