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Can I loose weight only focusing on nutrition?
I'm 490 pounds and I want to lose weight by eating 2000 calories and not exercising. Is it going to work?
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Where should I start?
My tdee maintenance calories is 3653 calories. I'm 495 pounds. I have a high bodyfat percentage. Where should I start at when decreasing my tdee to lose fat?
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I have no WHY to keep me going.
I am depressed and don't care if I live or die. I have no WHY to look back at if I ever start thinking about quitting. I am morbidly obese almost at a very unhealthy 500 lbs. How am I supposed to push myself to keep going on trying to lose weight if I don't really care about losing weight or dying?
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What's the first healthy thing you did on your weight loss journey?
When you decide you wanted to lose weight what was the first healthy thing you did?
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How Much Spaghetti?
My dad made some spaghetti with spaghetti noodles, Ragu Sauce, and some ground turkey meat. I can't put in the measurements in the recipe builder because I don't know how much of what he put in the recipe. When I put it in the food search database there are so many results with different calories amounts. Can you give me…
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Can I lose weight while being sedentary?
I am morbidly obese weighing in at almost 500 pounds. I am also sedentary. Myfitnesspal calculated that I need to eat 2700 calories a day. It said that if I keep on eating 2700 calories or less a day that I could get down to 477 pounds in 5 weeks. If I keep eating this many calories a day while being sedentary could I lose…
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Have any advice?
What are some ideas, advice, tips, tricks and techniques that you can give anyone who is just starting out to lose weight?
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What should my daily calorie intake be?
I am a 24 year old morbidly obese woman who is 5'7" and weighs 490 pounds. I have been sedentary and eating processed foods for several years now. How many calories do you think I should start out eating to lose all my weight and at to a healthy 200 pounds?
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I Need A Mentor Badly!!
Hi I want to be adopted by a mentor. - I'm female, 24 and morbidly obese at 490+ lbs. - I want to someday weigh 200 lbs. - I am currently not disciplined and lazy but I want to change that - I've lived a sedentary lifestyle all my life but want to get active and move more. I warn all mentors. I have alot of problems. - I…
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Bodyfat Importance
Should I be trying to find out what my bodyfat percentage is to get a more accurate number of calories I should eat a day?
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What should I do when I'm bored?
Everyday wherever I get bored i turn to watching television, surfing the internet on my smartphone or laptop, or food because I hate exercising. I don't have a car so I'm homebound and can't go anywhere. What are some ideas for me When I start getting bored ?
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What should my daily calorie intake be?
I'm a 24 year old girl who is morbidly obese at 497 pounds. My activity level is sedentary. Myfitnesspal says I should eat 2700 calories a day to lose weight while the Calorie King calculates that I should eat 1900-2100 calories a day to lose weight. I need some advice.
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Not new but making an introduction
I'm 496 pounds and my goal weight is 200 pounds. This means I want to lose 295 pounds. I have been inactive and eating 50/50 unhealthy and healthy my entire life. That and some bad habits have lead me to bring morbidly obese. I have been trying to successfully start eating mostly clean whole unprocessed foods and also at…
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Nutrition label help?
What do you do when some of the ingredients to a recipe you typed in the recipe creator manually are homemade instead of store bought like homemade bacon bits, ketchup, honey bbq sauce, salad dressing, etc?
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Obese woman getting started.
I've been a member of MFP for about a year now but I'm still new. I'm super morbidly obese, and I say this because I'm 495 pounds with a 60% bodyfat percentage. I have not worked out in years. I have basically been doing nothing but eating and watching tv for years. slowly gaining more weight. I want to lose weight but it…
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Full body home workout help.
I want to do 6 bodyweight exercises. For each I'm going to do 3 sets of 10 - 12 reps. Can you give me 6 bodyweight exercises that would make a great BEGINNER workout for an OBESE person?
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Should I Eat Only When Hungry?
My dad cooks breakfast and dinner for the family when he's home. When he leaves I cook breakfast and dinner for my mother and me. Mostly everyday I eat because the meal my dad made is already cooked and ready to eat, I'm already cooking my mom something or because I'm bored. If I only ate when I felt hungry it would…
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How should I begin my fat loss journey?
I'm insulin resistant, 495 pounds morbidly obese, and unhealthy. I still eat unhealthy processed foods, I drink water flavored with zero calorie liquid enhancers like MiO, I lay in my bed or sit on the couch all day long watching tv everyday. I need advice on starting and committing to my journey.
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New & Need Friends In Their 400s & 500s
I'm new to My Fitness Pal and I haven't started losing weight at all. I need to lose around 300 pounds and I would like to have some friends that are around my weight. If you are in your 400s or 500s I would love to be your friend!
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Margarine and Vegetable Oil
Will eating margarine and using vegetable oil hinder my attempts at weight loss or should I buy real butter and use olive and coconut oil cuz my family buys them? These products are a bit costly so I need to know if I should worry about this?
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What should my daily calorie intake be?
I'm morbidly obese weighing in at 485 pounds. I have been sedentary for a long time butt everyday I walk about 2000 steps. I plan on walking more and adding in strength training. I calculated my tdee and it is 3585 calories per day that I eat at a maintenance. In your opinion what should my daily calorie intake be for me…
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I'm Lazy But I Want To Get Active
So here's my situation: I'm lazy and I know it. I hate to exercise I don't do anything because I love to stay in bed. I know I need to get active but I love to stay in bed. Can you give me some ideas on how to squeeze in activities, or little burst of exercise into my life.
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Effective Fat Loss Training
Isn't effective fat loss training supposed to include both a mixture of cardio and resistance training in each workout like 30 minutes of full body training and then 15 minutes of cardio? When I search for workout programs they say things like do full body training on Monday Wednesday and Friday and cardio on Tuesday and…
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My Bad Situation Right Now!
I have no motivation or drive when it comes to my health. I know I am obese and if I don't improve my health that I will die before I become an elderly person. Even with all that information I don't push myself to workout or even just move more and I don't push myself to eat healthier either. I never give up trying to lose…
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Finding Nutritional Label
I just got done eating about 2 cups of shrimp Alfredo with bacon bits. The ingredients are store bought Alfredo sauce, rigatoni noodles, bacon bits, and shrimp. I put in each ingredient and the amount of it I think was in the 2 cups I ate. Will I have to keep doing this or is their a better way to find out the nutritional…
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Does whole wheat hinder my weight loss attempt?
I am morbidly obese weighing in at almost 500 pounds. I eat whole wheat bread, bagels, grits, whole wheat wraps, and oatmeal. Do all these hinder my weight loss attempt even if I eat my daily calorie limit. Which ones can I eat if I eat them in moderation? Also what do you mean by moderation when wanting to lose weight?
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Your MFP Blog
In the My Fitness Pal on my desktop pc you have a feature where you can make your own blog. I would like to read some blogs. Any recommendations?
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4 Best Compound Exercises
What are four good compound exercises that are great for weight loss and a beginner trying to lose weight?
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My fight with morbid obesity!
I am morbidly obese weighing in at 480 pounds and I have a high bodyfat %. I have been eating unhealthy and lived a sedentary lifestyle for over 4 years. I decided that I need to get on the fat loss train asap and start to lose weight now! I'm going to get on a train and get down to healthy 200 pounds by slowly improving…
