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If you eat maintenance for goal weight, why can't you lose?
If you eat maintenance for goal weight, why can't you lose? Wondering if anyone had an answer for this. How can you maintain a 180 lb body by eating 1400 calories (between 1200 and 1400). How could you even get there in the first place? I never ate over 2000 cal in my life (ok maybe once or twice a year). All I could think…
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Calories in/ Calories Out/ carbs
OK, I lost about 3 pounds in as many weeks by counting calories and making sure I had a deficit using a fitbit. Everything went well until we threw a party last Saturday. I was still under my total calories, but I ate some blueberry pie and a very small piece of fudge. 2 days later I gained 3 pounds and it's sticking.…
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Very low daily caloric needs
Hello, I wear an UP band, so I know I burn between 1400 and 1700 calories a day moving at an average of 5000 steps. At this time, I am recovering from a broken ankle, so I cannot exercise. We are told not to go below 1200 calories, so that means I am only running a 300 calorie deficit. I cannot even lose one pound a…
