Mizpenguin

Thanks everyone - this is really helpful. I have been good about eating back the calories I exercise, and when I do that I'm eating around 1700-1800 which is only a little below the TDEE-20% value that I was finding other places. So, I guess I'm doing well! Thanks for the help!

Thanks everyone - I think the link SRH7 will be a great starting point but everybody's input is helpful.

I'm about to graduate in nutrition this spring and have looked into the coke zero vs. diet coke thing before. The difference is basically only the sweeteners that diet coke and coke zero use. In diet coke, the sweetener is aspartame but in coke zero the sweetener is aspartame + sucralose. The sucralose gives it a slightly…

Yay! I'm so happy for you. :) 10 pound can feel so great though, so it's definitely a happy baby step. I lost about 20-25 pounds three years ago (but only by dieting, not with the fitness part that I needed in order to sustain the weight loss). What I remember is how much energy I gained from losing weight. I can't even…

Thanks! I figured it's pretty normal to have an exhausted day once and a while. Maybe I won't think much more about it unless I'm still super-exhausted each day by this weekend. :smile:

1) I'm a light sleeper, so my sleep could be improved some, but I actually feel like I've slept better the past few nights because I've been more tired from the exercising. 2) I'm eating back my exercise calories on all of the days so far but one, so I don't think that's the problem. 3) MFP said my calorie goal each day is…

Thanks for sharing! I'm starting out at a size 14 pants size too, but when I felt the healthiest in the past was when I was at a size 8. Seeing that you were able to do it in a year really gives me hope that I can be back to feeling great in a year as well!

Congratulations!!!! What a great feeling. I can't wait to do that with some of my current dresses, but my journey is just beginning. Seeing your success really keeps me motivated. :)

Before you make a decision about you goal calories, I recommend reading this article about eating your exercise calories that someone from MFP wrote: (The article's a little long, but you can skip to the bottom after he gets through the basic 3 points of metabolism)…

Thanks everyone! This is really helpful.

I just got done with 30 minutes cardio on the elliptical.

If I have some whole-grain bread that's getting a little stale but is still good I'll toast it, cut up some avocado and spread it on the bread, then add my over-easy egg on top of the avocado. Soooooo good, especially with just a smidge of salt and pepper.