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I was going to the gym 4 - 5 days per week until the middle of May, but just started back. Just about 15 - 20 mins of elliptical, and some weight machines.

I officially started my journey on January 6th, 2016. However, I didn't take it seriously until July of that year. Since that time, I lost 39 pounds (went from 239 to 200) and gained back 26 of it :'( Of course, I'm striving to move forward and keep the positives in mind. I'm still 13 pounds less than my highest weight,…

I apologize for the crummy editing, but here it is so far :)

I have two at the moment: 1. To get under 200 lbs by my next doctor's appointment in December (only 10.5 lbs to go!!) 2. To fit into size L shirts by Jan/Feb (I'm on the cusp of L/XL right now, so I think this is def doable

This was absolutely me! Even though I've been measuring for a few months, I still tend to underestimate calories when I don't have my scale. I know that once I get to maintenance I won't be so dependent on it, but it's definitely a nice tool to use during weight loss - it's one less thing I have to concern myself with. Oh,…

My biggest tip would be to use a food scale and weigh all of your food. Before the scale, I was constantly underestimating the calories in my food. It would also depend on how much you have to lose - the less you have, the longer it'll take to come off.

This is fabulous, thank you!

Absolutely! I'm a big picture kind of gal, so I like to have an overall picture to look at, even though the week-to-week weight loss won't be linear. Thanks, I'll have to play around with this! I haven't tried either of those, but I'll check them out for sure. Thanks!

Ugh, I feel ya! It's fantastic that you pre-logged and know your triggers! Stay strong!

Thanks for the responses! I figured it was pretty normal, but I've never actually tried to lose weight before so it's all new to me. To answer some questions, I eat 1500 calories a day. I'm pretty sedentary - just the average amount of steps per day. I have the deficit set to 1.5 lbs per week, but I plan to go down to 1 lb…

This is along the lines of what I was thinking. I'd like to start drinking water before meals anyways, so that'll be a great tool for those family meal days to keep my portions in check.

I'm very excited about this! Thanks for setting this up! CW: 208.4 GW: 185 current BMI: 35.8

I figure even if I don't lose much while experimenting with activity levels and caloric intake, I should at the very least be maintaining. I might stick with active (to include both my job as well as intentional exercise) and a 500 calorie deficit daily to see where that ends up in 1 month's time.

I really appreciate the help everyone! I am 5' 4'', 191 lbs. My TDEE falls between 2,230 and 2,350 when I have it set to exercise 3x/week (or lightly active). I am trying to keep my loss rate at an achievable and maintainable one, but at the same time, I have about 60 - 70 lbs to lose. I think I will try 1 lb/week for now…

Due to my own food issues, I would like to have the same amount every day. I just wonder if my daily lifestyle plus added workouts would still be lightly active, or if that would now be active. The definitions for each aren't all that helpful.

I am not a breakfast person, so I usually save a good amount of my calories for the pm, like BlueLinsang. It doesn't work for everyone, but it is what I have to do if I want to stay on track.

And I completely agree that not counting on occasion can be the only thing that keeps one on target in the long run. I guess my issue is some people consider a cheat day necessary and beneficial for everyone. If someone has bingeing tendencies as I do, a cheat day can be detrimental in the long run. It is also funny to me…

Obviously not an expert on this, as I was asking my own questions on this. As I understand it, you are correct. If you input 3 hours/week into the TDEE calculator, it will average that deficit out and add some calories to your week by evenly distributing them to each day. You would NOT eat back exercise calories, because…

Technically, a diet is the kind of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. I am on a 1,490 calorie diet, others are on a 1,800 cal diet, a 1,300 cal diet, etc. Some are on an eat-whatever-the-hell-I-want diet. I never understood the cheat day concept, though. The deficit for the week is what is important.…

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Going out to dinner with my husband and our two friends who are also a couple. I already have my meal planned and accounted for and building my day around that so I stay within range :)

I appreciate the responses. I will keep it at 1,490 cal/day and only log intentional exercise and eat back half those cals. I will reevaluate in 3 - 4 weeks as suggested :) I have about 50 - 60 lbs to lose. I have seen suggested I aim for 1.5 lbs/week due to how much I need to lose, but I'll see what 1,490 cal/day does for…

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Thanks for the replies. I think I will stick with the 1,490 calories that MFP gives me when set at sedentary and add in anything beyond normal. I would assume sedentary people walk as well, no?

I am just giving this a bump for you. I had mine removed 4.5 years ago, and it is something I have thought about, too.

I appreciate the replies. I will stick with what MFP has set for my daily net goal and if in a month it is not working, I can figure something else out. Thanks!

That is what I was thinking as well, but I thought the net had to at least meet the BMR. I figured out the issue with the TDEE calculator being below my BMR. I put sedentary, when I should have put light activity. That upped it to 1,700 cal/day. I don't know if 1,460 or 1,700 will be more effective...