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Surprised by my exercise hunger
I am 4kgs away from my goal and decided (as was always my plan) to increase my exercise now that I have lost most of my weight and start behaving in the sort of way I would in maintenance. I have joined the gym at my office and since early Jan am now exercising 3 or 4 times a week at the gym and in addition to the 10 000…
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Increasing calorie intake
Hello everyone, I'd like to ask for an advice about increasing the calorie intake to maintenance level. I'm 22, 5'7, 150-155 lbs, working out (usually) 6 days a week, between 1 to 3 hours, (3x strength training + 5x cardio/HIIT) currently I am eating around 1700 calories but I often feel fatigue, cold, tired... My…
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Activity level
Hello everyone, I am having an issue deciding what activity level to set for my food diary. I put lightly active and it gives me about 1850 calories for maintaining my weight (I'm 5'7" and appx. 117 lbs). What I am trying to figure out is if I include my exercise habits in my activity level or if I do that all separately…
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RECOMP
so im currently at 51kg, 165cm, around 20% body fat. I'm wanting to drop the bf to a reasonable figure to where i can achieve some ab definition for summer. currently eating 1300 with 100g protein 80-100g carbs and 40g fat. how can i lower my body fat? (been on this regime since January and seen no change! i also do…
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Maintenance calories
Hello everyone, I've lost 7stones and 9lbs in the last 11 months. I'm 5'5, 31 and 146lbs. I decided to start maintenance/Recomp 2 months ago (01/16) and mfp recommended 1900 per day. my average calorie intake before exercise has been 1800 per day. My daily net calories after exercise are 1500. I've lost 7lbs in the 2months…
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Hard time with maintaining
Hi I am a 21 year old female, about a year ago I lost 28 pounds. I dropped from 135 to 107 and I am 5'1. For the last 6 months I've had such an easy time with maintenance. Usually I try to eat healthy during the week and cheat on the weekends. I am somewhat active, I am a college student so I walk a lot but only go to the…
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Scared
Evening everyone I am 3 pound off my target and nearly ready to maintain but I am scared terrified in fact that I will gain weight as the calories are a lot more than I have now do people gradual increase there calories to maintain or just jump straight in help please
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100lb + weight-loss buddies?
SW:243 CW:135 GW:160 hit in november!! The issue I'm having is rebuilding a healthy body image!!! People look flabbergasted when I tell them I still FEEL heavy... but it's deeply rooted and I'm already seeing signs I may take this too far. Worried about myself... reaching out for support from anyone thags been there...…
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Rear End Hurts!
I have been maintaining for a year now but I have had rear end pain for months. I believe it is from a lack of padding! The bones in my butt feel bruised :( I have really burned a lot of fat in the nether regions and have been tightening and lifting successfully (won't talk about my belly though) ... It hurts though to sit…
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How to maintain weight
How can I maintain my weight after losing weight with only 500 calories a day?
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Three Years of Maintenance after Losing 200 Pounds
As of today, I'm 6-0, 214 pounds and have maintained a health weight plus or minus a few pounds for nearly three years. Each day is still a struggle for me after being over 200 pounds for nearly a decade. I try to get regular exercise 6 days a week. I also try to eat healthy most days and use the 80/20 rule to eat healthy…
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Body measurements
Does anyone measure thigh calf wrist and ankle sizes I'm wondering what is average as my calfs are only one inch smaller then thighs thighs are in at 13 inches wrist just under 6" is this big
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How could this be?
Long story short, I've been attempting maintenance for nearly a year. I've done pretty well, but I've managed to put on a few lbs (3-5) that just won't go away. These pounds crept on around the exact same time that I incorporated daily exercise (nothing major..think 21 day fix workouts, jillian michaels and the occasional…
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Should I throw out or donate my old baggie clothes?
I lost 52 pounds and I had to buy some new clothes. Should I get rid of the baggie clothes? I ask this because I'd like to know what others have done.
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MAINTENANCE
unsure as to what my maintenance calories should be, im 165cm and weigh 51kg, im 18 (woman)
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I'm down to 120!! need to maintain.
My life style has really changed and now I am very active and I need to find out how many calories I should be consuming for my heigth at 5'4". Presently I am consuming 1100-1200 daily. I am small boned. any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Do you still track daily?
As I get closer to maintenance I am wondering how many of you continue to track your meals and exercise daily and for how long. I lost approximately 70-80 pounds almost 10 years ago. I have gained back and lost 20-25 a number of times over the last 5 years. I want to keep my weight more stable - I wonder if the only way to…
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Lessons Learned & Learning 27: 810 Days of Maintenance
Prior maintenance updates: 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 120 days, 150 days, 180 days, 210 days, 240 days, 270 days, 300 days, 330 days, 360 days, 390 days, 420 days, 450 days, 480 days, 510 days, 540 days, 570 days, 600 days, 630 days, 660 days, 690 days, 720 days, 750 days, 780 days. The vertical red lines on my chart for…
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Best types of exercises
What are some good different types of exercises to do at home ??? I like to mix it up
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Getting back on track
I lost 81 lbs about 3 yrs ago (from 243 to 162), and have continued logging ever since, but over the past 18 months I've slowly gained back about 15. One of the things I've noticed is that, when I was losing weight, I always logged before I ate, and more recently I got into the bad habit of logging after meals. Looking for…
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How much/often do you exercise?
Hey everyone! I just entered maintenance last week. I've lost 90 lbs in the past 13 months, and a total of about 150 lbs from my highest weight. As I was losing weight, I exercised a lot, every day - cardio on the elliptical for 2+ hours, plus 1 lifting session a week. I felt working out for 2 hours every day was too…
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I'm new to maintaining
I'm (almost)47 & 5'2". I am 116 today, down from 137 January 2015. I lift weights 4x/wk & HIIT 1-2x/wk. I'm happy with my weight and just want to try recomp now. My upper body is pretty lean but lower needs more work. I'm just here to say Hi and I hope to learn from you all about maintaining/recomp :)
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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…