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5'4" and a size 10
If you are 5'3"-5'4" about how much did you weigh as a size 10? I have this dress...my inspiration dress that still has the tags on, and I'm wondering how far I have to go to get to wear it.
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Mental strength techniques for binge eating and snacking
Lost 13kg in the last 6 months and still going but the hardest thing I find is to stop the snacking, especially during times of life stress and solitude. I add a few treats into the diet to combat this, but when on a VLC diet (1700Kcals) the mental strength is the hardest discipline to sustain. Anybody use any techniques…
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How healthy is dark chocolate?
So I have at least 60-100g of dark chocolate per day. I'm wondering if it can be considered as a health food or is it more of a treat? What do you think?
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Pacer Pedometer app question
I tried it out today and the "basal rate" it came up with was too high, so when it added on the steps/activity, the total was waaaay too high. It then synced with MFP and added on all of those extra calories. I googled and found a couple of things where people mention you can change the basal rate from within the Pacer…
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Setting calorie goal in MFP
Hi, I'm new to MFP and calorie counting. In setting my daily calories I want to know do I set my calorie goal as the cutting calories value? Or is my daily goal my maintenance calorie value and then work towards the cutting calories value by calorie deficit from exercise? My maintenance calories is 1642 and cuttings…
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How to loss weight with chronic coccydynia?
I'm 30 years old (unmarried girl, if it matters) My height is 5 feet and 4 inches with 68kgs of weight. I've been suffering from coccyx pain since 18 months. Doctors said my coccyx has been partially dislocated. I've consulted dozens of doctors including orthopedic surgeon, neurosurgeon, chiropractors, herbalist, spinal…
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Diet Bets : Avoid!!!
I’m seeing a handful of threads lately by MFP users who are participating in, or considering participating in, so-called diet bets, body transformation, or whatever the latest incarnation is. I’ve seen many posts about these things over the years and they don’t end well. (This is not the same thing as an office-type pool.…
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13 low-calorie foods that are surprisingly filling
Oats Greek Yogurt. Greek yoghurt is a great source of protein that can help curb cravings and promote weight loss Soup Berries Eggs Popcorn Chia Seeds Fish. if this info was helpful drop a like Is anyone interested in a workout playlist?
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May or may not have hit a plateau.
My weight kinda keeps bouncing up and down a few pounds every day. I'm so close to getting below 200 lbs, but it'll go up the next day 😫 I was like 202 pounds a day or two ago and today the scale said 205. Been bouncing back and forth between that range since Thanksgiving. I don't know if it's muscle from working out or…
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Your Best Gadget or “Tool” During Weight Loss
Outside of your fitness tracker and scale, what has been your most helpful product, gadget or find during weight loss? For me, it’s been: Body Glide : anti chafing stick for those awkward times when body parts rub- heels, thighs, batwings ComPeed: medical miracle for blisters Balega socks: if you haven’t tried them, you…
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NO weight loss!
I need to lose 15lbs in the next 6 months for health reasons. For the past 5 weeks I have been working out (30min cardio burning 300cals + 30 min strength training) at 5 days a week and eating 1200-1300 cals a day. I always ate generally healthy but didn't lose any weight so I started working out. The problem is I have…
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Mind Over Matter—Companies Selling Mindfulness as a Way to Lose Weight
For $65-$100/month (except WW). I’d seen ads for Noom on Insta, but never clicked and had no idea how expensive it was. They’re still all about logging food and calorie restriction. Sure, some do telemedicine services and can prescribe weight loss drugs, but how many of us should actually take them. The featured man in the…
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what if i cant return to diet ?
if i overeat oneday , and cant return to diet ? thats what happening now to me how can i stop myself ?!!!! and stop this and return to control my weight !!!!! and you know whenever you overeat ......scale get crazy!!! i lost 10 kg still 20 kgs !!!!! thank you
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Belly fat lose
I am a 28 year old man. I have belly fat. I want to lose it. How do i start. What foods do i eat? I do not know where to begin.
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Athlete knocked DOWN by injuries: advice on mindset
Hi MFP friends. A little background: I was a competitive athlete and trainer years ago. Got left of center for a while (excuses included major life changes, etc) and reclaimed my athlete status mentally and physically a few years ago. Dropped the weight, resumed training like a ninja, found myself again. Fast forward a few…
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Things People Say to You When You've Lost Weight....
I just wanted to see what other people have heard that they think was a 'good' comment that someone said. For some back story here...I lost ~30lbs beginning in January of 2020, with most of it happening before August of that year...I got back into running basically and logging my food - I'm maintaining now and trying to be…
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Help me understand my bodycomp results
Hi all, As part of my annual wellness exam, my doctor does an "InBody" body comp report and I know a lot of people on these forums know a lot about this stuff. I know you are all a bunch of internet strangers and I promise I am not going to rely on anything anyone posts, and I will ask my doctor any "real" questions I…
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Help with food choices - moving to vegetarian as a diabetic
Hi Folks, Looking for some advice. I was recently diagnosed with diabetes T2 - unsurprisingly. I am/ was obese and inactive. In the last 35+ days, I have started to turn my life around. Healthier foods, lower calories and active lifestyle. (re-living my teens, 20's and 30's lifestyle) In this time, I have lost about 7.5kg.…
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Newbie questions
I am new to this app. I have been real with my logging, even if I have gone over. But usually I am a little under. I have been doing it 11 days and have not lost weight. For those who have been at this longer, Curious how important it is to eat full calories? Also, any tips moving forward? Thanks
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Calories Burned Discrepancy Apple Watch vs. Chest Strap Heart Rate Monitor
I just got an apple watch recently, to help track my activity and specifically calories burned. I have a chest strap heart rate monitor but it often pops open when I'm exercising and it drives me crazy, so I thought having the watch would be helpful. However, there are HUGE discrepancies in the calorie burn between the…
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Need help starting
Need help on starting a liquid diet. What do I need to start and what's ways can I stay on track to make it successful? All help wanted please
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Net calories under weekly
Just wanted to know what it means I am very lost! Does it mean I am on the wrong track or should I keep going with my nutrition to lose 1lb per week?
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Weight loss and leg charley horses ( cramps)
I'm 1 week into My Fitness Pal and have had leg cramps 3 nights in a row during my sleep (back and sides of thigh). Anyone else experienced this and any help here. Is there any link between weight loss and leg spasms? Thanks
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hit a weight loss plateau
I have hit a weight loss plateau even though I am still a ways away from my goal and I'm wondering what I can do to overcome this. I've been exercising regularly. I know that people might say to cut my calories and i am trying, but I feel like I am eating a low amount of calories and still my weight hasn't budged for over…
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Libra app calculations
A while ago I was reccomenjded using the libra app in order to track weight loss and personalize my plan to my body depending on how much I was losing per week while sticking to the MFP generated ones. Either way, that's just context. My question to fellow users of the app would be that just today I was exploring the app…
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Laying down vs standing up
When i stand i habe a pretty pronounced B belly. And i figured out if i lay flat, my belly virtually disappears. 2 inces difference to be exact. So do i just have a ton of loose skin? I am confused as to what, if anything, this means.
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Anybody know about Apple Watch? Help me figure out my activity level! This makes no sense
So I think my total daily calorie burn is just way off. But maybe I'm just super fat and burn alot of calories? Help me figure out if this number makes sense so I can budget my calories accordingly I did absolutely nothing yesterday. I was a total couch potato. I barely even stood up. Walking around the house I only got…
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BMR super low - How to lose weight?!
Hi, My BMR on MyFitnessPal was 1500 and I wanted to lose the most I can i.e. 1kg a week as per the minimum on the app. So my calorie intake was 1200. I barely lost 2kg in 6 months. However, I now have the latest smartwatch that calculates a live BMR depending on my body composition, movement, heart rate, etc. I.e. more…
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Any ideas?
I really need to lose weight. Does anyone have any ideas on how? I know the app helps that but I'm looking be a healthy weight by about May 2022.
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what I'm I doing wrong?
Hi everyone, I have been dieting for about 2 months now and nothing seems to be budging :# :'( I track what I eat on the app, I'm 5,7 and I weighed 90 kg before I started my weight loss journey, having weighed myself today I'm 93 kg, so I'm shocked if I'm doing the wrong thing here. I have a 200 protein shake in the…