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Make sure you're hitting at least 1200 cal/day. Bare minimum. Also, try to make your meals more balanced, more like a meal. You'll get more nutrients and not feel so deprived. I noticed you like sandwiches (so do I). Try whole wheat or high fiber bread. You might also like cream cheese instead of mayo (2 tbsp. typically…

I aim to net around 1350. I usually eat 1500-1600 because I eat back exercise calories. Soon I'll be moving up to maintenance, though, and I have no idea how much to eat then.

Mysterious! (also I'd kill for that nose)

I just remember seeing a documentary on sumo wrestlers and how they always sleep after eating. lol But I believe they are also always eating a surplus of calories. I eat most of my calories later in the day (when my husband comes home and wants a substantial dinner), and I have seen losses. However, I'm thinking of…

I have to question the accuracy of those things too, although I've had the opposite experience. I had mine done a couple years ago using standing scale method and it was 22%. I don't believe I was low or "athletic" at all. At that time, I wasn't working out (so not muscle mass) and was at a healthy weight of 120 for 5'5".…

Honestly, looking at your pics, it looks more like muscle than fat to me. You can almost see a pack. Looks awesome to me.

Yep! I'm a clutz. Sometimes I get tired and run more towards the back (if that makes sense). I know when I've gone back too far because I hear a squeak from my sneakers rubbing where the tread goes down. Then I run like heck back up to the rails. :)

Welcome. I had the same experience as you (gaining weight/flab after college), so I understand your plight. BUT eating 600 calories is too little for most people. You might end up losing more muscle than the desired fat. And once you go back to a regular diet from a starvation one, your body will say "JACKPOT!" and store…

As a student, I used to do quick work outs (~20 minutes) between classes at my university's gym. Of course, it's not a lot, but something is much better than nothing. I also walked pretty much everywhere (even though I took the bus/drove into campus, my campus was pretty spread out, so walking from building to building…

Yea, talk to your doctor and maybe a dietician (MD before dietician!). Your GP will probably do the initial tests and then refer you based on those. Sounds like something major happened to your metabolism in a short amount of time. I'm no doctor, but I thought if you had hypothyroidism, your metabolism slows, and you could…

Agree with the other posters. Cut down. Booze has a lot of calories in and of itself and slows your metabolism. Another poster also mentioned that a restrictive diet the other days of the week can encourage your body to hold onto the extra calories. Good luck!

I normally love mayo (not miracle whip), but omg, when I found out how many calories are in a serving! Good grief! I have since found lower cal substitutes. Guacamole is an awesome, more flavorful sub, and low fat cream cheese is its milder cousin. Love em. I probably will not go back to mayo until I'm at maintenance.

Wow, sounds like they have a cool program (with the weighing and goals). Good luck!

legs, definitely! hopefully i'll add stomach to this after the 30DS!

woot, woot! Good luck! Sorry, I do not have any really specific advice, but just build slowly. Walk/run at first. If you like more of a structured plan, I know on the internet you can find weekly work outs to get you 5k-ready in 10 weeks.

My grandma notices at 2 lbs. haha... she's a shark!

I have issues with constipation. In the first week of starting this, I went once. :-/ But fortunately, I had those chewable fiber tabs, ate one twice a day with plenty of water, and I'm already back on the regular train a week and a half later.

No, can't say I've seen it. But it sounds sad.

When I have particular goals in mind, I find working out more interesting. Current goal is to participate in a biathlon.

My profile pic is me at my goal weight. I remembered how I looked and felt at a certain weight and picked that.

^^agree. Do you log your intake? Unless you are actually measuring and logging, you don't know how many calories you are consuming. Also, how are you calculating exercise calories burned? It's just that 800 seems a bit high to me. I just ran about 4 miles, and from using a HR calculator, figured I burned only about 330…

All of the above. ^^^ Also, I know some women will just say they're on a diet because they know they are overweight and too embarrassed to eat that office cake in front of others. Moreover, there is an element of competition, "Oh, you're on a diet now? So am I!", although like others have said, they may not be entirely…

I think it varies, although the trend is lower HR with increased fitness. Mine is 70s. To give you an idea of fitness level, I can run 4 miles with 9:30min miles. My husband, when he is in shape, can go down to 40 in his sleep. I work in a hospital, and I see all sorts of numbers from fairly deconditioned people...…