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I swim 5 days a week for at least an hour and I found using a waterproof iPod helps with the boredom.

The smallest number of calories that should be consumed in one day is 1200. If you eat less you will put your body into starvation mode and you will not be as successful in losing weight. However, in order to lose 1 pound per week you need to consume 3500 calories less over 7 days (500 calories per day) then you need to…

Mix it up a bit. Try something new with your exercise or change something with your eating. Try eating all your exercise calories for a bit. Our bodies get used to what we have been doing and need a shake up to move from the plateau. You also may just stay there for awhile. I know it's frustrating but this has happened to…

You need to be careful because if you don't eat at least 1200 cal/day you could put your body into starvation mode, which could make you start gaining. Make sure that you eat enough each day and don't forget to exercise.

I agree that even if you go over you should still try to log in what you eat for two reasons. Ultimately your goal is to keep under the calories over the whole week so even if you do go crazy one day you may still be under for the week. The other reason is that you can get a sense of the number of calories some of your…

Thanks for the info.

Based on this program your weight loss goals are already taken into account when you are given your net calories for the day. So for example, in order for me to maintain my weight I need about 2200 calories per day. In order to lose 2 pounds per week you must take in 1000 calories less per day. That's where your 1200…