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feeling fat...Christmas blues
I have maintained for two and a half years. I fluctuate about five to seven pounds through out the year. I am in the higher part of that fluctuation right now and I feel REALLY fat. I know it is mindset and the fact I haven't exercised in ages. I am also going through a divorce so I am sure that doesn't help. How do you…
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Accountability Buddies!
Hello! I'm trying to maintain my current weight but have lost a lot of motivation to workout. I'm looking for some people to help me resist bad foods and motivate me to stop skipping morning workouts! I don't know about you but sometimes competitiveness is a really good motivator! I've created this group for anyone…
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Banking calories..myth or real? If real how to do it?
I have been consuming 1500 calories per day on weekdays and 1400 on weekends. Every weekday I'm on treadmill going 3.1 mph at 10% incline for 1.5 hours burning 345 calories and for 1 hour on weekends burning 220. Last night my husband and I went out because he surprised me and I overate 1800 calories so 3300 calories :(…
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The mindset of maintenance without logging
I have been maintaining for about two years, but only six months without logging. During the time I was losing, I tried to read everything I could find about healthy eating, weight loss and exercise. I was on MFP all hours of the day. I memorized menus, calories of foods, created lower calorie recipes of my favorites.…
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What gives?
Hi everyone... Little confused... I started eating 1400 for weigh loss and got down to a good weight to maintain. Upped to 1800-1900 and was maintaining. I lowered my intake to around 1500-1700 and lost a little. However, now I am maintaining on that with fluctuations going up or maintaining. What gives? Why was I able to…
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Desk Job and Weight Gain
Hello there! I am 24 years old and recently lost about 25 pounds (currently around 129 lbs). I keep really good track of my calories and make sure to exercise at least three times a week for an hour (half an hour cardio and half an hour resistance training). I just recently got a new job that will require me to sit for…
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now for the hard part
recently gained 6 lbs. Oh my I had to check myself out and figure this thing out. Why was I so hungry or was I hungry. I had a close uncle sick and died yesterday. I had adult children not coming home for the holidays, I just gotten over a sickness. Excuses, yes but I have always comforted myself with food and it is so…
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Post-Ketosis and Carbohydrate Intake
Tfw had no idea whether to post this here, in general dieting or nutrition, since the question covers all three. So, at the moment I'm undertaking a ketosis diet with extremely restricted carbs, moderate protein and high fat. You know the drill. But I've been wondering something: when I hit my desired weight, what do I do…
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Calorie Intake
Okay so everyone on here is telling me that 1,800 calories on track days is too low (for maintaining). So how many calories should I be eating then??? 2,000? We do track from 2:30-4:30 Monday's through Friday's. I've been eating 1,800 calories on the days I have been doing track and 1,600 on the days I don't but my wieght…
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How to stop MFP from changing goals/settings
Sorry if this has already been posted somewhere else.. I am set to "maintain" in MFP, calories set manually at 1700 (which changes with Garmin vivofit), macros set manually by me. So, how do I stop MFP from changing both my "weekly goal" from "maintain" to lose/gain weight if my weight goes up/down a couple of pounds AND…
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Anyone maintaining without counting calories
I am were I am happy with myself and I would like to stop tracking my food.However,I am afraid that if I do I might start overeating without knowing it and gain the weight back. So what are the tips yo maintain without counting calories? I will continue to exercise regularly and eat only when I am hungry.
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Feeling a little lost... can anyone relate?
So I hit my goal weight this week after 7 months of intentional hard work and years before of yo-yo dieting. It was an amazing feeling, seeing that scale hit "135." I've set fitness goals for myself to continue the path, but I'm feeling a bit lost. I think I imagined I would have these feelings, when I got here - that I'd…
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Maintain current weight but lose belly fat and build muscle
Hi everyone, any suggestion on how to maintain my current weight(160lb @ 5'10"), lose belly fat and build some muscle. I usually fulfill about 2200 cal each day with food and protein shake and burn about 200 cal doing cardio and also do some weight lifting. The nutrition goal shows the following: carb 50%, FAT 30% &…
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Extreme Salt Sensitivity?
Hi, I'm nineteen years old, female, 5'6, and fluctuate between 102-104 pounds. According to BMI charts, I'd be classified as underweight, which makes sense considering I've struggled with anorexia and binge eating episodes in the past. As a step towards recovery, I've been maintaining my weight for about a year now, just…
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Muscle gain and fat loss using whey, what should I do for calorie count?
I have been very successful at losing a bulk of my weight. I am down to 155, 5 pounds up from my bottom. I still have about 5-10 pounds worth of fat on the waist line I want to see gone. I figure at this point I need to work out and tone. I want to gain muscle weight while losing fat. I am going to use Whey protein to…
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GOAL!
It has been a long hard road and I know each day I will still have to work to stay here... no resting on my laurels. But anyway. At long last: GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!
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Maintaining with pictures!!!
Hello, Some people asked me how my maintenance is going. So far, so good. So far over 3 weeks and doing great. I was worried as I heard that it was worse than the actual losing, but so far for me, I have not found that to be true. I guess alot is because I really did not change much once I got to maintenance. I eat…
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I can eat 2400 calories a day?!?
Hey everyone! The other day my boyfriend bought me a polar HRM watch, the next day I put it on as soon as I woke up to see how many calories I burn in a day. The whole day I burnt 2400 calories. I was on my feet a lot and did a quick 30 minute cardio session at the gym but to say I was shocked was an understatement. Did I…
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Is diet composition essential in maintaining weight?
hi, since I've read so many articles that says maintaining weight, losing weight and even gaining weight is all about calories in versus calories out. So can I maintain my weight if I eat,let say, 60% carb 25%protein and 15% fat? Does the composition matter? Or it's just really all about calories in versus calories out?
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Possible weight gain because of strength training
I have lost about 20 pounds by eating very healthy, about 1400-1500 calories daily, and lifting weights. I'm now eating 1600 calories, still working out, but doing a new resistance program with heavier weights. I was either maintaining or losing about half a pound a week. Suddenly I gained 2 pounds, without any cheat days,…
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Come and show me your food diary those in maintenance
Hey, I'm approaching my goal and will be not wanting to lose anymore weight but still wanting to burn fat and build muscle - can you show me what you food looks like if you are in this stage? Pref ladies but input from the boys welcome x
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"underweight"
soo i'm f, 5'4, and my gw was 104.5/105 (that's where i think i look the best) within a week i've gained 2 lb up to 107 here's my question: i have a friend who says that because i'm "statistically underweight", no matter how hard i try, my weigh will keep bouncing back up if i even slightly overeat... thoughts??
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Staying or Going?
As I've peruse the 'Intro' & 'Get Started' forums I see a lot of folks returning to MFP. Some just stopped logging while others stopped once they achieved their goals but has returned due to regaining weight. SO I'm wondering:* Do you plan to continue to use MFP & why? And how active do you think you will be? ie forums MFP…
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Here goes nothing...
For the amount I exercise (5 barre classes a week + some yoga) annnnd I bartend, calorie calculators say I should be eating about 2000 calories. I've been maintaining on 15-1700 tho :/ Has anyone else had luck with upping their calories slowly? I've heard some people say "you gain before you lose"? Stats: 5'5 female 24 y/o…
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15 pound unexpected weight gain help
I am 5'8, 24 years old, 180, tdee 2230, and I have not used a scale in 2 months, when I used it the other day it said 195 and I was really surprised, I am trying to maintain. I do not know how this did happen but I hope much of it is water? My diet for the past month has been not good, high carbs, very low protein, more…
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Maintaining weight loss after surgery
HI I have lost nearly 60 pounds since January 2014. I did this through WW, MyFitnessPal and running. Unfortunately, I have had to have ankle surgery and it is impacting my ability to exercise. The surgery was pretty extensive and I am on crutches for several weeks. I am watching my calories and food intake, but I am very…
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when you're sick in bed all day...
i had literally just gotten to my goal weight (104.5/105) & then I got sick.. I've been laying in bed the past couple days just eating food :( i'm now up to 107 in a matter of less than a week!! idk what to do... i suppose i could just sleep all day & avoid food (lol...kidding) should i go off of my bmr?
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Exercise during maintance
Ok....I am 16 pounds away from my goal so I am trying to gather info on maintance......I know I will slowly have to add some more calories into my diet. , but what about excercise? I currently work out 5 days a week for 45-60 minutes. Do I continue at that pace? I am so clueless
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Finding maintenance calories!
Love this new forum! I just started maintenance a couple weeks ago, and have gradually upped myself to 1650, which is the MFP calorie setting for sedentary. I'm not actually sedentary, but I'm not super active either. I typically walk 8-10 miles/per week. I was wondering what everyone's experience has been so far with…
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Do You Lose Muscle Every Time You Lose a Fraction of a Pound?
I have recently lost 60 lbs and I have been attempting to maintain for the past few weeks. Unfortunately, I somehow lost about 30 lbs of muscle in the process. In my attempt to maintain I have noticed that some weeks I will gain .25 lbs to .5 lbs and the next week I will lose .25 to .5 lbs. Am I losing muscle every time I…