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Calorie check
I'm 19, 5'8 135 lbs. I go to a gym that has a body weight, some kettle bells movements and then cardio like rowing or biking 6 times a week. The circuits last about 40 minutes and in sweating and tired after. I only get like 4-5,000 steps a day so I'm pretty sedentary other than that. I lift a few times a week too if I…
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Recomp, Schmeecomp... lol
No offense, all you wonderful Maintainers.. but I don't care about "Recomping" and I'll bet I'm not the only one. I'm 62 years old and have been "overweight" "fat," and "obese" since I was about 12. In those 50 years I have lost, and regained, probably about a thousand pounds and have NEVER managed to "Maintain," not even…
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Older women
I am almost 55. I have been on the weight loss yo-yo train for about 2 decades. I was a skinny kid and teenager. Joined the Air Force at age 21. However at age 25 I had my first baby. Since then I have gained weight - lost weight - gained more weight - lost weight and the cycle continued. Most the time I lost weight…
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Cardio during maintenance
How does that work? I have a desk job so I sit down most of the day. Thinking of adding 30 minute cardio days 2-3x a week (lift 3x a week doing strong curves). Would cardio hinder the little muscle gain that happens during recomp? 5ft 7in 145-147 lbs.
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Advice for weight maintenance
Hello! I'm currently eating in a calorie deficit range to lose weight. I'm 21 and I weight 172 pounds as of now, but have lost 10 pounds so far, and plan to lose as much as possible for the next 4-5 weeks. After those few weeks are up, I have to have my wedding dress altered, and therefore will be unable to do anything but…
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Hunger during recomp/maintenance
So I guess I'm going to be hungry? I've been vigilantly tracking, and potentially eating a little too much actually, because my clothes aren't getting looser. But I didn't expect to still be hungry, even eating higher calories. I'm still emotionally having trouble with the 'weight gain' during this recomp, which I know is…
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I need tips to maintain my weight but tone up.
I'm at the weight I want to be and now just want to tone up. I'm pretty much new to all this so what do you guys recommend? I've being doing elliptical 3 times a week for 30 minutes or so but I have begun to notice my backside is slimming down way too much. I recently started weights for my biceps (5 lbs) and do squats…
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Hi
What is a good way to keep motivated to work out everyday?
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Recomp Stall?
I lost all the baby weight from #4 in January and still had a good amount of belly fat at 5'3" 110lbs. I started a recomp in January and made good progress the first 4 months. Leaned out a bit, pants got a bit looser. Lost 1/2" in the waist. Now the last 2 months I have had zero measurable or visible progress. Am I being…
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Maintaining weight - need advice
Hello there people, Could you please help me with some advices? I am 1kg Away from my goal(65kg) and I'm Thinking about the Number of calories for maintaining weight. Now I have 1200 calories + exercises but I saw that for maintaining I will have 1810 :| Isn't a bit much? I few days ago I had a meal in town, some fish and…
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Help With Body Recomp / Maintenance
Hello Everyone, It has been an emotional and physical struggle over the last 18 months to lose the weight I have put on due to a lifestyle change, and now that I am approaching my goal weight, I would like to seek the advice of the community for help transitioning into maintenance and body recomposition. I plan on starting…
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Long time maintainers - when did your brain catch up?
Hi all, I'm currently about 10lbs from goal, which will put me down 90lbs total on a 5'4.5" small frame. I'm happy with my success but I still feel huge (likely as a result of being obese since childhood). My question for all of you who have been maintaining for a while is how long did it take your brain and self…
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Help with recomp and weight gain
I'm hoping for some help and feedback with my recomp/maintenance. I'm 5'3, lost 40 lbs on WW after my 2nd baby, which took 14 months to lose. My last weigh in on WW was 132.6, which I stopped in early june. I'm still nursing my 18 month old 4x a day. I've increased my strength training a lot, increased the weight... went…
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can alcohol make me gain 4 pounds?
i'm not much of a drinker but this week I've been having 1-2 shots of vodka every night. the calorie content of vodka can't be why I've gained 4 pounds because my daily total calorie has not changed. usually I would be sure the 4 pounds are due to water weight from the alcohol but I know I've been pretty dehydrated already…
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My previous weight
Is my starting weight suppose to disappear every Sunday? The reason is when I start MFP I logged in at 178 and now I'm 170. However when I go to log in each day it shows my starting weight as my current weight. It does not show a weight loss of -8lbs.
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Recomp goal settings?
How would one set their goal settings for Recomp/Maintain vs Maintain only?
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Day after carb binge while doing a recomp...
I'm new to the whole recomp thing, so I'm looking for some guidance. I did WW and lost 40 lbs after my 2nd baby, and now trying to build strength and muscle. Last night I did some emotional carb binging, and I'm wondering what to do today... do I alter my macros to make up for it? Do I pretend like it didn't happen and do…
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Could I have some advice on recomping, please?
Just a heads up that I'm completely new to the whole idea of recomping, so you may have to explain things like I'm five! My issue is thus: my upper body feels too skinny (I'm quite boney, especially in the chest area, and have been advised by my doctor to gain weight, which is fine by me). However, I carry most of my fat…
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Strong Curves?
I have seen Strong Curves frequently pop up as a recommendation for women who want to "tone". Had a look at it out of curiosity, but as far as I can see without buying the book it is mostly about working your glutes. I thought you need a reasonable full body program and that women should just lift the same way men do (as…
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How much weight can you gain in one week?
so whats the realistic amount of actual weight you can gain in one week from over eating? I'm usually very precise in my calorie counting and never go over maintenance but this week I've not been as careful with tracking. I've also had about 2 shots of vodka every nigh this week, which is not the norm for me at all (I…
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Reached goal weight - thinking about getting a Fitbit to help with maintenance
Hi there. I'm 33 years old female. I'm 162cm tall and had a few vanity kg to lose. I've just reached my goal weight of 52kg (down from 57kg). As I didn't have much to lose I set the rate to 0.2kg per week, looking back I lost ~0.5kg a week. I'm fairly active so I do get a lot of exercise calories which I have eaten back.…
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Question about maintaining my weight.
Hello all, long time lurker, first time posting! So...I am a male, 24 years old and this is my journey so far: I started with 74 kgs on 8th May and, for 11 weeks, I was on a average of eating 2250 kals per day, and in the weekend ate more so that i would hit 2400~2500 kals daily average. So in the end of the 11 weeks my…
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Hello
Thank you all for the Great advice. :) :)
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4 months
It's been 4 months going strong. I've lost some wieght. It's really hard to maintain. I dont mind losing some but I don't want to lose anymore. Here for support and friends!! Add me!! I'm committed and dedicated!
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What now?
I have been maintaining within 5 lbs for two months. When I reached my goal, I added 150 calories per day as first adjustment toward maintenance (1350 calories/day). My weight immediately started going up. I cut back to 1300 calories and have been there for several weeks. I am lightly active - biking when possible, at the…
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This is what worries me about maintainance...
On Saturday I posted about how I had finally met my target of 12 stone, by cutting to 1660kcal p/d and not eating back exercise calories. I'm now starting the road towards maintainance and plan to gradullay increase my intake. Sunday morning I was bang on 12 stone, I consumed 1800kcal (+140 on old target) but also went…
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Help I'm Scared to Go Into Maintenance
These are my stats: SW 330 Jan 2016 CW 165.6 GW 165 59 female 5'5 Tall I've been done this road many times and this time I want to make it stick. I'm scared I won't handle maintenance right as I have not before. Not to sure what I need to do to make it stick this time around . TDEE says I can eat 1589 MFP says 1660 at goal…
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Workout motivation
Since Feb. 2015 I have lost 105lbs. When I first began I was highly motivated with my exercise program, even going to the gym after a 12 hour work day. Now that I have reache, and surpassed, my original goals, I sometimes find it hard to stay motivated with the exercise. I have not and will not slip back in to bad eating…
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determine activity level (exercise and diet)
i am trying to calculate the amount of daily calories I should be having. my problem is that i don't know how to account for my activity and my diet may change things as well. I have really bad stomach problems, food intolerances and IBS so I have to eat gluten and dairy free. I am 20 114 and 5'5 female. I also wanted to…
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Back surgery/maintaining not easy
I have been maintaining my 30 pd weight loss for over a year. I had back surgery 5 weeks ago and have gained 5 pds. I can't exercise for a few more weeks, my daily intake is 1200 (mfp calculated). Should I lower my calorie intake to help me to start losing?