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When I went into maintenance I hit panic-mode. I was so afraid of putting the weight back on again, and I was still binging, especially when I was anxious. I did end up putting on a bit of weight, but I built muscle too, and I thought I looked much healthier. I made strength training part of my exercise routine again,…

Being patient. For me, I knew losing the last 5 pounds or so wouldn't help my body image, so I wanted to focus more on recomping - but I'd had an injury and knew I couldn't exercise much yet, so I focused on trying to reach my weight loss goal. It took me so long to lose the last tiny pound - then when I switched to…

I have the same problem, but more of it. ;) If you're not happy with it when you've lost all the weight you want to, don't think it won't come off - I'm only speaking from results I've seen on other people, but you'll probably lose any extra fat there by eating more and doing regular strength training (all over - not just…

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I lost a lot of weight before joining MFP, and I don't have loose skin, but I do have loose fat. I think most of the time when people talk about loose skin or think they have it, it's actually fat, which really confuses most of the things you read about loose skin. I'd guess that loose skin is more rare than people…

Baked oatmeal. <3 I keep trying different recipes online, but my favourite version is mixing 1/2 cup oats, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp currants, 1/2 tsp baking powder and a dash of salt. Then mix in 1/4 cup milk (I use sweetened soy milk) and a binder (I use a chia egg, but a real egg beaten separately, then added, would…

I don't think there's any need for surgery, unless it's loose skin (very thin) rather than fat, which can also be very loose. I have the same problem with loose fat and I'm losing the last few pounds, then going into maintenance too. I plan on starting progressive bodyweight strength training, but if you're already going…

It does get easier. :) I've been doing it a bit too over the past few months. Things that normally help me are: - eating lots of healthy food. I have junk food too sometimes (sometimes a lot! :)), but when I eat healthily I can have bigger portions, and they fill me up. Being hungry isn't usually the cause of my…

Thank you so much for this! My legs are recovering from an injury and I've been looking to switch up my exercise routine when they're better. I have a lot of extra fat (but getting towards quite a low weight) and ideally wanted to start a progressive lifting program, but I don't have the resources - and I much prefer…

Thank you, that was really helpful. :)

It's almost definitely an injury. Muscle soreness has never affected me like this, and I've taken the time repeatedly to let the muscles recover. I stretched quite thoroughly, I think I must have just been less active in the days or weeks before it happened. I'd done the routine before and although it's quite intensive…

I started losing weight with Fitness Blender two years ago and still work out with their videos now. I could hardly exercise when I began (and hated trying to), but I love it now. They have a range of cardio, toning, and strength training if you have any weights at home. Definitely recommend trying them on days off from…

I also lose weight much faster when I do strength training. I've read that it increases your resting metabolic rate over the 24-48 hours after doing training, meaning you can burn a higher amount of calories over that time. Increased muscle mass in general is meant to have a similar effect on your metabolism. I read a…

Your stomach might appear larger if you're losing weight around your hips. It's happened to me - weight just comes off different places at different speeds and stages. It's common to put on weight when you're on an exercise program. It could be that you're building muscle, which is great; if you lost lots of weight but no…

My dad is a big fan of veggie burgers! I found a recipe online where they used mashed potato as a binder (about one large for a recipe making six burgers) - other veggie burgers I've tried have completely fallen apart, but this works great as a base ingredient for me. My favourite ones are made with mashed potato,…

Most people probably do strength training for their looks over general strength or endurance - especially if they're lifting really heavy, but not many repetitions.

In the past depression and anxiety/panic have made exercising extremely difficult, as well as being very overweight and unfit for a while when I first began. The main problem now is (undiagnosed) tiredness, which can come on very unexpectedly, and often with headaches or dizziness as well. It makes it exhausting just…

I don't weigh in that regularly. I usually wait 3 or 4 weeks, but sometimes it'll be weekly. I fluctuate a lot and I'm losing weight at less than a pound a week, so I try to give it a bit of extra time to make sure that I'll see a difference - it keeps me more motivated when I see my weight has moved again. :) When I was a…

I'm pretty sure it wouldn't change the calorie amount it sets up to begin with (I'm not sure if it might change later), but you could change it back and forth to check. I had no idea how much I needed to lose so I set an estimate for all that I wanted to lose, but I think I might have to change it eventually to quite a bit…

Oaty foods are a great way to fill up quickly. You have to be really careful with the amounts and keep it small, because the calorie count goes up very quickly, but a small amount of oats can keep you full for hours. :) They're also high in fibre.

I started with a different account and just couldn't keep to it. Partly it was a huge difference to the amount I was eating, but just as much of that it was what I was eating - things quite high in calories and hardly filling at all. I still need to make a lot of changes to my diet, but the 1200 goal is usually quite easy…

I think the best you can do is try. :)

It's actually really good for burning a few extra calories, boosts your metabolism a bit each time. :) Also (for me at least) makes me less tired than doing one long workout.

I thought this too, and I log it as cardio. The calorie burn can be quite substantial, and much more if you take into account that you burn calories at a faster rate for the day or two, so I think it is worth logging. It shouldn't just be seen as something to build a better body composition; there are loads of other…

I do Fitness Blender workouts (they're all on Youtube). I think they're great for starting off with. When I first started exercising I was looking for videos, and anything I tried was too hard and left me in a lot of pain afterwards. But they have some low impact videos, and if you like them you can stick with them until…

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If you search for spaghetti you'll quickly find a meat version on the database, and people often include the major ingredients in the name, so you can find something similar and log that. :) It does come in really useful to have a set of measuring cups, because a lot of the meals in the database are measured using cups.…

I recommend carrying on with the lifting - strength training will help you lose fat faster than doing only cardio. I'm speaking from experience (a while before starting with fitnesspal) - at one point I was doing the same amount of exercise (an hour a day, five times a week, at the time), but only cardio, and my weight…

My personal favourite is Fitness Blender. I love that they have new workouts every few days, and they have a huge difficulty range from low to high impact, so I've been able to stay with them a long time even though my weight and fitness level have changed a lot. If you stop exercising for a while you can jump right back…