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Thanksgiving is over - how to get back on track!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone :) Now that this holiday is coming to an end and many of us are overstuffed, I am interested in hearing what everyone's plans are to get back on track! I personally feel a little sick in my tummy, but enjoyed every bit of what I ate! I am going to do some intense kickboxing/circuit training…
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Do They Get It?
I have been in maintaining just past the 1 yr mark in Aug and I've noticed that there's seem to be an genuine disconnect between me & my friends who have not had to or want to lose weight. It's not that they are unsupportive but I get this 'look' when I continue to log my food & watch my portions even though I've lost the…
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How long does it take to start putting weight from eating over your maintanance calories
I reached my goal weight and have decided to switch to maintenance calories. I have an active job so my maintenance calories are enough for me then when I exercise its even plenty :) .However today we had education day at work so we spend 8 hours sitting down so I set my settings to sedentary. It didn't help that there was…
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0.3 pounds from goal, how do I start maintenance?
Hi, I am 0.3 pounds from goal, once I reach it, how do I start the maintenance part? I know I need to add more calories back but how do I determine how many? Thank you in advance.. Tori
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new to maintenance friends please!!!
I have previously lost weight on the site and I am back to try and help me maintain! I am in need of friends with the a similar aim :D
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I don't think I can do it
Feeling very down today. It seems I'm stuck in this cycle... I manage to keep a deficit for a couple days, then I get absolutely ravenous the next day and end up wiping my deficit. At the end of the week, I'm typically a couple hundreds calories over maintenance... which isn't a huge deal, but at this rate I'll end up…
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Yay or Nay on Fruit?
I'm always tweaking my maintenance eating in hopes to beating the statistical odds of regaining. And as I have incorporated more and more veggies, I've found myself eating less & less fruit. After some research, I'm contemplating if there is even a reason to consume fruit if I'm getting the comparable vitamins & nutrients…
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Maintain weight not Gain it back
Hi, so I've successfully lost about 20 pounds and I am happy with my weight although I still have some chubs here and there. I've been on a 1200 calorie diet and i have exercised a lot. When I exercise I eat more calories but also subtract it with the calories i burn from exercising so I maintain intaking '1200" calories a…
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Activity settings?
Okay so say you are set as very active.. Some of what you do day to day would already be included in your settings.. For example you wouldn't track bringing in horses, haying the fields, filling haynets, grooming etc.. But I count mucking out stables and sweeping.. someone did point out by doing this I am giving myself…
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Counting calories in homemade food
Hi i lost about 30 pounds counting calories with MFP. I mostly ate packaged food or foods that come with a calorie count on the label. Any bulk foods I would weight and calculate the calories. Now that i've lost 30 pounds i'm more about maintaining my weight, although i have about 5 pounds more to go. I've set my loss at…
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Birthday guilt
I tried to be good for my birthday weekend...but it resulted in me eating at least 3500 calories over maintenance today :( 1how do you get back on track after a bad binge? 2 does 3500 almost always equal a pound of weight gain? I'm scared it'll be more... 3. Does it make a big difference that it was mainly potato chips &…
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Maintainance: can everone do it ? and how ?
Over the years I have known dozens of people who had a successful weight loss 'project' in their adult life, but I only know of 1 or 2 that kept the weight off. 15 years ago I lost weight over 6 months prepping for a competitive summer sport but it didn't last. In this "Maintenance" discussion board there are good…
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Maintenance musings...concerns..(and much rambling!)
Hello fellow Mfp'ers :) I changed my settings to maintenance about a month ago although I would have to say I have actually been maintaining my goal weight for around 8 months now within 4-5lbs. (I got to the point where I found my body was at its 'happy weight' and I didn't want to cut my calories any longer.) My stats…
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Gaining Weight at College
I'm a freshman in college that dreaded the infamous freshman 15. But instead, I gained the freshman 5. I just really want to lose that 5 lbs and go back to my normal weight, but I fear my body has made it my new "normal weight" since I've been holding on to it since about September. I eat at the same TDEE as I did when I…
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When did you start increasing your calories?
Hello maintainers! I am still losing; I have about 12 lbs. to go to my GW and am currently set at 1 lb loss/week. However, I was considering upping my calories to the 0.5 lb loss/week range once I get down to only needing to lose 10 lbs. I know that I need to start upping them soon to hopefully make the transition into…
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How close is calorie reccommendation for MFP?
Just wondering how big the ballpark is on the calorie recommendation is for this app. I have lost and kept off ~50lbs since I started using it and it has taught me to watch what I eat and how to size portions, but I have found my weight really doesn't fluctuate much even if I am a few hundred calories over each day for a…
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30lbs loss for ~30y women maintaining
Hi, I was reading some research about maintaining weight loss and how after weight loss you need to eat less calories than someone of the same size/age who had never been overweight... but of course there are many factors such as overall health, age, gender, genetics, and how long you were overweight... So I am 31, 5'5''…
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Living in the city of thin people
I live in Toronto, which is a city of very thin women. There are a lot of Chinese girls who are absolutely teeny-tiny. The rest of us aren't far behind. Seriously, walking down super-fashionable Queen West, nobody is over a size 8. I'm 5'6 131 lbs, 25 inch waist, and always feel big boned, even though I know I probably…
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Lean PCOS and a low carb diet?
Hello, I'm in my late teens and I have lean PCOS - I'm at a healthy weight, and I don't have any side effects from it except that my periods are irregular. I eat a healthy diet, and I'm a vegetarian. I read online (okay, I know that's not a good way to preface any 'discovery' but here I am) that a diet low in carbs…
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:( depression & binge eating
I have been going through a cycle of getting depressed & binge eating :( once I start a binge I can't stop! Thursday I was 105.5, today (Saturday) I'm up to 109 :( I was just getting over another binge & my weight was finally restabilizing.... Ugh idk how to break this cycle. I spent all day in bed yesterday eating &…
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Oh my god I'm losing it...(and NOT in a good way)
You guys, It's been about two weeks that I've fallen off the wagon and I've gained 10 lbs. No like...it's legitimately 10 lbs, because i've been weighing myself every other day and this is not a "spike" from yesterday's food. I don't know how to get back on track. I start the day well and then halfway through it's like I…
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MFP Estimate for Desk Job = 1510 cal--good, or no?
Hi, all! I've just started a new job (a desk job! agh!) and it involves, naturally, quite a lot of sitting. I'm still going to try to exercise as often as possible, but obviously the first week or two is always sort of unpredictable as I try to figure out how much time I have between work/making dinner/etc and try to plan…
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Maintaing weight, and losing fat on Primal Blueprint Nutrition
Hi guys, I have been on this journey numerous times, however this is the first time that I have had success for a long time and felt good. I have lost 15lbs, and am now around 200lbs, 26% body fat. I want to drop this body fat if I can and stay at the same weight. I do 2 KB & BW conditioning workouts a week, as well as…
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Tips to stop calorie counting
I am finally at the weight I want to be at. But I feel calorie counting is a bad habit and I want to stop counting and start eating normally. I do eat 98% healthy. And I run and workout six times a week. I need tips to lead myself to stop calorie counting.
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Stocky, Husky, Chubby, Fat
I want to know, what do you guys and ladies prefer? Gentlemen: Do you care about being the jacked guy or is being a little husky comfortable for you? As a man, I know it takes a lot of effort to get to the lean and cut stage. Also, it seems to only be sustainable if you truly want to do it for the sake of your health and…
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Maintenance help
How do I increase calories to maintain? Do I change my weight on here or what? I am 5lbs from goal weight, right now I have it set for still losing weight at .05lbs per week. Once I reach my goal, I want to maintain. I also want to keep doing my workouts. Any help would be appreciated.
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Weight predictions from MFP and question about calories
So I plugged in my food for today and completed my entry. MFP predicted a weight gain of .7 over the next five weeks. Should I lower my calorie intake or do you think that is considered ok/maintaining? Thanks!
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This is finally me.. low carb Thanksgiving Question
After a life time of yo-yo and almost making my goal and finally settled on a little lower goal that works, which I met last week...hooray! Visited my "eating counselor" and stayed exactly the same for a week.. again hooray! I am low carb and truly credit my ability to finally reach my goal to this. My question is to any…
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Old looking face or the pudgy face, how do I get some if that back no
Hello! Anyone else have this problem? Several weeks ago, maybe 4, I came to within 3 lbs of my target wieght, I just had to make those couple few more lbs, so I thought. ,I certinally haven't lost any this past several weeks, eating habbits have been horrible. Because I saw some changes in my face that look really bad, I…
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Maintenance Advice
So, 3 years ago I lost over 55 pounds, reached my goal weight and many fitness goals, but over the next 3 years gained back 45 pounds and was obviously very disappointed by this. I am back and 100% committed and have lost 16+ pounds again and have been logging everything and am on track to get back to my goal again within…