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Thanks. What I was doing wasn't working. Time for a new plan! I'll keep tweaking until I find the right numbers to use. I do appreciate the advice and encouragement.

I appreciate everyone's help and advice. I now have a direction to go that should get better results.

Okay. I'll go look at what's coming up shorter than 2.1K/day and see about fixing that. Stick to it for a handful of weeks. See what happens...

The calculator I found didn't allow me to pick light/moderate ... it asked how many days/week I exercise... about 4-5. I'd like to make that 7, but I'm still building up activity level after an injury. If I pick 7 days (even though I'm not there yet) ... I get.... 2000ish (one says 2009, the other says 2034). Hmmm....…

TDEE? Oh. Total Daily Energy Expenditure. Found a site that calculates that at 1817 cal/day.

Alice Dark: Not sure about the absorption issues. I know that if I stumble into anything with soy, my weight will drop fast but it rebounds once the soy junk clears out of my system. I avoid things containing soy now and stay away from anything made in a site that manufactures soy stuff... if it says anything on the label.…

Yeah. Food scale would probably help with the logging. I've been using volume measures rather than weight, but some of that is still eyeballing it. "Yeah, that looks like about a cup." Some things don't fit in the measuring cup well. My thyroid gets checked out every couple years because low thyroid is all over the place…

Yes, the allergies make this more interesting. Still on the "good food" list: grains: quinoa, rice, oats protein: fish, shellfish (except crab), nuts, some cheeses, sunflower seeds, beef, lamb, bison veggies: squashes, cucumbers, celery, artichokes, asparagus, chard, kale, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, brussel…

I weigh myself in the morning when I get back from my walk. The same iPad app I'm using figures out macronutrient ratios, too. Protein stays relatively consistent (~20%), but the other two ... split the rest kind of at random. Part of that's due to having to dodge food allergies and the protocols for slowing the…

Okay. I'll try to improve my tracking and eat more stuff. Thanks!

Rodduz: Yes, I started tracking calories/day on my iPad ... and that's when I discovered my current menu ranged 600-2000 cal/day. I was much surprised that the day that was 600 calories was a day on which I ate a whole /bunch/ of stuff... just none of it had much for calories. I'm rebuilding menus today to get closer to…

I totally understand your problem. I'm 5'4", weigh 96 pounds and I'm trying to get my weight back up to the 115 it was at before I developed food allergies. "Eat more!" and "I wish I had your problem" are not helpful. I eat like a big pig, thanks, but that doesn't seem to help much. I recently figured out (with the help of…