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  • Haha yes! I love being able to make reservations online... in fact I schedule all of our work events at restaurants that use OpenTable so that I won't have to call to make a reservation!
  • I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but I did have some trouble with having multiple periods a month for about 5 or 6 months while losing weight. After talking to my doctor I switched to a lower-hormone birth control and with a little time that sorted everything out. I'm not sure if you're on BC, but if so it's…
  • I love this thread! I eat popcorn for dinner at least once a week, usually whenever my fiancee has practice - that way I don't have to share! Been having popcorn dinners since I was a little kid. My favorite :smile:
  • Absolutely amazing, Congratulations!! You're an inspiration and should be so, so proud! :flowerforyou:
  • Another thing that you need to make sure of when you're using a Fitbit is that you don't double-count your exercise. I can't tell from your original post whether you're adding exercise on MFP and letting Fitbit give you adjustments? For example, don't input running as an exercise on MFP if you also wore your Fitbit for…
  • Looking at your diary, I'd say that there's several possible problems: you don't log everyday, it looks like you use measurements instead of weighing (or at least enter it in your diary that way), you use some generic entries instead of some of the more reliable ones, and you might be estimating. Plus you say that you're…
  • Hi- welcome! The links above are great- definitely read all of them. But I would disagree slightly with sloth3toes and suggest that you go with Scooby and shoot for 1619 calories (or 1687 if you want to stay at your BMR) rather than going all the way down to 1500 calories from the beginning. My basic reasoning for that is…
  • You look great, and should be so proud!! Cute dress too :drinker: Congratulations!:flowerforyou:
  • Popular topic lately! Try this thread: Check out this link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
  • Like the poster above said, 40/30/30 seems to be common, but you have to find what you're comfortable with. I like more carbs (get grumpy when I cut them) and get burnt out on protein, so I do 50 carbs/20 protein (115 grams)/25 fat. My lean body mass is around 100 lbs (and I'd like to keep/increase it), so I shoot for a…
  • Hi Holly- I'd suggest looking at this link http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets Most people here on MFP suggest that the default protein targets are too low, and that you should aim for more- as much as 1 gram/lb of lean body mass. That may be more than you want to go for,…
  • You look AMAZING! Congratulations :)
  • Congrats! You look great :) And that red dress is super cute!
  • Definitely depends on where you carry your weight... I lost about 40 lbs, and went from a tight size twelve to a comfortable, sometimes a little loose, size 6 (I can wear a 4 or even a 2 in brands that seem to do a lot of vanity sizing...)
  • and this ^^^
  • Well, in theory you don't eat back exercise calories when you do TDEE. Why did you put in sedentary when you calculated TDEE? Are your workouts irregular (i.e. do you often plan them but then skip them?)? Most people that do TDEE use it because they get to eat the same amount every day because they've already factored in…
  • I'd guess that you could probably get away with eating more than 1200 net and still lose weight, but it's hard to say for sure without more details. I'm assuming that you don't plan to lose a lot more since you're already in the normal range, right? What is your MFP account set at? (i.e. how many lbs a week did you tell…
  • You're right- it's a range for calorie burns. I'm pretty sure that they have a video somewhere in which they try to explain how they develop the range. Basically, they try to come up with a reasonable expectation of what you'll burn from said workout. But since they have no way of knowing 1) your specific details (height,…
  • As someone who has been in maintenance for just a few months, I'd say to make sure that you have realistic expectations. It is highly likely that you will gain back a couple of pounds when you go into maintenance- because your body will replenish its glycogen stores. DON'T PANIC! This is normal. A lot of people lose a few…
  • ^^ This is a great response- and the Eat-Train-Progress group is fantastic. I'd also say that it sounds like you kind of know what you should be doing. While making changes is good, I don't think there's any need for substitutes or low-fat foods... eating the full fat versions in moderation should help you get your cals to…
  • I already added OP, but feel free to add me as well! I've been maintaining since January. Took me a while to figure out how much to eat to stop losing. I'm maintaining my weight between 126-129 lbs, and I'm 5'4". I track carefully during the week, eating between 2000 and 2250, and then I tend to not track on the weekends…
  • I'm going to echo one of the tips above. If you're having trouble with binging (especially if it isn't a problem you usually have or had before joining here), then the first thing that you need to do is make sure that you aren't restricting too much. Is your deficit too big? (hint, if you're young, active and trying to eat…
  • What?? I don't even know what's happening here. Corn isn't a food anymore? I mean, I've heard debates over what food group it should be classified as, but... Anyway, I'm in, because this is entertaining and I'm pretty sure this guy is a troll. OP- You don't have to count calories to lose weight. But most people are more…
  • Don't follow that advice. With only 10 lbs left to lose, a .5 lb loss is great! It will come off more slowly the less that you have to lose. The main thing at this point is to be consistent. Weigh and measure your food to be sure that you are really hitting your calorie goal, and be sure not to overestimate your calories…
  • I'm not sure why this post got dredged back up from a couple weeks ago, but ^^^ that is awful advice. For anyone that finds this later- fasting is not a good way to react to what is almost certainly water weight gain. Take a deep breath and carry on with your normal routine. Drink some water, eat normally and let your…
  • I agree with the advice above- there is a possibility that your glycogen stores are refilling, especially if you've been eating at or below for 1200 for a long time. Gaining a pound a day doesn't sound like fat gains, unless you are WAY overeating. Question- when you decided to set your calories to 1800, was that based on…
  • So lower her calories all the way down to 1200 just for fun? That advice seems just as arbitrary as any prescription I've ever seen to 'eat more.' If she can lose weight eating more, why shouldn't she? I certainly lost weight eating much more than that. OP- Comparing yourself to some 'average' person isn't likely to be…
  • I'm not sure why "getting a crummy part time job" has anything to do with "abandoning any actual chance at success." I worked part time jobs all the way through college- on campus and off- and wouldn't have made it through without them. Why can't you get a part-time job again? It's going to remain incredibly hard for you…
  • This too. If you're using the MFP setup make sure that you eat back at least some of your exercise calories. And be careful not to set your goals too high. If you only want to lose 20 lbs, losing 2 lbs/wk is too aggressive, .5 (1 at the most) is best. If you use the scoobysworkshop link that I gave you, keep in mind that…
  • Well, you don't give your heights or ages below, which would be helpful, but I think the goals look reasonable. To put things in perspective, I'm 5'4" and lost my last 15 or 20 pounds eating 1850-1950 calories. Now I'm trying to figure out maintenance but still losing very very slowly at 2150 calories. And that's with no…
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