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Maintaining is a tough, bumpy road.
Hi, I'm a 50 year old women, in the throws of perimenopause. I lost ~30 pounds and have been in maintenance for about the past two years. Unfortunately, I've come to realize that over the course of the last year, I've gained back about 10 pounds. I just spent some time looking over my calorie & weight data for the last…
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Weight Maintenance
Hi guys, I know this is going to sound so stupid to ask and I should know considering how long I’ve been dieting for but I just want to clarify something. I’m about to head into a maintenance period and take a diet break. I’ve calculated my maintenance calories at 2400 and I’m all good to go. During my fat loss period I…
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Logged in 1500 today.
Hi, My name is Patti. I have been here a long time, maintaining. I am 75 years old, housebound and wheelchair bound for most of the time. I am on a 1200-1400 daily allowance. I exercise in my chair every day I stay 330lbs although I try my best to lose weight. i even fast 16/8 daily but nothing. Any ideas? Please don't…
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Losing/Maintaining
My goal is to lose some belly fat while maintaining my lower body. Any tips? I keep hearing that this isn’t possible but I feel like it is lol
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How often are you weighing yourself?
I do weekly but I Talley it up monthly. Can’t wait to share my results with you all next month!!!
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Anyone else struggle to eat enough?
I have heart failure and am struggling to eat enough. Trying to maintain rn but getting 1500 calories a day is a challenge unless i eat crap food..
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Hi everybody !
I've been doing a different variations of intermittent fasting to see which one would help me the most to maintain my weight. Right now I'm doing the 3 days fasting and see if by eating just once a day will help to maintain my weight. It is a work in progress until I find the right combination for me.
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August 2024 Maintainers' 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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PMS cravings
I have a massive sugar cravings when I am having my pms and normally be derailed from my diet. How do i manage these crazy cravings?
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New Scale
Freaking new scale added 10 lbs to my weight
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I lost 25 kgs in 1 year
My name Aabi, I lost 25kg of weight while using this app for one year, I am still using it to measure my carbs, fats & protiens frm daily diary + also keep an eye on food macros. I am 56 years old & cant do excersice & workouts due to disability. Thnx to Mtfitnesspal to gv me a chance to maintain my obesity. I wl ansr any…
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Sticking With It
Came back to NY from FL with my weight up about 10 pounds and I committed to get it off. Made some small changes and with eating a little less, drinking less and exercising more the weight is slowly but surely coming off. and with the working out my clothes all fit better. After years of gaining and losing this time I know…
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Finding my maintenance
I am struggling to figure out my maintenance caloric intake. I have tried a few different websites and they all define “activity” differently which is where I think the confusion is. The range they’re providing me is 2500-300kcal. I am 6’3, weigh 95kg, am 29 years old, and have a fat percentage of roughly 20%. I work and…
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Male adult - ribs showing at maintenance
I am 177cm & 70kg (154 lbs). I am looking for a bit of advice, although I am within my weight range for my height, my last 5 ribs show and I do not know if that is normal or whether I am under weight. I recently been to an osteopath to help with posture, having had a piece of tape put between my shoulder blades to help me…
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July 2024 Maintainers' 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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Maintaining Weight as a Lifestyle change
So, this is my third time at this stage. I am not working out regularly. I am more of a casual walker who participates in 3Ks to support causes. I lost 55 pounds and am in the 150s. My biggest weakness is sugar. I have been introduced to the Keto chocolate (Lily's chocolate) which has made a difference. One other practice…
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Metformin
So, I have been put on metformin by my doctor. I am following a diet plan and it is working. My question is, have any of you taken metformin? If so, did your doctor take you off it when you lost the weight?
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Pregnancy weight gain control
Hello there! I am 13...almost 14 weeks pregnant and am trying to control my weight gain throughout pregnancy. Just found out this week we're having a baby girl (NIPT blood work). I am disappointed to find there are only really old posts for pregnancy on here. I know this isn't a pregnancy weight app but I've been using…
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June 2024 Maintainers' 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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Have you changed your original Goal Weight? Up or down?
Hello my fellow Maintenance friends, When I discovered MFP and began my weight loss journey here in July 2014, I was trying to lose those final stubborn 10 pounds. I had struggled with a 20 pound gain over the course of a few years and had been able to drop 6-7 lbs on my own before MFP. I never expected I could lose the…
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Maintaining is Scary
I'm 5'2" and female. I started at 215. April 7th will be my one year anniversary. I have lost 87lbs. My goal was 129 and I'm 125-128 (it varies a lot day to day). So I beat my goal. I am trying now to transition into maintenance. But it's terrifying. I'm scared to weight more as I'm trying to figure out my new calories,…
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Pregnant and tracking- for health reasons.
I’m pregnant but I’m 40 lbs overweight. I am so overweight I have been informed I should actually not gain weight, but at most 10 lbs. There is no medical need for me to gain weight. I am trying to at least maintain. I started at 187, and was 194 by 10 weeks. My Dr. was concerned. I have been tracking now (my Dr. is aware)…
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May 2024 Maintainers' 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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Leveling out carb intake per meals and snacks
Is it critical to keep carbs to 45g per meal and 20g per snack(3)? Shooting for 200g per day. Working to get A1c down. At 6.5 now
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April 2024 Maintainers' 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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Today’s I failed at calories…
I went over 1000.00 cals. I just have to start over tomorrow. Weekends are harder for me. Tomorrow a new start . Well goodnight.
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March 2024 Maintainers' 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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Trying Again
[Hi guys trying this again last time I tried this I was running and much better shape several years ago I need to get back on track I'm not very happy with myself can't do the running part figure I'll walk and keep track of the calories atleast
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Is my goal right for me?
I had started this app for a school project (we had to track what we ate for two days), but then started to realize I am under eating. Have been for a while. I'm 20 years old, female, lightly active and weigh 118 pounds and have maintained that weight for a few years. The goal that was set for me to maintain it was 1760…
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BMR and daily calorie allowance
I’ve just used the BMR calculator to see what my BMR is per day, but the daily calorie allowance. The app is giving me to eat is far higher, why is this please?