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I've made it!!! but not the inches....
I've lost about 40 lbs this past year. I am now fluctuating healthily between 148-152 for my 5'10'" and played volleyball until last year when I graduated from college. I've NEVER been below 150 since about 6th grade, so was never trying to get below that. I have a solid frame in general, and truly don't have any weight to…
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eat by feelings to maintain??
hi, i'll just reach my goal which lost 40lbs, is it possible that i stop counting numbers and just eat by my feelings, like sometimes if i want to grab a mc donald i go for it, but i still do my cardio everyday and lift weight, do u guys think this way can maintain my weight? i'll been maintain my weight for a month now,…
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anybody trying to get 5% bodyfat
Hi everyone, my name is Felipe and im right now around 20% bodyfat trying to get to 5% bodyfat. I dont want to stay at 5%, just want to get there to know i can. Im looking for any tips, suggestions, and observations, from people that are in the same goal or achieved it already. Thanks
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Maintain weight and cut fat?
Hi everyone! There's lots of blog posts out there and websites on how to lose weight fast, and lots of programs designed for weight loss. I am 5'6, and about 132lbs... I'm comfortable with my weight. What I'm not comfortable with is my Body Fat Percentage, which was about 26%. I'm female, so that's not a whole lot over…
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Throwing some ideas around...
Many speak of EatmoreToWeighLess as a way to restore one’s metabolism. For some that means crash dieters (like me) who are trying to maintain--but they are maintaining at such a low caloric intake that it’s impossible to continue on that way. For others it means they aren’t losing any more weight at a low caloric intake…
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It's nice to maintain but.....
It's nice to maintain.... I lost twenty and I've maintained for eighteen months, but I'm thinking that my goal could have been lower. Whenever I drop below my goal, I drink extra wine, eat extra potato chips and / or stop logging for a bit or eat three to five hundred calories above my TDEE. It's all a mind game. I decided…
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So many questions!
Hi! So I have posted before... My story: So, I lost weight over a course of about 10 months eating 1200-1300 daily. I am 5'3, small boned, 18 years old. I upped to around 1400 for a month, and after still loosing I upped from 1400-1800 over the course of about 2 weeks. I have monitored my weight and it has stayed within 3…
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Upped my calories and now I'm starving
I just started maintainence this week. Following the advice I've seen here, I upped my calories by 100, planning to take it slowly. Only I'm ravenous. I'm sure some of it's psychological. I know I can eat a little more, so I want to eat a lot more. But sometimes, even though I've eaten what would have been a normal amount…
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Worried about what happens when i reach my weight goal.. :(
Hello everyone.. Ive recently lost about 4 and a half stone and i have 1 more to loose to be 'ideal'. Im worried about what happens when i get there.. weight loss isnt easy but maintaining is so much harder..ive already found that because im happier with how i look im allowing myself more and more unhealthy foods.. not…
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Crash Diet :(
Im 5’8 and 18 years old and unfortunately went on a crash diet. I was always skinny until junior year of high school, where I put on a lot of pounds because of unhealthy eating and I stopped playing sports. Anyways, this year, I (unknowing of the consequences) went on a crash diet by only eating 1 meal a day (dinner) and…
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So friggin tired..
I am in a slump..I used to wake up energized and ready to attack my video..and lately, I am simply exhausted. Granted, I have been busy outside working..but its terriably frustrating for me. my husband says I dont need to go 6 days a week..that 2-3 are OK..but I find myself very antsy on my food for the day if I dont get a…
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I mean you're pretty big guy you can't wide
I mean you're pretty big guy you can't wide scale watt going to be smooth case we will try to swing by those ready yeahthe money tonight the she male yeah good women who yes do that back go government breaststroke now I have got the all I love natural the AM anymore but no big deal let's hear will leave now a thank you a…
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New to maintaining weight, could use some buddies!
I used this website to lose weight and haven't been on here in a while. I'm having trouble maintaining because I'm not tracking what I eat (I'll eat way too little or way too much) so now I'm back! I could use some buddies who are also in maintenance mode. :)
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Maintenance =/= Promised Land: Advice for new maintainers.
I read a lot of posts from people who are nervous about starting maintenance. Oh boy, can I relate. I was totally nervous and for good reason - we worked really hard to get here and it seems like so many people work so hard to lose all this weight then gain it right back within a frighteningly short period of time. What…
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Scared of yoyoing...
So, I am only 21 years old but I have lost a significant amount of weight for the third time. I was 165lbs when I was 12-13, got down to 134 when I was 14. Got up to 156 when I was 16, down to 124 when I was 17. I was up to 170-something in January, and now I am down to 130, hoping to get down to 125 but if I stay here I'd…
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Those maintaining
I need some motivation...for those who are in maintenance, will you list your starting weight, your current weight, how long it took you to get there and how long you have been maintaining?
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Is it time to stop lowering my goal weight?
Hi everyone! :) I'm having a bit of conflict with myself about my goal weight. I've spent the last 6 months losing at an average of 0.4 / 0.5kgs a week (1 / 1.3lbs). A few weeks ago I hit my initial goal weight of 58kg. Not being happy with that, I lowered it to 57kg... then 56kg... and now I'm almost at my new goal weight…
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Committed Friends/Support System Needed!
Hey y'all, I am in need of a few new COMMITTED friends. I recently went through and realized that more than half of my MFP friends have gone inactive, and so I am in need of a stronger support system. Background: I've been a "member" of this site since 2010, when I was using it to track my intake for medical reasons. I…
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Best Bodybuilding Exercises
They long they do great with that and then some people Somatodrol have a range meals and that's how they get through the day I don't necessarily think though it’s good to past all the time you do intermittent fasting maybe you know even having several days in between but you know too fast all the lies routine I don't think…
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They miss geneticists to help Dane talking about
They miss geneticists to help Dane talking about the stages that new theories go through so step one thesis worthless Nancy a step interesting but scam perverse pointed step well may be true but not that important and step for I always said sale hate I will tell you some of my a peers a who have scam been in the last…
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"Just get back on the wagon!"
A quick question. Say perhaps someone maintaining has a TDEE of 2000. Then they have a cheat day and overeat by 3500. They panic and ask for help here and everyone tells them, don't worry! Just get back on the wagon tomorrow! Or, just log it and move on! What exactly does that "getting back on the wagon" mean? Does it mean…
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Question on Protein Goal - Before or After Exercise?
Hi, I'm curious about the Protein/Carb/Fat ratio settings in MFP, particularly I want to make sure I'm getting enough protein during maintenance since I'm still trying to lose some inches and tone up. I've read that your goal for protein should be 1-1.5 g/lb of Lean Body Mass (LBM). Got it, and set my ratio in MFP to…
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On Vacation
I am on vacation this weekend for the first time since losing 60lbs and I'm getting kind of anxious! I have been vacationing for the past three days (head home tomorrow) and I have been eating at least 3000 calories all three days! I fully expect a slight gain and I have been focusing on gaining some muscle anyway. But I…
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any advice on how best to maintain?
Hi im currently trying to find a balance and start to maintain as after losing a substantial amount of weight im struggling to stop controlling and limiting my food intake out of habit, im currently underweight but at the same time im scared to change my diet to gain weight as I dont want to recreate bad habits causing…
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My skim and smart figure and the guys
A week so when I decided to do is I resign from my six-figure corporate job and two years ago I opened up a gem and my home town in New York and I decided it was going to be an opportunity for me to make my own schedule and be around my boys more but also get back to my roots and passion for helping people get healthy and…
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Instead of counting calories, exercise/high protein?
Just curious, what if instead of counting calories in maintenance, if you just ate reasonably healthy, but made sure to eat high protein and exercised (cardio/weights) consistently, would anything you eat above your caloric goal simply add muscle instead of fat?
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Changing diary settings
So, when I hit my goal, and switch my tracking/diary settings to "maintain" -- is it going to be retroactive? As in, will all my PAST diary days have those new calorie/fat/sugar goal numbers on them, and hence look really wrong and askew....or will the change only take effect on the day I do it and forward? I'm afraid to…
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A word about maintining
Say what you will... Our bodies are not perfect machines. We are, after all, humans and not robots. So if you are beating yourself up over a pound or two maybe it's time to stop it. In February I started to eat better and exercise so that I could lose 20 lbs. From 140 to 120. I achieved this in May. Since then my weight…
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Need advice?
Hi! I have recently upped my calories to 1600, I am 5'3 18 years old and lightly active. I've been at it for a week and it seems as though the scale is still going down a tad but (I have a cheap analog.) however, I'm experiencing horrible stomach pains, gas, bloating, and swear the scale is going up regardless of what I…
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How much leeway do you give yourself?
Hi everyone. I have 2 lbs to go and I will have reached my goal and then I will start into the maintenance phase, which I am actually scared about but I know I can do it and this forum is great for advice and tips. I am 5'5" and will be 125 lbs when I reach my goal. My question to everyone is how many pounds leeway do you…