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When I stopped logging last fall for a few months I somehow gained almost 10lbs even though I'd been exercising almost daily. It seems like I did fine the first few weeks off MFP but then slacked afterward.
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20 years old, 5'6. SW: 160 CW: 152 (last time I weighed myself was a while ago though) GW: 125ish I'm not super set on that particular number, though. I might end up wanting to be a little bit bigger or smaller than that.
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Well it took a little over 2 months for me to go from 161 to 151, so your goal might be a bit much. However, I have my goal set for .5lbs a week and I'm not doing any high intensity cardio. I mostly just walk, use an elliptical, lift, and occasionally go rock climbing. If you did things a little more intensely (1lb a week…
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CW: 151 GW: 125-130 And I have my calories set to 1550, but I usually eat under that.
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I really just cut portions to start, then I started replacing certain unhealthy foods (like chips and candy) with more healthy alternatives and pretty much that's all I did. What's great about MFP is you can still eat what you love, but it guides you into healthier eating habits.
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I usually only record when I lose as well!
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I'm lucky in that I've never been extremely overweight or had weight related health issues. For me the main worst thing is how my face looks with even a 10-15lb difference and how clothes are more uncomfortable/unflattering.
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No biggie, MFP gives warnings all the time. I see them as a "don't eat too much of this" warning, rather than a "never eat this food again" warning, personally. There's nothing wrong with eating small amounts of unhealthy treats, you just don't want to go overboard.
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I'm 5'6 and currently about 150. How much I eat really depends on how active I am that day, but my goal is 1550 and what I actually eat usually varies between 1200 and 1700. Some days I'm walking to class, going places with friends and running errands for most of the day and end up eating more and others I just go to work…
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Mixing water with lemon juice is tasty. I don't even need to add sugar to it, it has a light, but tart flavor.
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Only special occasions, like Christmas.
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Your weight being 1lb off is totally normal. That can be caused by a number of things such as how much water you drank, what kind of food you ate and whether it's your period, regardless of how much you're eating.
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Yeah, I'm in the 150s and don't even eat 1200 to lose when not working out. It's not sustainable for most people.
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Well, if you're just in it to get drunk, shots of liquor (vodka, rum, etc.) is probably your best bet. If you're looking for something to sip and like diet soda you could go for rum and diet coke or vodka and diet coke.
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I lost 8lbs (a little over half a stone) in about a month and a half. I started at 160 and got down to 152. My goal was to lose .5lbs a week, but it seems it ended up being more like a little over 1lb a week. I may be lighter now but I do not currently have a scale where I'm living.
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I'd wanted to lose a small amount of weight for a long time, but it hadn't seemed worth the effort. I tried to lose weight a couple of times, and was sort of successful, but then a stressful college semester caused me to put on more weight than I was comfortable with. At that point I decided I'd put more effort into it,…
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I like the idea of it, but it's too restrictive and I doubt I'd ever be able to stick to it.
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I've found MFP to be spot on, as long as you take exercise into account.
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I don't think when matters much as long as you stick to the same time every day.
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1. McDonald's has some decent options. The salads are very healthy if you don't drown them in dressing and the dollar menu has some decent options. The smaller sandwiches are still very filling and most of them are 300-500 calories. They also offer fruit now. 2. I always order naked burritos off the kids menu at Qdoba.…
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Maybe do something like eat 100 cals less over the next 6 days? It'll make up for it without being hard to stick to or dangerously low in calories. 600 cals isn't as much as it seems, it won't make an impact unless you overeat that much everyday.
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I did something similar, but I'd only lost 12lbs. I stopped using MFP for a couple of months when I got busy with school and I ended up being just about back where I started. Now I'm back and am hoping to actually get to my goal this time.
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I'm 5'6 and 152 right now and I'd like to get down to 125-130. I started out at 160, so I've made some progress, but I still have quite a ways to go.
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Muscle milk shakes have quite a bit of protein, although some people don't like their flavor.
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This! It still amazes me that there are people out there who think like that.
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I'm 5'6, my starting weight (started MFP again a few weeks ago) was 161lbs and I'm 152lbs currently. My goal weight is 125lbs, but that's just a number. My ultimate goal is to get to a size I feel most comfortable at, and if that happens before I reach 125 or takes more loss than that, I don't mind.
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I usually do, but during the past couple of semesters I was in sport and rec classes at my college that require me to exercise on certain days of the week regardless, so I've just gotten used to it.
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My goal is 1650 a day, but I usually eat under that. I'd recommend setting it at something other than 2lbs a week because it might sound good when you first start, but eating 1200 cals a day isn't sustainable for most people.
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I usually eat back some, but not all of my workout calories. It really just depends on how I feel that day.
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I actually want to lose a bit of curves, because it'd make it easier to find clothes due to me having kind of large hips,thighs and bust and a small waist. Plus, I kind of want the "toned" look more now anyway.