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New to Maintaining
Hi guys! I'm still new to the maintaining thing (just lost 10 pounds, so it wasn't an extreme change), and am wondering what tips you have. Obviously I'm going to keep eating healthy foods and working out, but I still don't know how to switch from low-cal eating to allowing more foods. Let me know what you've found helpful!
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Anyone else really cold?
I am freezing all the time. I can feel the air is warm. I am dressed in warm clothes. I am COLD. Fingers and toes feel cold to the touch. I am inside in front of a fireplace wearing a sweater, flannel shirt, jeans, socks, slippers and a hat. I don't have an eating disorder (really - I've been on here a long time and eat…
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Sticking to a Healthier Me.
Sometimes it gets hard to maintain, when you don't have help, especially cooking for a big Family. Looking for support ;)
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Banking to maintain.
So I have decided to maintain at my weight. I eat 1550 calories on weekdays (burn 350 on the treadmill everyday equalling out 1200) and eat 1400 calories on weekends burning 200 calories on the treadmill. My maintanence calories are 1450 so I added up 250x7 equalling 1750. If I ate 1750 calories over my 1550 just for one…
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Looking for friends at goal or close to goal
Hi all! Over the course of a year and a half, I lost 50 pounds and came within a pound or two of my ultimate goal weight. I ventured into maintenance because I felt good where I was. I began to slack off on exercise and logging my foods so I am now 10 pounds away from my ultimate goal weight. It only took about 8 months…
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weekend
Have a great weekend and be good to yourself and the family.
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Maintaining weight but decreasing body fat percentage.
Hi all, I'm new to this... I'm a 25 year old female and I'm quite petite, I'm only 5ft and weigh about 49, I've decided to start get fit and healthy anyways what I would really like to do is build muscle, and decrease body fat percentage I don't want huge muscles like body builders I just want to look tonned with muscle…
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Maintaing Weight
Hi everyone..........I hv been trying to maintain my weight.... ihave been eating under my calories everyday and I gained weight.......Anyone knows what is wrong?????? I normally eat less than 1000 calories per day
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Activity level
I'm a student. I go to school at night, do one hour of barre class or yoga a day, do daily house work (laundry, dishes) & occasionally walk my dogs. I do take naps... Does this sound lightly active or active? Sitting at a desk for school isn't exactly active...
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Diabetic advice.
When I started my plan I was taking 2 shots of insulin a day (type II). After one month and ten days I had gotten down to no insulin at all. My last a1c was 5.7. I'm sure it has been because I have had 6 spaced out meals a day with 15 carbs each. Now I've lost my weight and using calories I think I know how to maintain…
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How long before I can tell if this is a real gain?
I'm up a few lbs today but it is Monday and I'm always up 1-3 lbs due to heavier eating on the weekends and it usually goes back down mid week. How long should I wait to see if the weight from the Holidays is real before I adjust my eating? I mean, I don't want to stress over a few lbs and push myself to cut back if I…
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How much to you allow your weight to go up?
Weight obviously fluctuates, and the number of the scale can't stay the same all the time. So how high will you let the scale go up until you realise that you're slowly falling back into you're old ways again? I like to keep my weight at about 130-135 pounds. So far the highest the scale has gone up for me is 133 pounds,…
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Switching from losing to maintaining your weight
So I've reached my target, and I keep pushing it a little bit more but when do I stop and switch to maintaining my weight? When did you know you had lost enough and switch? Thanks x x
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Hardest Part - Acceptance
Hi, I think I have finally gotten through to myself that I need to appreciate where I am right now; right today; at this present time and at my present age! I keep trying to say I would look better and feel better if I were only 129 pounds. Really? Really? I feel great right now and I know I have come a very long way from…
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Please don't bash on me. I would appreciate solid advice.
Hi. My weight has been a roller coaster these last few years. In 2012, I ended up underweight and diagnosed with Anorexia. I went through counseling, got a nutritionist, and recovered really well. Of course, the goal then was to gain weight and up my calories without shocking my body. Recently, I've become overweight (not…
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hello everyone
Does anyone have that problem that their weight fluctuates and u gain a pound in a week and lose it the next week
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After the holidays
I hit goal weight over a year ago. Kept it off for 6 months. Then it started creeping back. I chose to let go for the holidays. Now I have 10 pounds to lose again. Must get back in the groove!
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Increase calorie intake after restrictive diet
I am currently on a restrictive diet of about 700 calories per day. I am a 24 year old female, 5 foot 1 and at a healthy weight, I do not want to gain or loose but I think calorie restriction has gone out of hand and would like to increase to about 1200 which according to my fitness pal is my BMR. I do not exercise more…
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Why explain your diet to me?
I lost 60lbs last year and for some reason everyone now seems to want to tell me about THEIR diet! They don't usually ask how I lost the weight, they just start in by saying things like, "I've decided to give up sugar, or carbs or...." Things like, I am eating my food on a smaller plate from now on or I have quit snacking…
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Poll for those maintaining at goal
If you ate the MFP recommended calories/nutrients (and didn't set your own custom goals), did you actually lose at the rate it said you would? I'm just starting out, and have mine set to lose 2 lbs/week and am just curious how accurate it is in reality. Thanks! :smile:
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How did you all fair over the festive period?
Just wondering how everyone got on with all the foodie treats over Christmas? I ate 1000 calories over TDEE on Christmas day, ate at TDEE on Boxing Day and in the few days since have been in slight deficit. I DIDN'T GAIN ANYTHING and I'm soooo happy :smile: (I waited 5 days to weigh myself to account for sodium) This is my…
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maintain
People think maintaining is EZ. Prob because they never tried it
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xmas weight
I was so bad and so have to work hard to get back on track. Marie
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Your tips to maintaining?
Hello! :) I'm not at maintenance yet, I was just wondering if anyone has any tips/rules/habits that they use to maintain their weight without counting calories? Or do you all still count? And do you plan on counting forever if you do?
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what are your plans for getting off Christmas weight?
I am up 6 lbs, the whole month of Christmas food is everywhere. 1) cleaning up environment, get rid of junk foods 2) wear tight jeans,not sweats 3) eat most meals at home 4) weigh daily 5) more soups, beans 6) at the gym more, going from 3 days to 5 days 7) keep some calories for late evening, don't eat everything up early…
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5'4-5'5 female twenty something's...
If you're a 5'4-5'5 female in your twenties, what is you maintenance weight goal, and what are you maintaining on? I'm curious because I've been told that my goal is "unrealistic". Thanks!
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Just a few beers make me feel so drunk
Would this have anything to do with my weight loss? I'm nearly half the person I used to be, yet i've been avoiding my old habit of drinking beers for a long time because they are so high in calories, yet today, because it was nearly christmas, I drunk 4 beers, feeling so different, can't walk straight, yet I feel like a…
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Was maintaining my weight on the amount I was eating, now losing?
I was able to maintain my weight no problem on about 1,500 calories. I've recently starting losing weight pretty quickly on that amount. What should I do?
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Maintaining weight? activity level? please need advice <3 Happy christmas/new year
Im female, 22 years old 123 llbs (56kg) 5 foot 9 inches (176cm) I do about 15-30 mins on my exercise bike daily I do alot of walking most days I work fulltime in a hospital (37.5 hours) where im mostly on my feet all day Not sure what to class my activity level as? :) any help/advice would be amazing! <3
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Figuring out your TDEE
I went through the data of the last two months, and the average seems to be about 2200 calories... but it does seem high. I know Scooby is just an approximation, but it gives me 2100 for moderately active, and I'm really not much more than that (especially now that it's cold and you won't see me go for a walk just because…