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Help maintaining weight after re-gaining after ED
Hello everyone, I have recently recovered from a small bout of an ED which lasted for about 4 months where I was eating less than 1,000 calories a day every day. My weight plummeted to about 38 kg (5 ft 2 female) and I was very ill. However, I could eat next to nothing and not feel that hungry (even though I was doing my…
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Maintaining the Weight when Im not physically active?
Hi everyone! Im new to this forum and I registered because I wanted a good advice from you. I've been doing aerobics about a hour per day, 6 days a week for the last year, and I loveddd my body :D But unfortunately, last month I got hit by a car, and i got two broken ribs. The doctor said i Shouldnt do sports for two…
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Craving things, needing to binge at night
I work late at night, usually my work is done around 12-1AM and by that time, I got hungry. I usually eat well during the day and most of the time manage to have some spare calories for my free days around the weekend but then when it's the end of the day, I just feel like it is OK to going crazy eating-because it is a new…
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Getting enough calories
Hi, I am nearly at a weight that I want to maintain, however I know I'm going to struggle to stay there as I'm finding it increasingly harder to eat back my exercise calories never mind have an extra 300-400 calories on top of that for mAintenance. I'm currently on 1200 and eat this plus my exercise calories but to…
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How do I maintain my weight?
So I'm am extremely confused. I am at a weight right now that I never even imagined I would get to. But now I am afraid I will get back to my original weight! How do I not let that happen? I worked so hard! I don't want or all of my work to be just so I can gain it back in two days. I looked online and saw my recommended…
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Need help losing an maintaining
Hi there I would greatly appreciate help in keeping motivated and keeping my weight off that I lose. I would like to make some diet friends
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NEED HELP! :( PLEASE
Hey guys.. 3 days ago I was at my weight 136-137 lbs.. been working for that for over a year.. anyway so I've been maintaining.. untill my granda died.. first days I was fine.. I was stressed but I kept food away but at the funeral it was a long day... I had breakfast at 9am.. and I couldn't eat untill 3pm.. I was really…
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Lessons from National Weight Control Registry
Hello All! I don't normally post on these Community sites, but I found this cool article from the National Weight Control Registry and it was extremely helpful to me, so I felt it was important to share it with others who are losing weight and never ever want to regain it. The National Weight Control registry collected…
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Binge
I just binged last night and today! im so upset because i go back to college in a few days! now i feel chunky and upset...what do i do?!!? i had lost like 10 pounds this summer (my ticker isnt all that accurate) but now it says i gained five back...
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Anyone else back at "what used to be normal"?
This thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1083827-who-has-kept-weight-off-for-2-years got me thinking about the difference between losing to a healthy weight for the first time (maybe not ever, but for the most part) versus losing back to a weight you kept at or near for a long time. It got me thinking about…
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Calories burned to maintain
I'm 18 years old, 5'5 and weigh 131lbs. I just started to try and maintain and MFP said to eat around 1860 (not including exercise). I use fitness blender for most of my workouts and if I use their calculated number of calories burned (the lowest number) I burn 1542 calories in a week. About 250 - 280 a day/6x a week. My…
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Have u been really big, lost and maintained successfully?
Hello all... Looking for some helpful stories from people that have been really overweight, chronic "dieters" who have successfully lost the weight and maintained. At my biggest I was 300, my smallest 140. I am now back up to about 181 after getting to 200 again and just knowing I have to find the balance. At 41 it's time…
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Maintenance Calories?
Hi! I am trying to figure out my calories needed to maintain weight. Let's just say I am sedentary and eat back exercise calories. MFP is telling me it is 1550 calories. What are your thoughts on this? I am 120ish lbs. and 5'3, also 21 years old! Thanks
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Should I Cut , Carb Up or Bulk?
Hey guys! So... I've been doing low carb for a month now, finally well adapted and doing well, even destroyed a running pr last week. My weight hasn't fallen very much and the mirror... I lost some ab definition, which is disappointing. Right after a carb up I saw some definition, it was gone after a day, and I gained 2lbs…
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Does the MFP maintenance calculation work for you?
I hit my goal 'zone' back in May and am now at the bottom of that five pound range. I hadn't really been trying, but with more exercise and lighter summer eating, I took off another five pounds. Slow, but still down. I am comfortable with my current calories. I am comfortable with how I look, though I'd like a bit more…
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Starting New Sit Down Job
I have been in sales for ever basically. Starting September 9th I will be starting a new position in a call center! I'm so afraid that I will gain weight! I plan on purchasing an exercise ball to sit on, does anyone have any ideas on things I can do to keep myself buring calories. I dont want to go into the job looking…
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Two year maintenance anniversary
I post on the Success board every year on this date. Two years ago, I made a healthy BMI. My goal is to be at that and posting here for the rest of my life. Here's my cross-post for this year: I joined MFP on my 58th birthday in Dec 2009. I weighed 242.5 pounds. By August 2011, I was at a healthy BMI of 154 pounds. In 2012…
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Calorie help! How much should I eat and how active am I?
I'm an 18 year old girl that is 5'9 and 130 pounds. My current goal is to maintain my weight. I exercise 4-6 days a week, 20-40 minutes at a time (sometimes more) so I'm getting in usually around 1 1/2-3 hours of moderate exercise per week. I've used calculators. Most say I need anywhere from 1850-1950 calories per day but…
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For A Lifetime...?
Hey maintainers! Maybe it's just me, but I am so freaked out about not counting calories the rest of my life. Most days I struggle to not go over my calorie limit b/c of hunger. I was once at a bulk and ate usually maintenance at most (I think I actually did gain fat weight anyways even though I was pretty sure to stay…
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body fat -vs- muscle
I weigh 165 / 54yers / 6ft / but I have a Body fat of 15% I want to cut that in half but maintain my weight approx... So, my goal is hard to define within this site... or is it
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My maintenance number may be wrong?
Hi. I joined this website yesterday but was quite confused by my number and was confused by the calorie goal I was assigned. I'm 18, 5'4 and 111 lbs, bmi 19.1. I was at a bmi 17 through very unhealthy dieting over the summer, but I'm now back to a healthy weight. I eat 2000 calories, give or take, most days, and I've not…
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Activity Setting
I have been wearing my pedometer to work for the past few days, and I average about 10,000 steps. This is just work, not counting exercise and walking my dogs. Should I change my activity setting to moderately active, and then still add exercise separately? I have had it set to lightly active, and adding exercise, but lost…
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Question for those who are maintaining
Do you still workout as much as you did when you were loosing the weight? I would work out 5-6 days a week. Now that I've gotten to my goal (actually below my goal. I didn't think I would!) I'm almost afraid to keep working out as much as I did before as I don't really want to loose more. I'm 5'3" and right now I am weight…
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Does Estimated TEE include Calories Burned Through Exercise?
Hey Everybody, I'm sure that this question has been answered in numerous posts prior to this, but I couldn't easily find an answer, so I'm going to ask again. First, a little intro. I'm a 33 y/o male, 5'5, 149 lbs, lost 100 pounds over the last year through strict diet and exercise routine. I'm nervous about the…
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Change Body Composition?
Hello to all!! While I'm not technically "new" to MyFitnessPal, I am new to posting and hope I'm doing this correctly!! First, let me start by saying that I'm interested in any and all feedback (good, bad, or indifferent) as to how to achieve my goal. I'm looking to make changes and want to learn all I can. Every year for…
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One "bad" month
Hello! I've been busy this past month with a few celebrations and out of town things. I'd have to say that while I always want to try my best in eating within my limits and exercising, it doesn't work; especially on vacation where things aren't always "in my control". My question is, within this month, should i be totally…
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How long to wait after increasing calories?
Hi guys, I am just about ready to enter in to maintenance (end of August, yay!). My plan is to add 100 calories/day, track my weight for a bit, then see if I need to another 100, and continue until I find my maintenance intake. My question is, what are people's opinions about how long to wait after adding 100 calories/day…
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Maintaining is turning out to be harder then losing
Last year about this time I was 252lbs. A few weeks ago I hit my goal of 185, yay me. Since then it has been a battle to maintain. Currently I am sitting at 179lbs. I can not, for the life of me, eat the calories MFP suggests. Right now they say I should be at 2220 calories a day. If I am lucky Ill use maybe 1800-1900 a…
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Hitting that dreadful plateau.
Hello! I have some complaints about my weight loss mission. I've started the clean eating diet and was misled the first month I was doing it. I thought all I could eat was veggies/fruits, white fish and chicken breasts. No wonder I lost five pounds within a week and craving junk food! Now that I've discovered there's more…