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Anyone maintained after trying to gain weight?
I became severely underweight after an autoimmune flare last year, and I have been dealing with yo yo weight since my teens when I first got sick. Thankfully, I gained 33lbs (now 125), and my goal weight for now is at 140-145. I know I have ways to go, but I can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel. A bulk/cut…
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Eating my Fitbit calories back?
I can’t decide on if I should eat my Fitbit calories back? If I don’t eat then back I sometimes end the day with a bit of hunger but then again if I do eat some or most but never all of them back I end the day feeling really full. Additionally if I don’t eat some of the calories back my ending diary for the day predicts…
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Holiday Diet Break/Maintanence
Been doing this since Aug 1, and I have a good bit of weight to loose and will probably be doing this for at least a year. I have been on a roll loosing every week, but I am so so so sooo ready for a Diet Break. I read on article that someone on here shared about taking a planned diet break, which is basically a 2 week…
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Hypermetabolism?
I'm so confused right now. At my dietitian's urging -- I keep meticulous food logs, weigh everything to the gram (except for fish/meat, which is in ounces), and am active, yet have gone months without losing anything -- I had RMR testing done this morning. She suspected that due to years of an eating disorder (and never…
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Maintaining weight and gaining muscle
So I began losing weight with the goal of reaching around the area of my old wrestling weight and at this pointing right around that goal weight and I want to just lose the fat and get trimmed but maintain my weight. I'm assuming I would just have to maintain close to my goal calories and do a lot of weight training but…
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Maintain weight
Is the my fitness pal maintaining calories provided . Is it right or is it off by some where you still lose or do you gain with it ?
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Last fitting for wedding dress need to maintain for 3 weeks
Hello, I get married November 11th in 6 months I have lost 67 lbs and 47.75”. But now I have to maintain, are MFP maintain calories accurate? Please help my dress needs to fit perfect! Can’t wait to continue losing after the wedding!
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Figuring out maintenance
I'm having a surprisingly hard time getting in calories. I developed a habit and it's hard to break. I've added protein powder with milk. I'm eating potatoes which I mostly avoided before. I'm eating a little more bread. To give an example of the habit thing, Monday night when I got home from the gym, I threw together a…
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Should i be worried that i don't feel full?
Hi, i'm a 25 year old female. Height 5'5, weight 119 lbs. I lost 11 lbs and now i'm currently at maintenance. I have a desk job, so my sedentary maintenance calories is somewhere around 1500. I don't weigh my food but I have been maintaining my current weight for 2 months, as i don't lose or gain i think i should be eating…
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Maintaining and Setting New Goals
So, I've been on and off MFP since 2011. I consider myself a veteran and feel I have a lot of knowledge on losing weight. I've learned that I'm amazing at the "dropping scale weight" part. I've lost the weight. I'm happy with the weight I'm at. Female, 146lbs & 5'11 and I'm almost 39 years old. I haven't had it tested, but…
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Maintaining weight, having trouble?
I've been maintaining my weight for a couple months now, and people always ask me how I do it without bouncing back...well for one, I've changed my bad habits and replaced them with healthier ones but I also still loosely track maintaince calories to keep myself in check (I say loosely because I have a pretty good idea on…
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Maintenance Calories Causing a gain?
Just looking for information from those of you on maintenance. I've been on maintenance calories for less that a week and have gained 4 pounds??? I know it's not fat because I have only increased 200 calories a day. Is this normal to see an initial gain? Is it just my body reacting? I have seen similar gains when quitting…
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Three years TODAY!
Today marks my official three years weight maintenance anniversary. This is by far the longest time ever I've had a stable weight. I'm really enjoying this - feeling comfortable in my own body, as well as comfortable with how I eat and move. This is an ongoing process. I am feeling more confident every day, every month,…
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In maintenance - what is our attitude to high sugar dessert type foods?
I am not one to advocate all or nothing type of diets, but I wonder how others manage things as chocolate or cake in maintenance Did you have same attitude towards sweets as you did during weight loss? Do you practice moderation, little bit daily or once weekly? Do you just include it in your daily calories? Do you have…
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Maintenance with hyperthyroidism experiences?
I was diagnosed with a hyperthyroid two years ago! Being put on medication put me at an average metabolism and my eating habits just did not line up because I ended up gaining at least 10 pounds. I'm off my medication now because my doctor wants to see if I don't need them anymore and I'm hungry ALL THE TIME! I'm eating…
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not hungry -- should i eat anyways?
Not feeling hungry today but only at 700 calories so far with only a couple of hours left to bedtime. Should I force myself to eat or just listen to my hunger cues?
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Hard getting calories in
I made the decision to switch to maintenance when I was within 2 lbs of my goal (feel good about weight loss and decided this was my new goal) BUT I'm having a hard time getting to calories per day. I've only switched Sunday but I enjoy the fooods I was eating and felt satisfied. Is this a wait and see how it goes…
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What does your maintenance weight look like?
I am in maintenance and weigh myself almost every day out of habit on a scale that Bluetooths the data to MFP. I was looking at the chart of my weight and was amazed at the volatility of my weight (albeit within a reasonable range). Out of curiousity - for those of you in maintenance who weigh yourselves frequently, does…
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Set goals and keep moving
It's March 2016, I'm 6ft, 140kg and sitting on a chair trying to tie my shoelaces. I gasp for breath under the weight being exerted on my mid section as I bend forward reaching for the laces, time after time I have to stop to catch my breath. That's it! I've had enough of this ****, how the hell is this a way to live,…
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Maintaining weight
Hi all, this is the first time I've written here so hope I'm in the right place. I have lost a total of just over 4 stone and now looking to maintain. Was wondering if any of you had opinions on dieting 5 days and having weekends off. Hope you can give me a few ideas.
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Should I
I've been wanting to eat poptarts forever and they totally fit with calories with so much left over.. but the fact that they're high in sugar scares me
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Cheat smeat I eat what I want.
Yesterday I met my son for lunch. We went to a local craft brewery with a food truck. Pulled pork sandwich with bacon and cheese..... Yes that's what I said. We split an order of cheese steak fries. This is french fries smothered in steak, green peppers and cheese. Add to that the two beers I drank. Prior to meeting him I…
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maintaining weight
I'm trying to maintain my weight and still keep my level of fitness , harder then I thought as I'm still losing the pounds , any tips ???
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Protein
Quick question about protein when maintaining/recomping. How much do you need for the muscle development? My current weight is 115 lbs and I eat anywhere from 100-130g of protein a day. I know this is necessary in a deficit but what about when trying to recomp? TIA!
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Hard work out
Another 700 calories burned today 42 mins jump rope and 15 mins of battle ropes not sure how many calories burned on battle ropes but still feel good
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I've stopped weighing myself, anyone else?
As I notice peri-menopausal symptoms, I've decide for my own sanity, to stop weighing myself. I've maintained my weight for over ten years and and with a recent 3-5pound weight gain (pounds that just won't budge), I've determined that my weight goal may have to shift too. What seems to make more sense to me though is to…
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Another maintenance newb afraid to let go.
I have reached my goal weight of 145. Now to maintain this! I've gone in and changed settings to lose .5 pounds a week because I'm afraid to go higher on the daily calories too quickly. Does this sound like a reasonable plan? I'm still training for a half marathon set on November 4th. (50th b'day) I probably should have…
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How did you decide it was time to enter maintenance?
There are several different methodologies for calculating what "ideal weight" should be. Furthermore, "normal" BMI also has a bit of a range to it, so what was the deciding factor for you in determining "Ok, time to stop cutting". I am down to 175 pounds as of this morning, having lost more than 100 pounds over the course…
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Am I eating too much?
Hi, could you guys look at my diary and give your opinions on my overall eating habits? I’m pescatarian, 5’8, female, and weigh 139 lbs! Thank you!
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Which scales?
I’d be really grateful for any recommendations, please - I’ve finally decided to buy some scales and I’m wondering if there are any accurate body comp scales out there, or if I should just buy plain old fashioned, reliable, mechanical ones if there’s actually nothing tremendously useful/different in the digital versions…