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New Group for Women over 50
I just created a new group and hope all you fabulous women over 50 will join me. Go here to share tips n tricks, success stories, recipes or whatever is on your mind. We have one rule. We must always be kind to one another. The group name is Women over 50 Ready for 2021 Hope to see you there. Whether you've already reached…
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My first real "mistake" in maintenance
I've been maintaining 130-135-ish for almost 2 years now, Had my ups and downs but has been surprisingly easy in the end. Then late Oct hit, I stopped really paying attention to my eating as much. One icecream bar turned into icecream bars every night, The morning coffee with milk turned into coffee with creamer. Little…
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How do you decide what your "normal/ideal" is?
I was a fat teenager (BMI 36-37), up and down in my 20s (tho never back to that level of obese, mostly hovered around BMI 26-28) I've tried maintaining once before, when I hit roughly the same weight I'm at now (53-55kg at 159.5cm), and then had dental issues and lost down to 48kg. Then I gained 20kg (could finally eat…
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November 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 did you pick your maintenance weight?
I originally set my goal weight as the highest number in the “healthy” BMI category (195 lbs). I’m a little over 6’2” tall. When I got there I felt that I actually looked and felt better at about 10 lbs more. Some of me is loose skin - I did lose >110 lbs. So I stayed at around 202 -205for many months. Gained the dreaded…
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Reverse dieting need help!
So I recently lost some weight and my current calorie intake a day is 1100. I want to start reverse dieting to get my calories back up. If my resting metabolic rate is 1400, can I safely start eating 1400 calories without gaining weight or do I need to work my way up from 1100?
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Reverse dieting need help!
So I recently lost some weight and my current calorie intake a day is 1100. I want to start reverse dieting to get my calories back up. If my resting metabolic rate is 1400, can I safely start eating 1400 calories without gaining weight or do I need to work my way up from 1100?
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Activity level
High! Hoping someone can help. I am trying to maintain my weight but have lost 2 pounds. I’m not sure if I have my activity level set correctly. I’m a pilates instructor and soo on average 2 classes 5 days per week and one on a Saturday. Alongside this I usually do more high intensity workouts (barre, weights, treadmill)…
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I have questions about recomping that I couldn't find in threads
So I have been reading about recomping and I have these questions. 1. When you are recomping, how do you gauge your calories and macros? What changes do you make as opposed to cutting or bulking when it comes to recomping? 2. Do you check your weight daily/regularly and the median seems same but your lifts improve? What do…
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Besides keeping track of calories, what else are you doing to maintain your overall health?
I have gotten better about eating vegetables, taking walks, and cutting out toxic relationships. I also save watching/reading the news for right before a workout- I find it so aggravating.
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Reached target weight
I've finally reached my target weight of 62kg (about 137lb) having lost 16kg (35lb)! I've gone from a UK size 16 to size 8 I am super excited but also a bit nervous about adjusting my diet to maintain rather than lose weight, as I don't want to put all the weight back on again. Does anyone have any tips or words of wisdom?
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Reference Body Weight and Protein
forgive me because I am a total ignoramous and today is the first time I even heard the term "Reference Body Weight" up to this point I thought you were supposed to compute how much protein you need to maintain your current body weight based on your actual body weight so first I came across this YouTube video How much…
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How to not feel like it's one long endless diet.
I hit maintenance back in May, but I'm struggling. I'm still having to track and weigh almost daily or I'll creep up a lb or two. I just feel like I'm on one super, long endless diet. The maintenance level of calories for me feels like deprivation for sure. I know it helps when I load up on the protein, but this is not…
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Little cooking oil calories
I feel stupid for asking lol Anyway, I used 3 tbsps of cooking oil, which equals 360 calories; for the WHOLE big meal, served for 7-8 people in a really big pot. Do these calories matter much in counting ? How do I add them when counting?
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Maintaining
I have started to maintain due to losing 21kg over 10 months and I have been adding 100 calories from 2 weeks ago, so I’ve added 200 already, from 1550 to 1750 calories a day and when I have done a weekly weigh in I have seen a 0.6kg weight increase! I am really stressing about this and was wondering if there is any advice…
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Maintaining your weight after a liposuction
I plan on getting my fat on my stomach, hips and back sucked out of me. Anyone here had a liposuction and maintained it? Any tips, plans on how to maintain? How long will my body be in starvation mode after the surgery?
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What I Love About Being in Maintenance
1) Weighing what I'm "supposed" to weigh; 2) Fitting in to all of my pretty clothes again; 3) Not feeling ashamed of my appearance and having to wrestle with myself to go places; 4) Feeling a lot better physically, not just emotionally; 5) Being able to eat as much as 400 calories in a meal and still program in snacks and…
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Bad day yesterday
Made common mistake for me- waited too long to eat lunch- 2:30- made poor choices could not get full. Then husband wanted to eat dinner and I went along to be agreeable- weight way up today!!! Must not do that. Any one else have a husband that wants company when he eats?? And wants me to eat the same amount?? Although he…
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Taking a break from logging after 8 years
Greetings All - I am taking a break from logging. I logged every single thing I ate for over 3000 days. I lost my goal of 35 pounds, dropped a few pounds and gained a bit but came back to that range for almost all of the last 8 years. I am still in that zone now (BMI, 22.7). It's probably been more than a year since…
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October 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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Weight suddenly gone crazy
A week ago I put my calories up by 50 calories. I have been putting my calories up by 50 or 100 every week or two for a while, to try and stop my weight from trending downward, as I hit my target weight a while ago. Suddenly, after the last 50 calorie increase, my weight has gone crazy. I tried not to panic the first day…
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Fat Macro
As a vegetarian, my protein comes from nuts, dairy, tofu, and added protein powder. I buy everything low-fat and low-sodium, but I have gone over my fat macro every single day in the two months since I've been on transition and then maintenance, because these sources are all rather high in fat even in the reduced version.…
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Accountability
Hi all, I've been on a health/fitness journey for the past two years. I've managed to lost about 70lbs total; however, COVID times and other stressors has me taking some significant steps backwards now. I'm looking for any peer support and ways of maintaining accountability with others. I haven't used this forum that much,…
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Should i eat the "remaining" calories that are under weekly goal?
So, if im on a small deficit (0.5 lb) and my weekly under goal is (at times) between 1000-1220 calories (im on 2350 cal daily) i workout heavy and i don't log or add those calories.. My question here, is that should i eat these calories or not? some say that it is like a debt that i have to pay. My weekly should be at…
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October maintenance check-in
Maintenance Name Joy Age: 60 Height: 5’2” Total weight lost: 30 lbs. Time it took to lose: about 4 months started June 8, 2020. How long in maintenance: since September 30, 2020. Maintenance weight range. 109-112 Ave. weight recorded for October 111 Current weight on October 31, 2020. 110.6
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Target Weight was HIT today!
2020 has been a challenge, but I've managed to stay in Maintenance Zone (+/- 5 pounds from Target). Decided recently to stop hanging in the top part of Maintenance Zone and go for Target weight (199.9) and I hit it today. Last time I hit Target was 2014. Total loss: 77 pounds Another example that CICO works when we work…
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calorie counting
today i was very stressed and ate a donut and a cake pop bc i tend to go for sweets when i’m stressed and i rarely ever eat sweets. i still stayed within my maintenance cals. but i’m wondering if the extra sugar will cause me to gain weight? any advice?
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Need help! Reverse dieting?
Hello everyone! I'm coming to you with a lot of fear and anxiety about my weight. I'm tired of yoyoing and I really want to get to a place where I feel strong, healthy and confident in my body. I would like to learn what I need to know BUT it is very overwhelming so I am searching for some tips to slowly get into it all. I…
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Need accountability friends!
Hi, everyone! I'm Bobby. I am a new user and am looking for accountability buddies, if anyone is interested, add me!
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Amateur question regarding calories
I'm 120lbs, 5'3" female. I exercise almost every day, about an hour; a mix of HIIT, body weight exercise and warm up/cool down. Average heart rate about 140. I also walk a couple of miles each day, and I'm a mom, so I wouldn't say I'm on my feet ALL day but I'm not sedentary either. My question is this; my smart watch says…