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No idea how many calories I should be eating?
Ive recently lost alot of weight by eating around 1200-1500 calories per day, however I broke my diet ALOT ( at least 1 or 2 times per week due to social life, where I would get through alot of calories due to alcohol consumption, or through eating burgers at resteraunts.) I ate this much as I was aiming to loose a little…
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Sudden loss of appetite?
Last July, I went to the doctor and he told me to do the "zone diet". After I started it, my appetite increased dramatically but it did not seem practical to continue it for various reasons, so I would just eat when I was hungry. My weight did not change during this time. However, in the past few days, I have barely been…
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Muscle loss??
When I started out here, I weighed 145 pounds (I'm 5' 5"). I wasn't really trying to lose much weight, I just wanted my capri pants to fit better. I could button them, but they were a little snug. Anyway, at the time I was training for a 1/2 marathon (I've done two since then). I now weigh 124 pounds and my capri pants are…
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weight up & down
hi guys, i have been since i started fluctuating around the same weight; seems like i can't loose steady. I just wanted to ask a quick question: Yesterday I weighted 700 grams more than the day before, and today I am back to the same weight I had the day before yesterday Does anybody know if it is normal to put 700 grs in…
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how does this work?
So, I've decided that I am happy with my current weight and want to start maintaining. I have lost 24 pounds by sticking to a very strict 1,200 calories a day. Now I have a question, do I just start eating 1600 calories a day (low approximate maintenance for my height and weight) and work from there? Or should I up my…
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Calorie Obsession
I'm sure I'm not alone in this obsession, but I have become slightly addicted to the gym and I am MILITANT about my calories IN and calorie BURNED. Here's my question... At my current weight, being completely sedentary, I'm supposed to get 1650 calories per day which equals 11,550 per week. Now, every week, I burn off just…
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Training plan
Hi, In the next weeks, I plan to change my trainiing program. Because of work and family, I dont have the time to workout as much as before. My objective is to maintain my weight and tone but I dont mind if I gain a few pounds (I am quite skinny: 71kg for 1m93). I am used to do 2 sessions of weight lifting per week but I…
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Is ketosis possible?
Hi guys I have been maintaining my weight now for 3 years. I have been doing alot of training for cycling events,am I am an endurance athlete at his stage, my carb intake can range from 300 grams per day to 600 grams per day to keep my energy levels up for long rides, My question is I have been getting symptoms of Ketosis…
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I fell off track last week, and today. Now what?
This past week has been a rough week for me. Full of unhealthy choices (my worst binges I have ever experienced), this past week, including today has been among my worst. I have indulged too much, and I need to get back on track. I need motivation! Today was awful and I am still stuffed to the brim! I am at my goal weight,…
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What's is your workout like?
When you're maintaining? Do you still workout the same when you're losing weight?
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What are your binge day calories?
So on a nice binge day, how many calories do you consume? When I started MFP, it was 2800. Now that I'm better at this it's 2300. How about you?
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Keeping the weight off i've lost.
Okay so my intial goal right now is to lose 42 pounds before July rolls around, and as you can see im more than half way there, yay me! The one thing i'm worried about is keeping off all the weight im losing at the moment in the future, after i lose the 42 pounds i've set my goal at, i was wondering if it'd be ok if i ate…
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1600 for maintainance, meeting all nutrition requirements?
Hi all :) I just wanted to ask you...theoretically ( I am not in maintainance yet),.. would it be bad if someone eats extremely good, meeting all micro and most of the macro requirements, but eating just a little bit under maintainance, lets say 100-150 calories less. This is what I aim to do, because I enjoy having a…
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What Should I Do When Calories For The Day Are Lower?
So I am slowly moving calories back up into maintenance. I have been trying for an average of around 2000-2100 calories for the past two weeks (and will evaluate where I am from there). My question is, what should I do on days (like today for example) when my calories just don't add up high enough? I feel satisfied and…
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Crazy weight fluctuation
Is it normal for your weight to fluctuate a lot? i've noticed that i gain about 10lbsinstantly. . I'm not even exaggerating! One day my size 7 jeans will fit loosely and i'm able to see the definition in my arms,stomach, and thighs and then the next morning those same size 7 jeans won't even go up my mid-thighs,my size 9…
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Weight loss achieved..what Next ???
Weight loss goal achieved today..now confused what to do next..Have reached my ideal Ht-Wt but can still see some more fat left on waist & need to clear it to achieve my abs goal..any suggestions are welcome :)
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Approaching maintenance
First time poster here! Anyway I started using mfp beginning of jan at about 170lbs, at 147 now. The goal was about 145. I aim on going down to 142 to give me some room for gain when i start to maintain. Im doing a 1200cal day diet which works once i stick to it. My question is should i increase my daily cal slightly now…
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Is it time to maintain?
Hi maintainers. :flowerforyou: Once being 100+ dude, I've been happily losing on MFP since December and managed to reach my goal (94->83,5kg), now am heading for my once unthinkable ultimate goal of hitting the 70s. Last 90 days progress 90-81.5kg: Recently I've been thinking maybe it's time to change gears. What do You,…
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Trying to figure out maintenance
When I switched to maintenance about three months ago, I immediately gained 2-3 pounds. So I switched my calories back to 1440/day (0.5 lb loss per week according to MFP). When I lost those extra 2-3 pounds again, I started being less strict about staying within my calorie limits for the day. Now my weight is slowly…
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Calorie counting is making me insane.
I've completely lost desire to make nice healthy home cooked meals ever since I started counting calories because it's extremely time consuming and sometimes inaccurate, but if I stop, I'll gain weight. I'm obsessed with the scale (both food and weight); I can't live without either. Sometimes I have a strong urge to binge,…
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Frustrated with Maintenance
Ok, I found losing weight easy. I work out every day, I watch my calories (1300 or so), ate part of my exercise calories, splurged sometimes, and I lost 14ishs lbs - below my original goal of 130. I'm supposed to maintain at around 1800 calories. SO NOW, I'm finding maintenance ridiculously complicated. I read up on all…
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When to stop counting calories?
Alright, so for the past two days I have eaten whatever junk food has come my way. I work in a cafe so that means frappucino's, scones, panini's, cookies, brownies, definitely not low cal stuff. However I'm actually under my goal weight and realized I need to gain back a few pounds. I know this is not the healthiest way to…
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new at maintaining.
I'm a mom of two little kids, my youngest being 1, started at 172.2 and only 5 foot, I knew I had to lose the weight, my goal weight was 140, so after 4 months of MFP and doing exercise 6 days a week I've reached my goal. I'm wanting to maintain now and not sure how to go about it. Can I reduce exercise days to 3-4 other…
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Fitbit one or polar loop?
I'm a student so I'm pretty sedentary except for the time when I exercise for around 30min a day. I want to be a little more accurate about my calorie burned so I'm planning on getting activity tracker to eat my calories but I don't know which one to choose... Please give me some advice! Or should I just get a HRM?
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Am I eating too little?
I am 6 foot, around 138 pounds, and I have been having strange things happen ever since I started having a deficit. I usually never eat more than 1500 calories a day, and recently I have been always feeling cold(even when it's warm), I have been having odd bowel habits (spouts of constipation and bloating), I feel tired…
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Help and advice please!
Hey everyone, this is going to be a long post so I beg you to bear with me. I'm 5'6", 113 pounds, 18 years old. I'm sedentary and only workout 3 hours per week. Its been a while since I started counting calories to keep track of my weight. I've only lost about 5 pounds but I don't want to lose more, I want to maintain.…
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How did you decide?
How did everyone decide they wanted to switch from losing weight to just maintaining? I'm trying to figure it out for myself. Thanks!
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Close to maintenance and suddenly HUNGRY!
Hi all, As you can see in my ticker, I am close to my desired maintenance weight. I'm only 5'1", so I'm going for a weight/size I was at healthily a few years ago. At the rate I'm losing weight, it will probably be another month or a bit more until I get there. The problem is, since getting under 109 lbs (4 lbs from goal…
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Re-Losing weight.
I need a pick me up!! My husband was gone for 9 months for work and now he is back and I gained 10 lbs back since January. I stepped on the scale this morning and after my results and thought "****, I don't want to re-lose the weight I already lost!" This blows. I am discouraged. Anyone else have this happen?
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Gaining weight just from going over daily intake?
So ive been worrying sick about gaining weight i don't know why but this question ive always wanted to know the answer too Is going over your calorie intake the only way you gain weight? so for example going over 7000 calories is the only way to put on a kg? I've been eating alot lately and i mean 16 weetbix and 4 slices…