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Why is so little attention given to maintenance?
Over the years, I have found it easy to lose weight when I set out to do so, but I eventually regain it. I don't want to do this cycle anymore. I know if I could keep the motivation going, I can do this. I think I (and the other maintainers) could use more social support for long term success. This community is great, but…
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Does a Reduction of Exercise = Reduction of Water Retention?
I know that increasing exercise will result in fluid retention but is the opposite also true. I am asking because over the last week I have reduced the amount of walking I do while slightly increasing my net calories in the hopes of slowly gaining a few kilos while finding an amount of exercise which is maintainable long…
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Happy 2020 to my fellow Maintainers
Happy New Year y’all. The past few weeks set me back a bit, working on our home renovation and eating (and drinking) out every night. I gained 5#. But 2020 puts me at 4 years in maintenance— and I’ll take that. Jan-March are typically the months when Im most motivated. I’m also making minor tweaks to my 2020 plan to add a…
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Dec Check In
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Disappointing Realization of Maintenance Calories
To start here are my stats: Female Age: 64 Height: 5’ 6” Started MFP 3/21/19 at 182 Today: 144 GW: 140 (ideal goal weight for me is 135) BMI: 23.3 (I used SAILRABBIT to calculate) So, here is why I am disappointed. At 140 my BMR is going to be 1202 kcals a day and my TDEE set at sedentary will be 1442. When I get to goal…
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Maintaining lower weight
There are a few threads on maintaining at higher weight being easier. Are there any of you that find that maintaining on the lower end of your goal similar to maintaining at 5 to 10 lbs higher weight? Are your hunger levels higher at the lower end or about the same? Maintenance takes vigilance but when I look purely at…
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What does maintaining mean?
I have seen quite a few people saying that they have kept the weight they lost (20+ lbs) for years. What does maintaining mean? How much fluctuation is acceptable? What weight gain can you ignore and keep doing what you've learned to do in the process of losing the weight? Like others that I've seen here, I get way too…
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Maintenance Vacation
I am going on a business trip next week and kind of just want to enjoy eating out with the company money. I plan on working out everyday but I just want to enjoy eating what I want. Has anyone else done this. How long did it take your weight to recover
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Tips for re-assessing goals and deciding when to go into maintenance/how?
I'm new to weight-loss. September: Joined MFP Original goal: lose 30lbs. Yesterday: Hit my goal As a newbie, so far I've learned: Weight-loss is different from fat-loss Strength training is important to maintain/gain muscle during cal deficit NSV's are important Scale numbers don't always matter, BMI, Navy Fat Calculator…
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How often to weigh in maintenance
I have always weighed once a week. I did try to weigh every day and look at the trend, but the fluctuations really messed with my mind. I on,y did it for about a week. However, I was considering “forcing myself” to weigh every day for the month of September just to see if that would take away the effect that number has on…
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Recomping
I think recomping is to lose body fat and gain muscle with eating at maintenance. Has anyone tried this? What was your experience like vs a bulk/cut strategy? I’m curious how much muscle growth you miss out on vs. a straight bulk. 50% Thanks!
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Overweight partners, NEAT, and the division of labour
I don't want to sound like I want to insult my beloved (I'm certainly not trying to), but fit and healthy people do actually feel tired sometimes, especially after a trying day at work. And when anyone is tired, we can feel or sound resentful and grumpy. I've got a lot more to say about NEAT and the conflicts in an…
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What's Your "Bounce Back"?
I'm sure there's a better term for it that my muddled brain isn't pulling out. The glycogen replenishment, extra food volume, etc., weight that you gain when transitioning from a losing phase to maintenance. I'm determined to be more successful at maintenance than I was previously. While I'd still like to knock off a few…
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It Can Be Done! Now Time For Maintenance.
First time under 200 since 1987 !!! Dropped nearly 50 lbs. in 7 months.
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Goal number increases
When I enter exercise workouts then the goal number for carbs/pro/ fat etc increases ! can anyone tell me why??
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Merry Maintenance Break
It's that (most wonderful) time of the year for a lot of us, and I have decided to try something different this year: although I am not yet at goal I'm taking a maintenance break from Thanksgiving through mid-January. While I have been through several cycles of weight loss I have never taken a maintenance break before. I'm…
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Nov Check In Thread
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Working out calorie consumption daily?
How do I work out my calories intake? I’m trying too loose some weight now. Was doing roughly 2230 daily what should I be consuming now to loose weight?
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Logging and maintaining...
This before and after shot compares my progress during the second half of my weight loss journey from 2013-19. It was taken earlier this summer. I started getting more active and eating well about 13 years ago. In that time I’ve lost nearly 130lbs in total. I yo-yoed a bit in the middle (regained about half of what I lost…
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accepting yourself at a higher weight
I am 5'4. I got down to 156 lbs and seen it once on the scales. I have had my weight off for a year and a half. I always go up to 160, so I am just accepting it. I wear small clothes , sz 8 and 10s for some reason. I tried all summer to get down but maybe this is where I should be or maybe it is because I want to eat more.…
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Can't count because I love my body!!
Hey guys, this issue is bothering me! Each time I try to stick to counting, a voice in my head tells me I'm fine and I look good so I don't need it, even if I gained weight! It's good that I love my body, but I don't want it to stop me from counting! The only time I counted perfectly was when I had an eating disorder and…
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Anorexia in Recovery
Hi all, I'm in recovery from AN and am now using MFP as a way to monitor my intake - I am not doing this so much for myself, but more to keep accountable. Anyhoo.... if anyone else is doing the same, fancy a chat? Please no PRO-ED. Need to keep myself safe.
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Pounds creeping back when transitioning to maintainence
I have been between 108-110 for 4 months, it is where I felt healthiest, most confident etc. For the 4 months it was relatively easy to maintain, but suddenly, almost overnight I began seeing weight creep back. My diet has not changed, I eat the same foods with 1 cheat day a week, similar calorie intake, similar exercise,…
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Hungry all the time
I've gotten in really great shape in the last six months. I've lost about 20 lbs by eating very clean and training 6 times a week. Not only am I proud of the shape I'm in, but also proud of the fact that I had been consistently exercising great discipline and self control specially with my nutrition and meal planning. But…
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Dealing with regaining weight
I was 11 stone in 2015 when I was 15 and dropped to 8 stone 5 when I was 16. I realise now that it was a rapid change to my body and that I lost the weight in an unhealthy way- restricting my calories and foods that I ate. I’m now 18 and I’ve been putting a lot of the weight back on these past few months due to stress, and…
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Almost time for next step!
Just a little over 5 years ago, I waddled through the door here, nearly 90 pounds heavier. I got close to goal weight a couple of years ago, and after a fair sized hiccup, I'm within five pounds again, and I will not miss this time. I became a runner during my journey, but failed to lift much and paid the price some. I'm…
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Trying something new!
For three years, I've been slowly losing weight. I've lost 65 pounds over that time. Most of the time, I was tracking calories/macros (not always.) This past couple of months, I've managed to maintain my weight without tracking, which is awesome! But I know the holidays are coming up, and this is an area where I've had…
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Blew It!
I am so mad at myself. I reached my goal weight last Friday and then have done nothing but cheat since. Now I'm 4 pounds up. It will probably take me months to loose.
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Lost 3kg in 3 weeks!
Hey guys, I've been using Myfitness pal on and off for years now. I am one of those people that exercises 4 times a week regularly (usually I do 45 mins of spinning on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with 60 mins of body pump on a Tuesday and on a Saturday I do 3x 45 mins of spinning in a row - then after each spinning…