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Recomp, weight training help and feedback
Hi, So finally after two years of only focusing on counting calories. I decided I want to build strength and to also improve my body composition. I am 174 cm and 62.5 kg and my body fat percentage is supposedly 21% (I used a machine at the gym to measure my bf%, I don't think it is very accurate tho. I don't trust it that…
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Hungry all the time!
I started my journey on MFP about 3 years ago at around 85 kg (I am 174cm). My goal was to get down to 63 kg. I was in a Calorie deficit for a year at first and was down to 66 kg and I plateaued for a few months and just stopped counting calories for 1 year. I hardly gained that much weight (about 1.5 kg). But I decided to…
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A diet break! Keep losing weight or not
Hey everyone, this is probably gonna be a long post. I joined MFP like long time ago but i only started consistently using it last year. My start weight is 84 kg. I am 174 cm tall. And my current weight range from 66.5 kg to 68 kg.. I've been maintaining/ or rather not logging for almost 6 months. Last time i logged…
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Advice on counting calories
Hi, yesterday i was hanging out with friends, and i was offered a cupcake. I knew i had a good amount of calories left and it was late already so i just ate it... The problem lies when i got back home... Logging that is hard cause i don't know what's in it.. It is just a regular sized cupcake with frosting and one and half…
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Help!! Some motivation...
Hi everyone, so this is my first time posting in a long time. I started my MFP journey almost 7 months ago "not quite sure" i was a bit overwight but not morbidly obese. I was 85 kg (Height 174 cm).. I was able to lose 20 kg. I now range in 65-68 kg.. (weight today 65 kg) anyway... Until yesterday i was still on plan to…
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Same calories, slower loss
Hey, so i am starting this to get some advice. I started logging almost 150 days ago. I am slowly reaching my goal of 63 kg. I am 23 years old female and my current weight is 68 kg, started at 85 kg but losing from 69 to 68 seemed so hard. I eat the calories recommended from MFP of 1200. I don't have a problem with 1200…
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Antidepressants and Weight Gain
Well, as the title says. I am going to ask my doc for Antidepressant soon and i know that one of the side effects is weight gain. and i am really concerned about that. This is not my first time taking Antidepressant, My doc prescribed Antidepressant last year but i never committed to taking it (I can't follow medical…
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Logging in recovery HELP
I had a small procedure done (got two wisdom tooth removed) yesterday. I am feeling pretty bad still (pain and swelling, don't know if its average but a tiny piece of my bones fractured during surgery so my throat and neck hurts) and i know that recovery can take up to 1 week or more. i dunno. I was able to eat yesterday…
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Bowel movement & weight gain
Before reading, just want to say that this may be gross for some people and TMI... So i reached a low weight 2 weeks ago 69 kg, i am 173 cm. I usually weight myself everyday and try to not make myself focus about normal fluctuations. I weighted myself last week and i was 70 kg. At first i thought. I probably had lots of…
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BMI and healthy weight
okay, so i know that BMI is not a real accurate measure if you are "overweight" or "underweight". i know that if you lift weight, you probably will have high BMI but you are not overweight. but i've read an interesting article that mention that you can be in the "normal" range of BMI but you are still not healthy and have…
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Do you use heart rate monitor for exercising? which one?
I just bought a heart rate monitor a week ago, i am enjoying doing exercises using it so far. i am wondering if many people on MFP rely on heart rate monitors for calories burned? and i noticed that the numbers that MFP put is way off from the ones the monitor records... but still i don't know to which degree the monitor…
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should i use nutrition facts on package?
I just bought a package of mixed nuts to end my day, the package is 170 gm. and serving size is 28 gm... and the calories for one serving is 47 calories. so the whole package is 294!!!!! this doesn't make any sense. i know that just a handful of cashews (50 gm) is very high in calories, maybe +200. and no way that this…
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pathetic running sessions + GERD symptoms
hello, i am not sure if this is going to be a long post but i will be talking about a few things on my mind, and i hope that i will find some helpful words from some of the members here on MFP. first, i want to share my excitement for my 100th day of logging. i lost 12 kgs so far. and hopefully i will keep going. so far,…
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When should i start weight training?
Hello everyone, i've been logging on MFP for about 3 months, til now i was able to lose 12 kg i am 173 cm (5ft 8in) and i am currently 71.5 kg. i am not sure how much do i want to lose, but i am thinking a few more kgs but i don't know what would be the best weight to stop my caloric deficit diet and start muscle gain??. i…
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help, EMOTIONAL eating
hello, i am not really the type of person that eats when i am feeling bad,on the contrary, i tend to stop eating, but today is different, i am feeling miserable about a certain situation in my life, been crying for hours and i really feel like i want to go out and eat my favorite chocolate cake from a nearby store. i know…
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Sodium intake effect on health and diet
Hello, so i was wondering why some people (or most people) here on MFP give some kind of a note if a certain food is high in sodium (like saying this is good but it is high in sodium). I love everything salty, spicy. and i guess i have to ask if there's any negative effects on diet or health if i keep eating high sodium…
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Should i EAT my calories from the day before?
hey, so i was really busy the last couple of days, and yesterday, i was really tired because i didn't sleep at all so when i got home, i didn't really had anything to eat -except a can of beans (almost 400 calories consumed yesterday total)- because i was so tired and my body needed the rest more than food. i woke up…
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what is the point of cheat meals and/or cheat day?
Hello, i was wondering why people eat cheat meals? does it serve any purpose other than eating something that isn't healthy that you like? I've read somewhere that when you're in a calorie deficit, cheat meals may trick your body into thinking "we're saved" so it can bring up your metabolic rate... is it just a myth? or is…
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is it normal to have daily headaches in a calorie deficit?
hello, I've been logging for 40 days on MFP, i am 173 cm (5 ft 8 in), my starting weight was 84 kg (185 lbs) and my current weight is 78 kg (172 lbs). i am eating the amount of calories as advised by my diary (1210 calories). i also started running and doing indoor cycling, been doing good for the first 25 days but stopped…
