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Harder to maintain than it is to lose?
Didn't ever think this day would could but, 'm getting so close to my goal weight of 75kg, and now gotta start thinking about maintenance mode, trouble is, I've trained myself to eat less, I feel full quickly and despite eating a bit more on some days, the scales countinues to drop. I know maintaince mode requires you to…
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How big is your "maintenance range"?
I'm assuming for maintenance, most of you have a range of a few lbs that you try to stay within (or below a certain number). When you're in maintenance mode, how big is the range you're comfortable with? I've been trying to stay within a 3-lb range ... and am currently re-losing some to get back to my goal weight (about 5…
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my fellow 5.2 ft friends
what are your maintenance cals? I am just wondering what others my height maintain at?
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Abs, Butt, and Thigh calories??
I did zumba's abs, butt, and thigh DVD workout for around 25 minutes. Does anyone know how many calories are burned by doing that workout.
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TDEE not accurate?
As I neared my goal I've increased calories slightly (from 1300 to 1400) but am now not losing at all even though I'm still eating 250cal a day below what I have worked out as maintenance (1660) It has only been 3 weeks, which I appreciate is not a plateau yet but I'm no longer convinced that TDEE is right, maybe my…
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Any Personal Trainers out there that can give advice?
Hey guys, Right now I've got elbow tendonitis (tennis elbow) and can't lift. Besides cardio and legs, is there anything you'd recommend I do so as to minimize any loss of muscle and progress? Any advice is appreciated.
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How do you know what weight to maintain?
From the reading I have done, it looks like there is a fluctuation for what is a healthy weight based on height. How do I know what weight to be? I'm 5'-4", female. I read something about if you can wrap your fingers around your wrist and overlap your small framed, just touch and you are medium, can't touch you are large…
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Maintaining weight but body fat % is increasing
I recently started following a meal plan to get leaner and gain muscle definition. My weight has remained the same; however, my body fat percentage has gone up. I strength train 6 days/week 2hrs. Does anyone know why this might be happening?
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Accountability Group
Hi all! So I'm looking for a few people to join a fitness group on fb. We are there for pure support, motivation, and accountability for each other! Doing all different kinds of programs trying to reach many different goals. This is the best group of people to inspire and be inspired from in the world! I know you all know…
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Is my daily cal. numnber too low???
My current weight is around 160, I am trying to get back to 130 which I was a little over a year ago (gained the weight during pregnancy) I'm also 5'7 and I'm a stay at home mom, so don't do too much physical activity during the day. I obviously want to loose it as fast as possible, and MFP auto-number or whatever told me…
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I blew my cals...
...on beer. And I don't care. It was awesome. And I'm a little buzzed from Trader Joe's Vintage Ale (it's classy, I know). So what did you blow your cals on today?
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Refeeds while Reverse Dieting?
So ive been reverse dieting since the new year only because from the beginning of december i took a dietbreak trying to maintwin my weight but just gained all of it back so since my metabolism was still slow i decided to go back to my low calories and work my way up. After doing that right away i lost weight which u guess…
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What do you have your maintenance macros set at?
I'm playing around with macros right now and am wondering what others in maintenance have theirs set at?
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Objective metrics
I'm getting close to my somewhat arbitrary goal weight. But I am still fat. That is not what I'm hearing from loved ones, and I don't know what to think. I've had some eating issues in my distant past, and I know how a distorted body image can fool you. But I also think people got used to seeing me obese, so just a barely…
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How to up caloric intake and maintain weight?
Please help me. I NEED professional advice. No I do not have a doctor. I'm a female 14 and 5'2'' and 41-42 kgs I have restricted my caloric intake to <1000 with extremely healthy foods the past few months. I have lost 14 kgs in the past few months along with my period for 2 months I do not exercise intensively but I walk…
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Strategies to maintain weight without counting calories
I'm thinking that I'm only 18 still very young, I can't possibly be bringing the scale along with me to everywhere I go. Therefore, I want to know some strategies on maintaining weight without having to weigh your food with the scale. I really need this advice because I will be going back to my homeland for months end of…
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Herbal Magic Maintenance
Hi, I used herbal magic in order to lose the weight. However, now that I'm in maintenance I feel like they are still keeping me to a diet. I'm freaking out because I don't want to feel like I am dieting my whole life (no salad dressing, olives, pickles, bagels). However, I have become so dependant on herbal magic that I…
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upping cals to maintanence - feeling so BLOATED
Hey guys!! I'm a 20 year old student from the UK, weighing 135lbs and 5"2.5. So for the last year I've been on a deficit which has varied between being pretty low (1000cal a day) and pretty decent but for the last couple months its been between 1400-1600 calories. I love exercising, sometimes I workout 2x a day doing heavy…
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women who are 36x27x37
Hello. i was wondering if anyone has these same body measurments as me at 5'1 1/4" tall or close to it. 36x27x37 im always worried about looking over weight because i am so short.
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Is it possible to maintain weight without counting calories
I'm sick of counting calories and am wondering if it's possible to maintain my weight without doing it?
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How did you feel?
I'm 2 pounds from my goal. Very soon I'll be entering maintenance. How did you enter your maintenance phase (did you eat maintenance or phase in, and by how many calories per week?) What did it feel like? Were you nervous? Easily full? Overjoyed by the extra calories? :glasses: This is the tricky part for me. It's the…
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Exercising, Eating Right, and Gaining Weight
I'm 18 (5' 7") and over this past year I went from 145-115 lbs. It was a very long and arduous task since I have a slower metabolism than my peers, but now that I've reached my goal, I'm told I need to gain/maintain my weight in order to be healthy, which, surprisingly, is scary. I've dreamt of getting to this point and…
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Did i raise my calories too fast?
I upped my calories recently after I continued to lose weight past my goal using MFPs maintenance calories. Based on my current assumed maintenance calorie goal (1750 4'11" 110lbs) I have been under about 2500-3000 calories per week for the last 3 months or so (hence the continued weight loss). Since I upped my calories,…
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Too much??
Here's yet another question: Am I getting too much fruit? I'm worried about my sugar intake, and I know it's just fructose and it's healthy sugar but I'm still a bit concerned. Here's my daily fruit intake; 1 cup of cantaloupe 1 cup of pineapple A medium banana A medium orange A medium apple Is this too much fruit? I'm…
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Could you always fathom reaching your goal weight?
Could you picture it? Or was it a vague hope until you got there? I'm almost halfway and finally feel confident that I will achieve my goal but I can't picture what I will look like. I remembered being at my current weight a few years ago, but I haven't been my goal weight since junior high. I can't picture what adult me…
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what now
Hi! I've been working towards a goal of 150 lbs for almost a year now. I am currently 155, and 5 foot 7. I guess I might ultimately be happy at 145, which leaves me 10 more to lose. I am currently set to lose a pound a week. I see a lot of talk about scaling back to a half pound a week closer to maintenance. What is the…
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Should I up to maintenance calories MFP set for me?
I'm trying to find my maintenance calories and I've been eating 1550 calories for the past 22 days and haven't lose weight. Should I continue to up to 1640calories that MFP has set for me? Or should I just continue eating 1550calories?? Help please!
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Changes when you hit maintainance
Hey guys and girls Just wondering what changes did you notice (if any) when you started eating at maintainance calories in terms of body composition I've heard some say they continued to drop inches despite not losing weight , and people say their skin tightened up once they started eating maintainance calories Just…
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How to stop an obsession with calorie counting?
I've been on a diet and have achieved my goal weight of 125 pounds, down from 150 pounds. However, now I am obsessed with food and counting calories. I weigh everything I eat so I can count every single calorie as accurately as possible. I feel stressed whenever I eat something without nutrition info on meaning I often…
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Body Fat % Measurement
I am using a cheap weighing scale from walmart that can also display body fat %, which I thought is great. Entering my current age and metrics I am getting a reading of about 22.2%, when I drop my age to 18 the scale measures 20%. In the gym I have used an omron hand meter that measures body fat % and this show 18% using…