Bella77007 Member

Thanks everyone, it really is just one day and I want to be able to enjoy it so I'm just going to forget the calories for that day and say what the heck, if I go over by 500-700 it wont have any lasting effects, I'm not going to be eating crazy amounts, I'm so adapted to smaller portions now and I couldn't eat huge ones if…

I'm 5ft 1 1/2, doc found the extra half inch at a recent routine appointment lol, anyway I currently weigh 108, think of myself as sedentary but possibly lightly active and maintain best at about 1500 ish, I can maintain on 1400 if I am having a very inactive week. I got sick recently, dropped to about 12-1300 through no…

Thanks again everyone, I will continue with raising my intake and monitor to see what happens, 17-1800 does feel like a lot but I think it's quite usual to feel like that after eating at a much lower amount for a long time, I will increase it gradually until I find the number that fits with me and try to pay less attention…

Thank you for the advice, it really is quite confusing trying to find the right amount to balance things out, I have looked at so many TDEE calculators and they all vary quite a bit so I do think the only thing I can really do now is to go to 1400 then if I still lose increase it again, the idea of using the same thing…

I'm 5ft 1 and started at 171, actually at one point I was 180 but lost a few pounds, fell off the wagon and then decided to commit, initially I had a goal of 132 because that would mean a healthy BMI for the first time in years, I got to that and wasn't really happy with it and decided I would like to lose a few more…

Am 1.3 pounds from my initial goal of 129 pounds and my BMI would then be 24.4, I might set a new goal of 126 and then I would have a BMI of 23.8. I don't feel the need to get it much lower,am I a healthy weight? Yes, Have I increased my activity and accepted that I need to be more active and not just lighter for good…

So much great advice already but please don't be too hard on yourself,it happens,sometimes we choose to indulge and then we know it was a bad move but you can't undo it,you can only say 'okay I made bad choices now I have to move on,get back on track and plan how to deal with social events in the future'. I agree that you…

Yes Slaite that does make total sense, I think once I went dizzy and light headed the fear kicked in and it went from being a little too much caffeine plus no food to a state of panic and feeling I was out of control which in turn propelled itself into the actual panic attack. The physical symptoms were the starting point…

Thank you again,I caved and weighed this morning and the pound is not gone,a quarter of it is but not all of it so I am still hydrating and just thinking 'on with the plan' really. I did intend to leave it a week but it got the better of me,if it hasn't gone by next week I will need to start thinking about where I might be…

Thank you both for the replies, I hadn't even considered being unwell causing dehydration which is silly of me since it should have been obvious really, I will carry on upping my water intake and see what the scales say next week. There is still so much I need to get used to and understand,this is the longest I have ever…

Thank you for the reply,it has reassured me a lot because the sensible side of me knows that as someone who has been inactive and unfit for a long time i do need to start slowly and work my way up but the panicking side of me wants to be able to do so much and do it now and then i get scared because i can't. I was walking…