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Thyroid meds dose reduction in weight maintenance
I've been on varying doses of levothyroxine for 25 years. I've been stable on my dosage for probably 6/7 years. I've been experiencing more nervousness and I've been eating way above the normal calories for my age/height/weight in the last couple years. I've been thinking it may be levo-related, and last week I had labs…
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Maintainers weekly Check-in March 2018
Hello there maintenance friends old and new!!! This thread is a continuation from the previous month. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability or support. Please copy the example form below by copy-pasting. Feel free to edit to suit your personal schedule. Fill in your information…
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What to eat?
I've been losing and gaining back the same 7 pounds for about a year. I need your help with an eating plan. As my bad leg doesn't permit me to move very much, I will have to mostly rely on changes to my food intake. Lunch is my biggest meal and it is usually healthy. It's breakfast, dinner and snacks that I will need to…
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Silly question
This is a silly question so please bare with me. Can I tone up while eating 260 calories of ice cream daily if the rest of my diet is clean, I eat 1g protein/pound and weightlift 4 times a week while eating at maintenance? I love ice cream and fit it into my CICO as I walk a long distance to work which buys me the…
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Weight Gain on This Meal Plan - Help?
Hi! One week ago, I weighed myself and the scale read 114.8. I am 5'5 and 19 years old. I was eating very little before, and I wanted to test the waters to see if I could eat a tad bit more to maintain my weight (only 150 calories more). I weighed myself today and my weight was 118.2. I am sedentary and this is what I have…
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Creeping weight gain
So after going from 280 to 150 in 2013/14 I've been able to maintain my weight for years. This year, I've upped my activity and added some cardio to my daily workouts. Suddenly, I'm gaining weight while eating the same thing I have for years! I don't understand this. I was hoping to be able to add some back in or be less…
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How accurate was calorie MFP's estimate for you? Was it low or high if inaccurate?
I set mine to 0 and I have a sedentary (office) job. I am 5'8", 59 and weigh 162. It is giving me 1910. I am also starting to log my walking. I walk a lot; averaging near 5000 per day for the year, but over 10000 per day last week as I have been ramping up and we have more daylight. I am only logging about 2/3 of the…
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Oh dear, fell off the snack control wagon
Will power vanished today... kept going back for another serving of pretzels at work, came home and ate some dark chocolate chips by the handful...... My only excuse is that I had such a debilitating headache where I was checking the clock until it was time to take more medicine, and unfortunately I work in lab with…
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I didn't even get to start Maintenance and I'm already struggling...
I went on vacation last weekend. I planned on pretty much having lots of good yummy food I haven't had in ages. I was okay with that. Got back on plan the following week and did great. Then for some reason... I went nuts this weekend. All we did was stay home, but I had the need to snaaaaaaack and I snacked bad. I even got…
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To cut or to maintain?
Hi guys! I've just started to track my calorie intake like 3 months ago so I'm pretty new here. I lost about 14 kgs in a year just by working out and not paying much attention to calories and all, but I stayed at the same weight for a year without any progress so I got a FitBit, started to track my calories and it brought…
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Any change to fat distribution during maintenance?
...I know, my vanity is clutching at straws here :) I've lost 207 lb so far and will be moving into maintenance in another 17 or so. What I've noticed is that my body will do literally anything rather than burn fat below the waist; my upper body currently looks almost gaunt, with such protruding collarbones that I can hook…
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Calorie Tracking
Hey All, quick question. My girlfriend has been using one of those online calorie calculators to get an estimate of her calorie burns when she does cardio. However, we’ve noticed that these calculators indicate that when she weighs less, she burns more calories. We tested them, and if the settings are set on a woman, it…
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Getting back to good habits...
With three kids in the last five years, I have neglected my own health and fitness. I am reviving my good habits and making bad habits expire. You can join me. I would like the company. I am an ex army officer and have run many marathons. But I know very well it is not about the exercise as much as it is about the calories…
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Only an additional 200 calories for maintenance?
I've been on 1520 calories a day (-1/2 pound week) since late January. I'm heading into a diet break for the next weeks and planning to eat at maintenance for 14 days. When I made the switch in MFP it reset my calories to 1720. What the heck - I thought I was eating at a 250 calorie deficit?! Why did I only get 200…
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Afraid to go into Maintenance
Hi all- Some stats... Age: 29 Height: 5'8" SW: 203lbs CW: 169lbs GW: 165lbs, maybe 155lbs I've been (mostly) steadily losing since July of 2017. I'm down 34lbs with 4 more lbs to go to my first "goal", which would put me at the high end of the "normal" BMI range. I do Crossfit 3-4x a week and run every single day,…
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When is it time to maintain?
Little bit about me - I’m a 24 y/o male currently 148lbs 5’8”. I started MFP about a year ago because of gaining weight after I had lost a bunch of weight from the year prior doing advocare and working in a bar scene led to bad decisions that equaled in weight gain over time. I am doing great with eating healthy, excersing…
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Weekly vs. daily calorie totals?
I focus more on the weekly calorie total with maintaining my weight and when I am trying to lose a little as well. Sometimes I eat at a deficient some weeks, then a little over the next. Could a 200 or 300 total difference of calories (I use my exercise calories to “catch up” from previous days’ overage) from day to day be…
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belly issues
So here is my problem area. I think it's a mix of some loose skin and a little fat. I'm not sure I have much weight I could still lose. I can wear a boy shorts bikini in public and this area is covered but I would love to confidently wear a bikini like this. For some background I have three kids, last one born in 2014. I…
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Should we really be eating back the calories we burn??
I find this so confusing, say I work hard to burn 300 calories at the gym should i be eating them back or keep the deficit?
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Maintaining a diet while drinking wine
What are some thoughts or suggestions on how to still drink wine while trying to lose weight?
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Getting close to target, still losing 2 lbs a week, not hungry...
So do I drive and get donuts or what ?
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Calories when you can't exercise at all
Hi, last Tuesday I had an abscess removed which really hurt and the doctor told me I shouldn't workout or ride a bike for a few days (approx. a week). I'm pretty stubborn so I already tried to ride a bike this morning but it hurt too much. I can't workout this weekend anyway as I'm going to visit my grandparents for two…
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I lost 8KG
Hey, there I'm Nifahat and I'm going to share how I lost 8KG, So it all started 3 years ago when I joined college, 3 years ago when I joined college I was 58KG and people used to called me Skinny, and during 3 years journey I fell sick many times, I don't take food on time, I sleep late night always, I'm lazy all day, and…
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Not loosing weight
maintenance sucks .... I haven’t lost weight in 3 weeks when previously it was a linear 1lb+ a week guaranteed. I know in maintenance that’s the idea ... but I only halved my deficit to ease myself back in ... I should have lost 2 more lbs by now. I was hoping to up my calories by another 250 a day ... as MFP suggests Do I…
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Any other shorties who shop in the children's section?
I am 5 foot even and love a bargain. I often check the children's clothing area out for sales. I can usually fit in a child's large or extra large and the clothing is often cheaper. One thing that never occurred to me was to check for underwear sales... A few weeks ago I was at Costco and saw a 6 pack of cute calvin klein…
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6 pounds in a week
I hadn't gone over my calorie intake and from March 10th to now I went from 188 and trying to maintain it to 195 and it's unbelievably frustrating. What could this be? Fat? I can tell you that I exercise because I'm am applicant in the USMC and I lift a 25 pound weight a bit everyday and do push ups.
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Two calorie goals - make sense or am I overthinking it?
So, my goal was to get at or below 164 and I made it! 163 and my BMI is now 24.8. I am thinking of setting two calorie goals - one for the 160s to lose very slowly and one for the 150s to gain slowly. So I will continue to eat at a slight deficit until the scale says 159 or less and then I will switch to a surplus for a…
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123.5 lbs/5'7 female, maintaining on 2300 calories
Hi, I'm a 5'7 22 year old girl and I currently weight 123.5 lbs. I work out about 3/4 times a week for about an hour (weight lifting + cardio, 50/50). About 2 years ago, I recovered from anorexia and I know this influences the amount of calories you need for a long period after you've recovered. However, I'm now barely…
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Diet break success!
I just tried my first intentional diet break, and it was great! My mom visited us from out of state for 11 days, so I figured it would be easiest to take that time for a break, since I knew it would be challenging to stay in a deficit while she was here. I increased calories by about 500 calories each day, and mostly stuck…
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Pregnant Mommas
So I am trying hard this time around to keep my weight gain under control! I keep losing motivation due to fatigue and family issues. I just enteres the 2nd trimester and I am feeling much better, so I figured now is the time to kick it in gear and start tracking and exercising. Are there any other mommies to be out there…