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Losing weight in 1st week, what am I doing wrong..
Hey Guys, I am looking for some general advice please, as I feel that my current diet & workout programme is not correct - as I seem to be losing weight, when my goal is to actually gain in size. I'm not sure if you are able to view my food logs from my profile, but I have been regularly hitting 3500 calories per day &…
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loosing a day of gym, so do I cut my calories?
hey! I was doing gym 3 days a week, trying to gain muscle mass. I am currently on a compound lift programme doing 3 sets of 10 of squats, bench press, lat pulldown, rows and military press. I repeat this routine 3 times a week. I also currently work cleaning 10hrs a week, plus another 5-10 or so depending on how much work…
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I cant eat more than 1000Cals...
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MFP & Fitbit Automatic to reach goals
So i lift weights (bodybuilding routine) 5 times a week, I would like to find out what my TDEE is to an even more accurate formula that is why I am looking into fitbit. The question is....once i get the TDEE can i set myfitnesspal to automatically add a surplus of 10-20% calories to that every day? Thanks
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fat adaption
what does fat adaption mean?
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Trying to get to my ideal weight and struggling with it
I am the healthiest I have been in months! During the year I have gained 13 Ibs and now I am trying to lose it and tone! So I workout to 2 dvds in the morning for 1 1/2 hours 5 times a week and then I do the gym for 1 1/2 three times a week. so for 3 times a week I burn 1,000 calories. I have been doing this for 3 weeks…
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How many calories should I be eating?
I am 5 foot 6 , weigh around 100lbs an exercise every day. I'm 18. What sort of targets should I have?recovering from an eating disorder s am petrified of unhealthy food and feel so guilty when I go over on cals. Any advice for building muscle etc? / working out macros xx by all means look at my diary would love advice
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Do I need 2500 calories?
I'm trying to gain 15-20 pounds to reach a healthy weight. However, as I've only been underweight for 2-3 months, I'm not sure if the 2500 calories recommended for anorexia recovery applies to me (Restricting for 5 months). Thank you.
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Any tips in gaining muscle?
I'm trying to gain muscle in my glutes and strength my core.
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4 month bulk done (w/pics)
Here is the break down. Left picture size 34 waist weighed in at 182lbs, pic on the right size 30 waist and weighed in this morning at 201 lbs (19lbs difference). I think I did pretty dam good for my first bulk, why am I stopping?? because I feel like it.... I said to myself I would go until I hit 200lbs or until I can't…
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Girl been weight training for a while
Hi guys, I'm new to MFP and have found it to be quite a handy wee app. I originally signed up to the gym by advice of my doctor because I suffer from depression. I started going straight away just using the cardio machines and the occasional weight lifting. I used to be a gym freak years ago but mainly for fat loss and…
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for women because it might be TMI for men
Hi ladies!! I was wondering if anyone else gains about 2-5lbs while on there period? and should I skip weigh ins during this time so I don't get discouraged?
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How can I show weight gain on ticker?
It seems obvious that if my goal is to gain weight instead of lose that my ticker should also show that ... but I can't seem to get it to work. Any advice?
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Muscle/Weight gain whilst loosing fat?
Hey, Sorry if this has been asked before, I did some research but think I'm overthinking it and wanted to clarify what I'm thinking. So I weight 95kgs, I'm 6'5" and have been eating around 7300kjs daily for 11weeks now and have lost 12kgs. I was originally 107kgs. How I started was going to the gym 20min cardio and 30min…
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Calorie increase but Migraine is a hurdle
Friends, I'm a 21 year old boy, 63KGS fat with 178cms height. I have been 'thin' all my life but I was highly active during pre teen and lazinesswas not in my dictionary. But when I went to high school, my lifestyle changed and I skipped meals. It's been 9 years now and I'm a chronic migraine patient. If I get an attack at…
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TDEE / BMR & gaining
Hi, I know that a lot of people seem to regularly ask questions about TDEE / BMR so apologies that this is another one. I'm 24 year old female, 101lbs, 5 ft 3. Neck 11.5inches, waist 24.5 inches & hips 34inch I used an online calculator tool that says my TDEE is 1536 and BMR is 1177. This was not factoring in any exercise…
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Is it possible to gain 2 lbs of muscle a month instead of 1?
Im talking about gaining pure muscle . Not WEIGHT not FAT .. But actual lean muscle . Is it possible to do so supplement free? If so how . How much time would i have to put in the gym ?
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Cardio kills GAINZ?
I'm doin a leg push pull routine (6 time a week) is it optimal to add cardio on pull and off days in order to avoid gaining too much fat while bulking?
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Food Scale
Food scales are amazing. Everyone should have one who are serious about losing or gaining weight. That is all.
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Gaining weight
I have gained 40lbs in 2 years....
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I reached my weigh goal and now I'm underweigh.
Okay so I started as 140 and it took me months to be 128 or probably lesser than that since I weighted myself like 3 weeks ago and because I been at the gym.. My main problem is that I suffer from anemia and it made it worse. My hairs are falling out from everywhere, I don't have energy and I can't sleep now. I have…
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Mind Game
Eating at a deliberate surplus is a mind game after trying to eat at a deficit for a year and a half. I have taken breaks from cutting during race prep weeks and stuff, so I've definitely deliberately eaten AT maintenance and I've carb-loaded and know what the water weight/bloat feels like, but I'm definitely struggling…
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Trying to recover from eating disorder...
I lost about 80 lbs in less than a year. I was always used to being bullied due to weight and some things happened that made me think starving myself to lose would make everything better. Heh. Little did I know I was slowly killing myself. I am currently 5'8', 115lbs (and 18). I got down to 105 and then suddenly the days…
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underweight
hiya im about 1 stone underweight but want to gain it healthy (not with junk) any advice?:smile:
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Weight gain for a friend
Can anyone tell me the best way to gain weight muscle mass my nephew was over the other day and telling me he's been struggling to gain weight and is trying to bulk up, I told him about the site and showed him but he hasn't got round to signing up yet. He's a police man and plays semi pro football. So does large amount of…
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weight tends to fluctuate, now too skinny.
Hi everyone. I'm 30 years old, and starting to become underweight,(again) My weight tends to fluctuate, a few years ago, I was slightly overweight, at about 145 lbs. In my early 20's I was very thin, like 80-100 lbs. and now I'm at about 108. I really want to fill out again and get to be about 120. No eating disorders or…
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weighing raw meat
I am trying to gain muscle, when I weigh raw meat or chicken breast what do I go by 12.5 oz or just 12 oz of chicken or steak?
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During Eating Disorder Recovery and after
February 7 is my first official day in recovery and this Wednesday is my first meeting with the doctors and the group of girls I'm going to be going through this with. I wanted to know if working out lightly to begin rebuilding lost muscle is safe for me to do or do i have to gain fat first and get my weight to a healthy…
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getting skinny and losing weight
hi everyone, I'm male ,26-170cm from india. I'm facing weight loss problem from last 4 months. Before 4 months, my weight was 60 kg, but now it has decreased to 56 kgs. Does it happen due to hormone level changes or metabolism rate. Kindly give some tips.
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Does timing matter?
So I had a weigh-in for my nutritionist this morning (I weigh on my scale at home and report it to her). I was so nervous to weigh-in that I did same thing did last week. Instead of weighing right when woke up at 8:30 AM I delayed it. Last week delayed it till 9:30 and this morning till 10 AM. So here is my question. The…