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Do people constantly compliment your weight loss or ignore i
I don't know what it is. I have lost 51 pounds and not a single person in the last several months of my journey has complimented me or verbally noticed the loss. The only people that say anything are my immediate family and friends. people I have been know for years and say haven't seen since before I stated don't say a…
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What's the maximum deficit needed to avoid 'starvation mode'
My BMR+daily activity is about 2,340 calories, hence my MFP target is 1,340 (I'm impatient and I know I wont quite, which seems to be the main reason given for gradualism). All of last week I had net calories between 700-1400, mostly closer to 700. Obviously, as an 84kg (185pounds) male, just under 30years, 183cm (6"1'),…
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How Do You Get Rid of that Stuffed Feeling?
I took my daughter out to eat tonight and she begged me to get dessert. So, I did and now I regret it. I feel so stuffed and it doesn't feel good. I'm going to go take a bath and see how I feel after. Yuck. I feel like I never want to eat again!
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24 Hour Fitness
Hi everyone!! I have a humongous, brand new 24-hour Fitness two miles from where I live && I was wondering if anyone out there could recommend getting a membership.. The classes they offer just seem like so much fun, especially zumba!! I currently have an on-going Curves membership and have been thinking about joining a…
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Should I exercise the day before I weigh myself?
I've been reading all kinds of posts about how sometimes you lose when you DON'T exercise because you tend to hold more water after exercising (making the scale say more). So I was wondering: What if I work out 6 days a week (Monday-Saturday) and take Sunday off (because I weigh myself Monday mornings before any food or…
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Which scales are more accurate?
Hi! Just wondering whether the 'old fashioned' scales that you stand on and the circluar paper/metal/ disc moves to show your weight or the digital scales are more accurate? Thign is I would have said the digital ones excpet i weigh myself on two different digital ones and they give different readings. I try the old…
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Leave well enough alone?
So, I weighed in this morning, and I'm down another 4 pounds since two weeks ago. MFP recommends changing my goals. So I mess around with my settings, and find that I'm only set for .8 pound weight loss per week. So I changed it to 1 pound. Now I have only 1320 cals per day, and I'm a little nervous about that...staying at…
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How many days without losing until it's considered a plateau
I think I have gone about 7 or 8 days now without seeing the scales move. I was going to only weigh myself once per week, but that didn't happen lol. Anyway, I was just wondering how long you go before you assume you have plateaued? I really would like to think I can kickstart any day now! I'm not too disheartened because…
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Bad Day...HELP :(
So I started the day out well and knew I was going to go to the Outback Steakhouse for dinner so I didn't snack all day. I made a poor choice at the resturant and ordered the no rule pasta with chicken and later found out it had 1367 calories and if that wasn't bad enough I was pressured into coldstone creamery afterward…
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Recipe Help!
Hi, I was invited to a dinner, and I offered to bring something. They suggested dessert. I want to make something low-cal that I can eat, but absolutely delicious so they'll never know I'm counting calories. Any suggestions? PS- they really like chocolate
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Do your feet lose weight too?!
A funny question some of you may think! But today I tried on some shoes with straps, only to find them extremely loose... I have lost around 20 pounds since I last wore these shoes... Curious! xx
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EXTRA SKIN
I have a lot of weight to loose and I am pretty determined to do it so I think its going to come off. but I am really worried about stories I have heard about baggy skin (I am 36 years old and have been overwieight all my life) Are there things I can do at the begining of the journey to help this not be a problem at the…
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Help! Advice! Encouragement!
I'll take whatever! I'm a SAHM mom to two little ones. I've been overweight my entire life (I'm 31). I'm 200+ pounds right now. I have family members who are easily 400-500 pounds or more. My grandpa died in his early 50's from a heart attack. He had diabetes and high blood pressure. My 82 year old grandma just got…
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Trying to be sure I have this set up right
Hi all. I'm new to MFP. Been using it for about two weeks now and I'm not sure I have the right settings. I've read a lot of the posts regarding eating your exercise calories and making sure you eat enough to not go into starvation mode, and I keep going back and forth on the best way to set up MFP to serve my needs. I'm…
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why am I gaining....so frustrated rt now!
OK so I asked a question the other day about the amount of calories I was supossed to be eating because it seemed a little high to me but I was assured that it was right but now i have gained a few pounds back!!! Whats the deal, i am not happy about going in the other direction....HELP!!!
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Confused..I lose when I DON'T exercise!
I have been doing really well with staying on track exercising, I rotate 3 different things, treadmill, recumbant bike, and weights during the week. I have only taken 2 days off since the beginning of Jan. I aim for 60 min a day, but some times it is 30-40 min a day. The scale is SLOWLY moving 1/2 lb every week 1/2 or so.…
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Junk or Real Food For Breakfast?
What are you eating for breakfast? Do you even have breakfast? I have fresh juice - which I make - blended with a banana each and every morning. Its a Smoothie. I will not eat before the Smoothie and will wait for 30 minutes after before I eat anything else. Then it is usually a bowl of Cheerios for the fiber. What do you…
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Question about Medifast - anyone tried it?
My friend was telling me about the benefits of meal delivery from medi-fast but I don't know very much about it. I am a very busy college student who finds the idea of meals planned in advance to be convenient. Has anyone on MFP used Medifast to help lose weight? I don't see this as a long term solution, but something to…
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Droid app
Well, I've already complained about the lack of an MFP app for us Droid users, so I won't belabor the point. However, if you're looking for a replacement app in the meantime to help you when you're on the go, there is an app that might help. It's called Calorie Counter by Fatsecret; it works pretty similarly to this site,…
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my remaining figures
:huh: Hi all i have copied and pasted my remaining figures from today below -: Remaining 162 -12 29 -1 Calories Carbs Fat Protein Just wanted to know if its ok to go over on carbs and protein , i know its not a significant amount but still wondered .. ....thanks guys xx
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What's your secret for being successful?
I was wondering if you have a "system" when approaching your weight loss program. Maybe something that is working for you that you may want to share with the class. I'm asking because I've been trying to drink my minimum of 64 ounces of water before dinner and it really seems to be helping me lose steadily. I actually…
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Resetting Goals?
No matter what, MFP always tells me that my calorie intake should be 1200. I'm only trying to lose about five pounds, so this seems a little low. I keep reentering my data, but it always comes back to 1200. Has anyone else had this problem/am I doing something wrong?
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binge day
i had a binge day today so my question is is this good for the metabolism? or will i gain weight from just one day off eating alot or too many calories? someone please tell me this was ok to do i had no choice i was absolutely starving and my weigh in day is tomrrow and dont want it affected thanks :flowerforyou:
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Legit site to buy protein powder from?
Can anyone recommend one? :flowerforyou:
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This newbie needs stationary bike help please.
AT the gym I bust my butt on the stationary bike for 60 min doing the random hill at a 5-8 level I up it as I go but I only burn 250 calories it says. I feel like it should be more. how does it measure your calorie burn? What setting should I use to get the max. burn at what level, thank you.
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losing fat/gaining muscle
I know there can be a fine line to bringing down body fat percentage while maintaining or gaining lean muscle tissue. What results have you had with this issue and what are you doing to prevent muscle loss? I have been keeping my protein at about 160-200 per day. I weigh 172. My workouts consist of cardio and intense…
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New To MFP- Calorie Surplus Question
5 days in and already feeling energetic and focused. I am hoping to learn more about calorie surplus. The person who referred me said that it is important to eat all of the calories so that my metabolism is amped up. Is it fine to have a surplus at the end of a night? Good luck to everyone out there taking control of their…
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Jillian Micheals whey protein
I bought some today at walmart, I have yet to try it, but wanted to know if anyone has? I plan on using it for a meal supplement... (ohh its chocolate something or other...)
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Choosing "Activity Level?"
While I was home for winter break, i had my activity level set to "sedentary" because I was either doing nothing or doing clerical work pretty much the whole time. Now, I'm back at school, and in the last few days I've hit this wall where I'm tired, sluggish, and hungry all the time. I suspect I might be "lightly active"…
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No weight loss in what I thought was a successful week...
After sticking to 1200 calories per day and exercising 600 calories 6 days a week... I have lost no pounds at all! Any ideas why? I am so disheartened and wanna cry after a week I thought I'd been really good! Sad times. xxx