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See our 2024 stats, then share about your year!
Let’s look back on our year together, and inspire each other for the year ahead! All your efforts added up this year! Check out these impressive stats we racked up as a community: 👟We walked over 2 billion miles 🚰We drank over 23 million gallons of water 🔥We burned over 533 billion calories And of the 10+ billion foods and…
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Welcome to the MyFitnessPal Community: Health and Weight Loss
The Health and Weight Loss section is here for members to ask questions, seek advice, and discuss topics related to health, diet, weight loss, and overall wellness. Kindly ensure your posts are placed in the most suitable forum category to keep discussions organized. Off-topic posts may be moved to the appropriate section…
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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, 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 - Adaptive Thermogenesis and…
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Weight fluctuating
Is it normal when trying to lose weight that you gain a few pounds i have been mostly weight training but only for 2 week so there shouldn't be any change but I have no idea
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10 pounds
Ugh. 10 pounds. Through problems at work, other issues going on and whatnot, I let it go and gained 10 pounds over 6 months. We all have done it at some point or another. Now it's just facing it down and buckling down again for the next 6 months. 😒 But it'd be nice to just keep ignoring reality🤣
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So Many People I Know are Taking GLP-1 or Similar and Losing a Bunch of Weight!
I think everyone has heard of GLP-1 by now and I was so against it, trying the good old count my calories and workout but there are a lot of people at my work taking it and the weight is just melting off! I am over here struggling losing and gaining the same few pounds and I admit, I am getting jealous of their weight just…
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Stuck on a plateau
I’m 52 yr female. Started 9 weeks ago. 1200 calories. I do intermittent fasting, 16:8. I work out by riding stationary bike 4-5/ week. I track everything and drink my water 64+ oz. In first 7 weeks I lost a whopping 5 lbs. now entering 9 weeks I am same weight 2 weeks in a row. I have a lot of weight to lose! 5ft 1in 210…
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Motivation
People often ask what one’s motivation to maintain a health weight/work out is. This picture represents my motivation. Please note the dimensions. My 22 month old granddaughter has this playhouse. I’m 6’2", 205 pounds and in my late 60’s. I’m able to get in this thing with her to play (through the door opening). I’d post a…
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Road map
I tried to login to the road map but it says the post has been deleted can someone please send me the updated link
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ITS TIME
Hey hey there folks. I’m Kevin but u can call me “Papa K”. I’m a 60 year old, peg-legged paramedic with a state of the art prosthetic leg, needing to lose 70 lbs for many reasons. I’m not new to MFP, but I need to make some new friends and new commitments. I’m an EMT Instructor but the dynamics of my job have changed. It…
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How can I lose stomach fat fast?
I need to lose stomach fat before an important event and need to lose it fast. Any tips?
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The Never Ending Story; It's Still Me and My Body
Here is am again…..23 kg gained back in 8 months. Only 13 kg from where I started. My feelings: Sadness, frustration, disappointment and……shame. My thoughts: Hopelessness, futility, and resentment Yet…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 and…
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Half way there!
Hi, I am half way there! I started off at ~217 on 4/11 and now I am down to 198.5 which is half way to my initial goal of 180. I am Jon, 57, 6 foot 2 and an avid cyclist. This has to be my 4th time losing weight. I have used MFP three other times to do it, and it works. But this time is going to be different, I am tired of…
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I’m on vacation and can’t weigh myself. Is this a problem?
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Weight loss
Hey! I was wondering to know what was the most effective way for you guys to lose weight? From a specific type of exercise to a detailed tip? Also, would you think exercise is more effective in losing weight or diet?
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Using food scale
hello newbie here I just bought a food scale today. Can you keep track of food in my fitness pal by the scale numbers?
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Anyone else doing intermittent fasting
I started intermittent fasting at the beginning of April. I needed some structure to help prevent me from over eating in the evenings while watching TV. I started with 14:10 (fasting/eating window). I am now up to 16/8. I am down 12 lbs. I love the freedom intermittent fasting gives me. I don't feel like my life is tied to…
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Calories and Macros for weight loss
Hello peeps, I'm trying to dial in my calorie intake and macros, so I don't go into starvation mode, if you know what I mean. I need to stay low carb as I'm insulin resistant. What say you?
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Fat or loose skin ?
Hi I’m 5ft 8 and 63kg . I do resistance training 4 times a week but nothing hardcore . I have lost weight but was never obese but even though I’m at a low weight and can feel and see muscle I have this skin or fat hangover at bottom of the belly . I just want to know will it go if I lose more weight (I do worry if I go…
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What can i do to burn.belly fat
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What happens i don’t eat enough during the day?
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Any Nigerian food here?
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Nice Video on Calories
Nice video from "Talks With Docs" on calories: https://youtu.be/DN0RFvjSXaw?si=2Wt80leHzK_oti-_
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Maintenance for recovery…how long?
Hi everyone, I wanted to reach out to this amazing community because I’ve posted here before, and your responses have always meant a lot to me. Over the past six months, I’ve been consistently training—five days a week of cardio (45 minutes) and five days of weight training (about 60–90 minutes), with two rest days. I had…
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New on here - how fast can i get to 110?
Hiii I'm currently 5'3 and 172 lbs, how quickly could i get to 120 eating 1200 calories a day max? I have a pretty low activity level but I'll probably be walking and swimming a decent amount this summer. Also, any tips to prevent binging? Thanks in advance.
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Fed up
I have been on a new diet plan for 3 weeks now at 1225 calories per day and I haven’t even lost a kilo yet. I’m going to the gym 3 days a week and I’m eating so well but I just can’t shift the weight. So fed up already 😤
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Menopause
Hey there my name is Jennifer and I’m just restarting my weight loss journey again. Does anyone have any weight loss tips for going through menopause? I’m struggling to lose weight.
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Has anyone or is any one fasting
hey hey is anyone fasting while keeping track of your weight lost ride
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Hard 75
How many are currently doing the hard 75? Or have successfully completed it?
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Broken Ankle Calorie Intake
A few weeks ago I broke my ankle, fractured my Tibia and tore ligaments. I had surgery and am now completely non weight bearing for at least 6 weeks. I am significantly overweight and can’t use crutches. Can barely stand with a walker. I just started physical therapy so hoping it will get better. I’m so depressed and cry…
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Am I getting closer to reaching a plateau?
I have been eating 1,200 cals for the past 2 and a half month I think.. and have been in a calorie deficit for 3 months and I am concerned about hitting plateau because my progress has been slowing down (scale wise). I was on average losing 2-3 pounds per week and it's now taking more than 10 days for my weight to go down.
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Auto Calorie Adjustments
Hi, Does anybody know how to turn my automatic calorie adjustments back on? every week I log my weight and it used to automatically adjust my calories to match my goal, 2 weeks ago I became a premium member and as a result it seems to of turned my automatic adjustments off. I have tried every setting I can think of to get…
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Mounjaro for Almost 2 Years
One thing that has happened to me that I want to pass along is that I started these meds 1.5 years ago. Lost about 50 lbs then plateau'd. I stopped Mounjaro when the price went up with the coupon and gain half the weight back. However, I just went back on a month ago and am losing again and have minimal to zero appetite.…