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Gain muscle lose fat ?
Hey my goal is to gain muscle and lose fat so I'm trying matience to see how that works I'm finding it difficult though so I'm thinking it would be helpful if I could follow some people on here doing the same thing to get a bit of guidance and see what there eating could you leave names if you don't mind me following you…
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Diet break or early maintenance
So background is I've lost 75 pounds since February and technically met my goal weight as I am now at the top end of a healthy bmi. I would like to lose another 10 pounds. However I'm only 5'2.5" and losing weight now has brought my calories down so low! Which isn't that big of a deal for the most part, but I'm going…
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Range versus allowance for spikes
Is it just me that sees this as two different things? Here is what my thinking is, plus a little bit of why... I have not only made goal, but 3 of the last 6 times I weighed I was under! But the other 3 times (which were interspersed) I was over. Its because of the swings - days I run, days I eat salty, etc. So, what I am…
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I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY MORE WEIGHT
I have already got to my target weight. I still exercise 5 days a week . How should I do this? I just want to maintain my weight. Advice please
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Lessons Learned & Learning 23: 690 Days of Maintenance
Prior maintenance updates: 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 120 days, 150 days, 180 days, 210 days, 240 days, 270 days, 300 days, 330 days, 360 days, 390 days, 420 days, 450 days, 480 days, 510 days, 540 days, 570 days, 600 days, 630 days, 660 days. The vertical red lines on my chart for average weight indicate the day that I…
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Minimum Exercise Calories per Day while Maintaining
So we talk a lot about how much we eat to maintain, has anyone reduced the number of Exercise Calories they spend every day? I still log every day and my exercise varies, but never below 300.... Thoughts?comments?
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Motivation
I'm 45, 4'11" and bounce back n forth between 97-101. I've never had an issue with weight until the last year. Menopause seems to be kicking my backside. Please feel free to add me. When it comes to clothes, I get depressed. Everything is too big and kids clothes are not cut for hips or my freakishly broad shoulders.
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is it healthy to see guys ribs on average build
just post workout training
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Vacation?
Does anyone decrease their weight before a vacation? So when you get back the inevitable weight gain is within their maintanence range?
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Medication and losing weight.
So I'm on adderall for my ADHD . It's helped so much, but I've also lost a ton of weight. I've been on it since April, and just being on it alone I've lost 40 pounds( and not working out) but the problem is its curved my appetite so much. At first I'd have to force myself to eat .. And almost forget to eat . Now I get…
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My weight went up that much in 24 hours???????
Well, I had a freak out moment this morning. I have finally decided that I am ready for maintenance. I had originally set my goal weight at 125 (I am 5'5" female, medium build). Anyway, I have been hovering around 130, and like the way I look and how my clothes fit (down to size 4), so I decided that for now at least, my…
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Where should I start
I hope I am not cunfusing you, I been eating between 1250 to 1350 calories or more different days and still lost a little weight. I want to start mataining my weight, would it be ok to up my calories to 15000
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How to maintain your goal weight??
Trying to stay the size without gaining or losing pounds. I've already met my goal weight but I seem to be losing more! What to do??
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Lowing body fat?
I've decided that I no longer want to lose weight, but rather body fat. I've always had a petite frame and at one point I had a very low body fat, about 13% but that was due to under eating. Can anyone offer suggestions as to how to maintain weight, but lower body fat in the process? I lift 4 days a week and add cardio in…
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Calories
Is it okto up calories by 200 every week or should it be 100
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Holidays
With Thanksgiving & Christmas coming up, of course there will be lots of meals and goodies. I have pretty good self control with all of it, but the foods in general are much higher calorie than I would normally eat. How do you guys maintain during these times?
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How to calculate how many calories I need to maintain my weight?
I'm small boned 5'4" and lost 55 pounds and want to stay where I am at now at 127 pounds. Does anyone know how to calculate how many calories I should have a day for maintenance? Does MFP do it for me?
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More protein
I m not a meat eater more a veg&fruit person. I am struggling to eat enough protein. Anyone with ideas?
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MAINTAING MY WEIGHT.
NEVER GIVING UP. :)
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Who has successfully ignored common MFP advice re: rate of loss?
The advice to slow down your weight loss as you get closer to your goal is frequently given on MFP. For example, you might start with a 2 pound per week goal, but then lower that to 1 pound then 1/2 pound per week as you get closer to goal. Please post if you ignored this advice, and have been successfully maintaining…
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Recomp macros
Hi all I'm curious as to the importance of adhering to macros during recomp. I know that protein is crucial, but what about the other two? Can an incorrect balance have an impact on results - e.g. too much fat halting fat loss? [Background TL;DR: I've been recomping now since May, finished NROLFW and just started Strong…
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Maintenance calories
okay, so I'm very confused, I think my metabolism is shot to pieces, in the last 6 weeks I've gained 6lbs. I've been eating on average (fully calculated) 1645 calories a day. Meaning that my maintenance calories are only 1145 calories a day despite being quite active. I weigh all of my food and go by the packets not just…
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How to not give into tempting treats?
Hi everyone, as halloween took place yesterday, there is a lot of treats that were brought home by my little sister, plus extra candy and chocolates left over that we didn't get a chance to give out. they are very tempting, and after breakfast i already had a small package of skittles. to top it off, i have a test tomorrow…
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Clueless spouse about former weight obsession
When I was in 6th grade, I weighed 100 pounds. I was either 5'1 or 5'2... I'm 5'3 now at 36. I overly obsessed about my weight thinking I weighed too much then and deliberately ate less. I got sick with chronic crazy ear infections in 2013, it took my appetite away. I could barely eat, even when I forced myself. I weighed…
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Is this possible?
Is it possible to loose on a high intake and gain on a lower one? I had been eating around 2500 calories a day and I was maintaining (even loosing around .2lb a day). With my busy schedule that went on for the past 2 weeks I've been only eating around 2000-2100. Since October 8th (when I started to reduce my intake), I'm…
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A bit confused.
So since about August I've been maintaining my weight. I'm 5 ft 9 inches and 120ish pounds and 20 years old. But I'm set at lightly active which gives me 1930 calories a day, and I only eat between 1400-1530, not including my exercise calories, I bought a fitbit charge hr about a month ago and my weekly steps are from…
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Struggling with maintaining.
Could someone give some insight please? I am 38, female,5 ft 1 and 113 pounds, it is a weight that I am happy with, 120 was enough for me but I have lost more whilst trying to ease into maintenance. I wanted to gradually increase my intake so I went up in steps of 50 per day for two weeks at a time, I had been on 1200 and…
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Lose
I would like to lose 5 lb and keep that way forever
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Recomp and loose skin?
I'm getting close to my goal weight and I have some loose skin. I'm starting to recomp because I want to feel less jiggly. Does anyone know if recomping will help tone loose skin as well as muscle?
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Has anyone gone over maintenance
Today I managed to eat fine up until I binged on a soft cookie and big slice of pie. I would exercise to burn it off but I can't risk breaking out in more acne even though I keep good hygiene. For a 1200 cal goal I have 451 cal left and I didn't eat lunch or dinner. What should I do