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Unreal. Anyway...we do have folks on here who don't even read the post or care what they post!! They do it for points. DARN!

I have belonged to WW in the past, and I will simply advise you to keep with what you are doing but don't follow the point system, count cals but LESSEN the starchy/bread/rice/sweets CARBS. You will lose.

Your question is great but the answer is complex because there are so many different variables and approaches. I have lots to say about clean eating, real food, exercise habits and macro-nutrient ratios but if we are just addressing calorie balance this is my advice... Do you use the "My Progress" page? It is a great tool! It calculates your daily calorie surplus or deficit based on food eaten minus BMR minus exercise calories. For initial weight loss, try to get a deficit of 800 calories for 7 days. After 7 days your leptin hormone will plummet and you will risk a metabolism slow down and muscle loss! So after 7 days of an 800 calorie deficit, it is important decrease the deficit to 500 calories and remain there until your weight loss plateaus (about 21 days). If you go 2 full weeks without losing more than 1 lb it is time for full metabolic recovery. That means eating at a BALANCE (0 calorie deficit) for at least 14 days. You will probably begin to lose weight again at the calorie balance because the calorie increase will rev your metabolism. Eat at a calorie balance or slight surplus until you are a full metabolic recovery. That takes at least 14 days. Then begin the cycle again by returning to the 800 calorie deficit for 7 days and so on. This is the method I used when I lost my 120 lbs.

Wendy, where did you learn all this stuff? Your advice is great and maybe that's what wrong with me. Never adjust my deficit calories. I am still amazed at your weight loss...