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Hey folks - hope the reasonable nature of this type of diet encouragement and workouts is useful for adhering and sustaining your loss to goal, and well after.0
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I’m trying something new. This past year all I’ve done is yo-yo +/- 8lbs. My new goal is to eat more with my current workout schedule. Im tired of losing water weight and lean muscle mass.0
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Greetings everyone! I joined because I like to eat a lot, and stay within my caloric deficit. Losing fat/retaining muscle is my goal. After which, gaining muscle is my goal.0
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Hello, my name is Quiana. I’m starting again and I’m hoping I can be successful this time around. I think about losing weight daily, but I seem to be stuck! I would like to lose 100 lbs in total, but I set a smaller goal of 50 lbs so I don’t get discouraged. I’m over 40 and my body is not the same. Everything hurts and I think the main issue is the weight.0
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Hi There!!! I am Tish. I am new to this world. I in the past never had to work out, never worried about my weight, etc. Now that has all changed. I am now in double-digit clothing and my health is being affected. I have a poor habit of not eating or not eating enough, I work a sedentary job but most days I move around a lot. As my children get older my activeness continues to dwindle. A few years ago I had a car accident cracking 3 ribs and injuring my left knee and that caused me to become even more sedentary. As a result, my weight has drastically changed. Also, I suffer from severe asthma and allergies which make dieting hard and going without food extremely easy. and when I have exacerbated the medications to counter that also increase weight. A month ago I was feeling horrible and joined a wonderful gym. They listen and they are very helpful but its only step one. This month we will tackle eating with a 10-week food challenge. I am using this app/group to document my efforts and hold myself more accountable...0
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Good program to get yourself to eating at a reasonable level.
And with stressed out body, it may even be that your's can't take the amount of diet another healthy body could.
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Hi, I'm Ann. I'm the heaviest I've ever been at 55 years old (almost to 160) and can't seem to get myself in control. I've always been able to in the past. I lack the desire to get out there and move and also need to curb the evening snacks and weekend beverages - not worth the extra calories. Always looking for encouragement.0
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Hello! I am Toby. I want to lose about 30 pounds. I am tired of starving and then bingeing so that I end up staying same weight. I hope this is the answer.
I have read everything I can find and think I have a good grasp of how this works. I just have one question...
Can I have wine a couple of days a week as long as I stay within my calorie goal?I just want to make this sustainable for a lifetime and I know I like some wine on the weekends!0 -
Welcome Toby! And yes on the wine. Corinne Crabtree talks about it all the time in her podcast How to lose 100lbs. Her no BS ways of teaching you how to lose and keep it off forever are quite inspiring. Anyway that’s one person that does it successfully.0
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Welcome @annieuppHi, I'm Ann. I'm the heaviest I've ever been at 55 years old (almost to 160) and can't seem to get myself in control. I've always been able to in the past. I lack the desire to get out there and move and also need to curb the evening snacks and weekend beverages - not worth the extra calories. Always looking for encouragement.
Sounds like a great start! I’d say jump right in an see how it goes. We are here to help.
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Hi I am looking for all the support i can get i have had baruatric sugery twice and am stuck not losing and i am only about 30 lbs from goal,,,,0
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Welcome to the EM2WL MFP forum!
Joining a new forum can be daunting (information everywhere!) and it can feel lonely when you are packed between thousands of other members, but we don't want you to feel that way! EM2WL is a family of encouraging members who don't desire to see anyone slip through the cracks!
So that we know you are here
, please introduce yourself and tell us a little about what brought you here!
Welcome aboard!
Hello. As you can see, my name is Tony, and I'm a 53 year old male. According to my MFP home page, it's been 1269 days since I have been doing this.
I've never been very heavy, but still got technically overweight based on the ideal weight charts. My adult range has been between 165 and 182. My mission is to stay as near to 165 as possible.
In May 2016, the Doctor said I was pre-diabetic so I wanted to stop the numbers actually moving into the diabetic stage. I've been mainly successful, but the last few pounds seem difficult to lose.
Hoping this group will inspire me to reach the finish line.
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Welcome. You can do anything you put your mind to. Be your amazing future self today!0
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Hello!!! I'm Delia and hoping that I can stay with the program and find support on here.0
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Very good Delia. It's the season to eat, drink, and be merry, but you can do it.0
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Count me in! i am just coming back and I need all of the support and encouragement that I can get. I keep trying to come back and then I just drop off. My life has become extremely busy and I do not have much time to even sleep more or less than anything else but I need to do something because my weight has actually went above what it was when I started. My Sciatic nerve is constantly killing me because of this. Does anyone have any suggestions to help me help me0
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Since sciatic can knock you out of sleep and any activity, I'd suggest seeing what can be helped there.
Quality of life has to be good enough to feel like making changes to eating properly and increased activity.
If you recall a single incident after which it started hurting, it may be starting at a disc, so a PT at the least, Dr better to confirm/deny that.
It could be tight belt/clothes in just the worst spot if weight caused tight situation. Massage around hips while reducing pinch point can help.
It could be tight muscles pinching in some way, piriformis or such.
It could be helped merely by some proper stretching.
Start here to narrow down, and if piriformis use their video for that.
https://youtu.be/e3r29g7k2Hk
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Welcome to the EM2WL MFP forum!
Joining a new forum can be daunting (information everywhere!) and it can feel lonely when you are packed between thousands of other members, but we don't want you to feel that way! EM2WL is a family of encouraging members who don't desire to see anyone slip through the cracks!
So that we know you are here , please introduce yourself and tell us a little about what brought you here!
Welcome aboard!
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I am a nurse. And I realize that I am ineffective helping people if I can’t help myself. I am at 326lbs right now, I’ve lost 40lbs this past year. However, I have found since I’ve put exercise in my routine, I have stalled for months- not gained anything, just stopped. There is soooo much out there that I’m not sure what’s best for me.... I want to do things that are sustainable for life.... so I’m eating 1800 calories a day, but I’m not sure if the combo of food is right- or if it’s too little calories or to many calories... the one thing I have noticed is when I eat a low carb diet then have a day where I eat higher fat and even carb intake I lose pounds... but that diet is soooo restrictive... ideas? Anyone?0
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I am a nurse. And I realize that I am ineffective helping people if I can’t help myself. I am at 326lbs right now, I’ve lost 40lbs this past year. However, I have found since I’ve put exercise in my routine, I have stalled for months- not gained anything, just stopped. There is soooo much out there that I’m not sure what’s best for me.... I want to do things that are sustainable for life.... so I’m eating 1800 calories a day, but I’m not sure if the combo of food is right- or if it’s too little calories or to many calories... the one thing I have noticed is when I eat a low carb diet then have a day where I eat higher fat and even carb intake I lose pounds... but that diet is soooo restrictive... ideas? Anyone?
Depending on length of time doing the low carb you lose water weight fast.
But you can still overeat on any diet method and take in more calories than you burn. Some make it harder to accomplish - but still possible.
When you started doing more (exercise), did you correctly eat more?
Was 1800 the number before exercise and then you kept it?
And with being a nurse and likely active on the job, perhaps at home too - what activity level did you select?
Deficit may be way too big causing stress to body, stress increases cortisol, that increases retained water.
So inches could be dropping (do measure, scale isn't best means of deciding fat loss is happening) but not weight.
Obviously if body is that stressed it's not good, and you could easily have other negatives like it slowing you down in several ways as it adapts.
Combo of food is what allows you to adhere to a reasonable calorie goal, have good macros - and be something you can sustain from now into maintenance.
That could be a time restricted diet method - IF.
Could be macro restricted - low carb or Keto.
Could be just eating less of things you like.
Now - reasonable rate for you would be 2 lbs weekly at this point - but more isn't better always unless you have severe health issues related to being overweight.0 -
Hello. My name is Lynne and I have had some success recently going from 191# to 170#....that is before the holidays. I am slowly gaining weight and have gone back to my old eating habits and lack of activity. I presently am at 178. I'm looking for some support from others who are struggling or have struggled and now find success. Exchange of tips and recipes. Open to anything to help me get back on track. Thanks so much.0
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Hi all from London, UK.
Currently, at last weigh-in – 73.4kg or 11 stones 5Ibs or 161 pounds
My target is: 61kg or 9 stones 7Ibs or 135.8 pounds
Need to shed: 12.4kg or 2.5 stones or 25.2 pounds
I’m in no rush but would want it gone by September 2020.
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Bodytransform wrote: »Hi all from London, UK.
Currently, at last weigh-in – 73.4kg or 11 stones 5Ibs or 161 pounds
My target is: 61kg or 9 stones 7Ibs or 135.8 pounds
Need to shed: 12.4kg or 2.5 stones or 25.2 pounds
I’m in no rush but would want it gone by September 2020.
Welcome.
Less than 3 lbs monthly on avg can be very reasonable.
Then again weight loss isn't linear, nor constant.
At 25 lbs to lose keep it reasonable by going for 1 lb weekly for now and confirm using tool correctly - when you do more you correctly eat more, aka exercise.
And select activity level honestly - very few are truly sedentary if you have household duties.
If you come home from a desk job and driving commute, plop on couch and then bed later, every weeknight and all weekend - then indeed sedentary.
If things are getting done besides exercise in the house - lightly-active.
When you are down to 10 left to lose on lightly-active level, time to select 1/2 lb weekly loss to keep it reasonable.
5 months there, about 4 months on first 15 lbs - you won't reach Sep.
And that's why time-based goals do not work well - causes foolish decisions to be made.
But you do the right kind of lifting workouts and you'll likely appear to have reached goal weight well before Sep, and may have even changed your goal.0 -
I am 55, and trying to lose weight and be fit. I walk daily for about 35 minutes, and do pilates 2x/week. Someone just reminded me that I need to make sure I eat enough so that my body doesn't go into starvation mode. I wanted to see what tricks advice this group had...0
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I am 55, and trying to lose weight and be fit. I walk daily for about 35 minutes, and do pilates 2x/week. Someone just reminded me that I need to make sure I eat enough so that my body doesn't go into starvation mode. I wanted to see what tricks advice this group had...
Well, Starvation mode, aka Adaptive Thermogenesis, has a lot of false rumors associated with it.
Your body if underfed by amount it feels is too stressful (which varies, got other stresses on body like disease, repair, lack of sleep, ect) will slow you down for daily activity, if that's not good enough to conserve calories for more important things, then lower level things (hair/nail/skin growth & repairs), and then finally if that's not enough help your base metabolism.
Net effect is burning less than estimates would make you think.
Plus body in stressed out state produces water retaining cortisol, can slowly add on 20 lbs of water that way.
You'll still be losing fat, it just may be hidden by water weight gain, and not as much as it could be if actually burning more.
Match the myths against those facts and forget them.
As to keeping a reasonable deficit so as not to slip into that mode - it means getting a good estimate of what you burn, either daily as MFP and activity trackers work, or on average daily based on honest weekly estimates.
Then eating to that reasonable goal.
If trouble eating enough - be concerned because that's what the body will do while adapting - not good.
Eat energy dense items - many fats are good and it's needed in diet. There are essential fats and proteins - not carbs, that can only be gotten through diet.
If trouble eating enough - protein for many is very satiating - so that's not useful if you need to eat more - enough protein and more carbs may help feel hungrier to reach goal.
Resistance training for major muscle groups is very beneficial - once pilates is no longer difficulty except for endurance aspect.0 -
Hello my name is LaShone. I have been on this lifestyle change for about 2 1/2 years. At first I was so motivated and loss weight in the process. But after a while one bad day turned into several and now I'm back at it again. Just looking for a group that keeps you accountable and motivated 0
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ketocutiepie78 wrote: »Hello my name is LaShone. I have been on this lifestyle change for about 2 1/2 years. At first I was so motivated and loss weight in the process. But after a while one bad day turned into several and now I'm back at it again. Just looking for a group that keeps you accountable and motivated
Not much to the group on here anymore.
This method is more about keeping diet very reasonable to be sustainable and healthy that you can adhere to it.
Instead of much encouragement to do foolish things that backfire eventually and cause yo-yo dieting syndrome.
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Hi Everyone!!
I am happy to be here! I joined MFP two months ago and didn't use it because at the time it felt overwhelming. I've decided to come back and give it and myself another shot at it. This time around I aim to give it my all this time around (gonna give 100%) before throwing in the towel and start looking at weight loss surgery.
So, with that being said, I have plenty to lose. I just turned 50...(whoop-whoop!) and I am truly excited about the next half of my life! I'd like to show up for my future self in good health.
Please feel free to share any insight, encouragement, recipes, especially quick healthy recipes or anything else that may be helpful along my journey to a healthier me. It will much appreciated. Thank you, and I pray that everyone is doing okay during this pandemic.0 -
I'm Pamela, I'm from Wisconsin. I am no stranger to weight loss programs. I hope to gain insight on sticking with my plan as I learn to adapt to new ways of increasing my knowledge for a better relationship with food. I love to workout, as well as share tips and tricks that I've learned along the way. Looking forward to gaining as much as I can by being a part of this community.0
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Hey everyone. My name is Justin and just started MFP today. I have 74 pounds to lose and I need all the help and support I can get right now.0
