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Weight gain?
Hey I'm a 6'1 165 pound teenage boy, who weight lifts for one hour a day and run/have sports after school for at least an hour in edition to the weightlifting and I eat around 2000-2200 calories a day. I am worried because I am gaining weight, I haven't gained any fat in my mid section and don't have very much fat there…
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Question for you other maintainers
Ok, so I've been maintaining for a few months now and really haven't seen much of a difference on the scale from week to week (that's the point of maintaining, right?). However, I'm finding that I am still losing inches, particularly in my waist. Since I was quite a bit heavier at one point, I do have some loose skin in…
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Slimming when being on maintenance?
Hey everyone, I got fairly close to my goal weight (2kg off) some weeks ago and started finding it very hard to stick to 1200kcal net. I was thinking about moving on to maintenance but really wanted to lose those last 2 kg quickly. Result: I 'fell off the wagon' and gained weight. I am sure it will come off again but what…
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Ladies Maintaining & Strength Training....Diet Help
Hey guys, so just looking for some advice, last month I posted a topic on maintaining and the 'skinny fat' issue and got some great advice on here from people with how to go forward. I've been reading the Starting Strength book and have invested in some dumbbells and barbell to assist my lifting at home. Right now I have…
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Does Body Fat percentage effect your metabolism?
Just curious, does your resting metabolism increase if you have a lower body fat percentage and by how much? Also how can I determine body fat percentage by appearance?
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Confusion / Question over BMR & TDEE
First, I'm not smart about this stuff. I've read the threads and I'm still confused. 5'8" 154.4 pounds male 47 years old. ( i used 5'7: in calculations because my I'm about 5'7.5" inches tall). Reason I ask, I just hit my goal weight and would like to work towards maintenance. I have a sedentary desk job where I sit 6…
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Help needed please to unstick me!!
Stuck at the same weight for months and am so fed up! Health not too good at moment so had to cut back on gym workouts as I had no energy, even walking is exhausting but after my bones don't ache as much so I go for a walk most days. I know I need to change my cal intake but I'm so confused anyone help me sort it? Need to…
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How to stop losing weight?
Hello all! I'm almost to my goal of 200 lbs. I'm currently at 214 lbs, so I only have about a month left in my journey. I went from about 310 lbs to 214 since June 2nd. My biggest problem is gonna be maintaining my weight without losing anymore. I want to maintain 195-200. The reason i'm asking now is so that when the time…
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What does Maintainence have to be so d@mn hard!
I've lost 100lbs! Cool right? But this whole maintenance thing is so difficult. I find myself doing more of a "cut and bulk" rather than staying at one even level. I guess I don't want to fall victim to the whole "yo-yo" dieting thing. Is it really that bad of a strategy though? I mean, I'm talking 5lbs "bulking" then…
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Maintainers! How does my maintenance plan look to you?
Hi everyone, In December, I'll be around 15 pounds (7 kilos) from my goal weight. I'm going on vacation to Thailand and want to eat at maintainece for around a month while I'm away. I'll pick up on weight loss when I get back :) I've never eaten at maintainence levels before, so I'm planning now! I'm thinking of eating at…
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Hungry now that I'm maintaining
I have been maintaining for about 3-4 weeks now. I decided to keep my exercise the same and I'm slowly increasing my calories. I'm now eating probably about 150 more calories per day than when I was losing, and planning to continue to increase. But oddly enough, as I increase my calories, I am hungrier and hungrier. I…
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Should i maintain and tone?
Howdy all, So i'm at around 140-145lbs now. 5'5, soon to be 23 female, small framed... My goal was 118lbs back when i was 5'3 a good 18 months ago, but i was re measured by my trainer and i'm now 5'5 =D. I think it has a lot to do with improving my posture. I think to be center of healthy weight i need to lose about…
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Maintaining is the same as losing!
There is still a calorie limit to maintain. If you want to eat more calories you have to earn it by exercising. Simple. Basic.
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How on Earth Do You Maintain?!
Hey guys! I'm going to be maintaining in November, working out 3-5x a week to maintain health... but I have no clue what to do physically! There are no sports I (think I) really like to the point where I'd do it very much, and I am a student so I do not have a ton of money to spend nor can I just go do stuff whenever I…
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Maintainers-Do you eat just to reach your goal?
The past few nights I have come up significantly under my calorie goal at the end of the night. I am not hungry, but find myself searching around the house for things to eat, just to come close to my goal. I know I have seen countless posts on this on the weight loss forums, but I am wondering about those of you in…
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Support and Accountability
Hi All!! I have recently lost 30 pounds (and maintained) and am very excited and feeling wonderful with my success but I recently have felt and been in a funk. So today I pledged to get back to my healthy eating habits. I have made an unwritten contract to myself (like I would my best friend, because I am my own best…
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what was your BMI when you moved to maintain
I have been stuck at the same weight since May, I did my BMI out of curiosity this morning and I am at 21, went from 32 where I was 18 months ago. Seeing this made me obsess less about the fact that the scale is not moving anymore, I am the lightest and healthiest I have been since high school and all health issues that…
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Useful quiz: Do you know enough to maintain by eye?
I just found this quiz from the NIH. I found it interesting because it shows the difference in portion sizes now and 20 years ago. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/portion/portion.cgi?action=question&number=1 More importantly for us, it quizzes you on how many calories pretty standard foods have…
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maintenance calories ok to eat?
hi guys I've been on 1200 calories a day for quite sometime and i have lost a lot of weight and extremely happy with how i look now. i am 5'1 and 46kg think thats 104 pounds? i switched to maintenance on my fitnesspal and it gives me 1570 NET calories, and i am really scared to eat more and after exercise that means i have…
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How can I stop late night and early morning hunger cravings?
i have mild insomnia and I'm often up until 10pm-2am. I frequently wake up at around 2:30 am-4:30 am and sometimes cannot get back to sleep no matter what. I eat dinner at about 6 usually and I've noticed before I go to bed at night, I'm really hungry. I figure it is ok to eat since, because of the fact that I get hungry…
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maintenance cals - fitbit
Has anyone been able to maintain their weight by eating approximately the number of calories their fitbit tells you to?
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Can I set a goal to lower my fat percentage?
title says it all :) I'm trying to keep my weight while increasing muscle mass and decreasing fat rates. I would really like to track it somehow using this service.
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Considered underweight but have a pooch
Hey guys, so I am 1,75 cm tall and weigh 52 kgs (yes, I know, I'm underweight). I really love my new body because I feel attractive and comfortable in my own skin! However, I've started to notice a little pooch coming along.. is it just me making things up or is it actually possible? My question is, how do I avoid the…
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Dreading the Weekend
During the week I am very good at making healthy choices. I have my small breakfast, regular snacks, some low-calorie lunch and dinner, I can go to the gym to do some cardio or weight training, even if it is just for half an hour. On the weekends it is a totally different ball game. Our family is German (we have lived in…
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Maintaining weight on 1200 calories?
Over the past six months or so I've lost 60lbs, going from 190lbs to 130 at 5ft 6. I won't lie, I didn't lose the weight particularly healthily - I was on a very, very low calorie diet (around 800-1000 at first, but as I became more and more unhappy it ended up being around 400-500). Over the past few weeks I've been…
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Advice before switching to maintenance
I am within 6 lbs of my goal, so I am starting to think about maintenance. I hear some people start gaining once they up their calories. So my question is should I actually lose a few extra pounds beyond my gw so I have a little play room when I switch to maintenance?
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Transitioning Back to Normalcy?
Hi guys. So I've been following my diet extremely carefully for nearly two years now. Tracking everything I eat. Counting calories. Running, lifting, walking. I've been on low carb. I've been on keto. I've tried paleo and LeanGains. I've done it all, and to be honest, I'm tired! I want to be a NORMAL person again, just…
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Epiphany
Someonr asked me today if I will ever stop measuring my food and counting calories. I was not sure what to answerafter some thought I realized that I probably always will. The only issue with food I have not been able to conquer is cleqning my plate. I think I learned this at a very young age and not sure I will ever get…
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How is this possible
Just a little back story before I ask my question. I started MFP about a year or so ago after being on WW for 2 years. After their program changed I stopped losing weight and came here. I set up my account and ate calories given to me (1200) and did not eat back exercise calories and lost most of the last 30lbs. Then I…
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Gaining .2 pounds a day, Only eating 1250?
Wrong account.