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Am I sedentary or lightly active?
I stopped working out and am a student who's usually on her feet half the time (If I'm in campus around 10 hours a day, I'm usually walking 1-2 hours at a time, not including when I'm cooking/cleaning at home). I plan to workout 3x a week once I get my schedule cleared out (30 minutes circuit training + 5km run). But…
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Just reached goal
Hi! I'm new to MFP, and joined mostly so I can maintain. So far I'm loving it. I still keep me hard copy/paper food journal, but I'm hoping to transition slowly up from my losing caloric range (1,000-1,200) to a maintenance range (currently at 1,260, plan to go to 1,300 in May, guessing/hoping I'll maintain somewhere in…
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rabiya here
Hello wanna loose tummy fat
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Tips for maintaining
Hello everyone , just looking for some tips/ideas for helping maintain your weight once you are at your goal ? I am down 12 lbs and not looking to lose anymore eating three meals a day and snacks in between ( yogurt, fruit and maybe a granola bar ) I was allowing myself one cheat day a week normally on the weekend when we…
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Struggling with maintenance - still!
Mr Will Power, where have you gone? At one time you and me were so tight; we had such a good relationship and were strong together. Now you are gone and only appear fleetingly in my peripheral vision. Please come back - I need you!
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When to switch to maintenance/recomp?
I'm 5' 2" and weigh 107 pounds, which puts me at a BMI of 19.6 (but on a small frame). I do some cardio (running) and am about to start learning to lift in the next two weeks. My initial plan was to continue at a deficit until I was about 102 (low end of a healthy BMI at 18.5) and then start eating at a small surplus as I…
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Reverse dieting
i have been working on losing weight for my wedding in July. My dress alterations are in May so I have two months where I have to maintain my weight before continuing with my weight loss. My concern is I've never been able to maintain I've always been losing or gaining and I'm really nervous that on my wedding day my dress…
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Anyone else started trying to main build muscle???
add me please need tips an motivation. Want to maintain but build muscle.
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What do you do with your earned calories from exercise when maintaining?
Morning all I have always been a fat kid/teenager/adult so I started my healthier life style back in September were I weighed 340Ibs and I'm just coming up to my initial 100Ib lost target. When setting up MFP I chose to lose 2Ib a week which gave me 2140 calories a day to play with, at the same time I brought a Fitbit one…
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Heart Monitor
I am looking to buy a heart monitor, any suggestions on one you would recommend ?
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Need inspiring friends for support ~
Hiya, I'm looking for friends at or close to GW with inspiring results for motivation and mutual accountability. Ideally, I'd like to add some muscle/lose fat while maintaining my weight, so having a support system who can give me that extra "push" and vice versa would be great! I'm petite, 5'5", thin framed with a healthy…
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meeting goals
Keeping up the good work. Quoting is not an option
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Since thick is in, should I stay at 145 on my 5'2 frame
Since I've lost weight, I also lost weight in my boobs I went from a C cup to a B cup, a big B cup though. I still want curves, and an *kitten*. i feel like if I lose anymore weight I lose my boobs, I'm not into that skinny skinny look. What do you think about 145 pounds on a 5'2 frame? Maybe ten more pounds? I'm scared to…
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Days vary...
So I sometimes have one of my usual meals an for the last few days they have left me hungrier than usual. Other days, usually following the hungrier days, I feel very full. I have that once every few months and it's not related to my time of the month. Something hormonal? Seasonal? Right now spring is a hungry week for me
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fitbit freak
Hello add me!!
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Help in Maintaining Weight while Losing Weight
Hey guys. I have been reading a lot of posts here lately to get to the bottom of my interest and it seems I havent yet found what I was looking for. So... i need help here. As the title displays, I want to maintain weight while losing weight. I know it's a bit confusing at first glance. So here I'm going to give a bit of…
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Alcohol
oh my i know that alcohol has empty calories, I used to love drinking beer, but have found that I tend to end up with the beer belly, and wine also has alot of calories, to wind down the odd ocasion anyone any suggestions on light tipples, pleasde do not say soda water it is so vile. thanks
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I am scared about putting my calories up?
I have been dieting properly since last August! I've lost more than I ever planned or expected too... Anyway, I don't want to lose anymore weight but I don't know how to maintain? I worry that but putting my calories up, from 1200 -1500 I will put on weight. Anyone had any experiences/tips?
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leftover calories
I have just logged my dinner but I still have 480 calories left! I'm not hungry so was wondering how many calories are sensible to leave?
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Did I totally misunderstand?
So I have the feeling that I've totally misunderstood how I'm supposed to up my maintenance calories. :frowning: I don't know how, since I've been reading a lot of the threads in here, but I've been raising my calories 100 a week. Should I have been adding 100 a day? I'm feeling kind of like an idiot if that is the case.…
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MAINTANCE AND SUDDENLY REALLY HUNGRY
hi I'm only small, 5ft and lost 7lb in 8 weeks by sticking to around 1000 cals per day and reached goal of 7stone 12lb 3 days ago. After a lifetime of yo yo dieting & finding it harder and harder to loose weight I was determined this time to get to right way, get fit and healthy and stay there! So joined MFP, got a fitbit…
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Keeping weight off
i lost 30lbs still got another 20 to go
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Weight fluctuating up a bit more then "normal"....muscle tone?
Hey all, So I've been in maintenance a bit more then a month, and my weight has stayed from 150-153 lbs. I'm noticing a recent upward trend of a couple more lbs...despite tracking and despite trying a few solutions that have worked in the past (having a lower sodium day, having a day with less carbs, etc.) I have in this…
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Looking ahead a little here but input welcome.
I am not at my goal yet,I still have 14 pounds to go but I have started to think ahead about maintaining when I do get there. I am 5ft 1 and weighed 171 when I rejoined after falling off the wagon,today I weigh 146 and my initial goal will be 132 then I will re-evaluate to see if I want to lose more but I am already…
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Why raise calories 100 at a time when transitioning into maintenance?
Just wondering why the general advice is to raise calories by 100 weekly when transitioning into maintenance? I understand that doing it gradually helps to prevent you putting on loads of glycogen water weight at once, but surely it levels out after a while anyway? Or is it so that it's easier to figure out your…
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Tried to maintain but gained?
Hello! I am 5'5 and I was 118lb. My body was perfect! So I continued cardio at the gym and didnt watch my cals so closely but made sure to stay around 1500-1800. Well.. I gained 5lb within a month. How is that possible? But not of muscle, I can see the culprit in the mirror. I thought it was only bloating from salt/sugar…
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Did anyone here lose weight on 1200cals and managed not to put the weight back on when maintaining?
People are saying 1200cals is too low and when you start maintaining the weight will pile back on,is this true?
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Back in the game
follow me if you want some motivation!!
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Tracking something wrong, I ate daily for 6 months now.
Okay, so back in October of 2014 after I had reached my goal of weight of 155. I started at 235. I just wanted to maintain so I was able to raise my calories. Still wanting to eat better than before I thought I had found the perfect snack with these smart pop popcorn. I pretty much became obsessed with them yada yada. I…
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fruitarians and maintaining
Anyone here maintaining on a mainly fruit diet? Question... How much fruit, seed, nuts do you consume to maintain?