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Welcome to the MyFitnessPal Community: Health and Weight Loss
šš Hello and welcome to our community! š š The Health and Weight Loss section is a place for members to ask questions, get advice, and talk about health, diet, weight loss, and overall wellness. šš§ Please make sure to post in the most suitable forum category so discussions stay organized. Off-topic posts might be moved or,ā¦
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Most Helpful Posts - Health and Weight Loss (Must Reads)
These are posts that have been recommended by our community members regarding general health, weight loss, fitness, and diet help. Logging Accurately..step by step guide Logging accuracy, consistency, and you're probably eating more than you think Diagnosed/Living With PCOS? READ ME! Starvation Mode - Adaptiveā¦
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The Never Ending Story; It's Still Me and My Body
Here is am againā¦..23 kg gained back in 8 months. Only 13 kg from where I started. My feelings: Sadness, frustration, disappointment andā¦ā¦shame. My thoughts: Hopelessness, futility, and resentment Yetā¦here I am so I must have hope. It's my body and it can only rely on me to whisper soft messages of encouragement andā¦
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Is it Possible to Loose weight fast without Exercise
I was actually looking to loose weight fast, is their any way where i can loose weight without proper diet and exercise
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How do I stop from binge eating at night and early hours of morning?
I am struggling! I am 383lbs last time I was weighed. Food costs are so high itās hard to get what I need even when I go to food banks. I get this spike of hunger at night and early hours of morning when I wake up from sleep to go to bathroom. I know itās what is making it hard to lose weight. What do I do? How do I stopā¦
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Starting Againā¦. Or continuing
so I have been on this journey for the last 2 years and if Iām honest I really havenāt been trying. I get bored and fed up, I forget to track or I just donāt want to consider the calories I am consuming. But I am just back from holiday, spent the majority feeling miserable about how I look and how I canāt fit into decentā¦
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How do I control my calories in the evening -
I always seem to be very hungry in the evenings and seem to zone out and eat whatever I want. I am in my late 50s and I work full time. I am supposed to be on 1,900 calories. Should I "allow" 800- 1,000 calories for my evening and if so, has anybody else done this and does it work? Is there a timing that works well? I knowā¦
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Accountability
43M. Looking for accountability partner/s āŗļø. Preferred IST as itās easy for me to connect. But I guess any time zone is good as long as that person doesnāt ghost me in a day or 2. I try workout + CICO + deficit + IF, etc etc. Thanks.
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My GLP journey after 2 years
I wish I could be writing about a major success on GLP, but alas, it has not yet happened. I got on Wegovy in July 2024. By December 2024, I had lost 20 pounds. Great. But then, there I stayed. A big, big plateau. At the highest dose. Just 20 pounds. Now I did this without changing my diet at all. I stayed on the medsā¦
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macro's per meal
after a recent update I can no longer view macros for each meal beyond breakfast , I've used mfp for many years & started to use the free version of MyNetDiary to track macros , anyone else having issues after the recent update ?
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BIG MILESTONE TODAYāNO LONGER IN THE OBESE BMI CATEGORY!!! ššŖ
NO LONGER IN THE OBESE BMI CATEGORY!!! ššŖ Iām 67 years old and 6ā4ā. Since starting this journey on March 13 at 324 pounds, Iāve reached 245.3 pounds! ā
Down 78.7 pounds ā
Lost 24.3% of my starting body weight ā
BMI: 29.9ābelow the obesity threshold! ā
My scaleās visceral fat rating is now in the āgoodā range Thatās anā¦
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Six Months on Mounjaro: 72 Pounds Down and a Healthier Life
Six months ago today on March 13, 2026, I began taking Mounjaroāand the changes have been remarkable. I have lostĀ 72 pounds, dropping fromĀ 324 pounds to 252 pounds. That represents more thanĀ 22% of my starting body weight. Just as importantly, my blood work shows major metabolic improvements, including anĀ A1C of 5.3Ā andā¦
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Weight Loss Battle
Hi, Ive been trying lose weight after having stroke 5 years ago, while I am eating better than I was and unto beginning of the year I was exercising regularly, but recently seemed to have gone off track. Im back at 139 KG and want to get to 125 kg - eating right and cutting calories. Ive always struggled with food and nowā¦
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Why Protein Is Essential for Weight Loss
Protein is the single most important nutrient for losing body weight and burning fat. While reducing calories creates weight loss, eating enough protein ensures that the weight you lose comes from fat rather than muscle, while making the process significantly easier by controlling your hunger. 1. Reduces Hunger andā¦
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Question 0f The Day
If you could only keep one fitness habit for the rest of your life, what would it be?
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Down over 30lbs, here are my tips.
So my journey to weight loss wasn't to lose weight initially. I had to get a knee replaced so I decided I was going to get in shape first if I could. After the rehab, I figured I would keep going with it and now I am here. Currently I am over 30 pounds of fat lighter, about 6 pounds of muscle heavier over the past year. 1.ā¦
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GLP-1 Buddies
Hello, Iām looking for others on a GLP-1, especially Zepbound who would to share successes, concerns, ideas, recipes, etc.
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Qestion Of The Day
What made you take fitness seriously in the first place?
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Calorie deficit
Hello my name is Suzie first time posting. I have tried lots of ways to lose weight and feel like I fail every time. My doctor advised me to go on the Mediterranean diet but struggling with that also. I need to lose about 40 lbs. I struggle with sleep as well so feel like I am dragging most days. I just joined the gym soā¦
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Why keep trying?
Hello world. First post on here [at least in a long while], and I am really struggling with motivation. I have been trying to get lose weight for 30 or so years. When I was young, I was very athletic and fit at 5'8" 205lbs [so I have never been thin]. Even when I got very heavy [440 lbs was the peak], my strength meant Iā¦
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HUME health scale
We recently purchased HUME health scale for more health reading. Just curious how others think about scale. I like it and happy with their information, but their body fat % is very generous. Iām very petite and 2% difference is huge and it should be very visible and noticeable lol Iām on my body fat loss journey thanā¦
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Scan
I know this app is great But I canāt AFFORD SCAN or barcodes I thought app was totally free
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GLP1 support
Hi, I wonder if anyone out of the US and Canada succeeded in finding the GLP1 support feature on their app. I'm from Egypt and I can't find it on my premium app. Please advise, thanks.
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Managing Fibroids - has diet or supplements helped anyone?
Has anyone here been able to manage uterine fibroids with diet, lifestyle changes, or supplements, or even had them shrink? Iām trying to figure out whether there are any reasonable things I can try before going ahead with surgery, if possible.
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Macros?
Today I met with a dietitian and was directed not to count macros, but was suggested to eat at least three meals low carb, low fat and high protein since I am taking the wegovy pill 9mg. Also I was told stop adding frozen fruit to my premier protein powerder smoothie, just mix the powder with water! Then for lunch have aā¦
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How do you get past the cravings?