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Back sliding the last week.
Gained back a pound. Picking myself up and dusting myself off. This isn’t a sprint but a lifestyle and marathon. No one loses weight in a straight downward trajectory. Sometimes we backslide. But, keep on keeping on. New week and time to double down. No condemning or discouragement. It’s just part of the game. We all can…
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Tips for weight loss over 50
Thought I was being aggressive with my calories (staying in range for fat, carbs, sugar, salt too), but the weight is coming off slower than I expected. Had a doctors appt last week and asked about it and was basically told it was my age - Ugh! TMI, but menopause is not a factor. I do half an hour cardio majority of days a…
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Hunger - tips to take the edge off between meals and at night
What have you tried that actually works to take the edge off true hunger, stomach growling, irritable, my body needs food hunger ? There are days when I feel very hungry between meals or at the end of the day when I've used up all my calories. I always eat my exercise calories and have my goals set to only 1/2 pound a…
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Lose weight before 2021 !!
Hello! Hope everyone’s weight loss goals have been great! I am Aidah, and my height is 164cm (5ft 4cm) and currently weighing at 79kg (174lbs). It’s a lot right for a girl my height... this has been my heaviest this year and perhaps it’s due to my stress eating during self-isolation and the lack of physical activity. I…
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Looking for motivation and tips from others!
Hey MFP's! I have been on my health and fitness journey for a couple of years now and I've lost close to 100 lbs. I am back on MFP to meet people on the similar journey as myself so that we can learn from each other and keep each other motivated.
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How much water weight can you have?
My starting weight a couple months ago was 236. I'm down to 214 now. I look at myself and how my clothes fit and they seem to all fit the same and I don't really look any different. Could all the weight I'm losing be water weight? At what point do you feel like it's no longer water weight and you are actually losing fat?
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Not calorie counting every day?
Does anyone calorie count on certain days if the weeks and give their selves freedom the other days? I know this might not be for everyone but I only want to hear from people that do this and still manage to lose weight. I understand that there is still a calorie deficit but it would be great to hear from anyone that eats…
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Strict calories deficit: not losing weight!!!!!
I'm getting so stressed now. For the past month I've been fluctuating +/- 2 pounds in body weight. I am the heaviest I've ever been and so really wanted to just lose some weight, so I've been in a strict calorie deficit (I'm literally weighing EVERYTHING, even small things like my milk and butter usage...). I aim to eat…
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Bike riding safety....
I like to ride my bike for fun and exercise. Sometimes my husband and I ride together but our work schedule doesn't always allow that. So I'll go alone. He doesn't like me going alone because he says it's dangerous and I could get kidnapped hurt or even...bears I carry my cellphone with me always and before I met him I…
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Breakfast....What do you have ??
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day (not 100% sure 😒) but anyway..what do you have. Don't bother or do you bulk up and make it last till dinner or even tea time. High in carbs or protein or mixed. Just want to get some ideas and see if there's something else out there that I've overlooked and never…
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Gaining Weight Hand over Fist
Hi folks, So I've been engaged in a fight with my inner fattie for while now. Sometime he wins, but most I win. - apart from recently.... My weight has gone from 19.8st in 2017 down to 12.09st by 2019, but since then its crept up to now 15st which just will not do. My work has changed and I have gone from being very active…
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2g of protein per kg to avoid muscle loss ?
Hi! I weigh 80kgs (176 lbs) I’m and currently at a 500 cal deficit. Which puts me at 1800 calories a day. I workout 4 to 6 times a week. So I’d like to know if I eat around 160-170g of protein per day and not eat back all of my burned during workout calories, could U lose muscle mass ? Or am I ok as long as I eat 2g of…
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Feel defeated and demoralized about my diet
Hello I have been on MFP for years with success on and off at losing weight. My desire is to lose 15 lbs or 4 inches overall. I know that it’s 80% diet and 20% exercise. This has been true for me. I am not a novice at weight loss as i’ve been battling my weight since adolescence. I am 43 now, 170 lbs, 5’6, and having a…
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Ankle Injury and Calories
I recently fractured my ankle. I did a search on here and found things I can do to keep working out like strengthening and chair cardio exercises. I feel like this won't make up for my usual sessions. In regards to my calories, should I cut back a bit in order to make up for this? Right now I am eating for my resting…
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Pre diabetic
Hey everyone- I’m not necessarily new to MFP, I’ve been using it on and off for years. Most recently I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus. But, after some health issues and lots of lab work, I was told last week that I am pre diabetic. 😩 Diabetes runs in my family as my mom is type 1 diabetic, her sister (my aunt) is a type 2…
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On Tuesday, October 13th, I fell and broke my shoulder.
Technically, it was the head of my left humerus. My left knee had been giving me trouble for the previous seven days, causing me to fall three times before then. The EMTs had to take me in an ambulance to the hospital. I am in an abductor splint and a leg brace. I got home yesterday after six days of hospital food, with no…
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Losing weight and binging!
Heey, What do you lot do when you’re craving something like chocolate, sweets and biscuits? I end up eating a whole packet or more of something when its in the house 😭. Once I start binging I can’t stop! People tell me to allow myself a small amount but that can make it worse! Any tips would be amazing! Thank youu ☺️
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No sugar
Hello anyone know any apps or recipes for food or snacks with no sugar I'm currently doing the Mediterranean diet. But looking to cut down on sugar thank you!!! Also any fatty liver tips? Currently down 30 pounds!!!
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Help with managing bad self hate?
Hi all, i have always struggled with low self esteem. In school, I struggled with restricting and binging on food and then purging. I was very very slim. After I had my first daughter, I was in a very toxic relationship and food was the one thing I could absolutely control and it made me happy. Every single time I try to…
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What works for you?
Hello, I'm new to this site, and I have to ask: As far as losing the weight, and keeping it off, what works for you?
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Banking calories
I keep seeing where people say their banking calories for a certain day for a special meal or something or treat. I saw somebody say this is a premium feature but I cannot find it ? Help ?
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I am 5'1, 200lbs and ate 1650 cals today. Will I lose weight on this amount?
Sorry to annoy anyone but do you think I'll still lose weight like this? I was planning to eat 1000 cals today but there was a lot of yummy stuff and I just... ate more than that. 1650 to be exact. I'm 5'1, 200lbs, 23years old.. no activity. will i lose with this amount or around that amount? i used to eat more like at…
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Beginning is always hard due to headaches
Anyone have any tips for this? I find myself starting the first few days over and over again because I just get horrible headaches that make me very irritable. I do drink a lot of water, and frankly I'm not even reducing my calories by THAT much. Because I'm working from home and essentially sedentary I cant reduce my…
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14 days smoke free. Time to start eating right and bit it calories again!
Hey everyone, I haven’t been here in a while. I quit smoking 14 days ago. I’ve been over eating junk food. It’s time for me to take my inner strength and start eating right again so I can be in the best shape of my life, as I continue to seek a new job.
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Question about how to maintain weight once I reach goal weight
Hi everyone I've been a long-time user of MFP and more recently was using it to try and eat a bit more healthily, so I was tracking calories and my macros etc. but that's all. This worked well for a few months, along with increasing my activity level by walking more, doing some weight training etc. but I hit a plateau…
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Feeling out of Control
I have a huge mental struggle with counting calories. I want to keep track of my calories, but then when I do, my thought is “I’m not letting this app tell me how many calories I can have.” And then start to binge because I went over my allowed amount. But if I don’t count calories, I feel out of control not knowing how…
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Holiday Meals and Tracking Calories
Okay, so I cooked my first ever thanksgiving turkey for me and my wife. I also did ham and sides and boy, I now have so much respect for my parents preparing these meals growing up. Due to rising COVID cases we opted to not visit family for the holidays and cooked food ourselves. The issue is that because of this we have…
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How to distribute protein for muscle gain ?
Hi! I eat around 175g of protein per day (2.2gx80kg). And I’m wondering if I absolutely need to spread them out evenly through the day. Or is having one meal with let’s say 20g of protein and another one with 50g ok ? Keeping in mind that my main goal is to maintain muscle mass if not gain some
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How many calories am I burning?
Every time I do a cardio machine workout, the calories burned that the machine gives me, my Apple Watch, and MFP are all VERY different. I know none of them are 100% accurate but which should I assume is the closest to the actual amount I burned? MFP is giving me the most with my Apple Watch giving me the least. The Apple…
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Binge
ok... I was feeling down, annyoed and stressed this morning...so I skipped breakfast and ate a bunch of crackers in stead :) Then I had my kids to a burgerjoint - something I had promised them ages ago, and I ate more than I had planned... when I got home, I logged everything, and realised that - even after logged my usual…