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Help me critique my plan to escape skinny fatness!
I've been dieting and doing cardio for a little over a week now and after doing some reading, I've realized that that's not the route I should take to get the body I want (at least I don't think). I'm interested in looking muscular, but not bulky. Maybe "skinny muscular" would be the right term. By dieting and doing…
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Bikini- first
So I am happy with my weight, and generally happy with the way my body looks, but... I plan on wearing a bikini for the first time (at age 33) on a girls trip to vegas in five weeks, and I am scared!! I was hoping to bolster my confidance, and hoping that someone here could help me with these last five weeks. For those of…
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how do i do this???
so i know i am capable of losing weight, and i definitely know i can gain weight like a champ, but ive never been able to maintain. i lost 60 pounds in 2011 then got pregnant with #2 and gained 50 of that back. i went straight from weight loss mode to pregnant and never worked on the maintanince part. i m not there yet,…
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159cm/5'2 girls maintenance cal?
I'm always wondering if I've got my maintenance cal right so I wanna have a rough idea of how much you all are eating and see if I should adjust my maintenance cal to test out. So can you girls share with me your maintenance calorie with your height, weight and activity level.? Thank you!
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Scale Fluctuation vs. Weight Gain
I am moving back into maintaining and per a nutritionist I upped calories by 300 this week. Otherwise, I have eaten the same as I have been before. However, today I weighed in .5 heavier than on monday. Clearly, this is nothing to be concerned over; however, I am just wondering in advanced when I should determine that I am…
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Calorie increasing?
Say you've been eating below or at your BMR, have lost weight and are now satisfied. Can you increase your caloric intake? or has your body adjusted to this lower calorie style and consuming more would mean some weight gain?
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How do you learn to not be guilty?
I started trying to lose a bit of weight (total of 7 kilos) about 2 months ago. I have lost 4, ideally I would like to lose 3 more kilos, but I am also more than happy where I am now and for sure have no reason to lose fast. My mind tells me I should be at this point at a very small deficiency, closer to maintenance. I was…
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Do you still log calories and exercise?
I've been yo-yo dieting for years. I never took maintenance seriously before. This time, I am tracking my calories and exercise, which I also never did before. Doesn't logging your calories and exercise get tiresome after awhile? I can't imagine doing this my whole life, but I don't want to gain the weight back, either. I…
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I'm back! I'm back! Oh glory be, I'm back!
I'm back in my skinny jeans and at my original goal weight. :bigsmile: Though I'm tweaking my goal downward because I can still grab fat off my hips a camel prepping to cross a vast desert would covet. But still, it's so nice to breathe in my jeans again. And maybe now my poor spine will quit complaining at me. No more…
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Girl Problem Alert: Period Loss?
I have a history with eating disorder. At my lowest, I was 5'7 and 100 pounds. I am now 106 pounds and maintaining on 1900 calories per day. I gained the few pounds last month, and started maintaining at the beginning of march. However, I haven't had my period for four months and it still hasn't come. What are some…
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What's the reason for my weight gain?
Hi there! I haven't actually checked my body fat %, but i'm fairly slim and don't have much fat on me, (apart from my bum haha.) I know it's a myth that muscle weighs more than fat (1lb of muscle=1lb of fat) but WHY do you start to put on weight when you weight train? I am so much more muscly then I have ever been, my butt…
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Need help finding the right maintenance calories for me!
Hello. I recently finished loosing 70 pounds and am now ready to increase my calorie amount, but I'm worried about over or under estimating the calories I burn. My bmr is 1432, and the calculator said that for sedentary I should be eating around 1700. Here's the thing, I am extremely inactive, most days I lay in bed all…
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I have 8lbs to go, time for maintenance plan help
I have 8lbs to go to reach my goal. I'm 5'5" I'm not sure what to do. I have heard that maintenance is hard. Any ideas?
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Is anyone maintaining without counting calories?
I've been maintaining successfully for the past few months and it's great, but from day to day I just add up a round about of my calories, but lately it's becoming a little obsessive and unhealthy. I just want to focus on eating well, maintaining and listening to my body. I wouldn't be opposed to continuing to roughly…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone!!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone. This year the day was not a very happening one for me as I spent it all alone. But for the next year I do not want to spend the day similarly. I want to make the day a special one. The St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and I am trying to figure out some funky party ideas for my…
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It's Almost That Time :D
Hey Everyone, Well... with less then 2 lbs to go to my goal, I'm being proactive in my quest for success in maintenance. I have been up and down for past number of years and gosh darnit (sorry about the language LOL!!!) I'm refusing go back up. MFP has been awesome with the "loser" friends I currently have in keeping me…
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Where does the weight go?
Hi I am curious what happens during the sleep cycle concerning weight, I am not very regular passing stool, so just as a example I weighted 101.6 kg yesterday after eating about 600 grams of food throughout the day(400 at the evening meal), this morning I weigh my self and I am 101.1 kg, thankfully this has been going on…
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500 Plus Day Loggers
Looking for positive, inspiring MFP peeps that have been logging 500 days plus and are either at or near maintenance to add as friends.
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Maintenance while Training Help Needed
I have 5 lbs to lose but am starting to think about how to calculate my maintenance calories. I know a lot of it will be trial and error, but any advice much appreciated. About me: 5'6", 126 lbs, desk job, very active otherwise (always training for some event - currently half-marathon and sprint triathlon) I try to workout…
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I'm so freaked out...
I'm just starting to maintain my weight. I'm 19 years old, female, 165cm/50-51kg. I finally admited myself that I'm eating too little (1200 calories, plus 4 times a week workouts) Yesterday I saw a doctor (because my period stopped since two months) He said everything was fine, but that I need to stop losing weight (and…
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Started out with not much to lose? Advice?
I started at 144 and my goal is 125, I'm at 136.2. For the better part of the last 5 years I have been between 132-136 and it's been a real challenge getting below 130. I'm just wondering has anyone else been successful at losing 10 - 15 pounds and keeping it off? I'm working out for 45 - 60 minutes a day, doing cardio…
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Simple plan for maintenance
I have 3.5 pounds to go for maintenance and realized I need a plan. So I am thinking stick to the eating plan I have used for weignt loss. I have tried to stick to higher protein, less carbs. So I am thinking I would add in more carbs, starting with more fruits, maybe a couple of more starches like bread/rice/pasta, maybe…
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Pregnant
Who here is pregnant and just trying to track what they are shoving down their throats? LOL, I'm 12 weeks and have already gained about 8 pounds. I've been eating way too much and not exercing.
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can I be covered for surgery?
hey, I've lost over 91lbs all on my own… but it has left me with a lot of skin. my doctor will not let me lose any more weight and said my overhang of my stomach will only get worse.. it hasn't been until the past month that I have started experiencing a lot of pain… it seems like it gets worse every single day. first it…
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bad day please help ????????
Hi Today I had a bit of a depressing morning almost lost my job. I've been eating healthy all week and today really just set me off. You know when you just have a negative feeling and you tell your self your giving up on the weight loss haha? So I went and had a little less than half my intake for the take by going to eat…
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What did you look like when you started maintaining?
Hello all! First of all, if you're maintaining, congratulations on reaching your goal and continuing to try and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I'm struggling to determine whether or not I should be eating at a deficit, or maintaining my weight. I have a lot of toning to do, but I'm definitely at a healthy weight…
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60g of sugar???
So, I have gained back 10lbs. The first time around I lost 40 lbs by doing the south beach diet. I recently came back to MFP to start tracking again and i noticed the sugar allowance has gone up to 60 g a day based on my current weight, and me wanting to lose a pound a week. It used to be about 33 g a day. I'm conflicted…
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Take a break?
Does anyone just take a break from this for a week? Like just be at maintenance mode for a week just to relax and eat. Then the following week eat back at your plan...I'm thinking maybe every 10 lbs do this.
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What's wrong with me?
I'm supposed to be maintaining but I'm gaining. I get to the end of the day and pig out. I sit there without feeling any cravings or desire to eat, I'm full up yet I still think what shall I eat and start eating even though I know I don't really want it and definitely don't need it. Do I have a problem or am I just being…
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The fear of maintaining is putting me off losing weight...
Ok so I started losing weight in May, lost 30lbs by August, then stopped and just ate whatever because I started a new job. I've just started trying to lose weight again in the past couple of weeks and I had gained about 7lbs, so i've just had to lose that, and now i'm continuing to lose again. I wasn't exercising and I…