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Eating A Lot but Not Much Calorically?
Hi, I just lost 60lbs and am upping calories to maintenance (19, 5'7ish, 140). I have been slowly getting toward my maintenance but since I came home on break I have been going off my meal plan to eating slightly less because I am not sure the calories in my home cooked meals yet (it'll take some time to find a happy…
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maintain weight but build muscle?
I am very close to my goal weight. I don't really want to get smaller but I am still at 29% body fat. My goal weight is 140lbs and I'm currently 144. I really want to get more lean but not necessarily smaller. Is this possible? And what should I do to achieve that goal?
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Carbs?
So MFP wants me to eat around 220 something carbs and 89g of protein does this seems realistic? and not sure if i know how to eat that many carbs or protein, kind of hard since i cook the food and my parents don't get chicken much or fish only roti and brown rice.
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Not again....amenorrhea :(
I was worried this would happen. Now I fear it has and I'm pretty angry and upset about it... I think my periods have stopped because of low body fat/over exercising. The reason I say this is because I went through this before (in college, many many years ago). Last time, I saw a gyno, had to gain some weight and they gave…
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Cheat Days?
I am nearing the end of my weight loss and trying to get ready for maintenance. During the calorie deficit, I've had a cheat day every week where I eat whatever I want (within reason) and don't worry about logging and it's really helped me mentally to not feel deprived or overly obsessive (which is hard to do when you're…
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Reached my goal, now what?
So I reached my goal, I had this stubborn stomach fat I was trying to get ride of and with the help of MFP I was able to achieve that. I've always been really active running about 6-8 miles 5-6 times a week, I do it cause it makes me feel good and it is not forced, I just really enjoy running, and I also lift weights for…
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Can't stop worrying
I've gained like a kg for around 2 week. At first I know that it's water retention from the sore muscle after the sore muscles are gone my weight dropped but went straight up again the following day and has stayed there since then. there is a day or two that my weight drop for 0.5kg but the next day it goes straight back…
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Why am I not losing anymore weight?
Last year I started my journey and lost alomost 20 lbs. Now I am still doing the same thing but not losing. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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switching from weight loss to maintenance
So I have 5 lbs left to go and then I am starting to try maintenance. I am really scared about switching to maintenance from loss. I feel like I only know how to lose and how to gain. How do you make sure you'll stay the same weight? (I'm coming off of a large calorie deficit ~500, I also exercise about 30 min half an hour…
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Question for "Athletic Build" ladies
If you lift heavy or were born with a more athletic/"stocky" build, what is your height and goal weight? As a 5'4" woman, I am trying to figure out where I should set my goal weight...I'd like to be realistic, since I have always had very muscular legs and a trainer told me I had a more athletic body type (under all the…
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DoTerra
Hi I recently started drinking DoTERRA LEMON OIL in my water a few drops in each bottle, has anyone else tried this before? If so any good results? Please share any info you have. Thank you:)
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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?…