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First week of maintainence - gained weight.
Last week was my first week of maintainence. I went from 1,200 calories per day to 1,300 per day (I don't eat back exercise calories). There were three days I ate under 1,300, but not one day over. When I weighed this morning, I was shocked to see that I had gained 1/2 a pound! My plan was to eat 1,400 per day this week,…
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When did you switch?
So I'm finding that losing the last ten pounds or so has been a bit of a grind, especially since I' more interested in fat loss. I'm not going to look any different two pounds from now. My question is, when do you decide that you've reached your maintenance weight? How many consecutive weigh-ins over what period of time…
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Low maintenance calories?
Hey guys, I keep seeing posts about how people are happily maintaining on a surprisingly high number of calories. Once in a while I'll even stumble upon posts where the OP is losing on 1600 a day. While I'm really happy for those who can, I'm a bit bummed out by my maintenance of ~1350. Anyone else out there feeling the…
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Astonishing realization about maintaining
So I started here with a "goal" - a set number of pounds I want to drop. This morning, I was thinking about maintenance and I realized....this IS maintenance! Eating ~1400 cal per day, which is how I'm losing it, is also how I'll maintain this. Because my body will know its level when it gets there. It may want to lose…
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Why I need to keep logging . . .
I dropped by Paneras with my teen son today to celebrate with a snack. He bought a nice cheese danish. I bought a delicious pumpkin muffin. As soon as I started eating I realized it was twice as much as I wanted and split it with him. All good - I was a little full, but not much, and just ate a little less at dinner. Just…
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Very confuddled, could use some guidance?
Hi everyone, i'm all confuddled and was hoping someone could help me figure out what I need to do. I'm 5"2, 27 and about 100-101lbs (all my adult life i've been somewhere between 98-103lbs). I gained some fat mostly around my stomach and hips and on someone else it probably wouldn't even be noticeable but on my small frame…
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INJURY has put me out!
In a spit second I fell running and bam...high ankle injury, not easy to recover from. I am scared that i'm going to gain, in fact, I did gain 2 pounds in two weeks. I basically didn't watch my diet. Now that I'm not activity I really really need to watch. Now I feel like I have no friends. I am an avid hiker and…
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Help with calories and macronutrients?
Hi! I am 18 y/o, female, 5'11" 134 lbs and lift weights 6x a week with some cardio intervals. I have been steadily losing weight for quite a while, and I was not tracking anything. I want to stop losing because I like where I'm at right now. So I decided to find out my TDEE and start making sure I get enough to maintain…
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Lost 100 pounds and trying to firm up!
Hello! Looking for some guidance here. :-) I've lost almost 100lbs. over the past couple years. I am 5'9", 154lbs. and 23.5% body fat. I would like to be between 18% and 20%. I believe I eat clean. My meals throughout the day are a lean protein and vegetables and my snacks are pretty much always Quest Bars and protein…
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Jumbled and confused in need of insight!
Hi! my story: So, I lost weight over a course of about 10 months eating 1200-1400 daily. I am 5'3, small boned, 18 years old. I've been trying to maintain for awhile. Was eating 1700-1900 and doing so, but with stress slipped to 1500-1700 since about late November. I have lost around 3-4 pounds since then... Should I go…
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Seriously upped cardio = weight gain
Think I've got my head round this now but wanted other peoples view on this. Been maintaining for about 8 months within a 3-4 llb range. For the last couple of weeks I've gone from doing 10k on excersise bike each morning and light weights every other day to doing same but adding in another minimum 10 miles each day on…
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How do you do this?
How do you get to the firm belief that you are actually at maintenance weight range and should let go the tight calorie control. I am set to maintenance on here, but mentally am still looking at my rolling 7 days and feeling a positive buzz out of having at least a 1500 calorie defecit I have exercise goals rather than a…
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any one trying to put on weight
Hello all im just wondering if any one could help me at all im trying to put on weight as I am only 7stone and I am way underweight . I do eat and have couple meals a day but dont seen to put weight on if any one has any advice would be appreciated thank you x :p
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new goals at maintenance
Yay! We've achieved our weight loss goal! What are your goals now? I am struggling with the monotony of "just" maintaining... Thank you
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why does my weight keep going up and down
why does my weight keep going up and down? Its annoying and frustrating
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Maintenance Success Stories
It's great reading all of the success stories out there ... I'm happy to say mine is one of them. But now that I'm there, I'm curious to hear about long term maintenance success stories, from people who have had big losses (>50 lbs preferred, >100 lbs would be even better). If you have been on long term maintenance, what…
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Switching from losing to maintaining: help needed!
Hello! I have recently hit my goal weight (woohoo!) and therefore my goal is now to maintain my current weight. I however have two questions: 1. How do I do this? Do I just increase my calorie intake at once, or do I gradually increase it? Won't I gain weight again because my body is now used to a lower calorie intake? 2.…
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Having a hard time fitting in workouts.
So I've been maintaining succesfully for about a year now. I'm not doing such a great job both with my food or workouts, but I'm hanging in there. I used to work out 6 time per week, but since I started working full time, it's just not happening. During the week I'm absolutely exhausted, as I'm out of the house for around…
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WHAT'S THE BEST TIME TO WEIGH YOUR SELF?
I would like to believe I lost 10 pounds for in the morning I weigh less.But by the evening I weigh about 2 pounds more.So what is the true weight? Yesterday I weighed 204 in the morning and 206 in the afternoon and was disappointed.
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Need motivation
Need to loose weight & jus don't have the motivation to do it . Someone help
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Did anyone change their goal weight?
When I first started, I picked a number as my goal weight (120 lbs). I didn't have any strong reasons for choosing that specific number, it just sounded like a good weight for me and my height/frame. I reached my goal weight, but for the past couple of months I have been yo-yoing back and forth between my goal weight and…
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2 months of maintenance
today is my 2 month mark! 2 months ago I hit 116. Today I'm 119.8. I seem to bounce a lot between 116-120, and I'm perfectly ok with that. It took me awhile to realize bouncing around a range was ok. My husband recently came back from a deployment and is on rest and recoup leave so there hasn't been much gym time in 2…
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Why is regaining weight so common????
Warning a little depressing but I will learn to live with the heat turned down!!!! http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-is-regaining-weight-so-common/
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Spare calories?
Hi all I'm after some advice if possible please? I log all my food & have a FitBit to log my exercise (I am a fitness instructor and work full time so I am very active) at the end of every day I have anywhere between 150 - 900 calories left at the end of the day. I currently don't want to waste these on just eating for the…
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Gym Suggestions
Looking for a nice clean gym to join near Brookfield/ Sussex,WI area. Any suggestions? Cost, hours open,pool, equipment,classes. Can you help me out?
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Fiber and bloating?
So recently I've stared doing two new things and I really can't tell if this is normal or not. I've just recently shifted into maintainance. I kept on adding a 100 calories after every 4-5 days until I reached the maintainance calories which is 1850 on a very lazy day. I've also recently added a buttload of bran to my…
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Getting started
3 days down . Thinking that keeping the log and being accountable is going to help.
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More Exercise = More Food = Weight Gain! =(
I need your help! I am not The Most Active Person Alive! but it appears that I eat like I am. I do gym in the mornings, short cardio and then weight training (Monday to Friday and occasionally on the wknd). I am doing a 30 Day Bikram Yoga challenge this month too. That happens in the evenings. My work is pretty stressful…
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Running buddy, Peterborough Ontario
Hey everyone, I'm new to this app and just noticed that not only is this app fitness based but social as well. I am from Peterborough Ontario and would love to gain a running buddy. I am trying to maintain my weight as I am back to were I was in highschool( maybe even gain some muscle) Back in the day I was a track and…
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One Pound Away!
After my weigh-in this morning, I am one pound away from my goal weight (yay!!). Is this the time to start adding calories gradually, or should I keep going until I get to goal, then start adding? What worked best for you?