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Hello My name is Cheryl I would like to eat better and lose maybe 30 ibs and I could use some support
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Hey everyone! my name is Filippa. I am in my 6-7year of my lifestyle change journey, I began this change at 130kg and am now sitting at 67kg, I had worked down to 65kg and began my reversal dieting phase this year, it has been increasing scary to see the scale rise but im determined to work at eating healthy and living a fit lifestyle. I love weight training and the focus of this year has been to get stronger, this is a new stage of my life moving the focus from restrictive diets to eating a balance diet. Anyway looking forward to the comments and posts in this group just the confidence booster I need I think.0
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Hi I’m new! Wold love some more friends to do this journey with.
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Hi, I am Janis, I live in TX, USA, by way of Seattle, by way of Los Angeles; I started my workout journey October 2017, my start weight was 205 and right now I am at 192.6. I have been very disciplined with working out, but not with eating. I work on a job that requires me to sit at my desk for at least 6 hours of the day. I want to get more disciplined with eating for healthy living, not just to lose the weight. I would like to find things to eat that I like but are good to me as well as for me, and a schedule that fits my lifestyle0
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Hi I am new to the eat more to lose weight community. I am a 43 year old who has been told her whole life to eat less. I am interested to learn the ways of the eat more. Lol0
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Hi I am Diane from New Hampshire0
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I started at 169.5 weight and just about completed my jump start phase and went down to 164.0 I would like to get down to a healthy weight of 1451
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BrendaTessier wrote: »Hi I am new to the eat more to lose weight community. I am a 43 year old who has been told her whole life to eat less. I am interested to learn the ways of the eat more. Lol
Well, the phrase is meant to be in context.
Eat more than bare minimum and still lose.
Basically eat as much as you can to still lose.
Eat bare minimum and body will adapt by slowing you down, thereby now burning less calories. So now not losing as fast.
Well, that same slower rate of loss could have been accomplished by eating more from a fulling burning metabolism and fully active life. Which has much better side effects besides making workouts a whole lot more effective.1 -
Hi! Just recently rejoined MFP after a couple years hiatus. Did keto this past year and while it worked amazing for the first 6 months (I lost 75 pounds), I got sick of it. It’s not sustainable for me. I’ve gained back about 20 of the 75 I lost and now I’ve lost about 10 of that 20
I have a broken tibia bone currently but want to take the time to learn how to eat the right way and fix my metabolism.
I have a history of eating disorders but haven’t had serious problems with that in about 13 years. Just a lot of yo yo dieting. Now that I’m approaching 40, I want to do things right and make a lifestyle change. What I’ve read about EM2WL has been inspiring. I got the starter kit and am happy to be a part of the group!1 -
Hi I’m Bree I’m 26 and I’m trying to either drop 60lbs or get into a size 8 n I’m a size 12 now so which ever comes first . I’m curvy but strong . I live in NY and I just want to feel comfortable in my skin .0
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Hi I'm Natasha and I am trying to reach a size 8. My journey started at a size 16/18, I am now a size 12/14. My issue is trying to maintain the weight I've already lost and continue to lose. I have horrid cravings, especially now that the holidays are starting and everyone is bringing in sweet treats! I hope that this group will help0
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hello all
Im Pam
I'm 62 years old and have no idea what i'm doing. I live on my own and so far I have been figuring out this losing weight and eating right with exercise on my own. Been very daunting as I'm now type 2 diabetic also. I started last year at 90kg and now down to 77kg but my goal weight is 65kg. Im not doing to bad but some days its so hard as I've given up so many foods that Ive eaten all my life that im sure im in mourning lol. I try to keep the spirits up and sometimes I fall off the wagon but my hardest challenge is family. They want to feed me sugar food or high carb food. I tell them Im not eating that but they dont understand so Ive given up trying to explain.0 -
Hello everyone. I honestly do not remember joining the group, but then again, I can't remember breakfast this morning either! :-) I started my journey in November 2012 after being medically retired from my career. I was up to 250 pounds as result of my injury. I was ashamed of who I was. I joined Beachbody and over the course of the next two years I lost 48 lbs! Then another Injury, at the gym this time, laid me up for six months. Needless to say it has been a roller coaster ride. BUT...I've met some amazing people along the way and am still highly motivated. So, hello from me...:+)0
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Hi I'm Lauranne, I am 53 years old. I weigh 207 1bs. I have been attending this program called Core Life for about 4 weeks. I started weighing 211 lbs. My goals with the program is to be on a 1400 calorie diet. I have been trying to track my foods through My fitness pal. It's been helpful and challenging. My hardest thing is getting the 64 oz of water daily. I want to lose 40 lbs and it is also challenging trying to get the recommended calories, carbs, and protein in each day. So I'm hoping to get ideas for meals and motivation from the group0
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Hi there everyone. Carole here. I have had a Fitbit since last year and I try to get my 10,000 steps in everyday but one. My problem is that I have a huge sweet tooth, so sugar is almost impossible for me to stop. I am working on a weight challenge to end in December and want to lose 25lbs. This is the start of week six and I have only lost 7 lbs.0
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Hi there everyone. Carole here. I have had a Fitbit since last year and I try to get my 10,000 steps in everyday but one. My problem is that I have a huge sweet tooth, so sugar is almost impossible for me to stop. I am working on a weight challenge to end in December and want to lose 25lbs. This is the start of week six and I have only lost 7 lbs.
Yeah, time based weight loss goals are fraught with issues - number 1 is making bad decisions.0 -
is this still an active group ?
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Not much - many went to the facebook page for the business0
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Hello! My name is Angel. I've been back on the weight loss train for about a month now and I want to seek out some ways to drop the lbs. I have been going to the gym 3-4 days a week (which I've never done before but am liking it so far) and am a bit discouraged. I have been teetering at gaining/losing the same 2-3 lbs every week for the last 4 weeks. I need to lose the most amount of fat in my midsection. Any advice is welcome! I have already seen a link I want to check out about resetting my metabolism. I think that is a big part of it. I'm also diabetic, so I need to get my carbs under control at the same time, which is hard for me since I LOVE pasta and rice! I look forward to checking out the information in this group!0
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tygrlily83 wrote: »Hello! My name is Angel. I've been back on the weight loss train for about a month now and I want to seek out some ways to drop the lbs. I have been going to the gym 3-4 days a week (which I've never done before but am liking it so far) and am a bit discouraged. I have been teetering at gaining/losing the same 2-3 lbs every week for the last 4 weeks. I need to lose the most amount of fat in my midsection. Any advice is welcome! I have already seen a link I want to check out about resetting my metabolism. I think that is a big part of it. I'm also diabetic, so I need to get my carbs under control at the same time, which is hard for me since I LOVE pasta and rice! I look forward to checking out the information in this group!
First fat changes are not fast, gaining or losing.
Water weight is.
Exercise has many reasons for water weight gain. Both cardio for heart and resistance training for body transformation.
For a woman anything less than 28 days is not meaningful change of weight, need longer to discern what may be happening.
Since your changes are within the 28 days, not meaningful yet.
You can't spot reduce, mid-section is usually first gained but last lost for fat, so measure many spots.
Take a reasonable deficit and weight loss rate, or body will get stressed out and retain water merely for that matter. That can mask the fat loss that is occurring, but also means body is stressed out which isn't good.
How much to lose to healthy weight?
Also, with disease and already stressed body - reasonable rate of loss for you is less than someone without issues.
Also need to weigh food for accuracy, measuring volume can go very wrong for carbs, especially if fat is involved that you need - but not too much of it.0 -
Hi my name is Madison and I am 15 years old. I wanted to turn my life around and loose thirty pounds. I have a really hard time not stopping myself from eating junk food. I do not do anything with moderation. So I decided to join my fitness pal. This is my first day trying it.1
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Use the tool as designed, select 1 lb weekly loss until you get to 15 lbs left, then change to 1/2 lb weekly.
Log your foods accurately and honestly, by weight is best for accuracy.
Pick activity level honestly - Sedentary is a bump on a log 7 days a week, less than 4K steps daily.
Most people even with a desk job discover they are lightly-active when you throw in the weekend level and evening household activities.
And then log any specific workouts done honestly for time and intensity if there are choices.
Then eat the stated goal.
MFP is trying to teach a life lesson best to learn early.
You do more you eat more.
You do less you eat less (that's the kicker one).
In a diet a tad less in either case.0 -
Hi! I joined this group because the weight I previously lost is creeping back on. I need help!
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Hi! I joined this group because the weight I previously lost is creeping back on. I need help!
Read the post right before yours for the basics of what needs to occur then.
The method is merely trying to be reasonable and sustainable with it.
At this point, you merely need to eat a little less daily, and move a little more daily. About 250 calories for each thing.0 -
Hi! I'm Mary. Goal is to lose 60 pounds, but putting it down in 20 pound increments. Many health issues. Finally found a doctor who I believe is on the right track. Long story, details later. Glad to be here and thankful for your support.0
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Hi Thomas here,
I'm hoping to lose some weight and hopefully pick up some useful dietary tips from this forum!! 0 -
Hi Thomas, what sort of dietary tips would you like? It may be best to start a thread asking a specific question/s? Or if you are interested, there is a lot of great information over on the web page http://eatmore2weighless.com in the blogs.0
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hi, my name is Lara im from lebanon and im 17 years old with 193.8 lbs , i am dedicated to lose 50 pounds but i lack of motivation thats why i joined this community0
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Hi Lara, great you are here. A positive start may be working out what you need to eat to maintain. Have you worked out the amount of calories your body needs in order to maintain? Also it is good to get best combination of macros (protein, fat and carbohydrates) for you. It is especially important to have the recommended protein. This is a really great calculator. http://eatmore2weighless.com/weight-loss-calculator/
Have you started logging what you eat on this site?
It is especially important to eat enough and not try to lose fat too fast. I did this when I was young and it was very damaging - I would go a few days eating not much at all and then I would be so starving and tired that I would overeat a lot of food for a few days and gaining more weight. It is much faster in the long run to lose weight slowly .0 -
Body transformation process so far is 2yrs. I am 6'2" and 211lbs currently but luckily have a nice hourglass shape (yes I played basketball and used to model/pageant;)
Diet is my biggest challenge as I grew up on and cook comfort food. I do have a few oral allergies and texture sensitivities but I am working on the latter. I am trying to introduce fruits n veggies into my diet and reduce most of the processed food. I have eliminated 98% of all deep fried foods unless a 1x quarterly treat. My weakness is chips with or without dip, dark chocolate, warm breads with butter, Italian food, American food, cake, banana chocolate chip muffins, brownies and those darn good Cheez-it Grooves White Cheddar crackers.
I do eat beef Jerky, cashews, almonds, very select greek yogurt, GNC Banana Lean Shakes and the awesome FitCrunch bars by ripped celebrity chef Robert Irvine so I am making changes. I have a special drawstring gym bag with a separate area that serves as a cooler/lunchbox with particular ice packs for cold items to get appropriate protein, carbs n calories after 1-1.5hrs of training.
I finally started tackling my diet so only have lost 20-25lbs but I have gained a lot of muscle mass and test out above average muscle for my age. I want as close to a rock hard body @50 this year. Fitness for life as I never want to start over and redo this difficult journey. I want to reach my final muscle mass goals in 2-3years.
I never want to atrophy like my mom and most of the pre-baby boomer era folks who thought retirement was meant to relax and eat whatever often as social activities seem to always come with a snack or dessert. I want to stave off as much of the usual balance, strength & endurance issues that come with aging. I saw the statics at the doctors office and they were frightening!
I am working toward collegiate athlete level muscle mass. I had been training Olympic duration/intensity for 1.5 mo @ 4-5hrs per day 6-7dpw but burned out as not ready for that so I have had to step it back.
I hired a sports nutritionist at the Vikings NFL training campus. I also hired a personal trainer @ the gym I workout at to create a focused core & leg muscle building program beyond the functional but very difficult for me PT am doing as simultaneously rehabbing from spinal fusion in April and knee replacement in Sept. one year recovery for each. Ugh.
Don't let the above fool ya as I rock the gym & the pool. I Workout 2-3hrs 6dpw but trying to reduce that to 1.5-2hrs per day. I lift upper body 3-4x per week by body areas but legs are 2-3x a week. All using free weights, Matrix functional cable and M5 lift equipment, Smith machine, Dip Assist Machine, Leg press, glute kickback & Leg Ext machines, plus TRX so far. I do various routines including lift HiiT & Tabata sessions. I do 2-3x week recumbent cardio for 50-60min burning 1000 calories and alternate it with pool PT and lap swimming but no freestyle (yet) or butterfly. I like water aerobics and did them for years but haven't done them in a year but a few times.
Bummer: Lost my buff boyfriend trainer/workout partner of almost 2yrs also to woman in training to be a bodybuilder. Go figure. Ugh.
I am looking for very fitness minded, positive friends here including those who are doing/succeeded total body transformation (lose 40+ pounds). I want to lose 45 more within the year. I am worried how my skin n boobs are starting to sag and might need to consider a mommy makeover $30k next year. Yikes and that doesn't include a thigh lift! If you meal plan great...I need to start and I have started a Pinterest board for such if you want to follow each other there and share recipes as well as here.
I will be empty nesting & moving this summer and more so lots of change. I will have a son leaving for the Marines so any Military folks or parents please friend me:)0
