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Loser by name, not by weight
I'm consuming 1,200 cals per day (got about 25kg to lose), exercising 3x week (burning around 1,000 cals per week through exercise) and drinking 1.5L water per day. My clothes are loose and wedding ring now fits so I know I'm losing but the scales are not budging (in fact I gained 0.3 this week). Is this normal? What am I…
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Gastric Banding
I had a (VGB) Vertical Gastric Banding in 2001. I lost 140 pounds. As life went on, I put on about 30 lbs. I was still in my comfort zone. Then, I quit smoking in Feb. 2010. I've gained another 30 lbs? I know my weight gain is based in What I choose to eat, rather than How Much. I still can't eat much at a time. Which…
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Honest Loose Skin Thoughts & Pics
This thread has been brewing in my head for a little while. People ask regularly what to expect when they lose weight. People give opinions regularly that make me insane as well. Other people have already lost weight, seen the damage, and still wonder if there are more options beyond surgery. Honestly, I also just needed…
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The Starvation Mode Myth...again.
Read this awhile back and it's brilliant. So sick of reading responses of people regarding diet and weight loss with everyone throwing around purported "facts" about starvation mode. So, here is a little research on the topic. Feel free to chime in with other studies, but lets keep it based on actual research, not personal…
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Am I using Fitness Pal corretly?
My Tdee is about 2000 a day. I weight 153 pounds and I am 5.1 inches tall. My BMI says I am overweight at 28.9. I am going to the gym 4 times a week I do weights. My garmin watch sais I am burning avout 150 cal per workout, (this number might give you an idea on intensity) I am no doing cardio at the moment, I am building…
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Thoughts: diet breaks
Hello, I’m looking to lose nearly 100lbs. I’ve dieted since I was a teen, now mid 20s and this I know - it’s hard to track every detail, and not only that it can be all consuming. Now I have kids that I need to devote time to and I just don’t see me succeeding for any long amount of time in a calorie deficit. We are…
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How I lost weight, reached my goal, and kept it off
As I return from a 2-week vacation I am reminded that my habits are what has allowed me to maintain my weight and weather all storms. I want to share this concept with anyone who is interested on these boards because it took me a while to get it, and if this helps anyone I will be happy. I think the biggest misconception I…
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Drink Talk
Have you ever had a day where you drank your calories VS eating them? - Day in day out. --To those Mom, Dad, BFF, Trying to Help, Been There Done That, Random Internet Person, I think I Can Get My Angst Out In This Chat Person --- NO. The question is simplistic; please don't over complicate things.
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Wine and fat calories
I had 2 glasses of wine tonight and it’s showing as 20 grams of fat. Though I realize alcohol can stall weight loss, there is no fat in wine. It makes me wonder what else is inaccurate on here.
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weightloss for mental health
im looking for some friends to challenge and support eachother in our goals
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Kidney Problems?
I cannot see an option for adding phosphorus to my nutrients. This app is therefore of limited use for people with kidney problems as we have to keep track of that nutrient in addition to potassium and sodium. Apologies if I missed it in the free version of the app.
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My subtract button on the calculator does not come up. Only the . (period)
Hi, I want to subtract foods from my fitness pal, since I am allergic to cheese. If the calculator comes up the dash won't work but the dot on the same button does. Is there a trick to get this to work?
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Weight Loss Not Working - advice
Hello, Over the past 18 months I have gone from around 68kg up to 84.3kg at my peak whilst suffering from low moods and over-eating. This has been unintentional weight gain. A few years ago I had a similar situation although my weight reached about 76kg before I lost all the weight again. However this time, approaching 29,…
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1 year weight plateau
I've been eating 1400 calories for 1 year now. 30% fat, 30% protein and 40% carb for the past 2 months. 4x 1h weight lifting and 2-4x 4k jogging per week. I'm not loosing any fat% at all and gained very little muscle. I track my food with MyFitnessPal and my body% with Garmin and Fitbit. I have 15 pounds of fat to loose,…
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Plateau
I’ve hit a weight loss plateau and I’m not sure what to do about it. I’ve gone from 210 to 180 and now I’m just staying there. Any tips?
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Why do people track water?
I see in the bugs/complaints sub-forum, numerous posters complaining about some issue tracking their water intake. Why? Do people here typically track their water? If you aren't sure if you're drinking enough, or if you're feeling thirsty, drink more. Yes, it's possible to drink too much but unless you have a specific…
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Calorie intake
Hi I am on a caloric deficit of 1500 but some days I will not even eat a 1000 calories. My question is that would it be a problem if I sometimes eat less then my caloric deficit and would that impact my body metabolism or even slow it down further as my body might get used to eating even less calories and won’t really…
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Naltrexone and Bupropion
My doctor prescribed me a cheap Contrave alternative , Naltrexone and Bupropion. Has anyone had any experience with these medications and were you able to lose weight?
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Reverse Dieting-more recent
I wanted to create a new discussion because I can't find anything more recent then 4 years ago and want to be sure I get responses. I have been in a deficit for a large part of the last almost 2 years. There were very short periods of time where I wasn't as strict (never went off the wagon completely...just the occasional…
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Base Goal meaning?
Hello, I am new to using the app and I want to lose 1lb per a week as that is what I set my goal to and also lightly active. It gave me a base goal of 1660 calories for a Male at 5’5 tall. I set it to maintain my weight and it gave me around 2100 calories. My question is the 1660 calories is what I need to eat and I can…
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Struggling
Hi has anyone been so good for six months then started to struggle have you got back into it What and how did you do it?
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Calorie Target?
Hello!! Hopefully this isn’t a dumb question.. but I’m really looking for some clarification. I am currently 5’9 and 195lbs. The lowest I got down to was 175lbs but I felt I looked too skinny for my liking. Covid unfortunately halted my progress with all the gyms shutting down and whatnot and that is why I’m back up to…
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Inbody weight and body composition
I am looking for input from others who own one of these. My gym has the nicer $6000 one but I was looking at one of the smaller home models. I would love to see how my body is changing from that perspective.
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Apple Watch not syncing steps with MFP
Has anyone else had a problem with Apple Watch not syncing steps with MFP? I haven't had any synced for almost a month (and just realized it :# :# ). Anyone know of a way to fix this?
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Is 3-4 day fasting good for you?
I’ve been looking into fasting and I have read about the good things that extended fasting can do. I have heard that the 1st day is super hard but after the 2nd or 3rd day, people have said that they feel lighter, that they even think more clearly. Any feedback or tips?
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Suggestions on what to eat daily (want to eat same thing everyday)?
So I know what works for other people is lots of options - for me it is having the exact same thing every day and not diverging from my plan. If I know I had the same thing every day I know I didn't overeat, I know exactly what is coming up, I know I will be full. MFP told me to reach by goal of 10lbs lost by my sons first…
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Gotta get this weight down
So I'm on a non stop race against myself to get under 200 pounds. I'm 5 foot 3 inches and feeling down. I just weighed myself yesterday and I'm 215..geesh! I'm starting back walking this week!
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Slimfast
Hi - I started Slimfast sometime in march 2022 and so far have lost about 14 lbs. I'm not sure if anyone else does it. I need some more lunch or dinner ideas that around 450 - 550 calories. I want to lose another 35-40 lbs. I want some more friends and people that offer motivation.
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Is 700 net calories ok if your overweight / obese?
Hello I have just started with this app I have gained 25kg in 4 months and now I am 115kg. I have started going gym for about 2 hours everyday. The weird part is I have high cardio fitness and I am doing about 1 hour plus of cardio normally getting my heart rate up to 160-170. I'm also training on weights my upper body…
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Anyone else have acanthosis nigricans?
I have this terrible, awful thing called acanthosis nigricans (AN). I am insulin resistant with PCOS. I have just started my journey to get healthy and loose weight. Start weight 228lbs, hoping to get down to 175lbs. It's only been a few weeks of low(er) carbing and workouts and I think I have seen a rather impressive…