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Back after 6 month diet break
I went through an awful divorce and gained 60 pounds in about a year. I had a ton of success on MFP losing about 35 pounds in four months. Then I went on what was meant to be a short diet break. (which I still recommend doing) I don't know if I was feeling complacent, or just confident in myself again after getting back on…
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diet break/calorie suggestions
I would like some advice estimating actual maintenance calories since I am starting a ten day diet break today. I have only been logging/weighing for 7 weeks but lost about 10 pounds before that in about a month just by cutting back. (Chalked the first 10lbs up to newbie loses.) Since then, I've averaged out my weight loss…
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Went over accidentally
I’ve read over and over about how people underestimate their calorie intake but thought for sure that couldn’t happen to me. Then I was bored and thought to work out the recipe for holiday cookies I had been previously logging using a general descriptor. Turns out I was under-reporting almost 150 calories per day which is…
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How many calories equal a pound
Just came across this article which says that the commonly held belief that 3500 calories equal a pound is wrong. http://www.todaysdietitian.com/news/exclusive0612.shtml
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Went over and kicking myself
I’ve been tracking my calories very well over the past few months but today I just went over by 300 calories. I am so disappointed in myself. I’m trying to talk myself down by saying it was still 200 under maintenance, higher calorie days can be good for morale, etc, but I’m still so pissed at myself because losing weight…
