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Dealing with judgement
Hey everyone! I'm new here and I wanted to ask y'all a question because it's kind of an awkward one and idk where else to ask it. How do y'all deal with judgement? Like judgement from people who don't understand why you're trying to lose weight. I'm not overweight (I'm 118.6 lbs and a lil under 5'4), so I feel like most…
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Cheat days
Hey guys. 175 cm male 99 kg. I consume 2k calories daily. I was wondering if I could eat 1500 calories 6 days of the week..and then on one day I can consume 3000 calories along with the 2000. Would that work and be perfectly fine?
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Fear of the scale in a new way!
The scale has always been my reference and I have used weighing myself to keep from going way off track with my set point (which is too high). Nevertheless, I gained 5 lbs. over a few months and now I'm getting back on track, counting calories and cutting down much on food portions. I'm now afraid to get on the scale…
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Cheat meals
hey guys male 175 cm 99.6 kg. I love junk food and am having it in portion sometimes . I would like to know if I could have a cheat meal a week or would that ruin progress
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Hunger and correct calorie counts
I'm trying to figure out if I've got the right calorie goals for me. When I set up MFP, I set it to sedentary and 2lb/wk loss. I weighed 315 at 6', 34yo female. I've been at this for almost 2 months now, I'm 299 as of this morning. My cals were set at about 1780. I have a fitbit alta hr that I set to do negative counts…
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Does walking 10000 steps on the treadmill regardless of speed burn 500 calories
Hey guys. I weigh 99.6 kg and am 175 cm . I walk on the treadmill daily at 3.3 speed with no incline. I always hit 10000 steps. does it burn 500 calories regardless of speed on treadmill
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Eating back exercise calories
Eating back exercise calories does not make sense to me. The point behind exercise specifically cardiovascular is to create a calorific deficit which leads to fat burn. I understand that resistance training increases BMR. Someone please explain the reasoning behind this weight loss methodology?
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Can someone help me troubleshoot? What am I missing?
I know calories in < calories out = weight loss. I've been doing this long enough to know this was true. NOTE: I use TDEE for calorie calculations. I was eating 1350-1400 calories, working out 4 days per week. I lost 5lbs in May (seems high, but probably water weight at the beginning) and 4.9lbs in June (also had covid in…
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How to reduce fat in upper thighs
!) Why do women gain fat in thighs so easily? 2) What is best...running/swimming/high intensity training to shed extra fat from thighs?
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Temperature
Does anyone track their temperature if menopausal to help reset metabolism. If so where do u track it
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Weight loss and pregnancy
Trying to conceive and trying to lose some weight. What kind of exercise is recommended?
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Post partum and not losing weight!
Hi, I'm currently 9 weeks post partum and have over the last 2-3 weeks been exercising and eating alot better. I put on 4 stone when I was pregnant but before I pregnant weighed around 10 stone but I am currently stuck at 12 stone 5lbs and just cant seem to shift it the last couple of weeks and if anything seem to have put…
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Calorie Deficit and Sleep
I've been doing a calorie deficit diet (500 calorie deficit) for a month with regular exercise and things seemed to be going smoothly as I would work out around 5-6 times a week rotating through different focus areas and was able to lose 10 pounds. This month however hasn't gone the same way. I haven't been able to go to…
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Sodium versus weight gain
Does high sodium impede weight loss
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Advice for a desperate lady!
Hi So my heaviest weight was 290lbs this was at the start of the first covid lock down. So over the 2 years after that I am now 220lbs. Which I am over the moon about but I didn’t count calories. I ate less and moved more which clearly worked but now I am stuck at this weight for a few months now. It’s time to bite the…
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How to avoid loose skin?
I have two kids. With my first, i got a TON of stomach stretch marks but a few weeks after giving birth I had abs again & no loose skin. Now with my second daughter I had about 12 weeks ago, I have ever more stretch marks & a a lot of belly fat. I’m trying to lose about 1.5 pounds a week. I dislocated my knee a week ago &…
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Why am I not losing weight
so I weigh 99 kg. male 175 cm. I was 102 a week ago ..I just started weight loss from last week. eating one big meal a day making sure it's all tracked too. swimming alot daily. but my weight has been stuck at 99 since last friday. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. and also I'm kinda obese so isn't my weight…
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weight gain to muscle gain
I had entered in-app as I am interested in weight gain but my interest is in muscle gain. how do I change it in the app? I couldn't find it in the setting. it has asked only in the starting.
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Unintentional Weight Loss Due to Illness
I just got through a short bout of illness that had me resting all day for three days, but I am more or less fine now except for low energy and a mild cough. However, even though the entire ordeal lasted shorter than a week, I lost about 6-7 pounds while being sick. As I was just over 100 lbs before being ill and am now 96…
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Am I calculating my daily calorie requirement right?
Hey all, 23yo., Female, 61kg, 160 cm. I've been trying to shed the last few kgs for as long as I can remember and am now working on it more actively. I usually walk 2-4km on weekdays just to get to work/to town/to the bus/to my running spot. I also exercise most days, roughly 2-3h a week on running, judo once a week, and…
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What terms/phrases wind you up about losing weight?
I'm sure this won't go down too well but my personal bete noire is 'my journey'. Makes me cringe!
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poop
constipated from under eating🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
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Stupid Calories vs Carbs Question -Body Armor Lyte
It's my understanding a gram of carbohydrate is 4 calories. How can this stuff have 18G of carbohydrates and 20 calories?
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I want to loose 50kg. help
I want to loose 50kg, currently I am 99kg and don't understand why. I don't drink fizzy drinks, i dont wat dairy (lactose intolerant) , I don't eat breakfast, for lunch I only eat a sandwich and I have meals cooked from a 500 kcal and under cookbook. I'm in college for art so I mostly sit in front of my computer drawing or…
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Data not sent to Fitbit
I have a Withings scale that syncs beautifully with MFP. I also have other fitness apps that will write activities to MFP. The exercise activities sync to Fitbit, but food and weight entries DO NOT get sent to Fitbit. This has been true for nearly two years and three different watches (same Fitbit and MFP accounts).
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Sugar withdrawal and nausea
Hello everyone, I would like to get some advice on ways to deal with sugar withdrawal which have been causing me some severe nausea and dizziness. I overall eat balances meals, I get enought proteines, fat and carbs and I eat in reasonable quantities. I also exercise regularily, sleep enough and mostly drink water. But I…
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Weigh in
How often do you weigh in?
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Tennis Elbow and sore wrists
Tennis elbow in right arm the problem is not exactly sure if it is 100 per cent Pain in the bony area on outside and tried to ascertain what is but aren’t sure if it’s nerves like ulnar radial or that lateral epicondylitis that’s more common and takes ages to heal Tried rehabilitation wrist curls pronation surpination 1 kg…
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Who have you told about your weight loss mission?
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Keto diet
Hello all I am new to this even though I've been recording my food intake for a while now. I am on the keto diet and the focus is to decrease carbs and sugar, any advice on how to calculate the right amount because I get different answers from different formulas.