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ED Weight Restoration, Moving into Maintenence
Hey All, I'm a 20 year old male (just turned 20 yesterday :) ), 5'8" and restoring weight. I'm about 120 lbs right now, and my doctor is recommending that I keep gaining until I hit AT LEAST 130. I've been looking into several different calculators for caloric needs with regard to gaining/maintaining weight, but they all…
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Gym bug
Just looking for some advice really, uneducated about my first bulk. I started going to the gym around December consistently, with the intention of getting back in shape and loosing a few pounds. Im 20 years old, was 173 pounds, now im 160 pounds, 5'9". My primary goal was (and always will be) fitness, so i was doing a lot…
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Trying to bulk up!!! Need advice
So i've been going to the gym for the last 2 years faithfully at least 4-6 days per week on average. At first my goal was to lose as much belly fat as possible so i can get abs and have nice definition. But these past few months i began to realize that i only weigh 146lbs, and am 5'9, and that i still don't have the…
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Northside Chicago Workout Buds
Hey what's up? I'm 22 yrs old, around 5'8-5'9 165-170 lbs looking for a workout bud / fitness pal to workout with. Must live in one of these areas: Albany Park, Peterson Park, Rogers Park, Lincolnwood, Irving Park, Uptown, Ravenswood, Mayfair or somewhere on the northwest side. What I'm into: bodybuilding, overall fitness,…
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program not working for me :(
I have been on this program for about a month and I have been sticking to this and eating healthier than I ever have before, I log in everyday and log everything that goes in my mouth and I weigh and measure everything. I have been under 1200 calories just because I am eating mostly veggies it's not on purpose just can't…
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Can we bulk? Video
Interesting Info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud7CnPJcK6U&list=UU8fhb7upVSZ0q-zK5snR9BA
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"Metabolic Damage"
Just wanted to start a conversation about people's opinions & views on and experiences with "metabolic damage". I put this in parenthesis because I know that this is an arbitrary term and that this "damage" can be "repaired". Over a year and a half ago, I lost about 15 pounds by doing the HCG diet. I felt hopeless, and…
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Gaining vs. Maintaining - Which do you find harder?
There's a thread in the "Maintaining" section asking which people find harder...maintaining or losing. Link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1214647-is-maintaining-weight-just-as-hard-as-losing-weight So I thought I'd ask those who have gained and are now maintaining the same question. Which do you find easier, and…
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Site talking about weight LOSS?
I've been desperately trying to gain weight for the best part of my life, and myfitnesspal seemed like a really cool way to track calories and reach my goals. However, although the sign up process allowed me to choose to want to GAIN weight, everything after that has talked about weight loss and calorie loss. For example…
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looking for help to help my 3yr old gain weight
So here I am on MFP myself to lose weight but on the other hand I have three young daughters ages 5.3.2 all very healthy and just cute as can be but my 3yr old little girl , has struggled since born to gain the amount of weight her pediatrician would like her to gain , going back and forth with the label of "failure to…
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First Mini Bulk - Am I Doing Things Right?
After losing 215 pounds (from 405 to 190 pounds) and maintaining that weight for a few months, I really wanted to increase my lean body mass and add some more muscle. I reached my goal weight of 190 pounds (6-0 in height) but I want to get more muscular and athletic. I started doing a "mini-bulk" about six weeks ago and…
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Problem areas .. will gaining muscle help?
I currently weigh 126 pounds at 5'4 and I am 20 years old. I'm pear shaped with a small waist but my hips are still a little too big. If I lose more weight, my ribs will definitely stick out. My only problem is that the back of my thighs are still chunky and I'm getting frustrated. I do squats, lunges, donkey kicks, etc.…
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How much weight gain f/MFP maintenance intake to increase?
I use the MFP default calorie goal (active setting) as my basis, and I was very surprised this morning that MFP hasn't automatically increased my calorie goal with each pound gained. As I understand it, each pound should increase maintenance by roughly 5 calories. How much weight does one have to gain before MFP's…
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underweight BMI of 16.1:may you help me gain weight
hi, I'm a new member of MFP and saw the weight gain community. i find myself to be the same as you are and I'm glad I'm not the only person who would want to gain weight. I felt like I belong. I'm 23 years old, 40kg (88 lbs) and my bmi is underweight for my 5'2" height. My MFP cal/day goal must be 2050cal/day to reach the…
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Pulling it all together
Hi guys and gals, Firstly, I've been lurking in here for a while, along with Eat, Train, Progress trying to up my knowledge, and understanding of what I should and shouldn't be doing as I continue on my fitness journey. I wanted to post this message in this forum, because to be frank, I've been really amazed by the quality…
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Tickets for weight gain?
So obviously there are signature tickers for weight loss, but where are the ones for weight gain? Fitness is not just about losing weight. It can be healthy to gain weight as well. I say that as a 5'11" guy who used to be 130 lbs (now 164 and climbing). So, MFP, what gives?
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hi!
Hi new here. I need to gain weight whilst gaining muscle. To set the story was around 16 stone start of the year but cycling to work and working for 12 hours just shaved it all off. Muscle has virtually left totally! I need to gain weight and pack muscle at the same time. Im trying to figure out what calorie intake i need…
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Looking to make friends who are also trying to gain weight
Hi there, My name is Alisha and I'm 24. I'm currently at a weight of 50kgs and my height is 5' 5" and I'm trying to gain weight but I just don't seem to be able to!! I'm a single mother of 2 boys, aged 4 & 2, so I guess being on my feet all day, doing the school runs, house work, necessity shopping in town etc doesn't…
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MFP calorie burns from strength training way too low?
I had been eating a 400-cal surplus for several months and had gained weight on it. But in the past month, I started a much more intense lifting program (stronglifts). I increased to a 500 cal surplus most days once I started. But since I started 4 weeks ago, I have not gained any weight. In fact, that 1 lb or so of fat I…
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My seven-month bulk up story
I started using MyFitnessPal last August. I was 137 at the time and severely underweight. I was 120 lbs in high school six years beforehand, so I was better, but still very underweight. I started a new diet plan and have been doing very well with it. I started working out more as well. I was doing absolutely phenomenal,…
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weight gainers?
so I am trying to gain some weight, but I also workout. I have a nice definition. but way too small! I get about 1900 calories a day. 5'7 but only 95 lbs its killing me.. my legs and arms look too small and I feel like I cant continue to gain muscle or get cut....could this hault in muscle definition happen with lack of…
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Struggling to gain
Hi I currently suffer from anorexia nervosa, some days are easier than others when it comes to eating but no matter how much I consume I struggle to put any weight on at all. Does anyone have any tips on what I should be eating more of? Or less of? I have lost another 1kg over this week and I am really hoping to gain…
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Strength Gains vs. Size Gains
"Strength gains do not equal size gains" This is another one of those statements that I hear quite a bit and so I automatically have a certain skepticism towards it. Considering that the purpose of more muscle is to increase strength, I find it hard to believe that the two could really that different. Are there any studies…
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Why can't I seem to get to the weight I want?
So i only check my weight once a month because I was always getting disappointed with check it every week. Well last month I was at 110 this month 105.3 I know it not a huge deal but still I was hoping to be at 115 not 105. I lift weights with no cardio and eat a good amount of protein, carbs, and fats, but can't seem to…
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Weight Gain... HELP!!
Hi all, Can some of you please give some thoughts/advise on my diet? I'm one of those people who just simply cannot put on weight. To look at me one would think I smoke and drink a lot and rarely eat. People regularly point this out to me, which makes it worse given how hard i am trying. I am 29. I gave up smoking 5 years…
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Losing weight on 2,800 calories a day... what is this?!
Currently trying to gain weight by bulking... I'm eating 2,800 calories a day, and yet somehow I'm still losing weight... down almost 3kg in 2 weeks. What even!?!?! 2,800 is already so much food, I don't know if I can eat any more :(
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Need to ease my mind so please answer any advice helpful
ok so I have lost weight several times in the past with no issues but with a lot of factors makes this time different and I never did any weight training before....just watched what I ate n walked the pounds always dropped off...but not now...I have only lost like 3 pounds in the last 2yrs but am finally getting my eating…
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Bulk review
Hey guys, new user to the app and new to bulking. I'm 18 and started at about 167 pounds on Febuary 16th with an end goal of 180 by May 16th. I haven't weighed myself since my start but I'd have to assume I'm at about 169-170. I try to hit at least 3000 clean calories a day with a diet structure of about 50% carb, 30% fat,…
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High carbs snack suggestions?
I eat a healthy diet I'm an ectomorph but always hungry been trying to get my protein up but I'm going grocery shopping on Friday and need some snacks I can buy that our healthy and that have a good Carb/protein ratio? I eat protein bars but those get tiring after a while. What do you suggest? Something I can grab and go…
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Overate on vacation - hate myself today
Went on vacation - had lost 18 pounds before, and only needed to lose 5 more - but vacation did me in - I guess I thought I had cut back so could eat now - Wrong - today I am back at it....My fitness pal is a big help so I will stay focused again and get with it. I kept wishing I had scales at the hotel - I don't think I…