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Open diary friends~1200-1500 calorie goals
I love to snoop through diaries to inspire me. Many of you have meal ideas I'd never think of. I tend to eat the same foods over and over and am trying to spice up my grocery list. Unfortunately I'm short and only lightly active so I just get jealous looking at the diaries of all you people with higher tdees. 1200 calories…
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Taking care of yourself when heartbroken/lonely/stressed/depressed/etc
I suffer from High Functioning Autism. Most of the time I can stick to an ok diary as I like routine (unless I drink). But lately due to stressful emotional events its been more difficult. Harder to want to workout and I feel like eating junk as comfort food. Or the opposite where I have no appetite. I keep telling myself…
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intermittent fasting and skipping breakfast myths
I currently eat breakfast when I first get up partially out of habit. The other reason is I've been told you need to eat breakfast in order to have energy, better brain function, and to start your metabolism. I want to try light intermittent fasting but could use some pointers? Other than ending up consuming less calories…
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Expectation, motivation, and eating enough.
Over the past 2 months of keeping a 1200 calorie dairy and 3-4x a week workouts I've pretty much maintained my weight. My goal is is recomp (skinny fat here) so I shouldn't be expecting too much. I recently went to a 1450 diet. I feel guilty and worried I'll gain if don't workout after increasing. I can reason that 1500 I…
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Tone or lose weight?
Possible skinnyfat. I'm less than 10 lbs from my goal weight but am no where near how I want to look. I hold fat in my face, stomach, and thighs which makes me look a size or two bigger. I'm 5'3 110 and 22. Also a size 2 with a small frame. I do cardio 3-4x a week and incorporate occasional strengthening. Should I focus on…
