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It's rough, isn't it?? Makes little sense to me. Thanks for all the help, maybe a break is what I need. And a purposeful break, so I don't feel guilty the whole time.

Are you adding in the 800+ as exercise, or just adjusting your basic everyday activities level so MFP can come up with your daily calorie intake recommendation? The latter is what I'd recommend, and then anything above and beyond your everyday activities, like a run or a workout class, could be entered in as exercise and…

What have you been doing in terms of behavior therapy? And congrats, of course!!

Wow it totally shows in your face! Looking great :)

Thanks for all the ideas! Really appreciate the support on MFP.

Jenn, did you find there to be a big difference between the MFP counts and your HRM?

You're so close! Congrats! Isn't it a cool feeling?

Thanks everyone! I will stay away from food-based celebration, and pick something nice from your ideas. Appreciate the inspiration!

Thank you very much for your comments, questions, and support. It got me thinking about what I'm afraid of and why, and what I need to do. I just love MFP and the community!

Set at 1 pound now.. and I think it was always 1 pound, even though I somehow lost significantly more.

So MFP upped my calories because my normal calorie burn is now higher? (Yes, basic answers aren't wasted on me.. I'm really new and don't trust my judgement or knowledge of any of this yet!) Is this normal? Will my calories be slowly upped until I get to a maintenance place?

Super proud of your progress. We'll all be here to congratulate you on the next update, so keep it up and post again!

You are amazing. :happy:

That happened to me during my first month of low-calorie eating. I too have been on BC for years, taking it consistently, but I got my period a week early. Then I got my scheduled one basically right as the first one was ending. I spoke with my doctor who told me that severely changing my eating habits was shocking my…

@BeckyKSmith I didn't record everything either! I'm usually good about it, but didn't want to remember the details of yesterday. Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Everyday, I can't believe how supportive this online community is. I'm lucky to have found you all. Today is a new day!

I travel a lot too. I asked my doctor about this, and she suggested the following: -Drink more water than you think you need because flying dehydrates and you need to flush out the restaurant/airport food ASAP -Pack instant oatmeal packets because you can usually get hot water (run the coffee maker without putting in…

You look great, and so happy too!