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Hard Gainer, High Cholesterol, High Sugar, Fast Metabolism.
NOTE: If your challenge with "Maintaining Weight" is keeping it off, this conversation is not for you. I'm 42 and have been dodging cholesterol medication for about 8 years. This is the year I really change my lifestyle for good. I've stopped drinking beer, decreased caffeine, monitoring all of it, increase water. I've cut…
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maintaining... for now... tips
Hi, I'm kind of new to maintenance. I have lost 100 lbs. I still have about 40-50 lbs more I would like to lose. It all depends how I feel when I get to that range. But right now I need a break from being in a deficit. I was eating around 1200-1300 cal for the large part of 2 years. These days I'm trying to figure out my…
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Maintainers Building Healthy Habits for June or the Summer
I have been maintaining for almost 4 years now. I have found this group to be incredibly inspiring and a valuable way to keep myself on track. please check out the group! https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/52-building-healthy-habits You can do monthly or even qtrly. Quite a lot of inspiring folks in the group.…
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May 2021 Maintainers' Check-In!
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Is maintaining a bmi of 23-24 okay?
Over 2 years ago after losing nearly 40 pounds I stopped at this weight with the idea that I would lose more later on, But I've pretty much settled into it now because I know how to maintain it with flying colors. I really don't want to go back into a deficit again, I feel great as I'm healthier and I'm active. All my…
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MyfitnessPal
Hello My name is Curtis Shelton. I joined MyfitnessPal several years ago with the intention of losing weight, and lost 36 lbs For some reason, my life's routine changed and I stopped focusing on maintenance. About four months ago my daughter accompanied me to a funeral of a loved one. She related that she had just joined…
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Losing weight on the same amount of calories?
My weight stabilized around a year or so ago and hasn't really moved since then other than the day to day fluctuations. But I've noticed a obvious downward trend recently. I've lost more or less 2 pounds in the last month, So nothing extreme but I find it odd that I would suddenly start losing weight when I'm either in the…
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Gained 7lbs in one day?
Is a weight fluctuation like this normal?
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Low calorie goal and constantly hungry!
I have a calorie goal of 1,450 (which seems low to me?) and I find I am constantly hungry. For example today I have had porridge with honey and blueberries for a late breakfast, a couple of hours later I was very hungry for lunch so I’ve had two pieces of wholemeal toast and two scrambled eggs and my stomach is still…
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Encouragement for Newer Maintainers
I just got back from a trip Thursday night. I was away for a week, wasn't logging, am a stress eater and had the airports and airplanes and other crowds to deal with, was involved in a fender-bender, and I was with my grandchildren who are mostly fed healthfully but do enjoy a LOT of treats. So I basically binged for…
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false readings
I find a lot of the stuff posted on here is inaccurate like yogurts and sugar
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Immediate Gratification
That emotional hit of happiness that hits you when eat without delay. What tools have you used to slow things down and keep your head engaged?
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Immediate weight gain after injury
This weekend I was helping my father get up from the bleachers at my son’s baseball game and he put all of his weight on me and we both fell down the wooden bleachers. My dad is completely fine but I got the wind knocked out of me and couldn’t breathe well for about 10 minutes. My ribs on the left side are KILLING ME!!…
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Can I eat more than I burn?
Hello I am looking for advise please! I now weigh 7 stone 9 and I am 5ft which I am happy with and feel this weight is ideal for me height and age (27). I work out twice a day usually with one day rest and walk 10k steps a day. I burn roughly between 1850-2100 calories a day. I have upped my calories over the last 4 weeks…
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Trade-Offs and Treats
Okay, I am fully aware of how I got to how I was and that I need to remain accountable to myself not to go back up! But I do like to plan treats into my day and I guard them jealously. So I pre-log my meals for each day to see what's left. Do I have enough for an Enlightened bar? 1/4 cup of unsalted mixed roasted nuts? A…
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Soon to be maintainer..
Hi all! I was looking for some tips or help. In about a month I am going to go in maintenance mode (part 1 of 2). I have currently lost 40 lbs this past year (I have 30 more to go, with hoping to lose 5 in the month of May-- going slow and steady as possible). I work in a school and the school year provides me a lot of…
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April 2021 Maintainers' Check-In!
I didn't see an April check-in thread so I figured I'd start it off. 1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month,…
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Omeprazole and weight gain?
First...i am not trying to blame the drug. And i understand that only a doctor can provide medical advice. Just wondering....i have been on omeprazole for Gerd for several months. I have been exercising aerobics and weights for 1.5 months, 5 days week. I eat max 1400 calories per day. I am at my highest weight ever. Did…
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Podcasts or books (audiobooks)
Hello everyone. I’ve listened to Atomic Habits (audiobook) and have been binging Half Size Me (podcast), they both are excellent. Does anyone have any other podcast or audiobook suggestions for maintenance?
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Calorie counting meals with sauce or marinade that is mostly not consumed
I really love mussels, or "moules marinière". But although the sauce has a bunch of wine and cream in it, the way you eat it you generally don't consume most of the sauce - its just a flavouring for the mussels. Does anyone have a good way of calorie counting meals like this, with a large unconsumed element? Other examples…
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Maintaining and logging calories
I started logging my food intake in March, having never previously counted calories, as I wanted to see if I could lose a few stubborn pounds to reach my goal weight of 122 lbs (I'm female, 5ft 4inch and active through running, rebounding and doing isometric exercises). I'm now 120 lbs and have lost 7lbs, since 10th March.…
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Does aspartame cause weight gain?
I've been maintaining my weight for several months; about a month ago I started using aspartame instead of Stevia Leaf to save money; I've been gaining weight steadily in small increments ever since. Is aspartame a culprit?
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Hit my goal weight...
Well at least my first goal! But I was kind of disappointed that the app didn't come up with a big fat congratulations you did it!! There was no acknowledgement at all. It's not a big deal really but still I was looking if forward to some kind of change on the app.
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Looking for female friends with open diarys in maintenance. 😊
I am looking to even out and maintain a realistic, curvy, female figure. It has taken me awhile but I want to be happy with the figure I have now.
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Body weight maintenance help
I’ve lost over 30kgs and I am after as many opinions or expert advice from accredited dietitians or nutritionalists. For anyone who knows please comment on my post, how can I get my metabolism revved up staying high all day long and maintain my weight? Is it best to have 3 small healthy meals and 2 healthy snacks to keep…
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Eating unhealthy foods during maintance?
I tend to eat healthier breakfast and lunches, but snack on junk! Is that okay during maintance? Like today I snacked on Cheetos and ate a huge slice of cake yesterday. I'm trying to get the hang of maintance and i don't want to cut so loose that I start gaining! So maintainers, do you eat normal things like once a day or…
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Motivational quotes HERE !!!
Post motivational quotes for other to see
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Focus & no stress
Monitoring progress...no stress, no distractions = Focus. April challenge "stepping out 4 summer 💪🧡
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One year: A reflection
One year ago I decided, yet again, to lose the 30 (sometimes 40) pounds I have lost and gained over the years. Covid had disrupted our lives and I was home with all responsibility in my job, all hockey games and practices, all activities of a busy Mom suspended indefinitely. This began, as I'm sure it did for many, a…
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Stolled weight loss
Over the past 6 months following my fitnesspal, I have been consistency loosing about 5 pounds per month. Except over Christmas, where I gained badly. No it seems that my weight loss, has stalled I have only lost 2 pounds over the month of March, I am wondering what to do. I have tried cheat meals, but there not working.…