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@kristen8000 Yes, I figure that if you're confident you can lose it again, you can eat a bit more at Christmas. That's how we got where we longterm maintainers are. That's also something the beginners need to learn how to do. :smile: @mtaratoot Haha, yes, I've been cooking nice food, which is good, and can be bad when it…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

Welcome, charmmeth! Nice to see yet another experienced weight-maintainer/monitor here. Good write-up! My guesses are that your weight could be up because of hormones; or due to eating more carbs some days; or due to losing/regaining glycogen stores after/before exercising.

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

I gained roughly the same amount (or "The Covid Stone") this year too. Well done for coming back here for help. We know how to lose it again, since we've done it before. Right now, I'm not worried too much. I'm not officially overweight, and I need to look after myself in more ways than the number on the scale. What do you…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

Dear sofrances, please read this post again: Now, are your ankles and legs swelling, or kidneys hurting? Or are any of these other questions the answer? Please don't panic and jump to the worst conclusion and cause yourself even more stress.

Hi all! Long time no visit! Glad to see this thread still continuing. Well done, MissMay. I haven't had a drink since January 30 2018. I joined this thread on about February 2 2018. I've saved $5,691.84 by not drinking (according to my Nomo app set at $40 per week's drinking). It's a good feeling that I'd describe as…

Since I had the idea, I tested it. I was 1 cm taller early in the morning compared to last thing at night.

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

@EileenL2015 Thank you very much. I wish you success. We must be honest with ourselves. Know that our actions have effects right back on ourselves. You might get something out of this little video on logging, "slow metabolisms", and dieting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA9AdlhB18o

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

@Diatonic12 Thank you. I worked hard to realise those, and they work.

Yes, @savannahs21 I've heard the same thing. Could easily be tested by measuring at night and then morning.

Bravo on 3,000 days! I've just passed 2,000 days. I have had days this year when I just used Quick Add because I knew I hadn't overeaten. (Amazing how 5 years of logging will teach you that!). I just checked my iOS 14 phone app. No food is there until 1 October 2018, but my exercise calories still go all the way back to…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

I've lost, maintained, run, and kilojoule-counted for 5 and a half years. My runs added to MFP from my Garmin are 1.5 times higher kilojoules (or calories) than my walks. Those take into account the MFP activity level and my basal metabolic rate (BMR). @sijomial's comparisons of runs to walks gel with mine. I was also…

@kgirlhart I'm so sorry about your dad dying, and especially during this terrible time in history. My deep sympathy and best of wishes. Nurture yourself and family.

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

Sorry to hear about your bad shoulder. It sounds like my hip pain and me and running. I'm off to the doctor tomorrow and will probably get an Xray. I like how the pandemic has let some of us improve our cooking/catering skills.

I'm just wondering how long you've been doing 20,000 steps every day and 45 minutes of strength training 6 days a week. And if you have around 10-15 lb to lose, that'll be masked by water weight in fluctuations by different strength workout routines. Are you using a weight tracker such as Happy Scale or Libra? Those show…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer - been up and…

This sounds like me. I just could not read the signs. It all came crashing down in March when the stress of life and a mild case of COVID-19 led to me now recovering from a stint in hospital, getting lots of blood tests and healthcare, and sleeping 9 and a half hours a night. I am very tired and unable to walk or run much,…

I caught the virus in March. It only lasted about a week, but it made me so hungry. I think my body decided I needed more reserves. Stress uses a lot of energy, so it's no wonder we want quick calories. I've gained 10 kg in 3 months and then maintained for 3 months so far. I'm almost used to being this weight but I'm right…

Name: Orphia Age: 53 Height: 176 cm Heaviest weight: 98.9 kg Total Weight lost: 35 kg Time it took to lose: 12 months How long in maintenance: Since April 2016 - but gained 10 kg March-May 2020 after massive trauma combined with COVID-19. Maintenance weight range: 65-75 kg (not sure what’s the right answer) Weekly averages…

Yes, you don't want big ups and downs of fun food all the time. "Where you get your maintenance calories from" - You might also want to know you can get more calories from another day in the week if you have less on another day.