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Anyone else struggle to eat enough?
I have heart failure and am struggling to eat enough. Trying to maintain rn but getting 1500 calories a day is a challenge unless i eat crap food..
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Hi everybody !
I've been doing a different variations of intermittent fasting to see which one would help me the most to maintain my weight. Right now I'm doing the 3 days fasting and see if by eating just once a day will help to maintain my weight. It is a work in progress until I find the right combination for me.
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August 2024 Maintainers' Check-in
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Long time maintainers how do you do it
I'd like to hear from other folks who've maintained their weight loss for several years or so. What do you do to maintain? What sort of lifestyle changes did you make while losing or after that made it easier (or possible?) to maintain your loss? And, are you active/do you exercise regularly? What works for you? Thanks. It…
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PMS cravings
I have a massive sugar cravings when I am having my pms and normally be derailed from my diet. How do i manage these crazy cravings?
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New Scale
Freaking new scale added 10 lbs to my weight
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I lost 25 kgs in 1 year
My name Aabi, I lost 25kg of weight while using this app for one year, I am still using it to measure my carbs, fats & protiens frm daily diary + also keep an eye on food macros. I am 56 years old & cant do excersice & workouts due to disability. Thnx to Mtfitnesspal to gv me a chance to maintain my obesity. I wl ansr any…
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Sticking With It
Came back to NY from FL with my weight up about 10 pounds and I committed to get it off. Made some small changes and with eating a little less, drinking less and exercising more the weight is slowly but surely coming off. and with the working out my clothes all fit better. After years of gaining and losing this time I know…
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Finding my maintenance
I am struggling to figure out my maintenance caloric intake. I have tried a few different websites and they all define “activity” differently which is where I think the confusion is. The range they’re providing me is 2500-300kcal. I am 6’3, weigh 95kg, am 29 years old, and have a fat percentage of roughly 20%. I work and…
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Male adult - ribs showing at maintenance
I am 177cm & 70kg (154 lbs). I am looking for a bit of advice, although I am within my weight range for my height, my last 5 ribs show and I do not know if that is normal or whether I am under weight. I recently been to an osteopath to help with posture, having had a piece of tape put between my shoulder blades to help me…
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July 2024 Maintainers' Check-in
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Maintaining Weight as a Lifestyle change
So, this is my third time at this stage. I am not working out regularly. I am more of a casual walker who participates in 3Ks to support causes. I lost 55 pounds and am in the 150s. My biggest weakness is sugar. I have been introduced to the Keto chocolate (Lily's chocolate) which has made a difference. One other practice…
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Metformin
So, I have been put on metformin by my doctor. I am following a diet plan and it is working. My question is, have any of you taken metformin? If so, did your doctor take you off it when you lost the weight?
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Pregnancy weight gain control
Hello there! I am 13...almost 14 weeks pregnant and am trying to control my weight gain throughout pregnancy. Just found out this week we're having a baby girl (NIPT blood work). I am disappointed to find there are only really old posts for pregnancy on here. I know this isn't a pregnancy weight app but I've been using…
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June 2024 Maintainers' Check-in
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Have you changed your original Goal Weight? Up or down?
Hello my fellow Maintenance friends, When I discovered MFP and began my weight loss journey here in July 2014, I was trying to lose those final stubborn 10 pounds. I had struggled with a 20 pound gain over the course of a few years and had been able to drop 6-7 lbs on my own before MFP. I never expected I could lose the…
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Maintaining is Scary
I'm 5'2" and female. I started at 215. April 7th will be my one year anniversary. I have lost 87lbs. My goal was 129 and I'm 125-128 (it varies a lot day to day). So I beat my goal. I am trying now to transition into maintenance. But it's terrifying. I'm scared to weight more as I'm trying to figure out my new calories,…
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Pregnant and tracking- for health reasons.
I’m pregnant but I’m 40 lbs overweight. I am so overweight I have been informed I should actually not gain weight, but at most 10 lbs. There is no medical need for me to gain weight. I am trying to at least maintain. I started at 187, and was 194 by 10 weeks. My Dr. was concerned. I have been tracking now (my Dr. is aware)…
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May 2024 Maintainers' Check-in
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Leveling out carb intake per meals and snacks
Is it critical to keep carbs to 45g per meal and 20g per snack(3)? Shooting for 200g per day. Working to get A1c down. At 6.5 now
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April 2024 Maintainers' Check-in
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Today’s I failed at calories…
I went over 1000.00 cals. I just have to start over tomorrow. Weekends are harder for me. Tomorrow a new start . Well goodnight.
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March 2024 Maintainers' Check-in
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Trying Again
[Hi guys trying this again last time I tried this I was running and much better shape several years ago I need to get back on track I'm not very happy with myself can't do the running part figure I'll walk and keep track of the calories atleast
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Is my goal right for me?
I had started this app for a school project (we had to track what we ate for two days), but then started to realize I am under eating. Have been for a while. I'm 20 years old, female, lightly active and weigh 118 pounds and have maintained that weight for a few years. The goal that was set for me to maintain it was 1760…
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BMR and daily calorie allowance
I’ve just used the BMR calculator to see what my BMR is per day, but the daily calorie allowance. The app is giving me to eat is far higher, why is this please?
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February 2024 Maintainers' Check-in
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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I had a medical emergency that caused me to nee cpr and I have bruised ribs
Could the selling have caused weight gin? I’m on a deficit still and they gave me a lot of fluids at the er but even without excersize on my deficit I lose but I’ve gone up like 4/5 lbs in two days
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Hello There!
Dear Members! Heike 54 years 169 cm 58 kg (sorry I can only do metric 😅🇩🇪) I just found the app after 10 days of fasting (7 of them with only liquids). I’m trying to avoid the yo-yo. 😉 I went from 63 kg to 58 kg and would like to keep it under 60. I’ve taken a break for fasting, but I normally train 5-6 days per week.…
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Weight gain trying to find maintenance
Hi all, I posted recently about knowing whether to eat back exercise calories during maintenance (which I now know not to so thank you to everyone who responded) and I had calculated based on my movement (5 gym training days a week both powerlifting and cardio) plus a long walk on both days of the weekend averaging 16,500…