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Best way to work out my daily calorie goal now I'm at my target weight
Hi all I finally got down to my target weight (w00t) - and I'm trying to work out my calories goal to maintain. Just a starting point, then I'll see how I do for me, and adjust up. I've currently set MFP at 1940 for a sedentary man at my weight, and then I add on the calories I burn cycling to work or running (about 800) a…
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Scared to transition from losing weight to maintenance.
My goal was to lose 100 lbs and I am down 97! Woo hoo! I am so close! But I am really nervous about changing my goal from "losing" to "maintenance." The past several months my weight has slowed down drastically. I went from losing 2 lbs a week to losing only 1 lb a month. Now, I know this is expected, but my concern is…
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Almost to "goal weight," not feeling ready to maintain
Ok so apparently I'm less than ten pounds from my original goal weight. I can't quite believe it. I still have what I call my "thigh butt" and I still have belly fat around my middle that I want to deal with. I know that you can't "spot reduce," and I figure if I keep up with my strength training it will hopefully go away…
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Do you suggest Mfp to other people
This lady at my work was talking about how she is trying to lose weight but she hasn't lost any weight .I have been thinking to suggest mfp but I don't want to offend her.The only reason why I am considering this is because she brought this to us.Otherwise I woudnt. So do you suggest mfp to other people when they bring up…
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MFP and IIFYM
I am going to be going into maintenance on Monday and I checked my TDEE on IIFYM and they are very similar to the ones on MFP. I guess it doesn't really matter, but since I log my food here,I'll go by MFP guidelines. This make sense?
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Just got back from vacation and no weight gain :)
Came back from a week and a half hillwalking in Yorkshire and running around London, eating tons of french fries and a couple of gallons of beer. And I'm still 5'6 130 lbs. Sort of watched what I ate but wasn't diligent. Very happy!!!
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Maintenance, thinks it's overdue
Moving into maintenance, at the point where all my local relatives have or / are are telling me I need to stop, looking frail and face sunken in. I'm not concerned with the frail, as I don't really see it. But my face I do see it, not to sure how to handle that, I mean I can't tell the calories not to go to my stomach but…
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My maintanence cals can't really be less than 1450, right?!
Hey all, So, I WAS 1lb away from my goal weight (last week). Stats: 5'2, f, 114lbs (as of Saturday morning weigh in - Friday morning said 115!), GW is 112lbs. Since last monday I have been eating about 1450 cals/day. I have been upping my cals by 50/week, in the hopes that I would still be slowly losing but it seems like I…
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Does anyone have any idea whereabouts I can go measure myself?
Im just starting out on my fitness journey and i am very inexperienced and new to this sort of stuff. My goals are to maintain my current jean size and along the way become toned and fit looking. My problem is that have no idea how much I weigh presently. So does anyone maybe know of any places in the community where i can…
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3 weeks of maintaining.
Went down from 75 to about 65.5kg (169cm) and am now hovering around 52.2 for around three weeks. Been on two trips during that time where I decided not to track food (how to track doro wat and injera, or other unknown food) but everything went well. I'll keep up tracking again in due time but first I'm going on vacation…
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Yo-yo
Morning all, I am so tired of yo-yoing. The same thing year after year. I've been at my maintenance weight for several years, but keep gaining weight...about 10 lbs. after I get back from the beach. I can maintain the extra weight that I gain, but I am so trying to get back at my original maintenance weight. I work so hard…
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Explanation?
Hi! This is quite random but, I have been diagnosed IBS and take Smooth Move tea as per instructed by a doctor. In the mornings, when my stool is normal and "solid," my weight is usually normal or even down. If my stool is liquidy and also "diharerea-like" my weight will be up. Even when my stool is solid and I may not…
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Switching from lose to maintain.
Do I need to ease into it? Do I just need roads calories and keep checking my weight?
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Will I ever stop thinking about food?!
It hit me this morning, just now, as a matter of fact, that all I do is think about food... A little back story, I have never been "fat". I've always thought I was "fat", I have always been on some sort of diet, deprivation plan, always striving to be thin. I gave birth to three children, the first 2 I only gain 24 lbs…
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Beginning a slow transition into maintenance M 51 5'11" SW: 298 CW: 238 GW: 218 (99 kg)
M 51 5'11" SW: 298 (BMI 46.5) CW: 238 GW: 218 (BMI 30, 99 kg) ... day 104 ... (about 3.5 lbs a week) ... My weight loss has been successful so far. My goal weight is BMI 30, given my decades of being overweight. This weight loss must stick. It has fixed my high blood sugar and my lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides). The…
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I need help
Is there someone like me? I seem to undereat rather than overeat. Can't remember the "old days/how I got chubby". Becoming a serious problem now as I can't get my head around maintenance. Also people don't seem to worry. Their constant diet attitude makes it very hard for me to eat enough....
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When does the hesitancy fade?
Okay so I know I JUST moved to maintenance, so I shouldn't be that alarmed I don't think right now, but did anyone else have almost a fear of eating more once they shifted from weight loss to maintaining. Like today, I maybe ate 100 calories more than I would on a normal day, and got nervous cause that would have been over…
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just hit goal weight - now what?
hi, sorry if this is an unnecessary new topic. after probably about a year of dieting/exercise/watching intake, i've lost 28lbs. i know it's nothing compared to the people who've lost like, 40, 50lbs, hats off the them, but i'm at the point where i want to start maintaining instead of losing. are there any general hints,…
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Maintainers - Did your boobs get better eventually?
Hi MFPers! I am relatively new here. I have been lurking for a long time but want to get more involved in the community. I mainly track on Weight Watchers but really like the forums here on MFP. I have read possibly every boob thread on this board and the main thing I get from them is yeah - your boobs are going to be bad…
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Feeling discouraged
I have done my homework on body contouring surgery and insurance doesn't pay for any of it since it is considered cosmetic. I realize that I am the one that couldn't put my fork down and gained a substantial amount of weight and was overweight for a substantial amount of time. BUT.... I put in the time, effort and a year…
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Calories
Hi guys, was just wondering if anyone has heard of, or recommends this calorie calculator - https://www.bcm.edu/research/centers/childrens-nutrition-research-center/caloriesneed.cfm I am 19 years old, 5 foot 9, 156-158 pounds.
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How much should I burn weekly to maintain my weight?
Hi, This is my first post here, thanks to the great site. I'm 32 years old male, I was overweight, really overweight 134 KG. by 16-Oct-2013 I decided to start losing all those extra kilograms. I've changed my whole lifestyle and followed very strict diet, limiting my daily intake to 700 calories per day. Today, it is one…
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How will I be able to maintain?
When I cannot use any of the recipes I have so painstakingly entered over the last 18 months because the new feature is broken and does not show weights in an intelligible form. It is all very well giving us access to the old recipe builder but at this point I simply haven't got the heart to re-enter all my dozens of…
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Balancing the binging
Hi everyone!! I have been a clean eater/binge eater for twenty years. I just went to my Dr.S for my annual check up. I told him I binge eat 1-2 times per week and it has never gotten under control no matter what diet tricks I try. Weight watchers...I binge, mfp...i binge...high fat low carb...I binge ....Atkins, south…
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anyone want to pair with me for accountability?
Very new here...not sure how this works
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MFP Pals MIAs
Just curious ... yes I wish there's an app that cured THAT ... ;) Does anyone else periodically spring-clean their MFP friend list and remove the folks who has dropped off the face of the earth? If so, how long do you typically wait before removing? I just find seeing MFP friends who has been consistently absent a little…
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Soon to reach goal weight; would like to make friends with people in maintenance for support.
Hi, I am a few pounds away from reaching my goal weight and will begin working on maintenance. I really would like to have some friends that are also working on weight maintenance for help and support on my journey to find a balance. Feel free to send a friend request. :-)
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Going without my scales for a week!!
I have been living my new lifestyle fir 13 months and have lost 115 pounds! I am a daily weigher and have no problems doing this. It keeps me accountable and has been a great tool for me! I am going to Texas (live in Alabama) for a week to spend time with my husband who is working there (directional driller).. very excited…
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Hey
:) Hi there, I am in recovery from atypical anorexia, I am currently maintaining / gaining a bit and looking for more supportive friends, I'm eating 2000 a day and seeing where my weight ends up as it's in the normal range but lost Tom, bit scary but have just managed my first week of seeing numbers ending with a 2 and…
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Pay It Forward
Perusing the Get Started board I see the same questions over & over. So since we are all maintaining now I thought it would be cool to 'Pay it Forward' to those who are just beginning their journey or struggling. (*) If you were to give ONE advice to someone just starting or struggling what would it be? (*) (If can be a…