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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.
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It says I should have gained weight, but I've lost, ???? ??
Okay so, I've been counting calories for a while now, and according to the site I should have gained weight, but somehow I managed to lose 3kg in about a month. I was basically eating a hefty amount of cocopops for breakfast, party sausage rolls for dinner and a cup of coffee(I know, healthy, right?), my limit is 1400 and…
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Advise About How Many Calories I Should Consume Per Day
Hello, I looking for some help on the amount of calories I should be consuming each day to maintain my weight, while still gaining muscle. Basically, I want to remain at my current weight and lose more fat while gaining muscle. During an average day I perform the following and I usually perform this routine 5 days per…
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Looking for people who maintained 100+ lb weight loss
Hi Folks! I have lost 110 pounds since 2001. I have lost about 30 of it these past 2 years, but the rest I lost quite a few years ago. Still have about 14 to go. I am looking for friends who have lost over 100 pounds, and maintained, for more than a few years. I think we have a unique story to tell and I would like to…
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Workout routine to maintain
I'm not sure if I'm exercising too much or if I should be exercising more. I don't want to lose more weight but just work on toning my body a bit more but I don't want to exercise too much because I can't afford to eat a ton of food(healthy food that is). Right now I'm doing 2x a week total body strength training and 2x a…
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Continue with weekly deficit whilst maintaining?
hi all! so, I am not up to maintain weight yet, but I am getting there, I was wondering if anyone had had success with continuing to eat at a calorie deficit during the week, and the eating whatever on the weekends? So, like if I continued to eat at around 1 300 during the weekdays, and then on the weekend basically ate…
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changing goals
jUST WONERING HOW AND IF YOUR GOALS CHANGE AS YOU PROGRESS ON YOUR JOURNEY, GET OLDER, LIFE CHANGES, ETC. I had a certain number i wanted to attain at the start, but as I have gotten older and encountered some challenges i now realize i just want to be healthy to live a better life and stayt around longer, lol What about…
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Goal Weight
OK friends. Here is my story and my goals. High weight 460. Current weight 364. IN high school and college I was 300-320 playing football. I am 6'1" and considered large frame. My dad was 6'6" and we come from big stock. My goal weight is 220. Am I being realistic or should I adjust? I will be ecstatic below 300 but I…
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MUSCULAR ARMS ON WOMEN ARE PRETTY
Here we should share our pics of our beautiful muscular physiques ladies!
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Belly fat or subcutaneus fat
After loosing a bit of extra pounds I still have some belly fat remains . I don't know why I can't get rid of them. I don' want to get thinner than now but I would like to know how can I shrink this fat. Some people says it is subcutaneous fat and the kind of fat which very difficult to get rid of. I tried weight lifting…
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another belly fat issue
Im down 125-ish pounds.... now at 23.1 BMI I cannot pinch any fat at waist I have visable abs... well I have a 4 pack... the top 4 are very visable... its the bottom set of 4 that is covered my fat/ residual skin... I run 3 times a week, swim 3 times a week...do StrongLifts 3 times a week.... I do not really want to lose…
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What is a persons ideal weight?
Hi everyone, How do I know what my ideal weight should be? Medically I'm pretty sure I should be about 11 and a half stone (161 lbs). I am 5ft 8 inches, (1.76 mtrs) male, medium size body frame. Currently I am 13 stone 3 lbs (185 lbs), and think if I was my medically ideal weight I would look too thin and gaunt. Or is it…
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When did you stop losing weight after reaching goal?
I reached my goal weight a couple of months ago, but haven't mastered the art of maintaining and I wondered how long it took for everyone to find their weight where everything just stabilised? What changes did you make to your diet? And did you find that your goal weight was the weight you stopped at? Maintenance is…
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I would love some supportive friends!
Hey everyone! I have now entered my maintenance phase and would love some friends! here are my stats: female, 5'6", trying to stay between 125-130... currently I am 130.8 Please add me!! Thanks! Have a healthy day :) Steph
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Injury slowing me down
Several weeks ago I had felt light headed and dizzy like vertigo. I went to the doctor got some meds and the dizziness went away but the spasms in my back stayed and became worse. After going to the doctor and the chiropractor every other day and getting massages I am left with my lumbar now in serious pain. The…
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what is your maintenance kcal daily goal?
And for funsies, if you feel comfortable sharing, what's your height and cw/gw/ugw?
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Maintenance break
Hey, So I've been on a 'diet' of net 1400 calories for about 4 months and it's been not too difficult to stick with. However, lately I have been feeling like a bottomless pit and hungry all the time. I only have 10pounds left to loose, but I am wondering if I should take a maintenance break for a few weeks? I mean I'd like…
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Help with not counting calories anymore
Hi everyone! I'm getting really close to my goal weight and want to stop logging calories. I'm back at school now, which makes it harder to log, and I feel like I've learned enough that I can make healthy choices for myself. I want to come back in a few weeks or so and see what my progress is, but I'm not sure how long I…
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Favorite splurge?
One of the nice things about maintaining after all this time is that always seem to have a bunch of extra calories left at the end of the day. I usually have ice cream around 9PM, but that's only 100 or so calories for 1/4 cup and I don't want more that that. I'm usually looking for 200 or so. Lately I've been going for…
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I eat like a sparrow and I still gain weight
I managed to lose 7kg of weight over one year with MFP and exercise. Then when I tried to maintain, I increased my intake from 1200 c to 1400 c and my weight seem to increase 2 kg over 2 weeks. I know it may all be hormonal but I feel really discouraged, and I destined to eat like a sparrow for the rest of my life? My…
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Body weight question
I work out a lot. I run and lift weights. I am 6'0 usually on a good day 178. This past weekend I went to a college football game. After drinking alcohol friday and saturday. My weight just drasticly went up around 7 pounds the next day. I woke up today around 181. I burn seriously 700 calories a day at the gym. Why is my…
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Anyone else can't stay on track for more then a week?
Temptations and no self-control..
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Leaving anorexia in the dust
Hello everyone, Really just a quick question but thought I should give some background. So, I'd been struggling with Anorexia for 3-4years when at BMI 15.6 I realized things were not going to end well. It was christmas time last year, I'd been on antibiotics for 6 months to shift tonsillitis that I couldn't get rid of, I…
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Maintaining this weight
So the story is, in March is when I was first inspired to start losing weight. I would religiously count calories and I started going to the gym and mostly doing cardio- about 20-25 on the treadmill mostly jogging, and using the elliptical machine for another 20-25 minutes. I ate at most 1,200 calories a day but usually…