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Help starting again
Hi everyone! I hope someone can help. Within the last 3 years, I lost 100lbs using mfp, running and exercising- . I have now gained back 14lbs within the last 12 months and I’ve been feeling so uncomfortable at this new weight. I happily stayed on 1200 calories previously while losing but it seems impossible now to eat…
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Losing weight in maintenance
Hi all, I entered maintenance around the start of the month, and kept losing. Two weeks later it was clearly a trend, so I upped my calories again and I’m still losing. I’m not complaining, but also don’t want to get much smaller than where I’m at now. Clearly the simple answer is that I still haven’t found my maintenance…
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Initial jump in weight - entering maintenance
I know when you begin maintenance and increase your calories accordingly, you get an initial jump on the scale. I’ve googled relentlessly and searched the forum and there is so much info about why that happens etc, but no one ever says how big that increase is (I know it’ll be different for everyone)! I made sure to get to…
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Water on Maintenance
How much do you drink water while on Maintenance? I tried drinking a lot while losing.
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Struggling to maintain (still losing).....
First post here. Looking for a little help. Current stats: 5'9", 143lbs (90 lost), 33.5" waist (12.5" lost) Back story: Started a year ago (closer to 13 months now) at 233lbs. For a good 4 months I ate 1200 calories/day and rode my bike a few hundred miles a month. I then slowly started increasing my intake, 1400, 1500,…
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Don't feel like eating much at all...
Maintaining 90lb loss for two years. And this year, gradually my appetite has diminished until now i don't have an appetite at all. I barely eat 1000 a day, maintenance is 1500. Just not hungry. Had a physical 3 weeks ago and all is normal. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Maintaining Weight-NOT dieting/losing!
Hi everyone! This is my first post so i’m not sure how things are generally supposed to be worded. Please have patience! I’m a 23 year old person that stands at 5ft 11in, as of a week ago I weighed 149lbs; it might be less now. I’ve been plagued by disordered eating for years. For a while I was doing pretty well, but…
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Can I maintain this way?
So I try to maintain now (rather recomp...), but my daily activity is so diverse during the week, that it is very difficult to eat according to MFP calories. There are days when I walk a lot + doing a workout and I have 2300-2400 calories to eat, then usually on the weekends I move much less and my calorie burn is around…
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Sometimes I wish I could prove it online
It's annoying sometimes in forum posts when debating something with a woo peddler or someone convinced that exercise or less carbs or whatever is the only or most effective way to get fit and lose weight is seemingly on equal footing in a thread. Many of these people have a low post count and have probably been at it a…
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Quick fix (just for one weekend)
Hi guys, I have a question. Next Sunday I have a photoshoot which I just heard I have been chosen for. I'm really excited but also anxious because if I knew this earlier, I would have tried to get in my best shape. I have been ill for 2 weeks and haven't been able to fully workout in that period. I did some running and…
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Hello! Add me?? Friends needed :)
Hi there, I've been on here on and off for a couple of years. I lost 25 lbs with weightlossresources in 2012, and have more or less kept it off since as I am a passionate runner. I am doing more strength training now, so my absolute weight is secondary really to fitness and body composition. I do struggle not to go over my…
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How much should I eat to maintain?
I just went from 156 to 129 lbs. Whilst, MFP says I should consume 1700 to maintain. The actual formula used (that I calculated) says I should consume roughly 1400. I know 300 kcal doesn’t seem like a lot, but in the long wrong it would of course, result in weight gain. If anyone is my weight maybe they can fill in how…
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Ok... finishing a 90 day cut.. how long to maintain before another cut 💪
Sooo... I’m almost finished with a 90 day cut. My starting weight was 260 and I weigh 220 now with 10 days left. I eat around 2,000 calories a day, and have since the beginning. What should be my next step to continue getting to my goal weight of 200lbs flat and toning up? My scale I use says I’m around 30% body fat, but…
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Calories in Barium Sulfate?
Random question, but I have to get a procedure done that involves drinking ReadiCat Barium Sulfate. I wasn’t sure if I should add it to my daily calorie limit...Anyone have any ideas?
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Joining maintenance!
Hello fellow maintenance people! Reached my goals and excited to be here. Anyone else under 5’3 and in maintenance? Would love a maintenance buddy :)
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Can’t lose anymore weight
I have plateaued in my weight loss.i don’t know what to do I lost 10 lbs sticking to the calorie counting. I burn more calories then I taking in but still no movement. I go up two pounds then back to the starting all over again.
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Maintenance Calories Accuracy In MFP
Hi, Just wondering how accurate people find the amount of calories MFP gives you for maintaining weight? Do you find you maintain if you eat the amount it says, more or less? Thanks, Ste
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Good source of protein ideas?
I've almost reached my goal weight and I solved a medical problem for me at the same time. I used to have problems with hypoglycemia, I would get really shaky and faint until I started incorporating a 30 G protein shake for my mid day instead of other snacks that had more sugar. Apparently 30g of protein is my magic…
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"You're too skinny!" Do others ever make you question your maintenance weight?
I haven't ever posted before, but appreciate the support that this forum offers and want to get in on it! Lately, I've been in need of support from those who understand the struggles of weight loss and maintenance. Since the fall of 2013, I went from 180lbs to 125lbs (female, 5'6") and have been maintaining at 125 (+/-…
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Help im stuck..
Hi all.. so ive been a member of MFP since 2015 after my 1st pregnancy got to 140lbs and had my 2nd baby 10mnths ago. My current weight n height is 5'4" 137lbs.. my goal is 130lbs i was so close i was at 133lbs and had a family wedding a few weeks ago so the scales shot up to 138lbs now i thought no problem water weight…
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Nights Out and Calories
I am trying to find a balance with my social life and my body building efforts (as I tend to avoid social situations when I can't track, which I know is not the right thing to do). I think it is important for me to go out with friends when the opportunity presents itself as I am 23 years old and these opportunities will…
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Adjusting calories for less exercise
I am at maintenance and trying to figure out how to adjust my calories for times when I exercise less. I get less exercise during the cold Winter months. Also thinking about cutting back on some of my aerobic exercise time right now. FWIW, I do not have a fitness tracker watch. How do you figure this out?
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Switching to Maintainance
For years, I have weighed 115 pounds (I’m 5’3”, small frame). Over the past few years, I had gained up to 129. So now I weigh about 120, and I truly feel fine. Most of my clothes fit, with the exception of a few things I wore when my weight had dropped lower than 115. Still, I feel so unsure if I should go ahead and switch…
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Scale Problem?
So I've lost about 25-28 Ibs in the past few years. I weigh my self a few times a week to help me maintain my weight. Since August of this past year I have been in around 132-134. I have used the same scale but have an older scale in the closet. My scale I was using always said I was 132-134. Then one day, it said I was…
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Does calorie restriction/counting calories NOT work for anybody else?
Does calorie restriction/counting calories NOT work for anybody else? Does anybody else get triggered when counting calories? Did anybody else find that they lost the weight... but then weren't able to maintain it? Does anybody else find that when they don't allow themselves certain foods, their subconscious takes over and…
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Add me NJALEXIS
hi I’ve been on MFP since 2011. Lots of ups and downs on this journey but still in it for the long haul. Looking forward to seeing all of your success!
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Deciding on a "maintenance weight"
How do you all decide on your maintenance weight? I have a goal based on past experience. it's still on the heavy side for my height but not sure I can (or care to work hard enough) to get much lower than that. 135pds at 5'1 (female). I may see if I can do 130 but i may do that last five pounds more slowly. Currently at…
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Last 10-20 lbs
This is where I am and I am wondering if you did anything different to lose your last 10-20 lbs? Thanks!
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Stuck on 178
I’m stuck on 178 pounds. I’d like to be 172 for marathon training. Plus I can’t seem to shake this bottom belly fat. Any advice? I’ve been stuck for about 3 months. I stay between 177-181. I eat pretty clean, watch my macros and run 40 miles a week for marathon training.
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Need to lose fat and gain muscle!!!
I’m trying to bulk up while losing stomach fat and I’m having a hard time because I’m not familiar with diets for it I’m currently working out and bulking little by little but no stomach fat loss is occurring.....help!!!