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January 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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How long did it take your brain to catch up with your new body size?
I know when people lose weight, especially if it’s quickly or if it is a large amount of weight, the mind can take a while to catch up and perceive the body as it’s new size, either just general bodily awareness or perception in the mirror I have been maintaining for a few months now, went up a bit over Christmas and back…
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Advice for maintenance after VLCD
I recently finished a 5 week VLCD of 500 calories daily. I’ve increased my calories to around 1000-1100 and am gaining up to a lb a day. Help. How do I return to a healthy calorie intake without gaining weight. I’m eating healthy, only carbs from fruit and vegetables. Why am I gaining weight and how do I stop?
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Phenetermine
I am on my 2nd dat on 17,5 mg of phenetermine. I still weight the same. When can I see a wt loss.
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Carb Cycling?
Has anyone tried carb cycling and have a recommended link / schedule to try? I am at a healthy weight and am doing a little recomp. Just watched a brief video about this recently.
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Activity level for maintaining weight
Hi I just wanted to ask for advice on my activity level or just some general advice on calorie counting. The past couple of weeks I’ve been doing light yoga for 30 mins a day and generally I get around 5k steps a day but this month it’s been more so 6-8k and this past week I’ve just discovered walking on the spot lol which…
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Success in accomplishing weight goal and continuing maintenance with Keto thanks to MyFitnessPal.
My Diet is LCHFMP (Low Carb, High Fat, Moderate Protein - AKA: Keto) August, 2017 66 year old, 6’1” male with knee and shoulder joint replacements, a carotid arterial stint, diagnosed to be pre-diabetic, taking Rx prescriptions for high BP and cholesterol, weighing in at 265 lbs… No genetic issues, doctors all said loose…
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Back after break
Greetings all! After logging everything for something like 7 years I took a break back in October. It was refreshing, though I habitually reached for my phone to log for weeks after quitting. I had quit logging because I knew it no longer influenced my eating - those good habits were well ingrained. And it hasn’t. No gain.…
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Please review my workout and diet, need advice
I have been on MFP couple years and learned a lot but struggling now to lose weight. Little history about me, I was in military for 30 years and struggled to meet their ht/wt standards. I always like to run and not much weight lifting. I retired couple years ago and trained for Ironman triathlon and watched what I ate…
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Any feel their head has shrunk after weight loss?
This may kind of sound crazy, I do know I've certainly gone down a shoe size, but my old hats no longer fit me too well, they no fit tight and they sometimes fly off, like they are now all too big for me now.
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2,000 calories
I could really use some advice. Do you guys think it is possible for a short woman 120lbs to eat 2,000 calories a day and still lose fat and gain muscle? I am only 4'11 so not "average" size, but I have hit goal weight and really want to be able to eat up to that number. I have watched some women online and they eat way…
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Too fat to recomp?
Hi all, How do you determine if you’re simply too fat to recomp? I am 5’7”, 160lb, female, right on the high edge of a ‘normal’ BMI. PW of 135-140, gained 20# a few years ago and have not been able to get it off. I have a decent amount of chunk in my thighs and arms, some belly fat, etc. I’m cool to not get lighter or back…
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I made it, now grateful for this great community to help keep it
After 3.5 years, I've lost 45 lbs going from 220 to 175 through a series of lifestyle changes. First I started walking and lifting. I slowly added in some daily calisthenics. Those changes took off the first 10 pounds with no other changes. In November 2019 I had my last sip of alcohol. Another 10 pounds came off like…
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Weight scales
Does anyone know if there is a weight scale that links to the MyFitnessPal App? I’m looking for something that would automatically populate my weight into the app without me having to do it.
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Got sick after eating a normal meal
Hi. I've been on a very strict low fat etc diet for 9 months and have reached goal weight, yay. My problem is every time I try to eat a normal, small size meal, an example is meat, potato and veges. I am nauseous and have the runs for 24 hours. I was on 1000 - 1200 calories a day and have tried to increase to 1400 and so…
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Maintaining with mfp and fitbit vs applewatch
Hi all. I’m in maintenance and I count my steps. I lost weight using mfp set to zero activity, and then let my fitbit ad on extra calories. It seemed to work very well and was pretty accurate to my body for how many calories I expended vs took in. For xmas i got an apple watch se. I really like the features. EXCEPT the…
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December 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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Weights vs cardio?
So as you can see I was 300 lbs 6 years ago. I lost a total of 148 lbs over about a year with an Adkins lifestyle. I kept all that off for about 2 years. Then menopause and my sons first deployment hit and some health issues that I was malnourished with the amount of carbs I was at for so long and the running and HIIT…
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Maintaining weight and conrol
How did everyone do these past holidays with dieting? Whats your plan for christmas foods?
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This is my story and how I plan on recovering from chronic undereating:
Disclaimer- if you have anything horrible or condescending to say then please click away. Only kind words are welcome please. I want to reach out to as many people as I can so we can all support each other. If you’re genuinely interested in reading my story then continue below: Most people wake up and go about their day,…
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Free falling
I no longer belong in this group, but did for more than years. The past year (12 months) I’ve gained back 40#. I few medical issues that I use as excuses let me slip back into bad habits. After 600+ days of never missing my step goal, I stopped walking. Then started adding back in too much wine, stopped logging, and…
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Should I maintain or bulk?
Before tier 4 was introduced in the UK, I was bulking eating at around 3,100 calories per day. I was also training 5/6 days a week. 2 weeks into my bulk, the gyms have now closed. What should I do? My original plan was to bulk to the 15th of February which would give me a 2 month bulk. That would then give me loads of time…
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Does anyone still track calories in maintenance?
I lost weight when i started tracking my food and was able to keep it off for few years because I had a very active job and was going to gym regularly..so i kept losing weight even though i stopping counting calories. I started getting you're getting too skinny comments. I was at my lowest at 115 lbs Then I switched jobs…
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Weight Maintenance Issues
I have been maintaining for 8 years now after a 70lb weight loss. Initially, I was maintaining between 135-140 with strict calorie counting. I jumped into running about 4 years ago (I enjoyed doing this once or twice a week for three miles per day on rest days) and fell a bit and have been fluctuating from 130-135 ever…
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Weight creep
I have been maintaining just below 119.9 for years. It is getting more difficult. My weight was slightly over 120 today. I am eating more snacks - chips, cheese, wine and it is having an effect. I exercise ( weight, cycle, walking) lots daily . The app says when I add in the exercise that I should not be gaining, however I…
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Maintenance at Christmas
I'm sure there have been a million of these threads, but I thought I would share my plan for Christmas and invite any advice from more experienced maintainers. This is my first Christmas in calorie counted maintenance, so it's a new experience for me. My plan is: Keep Christmas eating limited to the three days of Christmas…
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Do you try to gain weight back when you slip below your maintenance range?
I've had a few times where I have slipped below my maintenance range, and then just set a new, lower one. But I know I can't keep doing that forever. After a panic about a month back where my weight spiked up, I have settled into a slow loss again. But the idea of trying to put weight on - even just a few pounds - is quite…
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Tired of weight fluctuations
I know it's normal, but because I'm on an SSRI (with a tendency towards anxiety anyway), I get worried when I see the scale go up. For example, according to my scale I went up more than 3 pounds since last week. Now I know that it is not physically possible to gain 3 actual pounds based on my food/activity level, but as a…
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Maintaining weight whilst reducing body fat percentage.
Is it actually possible for a person to reduce their body fat percentage whilst maintaining the same weight? My weight is currently 89.3 kg, my BMI is 24.2 and my body fat percentage is 15.3%. Whilst I am happy with my body weight and BMI, I would like to bring my body fat percentage down to 13%. Does this automatically…
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I try to be optimistic, but
I'm probably at my lowest weight for the rest of the year right now. I might not gain much, but I'll probably gain something. I am not brave enough to step in a gym or pool until something really changes.