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Taught multiple exercise classes today, should I increase my calorie intake?
I am wondering if I am eating enough calories for what I do everyday. I am a group fitness instructor, and I have my activity level set to “active “. Most days, I reach my 10,000 step goal just from teaching. But some days, like today, I only teach Spin classes. When I teach my Spin classes, I only get to around 7000 steps…
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Am I unhealthy? BMI says I'm obese..
I'll start out by saying that I'm a 23 year old female, 5'3", and 171lbs. According to my BMI, I'm "obese", which is honestly kind of crazy to me. About a year ago, I weighed 205 lbs, rarely worked out, and ate whatever I wanted. But then I started working out a ton, watching what I ate (for the most part), and that's how…
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Did I totally screw it all up?
Last week and this weekend, i went way over my calorie limit almost everyday. I drank a lot of alcohol and ate a lot of junk food. I’ve probably eaten close to 2500-3000 cals everyday last week. I worked out a lot, but that doesn’t negate what I ate. This week, I feel soooo “blah.” I feel bloated, and it even just looks…
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CRAVINGS!!!
Cravings are my biggest problem. If I have a craving, I have it bad. And I'll think about the craving all day, it doesn't just go away (most of the time). So if I'm craving a piece of chocolate cake, 9 times out of 10 I get chocolate cake. Same goes with Chinese food (my weakness), pizza, mac and cheese, etc. And if I…
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Struggling with 1200 calories
So I’m on 1200 cals/day right now. It’s actually working pretty good for me, because I workout a lot. So when I work out, I add anywhere from 150-500 calories to eat depending on my workout of course. And it’s easy for me to stay at 1200 plus my workout calories. But I’m struggling with my rest days. On days I don’t move…
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Counting calories vs. eating disorder
The line between healthy weight loss/ calorie counting, and an “eating disoeder” is something I’ve always struggled with. How do you know that what you’re doing is healthy, mindful eating versus an unhealthy obsession with calories and/or excercise?
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Should I workout today?
Kind of a weird question lol. I'm actually in the mood to workout. I would enjoy it. But my schedule today is packed, and I'm exhausted. I have class in 5 minutes, then I have a 45 minute break (where I was gonna workout in), then I have another class, then I have another 45 minute break before I have to go to work until…
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Eating back exercise calories?
Hi! I know this question has probably been asked tons of times, but I keep seeing mixed responses. I have my goal right now at 1200 cals/day. I put that I’m “not very active” just to be on the safe side, because my week ranges from 4,000 steps/day to up to 11,000 steps. I also want to lose 1.5 lbs/week. I workout about 5…
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Question about endurance levels...
Hey everyone, So in my 8 month weight loss journey, I've worked out a lot. There are certain types of workouts that used to be super hard for me (like hour long spin classes, kickboxing, and some HIIT classes), but now they're not nearly as hard, and I sometimes even have to increase my speed/weights/whatever in order for…
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Weekday calories and weekend calories...
Throughout the week, I have my MFP calories set to as low as they can go - 1200/day to lose 2lbs/week. Well, some days I eat more, especially when I work out, and it can go up to 1400-1800. But I try not to go higher than that during the week. But the weekend comes and I go out pretty much every Saturday night with friends…
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Results in the mirror but not on the scale
Ugh, I'm feeling really unmotivated and confused. As of the past few weeks, I haven't been on top of my diet. Not terrible, but not great and not under my calorie deficit goal. But at the same time, I've been working out harder than ever. Not because I want to "work off" my bad food choices, but because it's become a habit…
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Would you consider me active or lightly active?
I’ve been having trouble deciding between whether to choose “lightly active” or “active” on my MFP profile. There’s a pretty big daily calorie difference that MFP gives you between the two, so I want to be as accurate as possible. I average about 7,000 steps per day, with 1-2 days a week reaching 10,000. I go to college…
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I just can't do it!!!
Ughhh! I am so discouraged! Since January, I've lost a total of 35 lbs. I have about 30 more to go to reach my goal. At the beginning, it was so much easier for me to eat under/at my calorie goal, and lose weight at a consistent pace. But over the past 4 months or so, I've been at such a plateau. And I think it's because…
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Has anyone every experienced this?!
Since you guys have started your weight loss journeys (assuming you're working out regularly), do you feel like working out has now become a necessary "itch" you have to scratch almost everyday? Lol like, even on rest days, you feel this pent up energy when you don't work out? I never felt this way until this past week.…
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Going on vacation... question!
Hey everyone! So I'm going on vacation in a couple days for a week. Normally when I go on vacation I gain weight and all my diet/exercise goes out the window. But this time I don't want that to happen. I've lost 35 lbs. since Jan. and have about 40 more to lose. I do plan on working out 4 out of the 7 days I'm there. And…
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I ate almost 3000 calories today and yesterday....
So, I was AWFUL with my diet this weekend. Yesterday, Saturday, I drank and ate a lot... about 2800 calories worth. And then today... around the same :'( All of last week though I stayed pretty much within my calorie limit. I'm at 1380 calories per day to lose 1.5 lbs/week. I've never really been able to stay right at…
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Lately I've been feeling less motivated...
Hi everyone :) So I've done pretty good the past few months with my diet and exercise. I've lost 25 lbs. so far! But the past couple of weeks, I've felt less motivated. I've been eating 100-200 calories over my limit almost everyday, and even though that's still much better than how I ate before I started my weight loss…
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How can I love myself if I haven't reached my goal yet?
Hey guys, This is like my third post in a row tonight, but this is the first time I ever really thought to post my questions to the forum and now it's all just coming out like word vomit lol! I've had a struggle ever since starting my weight loss journey a few months ago, and I want to know if anyone else can relate. At my…
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How many calories do you think this drink has?
Hey guys! This is kind of a random question. But I recently found this juice/smoothie bar near me and they have amazing juices and smoothies, but there are no calories listed! I've been getting this drink (which has consistency of a smoothie) called the Cashew Cacao. The ingredients are: Raw Cashews, Vanilla Bean, Cacao,…
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IOS Calorie Adjustment... I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!
Hey everyone, I am so confused and frustrated. I logged my workout for today - I did 50 mins of kickboxing, but logged it as only 25 because I think MFP overestimates calories. I have it set up to where I lose 1.5 lbs/week (1410 cals/day). With my workout calories though, I was hoping to see an extra 344 calories (from…
