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Recomp Advice, getting very close to my goal weight and looking for some guidance on where to begin!
Hello! I am 4'11 and currently weighing in at 102.6 with my goal range set at 97-100 lbs. I lost the weight eating between 1000 and 1300 calories a day over about 8-9 months and living a pretty sedentary lifestyle so very predictably as I've gotten much smaller, weight loss moves very slowly. My original plan was to wait…
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I've lost the weight, how do I lose the fat?
So I'm down to 127lbs and am so happy with my new weight. However, trying a bathing suit on at the store still made me feel like my old-fat self. It's crazy as most ppl would look at me and think I'm thin, but underneath the clothes I still am carrying more fat than I'd like. I'm now trying to get more lean while staying…
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Keeping the weight
So far I have keep my weight for about a month now it's time to step it up!
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How much of your weight/shape is just genetics?
My story: I've lost this weight three times now and gained it back twice. The first time I lost 30 lbs, then gained it back and then some. The second time I lost 70 lbs, gained it back and then some. This time I've lost nearly 100. Each time I lost I got down to roughly where I'm at now, so I'm pretty sure this is my…
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New to Maintenance
I have questions about maintenance how many calories should I be eating I'm at 1670 or less right now that should lose a pound and a half A week I'm on the plateau I'm been there for eight months going on 9 how many times do you have to exercise a week I know I still have to eat right what is the calorie limit thank you
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Not getting enough intake
Let me start off by saying that I am not looking to gain or loose weight. Im looking to simply be the healthiest I can be. The problem is that I don't seem to eat enough calories. When I eat the healthiest possible... such as salads, protein shakes, and some lean meats. I get full fast, and don't get the recommended amount…
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Gained 2lbs in a week?!
How did this happen? I'm 5'4 and last week I went to my dietician and I weighed 113lbs (about a 1lb weight gain in 2 months) and today I went to the doctor and I weighed 115.6. I haven't changed my diet in since two weeks before I went to the dietician (I eat 2000 calories a day and walk 3 miles). I was wearing nearly the…
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Has your friend circle changed?
At my heaviest weight, the main people I hung out with were obsessed with food. If we spent time together, we would stop by the bakery for lunch, buying at least three items each, or have kfc after walking the dog (or in other words, sitting down somewhere and throwing the ball for the dog, while he walked/ran), go to the…
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Trying to maintain
So I don't want to lose any more weight as I'm now 8 and a half stone . I've had a total loss of 16 stone and 3 lbs in 56 weeks. I've stopped some of the exercise I was doing but am still very active to the extent that I am still loosing a pound each week the last few weeks. Whilst loosing weight I didn't get overly hungry…
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my lessons - for next time in 'maintenance'
I lost 15lbs or so a while back using MFP - upping Excercise and controlling my portion size / sweet Tooth. I stopped logging, and MFP befriending but kept swimming and am a regular on a swimming group here. I have about 15lbs to lose all over again and I have been reviewing my weight history etc I have been reflecting on…
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Keep a healthy lifestyle & Reduce body fat
Buonasera! I'm new here :) have joined to get back in the habit of maintaining a healthy active lifestyle - baby can get in the way! ;) Happy with my size/weight but looking to reduce body fat so planning to be relatively strict during the week with my diet/exercise and relax a bit at the weekend. Overarching ambition is…
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Goals calculations wrong?
Hi guys, I currently weigh 17st 5lb (245lbs), my lean body weight comes in at 188lbs - my own calculations bring me to 3009 cals per day to maintain weight. Protein 188g / carbs 393g / fats 75g ____________________ I started using MyFitnessPal and in nutrition goals it only allows me to set: Protein 188g (25%) / carbs 414g…
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New to maintenance
New to maintenance got any advice for the first timer thank you in advance
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After the Vacation - Surprising Results
I reached my maintenance goal just before I left for a 10 day vacation. (5"10 and 146 lbs). I didn't log for 10 days, ate bread and pizza and desserts. I did exercise a lot during my vacation. I didn't gain any weight! In fact I am now down another 2 lbs. I was terrified I would gain everything back - key is to stay active…
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Maintenance at 1400 Cal/day
After losing 40 pounds on Ideal Protein, I am now in maintenance and maintaining on 1400 calories a day plus interval running with walking and light weights. Kind of depressing, yes? I'm 57, 5'6" and weighing 138.
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5 years on maintenance and my secret
I have been 5 years on maintenance now and my weight stayed in a bracket of +/- 5 pounds. Send me $$$ and I will tell you how!!!! Kidding I will give it for free Pants........pants are my secret. I have one size of pants in my closet and only a few of those can stretch. I got rid of everything else that does not fit. When…
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Why do most diets fail?
I have read and heard from so many people that a diet works, they lose the weight, only to put it back on and then some several months later. It seems like it is more the norm than the exception. What is the key to not putting it back on?
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I started lifting and I'm FAMISHED
Makes sense? I don't want to gain weight so I hope it's normal. Anyone else have this?
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hey
Have a question my maintenance calories are 2,050 calories but my bmr is 1,500, everyday I eat 2,000 calories and I burn 500 calories each workout so that would mostly put me on a deficit for example 2,000 - 500 = 1,500 net calories but since I don't want to lose any weight should I eat those 500 calories back so I could…
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Feel like I'm losing my nerve. I'm still logging, still exercising, but....
I have finally gained a pound. Yeah, I know, it's one freaking pound, who cares. I still have a normal BMI, I'm still fit as the proverbial fiddle, I work out every day and love it. But, I've been eating more. I've been saying "no" less often when tasty treats show up in the breakrooms. I've been baking more. I've even had…
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net calories?
When my maintenance calories are 2,000 calories but then I burn 500 calories from exercise and I put it on mfp app it says 1,500 daily net calories what does that mean?
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please answer
I don't know if this is considered as a deficit but my bmr is 1,500 calories and for me to maintain my weight I have to eat 2,000 calories but I workout at least 5 days a week and each workout I burn 500 calories so for example on my mfp it says 2,000-500=1,500 net daily calories and then I put the complete this entry…
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New to Maintaining...
Mildly terrified, switching from 'lose weight' to 'maintain' this is usually the point where things get out of hand and the scale numbers head back up. Any hints/suggestions? First change is I plan to continue being vigilant about logging - I think I have too often given myself a pass when I think I made it. I know full…
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Is there really a weight that is ideal for your body?
I'm 5'2.5" and have been fluctuating between 130-135 (after losing 80 pounds). I had really wanted end up between 125-130 but it's been a slow process so I go in and out of maintenance depending on my mood! Currently I'm in weight loss mode because I had 2-3 really bad food weeks where I just felt hungry all the time and…
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Advice
I've lost 18.5lbs since March 2013 and now I want to slowly lose one more.pound do that I am 120lbs. So is sticking to 1500 calories and keeping my diet and exercise going to help me gradually lose one more pound do you think?
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hello
Have a question my maintenance calories are 2,050 calories but my bmr is 1,500, everyday I eat 2,000 calories and I burn 500 calories each workout so that would mostly put me on a deficit for example 2,000 - 500 = 1,500 net calories but since I don't want to lose any weight should I eat those 500 calories back so I could…
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Birthday
Do we get extra calories on the day of our birthday?
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Does anyone else do this.... eating uneven calories at maintenance?
So I've been at maintenance for about 8 months after losing 60 pounds (by eating around 1500 cal/day) over the preceding 9 months, and I reverse dieted to figure out my maintenance level is about 2000-2200 cal/day. I've been maintaining my weight within a 5 lb range over that time. I weigh myself twice a day, every day,…
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Having some issues after a year of mainanence!
In 2013 I was 375 pounds and I lost 155 pounds over the next 1.5 years or so.. I kept maintenance weight for a long time, around a year or so.. I was eating 2500 calories a day.. at 6'4 my weight was 220 and I was good to go.. Thanksgiving 2015, I gained around 10 pounds and took it off by Christmas without much issue... I…
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Have you ever retroactively decided you were bulking?
My plan was, starting in October, to recomp -- eating at maintenance and doing Stronglifts 5x5. Due to some bad eating choices over the holidays (okay, starting at Halloween), I seem to have gained about 7 lbs. I figure at least some of that has to be muscle, right?? So I'm pretending I meant to do that, calling it a dirty…