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I so need support right now!
I have this wonderful weight loss/maintenance story that I am so very grateful for. At 67 I've been maintaining within a 5 lb. window 75 lbs. for over 3 years. I track calories and exercise most days. All of a sudden I find myself at a cardiologist just to be sure I CAN do as much exercise at my age as I do. He spots an…
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Been maintaining, but can't change mindset!
I did a metabolism reset this summer, gaining a grand total of 15 lbs after all was said and done. Went from 135 to 150. I've been into heavy lifting regularly since August. I feel happy with how my body is changing.....I have gained quite a bit of muscle, but it seems like the fat has yet to shift. I'm eating 2200…
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Advice Please
hi so this is the second time I have started weight loss in the last 3 years. I lost 24 kilos 3 years ago but it all came back on plus some. How do you maintain long term maintainence and do you have any tips please so I can be successful this time?
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Just found out I'm pregnant...
Hi Just found out I'm pregnant... so I'm wondering how on earth to use MFP to accommodate that and to help me reach what I should be eating calorie-wise. I'm in the throes of morning sickness :( joy, so that makes it a bit tough trying to eat when you feel sick. Anyone out there the same? Some friends and support would be…
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Failure stories?! :)
This has been probably done before, but I'm seriously interested in failure stories when it comes to maintenance. Particularly, I am interested in the following: 1- When you started failing after losing weight 2- How long did you lose weight for? 3- How long after failing did you realize things were wrong? 4- Did you do…
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How much leeway do you allow yourself?
Have now reached goal weight, well, I hit it exactly last week but didnt change anything, now I am under and have re set MFP to 'maintain weight' rather than 'lose weight.' As I had it set on 'lose 1/2 pound a week' this only gives me an extra 100 calories per day than before, so not a drastic difference. I weigh myself…
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Goal Weight: Right on Target or Under?
As I cast my eyes toward the final few months of the fat-loss portion of my journey, I'm thinking a lot about goal weight. At my thinnest I was within 15 lbs of my ultimate goal weight. But now I'm thinking about lowering that by about 5-10 lbs. It strikes me as a bit freeing to get under my goal, so that I have a good…
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Hit my goal weight, now what?
So long story short, I have hit my goal weight of 135 pounds (yay!!) but now I'm a little confused about what to do next. I think after eating less and exercising for such a long time I'm kind of scared to eat more and cut down on exercise, because I don't want to gain back the weight I worked so hard to get off in the…
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Focked at Carl's Jr
Had a dentist appointment this morning so I skipped breakfast. After my appointment I stopped at Carl's Jr. to grab a breakfast burrito as I have done many times in the past (before MFP). Had to change plans because the nutrition menu showed my favorite burrito at over 640 calories... whohhh, easy fella... time to regroup.…
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Accuracy of calorie calculator at Shapesense.com
As I moved closer to maintenance, I've tried to more accurately pinpoint the amount of calories I burn in my workouts. I purchased a $45 heart rate monitor that proved fairly useless, especially when my workout required anything in plank position or lying down (abs, etc.). I followed another post to the Shapesense website…
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To much sugar?
Hello everyone, I didn't go over my calorie intake today but I did go over with sugar. I never have processed sugar but today I ate two pumpkin poptarts. I plan on working out soon but how will my body take with so much sugar in it? it hasn't had this much sugar in years. I have only had 1400 calories ( I can have 1600) so…
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Fitbit Flex accuracy
Hello everyone! I have yet another maintenance question. How accurate is the fitbit flex? So far I have only had it about one day. Yesterday it says I burn 3000 calories and walked 10 miles. (Which is about right, we went to a festival so I walked a mile, mile and a half, then 2-3 miles later in the afternoon, then since…
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Many questions about gaining muscle
I have recently met my weight goal. Despite wearing small sizes, I don't always "feel" so small. I still have small amounts of extra skin around the hips and my butt needs some toning. It's not terrible but it is a bit bothersome. I'd like to start building some muscle. I'm not looking to get abs or anything major. I'd…
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I reached my goal weight; what now?
Well, as of Friday's weigh in, I've officially reached my original goal weight. However, when I first started MFP, I cared much more about losing weight and being thin and since then my goals have switched to more fitness centered and body composition based goals. I don't know if I should switch into maintenance quite yet…
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Master's Dissertation on Nutritional Knowledge
Hi, I’m a master’s student studying health promotion & public health. This is the last day of my data collection for my study on nutritional knowledge and eating habits amongst gym users to understand the relationship between the two and how this may change depending on the individuals desired health outcome from physical…
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Need honest opinion
So I am currently undergoing treatment for an eating disorder and dk if I see myself clearly I'm 5'2 and my measurements are 34 23.5 33 and I feel like in perfect but feel my stomach is like flabby / disproportionately large feedback?!
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Maintaining Weight
My weight fluctuates ten pounds. I usually run twice in the day on a treadmill and burn around 300 calories after each run. If I end up drinking water or Gatorade my weight sky rockets. Why is that? Or even food. Does my body just hold on to fluids and food longer now because of my longer more intense runs? I feel the same…
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As a rule, if you are 9 st and under, average kcal?
I need to know what you would eat to maintain? Say you we're not bingeing or dieting really, just being good but not too good? What would you say is achievable without having to exercise all your extra eating off by working out loads ( my favourite way to be but I can also be lazy) So tell me how much you work out ? And…
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The Magic Number?
In my opinion, weight loss is the easy part. Burn more calories than you take in, weight loss. My question is, how long did it take to find your magic Maintanance number, and what is it? I just reached my goal weight this week. My weight fluctuates between 155 & 158 at any given point. I know, "It's not all about the…
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What is the secret?
Well, I'm at exactly a place where I never intended to be. I got to the weight I wanted at about 115-120. Then, because I was too freaked out I would gain it all back, and since the term maintenance is lost on me, I kept restricting and eventually got down to about 106. It did not look good on me. So, I got back up to a…
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The panic of the first day of maintenance
"Goes on laptop"...."opens MFP"....."checks Home"....."1650 calories remaining"...."still sleepy and thinking...I exercised in my sleep...? why so many calories?"........."sees 0 Food - 0 Exercise"........."realises" OMFG MAINTENANCE STARTED!!!!!! "panicking" I diet for 5 years!!! How it is not to?????? HEEEEEEEEELP…
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Does your body have a natural healthy weight?
I'm just wondering if for most people there is a general 'healthy' weight that can be almost permanently maintained? For me it's 125. I am able to eat well, work out and maintain this weight My body seems happy there. However, I wish it were lower. Though it seems when I drop my calories to try and achieve this I am…
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Only Clothes that fit and make me feel beautiful...
So i am gradually building my wardrobe after having been 2 to 3 sizes bigger for most of my adult life. I can tell you for a working woman. In corporate america, this is not easy. Age appropriate yet classic pieces are in scarce supply - oh in my size and in my price range. Did I mention i refuae to buy anything that is…
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Weightlifting with maintenance calories
So you build muscle while lifting weights and eating at a calorie surplus. You retain muscle while lifting weights and eating at a calorie deficit. What happens when you weight lift and eat at maintenance? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
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How to increase Leptin - some helpful sites.
Following on from recent topic about why it is so difficult to maintain weight-loss I wanted to get some positive answers. I found the video really helpful to explain why I'm craving so much at night time. The messages are repeated on other sites that discuss this topic. Basically when we lose weight our bodies sense the…
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Weight fluctuations
Firstly. apologies if this is a repeat topic :) I've been losing weight actively for @ 18 months and I got down to my target weight. I decided to do maintenance and I was really happy, I found I could work out more and I had more energy. However, I gained @ 4lbs. I read on here that such things are common as your body goes…
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Determining which activity level I am!
I'm a college student who is rather active, but I'm never sure which activity level to set my goals with. I live on a moderately sized campus and don't have a car with me. So, i walk to and from all of my classes (on average three a day, five days a week). I take a 1.5 hour Jazz dance class 2x a week, plus a movement for…
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How do you get rid of the "fear of gain" mindset
I am now in maintenance and have been for several weeks - it absolutely terrifies me, with good grounds. I have been here before about 4 or 5 times. I lose weight brilliantly, it becomes my life's work, I become close on obsessed with it, I become almost a scientific genius on everything from glycogen to the latest low…
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Some help please
Ok first off I want to say this app was very helpful. I decided one day to go on a diet, stuck with it and went from 200 pounds to 165 in 3-4 months. I had a question though, hoping someone could help me out with this. I started working out about a month ago, I'm 24 now I use to lift all the time while in power lifting in…
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How do you maintain?
Alright, so I have lost 44lbs since May. My goal is to lose a total of 50. I just want to be under 140 and I understand there will be flucuations. I've struggled with overeating and eating disorders (nothing official, just serious restriction). I don't want to count calories for the rest of my life, but I now LOVE working…