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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.
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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…