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Results of a recomp after 7 months - stats overload!
For people interested in a recomp rather than cutting / bulking cycles to lose fat and gain muscle while maintaining I thought I’d post my results so far. Stats are from a BodPod analysis in March and again today. One thing to note is that although I’ve been mostly maintaining I did have spell of deliberately losing weight…
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Accurate way to figure out how many cals a day i burn?
Hi everyone! I just wanted to know if there is a machine or monitor or something i can purchase to know accurately how many calories I burn a day so i can have a more solid answer as to how many calories i need to eat a day. When i use those online calculators the results are all over the place and usually seem like a high…
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Confused about Maintenance calories
After 17 months of losing weight I have finally reached my goal, dropping 182 lbs! I started reading up on and preparing for maintenance with my last 10lbs to go but now that the time has come I've found myself a bit lost and confused about how many calories I should be eating. I have read alot of great tips on here about…
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Weight loss doubt?
I think this time i choose correct solution for my weight loss swimming But little confusion swimming Good for weight loss?
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STILL LOSING
I am still losing weight I have tried eating more but I have been exercising more. I have lost a lot more than the Dr. thinks I should. I'm just glad I won't see him soon. All together I have lost 74 lbs. I am 5'61/2. I weigh 124 lbs. I really don't want to cut back on the exercising as I enjoy it. What I eat is satisfying…
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Challenges while maintaining
At times I miss vegging out in front of the tv at night watching sports or my fav. tv shows and munching on junk food. It was a way for me to unwind from a busy day and I found it very comforting and relaxing. I did not do that every night, but when I did estimate I would put down 1,000 - 1,500 calories easily in addition…
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Maintenance Survey
Hello maintainers! I hit my goal weight a couple weeks ago and am in the process of adjusting my calories each week to transition to maintenance. I thought it might be helpful to put out a general questionnaire to get a feel for how everybody handles this phase of the journey in their own way. Feel free to answer only what…
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Making the transition to maintenance mode
It took me a year, but I managed to lose the weight plus an extra 10 lbs past my original goal weight. The thing is - I am too scared to revert from diet mode to maintenance mode. Also, I'm struggling with another issue as well. I don't see a thin person in the mirror. I'm down to a size 2 now but in the mirror I still see…
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Any way to fade stretch marks?
After losing over 50 pounds (before I joined this site) I have ugly stretch marks on my stomach. Anybody know a way to help make them fade?
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Weight fluctuates 5-6lbs a day. Is that normal?
So I'm 5'7 and my standard weight is about 135. Anyway last week I weighed myself one night and I was 132 which was lower than what i'm used to. The next morning I wake up and I'm 138. Before I go to bed I'm down to 133. I know weight usually fluctuates daily but isn't a jump like that sort of weird? Recently had a…
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looking for supportive friends in maintenance
I am active and use the body media core device to keep track of and watch calorie burn/ intake balance. I rarely weigh. Like to read what other people are eating and am an active commentor. I completed my first 5k in October and enjoy maintaining my fitness level through 3 x weekly 2 minute run, 1 minute walk interval…
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looking for supportive friends in maintenace
I am active and use the body media core device to keep track of and watch calorie burn/ intake balance. I rarely weigh. Like to read what other people are eating and am an active commentor. I completed my first 5k in October and enjoy maintaining my fitness level through 3 x weekly 2 minute run, 1 minute walk interval…
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Gaining weight on 'maintenance'?
Hi all, Last week I hit my goal of 50kg, after sticking to 1200 since June. The scale was wavering between 50 and 49, so it was quite inconclusive, but I wanted to stick to that number. I upped my calories to 1500, but consumed between 1200-1500. It varied, day by day. Quite frankly, I expected to have lost some weight.…
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Another reason why you may be gaining whilst maintaining...
This is a 6 minute vid where the host takes some pre-packaged food to a lab to work out the real calories within that food. At the end he calculates that if he was calorie counting then he would have consumed 500 more calories than he thought according to the food labels. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGunZpKLb5o
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Any other breastfeeding mamas??
Hi everyone, My little guy is 3 months old now. I'm 5ft and before pregnancy was a bit underweight at 93lbs. I'm now exclusively breastfeeding and weigh 101lbs. This is my third baby and in my experience a few pounds are here to stay until breastfeeding is over. I'm fine with that so I'm focusing on staying right near…
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Eating lunch at 8:30 AM
One issue I've been dealing with over several months of maintenance.... the ravenous morning hunger I get 2 hours after breakfast. I eat a good breakfast every morning at 6:30 AM, cereal or oatmeal almost always. Then suddenly, once I'm in the office 2 hours later, I end up eating my lunch I brought in that day ... and…
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Discrepancy between the MyFitnessPal and other calculators
Hello, I'm 6'0", currently at 170lb, 33-y.o. male My activity includes 2 hours a week of martial arts (krav maga / MMA) and ~1.5 hours a week of weight lifting. Otherwise I have an office job. According to these, this puts me at least into the "moderate physical activity" range of BMR calculators. I've checked a bunch of…
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maintaining
I am so frustrated with my weight loss. Okay so I have lost a total of 70 lbs. of which I lost over a year and a half time. A lot of my weight I lost by running. I have done a marathon, 5ks, 10ks, 15ks, 1/2 marathon. Slowly my weight has been creeping back up on me. I have gained about 15 of that back, and I am trying to…
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Should I get a tummy tuck?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBt-y7zYEQw&feature=c4-overview&list=UUTE7nfB_ZdXoa3LnKRmmd4g This is a Youtube video of me showing the loose skin on my stomach. My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy. Everyone else thinks I am too. But I wanted some more opinions. Thanks guys :)
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Time to maintain, but I'm honestly a little scared...
My weight loss journey has abruptly and unexpectedly come to an end. I set my goal weight for 110 lbs, not knowing what that would look like for me. I set that weight because my lowest healthy BMI is 105 at my height, so that seemed like a reasonable goal at the time. My beginning weight was 150 and I'm now 117 (at 5'3").…
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Ready to start maintaining...
I put myself on an EXTREMELY restrictive diet in April- I began eating less than 600 calories most days- yes, this was very stupid. I have, now, gained my common sense and increased to 1200+ for maybe the last two months. I've been increasing very slowly (currently eating around 1350) and so far have not put any weight…
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What do I do now
I've reached my goal weight now what do I do, eat more than I usually would ? Workout less each week ? What I have no idea
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what can you eat an entire container of without thinking...
for me...saltines or oyster crackers. ugh. the calorie content is not a lot per serving...but it is easy to eat many servings.
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underwear
Ok, silly topic, butt... I am having a hard time finding underwear, for a reasonable price, that is small enough. Any ladies know where to get maybe a size 4?
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Am I ready for maintenance?
I'm thinking about changing my goals to maintenance instead of loss. My goal weight is really just a number. I'm in a smaller size than I've ever been in my adult life, even though I'm not at the smallest weight I've been (I had gotten down to 138 pounds in a size 10). Since January I have lost +/-60 pounds. I went from a…
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How many calories to maintain weight?
I am around 114lbs currently. My goal weight was 110lbs but I now feel that would look too thin, as I'm looking slim now. I would like to stay this weight (114) but I'm not sure how many calories I would need to do this. When dieting I ate around 1200 - 1300 calories and managed to lose weight. I have a desk job and…
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Maintenance, constipation and saturated fat
Hi everyone, I loose around 5.5 kg and now I am in maintenance step from 2-3 weeks ago. Before that I check my saturated fat and kept it as low as I could and now the MFP suggest me 1550 Kcal per day for being maintain and the saturated fat goal is 17 gr. I have a serious constipation problem and it really bother me. I…
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switching to maintaining but reducing body fat?
I've looked and looked and can't find a concrete answer on reducing body fat while maintaining. Can I reduce it at maintenance calories, rather than deficit? I'm 25 132 lbs and 5'5". I don't know my body fat % and really can't afford to have it checked, right now. I don't mind if it's a slow process but I'd like to reduce…
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Your maintenance calorie goal vs. weight loss calorie goal
Hi maintainers, I'm curious about the relationship between the calorie goal you had when you were losing weight vs. the calorie goal you have now that you are maintaining. What was your WL calorie goal? What is you maintenance calorie goal? Thanks!
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Sick Calories Help?
I was sick from Monday and starting to feel better today! While sick I could only manage about 1200 or so calories. If I bump back up to 1500 will I gain weight? Does a week make a huge difference? I'm trying to maintain....