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Gaining not maintaining
I was on a hospital based non surgical weight loss program and lost 75 lbs. I then moved to Belevique which helped me to loose but after a family tragedy allowed/made me suicidal. Once Belevique was stopped I became me. I am not gaining. I need to get back get back to maintaining and even loosing since there is more to…
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Maintaining on very low calories
I want to start a maintenance diet. I've just started using MFP. I'm barely eating 1000 calories a day and not losing weight. I lost my twenty plus pounds eyeballing my food. I'm certain that I was eating many more calories than I'm doing now. Am I on a weight loss plateau? Should I keep at this low level or try to eat a…
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Recomp Meal Prep Ideas
Trying to stay focused and we all know that eating is everything. Please share your ideas here... I am personally trying to maintain while lowering fat so currently I am eating 2000 calories a day. 50% protein, 30% carbs, 20% fats. Look forward to hearing your success stories and ideas for meal prep. Thanks...
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Tall Girls Maintenance calories
I'm almost 6'2" and wondering what other tall girls are doing for their maintenance calories?
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1 week into maintenance & I’m starving
I didn’t have any appetite when I was losing weight, 8 days into maintenance & I’m hungry all the time - is this likely to even out? For the week I’ve averaged 2038 cals per day and put on 0.2lbs - I assume that’s water weight. I’ve tried loading my plate with veg and getting enough fat etc but it’s not helping and I don’t…
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Choosing the maintaining weight
How do you go about it? Before, I have thought that body fat percentage is the king and that as a man you should aim for ten percentage After reaching ten percentage with some muscle mass I have decided to go for the BMI - if under 18.5 is anorexic I will then maintain 19 to be as lean as possible while being healthy; in…
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Weight gain when exercising
I put on about 9lbs when I started exercising more last year and haven't been able to to shift it. For the first time in a year I've finally shifted 5lbs by calorie counting but I also haven't been exercising so much over the last couple of weeks so I'm not sure if it's muscle loss. My favorite sport is cycling and I want…
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Is there a lot of salt/sodium in Indian food?
Just wondering if anyone knows the answer to this. I eat Indian food every so often, and truly love it. I have a salad and Bengain Bharta with whole wheat roti, and some of my husband's Vegetable Jalfrezi. I eat very little of the rice. (Forgive me if I am spelling some of this wrong.) I ask (as I do at most restaurants)…
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Ideas for stay at home mom?
I’ve had 3 kids over 6yrs, and was determined to get to pre-pregnancy weight after the third. I managed to do that a year ago after a lot of cutting back and exercise— but now I’m up 5lbs a year later. In the past I haven’t had trouble maintaining after losing the pregnancy weight, so this feels defeating. I’m older now…
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Yep, I can still get spooked!
Hi folks, Well I just wanted to share even though I have been maintaining my weight for almost 5 years there are occasions I feel spooked in regards to the scale and feel I'm not doing this right! and yes, I know, its daft that I could get thrown like this, but hey I'm human and not perfect (well, not all of the time LOL…
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Should I eat back my exercise calories?
Ghjj
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Very stupid question.
I would like to ask what I think is a stupid question. I was binge eater before I lost my weight. I only knew two feelings with appetite. Full or stuffed. I am still trying to figure out how sated feels. I know it is subjective, but would love to know what other people's experiences are. I believe that I have more in…
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Maintainers Weekly Check In - October 2018
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the example 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, what ever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name:…
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Am I doing the right routine to lose weight?
So I've been exercising for about a year now. I try to do this at least 4 times a week. My routine is me running to the gym (about 2km) and then doing 30mins of weights for all parts of my body, and then running home. I haven't noticed an improvement in my fat loss however my muscles are more toned and i'm happy with their…
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Tips to maintain without daily tracking for the rest of my life, please?
I've gotten to goal multiple times over the years, and I tracked for almost a year straight. I stopped tracking and after a while slowly gained weight back. I got up to 10 lbs over goal this time so I came back to MFP and I've lost 2 lbs so far this time. Losing is pretty easy for me, as long as my mindset is right. I'm…
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Brenda's Yearly Check In
Starting Weight.............194 on 9/06/2016 1st Goal Weight............130 on 5/27/2017 -64 2nd Goal Weight...........122 on 3/31/2018 -72 Year 1 Ending Weight...124 on 5/25/2018 Maintenance Range...120's Eating Plan...OMAD As Needed
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Keto is unhealthy
You'll die when you're like 30 from a heart attack
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Lower body fat percentage without losing/gaining weight?
I hope this is the right place for this query. Most of my life, I've been a high BMI/low BFP person. At 5'10" I felt most comfortable in the 175-180 range and when I've dipped below 170, I looked emaciated (and often accused of having an active ED). Well, a few years ago, I got really sick (cancer, etc.) and gained a lot…
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New Layne Norton Video: What makes a successful maintainer
Part 5 of a series, but in this one he talks about the characteristics of people who lose weight and maintain it. I found it useful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy7HVnI3ACo
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Emotional Eater
Good day...Looking for some help please. I'm such an emotional eater. I eat when I'm happy and I eat when I'm sad. Good food just heals the soul. However, I'm eating way to much. Any suggestion on how do I choose a better path. Looking for motivating friends to add. Enjoy your day.
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When is it safe to buy new "skinny" clothes?
I'm only a few pounds away from my goal weight. I want to show off my weight-loss by wearing new fitted clothes. But I'm worried that those few pounds left might be another pant size on me since I'm petite. I know I should wait and see what size I am then, but what if I reach my goal but lose even more fat in the following…
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Week one on maintenance
So lost more and evaluated what I did. I need to get over the fear of gaining it back and eat some of the calories I exercise off. So that's the goal this week. Due to PCOS they can't be carbs so healthy fat and lean meet here I come.
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Recompers question
Hello! I've been in maintenance about a year and spent most of it working so, so hard to eat enough protein and lift heavy and recomp. I think I was decently successful until a recent vacation sent me off the food tracking rails for about a month and I went right up to the top of my preferred range. Now, I'm trying to get…
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Told to Gain Weight
My work provide a InBody test by Crossfit so thought why not let's see my numbers. I weight in like I always do every morning, went for test I was 1 pound thinner according to them. She said I was doing great my body fat percent was 20.2 my BMI is 20.7 my Basal Metabolic rate is 1345 which she explained to me what I burn…
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Long car rides and bloat - is this a thing?
Just got back from a trip where we were in the car for about 12 hours ... of course, occasional stops, etc., so totally really 10 hours. I noticed that I have been realllllly bloated for the last two days since arriving home. The scale says I gained 4 pounds, which isn't possible from the food I ate (stayed pretty much as…
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Is my maintenance weight okay?
Hi everyone, I have a question regarding maintenance weight. I've been weighing 58 kgs (127.86 lbs) for a long time now (about 8 months). I have to give some background story: I have had anorexia and in March 2016 I was at my lowest weight. I gained weight rather fast and have been at the min. healthy weight since about…
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I gained about 5lb
I don’t understand, why I gained weight I mean Breakfast: nothing but keto coffee and butter and Mct oil Snacks: baby bell light cheese Lunch hand full of spinach,lettuce and 4oz of chicken or grass fed beef -and 2oz of cheese and broccoli Dinner: same as lunch or just broccali and 4oz of chicken Every freaking day why did…
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strange burst of new found energy
I wonder if any of you have experience a profound increase in energy as you hit a certain lower weight. I lost about 40 pounds since January and was in the middle of my BMI. I have touted how much better I feel..and increased energy.. and aches and pains gone. It is true. However, I've been doing an end of the summer tune…
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Is this maintenance?
I mean, I think it probably is? I do weigh daily and use trending apps to see the overall trend, but still tend to look too much at the daily / weekly up and down fluctuations of 100/200g here and there and wonder if that means it's "really up" or "really down". In other words, "have I stopped losing", "does today's low…
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Turkey neck reversal?
I'm near my goal..everything is looking good..except my neck. Did any of you have this happen, and does it go away or improve with time? Please share any tips that worked for you. I'm using neck cream and doing some facial exercises in an effort to improve the situation. I was wondering if I should do some exercises to…