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What is your maintenance method?
Hi! I believe I'm eating far too little calories to maintain, and I finally want to develop a method of maintaining. I'm just curious as to what some of your methods to maintain are? For example how many calories do you eat daily? How often do you let yourself splurge? How do you handle going out to eat? Also, I was…
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nervous about new workouts
I had 2 surgeries so Ive not worked out since December.... fortunately for me, my weight stayed stable.... been within 3 pounds of my goal the entire time= MAJOR SUCCESS in MY book... that said, Im adding back my "old" regular workouts... weight lifting ( StrongLifts), running 2-3 days, swimming 2-3 days plus biking ( Goal…
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Need maintenance friends
After a nine month weight loss quest, I arrived at five pounds below my goal weight about a month ago and have been maintaining within a four pound range ever since. I'm looking for MFP friends who are also maintaining. A little about me: I am a 35 year old man, 5'5" tall, I have a wife and a two year old daughter, and I…
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Why you gain weight if you eat more than your cut
This is a re-post because with this new forum section for maintaining weight, I thought I'd like to share what I've come to learn. This has been posted in the main forums as well as in the Eat More to Weigh Less group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/993576-why-you-gain-weight-if-you-eat-more-than-your-cut ORIGINAL…
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Will it help?
In 2011 I was 20st, I lost 9st, kept if off for about 3 months then starting gaining. About July last year I weighed in at about 14st got the MFP app but didn't use it! In December I was 15st5lb, so the app became my new best friend. I am now at the weight I'd like to stay at, 11st7lb. Think I already know the answer to my…
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Miserable winter
I started a regime of walking for 1+ hours at least 3 times a week, often more, as well as some sporadic aerobics and weight training thrown in randomly maybe once a week. It worked for me for three months along with strict diet to bring me down a few kilos. I found the walking not only helpful in maintaining weight loss…
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nervous about maintaining
So i had a stone to loose and feel i have done this sensibly i set out on my journey last October and have not hit my goal. Although i do go above or below my goal by a couple of pound through the week im guessing this is just water etc because I always return to my goal. From March i started to limit myself to 1200-1300…
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Any Maintenance friends out there???
Hi, Jim here. I hit my goal earlier this year and in Maintenance mode. This profile is a fresh maintenance start having racked up 560 days in old one. Maintenance is going well and now testing my resolve by not logging diary April and May to utilise the tools I learned since Oct 2012. I prefer to not get too "hung up" on…
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How to break my fasting method?
Hello! =D So like many others, I fell under the trend of fasting a certain amount of hours a day and then eating only within a certain time frame. It has been working, though it's had its up and down's for example I haven't been able to go out to eat with my family on some occasions because it didn't fall within my eating…
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If I eat 100 cals under maintenance...
So say if my maintenance is 1600 on average (I used several calculators and they were all in the 1600 range) and I eat 1500, would I lose weight.. albeit extremely slowly? Or would I sort of maintain? I'm a little afraid of maintenance, I'll admit.
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Protein for Exercising
I am on maintenance. 5'4", 128lb. I usually exercise five times a week, all classes in a variety of strength training and cardio. My nutritionist wants me to eat more protein, which I know I should. My problem; I have a tendency to skip lunch because I get involved in activities and suddenly it's 4PM. Also, I am so tired…
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Pre-Maintenance
This is a thread for all of us that have never done maintenance before, and want to prepare so we can be ready for maintenance. Many of us have yo-yo dieted. We have lost the weight, then gained it all back, only to repeat the cycle. Let's figure this out together! I only have 12 more pounds to lose until I go into…
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Adding definition
Looking for help with something. Im 5'8" and weigh 149. Im okay with my weight but my scale says my body fat % is 17.7. Id love to cut that number to around 10-12% (which is a big drop in % i know) Im currently doing t25 which was to help get in better shape and was hoping to add definition. Im eating healthy and losing…
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Struggling
Maybe it's mental, but maintaining is really difficult right now. Losing was so easy. Just eat less and move more, but now I have to eat the right amount in order to stay put. I'm trying to eat real foods, but I feel so full when I'm trying to eat 2,200 calories to maintain. That and I run, which according to my HRM can…
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Maintenance and Exercise?
I'm a 5'1", 54 year old female. My current stats are: 112 lb, BF% 21.6%. Different calculators are giving me different stats. Scooby's - moderate activity, BMR 1169, TDEE 1812; GymGoal - moderate exercise 3 - 5 days/wk, BMR 1232, TDEE 1910; IIFYM - exercise 5 days/wk, BMR 1232, TDEE 1802; MFP - moderate activity, 1670…
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Struggling to accept
I've not quite reached my goal, but I am really struggling to accept my new body. I didn't have a lot to lose, maybe just 20 lbs or so, but now I am at a point were I am quite slim, and all my old clothes are baggy, and I stand at my wardrobe every morning quite lost and afraid. I put on my old clothes and feel saggy, I…
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Almost at goal - what happens next? (girl who lifts)
ABOUT ME: -24 year old female; 5'5"; SW 155 CW 136.2 GW 130 -Average daily calorie intake: 1650 cal/day (1450-1500 M-F, 1700-2500 SaSu) -Just started the SL 5x5 program a little under a month ago; lift on MWF (60 min incl. warm up/cool down), cardio TTh (30 min) -Anywhere from 100-140 g protein per day -Losing anywhere…
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What maintenance calculators were most accurate for you?
Trying to find out which maintenance calculator was most accurate for most people. I'm 5'5'' and 110 lbs. Trying to maintain now. Lift four days a week for an hour and do zumba 3 days a week for an hour.
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Fitbit and maintenance
Just curious about others experience with this. Every week fit bit sends a weekly report. It says how many calories were burned versus eaten that week. So far, it still shows me in a little bit of a deficit every week. Has any one else noticed if this is very accurate for them?
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confused please help me out
OK so I have been using MFP to get down to the weight I want to be. I am now where I want to be more or less. I am just a little confused on TDEE and what MFP tells you, I want to make sure im right so that I dont put weight on or starve myself. My TDEE is 1885 calories so to stay the same this is what I need to eat. I…
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My goal / calories
How can I change my calorie intake to suit my situation, I had gastric sleeve surgery and only allowed 800 calories total, but after putting in my weight, my ideal weight goal it came up with 1845 calories. If someone can help it would nice and thank everyone.
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should i maintain?
so i just hit the 150 lb mark :happy: , (lost 17 lbs) i am 5'10 and my bmi is 21.7 ((my waist is 26 inches)) , is this okay to maintain at? i am so confused, i cant tell if i look fat or not anymore, my stomach seems to be flat. :indifferent:
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How to maintain while exercising?
My doctor told me to eat 1460 calories per day, and I burn 300 calories by walking per day, does that mean I can eat 1760 per day and still maintain? Or is that not how it works? Lol
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Exercising and Maintaining - How many calories should I eat?
Looking for a little bit of guidance here. I have lost 73lbs and have been in " Maintenance " calorie eating for about 2 months. Although I have not lost any weight in about four + months, hence why I just nudged my calorie intake all the way to Maintenance. I am happy to say that I really haven't had an issue, per say,…
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Unable to hit the calorie goal
Hi, I lost some 16kgs in 6 months. However, based on the activity level current weight and goal etc., Myfitnesspal recomments close to 2300 calories in a day. Howmuch ever I eat, I am always at a deficit .. significant deficit of some 500 - 600 calories! Any guidance here? Is 2300 reasonable? and can it be achieved by…
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I thought I knew what I was doing
So, I lost 66 pounds and easily maintained that for a year. I ran 3 half marathons last year and I ran daily, so I was pretty active. I ate healthy, but mostly ate the exact same foods day in and day out. (I know....). In August, I got a new job and moved 300 miles away. Suddenly, I didn't have time to run as often and I…
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8lb gain in a week, Gutted :(
So i was doing really well and a month ago I hit my weight goal i was really happy and managed to keep it up at least until the 17th of this month which is when i went away for a few days and stopped weighing myself for that time. 7 days ago i weighed my self and to my shock I had put on 7lb i was gutted but everyone said…
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How to maintain my weight after my diet?
Okay so I’ve only got 9lb to lose, (going to 125lb). This wont take long as I haven’t dieted consistently in 4.5mounths so my metabolism is up and the weight is falling off as if I’ve just started (I’ve lost like 3lb this week) yay! Anyway I have to stay at the right weight after, its essential. How can I ensure I maintain…
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How do I maintain my weight?
For the last five to six months I lost about twenty pounds. Right now I feel great, I'm at a great weight I don't really want to lose any more (specially in my chest and arms, which are bit too thin already). I'm at 138 pounds and I'm 5'5''. As far as my workouts go I'm doing ChaLean Extreme, about to finish the Push Phase…
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How to maintain my weight properly?
I read that in order to maintain I should consume 1462 calories per day (I am 96 lbs) and I walk on the treadmill for an hour and a half each day at 3.1 mph with 10% incline which apparently burns 330. During the weekdays I consume 1500 calories believing that I burnt off 300 that day and on weekends is when I eat 2300 per…