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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…
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Need some help!
Hi everyone, I have been eating around 2300-2500 calories a day for the past 3 weeks. I was maintaining last week at this time (even loosing around .2lb a day). Last Friday I randomly gained a half a pound and since then have been gaining around .2-.4lb a day. Since last Wednesday I'm up roughly 2lbs. I am extremely…
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Gaining weight at 1500 calories..
I'm sorry, I know i haven't even introduced myself. I just need some help/advice right now because I don't know what to think anymore.. I started dieting about 6 months ago and back then I was 142 pounds 5'7". At first, I didn't know a thing about dieting properly (still don't) and I signed up at a gym and worked out…
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maintain after weight gain diet
Hello! So after a restrictive eating period resulting in just bad things, I decided to regain some weight back. After 4 months of doubling the amount of calories I was consuming (when restricting), I am now on my goal weight. However I don't know how to make it stop there. Should I continue eating the same amount? should I…
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Is cereal for dessert ok ?
I'm still in my calorie range but I was just wondering if it was ok to eat it for desert I had cereal for breakfast but I don't want to eat ice cream cereal fills me up as I was still hungry after dinner
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HELP! I am Losing too much weight on my journey to 6pck abs
I am 5,10" currently 153lbs. I was 173lbs 2 months ago. I am losing weight too fast. I am very active I practice soccer 1 hour, 5-6 days a week. I eat healthy (Protein,fat, carbs). I do ab workouts every other day. I also do 1 day of upper body workout and 1 day of lower body workout a week. I want my abs to show and not…
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Eating large amount of fat
Hi everyone. I am new. I am 5"4', 111is lbs, work out about 7 hrs/week I recently had to go on a new diet to cure my leaky gut. The diet is similar to the low-carb diet (I only eat eggs, meat, almonds, green veggies, and coconut milk.) On this diet, I consume btw 150 and 280gr of fat daily, also going over my protein…
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I just binged
I ate two packages of oatmeal that added up to 350 calories for breakfast, then for snack i had a granola bar that is 150 calories. then i ate bean stew and a 110 calorie slice of multigrain bread with the stew for lunch. then i decided that i would have one soft baked cookie as a treat. this led me to eat two more. then i…
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How can I come out of starvation mode and maintain my current weight?
I been on a crash restricted diet (just fruits, vegetables, protein, and good carbs) for over 2 months. I gained 5 pounds over the summer, decided to diet and even though I exercise everyday, I still gained. So I went on a very low calorie diet, (300-1000 calories a day, I know it's not good) I burn 1500-2000 on the…
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Eating disorders...
Sorry but there has been 2,550 people die of an eatting sorter in the last 3 years alone just in NZ with more than 70% having eatting plans or eatting diet app related installed into their phones. I just felt this sort of thing needed to be a dressed. Eatting desorders are not a person choice nore their fault however they…
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Late night snack ONCE a week
Does anyone else do this?
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Switch from weight loss to maintain through MFP app?
Hello. First time poster here so apologies if this is the wrong place to ask. As of today I have reached my goal weight of 80kg (weighed in today and am actually 78.9kg) from 111.1kg (so in pounds I think that roughly translates at about 68.3 pounds), So I'm pretty darn happy about that as it took about 6-7 months. Now I'm…
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Maintenance began today
After a very thoughtful comment from my SIL who is also my BFF, I decided my 2 year weight loss journey is over and it is time to maintain. In two years I have dropped from 208 to 147.2 pounds. That is a 60.8 pound loss off my 49 yo, 5'4" frame. I work out 3-5 times a week which includes teaching Zumba and weight training.…
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Did You Lower Your Standards?
Hello. I've lost 80 lbs in the past 16 months. I'm 5'3 and weigh 155 currently. I've put on a good amt of muscle esp in my arms and legs, and I'm told I look more like 130. I can wear a size 8 and in scrubs I can wear a small. My goal has always been 145 (still "overweight" by BMI) and I am going to get a tummy tuck next…
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Bloated again ehh or am I?
It seems everything is going good. Then I get a craving for salt so I put a little lemon pepper seasoning on my food and it honestly is a little. But I don't use salt any other time so I guess my body isnt used to it. Anyway the next day I get on the scale and everytime my weight goes up in-between 5-10 pounds. This time…
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Recomp and exercise cals?
Do you eat back exercise calories when recomping? If so, I don't know how I'm ever going to eat that much food!
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Going 'over' Maintenance Calories
Hi every one :] Just a quick question - I have a relatively low TDEE. I have a very sedentary full time job and I work out 4 times per week (heavy weights) - so the calorie allowance isn't great (We are talking around 1700-1800 average per day. I tend to 'bank' calories during the week to allow for higher 'treats' at the…
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Struggling with Bored Binges
hey everyone I've been maintaining my weight loss of 55 lbs for a few months now but since the beginning of August I've been struggling with bingeing. I've never had this problem in the past but it's become a weekend issue and I've gained 8lbs since August 1st. To give you some background I got my first teaching job at the…
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Is two servings of bread ok
I had a slice of toast for breakfast is it ok if I have a subway sandwich for lunch or Is that too much bread ?
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Open diary
Feel free to add me. My diary is open. I try to eat clean most of the time. I have maintained a 100 pound weight loss for almost three years. WW got me there and I still attend meetings but I much prefer MFP for tracking.
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Can anyone give me some direction?
For starters, I am 5'7" female who weighs 117 pounds. I am "skinny fat." Squishy around my love handles, back, and tummy. I am trying to get fit...and "tone" up. How many calories a day should I be eating to obtain this goal? And will the following at home workout help me obtain this? How many times per week should I do…
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Body Composition and Setting Goals on MFP
Hi all, I'm at the point where my BMI, Body Fat %, and weight are in healthy/average ranges. I just want to change my body composition and change my body fat percent from 24% to 18%. Should I set my calorie intake to lose weight (.5 or 1 pound a week) or leave it maintenance and just focus on my workouts? Thanks!
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ICF 5x5
I started stronglifts about 6 weeks ago and have seen a massive difference in my strength but I was just wondering how long really you should do the programme for or is it your own preference? I don't plan on giving up just yet only 6 weeks in but was just curious to how long roughly you should do it for or how long others…