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Brooks Runners
Firstly, I aspire to be a runner. Currently I carry too much weight and in an aging body I am overly cautious about joint damage. I danced and played soccer ⚽️ all my youth, went back to play a season around age 45 at my heaviest weight because if I couldn’t move for something I loved I might as well be dead. I lived…
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Appetite and stomach upset after hard workouts and training runs + sleep disruption
Hi all! I am struggling to manage the syptoms mentioned in the title here. After training runs (so today for instance my long run was 11 miles) I feel stomach upset to where it’s difficult to eat, sometimes for the full rest of the day. I try to force myself to eat well rounded meals, protein and carbs immediately after…
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How do you manage exercise with migraines?
I am wondering how people manage exercising if they suffer from migraines? I’m barely managing just working a job, which makes it really hard to exercise and risk bringing on more migraines. (I know some people say exercise helps migraines, but it does the opposite for me). This is probably a question with no definitive…
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Joe from FLorida
Hi, I'm 53 and I'm going to retire soon. All of my health markers are good except I was 390 Pounds. I've been saying for a while that I need to be near my optimal weight for retirement so I can get the most out of it and live to make my retirement system pay out for a long time. So here I am 2 months in 41 Lbs down mostly…
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Needing Accountability Buddies for Exercising!
Hello everyone, I’ve been using MyFitnessPal for a while now, and I’ve come to the point where I’ve lost enough weight that I feel comfortable enough to go back to the gym to exercise. Has anyone else recently gone through the phase of building back confidence in themselves to go to the gym consistently? I find it really…
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How do you stay on plan when you travel?
I travel frequently for both work and fun. I'm finding better ways to manage exercise and eating but am always looking for advice or best practices from others. What are ways that help you stay on plan when you travel? And do you track food while on the road? A few of mine: - Find Hotel near running trail or close to my…
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Get to know me!
Hey, I'm Amy. I'm 23 years old. Im from Liverpool. I have a little girl who is 19 months old. I am trying to find a way to feel confident in myself again and become healthier. I need the confidence to go back the gym as I want to loose some weight as my postpartum stomache isn't the best .
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Hello, my goal is to reduce my body fat to 12%-15%
Hello. i am Pai, 27 year old male. I have been working out for quite some time (but on and off for abt 2 years) but i did not maintain my diet so that i became obese. Now that I am all planning to change myself in body recomposition. My current weight is 78.6kg now with body fat 19.4%. My goal is to reach 12-15% by the end…
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I’m coming, coming back, back to MFP!
Hey! I’ve been here off and on for at least 10 years. I’m in a place where I’m finally prioritizing myself, more educated, and also giving myself grace when I slip up. Realistically, I need to lose at least 130 pounds. But my number 1 goal is to just live a more comfortable, pain-free life. I’ve been working at this…
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My name is katia tannus
My name is katia tannus. I'm 28 years old, and I have type 2 diabetes caused by obesity, and dangerous eating. I have lost 30 pounds so far. My question is how do you stay consistent with dieting and exercising, when you don't like exercising?
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So for my cut do I need to eat 300 calories less than the day before or no?
People tell me I need to eat 300 cals less then the day before until I hit zero then start again but I don’t really get it can someone just explain cutting to me? I’m new to all of this
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Getting back at it!!!!!!!!
Good Morning Myfitnesspal Family, My name is Antoine Mason and it’s been a while since I have even thought about exercising or eating right. I realize now it’s important to put the right things in your body to live a healthier lifestyle. My biggest reason for starting back in this journey is for myself and my 3 kids and…
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How much protein
I've started my workout and was wondering what would be the macro split for me ...I am a 31 year old woman with 90 kg body weight....please help me
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Spring plank challenge
Hello, everyone! Continuing the thread from @dewit , who took over from @Jeffrey_ad (and there were many before them). This is the place for your planking and isometric challenges. If you are new to posting on this thread, or if you are new to planking and isometric exercises, we welcome you! If you are returning from a…
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How to calculate my activity levels?
So my daily job requires me to be sitting so I’m sedentary most of the time. My daily steps average between 5-7k steps. I train heavy fullbody 3x a week about an hour up to hour and a half. One exercise per body part 2-3 sets rest 2 min between sets in total I get 21-27 sets per session. I don’t know if I should put myself…
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Hello
I’ve had the app for a while now but really haven’t used until the last 3 weeks. I was having a coffee at a cafeteria and the person next to me said he had lost 50 lbs. I asked him how and he showed me his MFP app on his phone. He said he’s been using it religiously for about 1 year and lost the weight over a years time.…
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Why isn't the scale moving?
I eat at a calorie deficit and exercise 6 days a week. At the end of every day, MFP tells me in 5 weeks I will be down at least 10 lbs, but my weight never goes down. I’m tracking macros and hitting my goals daily. Not only do I do circuit training 3x per week, I walk daily and do yoga most days. Why can’t I lose weight?…
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New to this!
Hello. Scott from TN here. Never used a fitness app before so I'm still trying to get a hang of it. Thank you for having me
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New member trying to better himself
Hello my name is donnovan. I’m from LA. This is only my third day on here but I’ve been counting my calories and logging everyday. I’m pretty proud of myself. I’m just really hungry any tips to stay true to my diet and help me to eat better would be appreciated and helpful. Thank you everyone. Also if there are any…
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Need lose 30 kg of my weight and new in my fitness pal community
Hi there, I’m 45. Should lose 30 kg! And need to exercise!! And don’t have motivation!! Can you guys help me?
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New Push on MFP
Hello everyone. I am trying to, once again, motivate myself to track (accurately) my fitness or lack thereof. I have a full-time job, and a family, and I find it hard to motivate myself to get up and move. I am hoping to find a buddy in the future to help keep my motivated and accountable. But for starters, I'll track my…
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Women over 60
Hi! I’m new to MFP. Lost 12# on Semaglutide alone. Just started with Miga, a heart-health program that incorporates Semaglutide with Zoom mtgs with coaches and other members. Take daily wt, BP, and log food & activity. Married (no kids), 67yo, retired, trying to lose ~35 more lbs, eliminate HBP med, maybe eliminate…
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Who’s with me? It’s July 2024 and we need to lose 50 pounds! Let’s take this journey together!
We need to get down and stay down! We all have our own success stories as well as demons. Let’s crush those demons together! Share daily your progress. Let’s make this our news feed! * Update what’s happening daily * Words of wisdom * What's working for you * What’s not working * Water intake... your secret * Share your…
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Fitness buddy? 😃
Hello! My names Lily, I’m 28 and live in Hampshire, UK. I’m relatively new to this but really wanting to get fit, lose weight & build muscle. I feel like I could really do with an accountability partner to share workout ideas, weigh in with once a week, and just generally keep each other motivated 😃 if anyone is interested…