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Belfast maine area
I live in searsport, and i find a group of over eater group, i heard alot of bad information about the group, does anyone have a good experience with weight loss groups.
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Is BMI an accurate measure or total B.S.?
Just had an angioscreen this morning and one of the the things they "measured" was my BMI (based solely on what I wrote down as my height and weight). I was told a normal BMI for me is between 18.5 and 24.9. My results were 24.32. Automatically, my mnd said, "If my BMI was 0.6 higher, I would be considered overwight, which…
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Gained 2 pounds in one day. Help?
I usually eat around 1400-1600 calories a day, but yesterday overate by around 200-300. I ended up eating 1800 calories. Yesterday I was 115 pounds, but this morning I'm 117. I don't know why or how this happened. I haven't gone over 116 pounds in 2 months and it's definitely not the tom. I didn't even over-eat on my…
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Finally - Goal!!! Next steps?
I hit my goal weight today (losing 56lbs total) and am now utterly determined to keep the weight off and maybe even lose a couple of extra lbs. Any tips, ideas, support or experiences from MFP members in the same position would be very welcome. I also want to say a real thank you to all my MFP friends, I literally couldn't…
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Question about calorie intake.. I want to reduce bf
I have been working out for a while, but only really taking it seriously for the past 4 months.. Used to be purely cardio but now I have moved to weights 3 or 4 times a week and maybe doing 30 mins cardio a week. My goal just now is to reduce bf/increase muscle but also lose a little bit more weight. I think I've hit a…
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Goal weight - lower body issues
I hit my goal weight this week (5'5" 130lbs) and if I look from the waist up, I look great and if I lost more I would look too thin. From the waist down, I look better but still chunky. As I've been working on this, I focus my workouts primarily on my legs with squats, lunges, yoga, running and horseback riding. I get in…
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Maintaining your Goal Weight Within 5-8lbs
What are some great ways to maintain your weight within a certain range, rather than by a specific number? Your weight does fluctuate during the day. Otherwise, it not getting out of control and turning into 20lbs + I would say by going by how your clothes fit?
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Um. I just ate a tub of ice cream and need help
:indifferent: Ok, so I measure out whenever I eat ice cream, rice, pasta, etc...and I bought some Edy's no sugar added vanilla slow churned ice cream...really good. Last night I measured out 2 1/2 cups servings (serving per container: 12), then another 1/2 cup serving for myself. 300 calories. Ok. Then I gave my sister 3…
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How do you know if you've got it right?
Hi Everyone! I’m curious to know what you guys feel is a reasonable amount to gain/fluctuate once in maintenance and lifting. I’m 5’2, I went from 143 to 117 between August and January by eating at a deficit and doing 1-2 hrs of cardio per day, at 117 I went on a cruise and after coming back shedding the bloat was…
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Lost weight, but want to gain muscle and not get fat again
Hello all, So I recently shed about 70lbs all together but my ultimate goal is get well muscular (well some what at least). I go to the gym 4-6 times a week. I'm easing back on cardio and focusing more on lifting now. Right now I have my setting on maintain weight. So I just a had a few questions...if any one has had this…
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Maintaining Weight and Quit Smoking
Now that I have reached my goal and showed myself I can successfully maintain, I like to try the final step for a healthy lifestyle, But too sure how to go about it, I don't want to put on all the weight i've lost just because i'm not smoking, should I take of 250 calories of my limit since I heard smoking burns about 250…
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Will drinking too much water cause water retention?
I've gained a kg after drinking like 19 glasses of water for a few days can this be the reason for my 1kg gained?
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Friends say I am too skinny now
I should start by saying that when I was a kid and teenager I was really small. I was 18 before I went over 100 pounds and I'm only 5'2. Life happened and my normal resting weight was between 140 and 150 in my mid twenties. People snickered but no one called me "fat" to my face. Then through my second pregnancy I gained a…
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Partying and Maintaining
I am a college student, 140lbs, 5'8, and eating 1900 cals a day (lost 60lbs, just coming out of dieting trying to up my calories to maintain). I am wondering if I can go to parties and have some drinks/fun without gaining weight. I really would like to but I just have a fear that after one day of drinking I'll gain a bunch…
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Goal weight achieved... Now what?
I want to increase my calories to maintain, but I was wondering if there is a rate I should be doing it at. For example, should I increase by 100 daily calories for a week, then another bump? How did you go about it? My current calorie deficit is set at 750. I know I kept a pretty large deficit, and I don't want to just…
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Lost weight and then maintenance on SAME diet?
I don't know how to word that subject line .... Anyway, I recently lost some weight that had crept on - about 12 pounds or so - in the past 4 months. I did it by increasing my exercise and simply starting a "no snacks!" rule and keeping my 3 meals reasonable. I have leveled out for the past few weeks and not losing, so I…
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The Scale Won't Move! :(
So I join MFP about 5 days ago but it has been about 2 weeks that I've been carefully watching my weight and trying to eat everything that's healthy, drinking lots of water and keeping at my calorie goal...but the scale hasn't moved! I been doing everything right (well at least I think I have) and my weight is still at…
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How to differentiate water retention & fat gained?
I'm maintaining now but I've gained a kg since yesterday and I'm not sure if it's water retention or fat gained how can I differentiate it? Do you consider it weight gain after your weight go up after a few days without dropping or after a week? I need to be able to tell them apart so that I can adjust my maintenance…
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Do anything special when you hit your goal weight?
I hit my goal weight this morning! Yay!!! :drinker: It feels really good. I've lost about 25 pounds since August and I feel amazing and I'm in the best shape in years. This is rewarding enough... ...but did you do anything special to celebrate hitting your goal weight? New outfit? Buy a fitness gadget? Special dinner?…
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Recovering anorexic
Hi all, so I've been recovering from anorexia for about a year now and I'm looking to maintain my weight. I'm about 115 pounds and 5'3 tall, I think I'm at a safe weight. So how can I maintain my weight safely? without restricting or cutting back on calories? I think I eat about 2800 to 3000 calories on average. Any tips…
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Suppressed maintenance?
Someone told me that I may be having suppressed maintenance calorie level right now and saying that I can actually eat more without gaining any weight. I've been eating 1640calories for a few months and these few days gained a kg and most of the people say that it's water retention (I'm having sore muscle) so I think it's…
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Fairly good at weight loss - a bit rubbish at maintenance!
Thought I should post here as I'm now officially a fully paid-up member of the Maintaining Weight group! I found losing the pounds (or kilos in my case) pretty straight-forward as my motivation for doing so has been a health-related and clear-cut one. The reduction to the loading through my injured knee at the new weight…
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setting my app to maintain weight
Hello all. After several months at 1200 calories per day, I am down to my goal weight of 57 kilos. I have now changed my profile settings to 'maintain weight' and it automatically upped my daily calorie limit to 1530 per day. When I eat 1530 calories, at the end of the day when I click 'finish logging for today' it tells…
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Improving my shape without dropping weight/inches
Hello guys, I've been on MFP for almost 1 year 10 months up to now and I've lost 17 kgs, starting from 83 kgs. I'm female, 22 years old, 165 cm, and now weight around 66 kgs, which puts in me in the high part of the healthy BMI range for my height, but I think I've come very far and I'm satisfied of the result. I have…
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How often do I need to rest my body?
I am looking for some help. I lost a ton of weight in January and February. During the month of January I went to the gym twice a day and since the first of February I started only going once and I have not missed a day in the gym except for sundays since. I lost a total of 26 lbs during those two months and I am now…
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Is it normal to maintain on 1200 cals?
About six months ago, I struggled with restrictive eating habits and I finally broke out just recently. I upped from about 500-800 calories to 2000, and I gained a lot of my weight back. I am now at 5'6", and 115 lbs but I fluctuate like absolute crazy to the point where I can't tell if I'm 112, or 120, or somewhere…
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Questions for Gastric Sleeve patients 2+ years out...
I have some questions for those who are a year or more out after a Gastric Sleeve surgery and have reached a comfortable level of loss or reached their goal. I was sleeved about 15 months ago and have happily more than exceeded my goal. I am 4 mos into maintaining but I continue to be worried about my calorie intake. After…
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So disappointed in myself :(
I started off around 2 years ago at 13st 2lb and a size 16 (I'm 5ft 9). I decided enough was enough and I lost weight by using mfp and entering a mini triathlon. Through running, biking, swimming, bit of insanity and 30 day shred, plus the calorie counting, I got down to 11st 6 and size 14s were a bit loose on me. I…
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Ladies: Body Fat
I asked this in the losing weight forum and got no love. So here goes: are any ladies 5'8 with 20 percent body fat? I'm curious how much you weigh? I'm sure the amount of muscles, etc play into it but since this is my goal I'm just wondering what the range would be
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Best time to weigh yourself?
My family got some scales and im looking for the best time to check my weight, i checked it twice this week; I checked it on Monday 6.00 in the morning and it was 53.7kg I checked it on Saturday 12.00 (afternoon) and it was 51.7kg? I dont know which one is more accurate, or when the best time to check it is Thanks