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Can't get back on track :(
Last year I went through a very bad custody battle (which I won) but took everything out of me. I ended up having adrenal fatigue and very cortisol levels for a long time which caused me to gain weight and not be able to lose it. At the same time I strained my chest muscle which didn't allow me to work out the way l like…
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I need advice
Where to begin...I'd like to start by saying that I have been happily maintaining my weight for a long time. For the past few months I have been in a custody battle which I finally won. It has taken everything out of me emotinally physically and mentally. The fear, anxiety, and all of the scary emotions cause my cortisol…
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need guidence
Hi everyone, I have been going through ALOT of stress. I've been battling a narcasisit in court and it really has taken a toll on me. My eating is the exact same as it has always been, same with exercise and I have been getting puffy looking and thick. I believe my body is holding onto the food I used to eat and not…
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fell off the ban wagon...
Hi everyone, I've been going through a lot lately. I'm a single mother and my ex-husband has been out of my daughter's life for most of it. He recently came out of nowhere and wants to see her. He's very unstable and not well. So I have been fighting in court for the past few months. And I've had my UPS and I've had my…
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Cheat days, cheat meals, or treat days.
Hi everyone, I don't know if it's just me but I love tracking my calories and being in control. I love the healthy foods I eat and the way I eat everyday. But occasionally, I would say, once a month to every 6 weeks I like to take a day off of tracking and eat whatever I want, enjoy it and get back on track the next day. I…
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need help!
Hey everyone! I'm at maintenance now and I'm so happy with my weight and the way I look. I didn't plan on going off program today, but I went to a family bbq and I was starving!!! I went off and enjoyed! But in 2 weeks from now is a holiday for me. I was planning on not indulging until then, but I caved :( . I know…
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guilty or not guilty
Hi everyone...This weekend was a holiday for me. I gave myself permission to indulge and go off program for 1 day but I did it today two :( . I'm at goal and havent went off for 5 weeks. I know this stuff happens but I kinda feel guilty. I told myself one day off program but today I was stuck in with all these amazing…
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enjoyed the holidays a little to much...help
Hi everyone!! I had foot surgery 4 months ago and i gained 5 pounds not being able walk for 6 weeks...I still weight trained 6 days a week (upper body) on my knee scooter:). right now I am 2 pounds from goal weight. Last night I catered an AMAZING family and friends holiday party. I allowed myself to not track that meal.…
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scale question
Hey everyone quick question... when being a scale watcher is it possible to lose body fat and stay the same weight because of muscle mass? and if this is the case how do you really know if your making progress? how do you know it's it's time either raise or lower calories?
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I'm so upset!!!!
I had surgery on my foot 12 weeks ago (i was at my goal weight)...I went back to the gym 1 week later only doing upper body. I never went on the scale because I had a cast and there really was no point. My diet was perfect, i lowered my calories to 1700 because i knew i wasnt going to be moving much. 6 weeks ago I was able…
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is the Scooby tdee calculator accurate?
Hey, Does anyone use the Scooby tdee calculator? If so do you find it accurate?
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Help! Guide! Please!
Ok everyone....it's been 6 weeks since my foot surgey. The first 4 weeks I could barely move, My tdee definitely lowered so I lowered my calories by 100 since I wouldn't be moving as much. My holidays were pretty much the whole month of September, I was pretty good for most of it but not all :/ . 4 days out of the…
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I just weighed a cucumber...
I just measured/ weighed a cucumber....I feel so strange doing that lol. I know everything adds up, but seriously? lol
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Need help understanding the Libra app
Hi, I'm at my goal weight and just started using the Libra application on my android to find my maintnance calories as I slightly increase calories. I've track for three days and I don't understand. Where does it tell me if I'm losing fornthe week or gaining? What does trend mean? Isn't help would be great :)
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help maintaining
Hi, is it possible that what used to be my .5 a week weight loss is now my maintenance? I have been eating between 1640-1700 since September, these numbers were given to me by MFP to lose .5 a pound a week. I am finally where I physically want to be. MFP says in order to maintain my weight i should increase my calories to…
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maintaining weight
Hi, is it possible that what used to be my .5 a week weight loss is now my maintenance? I have been eating between 1640-1700 since September, these numbers were given to me by MFP to lose .5 a pound a week. I am finally where I physically want to be. MFP says in order to maintain my weight i should increase my calories to…
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slow cooker
question: Im curious if I took plain white meat chicken breast put it in a slow cooker for 4 hours with water and some paprika, by it sittong in there for a long time, does it make have more fat? can I still add it under chicken breast cooked no skin?
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Brown rice in grams
does anyone know how much one cup of Brown rice is cooked in grams? I can't find it anywhere and the box just says .5 a cup sry is 1 cup cooked, but it's boil in a bag so it make a ton of rice at a time. thanks in advance
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no menstrual cycle--help
Hi everyone!!!This was my training schedule I weight train heavy 4x a week, and I did 2.5 hours a week of Hit cardio and 1 hr of steady state...I lost 12 pounds and I couldn't get lower then 133, but my bf% kept dropping ..i was eating 1850 calories a day and I was really happy with the way I looked...Then I missed my…
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exercise cals
Hi, quick question...i always believed inside to lose weight consistently you need to eat the same number of calories everyday for your metabolism to be consistent...when i train weights (4× a week) I burn 400 calories during the hr, on the other days i do HIT classes where I burn 750-800 during the hr. this is monitored…
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calorie question
Hi, i always believed inside to lose weight consistently you need to eat the same number of calories everyday for your metabolism to be consistent...when i train weights (4× a week) I burn 400 calories during the hr, on the other days i do HIT classes where I burn 750-800 during the hr. this is monitored with my heart rate…
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measuring veggies
Hi everyone do you all track and measure your veggies?
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calorie question
Hi, I'm curious should I be eating more on days where I do intense cardio then on days i weight train? I burn less doing weights the cardio, Loo king forward to hearing from u
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eating out and tracking
Hi everyone! quick question, when you go out to eat, how do you track? do you guesstimate? if I was to order a grilled chicken salad how would I know how much calories I'm eatineating? how do u guys do it?
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calorie question
I'm looking to maintain...MFP says I should be eating 1840 (that's not including exercise), I'm currently eating 1700 including exercise, my bf% is 16% and I was 3 weeks late with my period this month...i do think it's time I start increasing calories...so i plan to start tomorrow at 1800 and work my way up from…
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just raised calories, help!
Hi, I just raised my calories by 250, I set my weight loss goal for .5 (half) a pound a week and I eat back 100 calories back from exercise a day...i have been do I g this for 3 days now and I'm feeling a lil bloated, gassy is this normal....
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calorie met question
Hey everyone quick question....has anyone just ate their net calories and didn't add in activity and weight loss stalled? felt tired and blah? If so did you start adding in activity calories and felt better and weight loss began again?
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so confused
Hi, I'm so confused...im about to start maintenance and I am hearing so many different things right now. By increasing my calories I will be now maintaining my weight, but won't I gain? If I needed to eat 1550 (that's my calorie deficit) to get to where I am won't I need to continue it stay here...so confused...also, I'm…
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need help with maintenance....
Hi, I'm ready to start working my way to maintnance, I'd like to eliminate some of the cardio I have been doing..ive been doing 3 hrs and 45 mins of cardio and 4 hrs of weight training a week. I'd like to eliminate 1 he of cardio....and I'd like to reverse diet to maintnance so the added calories doesn't co me as a…
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reverse dieting...i get it but I dont
I understand the whole concept of reverse dieting but I don't get how one can lose 1 pound a week at 1550 and then after reverse dieting they can still lose that one pound at 2000 calories. Does this makes sense? I see all these people on Instagram talking about how they reverse diet and can now lose more weight and eat so…
