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Cutting Calories in Anticipation of Metabolism Slowing
Everyone says that your metabolism slows after age 40. I am now, officially, over 40. I've maintained my weight since recovering from anorexia in 1995 using the same diet plan my nutritionist gave me all those years ago. On my birthday I made the decision to cut my calories by 100 a day to counter effect Father Time. My…
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Fighting mentally to shift from weight loss to buildingmuscle
I lost 55 lbs 2 years ago and have kept it off. Now I'm toning and building muscle which is going great, but it's very hard not to feel guilty for eating the foods I once restricted myself from so I would not binge. Can you relate?
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Should i be concerned?
Hi, I've been in maintenanhow almost 11 months. My maint range is 145-150. I'm 5'7, 47y.o. female. Today my physical therapist asked me if i ever had my body fat mesured. I haven't, and asked him why. He said that i have no body fat, and went to tell me that it puts me at risk of losing my periods, and high risk for bone…
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if my family is not on board, then whats the point?
So sick of trying so hard to please others, and get no support back. Cooking 3 different meals each night is draining, I cook mine last, but then can't be bothered. So I snack or under eat?! Feeling sad atm.. I've lost weight, and I'm craving for encouragement from my family aswell... Yet no one says anything or helps in…
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Switch to maintenance? Or keep losing?
So, after months of struggling to break through a plateau, I switched up a few things, and the "last" 6lb came off quite easily. I am 5'5", and sitting at 135lb. That weight is fine. But I'm still at a higher bf% than I want. About 28%. Am I better to keep cutting for another few months to get the bf down before I…
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Transition to Maintenance
Hello maintainers! By way of background, I'm 5'4.5" and currently 140 lbs. My goal maintenance range is 130-135. As I get closer to 135, I'm trying to develop a sensible plan for maintenance. Right now I'm at a 500 calorie deficit. I'm planning on keeping that going until 135, then decreasing my defective by 100 calories…
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When trying to find re-comp calories, how high up and down do you fluctuate your daily calories?
I'm trying to find the right number of calories for a re-comp and am not sure how to get there. I'm a woman, 33 years old, 5'6", around 125-127lbs. I sit ALLLL day at work and during my long commute but I do lift weights 2-3 times a week for about 40 minutes at time (5x5 program). I was eating around 1550 calories a day…
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Today's the day
This morning I set loss goal to zero! Just needed to post it to those who would appreciate it.
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The adventure that is maintenance...
It's only been just under 2 years, but it feels like I've been losing weight forever. I know that I'm technically still overweight at 5'2" and 148lb, but having lost 141lb I've decided to take a break from actually losing weight and attempt maintenance (with maybe a tiny bit of recomping) for the rest of the year and then…
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Made Peace With My Body
My BMI is currently 24.3. I took a progress photo of myself yesterday and it is the first time in awhile I've gotten a good look at myself and I didn't realize it but I think I look amazing! I just posted about my weight about a week ago asking what goal weight I should reach for. I'm happy with what I am now and if I lose…
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Slow creepage
I've seen a slow increase over the past 3 months. Analyzing my eating pattern, it looks like it's due to slight overcompensatiom for exercise calories. Yesterday is a case in point. I took a 4 mile jog while simmering a large crock of home made chicken soup, then came back and ate just a bit too much (although it's hard to…
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Weening off Logging - Good or Bad????
I managed to lose 13Kg and reach my goal just over 6 weeks ago. I have managed to maintain my Goal weight by logging and monitoring my calories against my exercise. Sometimes I wonder am I now a slave to the monitoring or should I try and maintain without. What are your thoughts
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Reverse dieting..am I doing it right?
I've been losing on 1750 calories for a while and then hit a standstill. Upon researching why, I stumbled across reverse dieting and it seems like it's something that will help get me out of this rut I am in. I've been dieting for 6 years now and I'm fed up of not getting the desired results and I'm pretty sure my…
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Iron question for women over 55?
I have my daily goal of Iron set a 44% which I believe is 8mg and the RDA for women my age. I always go over. I eat mini-wheats as a snack, often bran flakes, and other snacks that really put me over. Sometimes as high as 200% of RDA. Question: Do you worry about going over on a regular basis? Iron is a heavy metal. (one…
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Not Sure where I fit in
So a little about me. I started my journey in December of 2015. SW: 223 CW 183 H: 5'6 Age: 35 I'm super happy with what I've done so far. It's a slow process for me since I like to enjoy my weekends too much and too often. That being said I've pretty much been the same weight since October of last year. I've gone up a few…
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Weird Question...
I am 5'5" and weight 137lbs but I wear a size 4 pants which I think comes out to around a 26.5 inch waist. I recently went to 2 different doctors and got weirdly different opinions. The first doctor was my primary care who said I may want to drop a couple of pounds because I am borderline overweight. The second doctor was…
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Weight Gain
What can I fix that low budget cost where I can gain weight?
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Trying to stop the long term cycle and maintain
So, looking for hints from long term maintainers who were previously yo yo ers over the years. I am 59 and have been up and down the same 20 pounds probably 10-20 times since I was 16. Of course each cycle, it gets a little more variable, and it's a little more difficult to start. My plan is to track a lot of data and of…
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Carbs
I am 5'0" I currently weigh 118lbs I've lost just over 100lbs. I'm terrified of gaining it back. I'm good with my calories and protein etc but wondering what everyone thinks in terms of carbohydrates? I have PCOS and feel like I'm a little sensitive to them. How many grams a day would you think I should be consuming to…
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Will I get my butt back?
I've lost 40 lbs since January, I'm about at my goal weight and looking at maintenance. My question is, will I get any of my boobs and butt back? I lost the weight for health reasons, and I know I'm healthier. But I'd still like some curve. I do lift, kettlebells, squats, etc. Hoping this flattening is just from the weight…
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Help figuring out bmr
Hey guys, have you got any advice or resources for figuring out my base metabolic rate so I can know how much I'm supposed to be consuming for maintenance? Or however you guys have figured out what your calorie allowance is. Please share. Thank ;-)
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Would my metabolism have slowed down?
Hi I'm in anorexia recovery. I am 161cm and I used to be 53kg on 2000 calories. However, I tried to stop calorie counting and now I've been 52kg for about 3 months! I'd say I've been eating about 1600 calories if I'm being truthful. I really want to eat 2000 again and introduce breakfast etc but I'm scared I've messed up…
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Does anyone track calcium?
If so please message me. DGeigley
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At my goal weight! Lost 78 lbs
I need to maintain my weight and tone.I will be happy to share what I did to lose my weight along my journey. Thanks and have a good day. =]
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Saxsenda
Has anyone been on and then stopped taking saxsenda? Did the weight come back?
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Middle aged shorty transitioning to maintainance
Hello you all... I'd like some advice from seasoned maintainers! I'm 55 y.o., 155 cm (5'1") short, and approaching my goal weight of 48 kg (106lbs). I've a sedentary job and my activity level is not very high (running 30 minutes three times a week, trying to do some body weight exercises on the other days, aiming at 8000…
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Birth control and maintenance.
I've been on Depo Provera for the last four years. My last shot was in June, I decided to stop taking it. Does anyone have any experience with coming off of birth control and perhaps having any appetite/energy changes?
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Extremely low calorie diet back to normal?
Hello there, I started to religiously use MFP in February, but being dumb starting June and to this day I restrict my calories to about 600-1000 a day. I know this is very unhealthy and stupid for me to do so and I finally got the wake-up call that it’s wrong to do so. I was just wondering what is the best course of action…
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Stopped Logging: Looking For General Advice
Hi all-- It has been a LONG time since I posted here! Long story short, I hit my goal weight roughly 2 1/2 years ago. I was religious about my food log during the weight loss process, and have been pretty strict about it since hitting my goal as well, but have recently decided to finally stop logging. Things are working…
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Formula to figure maintenance calories
Hi all, I may be getting a little ahead of myself but I'd like to know what is in store for me calorie wise. The last time I lost weight I had 2 back to back pregnancies so I never experienced maintenance and didn't see how many calories worked for me. Is there a certain formula that one can use to determine? Height is…