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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
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Maintaining weight after Surgery
Had surgery today that will leave me unable to workout properly for 6 weeks or even more. I've heard that I can take walks at 4 weeks if I'm feeling up to it. Anyway, I've lost about 50 lbs total and want to stay around this weight for now. What would you recommend I do to maintain without exercise while I'm recovering?…
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100 pound loss now maintenance
Just began maintenance after loosing 100 pounds. Is it normal to gain a few pounds first week on maintenance? I have stayed within calorie allotment and still exercising, but gained 2 pounds. I know it may be gone next week just curious what others experienced.
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Bikini body prep
6 months before the holiday. Happy with my size and couldn't give a monkeys about my weight (UK size 8, 9st) BUT.. these squishy bits need to go. My plan is les mils body pump and eating clean. Would love tips and new friends with similar diets
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hey-treat meals
Hi, I'm not at maintenance yet but I'm curious, so any of you go out and have a treat meal once a week where you eat whatever you want? And if so how do u budget your calories for the rest of the week?
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Flabby
Hi everybody! I've lost 38 lbs. Over 2 years. I started at 140, then quit and balooned up to 170. Now I'm between 135-129ish. I lost the weight slowly on purpose. My problem is I am so flabby! Yuck! I'm 47 years old but ny butt looks like a saggy 80 yr old. I have a hard time exercising because of a car accident and…
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Want to lose 5 lbs but not motivated
Hello all! I've been in maintenance since last April with a range of 122-127. Most of the time I was around 124-125 until my vacation in December and now I'm up around 127-128 and I just can't get below that eating 1700 calories a day. Previously I could very slowly lose with 1700 a day but I think I've been less active…
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Old weight but kinda skinny; scared of ^ kg
So I'm back to my old usual weight range, but I'm a little scrawny ... I want my old muscles back. I *know* what works for my body to harden up exercise and diet wise but it's like I'm almost scared of gaining weight again. Any one else feel like this? How did you get over it and motivate yourself to lift the heavy things…
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Losing weight
My weight 86 kg and I want to lose weight of 75 kg
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Cuddle problems (not those kind)
Not sure where to put this since it doesn't fit anywhere, but I'm maintaining, so here it goes. I've lost my weight and have a pear shape body. My upper torso is what I'd call thin (still have flab on my arms) and I'm sporting the xylophone chest look (ribs showing through above breasts). I still have a hanging…
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Not sure what my body is up to but I'm hoping someone can give me some insight
So I've been a member here for a while now and didn't have any problems losing weight. I've been in maintenance for a while now. I'm 5'3", between 111 and 113 pounds on average and have a TDEE of 2300 on average via my Fitbit. I usually get 15 to 20K steps per day and workout six days per week, upper or lower body…
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Importing Withings Data into Under Armour Scale
At the moment, I'm using a Fitbit Alta activity tracker, My Fitness Pal food logger, and Withings Smart body weight scale. I'm considering buying the UA Healthbox which includes the UA scale and UA Activity tracker and Heart Rate Monitor. The reason I'm considering doing this is so I can have one integrated interface…