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plan and pre log meals is key! and if you're making something create a recipe in the recipe builder rather than adding each ingredient separate, that way it's saved if you use it again and you just need to select the recipe

how many calories are you eating per day and have you considered looking into a strength training program like New Rules of Lifting?

here is the link for the Eat More to Weigh Less group, please go to this group and ask for better advise there. While there are some people giving you sound advise, i disagree with all the people ripping you apart telling you you're eating more than you think.…

This is exactly the point of my post. I have told myself i will be happy when i reach 150lbs, but honestly i am happier and healthier now that i am looking at the big picture and my goals are becoming less quantative!

Definitely! I am starting to love my lunchtime walks!

I know its all possible, i've been a member of MFP for almost 2 years and a member of WW a few different times. It's just mentally i either restrict my calories really badly in fear of going over or i don't care. Somehow i always sabbotash myself. I noticed how obsessive i was becoming with my calorie counting and my lack…

not in maintenance yet, however, how many calories are you eating now and what will you be bumping up to once you hit maintenance?

i take logging breaks, not necessarily diet breaks. Every once in awhile i find it helps me refocus. For example, this month i am focusing on being more consistent at the gym and am taking a logging break.

i suggest looking into New Rules of Lifting for Women, you can use lighter weights and find it to be a better program than Stronglifts 5x5

there's no way to fast track weight loss. Maybe at first the quick fixes will work, but not in the long run. Take it day by day, week by week and year by year, each day strive to eat healthier and get a little bit of exercise!

My weight hasn't really changed all that much in the past few months, but i can definitely tell the difference in the way i feel and the way my clothes fit! Scale is not a reliable measure of progress!

TDEE should include all daily activities, so if you average 3-5 hours per week, use that or you're underestimating. As far as fitbit numbers, give it at least a week to adjust, look at the weekly reports, and use the calories burned number, once you've had you fitbit for a month you can use the monthly reports and they…

how long have you been eating 1900-2000 calories and how did you calculate the number?

i second this, i was eating super low calories when i first started then found my TDEE then got a fitbit flex and found this site! As of right now i am trying for 2 days of Strenght training and 2 days of C25K, i have seen a MAJOR improvement from past attempts at C25K just from adding the strength training

Completely agree, started with Stronglifts then transitioned to New Rules of Lifting for Women

you're eating WAYYY to little if you burn that much! I'd calculate your TDEE and take a deficit from that, if you're consistent on a weekly basis with exercise. If not, then log exercise in MFP and eat a portion back.

plan ahead, i can get a weeks worth of salads for about $10-15 depending on what i get, and i just split the ingredients into 5 salad dishes to take to work. For dinner, you can cook large meals on sunday night and split it out for leftovers over the course of the week. Breakfast, i usually have eggs, quick and cheap!

i suggest either Strong Curves or New Rules of Lifting for Women.

how are you getting the 1200?

log it as exercise, and set your start time and duration

Yes, i believe you can use dumbbells, might have a problem going up in weight, but i believe they have alternatives in the book if you don't have some of the equipment. Even if you get the book and decide the program is not for you, it is still worth a read.

i'm doing New Rules of Lifting for Women, it's a combination of barbell, body weight and dumbbell exercise. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!

i read it as take the 25% from the average fitbit burns.

I'd recommend looking up body weight exercises (lunges, squats, etc) or getting dumbbells

bump those calories back up! 60lbs by Sept is unrealistic, sorry to say, but if you want to do it the healthy way 1-2lbs PER WEEK! if that!

Once a week, but the only reason i do is to track trends. I rely more on how i feel/clothes fit than the scale!

have you lost any inches, pants feel looser, etc? Sometimes the scale just plain lies! If you you've been weighing/measuring accurately then you're fine. But why are you only eating 1100 calories??? seems quite low!

go check out the Eat More 2 Weigh Less group http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/3817-eat-more-2-weigh-less also add in strength training (New Rules of LIfting for Women or Strong Curves or Strong Lifts 5x5) given you're at a relatively healthy weight right now, start looking into losing inches/toning vs weight!

I wish MFP had a "like" button like Facebook does:smiley: In all seriousness, scales are never going to be 100% accurate, im willing to bet if i weighed myself on one scale then another one, in the exact same spot, i wouldn't get the same reading! That's why it's best to measure and go on how you're feeling/clothes are…

just remember the scale is only a measure of gravity at a particular point in time, and it can fluxuate based on TOM, hydration levels, etc.