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Does your metabolism eventually speed up?
This stint on MFP is my first ever attempt to lose weight. I'm 55. I hit my goal range 18 months ago. I'm 5'10", with a goal range of 150-155. I was between 150-153 for about a year, mostly at the 153 end during the winter, at the 150 end when it is warmer. Starting in June I first dropped down 150 and am now at 146. I've…
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Lessons Learned & Learning 8: 240 Days of Maintenance
Chemo Edition #4 My 30-day maintenance update is here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1176760-lessons-learned-learning-first-30-days-of-maintenance 60-day update: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1202553-lessons-learned-learning-2-60-days-of-maintenance 90-day update:…
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help!
Hello all I just have a question on my mind but first let me tell you all that I have been excerisng for 7 months 6 days a week..none stop but I had to travel so I can't really keep up with my gym workouts because of how busy I am...however everywhere I go I keep on thinking about working out and how much I miss it and…
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Intermittent fasting to lose 5 Lbs.
I am at or around goal weight for over 25 years now.. weighed over 150 in highschool .. Since that time I Successfully cut out bad food from my diet.. I am 5'4" 130 lbs. 45 years young and go to gym and do light cardo and weights. I eat meats, veggies, low glycemic fruit and rarely ever cheat (like maybe a drink at a party…
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Eating out becomes scary
I now find eating out is a scary thing to do. My parents want to bring my bro and I out for dinner but I feel scared because I don't know how much the prime ribeye steak I am going to eat weighs.. In a situation like this how do you overcome it? I've totally no idea how much the steak weighs and because of this I'm…
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Ready to listen..please critique & help
I used to be a member of MFP and deleted my account a few months ago. I felt being a member and reading forums made me obsess over the scale and my day would be ruined if the scale went up even a pound. Here's my story... I started exercising May of 2013 after I went to the doctor and I weighed in at 139 which was the most…
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Do I still have to log vegetables in maintenance?!
Ok so I used to log everything but now I'm just tired of weighing vegetables. I understand still logging fruits because they tend to be higher in cals but do you guys still bother weighing, measuring and logging vegetables?!
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Tool to measure calories burn
Does anyone know of a tool I can use to measure the calories I burn daily. I went running at 5 PM this morning. I want to know how much calories I burned during my run
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how to loose body fat?
Hi, I just got back from holidays with my friends and have been eating a lot of junk food. I would like to drop my body fat. I usually do 4 sessions of weigth lifting per week and 2 sessions of cardio. Which advises can you give me to loose body fat: more cardio? Stop eating fat? Reduce my calorie intake? Thanks
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Brand new to being healthy.
Hello all. This is my first post/comment/etc. Within the last couple months I've been eating healthier. The first month wasn't exactly healthy, per se, just healthiER. But over the last month it's been borderline healthy, with the last 10 days being, at least in my opinion, healthy. I am... 35 years old Male 5'11" 163 lbs.…
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My Fitness Pal Wrong Macros?
New to this app - been recommended it, but it's confusing to say the least... Entered my bodyweight 17st 1lb (249 lbs), now it's supposed to be 1 gram of protein per every pound of bodyweight... wondering why my fitness pal is only suggesting 152g protein to maintain this weight? Any help appreciated, Thanks - Steve
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Maintaining Weight after diet.
Hi, my name is Caio, and I used MFP to lose 31 kg, and now, I need to maintaining it, but MFP tells me to eat 2200 calories, if eat this quantity I will gain weight, because I am eating 1600 and I am not losing more weight. Anyone passed by this?
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Hiw many calories per day to maintain?
How do you work out how many calories you are allowed each day just to maintain your weight ?
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Athletes in Training?
Not exactly looking to lose weight. Just trying to look good while preforming at my best. Just looking for Friends on MFP to help me stay accountable for my actions.
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Gaining weight without noticing?
I'm in recovery from an eating disorder, and I've been cleared to maintain my weight. I've been doing strength-buidling yoga and running and have felt to have been maintaining my weight. I still fit in all my clothes and feel no different from a few months ago, but I just found out that I've gained much more weight that I…
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Sennekot or scale? Help please!
Hi! Does anyone have any information or knowledge/experience with Senokot? I have been taking Senokot/Sennosides Natural Laxative pills for around 6-8 months every night to help "go." While I do go every night, my stool is not "normal." (TMI.. undigested food, float, or have a weird color.) Nevertheless, I do take it…
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Will I gain weight?
I think I'm ready to really try to start maintaining, not just putting it off because part of me still wants to lose. I'm 5'4 110 lbs. I used to be around 140. I wouldn't say I was fat, but I'm young and a little bigger than I should have been. I knew that if I kept up my eating habits, and I would keep gaining and I would…
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I'm at goal, but am I too skinny now?
I have lost 75lbs, having gone from 235 to 160lbs. As a 32 year old male at 5'9-5'10 (not had an exact measurement but have self measured against a wall at 5'9.5) BMI shows me as having gone from obese down to the higher end of the healthy range. I know that BMI is often trash talked, but everything official such as the…
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wasn tworlds her figure out why did
wasn tworlds her figure out why didn't love the against what they even meant butsome of the clear that in their internal anyway keep up the good work there wassome partisan uh... intrathecal for the mistake whenany but i think that you have a blessed with the podcast yeah but this is i'd had a lot of forty five ahead of…
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why do i gain weight so easily?
Hi, I have just been on holidays with my friends. We went to the french mountains and did a lot of climbing, walking, hiking and running. I ate much less than most of my friends. This evening I checked my weight and gained almost 5 lbs. None of my friend gained weight. How can you explain this? I am much taller and heavier…
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Left for vacation with a 6 pack & came back w/ a food baby!
Ok so I overindulged WAY too much on my week vacation and was in maintenance mode about a month before I left. How long do you think it'll take to get rid of this baby of mine?! Btw I didn't lose weight for this trip. I'm also posting this for motivation to get back on my usual diet and exercise routine! Thanks all.
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Looking for friends who are happy maintaining.
Hiya, I've recently met 2 of my goals, my goal weight was to reach 147lbs, which I've met, but has now been changes to 144lbs and to be happy wearing a bikini on my summer holiday, which I also met just over a week ago. I've been on MFP for a while now and I'm so greatful for all my lovely friends and their help, support…
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What R Maintenance?
Im starting to think maintenance is just a philosophical ideal that neither exists or doesn't exist. Its like electron valances in physics... Lol its both there and not there. Is maintenance a number on gravitational measure device or is it physical measurements or is a certain hypothetical calorie/ macro amount. Because…
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I feel like I'm losing control...
This morning, I weighed myself and I'm down a pound. Even though that wasn't my intention(I was 112 and now I'm 110.6),I felt proud, but strangely motivated to eat more. I planned out my food for the day and I realized I have room for all of my favorite snacks (banana, pudding, and granola bar). The problem was, I wasn't…
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Missing the thrill of victory
So now that I am in maintenance mode, I find that I sometimes miss the sense of victory in stepping on the scale and seeing the number go down. I miss the thumbs up from my MFP friends whenever I record that I've shed half a pound. I don't need, or want, to lose more weight...in fact I am now looking to build a bit more…
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Exercise calories
I am new to maintaning and to be honest, nervous about it. I am also an endurance athlete, so for example I did a 10mile run this morning. My watch says I burned 1100cals (2 1/4hrs running). With breakfast, what I took in during the run and recovery afterwards I am at 850cals. Here is my question: should you eat all your…
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To maintenance or not to maintence
That is the question. I'm currently at the lowest weight I've been in probably since being an adult. I'm 5'4" and 123 lbs currently eating TDEE less 10%. I also lift heavy (SL 5x5) 3x week. I'm happy with my weight overall, but still want to lose some fat particularly around my waist and arms. While I sit here fantasizing…
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exercise AFTER losing the initial weight?
Hi, sorry if this is a repeated question but I was wondering if I should keep up with my same exercise routine (4/5 days a week, vigorous cardio, some strength training 30 minutes) I've gotten to near my goal weight but I was wondering if once I reached my happy size if I should keep up with my exercise routine to maintain…
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Is it hard to maintain a weight loss without exercise
I am not on maintenance yet but I was wondering if its hard to maintain your weight without exercise as long as you make sure you don't over your maintenance calories since you will have more food to eat than calorie deficient?
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How to maintain
I'm 45 yrs old, 5'4" 135.8lbs (almost at goal of 135) but wear a kids size 16 pants. To maintain without any exercise would mean consuming 1540 calories and right now I am at 1090 and it is after supper. Some days I do a little better and can hit that 1500 mark, but my net calories are never there. I wear a fitbit which…