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Jeank1950 10/29/11 replied to Dd1122
That's a good incentive not to overeat over the holidays. I should buy something a size small like that, too. I eat better in the fall, winter and spring. In the summer the air conditioning bills here are so high I really have to scrimp for food money, so don't get as much fresh food. I wish I could get help with my food, but I make 100 a month too much to qualify for foodstamps.

Dd1122 10/29/11 replied to Jeank1950
I ate 903 calories today. I've got to get my average for the week down slightly below 1200 calories. It's 1249 calories as of today. Sunday is the day I usually splurge. We'll see.

Jeank1950 10/30/11
My calories are higher than yours since I weigh more, and I calculated my exercise in. I'm still playing around with them to see what will make me lose. The week before last I lost 2 pounds, and today I gained 6 ounces. I'm thinking that was water though so I'll see how it goes tomorrow. I'm so tired of being hungry!

Dd1122 10/30/11
My BMR is 1500, but I am trying to stay around 1200 calories. The website says I weigh 197 calories, but I gained four pounds. I don't log when I gain most of the time, only when I lose. I've been at 201 for about almost a month now. Although I am exercising more, I was also taking in more calories. I'm stopping that now.

Jeank1950 10/31/11 replied to Dd1122
I know I get hungrier and eat more when I exercise, and I don't think my body burns the calories that it should. Sigh. Anyway, I overdid my walking yesterday so I'm laid up with my back today. Sometimes it seems like we can't win!

Dd1122 10/31/11
I eat five meals a day and rarely get hungry, unless I miss a meal. It's rather inconvenient when you can't afford to buy snacks, but, in the beginning, I was losing weight like hotcakes and no matter how small my meal is, I'm rarely hungry.

Jeank1950 11/05/11 replied to Dd1122
You're so lucky you rarely get hungry. When I start exercising, I'm always hungry, even if I eat small meals several times a day.

Dd1122 11/05/11
Had a real treat yesterday! Pumpkin Spice frozen yogurt with slivered almonds on top. Only had four ounces. Database said I only ate 90 calories, but the store said 47 calories per ounce. Still pretty good. That was one of my snacks.

Jeank1950 11/06/11 replied to Dd1122
What brand was it? That sounds really delicious!

Dd1122 11/06/11
Red Mango.It's a chain. They have smoothies and fruit drinks and you serve your own frozen yogurt. The smoothies were too expensive for me, but the yogurt was just right. I was good again today. I've been good all week, except when I ate those roasted potatoes, which were some 740 calories. I'm still working on getting my average back to under 1200 calories.

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