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How far below goal did you go before you figured out your maintenance?
My goal was 125. I have been adding 200 calories a week to my deficit and have lost about a pound in 2 weeks. I know this is normal but how much did you lose after reaching goal before you leveled out.
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Was I happier heavier? Anyone need counseling after weight loss?
I've reached the high end of my weight loss goals, and I feel like I'm really starting to struggle mentally. I feel so good physically with my new size. I have energy, I love exercising now, I don't have any annoying aches or pains or stomach issues like I was starting to get at my heaviest. I'm still getting a lot of…
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Close to Goal
I am about four pounds away from my goal weight :) . Should I begin increasing my calories by a small amount now, or wait until I reach goal?
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Maintenance calories to low ?
I am 5ft 2in and weight 120lb, don't have a busy life style, and have been given a maintainance calorie intake of 1380 per day, does this seem a little low ? Thanks
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I have no appetite
Dear all, I started MFP half an year ago (weight of 77 kilo). My goal was to lose weight and to do more sports. But three months ago my boyfriend went to China for 1 year and since he is gone I actually don't have any appetite at all. I don't feel bad or something, I just don't have any appetite for food. Instead of using…
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Cutting/losing excess weight
i know what I'm doing to accomplish this. Just thought it would be cool to start a discussion. Maybe help keep up motivation.
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Taking a 'break' from weight loss by maintaining
Hi everyone. I've lost about 17 pounds so far and want to lose another 13 pounds. However, I have decided I want to take a 'break' for a while and eat at maintenance. I feel like I've been eating too little and thinking way too much about food, so I think eating a little more and maintaining my weight for 2 or 3 months…
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Maintenance help!
I've been on a 1,200 calorie intake for a whole month now to prepare for our campus' pageant but am now ready to start maintaining. My maintenance calories is 1,760, but I'm just wondering if I should start consuming 1,760 cals immediately, or add 100 cals per week until I reach that number? I'm just a bit afraid of…
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Any fitmoms in Temecula, CA?
Let's be friends :D i wanna get to know other cool fitmoms! My name is Veronica, I am 27, married, a stay-at-home-mom & have a beautiful 10 month old boy. I am in love with Body Pump classes, I attend them 3x/week! And I also powerlift ;) deadlifts being my favorite!
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Looking for maintaining friends.
Hi! I'm a 21 year old looking for some friends who are interested in maintaining their weight. I don't really care if you're young or "old" or male or felame. I'm just trying to build up a support/encouragement system for people who want to maintain. If I end up losing a little weight I'm not going to complain though :p .…
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When you get there and you're happy, do you...
still have to keep changing your fitness routine up? For example - I run and I lift. When my body is where I'm happy with it (lean, defined muscle, but not looking to bulk) -- will I be able to continue with the same lifting routine and maintain the desired physique? On occasion I read things about needing to change your…
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I need some insight PLEASE!
Hi! 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 2-3 pounds since then... Should I go back to my pervious calorie amount or will I now gain on that? If so, should I increase all at once or in increments? I am a…
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When do you know it's time to stop?
I have been dieting for a while and lost 30lbs in total. I have never looked so trim. However sometimes I feel like I've had enough! When do you know it's time to return to a "normal diet"? Is it weight, how you see your figure or something else.
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So for those maintaining below 2000/day, is this a lifetime commitment?
I'm curious to know if those who maintain at lower than 2000 a day are happy with that and are you planning to continue it for life. If not what is your plan and do you think that low calorie maintenance will have an impact on you health?
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Maintenance!!
I entered Maintenance! However I am confused. When it changed to "maintain" weight" it only added about 100 calories. I went from being able to eat 1350 calories to lose to only being able to eat 1530 to maintain. I went and looked at a few sites and it seems I do range between 1530-1778, if I add daily exercise I can get…
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Activity Level
Hello, I'm kinda confused of my activity level... i am a college student and walk anywhere from 2.75-4.25 miles a day from going to class, grocery shopping, etc. I also do basic chores everyday like clean my dorm, laundry etc. I don't exercise other than that, however I find out of a 16 hour day I'm on my feet for maybe…
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When is it too much?
Hello! I finally made my goal weight, which I didn't really think possible, but ever since then I've found myself still wanting to lose weight in order to get the six pack I've always wanted. However I feel that if I lose any more than I will be underweight.. And I don't want to run into health problems associated with…
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maintaining my weight
Hello cloudi2. I am under 2000 a day. Its very do able and not hard. I will be honest though at times I have gone over my cal. I think after a while your stomach starts to get smaller.
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hi, anyone from Asia or Pakistan !
what kind of food u suggest for diet plan asian and pakistani recipes focus only
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Made My Goal, but it Still Feels Like a Battle
I've been at my target weight for about three months now, and I'm happy that I made it. However I still feel like it's a battle in a way...I haven't changed my logging habits and I still think about calories in vs calories out constantly. I've been a lot more lax with what exactly I'm eating, which is good, but I find…
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Maintaining Weight But Gaining?
So I've been maintaining my weight for almost a year now but I seem to be going through this cycle of losing and gaining 3-4 lbs and was wondering if any of you guys experienced this in maintenance? I weigh in every week at the same time and eat roughly 1500 calories a day my eating habits haven't changed much since losing…
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Difficult to up calories
So I decided to maintain, properly this time I hope as I don't think I should be losing more weight. But gosh, it's so difficult all of a sudden to eat more. I'm eating an extra banana between breakfast and lunch, but I got so used to my snack vegetables (next to my computer. I take pieces without thinking about it) after…
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Maintainers - a question if you don't mind....
Hi all - I don't normally post things like this but I have a question. I've recently decided to move into "maintenance" and, like a lot of people, I really only know two ways of eating: unmonitored and weight loss. So, this is new to me. I've been slowly ramping calories up and what I'm finding is, the more I eat, the…
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Almost to goal...worried about maintaining
I have 2lbs to my final goal weight. I set myself a 5lb range I want to stay in but I'm not sure how quickly to go about adding back in the calories once I reach my final goal. It seems like I'll gain the weight back if I jump straight from weight loss calorie level to maintenance calorie level. I let MFP tell me how many…
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Is MyFitnessPal accurate?
Hello! I have reached my goal weight and switched to maintaining weight. But are the calories they put for maintaining accurate? Please respond with your experience with maintaining! Thanks for reading
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Maintaining on a lot of calories ? Anyone?
I'm not using MFP to lose weight but more or less to keep track of what I'm eating. I'm eating between 2500-3000 calories average. I exercise 3-5 times a week moderately. I'm 5'3 and just a bit overweight. Is this normal ? It's all healthy food. Is there any other females that aren't Athletes and are maintaining on this…
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Regaining (just) enough weight after surgery
From May to December-ish, I lost about 45 pounds, going from 210 to 165 by limiting my calorie intake. 165 is about as low as I probably should be, although I had continued to lose another pound or two since then. Last week, I underwent emergency gallbladder surgery (apparently this is common after losing lots of weight).…
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When did you decide it was time to maintain?
Was it when you reach your average weight, or when you fitted in a certain size or when you looked in the mirror and decided you were happy with your image?
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Trying to maintain weight
hey guys. I don't have a great appetite... How many calories do you's tend to eat to maintain? Is this with or without exercise?
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maintaining wait but staying fit without loosing weight!
How do I maintain my weight without loosing weight! I workout so much and so active my healthy fitness causes me to loose weight that I don't need to loose!! But at the same time I don't wanna get far but I wanna have a healthy skinny fit body! What can I do??