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Getting back after a long time.
I was injured in the military and really lost motivation to continue to work out and eat healthy after I was discharged. Fast forward through several major surgeries and a Crohn’s diagnosis, I’m trying these meal plans, working on getting steps in, and doing some light cardio/light weight lifting. I am 5’1”, 229 lbs, have…
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10 lbs in 20 days
I'm massively overweight at 324 starting lbs. After 20 days of light exercise and calorie counting I'm at 9~10 lbs lost. Is this good enough? Is this a good rate of weight loss or do I need to go harder? I genuinely don't know since I'm so big and have so much weight to lose. I feel good sometimes but worse at other times,…
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Macros - need help!
I’m new to MFP - I need to lose about 50 pounds 😩. What macro ratios are the best please??? I currently have them set as - carbs 45%, protein 25% and fat 30%
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Plateau
why is it when I drop weight and start hitting my lowest weight that no matter what I do for the next couple weeks my body will go up 2-3 pounds and hold there?
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Left over egg yolk
When using whole eggs to get the egg white is there anything I can do with the yolk so they don't go to waste
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Water intake
I am new to MFP - day 4. Just wondering how much water I should be drinking.
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Added sugar, why can’t I see that broken down in the nutrition section
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hey guys what should I do in my first day here in this app and what recommendations do u give me
and I go to gym but idk what im doing
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Belly Fat ? Some Tips ?
I am go through this problem from 6 to 8 months. Any Suggestions or Tips
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Mounjoro?
I purchased a pen weeks ago its been in the fridge since, I have heard lots of positives about this but I can't help but feel anxious. What is the general consensus for or against?
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Insurance incentives?
Does anyone use an insurance health incentive? Our insurance plan gives points for each action you finish and their new round is coming up in July. If you hang in there, you're awarded an L.L.Bean gift card next summer, plus more awards/swag throughout the year. So is something like this enticing enough for you to commit…
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How do you deal with being overweight?
TL;DR - Struggling with weight maintenance, seeking advice on sustainable strategies. I've been working on weight management for many years. I'm a 37-year-old male, 6'2" tall, and I currently weigh around 200 lbs, having previously weighed between 240-260 lbs. My BMI is approximately 25.8, placing me in the overweight…
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Weight loss and chronic illness?
Hi everyone, I was doing ok on my fitness journey last year having lost almost a stone. Unfortunately in January I was diagnosed with ME/CFS and can no longer exercise as it sends me into my exertion zone and I crash. I am really unhappy with how I look and my weight (having gained more than two stone back) so have made…
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Anyone tried calorie cycling?
I've been reading about calorie cycling - eating higher amounts for 2-3 days in the week, then lower amounts but keeping a total weekly goal. Some research shows that it might help preserve metabolism during weight loss. I've lost ~80lbs now, but have another 50 that I want to lose (slowly, plan on it taking about 2 yrs…
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Quit Alcohol and heel pain
Anyone quit alcohol and lose? I'm 2 weeks sober. I think I have plantar fascists in my left foot. All I can do to be on my feet at work for 8hrs.
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Do you have to eat all the calories
Hi! I'm Bev. I'm new here. Do you have to eat all the daily calories ? Looks like I will have leftover ones at the end of the day. What do I do?
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Has anyone ever used a genral formula to get fat loss calories instead of online calculator?
I am a simple guy and do well with genral guidleines. Love youtube fitness influences like jordan syatt, mind pump etc but online calculators seem to specific and rigid. I know of the formula from jordan of goal bodyweight x 12 or your current bodyweight x 14 - 500 from Christian guzman. I am 163.6LBS and want to love 5-10…
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What should I do?
Hi! I'm back here again to ask another question. I have been eating 1,100 cals for the past week (I know it's low but I am scared to go over 😞) and I haven't had the chance to start working out again so I can't increase it YET. Here's my thing, we'll be Traveling and eating out for a week due to a family member visiting…
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The Dreaded Perimenopause Plateau
Hello, everyone! I've currently been trying to get back to my goal weight. I did Keto about two years ago and got down to around 140lbs (I'm a 5'4" 44yo woman). I had a health crisis shortly thereafter for about a year that led me to be sedentary and eating basically anything I could tolerate. I gained about 30lbs that…
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Does This Uterus Make My Stomach Look Fat?
It seems there have been a slew of posts lately of slender women thinking there is something wrong with their stomachs because they aren't completely flat. Instagram and photoshop have warped our views of what a normal female body looks like. Not to mention that female body shapes and fat storage patterns change as we…
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Anyone else been to the dietician?
I am going to the dietician next week and I am scared/nervous. The last time I went was a long time ago before my insurance ran out when I was under my dad's insurance. The lady was all "you're only going to eat chicken breast" and I was not having it. Another doctor I see said if I just level with them and tell them my…
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Anyone else get discouraged at 1lb a week?
My mom is 56 and she cant walk fast at all, she has to walk slow and with a walker because she has degenerative athritis in her knees and it hurts. All her life she has been overweight. Im losing 2lbs a week and I can walk so much faster than her and she is only losing a lb a week. She was losing 2lbs a week for a month in…
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5:2 diet question
i have been doing it for 4 months now and lost 8 kg since but the past 2 weeks I just can’t eat 500 calories it is always around 600 calories, has women tried this and still lost weight?
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How to reduce man boobs
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Weight loss as a T1 diabetic
Hello and thank you in advance. I have been using MFP for 6weeks now, have logged everything I've eaten and consistently come in at under 1900 calories per day. I do not drive so walk everywhere easily doing 10k+ steps per day. I am vegetarian and avoid sugary and carb heavy foods. I am 5'11, 40yrs old male and weighed…
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Any advice/tips
I am 5’3 175 lbs roughly. I am have been eating more to meet my maintenance calories and I am a pretty active person. I do my best to eat clean while have a sweet treat (popsicle or something small of that nature) about a few times a week. I am struggling to lose weight and keep gaining weight. I have been focusing on…
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Focusing on habits this time
I have lost…and gained….over and over in the past. After having a pity party and thinking I just don’t have it in me to improve my weight and health I decided to look back and see why I failed to maintain and what I could do differently. Because I refuse to give up on a healthy me. My conclusion? My failure was that I…
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Over 70 yo
any groups for those of us over 70?
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Another great example of why measuring matters
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16yNPhq7Fe/
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How can I lose stomach fat fast?
I need to lose stomach fat before an important event and need to lose it fast. Any tips?