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TDEE is maintenance. You need a deficit to lose weight. I like the idea of vegetables and light tuna. I agree with those who say "I'll make up for it tomorrow" is a bad idea. Pushing stuff off into the future isn't going to help with weight loss, and besides, less calories for tomorrow means more likely to go over... again.
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Great progress! Keep up the good work! :smiley:
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OP said she's 5' 2". 100+5+5=110 would be an ideal weight for an average-framed person. If OP's doctor said her ideal range is 105-110, then she probably has a small frame. I don't know why people keep wanting to drive each other's goal weights to a higher number when their goal is within the healthy BMI range. There are…
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Eat at a deficit. Exercise. Take it one day at a time and stay positive. Focus on the good you've done so far (days you've stayed under your calorie goal, weight lost so far) rather than the bad (days you've gone over, how much weight you have left to lose). It can be done. Just stay positive and focused. Remember your…
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Exercising helps to minimize muscle loss compared to fat loss. You want to preserve muscle while burning fat. On the other hand, it might be good to first set and achieve a body fat percentage goal; after you reach that goal, then start building muscle. Eating back exercise calories is fine but I would not recommend eating…
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Why are most people in Japan thin? Because they eat smaller portions. Here in America, we are used to eating until we're full and then some (sometimes uncomfortably full). Our restaurants give us so much food that we have trouble finishing it and some people ask for a box to take their food home. Over there what they tell…
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You need to eat at a surplus to gain muscle (except for a few rare cases, such as obese people exercising several hours per day), and women need a lot of exercise to gain a small amount compared to how much a man can gain. Even men take months to build muscle. I think it's most likely water weight, fluctuations due to…
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If you want to fix your ticker, go to... My Home -> Check-In Scroll down and click "Edit Previous Entries" Then there is a "Starting Weight" and date. If you click on the "Change" button then you can change your start weight and date. My start weight is actually about a month before I joined MFP because that was when I cut…
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In the future, I don't think you should weigh yourself before bed. Weight is known to fluctuate throughout the day, and the end of the day you have a bunch of food and water that you've eaten throughout the day. I would suggest weighing yourself first thing in the morning after using the restroom. Not multiple times per…
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I would suggest buying a few pieces as you get to each new size and/or as the seasons change. If you have a lot of money then you can buy new clothes, but for everyone else I'd recommend a thrift store because you won't be in that size for very long anyway so there's no need to spend too much. Maybe keep a small range of…
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I definitely agree with those who say you should see your doctor. Make sure you take your vitamins, get proper nutrition and possibly take some folic acid. (I know someone who was taking medication that made her hair fall out and her doctor told her to take folic acid, but that could also have been related to that…
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Just don't plan to eat anything else that day, or only eat light snacks. Do an extra or longer workout to burn extra calories. If you know you're going to go out, remember that you'll be eating an insanely high number of calories and plan accordingly.
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The first step to solving a problem is admitting that there is a problem. Great start!
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Weigh/measure your food. Drink lots of water. Only eat back half of your exercise calories just in case (calories burned was lower than it said, calories eaten is higher than you thought).
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Great job!
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Protein is good. Drinking lots of water is good. Also, I'd say to stop eating at around 80% full. No need to eat until you feel full or until you're so full you couldn't eat anymore without feeling sick.
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I don't do cheat days anymore. I found that if I keep my regular diet at 80/20 then I don't need a cheat day. On the rare occasion that I go out to eat at a restaurant, I simply log it and move on. Usually I'll not eat or only eat a light snack the rest of the day because I know I'll be eating a lot of calories at the…
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The first thing you need to focus on is calories. If you cut out 500 calories per day, you can lose 1 lb/week; cutting out 1000 calories per day will result in a loss of two pounds per week. Make sure you weigh/measure your food/drinks and log everything. A small snack has calories. Most drinks have calories. Fruits and…
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5' 4" / small frame SW 160 CW 133.5 GW 125 UGW 115-125
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Unless your calorie allotment for the day is based on your BMR (stay in bed all day, not moving), I would not recommend logging or eating back your cleaning calories. That stuff is part of daily movement and is already counted into your calories for the day. Even the sedentary option (e.g. people with desk jobs) is higher…
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You're just going to have to wait and see. Your body will choose which order to take the fat off of your body, so some areas will show a bigger loss than others. For example, I lost a lot of weight but my body stores fat around my stomach so I still have a pretty big waist measurement for my height and weight. But I did…
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Great job!
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Great job! Keep up the good work!
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Keep your diet at 80/20. 80% "healthy" foods and 20% indulgent (sugar, salt). Make sure everything fits into your calories for the day. Don't deprive yourself (more likely to binge later) but don't go crazy (over your calorie allotment for the day), either.
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Losing weight is about calories in vs calories out (it's math, not magic); however, a "skinny" person can still experience heart problems, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, etc. if they have a poor diet. Even if they are in their teens or 20s when most people believe they're "too young" for those kinds of health…
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I didn't really have problems with headaches when I cut out soda cold turkey, at least not past the first few days. I did get terrible cravings but those diminished over time. I think you're probably addicted to caffeine and need to slowly cut back before you quit completely. Or take some headache medicine or switch to…
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Think of how great you want to look in the summer and work out accordingly during the winter. Your motivation could be people in "real life" who've lost weight or a celebrity you admire. Winter is a great time to do the more intense exercise programs because you don't have to worry about overheating like you would during…
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You can lose weight, but it won't be a pound a week unless you burn off the extra calories. The goal they give you is how many calories you need to have as your net (calories eaten - calories burned) to lose a pound a week. Also keep in mind that your calorie goal will slowly decrease as you get closer to your goal weight.…
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I do it weekly. Although I do step on the scale from time to time between weigh-ins, I don't log those. Weighing every day would be too much for me. Weight fluctuates and I don't want to be happy or sad from one good day where maybe I have more or less water weight than usual. I would feel tempted to eat extra if my weight…
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Yes, you burn calories when exercising at night. It's the same number of calories no matter what time of day. Some people prefer morning exercise because they feel energized after a workout. Others feel tired after a workout and want to go to sleep, so night is better. When I was a teenager I took summer school P.E. and…
