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For my personal training how often should I go the gym
Hey everybody, My name is Mike, my first time to time post here. I love the content. I have a desk job that can make me not move for hours at a time. I am losing weight and my appetite is really low I've been getting into fitness and I was thinking that personal training could be the answer. I was wondering if any of you…
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October 2021 Maintainers' Check-in!
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Lost some weight now…
I’m trying to maintain certain weight with healthy food. I need a plan/ menu so Im not deciding when it’s time to eat. Then I will fall back on bad habits and not so healthy food. Male over 50 light activity level hoping to move to moderate safely without injury.
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Does calorie goal automatically update?
Hello, I recently subscribed to the premium membership for the nifty macro tracking tools. I just realized that my calorie goal is now 1800, I *had it set to 2100 calories, as well my carb and fat goals seemed to have changed. I may have caused all this playing around with the mono and poly unsaturated fats goals? Or does…
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Confused by MFP's "mat
So, I have reached my goal weight (yay me). I now want to maintain that weight. So I go into Goals in MFP. There, for my Weekly Goal, I can choose "maintain my current weight". The thing is, my current weight changes a bit each day. It gets synced into MFP from my Garmin Connect app, which gets it from my Garmin smart…
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upcoming foot surgery and concerns about gaining weight
First of all, I've always been a planner. That said, I need to have some fairly extensive foot surgery which will hopefully, happen after the holidays. I'm one of those people that likes to be moving and gets antsy if I can't work out. The surgery will require me to be non weight bearing for 2.5 months and in a hard cast…
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By maintaining weight what is the desired outcome?
Is maintaining weight good for shredding or ?
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Adventure
I have really enjoyed adventures this summer. Fitness adventures. Climbed Enchanted Rock in Fredericksburg Tx, paddle boarding and cycling. Who else has had fitness adventures?
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September 2021 Maintainers' Check-in!
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Maintenance Calories
Hi, I am trying to calculate the correct level of maintenance calories but confused about which activity level I should choose in the app settings. I do have a sedentary job sitting for up to 8 hours a day however I train in the gym 4 days a week, get 8-10k steps a day and do ballet once a week so should I click moderately…
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Non-Plus Sized Clothing
Hey, folks who’ve achieved their goals! I’ve been wearing plus sized clothes for several years now, but I should hopefully be out of the plus size category within the next few months if my steady weight loss continues. I want to browse clothes to give me something to look forward to, but I don’t know where to look! Where…
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What does maintenance look like to you?
I'm curious about this - If you're in maintenance, do you expect to stay strictly within a calorie 'budget' and maintain your weight consistently (barring scale weight fluctuations via water or whatever)? Do you expect your weight to drift up to a 'scream weight' and then gradually lower it (with or without tracking)?…
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Maintenance eating recommendations
Hi, I am just starting losing weight with MFP for the fourth time. Previously I have been very committed to losing weight for approx 3-4 months, have stuck to my MFP allowance and dropped 40-50 pounds. I then drop off the wagon, all my bad habits return and the weight piles back on. During these previous attempts I never…
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Maintaining during the pandemic
Anybody else struggling a little to stay on track right now? How are you keeping your spirits and motivation up?
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Overeating angst
I don't even know how to ask this in a way it'll be clear for everyone. So, I was told that you'd need to eat excess 3500 calories to gain a pound and I already ate extra 2800 calories this week. Does my calorie "reset" every week?
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“Lightly Active”
Hi all! I’m trying to figure out my level of activity to determine calorie needs. I’m 71 btw, and have lost 46 pounds. I walk 4 miles in the morning and another 2 to 4 miles throughout the day, puttering around. Would that be considered lightly active? Thanks for your help!
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Intermittent fasting
Intermittent fasting has not only helped me lose weight, it has also helped my skin glow 😊
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DONT WANT TO EAT AT NIGHT
Are you struggling to stay away from food at night? Are you always craving food or snacks at night? Do you want to stop night eating? Let's motivate each other at night
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Fruit sugars and maintaining weight?
Hi, I eat lots of fruit daily and it takes my sugar amount well over my amount daily. Will this cause weight gain as I'm trying to maintain the weight I'm at. The problem is I love fruit and never eat any chocolate, cake, biscuits or sweet foods. Thankyou 😊
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August 2021 Maintainers' Check-in!
1. The aim of this thread is to have a weekly weigh-in check for some accountability and support. 2. Copy the form below by copy-pasting and edit to suit your personal schedule, then fill in your information and post each week. 3. Have a successful month, whatever your maintenance/health goal(s) may be!! Name: Age: Height:…
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Successfully maintaining but always hungry
After losing 35kg to go from a BMI of 34 to a BMI of 20.5, I have been successfully maintaining my new weight since February (4 months ago). Since reaching my goal, I have continued tracking everything I eat and have decided on a strategy of maintaining a small deficit most days so I can have a cheat day once a week or on…
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Calories to maintain current weight
I'm sure this has been asked before but I can't find a conversation about it. How do you calculate how many calories it takes to maintain your current weight?
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Maintenance transition
Hi, All - I started my weight loss journey in January, 2020. I have lost 95lbs and finally got into a normal BMI range. Three weeks ago I switched my weight loss goal from a pound a week to half a pound a week. Other than increasing my overall calorie intake, I have done everything the exact same, including my exercise…
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Lean bulk macros
I want to gain some muscle but keep my current weight. How do I calculate my macros?
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Alcohol
So, I am trying something new. I cut out alcohol, eating 1200 calories and day with 1500 on weekends. Working out five days per week. So far five pounds down since Aug 1. Been trying to lose since Jan and just went up and down. This is working
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Question for a new maintainer re: calories.
Hi everyone, I hope you're doing well. I have just hit my goal weight (5'2" and 130 lbs.) and am trying to maintain (yay!). I've been eating 1,200 calories per day to lose weight, and MFP recommends eating 1,600 calories to maintain my current weight. My question: Do I just go straight to 1,600 calories, or should I…
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Exercise and maintaining
Hello everyone I know you can’t spot reduce…but I want to maintain my weight but lose my belly podge. I have been doing crunches, and some ab workouts aswell as walking 10,000 steps a day.will this be enough? But embarrassing but I’ve tried some hiit workouts on YouTube like jumping Jacks and mountain climbers but I have…
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Injured Runner, Worried about Weight Gain
Just looking for some general support or hopefully shared experiences here. Hopefully this is the right sub-forum for this. I’m in full-on pity party mode…I know it’s not the end of the world, but I’m worried and I guess I’m in need of a little advice. I’ve maintained a 100-lb weight loss for two years. Still have about 15…
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Correct daily calorie intake
I’m new to maintaining weight. I’ve lost about 120lbs over the last year and have only recently started using MFP again. I’m a runner and when it’s not rainy season, I run 5.25 miles 4-6 days a week and throw in a 10+ mile about once every 2 weeks. My main question is, MFP shows that I need 2,990 calories to maintain my…
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under 1300 calories daily and reaching my goal of 8000 steps daily
i started dieting and exercising on july 24th after having chest pains when i started i was at 333 lbs im now at 322.8 the scales havent moved in a couple days so today im already over 8000 steps by noon on my amazfit watch it really motivates me when the scales dont move from day to day any1 got any advice on how to keep…