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I'm finding 3 days a week works well for me as a newbie. I do legs one day, chest/triceps/shoulders, and then back/biceps. A bit of ab work on all 3 days as well. I'll be looping in some cardio once it's not so cold and icy outside. I can't really fit in more at the moment with my schedule, but I see some progress.

Same! I have my MFP set to maintenance partially because mentally it's easier for me to be under the amount MFP recommendds every day. I still aim for the recommended 1700 or so to lose .5 pounds a week. I hate it when the numbers turn red and it can sometimes trigger me to give up if I have 3 or 4 days 'over' in a row.…

If everyone knows, it's fine. Polyamory is on the rise. If you're being secretive, or the other party is, then I'd say that's going to result in someone getting hurt.

I try to eat closer to maintenance on days I lift and then a small deficit on rest days. I'm aiming for recomp/very slow losing.

I was scale averse all of December. Late November I was 159.5 lbs. Start of 2018 I was 164. Now at 162.5. Was surprised the weight wasn't up more over December. I ate a lot of cheese and drank a lot of alcohol.

I've heard it mentioned a few times that skin can keep shrinking up to 2 years after weight loss, so I'd keep being healthy and working on recomp and then reassess in a year or so. You still look pretty great to me, and congrats on your success!

My favourite: 1 scoop chocolate whey protein 1 cup frozen unsweetened dark cherries 1 cup almond milk 50g or so of yoghurt/Skyr if I have it. Sometimes a scoop of peanut or almond butter if I need more calories or I'm feeling decadent

I haven't had any alcohol since a whisky at midnight on NYE! I don't drink much anyway, but I definitely felt like i was having too much over the course of December (for me). I haven't been out with friends much, as I'm also trying not to eat out, so I haven't had peer pressure yet, which is always the hardest for me to…

This is a good point. I'd definitely aim for a gentler deficit. If I'm aiming to lose I set it for .5 a week max because of my ED history. I'm also not as stringent as other people are on here. I still use a food scale for most things, but I sometimes eyeball or guesstimate so I don't get too perfectionist about tracking.

What everyone else is saying. It's better to lose slower and develop better habits that will serve you well once you phase into maintenance. It's a lifestyle change. I lose weight on 1800 calories, though some of that is because I'm tall and fairly active. 1200 isn't enough for me and I feel cranky and unwell, meaning I…

Please feel free to add me. I had a very bad eating disorder as a teen. I'm not really aiming to lose weight but am focusing on body re-composition through weight lifting, and then I might do a cut later in the year. My diary is open to friends and I eat healthy amounts and try to focus on moderation. I'm aware how easy it…

If you're happy with a banana, go for it. I'm usually not hungry until 11 or so and then it's just a tiny rumble, so I often wait until lunch at 12. If I do wake up early I tend to do things like cereal, protein bars, oat flapjacks, hard boiled eggs, toast and peanut butter.

I'm just shy of 6 ft, but I'm focusing more on re-comping at the moment or very slowly losing a little. I'm currently 163 lbs. Always happy to have more friends on here!

I tend to do that too. On lifting days I tend to eat 2000-2200 calories, and on non-lifting days it's more like 1700-1800. Not always, but that's the average for the last few weeks at least.

Thanks! Stress can still bring out behaviours, but I've been managing it successfully for about nine years. :-)

I don't like thinking in terms of cheating--but sometimes I'll eat at maintenance for awhile, and eat whatever I fancy as long as I don't go too far above what I need to maintain. It gives me a preview of what it's like to eat at maintenance, since usually when I stop logging, I very slowly gain weight (stopped logging in…

Coffee and a protein bar and some fruit does the trick for me. Then a shake or eggs or something after.

Even when I was severely anorexic, I rarely ate 500 calories a day. That is so little food it's not a good plan (which is why I'm glad to see the 5:2 diet doesn't seem as trendy anymore...) Consistency is fine! Sometimes there's variation--appetites can cycle a bit, or exercise calories may change intake. Just follow MFP…

You are gorgeous. Congrats and well done.

I try to keep around 300 calories spare after dinner, so I can have an evening treat. Tonight it'll be coconut soy yoghurt, berries, a bit of vanilla protein powder, and a sprinkle of granola for crunch.

As someone who had a severe eating disorder, I'd definitely say working on being more flexible is a good goal. If you under or overestimate on something while you're out, you'll likely at most be off by a couple hundred, which over the course of a week if it's once or twice won't make that big of a difference. Worst case…

Be kind to yourself. It can be gradual. Consistency. An off day doesn't have to be an off week. You are ultimately in control. Find healthy habits you actually enjoy--meals you like to cook and eat, exercise that doesn't feel like torture, maybe a friend who help encourage you to get out of the house and get moving. This…

I do a mixture. Sometimes I weigh, sometimes I don't. When I was a teen, I had a terrible eating disorder, so being too stringent can backfire terribly. I'm not in a big rush to lose weight--it my guesstimation means I lose more slowly, it's fine by me.

I'm just under 6 ft and currently 159.5 or so. My highest has been around 167 with less muscle. I ran a half marathon this year and I've recently started weight training (like, 2 weeks ago--I keep flexing in front of my husband and asking him if I look ripped yet). I normally eat 1800-2200 calories, but more if I'm hungry.…

I often have protein cookies or shakes, fruit, frozen yoghurt, a square or two of chocolate. Easy to fit in your daily goals.

That's true. I almost always binge late at night if I do, which is why I think in terms of the next day.

Like others are saying: drink water, avoid buying things you know are your downfall (I freaking love that Biscoff cookie spread and can eat it by the spoon, so I don't buy it). I like to take a shower so my skin feels better. I also usually go to bed early or take a nap, as sleeping helps me re-set. Then the next day I…

Be wary of the all or nothing mentality! I fall into it all the time and it can be so toxic. It's OK to have some cake sometimes. Or even some spaghetti! Just get back into your usual healthier habits the next day. It's all good.

I probably wouldn't risk it.

I ran a half-marathon last week and burned 2100 in exercise calories that day. MFP sets my default to 1750, but with exercise calories it told me to eat 3,800. If I'd only eaten 1700odd, I would have been very cranky! That's an extreme example, but if I've had an exercise heavy day, I'm hungry. I'm going to nourish myself.