Sakai
I can't aford a gym or a personal trainer lol. There are exercise you can do that don't cost a thing. If you are interested send me a pm I will tell you a few that I do.

Last night I ate every two -three hours. It was kinda strange eating when I wasn't hungry but I didn't feel hungry at all all night at work or when I came home. I ate a small breakfast before bed and woke up feeling hungry, but not starved.
I had 1,951 caloires in a 24 hour period. the breakfast was small but high in calories. (over 400) so I think tomorrow I'll cut back on the before bed meal. Plus a friend brought me a bit of pumpkin pie about 150 calories (I had a tiny sliver of it, being that I'm allergic to pumpkin pie). that was a one time thing.

I'll keep eating my small snacks every couple of hours and see how it goes. thanks for all the ideas,everyone!

Good luck Sakai!

Shy-
Thanks, your count explains why I have been stalled for the last couple of months. The calculator I used before was wrong. Someone posted a math formula and I worked it out. At 1600 I am about 400 calories over my daily limit. Now I know what I need to do --get back to averaging 1300. Ick...I hate this trying to lose and get fit...wonder why I let this weight gain happen.