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  • Update: So a year has gone. I reached my target weight (86 kg) in april last year. Was incredibly happy, not at least when I saw how many calories I could eat when switching from weight loss to maintenance. I then started to eat a bit more, and I started to exercise more. I gained a little bit during the summer, but I also…
  • I haven't had any macro goals up until now. Only calories. But, yeah, I finally reached my target weight (85,6 kg, approximately 187 lb) yesterday. So now I have to rethink what I am doing. Want to get stronger, so I have bought kettlebells and plan to exercise with them 2-3 times a week. I will continue with…
  • 0.5 kg per week. My progression has been faster, around 1,2 kg per week. I do not know why, as I have followed MFP faithfully the entire time. I end up at 0 every day. I have logged calories as faithful as I can, as well as calories burned from walking/exercising. I do not know why it has gone as fast as it has. Obviously,…
  • My kids are certainly a big reason for losing the weight, for sure. I was also noticing some ominous signs. Elevated HbA1c values, hypertension, big gut --> metabolic syndrome. Scary stuff. Also started to have trouble being active. Got plantar fasciitis from jogging, had to stop for almost 6 months. So a myriad of…
  • Good luck, man!
  • Thank you :)
  • Thank you :)
  • Thank you! I'm pretty confident I'll reach my goal in 2-3 months time. But I imagine that I will have to keep using MFP for a long time after that as well, in order to stabilize my weight and learn how to live my life without putting on weight again. Not worried though, this method has really worked for me.
  • Thank you. I see old photos of myself and I don't recognise that person. I knew I was overweight, but I was pretty comfortable with that. I was even pretty confident back then, perhaps that was my problem. But I am happy with the change, it was really necessary and long overdue.
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