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Just need some help in understanding this please
Hey everyone. I’m 5’3 female and a couple years ago I lost 50 pounds by eating 1200 calories a day and running everyday. I lost this weight in around 5 months. However, I have gained around half of this weight back :( I am wanting to start losing again and I wish to again follow my 1200 calorie diet plan as I feel it’s the…
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Confused?
Hey guys So I restarted losing weight recently after a maintenance break since I still have around 30 pounds to lose. It’s not been long, around about a week I’ve been logging accurately and ensuring I stay in a deficit, as well as working out. After 4 days ish I lost 1.5 pounds and I know that was water weight. However I…
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SO frustrating!
I think I’m becoming slightly too obsessed with the number on the scale and it’s demotivating me majorly :/ today on my weigh in I am the same weight as I was last week despite eating in a deficit (weigh and measure everything accurately) and staying active. I did step on the scale mid week and I was one pound lighter but…
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Finding the discipline to work out?
Hey everyone, so I have previously asked for advice on here regarding the fact that I’ve seemed to have lost motivation to work out and I don’t quite know why. I seem to be fine counting calories and stay on track with staying in a deficit without a problem but working out has recently become SUCH a chore for me to do and…
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Regained most of the weight :(
Hey guys So during the years 2016-2017 I lost 47lbs to be exact, over a course of around 8 months. I went from very overweight to healthy and I was feeling great. However I guess I was so comfortable with my weight that I fell off MFP and stopped logging. As a result I’ve gained around 32 pounds back over 2 years which is…
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Is it not meant to be coming off fast??
Hi guys so I’m currently in a calorie deficit and going to the gym 6 times a week burning 300-500 calories. I started this about 3 and a half weeks ago, and I have only lost 3 pounds? According to my deficit it should be more because I eat 1200 calories a day and am very active. I want to lose 2 pounds a week and have 20…
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Weight lifting? Cardio???
Hey guys so I’m currently on a weight loss journey and am in a deficit of ~400 calories a day via diet and then I go to the gym 6x a week and burn 500 calories some days and 300 on the other 3 days. It all seeems to be going super well I’m losing about 1.2 lbs a week right now. I’m doing all this through pure cardio…
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Rate of loss..?
Hello guys so I’m a bit frustrated right now. I’m hitting the gym at least 5 times a week burning 500 calories roughly for each session, and i eat around 1300-1400 calories a day. I’m 5’3, and around 170 pounds. I have done this same workout plan in the past and have lost around 2 pounds a week then, but I was much bigger…
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Confused on how to go about this? :(
Hey guys so I have lost weight in the past but I have recently put some of it back on :( I am hoping to lose around 30lbs, but idk whether to go for cardio only (as I did before) or incorporate weights too. I have read that incorporating weights means you build muscle which allows youn to continue burning calories…
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Why can’t I get back into it :(
Recently I lost 50lbs over the course of this year, but I majorly let myself go a few months ago and didn’t monitor what I ate and didn’t do any active apart form my normal lifestyle. Obviously it took its toll and I’ve gained 14lbs back which makes me so sad but I need to get back on it, but ever time I try , I just…
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Need some help with getting back on track..
So during end of 2016 and half of 2017 I lost a huge 50lbs and I was soo happy! I did this by consistently working out and eating only 1200 calories a day which I would weigh and measure everything. It obviously worked, however I have stopped logging and working out as much for around 4 months now and I’ve put on 14 lbs :(…
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Gain when you stop eating at deficit?
So I have read a lot that if you are in an extreme calorie deficit then once you go back to normal eating at maintenance you can gain a lot of weight back. Is there any truth to this? Surely at deficit you would lose and then when you go onto maintenance calories you should just maintain?! I have about 20lbs to lose am…
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weights/cardio?
Hey everyone so I've lost about 50lbs so far and am still losing, and have done so purely via cardio and eating at a deficit. Now that I have educated myself a bit I have realised that coupling weights with cardio means you are reserving your muscle mass. Since cardio means that energy can be expended via muscle breakdown…
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TOM gain?!
Hey guys sooo i've been doing really well in losing 15lbs ish. Ive lost 3lbs in 3 weeks. Recently though i've had crazy cravings because my TOM is not too far off :| .. anyway as a result ive had maintenance calories for the past 2 days and this morning I was up on the scale by 2lbs which is sooo annoying and makes me feel…
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Frustrated. Don't know what I'm doing wrong!
So I started to lose the last 15lbs at the start of July following a month of maintenance (after losing 50lbs). At the start of July I was 149.75lbs and after a week went down to 148lbs yay! However since then I have just yo-yoed. I went up to 150lbs in the second week and then went back down to 148lbs in the same week and…
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Does the math of CICO always work?
Ofc it's a law of physics and is not wrong but what I mean is if I was to work out my deficit from food and my burn from excercise for the entire week, and eat like this for many weeks, will the deficit divided by 3500 definitely be how many pounds I will lose? I know things like TOM/unexpected meals out etc come into play…
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Exercise calories?
Since I've heard mfp can be way off, what is the best device to use to monitor exercise burn? I'm thinking of buying a Fitbit is this better than the mfp number? Thank you!!
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How long does it take YOU to drop the water weight?
Had a day eating at maintenance yesterday rather than at a deficit and surprise surprise I'm up a pound in the scale this morning, it's soo frustrating when you've done so well the rest of the time :( hoping i get rid of it soon - how long does it take you to lose say a pound of water weight? Thank you!
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Less hungry after cardio?
Hey everyone so usually it's the opposite - many people are hungrier on workout days so eat some calories back. For me I'm always more hungry on days I don't work out ?! On days I do workout I eat much less, has this happened to anyone else and why is this? Thank you
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Sudden big loss?!
Hey guys so I'm losing the last about 20ish pounds. I'm currently 148lbs and want to get down to 125-128lbs. I've been tracking everrythinggg religiously and have been working out too. My weigh in day was Friday and I had lost 1.75lbs in week yay! I stepped on the scale again Sunday morning and I had another loss of 2lbs?!…
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Do you eventually lose the fat from problem areas?
So of course spot reduction is not a thing, it's overall body fat % that you have to reduce through a caloric deficit but I have stubbbbbborn fat in my legs (both thighs and calves). I lose from my legs sooooo much slower than the rest of my Body! I have lost ~50lbs and have seen major results everywhere else (waist, arms,…
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Filling and nutritious foods?
Hey so I have about 25lbs to lose and have recently been counting calories strictly and exercising. However I have found my "problem". I have a tendency to save too many calories for non nutritious snacks like cakes pastries chocolate (mainly) biscuits etc that I constantly crave as I'm so hungry all the time. But that's…
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Eating whatever within calorie limit?
Sooo I've read a LOT of Internet woo in the past and have believe a lot of it for a while till I got onto mfp and was totally taken aback! There's one thing I just cannot seem to get my head around is that you can eat literally ANYTHING as long as you're in a deficit. I'm someone who absolutely lovessssss chocolate and…
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Walking??
Has anyone lost weight doing speedwalking only as their exercise? Of course diet is the key and you must maintain a deficit and exercise only helps, but I don't really enjoy running or any other cardio. I do love speedwalking in a nearby park though, and was wondering if an hour everyday (about 4.5 - 5 miles of…
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Salt- puffiness?
Hey guys my question is basically does having too much salt cause puffiness in the face? After losing about 50 lbs I recently had a month off from weight loss and just stated maintaining having maintenance calories. Now that the month it over I'm back onto my final bit of weight loss and recently have started eating…
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2lb/week?
Hey guys so I know that if you have ~20lbs to lose then it is not recommended to be losing at a pace of 2lbs/week but I wanna know why is this? If it's doable for someone why should the rate be 0.5-1lb a week? Thank you
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Does this sound okay?
Hey guys so I'm looking to lose about 15-20lbs and I've set it all up in mfp and it tells me to eat 1200 calories a day. I'm 5'3 female. So I'm going to be doing this as well as burning around 500 calories 3/4 times a week. On exercise days I have a 1000 deficit this way but on non exercise days I won't, even though I want…
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Jumping jacks question
Hey guys so I'm onto my last 15lbs of weight loss and I maintain a deficit everyday and workout and all is working fine. I was wondering though, do jumping jacks cause an increase in the size of calf muscles? My calves are a problem area for me in that I store a lot of fat on them . I've lost 50lbs and they've reduced…
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Digital vs analogue scales?
Hey everyone so why is it that there's always a difference in the number on the two scales? I'm always 7lbs lighter on my analogue scale! Of course what matters is the downward trend on either scale to determine the rate of weight loss but I want to know which one is more accurate? I would like to know my true weight for…
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Water weight
I gained 3 pounds of water weight in one day since I ate 500 more calories than usual yesterday as we went out. How long will it take to lose this? And if I stick to my deficit will I still burn fat as well as get rid of the water weight? Thank you
