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Trying to maintain after calorie restriction... Help!
I've recently started following a normal eating and exercise lifestyle again after a few months of calorie restriction, occasional binges and quite a lot of exercise. I've gained some weight already, both on the scales and I can definitely tell from looking at my body, and I'm really starting to get worried that I'm going…
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Maintenance cals? TDEE?
Looking for a second opinion on what my maintenance cals should be. I don't want to lose anymore weight but I would like to build some muscle and tone up. I would say I'm "skinny-fat" right now. Scooby's calculator gives me 2193...seems like a lot? Stats: 124 lbs 5ft8 A sample of my exercise routine for a week: M: 35…
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Almost here again!!
Hi, I'm now in the healthy bmi range!! Still have a little way to go to have a healthy waist circumference. Hope to join you guys again in a month or so :)
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Need support from people with lower maintenance calories.
Hello! I've been struggling with maintaining lately, one of the reasons is because I've become selfish with food. When I first began to lose weight I got used to eating little, and now that I'm maintaining I've gotten used to eating a lot more. I slowly started upping my calories but now I've hit my max and I want to go…
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what should my intake values be at?
hey. trying to maintain . . well need to loose a few pounds first. at 7 st but want to get back down to 6st 8lb or so. My values at the moment are 1600 calories, 180g carbs, 44g fat and 120g protein. Im 4ft 11 and at the moment not so active. normally im much more so but work has temporarily stopped for winter. So im only…
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Need Advice, about to cry
Hi, So I have looked up a bunch about weight fluctuation but I really don't understand at which point it becomes actually weight gain. I weighed myself on monday and I was 140.8, on Tuesday I had bounced up to 141.8 and now this morning I'm at 142!! Why am I gaining weight? If it was a fluctuation shouldn't it have gone…
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Picking A Range
Hi everyone! I am getting closer and closer to my goal (Sadly I HAVE been there in the past, but need to get BACK) and was wondering how people decided their maintenance range. I commonly see people saying 5lbs... Is this simply (for example) 152-157 or say 147-157? Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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What Changes During Maintenance?
Hello, I am still working on losing but I was wondering if any of the ladies have noticed any changes that have taken place since you have entered maintenance . . . I get the boob thing, according to my doctor they will fill up some once I stop losing (I so hope so) but I was also wondering if your feet change? I have gone…
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Looking for friends who are maintaining.
I've lost 55-57lbs since May (depending on how many cookies I've eaten that day) and am currently in the maintaining stage of my weight loss. I've managed to stay between 131-135lbs for a couple of months now. I'm not a clean eater. I do Insanity and run. Just looking for friends that are also maintaining. :)
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Struggling ...need help!
Hey guys :) Here I am a 29 years old in love with gummy bears. They are my ruin! I'll tell you my story making it very short. I was once doing many sports, I stopped, I gained weight, I stayed overweight for many years. Last Feb after some bad stuff happened in my life I found the motivation to finally lose the extra…
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Need a little advice.
So, I'm trying to maintain now, I just want to make sure my weight is good enough to stop losing. I weigh 103, last time I checked (yesterday). Before I was losing on about 700-1100 calories per day, sometimes going over. MFP has me eating 1650, so I just want to make sure I'm not over eating. Which I did today, but one…
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Scared I'm gonna gain?
So, today I ate around 1325, and my net was 994. I think it's too high...will I gain on this, if I eat around this, +/- 100-200 a day? I also am starting Tae Bo, does anybody have any good things to say about it? Mainly, just can I maintain on this, or should I eat a little less?
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Eating Back Calories
Ok so this is a new concept to me. I guess call me ignorant I just never thought of doing this I honestly thought it was counter productive. When I work out I generally try to burn off at least the number of calories from my last meal. What is your opinion on this? Any advice is appreciated and all friend request are…
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Feeling discouraged
Hi. Yesterday I thought I had gained weight from ramen noodles the night before but when I woke up this morning I hadn't lost the sodium weight ( I went from 103 to 102.8) now I'm feeling discouraged that it was actually weight gain. Should I lower my calories for a little bit until I am happy with that number again?
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Exercise
If I haven't exercised in like over a month and I return to exercising back to high intensity, will I gain weight more than 5 pounds? It seems like it because I am between the range of 160-165 when I used to be around 156-160 range, I don't think I gained 4 pounds... It's been going on for like 2-3 weeks now I don't know…
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Body Dysmorphia?
This may seem like it should be in the "general weight loss and diet help" board, but because my goal is to maintain my current weight, I'm posting it here. I'm just wondering if anyone else seems to have this sort of "body dysmorphia" feeling after losing weight. I am 5'8", lost 42 pounds (went from ~174 to ~132) and am…
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Confused about Maintainence after an ED
I suffered from Anorexia for a year. After my diagnosis I was put on a meal plan by my dietitian. I ate 2000 initially and didnt gain for a while. I upped a few more hundred and began to gain, I am now a healthy weight. Lately I have been eating at around 1700 a day and have maintained my weight for a while. But im…
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Change my shape without losing?
Is it possible to change the shape of your body without changing your body fat percentage? My body fat percentage is at my goal; my body is not. Do I just need to accept my current shape, or will pursuing new strength and running goals (which I'm going to do anyway) possibly help the fat reposition itself more attractively?
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What is "too skinny" for you?
I didn't really know where to put this question, anyways. I know BMI's and charts , I am asking about the look. At what point, a person looks unattractively thin to you? Could you give examples from people I might find by google(celebrities?) Thank you.
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Now I can't gain weight...
LOL. so whats the problem right? Well I started off by weighing 211lbs and began walking 5-7 miles a day and limited my calories to around 1200-1600 on average by eating mostly vegetarian and occasional chicken, only water, no soda or caffiene. That was 8 months ago and I now weigh 158lbs, Im 45 yrs old never smoked or…
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Over indulged
So today I ate chocolate, cake and ice cream! And now I'm feeling so guilty.. Ahh but it's the weekend. It's ok once in a while right? Anyone else over their calorie limit?
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intermittent fasting to maintain?
Hi! I'm looking to get support from others who do intermittent fasting to maintain c= When I began intermittent fasting I didn't even know I was doing it I was just doing it because I wanted to... Basically I fast all day till about 630-7 then I'll take a shower and once I get out of the shower I let myself eat my daily…
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Needing support from people struggling to maintain?
Hey, I'm Christina! Over this year, I have lost 60+ pounds. (I went from 163.4 to maintaining around 103) I didn't lose this weight in the healthiest of ways sometimes. I would fast and restrict on some days...But since September I have been eating 1000+ And since the beginning of this month I have been eating 1400+ I am…
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can I lose 6 lbs in 3 weeks? I think I am skinny fat?
SORRY I ACCIDENTALLY POSTED ON THE WRONG THREAD!!!! I am 5'2 and 112lbs. I was 114 lbs last week. I started gym last Monday and have gone 5 days this past week. I did 30 mins of cardio, some thigh/butt exercise on a wave machine a few minutes and 3 days of strength training. I ate roughly 1100-1500 calories, balanced diet…
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Need advice
Hi! I'm 5'8, weigh around 120 lbs. I eat around 2000 cals a day. Breakfast is usually oats porridge and banana. Lunch is veges and a bit of rice. Dinner is usually bread and veges. I snack on fruits, nuts. I generally eat healthy but my carb intake is on the higher side. I also exercise ( running 3 times a week, body…
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Im pregnant, how many calories should i eat to maintain?
Hi guys!! Im currently 14 weeks pregnant and need to know how many calories I should be eating just to maintain my weight. I am 28 years old, 5 feet 6 inches and weigh 161lb. I was eating 1500 calories before I got pregnant when I was loosing weight. I just want to be healthy for me and my baby now im over the morning…
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Trying something different - I'd like your feedback
I have my current weight loss goal set at 20 lbs. I will have another 10-20 to lose after that but I didn't include it for now. Here's my "do this differently" idea. 20 lbs is doable and would make a huge difference in my health and looks. When I reach that goal, I will be at my lowest weight in probably 10 years. And I've…
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Do I eat back all my exercise calories in maintenance ?
If I'm using Mfp's maintenance calorie recommendation rather than a TDEE calculator , do I eat back the exercise calories? I have it set to sedentary because my exercise is very random during the week ( some days fairly sedentary, some days a lot of walking ) ... It's set to 1650 + I'm 5''5 120lbs . Should I eat back ALL…
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Change activity level or adjust calories?
Exactly what the subject say. I have been logging my food with myfitnesspal and activity with a fitbit force. Currently I have my activity level set to sedentary. I have been pretty close with meeting my caloric goal set by myfitnesspal with the adjustments from fitbit. In the last three weeks I have dropped nearly 10…
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How to count
My mum cooks pork belly meat, but I eat only the lean part and not the skin and fat. But I can't find any entry in MFP that says pork belly lean only... So I'm wondering if the lean meat of pork no matter which part it is from, have the same calories? Am I right to say that? If not, can someone please correct me... How…