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Losing Wt & Adjusting Goal ?
When I first started, I was 193# & set a temporary goal of 180. That’s not my goal to maintain, but I thought breaking down weight loss into smaller goals would motivate me. So, now that I’m getting near 180, do I just change my goal in settings? Thanks all!
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Fitness tracker watch
Anyone on here use the samsung active 2 watch. Is calories burned somewhat accurate. 50 mins says i burned 640 calories weight 232 height 5"10 i feel like it may be off a little.
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Adjusting for Unintentional Exercise
Hello, This past week my wife and I made the decision to finish up all the renovations in our house and so I’ve been “working out” significantly more than usual. To put it into perspective, I basically never leave my computer desk except for meals and groceries. This week however, I spent endless hours painting and doing…
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Spinal Stenosis
My sister was diagnosed with spinal stenosis. What, if anything, can she do to live more actively and comfortably with it? She's talked with her chiropractor about it but feels very disheartened about not being where she used to be, with her activity level. And when she walks it hurts her to straighten her back. She does…
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Why calories don’t work the same
Why don’t calories work the same I’ve heard it helps to eat more water. Fruits veggies etc but why is it I’d be more full on a 500 calorie salad vs a 500 sandwhich while drinking a bottle or two of water. I’ve been doing good with my deficit but ok even a serving of almonds 170 calories or 300 calorie protein shake. Some…
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Weigh daily or weekly?
I'm within ten pounds of my goal weight. So far, I've been weighing myself weekly. I changed my loss rate from 1 pound a week to half a pound per week (I read that's a better rate when you're within ten pounds of goal), but now my weekly weigh ins aren't consistently going down the way they used to. So, my question is,…
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Feeling low and lethargic?
I’m 5’6, female and 183lbs. I used the NHS website to calculate my calorie allowance for 1-2lb weight loss a week and was given 1,600 cals per day. I started on 2nd March and have lost 7lbs so far. I’ve been doing aerobic workouts for 45 mins each session, 3 times a week, walking 12k steps minimum per day and doing two…
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The more water I drink the thirstier I get?
I'm not sure why this is happening. Before I started this new healthy lifestyle, I rarely ever even drank water and didn't seem to ever be thirsty. Now, I am thirstier than ever and am now drinking more than 100 oz.a day. some days. Anybody else experience this phenomenon or have a scientific reason for why this is…
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Strange weigh change
Hi everyone. I'm eating 1600 kcal per day and my weigh is dropping week by week. But how come that yesterday my weigh was 62 kg in the morning and today it's 62.8 kg? I weighed at the same time as yesterday. Yesterday I went to play football if this helps.
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Strategies to avoid junk food
Hi everyone! I'm looking for any strategies to avoid ordering fast food at all. I have been doing so well these past few months, haven't ordered any food at all but yesterday I ordered door dash for the first time in almost four months. It wasn't terrible, it was a salad but I know the dressing wasn't good for me. I also…
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Constipation
Hi I've been doing a low carb diet for 5 weeks, I've lost 10lb but I'm very constipated even though I am drinking lots of water, any advice please
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Adequate calories?
Hi! If you have a second I would love some guidance please. How do I eat enough so that I'm still losing weight? I'm not restricting too much, 1500 calories a day, and I exercise most days about 30 minutes. But I am plateauing. Do I need to increase my exercise? I'm trying to fully understand how eating more calories…
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Help
Hi everyone, I'm just looking for some advice please. I have dieted off and on since I've been 16 I'm now in my late 30s and have had two children close together my smallest child is 8months old. In the last 4weeks I've started back a healthy lifestyle I'm eating 1800 calories after years of meal replacement diets and 1200…
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Food scale
I have an older food scale, it still works but it is inconvenient. It is small and a dinner plate overlaps the "weight". I would like to get a newer one with a larger platform. Any recommendations?
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Too Many Food Input Choices?
Been on the app now for about a month or so and I’ve noticed increasing difficulty hitting my macros accurately day to day, because when you input a food item into your diary you can sometimes have 5 or 6 different results based on how the person who entered it must have made it. That poses a problem for someone looking…
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"Phantom fat"
Is it true that it takes time for your mind to adjust to your new size? Which can cause you to feel the same size as you was when you started? Regardless if you are at your goal weight or still have lbs to lose to get to your goal weight (but still lost). What are peoples experiences?
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Too little calories?
Hi I’ve been put on 1390 calories however I’ve read that this is too low for anyone? Please advise
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1 month in success?
Hey everyone! I’m tasking myself with a possibly difficult goal of losing 10 pounds in a month. I thrive off of others success so drop a before and after, some advice, or whatever you want to help inspire me ☺️
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Hypoglycemia issues after cutting carbs/calories?
Hi everyone! So Ive been trying to cut back on the carbs and calories recently and always about 5 days into it I start getting really shaky, headachey, and other hypo symptoms. So that usually ruins it and I go back to more carbs... I read online that that happens quite a lot to people at the beginning of lower carb diet…
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10 days in - my experience so far
So, 10 days ago I downloaded this little app with good intentions and low expectations. I have to say, my low expectations were a long way off. From day 1, I decided it'd be best to get the premium version. I'm quite the newbie when it comes to nutrition and weight loss. But having as much info as possible could never be a…
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Increased Calories Increased Weightloss
Hi everyone, This is my first post and as most people are im looking for some feedback. I'm a 37 year old female, 5"6 and very overweight! I finally decided to give myself a kick up the bum and on the 11th January totally turned my lifestyle around. No alcohol, upped my exercise and logged all my food on MFP. In 9 weeks…
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It was time.
Hello, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2019. My doctor encourages me all the time to exercise. She says it's going to help me feel better. I also have Major Depressive Disorder. One day, in January of this year, I was looking at a BMI chart. I looked at my height, 61 inches and my weight, 167 pounds. The shock when I…
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Calorie intake vs calorie burned
I am new to monitoring my calorie intake and have a very basic question. When using the myfitnesspal app and have my calorie goal set to 1500 calories a day, does that mean I should not consume more than 1500 calories of food a day total or will my burned calories through exercise extend out my total calorie intake being…
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How to know when to bulk ?
Hi! I started cutting last September. So far I lost a little under 25lbs, so around 1lbs a week. I wanna start bulking but I’m not sure that my body fat is low enough for it. I’m 5’7 and 152lbs. I tried several methods to determine my body fat. The impedance scale says I’m at 21%. The navy method says 14% and calipers say…
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How to overcome what started a few months ago
The Journey to losing weight is a REAL struggle and causes a lot of frustration and as it's going it gets really SLOW ( at least for me). Last October my weight was 74 kg and on the 28th of February I reached 68.6 and now after two weeks I only lost 200g [ I'm 163-164 hight]. I usually work out 4-6 days a week and the last…
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High Fasting Gluclose Question
I saw my APRN for a follow-up yesterday. She was thrilled with my weight loss. All my lab work was excellent. The only thing was my fasting glucose was 106. It has been hovering between 105 and 107. I was extremely disappointed that it had not dropped below 100. She told me not to be concerned, that I may have a naturally…
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The right direction
looking for input and suggestions on diet and exercise. I just turned 40 and am trying to get back into shape and I've put together a program that I believe is healthy but I'm inexperienced in the fitness department. I'm 188lbs, 5'11". I'm currently taking in 1200 calories and I work out 2 hours a day. I'm trying to trim…
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Hunger pangs.
Hi all I’m back in this app again after 7 years away. I don’t often get hunger pangs but when I do I struggle. Normally it happens in the evening watching telly around 9ish so I normally fight it till 10 then go to bed. How do other people stop the hunger pangs
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In need of a little help
Hi! I’m looking to build muscle. Any tips, tricks, or exercises to start with?
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Losing Pregnancy Weight
Hello everyone! To all the moms out there (or anyone experienced with working with postpartum women), any advice for losing Pregnancy weight? I'm 4 weeks postpartum, 5'5 and weight around 153 pounds. My pre-pregnancy weight was around 133. I've been counting calories for almost three weeks now and haven't seen much…