Hi, I'm a 42 year ol divorced mother of 3 boys, aged 8, 12 & 23!. After years of my weight being up and down from not paying attention, I've decided it's time to put a little time into me. On January 5th 2012, I weighed 217 pounds, today I'm at 203.8. I don't mean to sound ungrateful for the loss, I just thought I'd be a little further by now. I've been trying to stay strick to a 1200 calorie diet. I purchased Jillian Michaels 30-day shred and have been doing it diligently. On some weekends I did Taebo. However, being a junk food junkie - there have been several meals I ate that weren't very healthy. I figured...who cares what I eat as long as I don't go over my 1200 calories. Is this true? Also, can someone tell me: Do I eat more calories than I burn or do I burn more calories than I eat?View Thread