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Does pregnancy change calorie calculations?
Hi all, I've been around for a while (not on the forums lately) but have, over my lifetime lost about 90 lbs, 70 of which were using MFP, and had been successfully maintaining at my goal weight for about 10 months when I got pregnant. I adjusted my calories to maintain at my goal weight and started packing on weight at an…
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90 pounds down with lots of pictures
This morning I hit 90 pounds down from my highest weight of 225 lbs. I'm finally ready to share the story of my weight loss, even though it took me 11 years to get here. I don't ever remember not being a fat kid. Looking back at pictures, I was pretty normal until about 5, when I started being noticeably bigger than my…
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Hitting maintenance at higher than goal weight
Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone here has gone into maintenance at a weight higher than their original goal weight? My original goal was 133, and my ideal goal range is about 130-135. I'm currently hanging out around 137 and am seriously considering being done with weight loss for a variety of reasons. I'm already an…
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Transition to Maintenance
Hello maintainers! By way of background, I'm 5'4.5" and currently 140 lbs. My goal maintenance range is 130-135. As I get closer to 135, I'm trying to develop a sensible plan for maintenance. Right now I'm at a 500 calorie deficit. I'm planning on keeping that going until 135, then decreasing my defective by 100 calories…
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Long time maintainers - when did your brain catch up?
Hi all, I'm currently about 10lbs from goal, which will put me down 90lbs total on a 5'4.5" small frame. I'm happy with my success but I still feel huge (likely as a result of being obese since childhood). My question for all of you who have been maintaining for a while is how long did it take your brain and self…
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Losing more than 2lbs a week
Starting with stats, I'm about 5' 4.5", my current weight is 146.8, and my goal weight is between 130-135. The last month or so, my weight loss had slowed down to a crawl. From February to April I lost between 5-7 lbs a month, in may and June I was lucky to lose 2 the whole month. This past week, without changing my…
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Experiences with Vacation Breaks from Logging
I've been logging for a littler over three months and have lost about 20 lbs in that time. I'll be on vacation this weekend and am considering taking a break from logging for at least Saturday and Sunday. We're going up to the mountains, so it's likely we'll have a very active vacation and I'll get back to logging on…
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Feeling Discouraged
By way of background, I've been earnestly logging since February 13th, and have lost almost 20 lbs, at a pretty consistent rate of between 1 - 1.5 lbs a week. My starting weight in February was 171.5. Last Friday, I was at 152, though that was after about a week of being 2-3 lbs above my moving average weight. This…
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Women and Body Proportions
I'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen. I started this all at 225 lbs and at a 40B bra size. At about 185 I hit a 38C. Right now I'm wearing a 36D at 155 lbs and it's probably time to get a smaller size. I got measured and am now a 34DD. My question is, can I ever expect to lose weight from my chest? As far as I…
