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Healthy overhaul
Two days sticking to my diet including avoiding beer and wine. Just finished a quick 20mins bodyweight routine making me feel stronger, and 15 mins running sprint intervals, making me feel more resilient. Dieting and not drinking w dinner is the hardest part for me. How about you?
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100 lbs
Looking for ppl who need to lose 100lbs or more, maybe we can start a motivation group
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Advice on Calories and 16:8 Fasting
I've been IFing for about 2 months now. Everything is going pretty well, I started at 235lbs I am down to 221lbs. I am limiting myslef to 1,300 calories per day. As I continue to lose do I need to continue to lower my caloric I take? I IF every day, haven't started training yet.
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Serial/experienced Shapeshifters- What's the one tip?
Yo, So to all that have shape-shifted once, twice, or done it once and kept it off. What is the one piece of advice you have learnt that has changed the way you have gone about things? I will go first; - Take the time to experiment with your body to see what it needs, whether that is the number of calories that puts you at…
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How’s everyone’s spring cut coming along?
Hit a plateau? Lost a large amount of weight? Losing strength, gaining strength? Let’s talk about it!
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Expectations for slow weight loss
Hey everyone! I’m currently working with a weight loss coach where she has put me in a small calorie deficit to lose 0.5 lbs per week. I want to lose 25 lbs. I’ve been doing this for 6 weeks and I’ve lost 2-3 lbs (not sure due to scale fluctuations) but my measurements have hardly changed. I’m so sad because I’m feeling…
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Fear of weighing yourself
What are some of the things to say to yourself to overcome fear of being weighed? I can’t make make myself do it! Even if I stick to my plan, and I know I’ll be lighter, I do t like to weigh. I cannot make myself get on the scale if I’ve eaten badly- which is when I need to weigh myself the most! Does anyone else have…
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Weight loss advice.
Hi everyone, i started my weight loss journey back in January. I lost one stone by the 13th March. But since then i am struggling to lose any more, i am calorie counting and exercise 4/5 days a week with cardio and weight training. My meal plan includes tea and a breakfast bar for breakfast. Porridge or salad for lunch.…
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Partner to hold me accountable
Looking for a partner to check in with weekly to help me stay on track :)
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Asians and Asian food
Dear fellow Asians and Asian food lovers, Since joining MFP, how have you dealt with eating (or not eating) any Asian food...and by that I don't mean "Chinese" take-out-I mean the REAL stuff that your parents (if you're Asian) cooks at home. Did any of you give it up completely or tweak you recipes? Interested in hearing…
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GET OUT OF THE 210’s
HI THERE , MFP COMMUNITY ! So you know what to do , follow your favourite MFP food and nutrition programme, record everything in the diary, write your food and exercise notes, weigh yourself regularly, share and communicate with your MFP friends. Here’s the added new thing here : How to get out of the 210’s range of…
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Myfitnesspal calculator is incorrect some days
I've been tracking my food for years through premium myfitnesspal. I know roughly when I get home from work what I need to eat to meet my goals. There have been several times that the math is just incorrect!!! For example: I totaled up all the protein I ate today through what myfitnesspal had totaled per meal. It totaled…
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Vegan Weight Loss support?
Hello. I'm a very recent vegan, and I am trying to lose weight. I don't follow any particular vegan way of eating. I eat processed foods, along with whole foods. I am not big on keeping fat low. I only prefer to eat as little sugar as possible, and just keep it vegan. Anyone here vegan and on a weight loss journey for…
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Maintaining after weight loss
So I have lost over 100 lbs a couple of times. I am doing it again. When my switch is on for weight loss it is on and I will succeed. I have little doubt I will do it again. That is the blessing of my personality and a curse. Anyway, what should I do when I reach my goal weight? Goals are highly motivational for me. I want…
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Exercise and Carbs
Hello, I exercise regularly and after an intense workout, my carb number goes up. I am trying to lose weight-and I am watching macros. Do I need to eat that amount of adjusted carbs and will I lose weight? I don’t understand the science behind eating more carbs and losing weight :) . This is my first post!
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Advice on 16:8 Calorie intake
I've been IFing for 2 months now. For the last 32 days I've been walking 3,4,5 or 6 miles a day. For the first month I did HIIT workouts 5 days a week. I have yet 2 lose 1 pound. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? My calorie intake was initially set for 2219. How low can I set my calorie intake to get some results? I…
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Struggling to break plateau
Hey! I’m a college student (21F/5’8”/142) who has been struggling to lose weight. For the past 2 weeks it has remained completely stagnant outside minor fluctuations, even though I’m logging and tracking diligently and lifting heavy weights. I’m eating 1450-1600 calories so not sure what’s going on. Any tips to break this…
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Losing last bit of stomach/chest fat
Yooo, i been working out/dieting for abt 3 months now, have lost about 30 lbs. I wasn’t huge or fat fat but i was chunky weighing about 195 maybe…i’m 165 now. definitely notice a difference, a lot more confident in my upper back and arms but i feel stuck in a place where the last bit of chunkiness in my stomach(mainly…
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Post menopausal
Hi, I’m DD Just started here. A bit - ok VERY - confused. My entire life I’ve been able to lose weight when I REALLY tried. I’d fool myself for a while, then deny, then kick and scream, then finally, get on a calorie counting app and lose the weight. This time, I did the same. Only kept on gaining. I’m eating under 1000…
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I regained weight I lost …
Hi there I was 265 at my heaviest in 2019 and I got down to 218 then to go back up to now 250 , I feel like I am not in control whatsoever anymore Z
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How do I get passed this Plateau!?
SW: 323.5 CW: 240.5 NEXT GOAL: 220 ULTIMATE GOAL: 170 I have been on a pretty massive weight loss journey this passed year. Since June of 2022 I have dropped about 85 lbs. I am at my lowest weight since 2016 but I have been hovering for about 3 months now! I'm still following the same eating.. anywhere from 1100-1400 cals…
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Setting up to lose weight
I sit on my bum all day so walk 5k each morning and work out each evening. This is day 1, i wont eat anymore now is this right. I dont lose weight and this is pretty much the norm for me Cal 1400-food 1712 +exercise 2305 = 1993 remaining
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Hunger Pangs
For my weight loss success, I had to take a good look at my perceptions of hunger pangs. When I analyzed it, I realized that (for me), the onset of hunger pangs isn’t physically painful. They’re uncomfortable, and my brain tries to avoid hunger at all costs. I spent my life trying to avoid even the mildest twang of that…
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Get rid of dark patches
I have these dark patches on my armpits and beside my crotch area. With getting fit, can I get rid of these?
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Intermittent fasting
Any of y’all have any experience with it? I’ve been doing it faithfully a few weeks now
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Come to Jesus Talk
3/17/2023 - 235 - I fell off the wagon big time. Problem is that I didn’t get back on it. The bad eating continued through Thanksgiving, Christmas and even through to the New Year. I’m weighing myself and checking in so that I can be accountable. I’m not feeling very happy with my body and have noticed depression and…
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Will I lose on 1600 cals?
Hi there. I'm 5'1, female, mostly sedentary, and weigh 200lbs. I want to lose weight until I'm 150lb or less. Will I lose on 1600cals approximately? Lately, I've been eating probably 2000-2500 on good days and 3000+ on bad days and walking a couple times a week and maintaining at 200. This is after I gained 40lbs in a few…
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How to get a six pack?….
I’ve been going to the gym, doing various workouts, including crunches. Looking for any tips to isolate and burn belly, fat, other than cardio and crunches, any suggestions?
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Loss weight
I’ve been stuck with losing these last 5-7 pounds. Need help and advise on what to eat.
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Feeling Worn Out. Where is the Light?
I have had one very small goal for over a year now: get to the benchmark of 195lb. I have been at 197-198 for over a year now. No matter what I do, nothing. No gain. No loss. No change. Eating 1600 calories, eating 2200 calories, eating Whole Foods, eating McDonald’s, zero change, ever. Has anyone experienced the plateau…