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I think that cheat days can be dangerous if you don't do them correctly. I used to have a cheat day when I would go crazy and eat wayyy over my budget. I think a cheat day is okay as long as you don't go ridiculously over your allotted calories.

@trogalicious: Thanks for your input. @crisbabe81: Thank you, what you said made most sense to me and seemed to come from a kind place. I will go back to work and look into being as accurate as possible, after reading everyone's answers, I am assuming that is probably what it is more then anything else. Thanks to everyone…

@Sarauk2sf: No I dont weight my food or have a food scale. But I do measure the food out sometimes depending on the situation. I do log everything. And I have been trying to loose weight for months now. Starting last year around November. So it's been awhile. @cmcollins001: The issue is that I feel that the water weight is…

@Lochlyn-D: I do drink alot of water, not as much as you said though. I drink about 100 ounces of water a day and that doesn't seem to help if I chart anywhere near 2,500mg of sodium. @katlifter: Thanks for the link i'm going to check it out! I do drink alot of water and try to have more potassium. I dont have a health…

Hey Everyone, Thanks for your comments/help. But just one more question for clarification, if it's not more important..then how can I eat more calories then recommended (1,300-1,500)...eat less sodium (under 1,000mg) and loose weight? But if I eat the "correct" amount of calories (1,200) and more sodium (2,500-3,000mg)..I…

You are over exaggerating completely....

It's definitely hard but you can do it! Just distract yourself when you want something that you know isn't good for you. Try remembering all of the reasons that you want to get in shape and why you are doing this in the first place. You aren't going to be perfect everyday, but when you have those moments when you do bad…

This sodium thing has been haunting me lately so it's interested that I found this topic! for the longest time, I did not monitor my sodium, and I've lost weight two times before this. But this time around, I did monitor my sodium for a week, eating less than 1,000mg a day and I lost a good amount of weight. I do have a…

I have problems with this as well, but I have a crazy work schedule so I think that's part of it. But some of these comments really helped! gonna try some of this :)

Hey! I added you. I'm 24 and need weight loss friends too! lol

Yeah everyone here basically clarified. The way I do it to keep from getting confused is just look at what my calories are are then subtract myself. So if i eat 1200 and workout 200. I will know that I have a net of 1,000..and sometimes I will eat that additional 200 back or sometimes I don't. At that point, I would go…

I've never heard of this, but I have done alot of research about weight loss and I agree with everyone else. The frequency and time doesn't matter as much as calories in vs. calories out :)

Hey I'm 24, will be 25 in November :) trying to get it together feel free to add me too!