SparkNB's Journey to Fitness

So...common wisdom says to lose 1-2 pounds per week. This makes sense for those who are lighter, or only have some 10's of pounds to lose. It also makes sense in terms of calorie restriction...after all to lose 1 pound, one must cut 3500 calories, thus: 1 pound/week release (loss) is 500 calories a day, eminently do-able 2 pounds/week release (loss) is 1000 calories a day less...which is getting into real numbers 2.5 pounds/week release (loss) is 1250 calories a day less....this is hard* *Eating 1250 calories less** a day is hard for 3 main reasons:  It's hard to be so restricted; it takes planning and extreme will power; also calorie restriction can set the body into starvation mode It's hard to eat a healthy number of nutrients in such a strict framework It can leave one feeling week, if macro-nutrients are not fulfilled **1250 less calories...from what? From one's TDEE! (or their BMR) The TDEE is the Total    DAILY    Energy    Expenditure     =the number of calories

 I *have* been following my program pretty well, and having some pounds lost as success, but because I may yo-yo (esp. w/ Dec. treats) ...I won't *officially* declare where I am until month's end. 7/31: 8 cups water; 7/31: track food: pretty happy w/ totals: 1673, 1525, 1498, 1670, 1607, 1655, 1710 (goal per mfp=1670; struggled a bit today/very late last night) 7/31: workout: min: pretty happy with my efforts: 30, 120, 135, 120, 75, 120, 60, 30 (went to Dr. then went shopping today) 2/31: yoga - just not into it lately 6/31: thyroid Rx...had prob w/ refill 2.75/15: my turn to make dinner; shared effort a 1/2 time then 1/4 time  (opening cans for chili) then made dinner (leftovers, very elevated) once, & processed apples...for hours (so I'm counting it) Not quite as on it with the personal goals, esp. coding, art/bujo; have been attempting cleaning and writing, like this post.... -clean, minimum an hour (mostly basement) 7/31: though mostly not in basement (did outside l