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This was helpful, thanks. I suppose I am at the "vanity pound" point!

I drink almost no water. I'm terrible about this. I'll add it to my agenda. Thanks!

Thanks so much for all of these responses. You guys are helpful as always. :)

Monday-Friday I am on my feet from 6:00am-6:00pm. I sit down to eat lunch and that's typically it. I do have to be mindful of my steps to hit 20k. If I'm just standing I make a point to walk around, etc and I'm a pacer by nature. 20k steps for me is about 8 miles. One day this week I took an long afternoon walk with my…

My sodium is almost always under my limit but I do need to up my water intake. Thanks!

That's kind of what I was thinking. Thanks!

[/quote] So, your ACTUAL deficit was 3500 calories a week which is 2250-2500 more than what you were estimating. That's 321-357 a day, let's say 325 for simplicity. 1530 + 325 = 1875 calories to maintain. That sounds about right based on your activity level--when I was about that size I was maintaining on a smidge over…

I'm 4'11" and 37 years old High weight: 180 (pregnancy) Low weight: 105 ( many years ago) Current weight: 120 I joined MFP to maintain the 15 lb weight loss I had when I started excercising over the summer. I am set at maintenance, lightly active which is 1560 calories. I run 5k 2-3 times a week and usually also do a three…