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Thread of pleasant surprises!
I have this really bad habit of forgetting positive things quickly, and dwelling on the negative. So why not write them down? And better yet, why not give EVERYONE a chance to post their pleasant surprises somewhere?:happy: For me, I discovered that my hip measurement has gone under 40 inches! I started out at 43/44, and…
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Clarification on the calorie/BMR/TDEE numbers game?
I found the brilliant "In Place of a Road Map" (by Helloitsdan) thread today. It was clear, concise, and perfect for the newb that I am. I follow the directions, do my measurements, plug numbers, and then... WOAH! I'm eating 600 calories fewer than I should be? AND below BMR? It makes sense to me that I should at least be…
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NSV-First weekend watching calories
And not only that... I stayed under! While I find it fairly easy to stay on track during the week, weekends are pretty much food bombs for me. Giant cheezy plates of nachos, overloaded pizza... You name it, I eat it. Somehow this weekend I discovered enough willpower to stay under my limit, cook a couple meals for myself,…
