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taking a day to eat whatever you want and not count calories
it seems like once a month or two I take a day and eat whatever I want, I don't know if this is binging or just giving myself a break. It could even be I try to be perfect for so long. It seems to be ok as long as I get back on track but I do feel guilty. I know skinny people overeat sometimes also. Well this weekend I had…
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When to stop weight loss.
How do you really know when you have reached the 'ideal' weight and transition into maintenance? I am only 1 kg off of my goal but my body fat percentage is still 28% and I would like it to be a bit lower although this is still an acceptable amount for my age. My BMI is 23 but with an extra kilo gone it will be 22.5%. Also…
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Really need some insight about maintenence. :(
So for the past 7 months Ive been maintaining my new weight range of about 127-130 pounds. I'm 5'8 and female and have a pretty small frame. The problem is I still have a ton of fat on my body. I've got a lot of fat on my belly and legs and I'm just not happy with where I'm at. I guess I'm skinny fat now. I don't really…
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Intuitive eating vs planned eating schedule
Had no problem maintaining my weight or shaving down a few pounds the last two years. First couple months of this year I find I'm doing less activity and more stress has entered the scene. I'm 5lbs up since the start of February and need to stop this slide. For the longest time I had a typical set food schedule of same…
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Where weight loss stops, it stops. Or?
Question to all you wonderful Maintainers: I'm a 62yr old woman, and 6ft tall. In the past year I lost 104lbs, from 305 to 201. When I started out, I arbitrarily set my "goal" at 195, which - incredibly - is now a mere 6lbs away and will probably be met within a month or two. I really love my current lifestyle! I eat…
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Should I drop Intermittent Fasting?
Hi all, I finally reached my weight goal: 69,5 kg. I lost almost 20 kg since July 2016. I was on a calories reduction (under 2k cal) throughout that time. Intermittent Fasting (IF) helped me a lot with that. But here comes the question: Now that I am no longer on calories deficit and I want to maintain my weight, should I…
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80% Mental?
What percentage of successful weight loss and maintenance is mental, do you think? It took determination, focus and motivation for me to get to where I am at the moment, but I feel like a combination of things this week has meant that my head has not been in the game. And the result has shown on the scale. I'm in need of a…
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Fitbit in maintenance
Hello, I was just wondering how accurate your fitbit has been in calculating daily maintenance calories? How many calories does it say you burn a day according to the fitbit website? How many do you actually maintain on? Trying to get an idea if they are accurate for judging maintenance calories.
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Hello again
Good morning the scale read 143.0 Time to get back to 138
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Very informative video!
For those that are trying maintain and move over to intuitive eating from tracking please watch! I'm not there yet since I'm trying to find my maintenance cals. I think tracking as accurate as I can is important until I find my cal range. Hope to get to this place soon! Let me know what you think!…
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Pregnant and getting healthy.
Hey everyone! I was starting my weightloss journey of losing 60lbs and recently found out I was pregnant. Currently only about 5 weeks. I know you're not supposed to diet while pregnant and I definitely do not want to. Basically I want to maintain my weight which is also what my dr said would be perfect. Anyone else in the…
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Introductions and questions.
Hey my name is Sam, I picked my username because it is what I said years ago to a friend who tried to get me into fitness. Well I am 30kg down now and feeling great. I've been on a slow cut for so long I don't actually know how to eat at maintenance... I just hit my goal weight of 72kg at 170cm tall and 21 years old, I…
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Reached goal but now binging
donuts and cheesebuger last nite, 4 donuts 3 days ago and ice cream with brownies 2 days ago -- advice...
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What do you wish you had known about maintaining?
Hi everyone! I am down 95 pounds, 5 pounds from my goal weight, so I'm really looking forward to going into maintenance. I have been losing for over two years, so I feel confident that I know how to lose weight, but now I have to learn how to keep that weight off. What advice do you have for someone who is starting…
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Who else is maintaining successfully (long term)?
MFP posted a blog about the difficulties of maintaining. I guess I didn't realize so many people struggled with this. The blog made me wonder how many people who were posting on MFP 3 years ago are still on the site and still maintaining? I came onto this site 3 years ago because I was invited to climb Mt. Rainier, and I…
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Having trouble maintaining a deficit?
I lost 130 pounds between September 2015 and November 2016 and then the weight loss has stalled. I eat around 2000 calories a day, exercise quite a bit, but lost pretty consistently at a lower calorie intake (1600/1700). I have never eaten back exercise calories. Now, I know in order to lose more weight, I obviously have…
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Feeling Lost
I am at my lowest weight since 2005! (82kg - 12 stone 9lbs - 181lbs). I still have another 2 - 3kg to go, but the closer I get to my goal the more 'lost' I feel. It's difficult to describe because being fat is all I have known since I was 14. That's 20 years of being known as the fat one. I need help to embrace my new self…
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Banking calories while maintaining
For those who are successfully maintaining while banking calories during the week for the weekend : 1. How much do you bank from Monday-Thursday/Friday? 2. If you bank for a dinner in a restaurant or take out , how do you calculate the calories ( if not available online)?
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Extremely hungry before period?
Hey everyone! This question is more for women but if you guys have any insight or indirect knowledge about this, please share! A few days before my period I usually can eat more than usual. I generally can keep it under control but this month is crazy!! For the past three days I've been really hungry, but today is just…
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Lose 1 pound per week with 10-15 pounds left to go?
Hi--I'm down to my last 10-15 lbs I'd like to lose, and I've been aiming for a 1 pound/week loss. I had had a difficult time losing over the holidays, but got back on track about a month ago. I've done well a lot of the time, but now it seems that whenever ovulation or PMS hits, I have an enormous appetite and wind up…
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Ladies: Do you cheat during your period?
I Just started the cycle today and my cheat day is on Saturday but I'm a bit skeptical on eating junk food due to the fact that I think I will gain weight. Helppp What will you guys suggest ...?
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Cutting
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Need for overshoot
Hey folks I'm getting close to my goal weight and I'm trying to decide on a strategy to keep it off. Perhaps I should overshoot by several pounds? I should say that my goal is still more than 10lbs above the 1960s suggestion for my height, so there is plenty of healthy fat left to play with. Thoughts?
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Do I switch to maintain
Hi there I am male 5'6 154, I am starting to do basic full body workouts 5-6 days a week for 45 to 60 minutes. I sometimes do weight lifting but have to be careful due to medical reason, the part I am trying to lose now is in the stomach.
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Getting question all the time
After loseing the weight by just eating healthy and going for walk everyday. I still get question why I still eat healthy, weight and measure food and like to go for walks for 60 minutes everyday.
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Maintainence Calories
I am 3 to 6 pounds away from goal weight. What has surprised me on my weight loss journey was when I started, I had trouble eating less than 2,300 calories. Now I have problems eating more than 1,800. I track my output calories with a Garmin Vivoactive HR (activity class 6) and log my food on MFP. On the weight loss part,…
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Reached goal. Now what?
I reached my weight goal and now I am wondering if I keep everything as is or add some calories to my daily goal? I want to Focus on building some muscle but at same time be cautious not to pack on fat pounds. What's best thing to aim for next? Thanks
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TDEE Q? Last 10 Pounds.
I use an Apple Watch to track my activity, it reports back to Apple Health Kit. AHK shows my average daily "Resting Energy" at 1500, it shows my average "Active Energy" at 688. Are these two numbers combined (2188) the same as my TDEE? If I maintain this level of activity and eat 1688 per day, in theory, I should lose 1#…
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Struggling with Anorexia
Hello, I've come here in an attempt to finish this battle that I've been waging for many years. I've had disordered thoughts for about as long as I can remember (I was "sucking in" since I was seven--girls catch on to the "skinny trend" at a young age), and my insecurities finally caught up with within the past couple of…
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Maintain weight but get stronger?
Hey I'm at 65kg which I'm very comfortable with but I want to gain muscle and strength as well as tone up. Any suggestions as to how I go about this would be great! TIA