Thanks everyone for their replies, I really do appreciate it. I used an online calorie calculator that generated what calories I should take in based on weight, height, etc.
Novus, I'm not sure what TDEE is; however, I'm sure if I googled it I could no more about it, lol. I'm very new to counting calories and I have done other diets in the past such as South Beach and weight watchers. Is there more to it that am not aware of? Maybe I should research it more. I am measuring my food with measuring tools such as measuring cups and measuring spoons - but no scale yet. Should I be weighing my food? I have been following nutrition labels and MFP searches for meats and other items that can not be put in a measuring cup.
Koshka,,thanks for the link - I will definitely keep that in mind
Seagirl, don't get me wrong - I'm not starving, but I am hungry lol. I had 200+ and 300+ calories to spare one my first two days (today and yesterday) and was fine until right before I hit the bed. Literately seconds before I fell asleep. My stomach was growling. There was no way I was going to eat that late, much less before going to bed :/ maybe I should eat the calories anyway?
I just want to do it right. I want this to be the final time I "start over" - know what I mean? Any suggestions or resources would be great
Thanks again for reading and posting!
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I found this thread to be very helpful. Maybe I can follow the guidelines on here about how many calories I should take in?
I can't post the link because I don't have enough post counts, but it's the thread with the calorie counting FAQs