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Wow, thanks. Any other ideas?

A grapefruit with a few slices of fresh (as natural as possible) smoked turkey deli meat is common for me. Or 2 eggs, scrambled, a slice of whole wheat bread with 1/4 tbs of butter, and some cut up fruit if I have 20 minutes to spare cooking. I try to add a lot of protein early on.

Okay, that was my question. I wasn't sure if I could do much in 2 months, to the point that its clear that my body has changed. I happen to be untrained, and would like to strength train, so i believe that works out. Thanks!

Why can't you gain muscle while losing weight? I will admit I don't know that much about muscle building, but it seems to me if you eat enough protein while lifting weights you'd gain muscle. And about the "deadline", its just I have graduation, and would like to look leaner. I know its not the best reason to lose weight,…

God, the way some people are acting its like I said I wanted to go on a 500 calorie diet. So anyway, I decided to stick with my diet, but increase my protein intake, as well begin to strength-train. It's only 200 calories below my BMR, so its not that big of a deal. I simply can't see how the extra 200 calories each day…

Oh, I do eat back my exercise calories. I know it's not healthy to eat below 1200 calories, so its important to do so.

But I feel fine. I eat when I'm hungry, and I try to pick foods that will keep me full like fruits, veggies, fibrous foods, or meat. This prevents me from eating empty calories. And it's not like I've been dieting for years, I just started 2-3 weeks ago.

Weird. When I tried "aggressive" it put me at 1300 calories. Maybe I'll just stick with the next one up and try to pick up running as a habit. Thanks:) This actually really helped.

Thats what I have. But would the 100 calories matter? Or should I stick with what MFP suggested?

Thing is, I'm neither overweight or obese. I carry a lot of fat closer to my skin where its more noticeable, and I'd like to lose the extra fat around my thighs and stomach. Unfortunately, since I'm a pear, its supposedly harder to lose weight. Birthing fat or something?

So using the website someone suggested, I found out its 1450. I clicked on some of the weight loss plan options, and one said to eat 1300 calories. Would a 100-200 calorie defect be harmful in the long run? Or would it be negligible because its so small? I do feel fine on this diet. I'm also not very strict with it either;…

Its just a general goal to work toward. Its much more definite than "Oh whenever I feel like I'm finally at my goal". Its not set in stone, and I doubt I'd even reach that. I do actually have a pretty small frame though, so my fat is more noticeable. Id like to try to strength train, but I'm unable to go to a gym, and…

Using the calculator you suggested, I got this "Your body fat estimates are 19.03 % using the U.S. Army body fat algorithm, or -52.70 % using the U.S. Marine body fat algorithm, or 21.01 % using the U.S. Navy body fat algorithm, or 25.90 % using the formula developed by the YMCA." I'm not sure if this good, but I know I…

Well, I try to eat around 4-5 times a day. I'm not really restricting any food groups, just being more mindful of what I'm eating and keeping my potions in check. And eating more fruits and veggies. And I'm not fasting, its just at the end of the day when I track everything, I occasionally find myself 100-300 calories…

Okay, well thanks to the people that were actually helpful. I think I'll try the weekly calorie count instead of daily. I do tend to eat more or less depending on my day before. And I've only started to diet, its not like I've lost lots of weight yet. But personally, I don't really feel all that deprived. I'm not eating…

I'm not 100% sure of my BMR though. I used an online calculator and I don't know how accurate it was.

I'm 5'6 and currently 140 pounds. So I'm just barely at a healthy weight. My general goal is 120 pounds. And my calorie intake is not constant, as sometimes I eat 100-300 less or 100-300 more. And I'm beginning to try to incorporate exercise, mainly running and bicycling and some home strength workouts. The problem is I'm…

I've just been eating the amount MFP suggested for one pound weight loss a week, and I'm also not sure how accurate my BMR is, considering I did this online. And, I'd let to clarify a bit on my question. I want to know if eating 100-300 calories less than 1200 every so often is harmful. I don't do this on purpose, but…

No no. I'm not eating 800 calories everyday. I'm just seeing if its okay to do every so often, like once a month or something.

My BMR is around 1500 calories and my TDEE is around 1800.