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eating back
I hope I not confusion you, I am starting to up my calories every week at 1500 now. Do you eat back you calories if you burn your calories
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Weight only going up. I be puzzled!
Hello guys and girls, I'm rather new here so here's a short introduction. I'm a very short guy (155cm) and feel best at around 48kg. Two weeks ago I reached this weight, so I upped my calories to maintenance. In two weeks, during the week, I ate about 200 calories below maintenance and then on a saturday I eat around 3000.…
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upping calories
I have been eating 1300 to 1400 calories and don't need to lose anymore what should i start at for adding more calories
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Is this a binge ?
I've managed to stay in my calorie maintenance even with what I think is a binge. I had less than 1200 cal before my dessert then I had a slice of pie roughly 250-300 cal then I went back to the pie box and cut two slithers more then I ate a yogurt. Will I still gain weight because I read if u eat unhealthy everyday you…
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Trying to eat enough
Last year I was trying to lose weight and I had a hard time trying not to over-eat. Now I have the opposite problem. I have been very busy lately, sometimes too busy to eat as much as I should and I'm always tired and nauseated because of it. I try to stuff myself with food when I can but it's not enough. I recently…
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Worried...
I've been 'maintaining' for a month or so now - that is, I've hit goal weight, but I keep losing because I get anxious about eating 'too much' now. Even though logically I know it's fine, I've lost another four or so pounds since hitting goal weight and I still get antsy about eating more than 1,000-1,200 a day (what I was…
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calories
Ok i just want to make sure i reach my weight and want to up my calories. Do you do 100 to 200 a week until you see whats good for you. Thanks
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Finding your true maintenance
Not sure what's going on but I get one pound from my goal and then I increase my calories 2 maybe 3 days that week and remain exercising but I end up gaining weight again and have to drop calories again and it's getting soooo annoying. I don't even eat close to my recommend maintence. I'm so tired of cutting and counting…
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Went down hill since Maintenance
I can not believe this! I have been tracking for 3 years, lost my weight and started getting my head into maintenance. Thought "okay I can do this" for maybe a week. I can not stop binge eating now! This is crazy...I am so pissed at myself. I have not gained any weight, because I am still watching the scale, but...I do not…
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Intermittent indulging
So we have all heard of intermittent fasting but I wonder if you can do the opposite indulge a few times a week and cut the rest maybe and maintain your weight. I say this because some days I go over but others I go under. Has anyone had any experience with this
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5'5 150, anyone maintaining? how many calories?
Curious how many calories are you eating if maintaining at this weight? Please mention if you are exercising or not. Thank you.
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Maintenence NSVS :-)
Hi folks, Thought I'd share my latest NSVs since I started my recomp :- I am on week 8. I cut back on cardio and started lifting consistently at end of Aug, plus yoga twice a week. (Used to do over 20k a day, mix of running and walking - now average 14k ) In the past week several people have mentioned that I'm losing…
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How do you know when to stop losing?
Hello everyone! I can't believe I am so close to being here. I am down 74.2 pounds, my goal being 75 pounds. My question though is about knowing when to stop losing weight. I picked my goal weight because it was the very top of a healthy BMI, and because 75 pounds sounded like a nice number! Also, this is what I weighed in…
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going way over maintenance... 10000kcal weekend
hi all, i am fairly new to the community;-:) i lost 25lbs since beginning of the year and reached 110lbs at the begining of july following healthy low carb but not extra low, med protein med fat; so i was maintaining that and then in september got colder and juts stressed out at work - ling hours etc and started eating…
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Continue 'Recomp' or lose more weight?
Hi every one :] I've been eating at maintenance now for around 3 weeks (and enjoying it, I have to say!). I'm 5ft2 and 125 lbs so technically a 'healthy weight'. I've starting a really decent lifting routine put together by my trainer as I'm currently what people call 'skinny fat'. I've been doing this for two weeks and…
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How do I decide to recomp or not?
Title. ^ I'm 135 lbs now, 5'6", and I can fit into sizes I haven't worn since high school (the dream, amirite?) I can't, however, wear the belly shirts that are so popular right now because they don't look good on me. I have a puffy tummy that's easily upset and bloats a lot because of it. I'll go a size or two up in jeans…
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Do you do much cardio now that you've reached your goal weight?
I'm wondering what the future holds for me. I like to eat a lot of food, so I'm wondering if I will still need to do an hour or two of cardio a day once I get to goal, or maybe just do 30 minutes a day, then splurge on the weekends. What is your method? I personally hate cardio. I have thought about getting a treadmill or…
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Just hit 81 lbs lost and want to maintain/build muscle
Good morning. I hit a weight of 168.4 this weekend. I originally had a goal of 160 lbs but I think I am "skinny" enough. I've been weight lifting, however, I think that due to my small calorie intake, I'm not making the "gains" of weightlifting that most see. Will setting my calories up to maintain my weight help me see…
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A short stay but worth it
Hi guys. My name is Kane and after recently finishing a weight loss phase of my body transformation that lasted 5 months nearly and losing almost 30 pounds I planed that after my 10 day holiday abroad
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how to keep logging and stay motivated
Hi All, I got to a good weight (not my target tho) around 6 months ago and then I feel off my mo-jo of logging and staying focused. I got a new job which was horrible but luckily I am now in a great job which is looking a lot lot better. Over this time I have only put on around 5lbs which is a miracle as I have stopped…
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Maintaining weight
I have been able to hold my weight at around 350lbs for the last 2 months, since this vein reflux crap in my calves happened. They hurt like hell and between them and my back my life is pretty shity and trying to get those compression hose on just wrenches my back, by myself it takes 20-30 min to put on.
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Why does this seem scarier?
I am downright terrified to declare myself in maintenance. Losing weight seemed so easy. I knew the formula. I knew staying under goal had positive consequences and going over had negative consequences. It was an absolute I could easily deal with. Maintenance seems so foreign to me. The majority of my life has been spent…
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Maintenance afraid to eat 1800
ive hit my goal weight of 129 but it Says 1800 calories is ok now. I'm wondering if this is too much. I'm 5 6 and 46 years old. I lost 14 lbs since June 3rd. Any advice?
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Dinner
I am a very picky eater so i am not really a breakfast person and try to have a good lunch. Dose it matter if you have a big dinner in calories reach.
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MFP estimates for TDEE too high for small people
I'm going into maintenance because I've plateau'd for about a year and am doing a recomp. I'm over 50, only 5'1.5" and around 120, but not losing anymore so eating at maintenance and doing more strength training to change my body shape. I'm using a Fitbit Charge HR which is showing between 1600 and 1800 or so by the end of…
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10 lbs up and down and up and down, normal?
I reached my goal three years ago, 5'3" and weight when I switched to maintenance mode was 134. I regained 5 after a month and realized after research that it's mostly water and waste weight and stayed within 138 to 142 for two years. But this past year I have been all over the place 133 then 147 then 138 then now most…
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One week in and....
It's a bit scary. My maintenance calories increased 240 per day according to MFP. Although I was under my calories 5/7 days last week and over a bit on two days, I have gained nearly 5 pounds. I also maintained my normal activities, Zumba 3x and weights 2x. I post this because I want people to be aware that even a little…
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Recomp without heavy lifting
4 months ago I had extensive surgery to fix a spinal deformity. Since then I have been in backwards recomp ( losing muscle gaining fat) I cannot lift heavy until I get cleared by my surgeon, which will hopefully be at 6 months but may not be for a full year. Does anyone have any advice for how to put back on some of the…
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Willing to add another member
I noticed this discussion was closed. I lost 40 lbs on weight watchers over 4 years ago and have been maintaining. I switched to MFP recently because I don't believe any food is free, especially fruit. Tracking every BLT has been the key for me and being active at least 6 days a week. Ive been looking for a good…
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Buddies to help along the way.
Hey looking for an accountability buddy. In the past cpl of years I lost 50 ibs by either eating healthy or working our but never combining the two. A couple months ago I moved in with my boyfriend and unfortunately ate like him. His metabolism is a lot faster then mine so I ended up gaining 34 ibs! I've been doing…