Today was a failure of a day.

@Doomflower I went over my limit.

@FutureIdol you going for 1200?

@Doomflower 1,000

@FutureIdol you are close enough. I like to aim low so I land at right about the correct level.

@Doomflower Close but no cigar. It's just frustrating. If I didn't get so hungry by dinner time I wouldn't have eaten the entire sandwich.

@FutureIdol you do need to eat a bit more to keep your brain functioning though. Your brain literally cannot function without glucose and your body will do whatever it takes to keep your brain alive including cannibalize itself.

@Doomflower How much do I need to keep my brain functioning? My stomach was rumbling super loudly to the point it was embarrassing when I went to the store.

@FutureIdol I would say 10 calories per pound of body weight per day to maintain.

For example my goal is 140lbs. So I shoot for 1400 calories or fewer a day. If you eat like the person who weighs what you want to weigh would eat to maintain that body you build a lifestyle that supports your goal body.

Of course if you are very active you need to eat a little more. Like maybe an extra 200 calories.

@Doomflower I'm currently 114 I shot up again so that means 1,140 to maintain. I want to be 100 lbs even so 1,000 for when I reach that goal.

@FutureIdol what are you like 5' tall?

@Doomflower I'm not very tall. I'm about 5'6 on a good day.

@FutureIdol 114 is perfect!!! You'd be medically underweight at 100 lbs. I'm 5'8" and people told me I looked skeletal at 130.

@Doomflower Maybe I'm just crazy.
I've had people say skeletal too.