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mfp js replaying the wrong amount of weight i’ve lost, how can i fix this?
i’ve lost 14lbs so far and i just updated my weight as i mainly use a different app to log weight but when i did that, it says on my profile that i’ve only lost 1lbs when before i updated my weight, it says 11lbs. how can i fix this?
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im not sure if i should follow the calorie calculator calories
woman, age: 21 weight: 210lbs 5 foot 5 sorry for the second post i’m just kinda stressing because i don’t know the exact cals to eat. my goal is 1-2lbs a week, more so 2lbs since i’m obese right now for the first 2 months based off of the calorie calculator it says 2,091cals a day with 1-3 days of exercise but that seems a…
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would adding 3lb ankle weights to dance workout burn more calories?
i’ve decided that u want to add 3lb ankle weights while doing parts if aerobic dance workouts and in my mind this will help to improve my fitness faster, make the workout more difficult and burn more calories if i didn’t have the weights on. is this true or is it pointless for me to do it? and would it improve my strength…
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i lost 9lbs in a few weeks by accident. should i be concerned?
obviously there’s only two answers to this, either i wasn’t eating as much as i thought, or there’s a health issue. i’m just confused because i don’t think i’ve reduced the amount of junk i’ve been eating although maybe not as many takeaways due to a lack of funds. the only other time this is happened to me was when it was…
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could having a nutrientless diet cause leg hair to stop growing?
this could be tmi but i’ve noticed that my leg hair and other areas doesn’t grow as fast as it used and i’m balding (but that could be caused by wearing ponytails alll the time idk) like my hairline is receeding and this hasn’t happened before and could this be result in from bad diet? for the past 5 months i’ve resorted…
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i think i have diabetes and my doctor won’t listen
i phoned my doctor about a month and a half ago about a concern i had that my foot was numb constantly and i read it could be sign of diabetes so i phoned about it and in the call i asked to have blood checked for diabetes bc i’m really paranoid about getting it and and they haven’t phoned me back i’ve started to notice i…
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the strangest scale thing happened today
this isn’t really a question but i’m so confused cause last night i ate like 2,000 cals of junk food (i’m 5 foot 5 and 20 years old) and the scale went down this morning!!!! i’m so happy bc i expected it to go up by like 2-3 pounds but it went down by 1 pound. how could this happen tho?? i wasn’t in a calorie deficit. i…
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Can someone help me with this scale?
i have no one to ask but can anyone tell me what size and type of batteries this needs? and the screw driver too. it’s been out of batteries for months and i need to start holding myself accountable
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how can i eat lots of fruit and veg without pooing all the time
sorry for the 2 questions in the row but badiakkt i’m trying to be healthy and i want to eat lots of fruit and veg abs make it a priority within my diet alongside protein but how does a person eat a lot of fruit and veg without *kitten* all of the time? i know this is tmi but will the body eventually get used to it 😭😭
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i feel hungry after eating a high protein meal
i’ve fallen off track on and off for the past 6 months but on thursday i’ve decided to try and get back on track by doing it right by prioritising protein, eating healthy in comparison to what i did before which was eat mainly junk within. calorie deficit. but after i eat i always feel “hungry” i cant tell if it’s…
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i keep having heart palpitations. are energy drinks to blame?
i’m not sure if it’s my current high sugar diet or the energy drinks. i know monsters are bad for you but i love them so much and i drink about 5 a week maybe less sometimes do you think it’s the energy drinks that causing it? i don’t drink coffee so it’s not like i have loads of caffeine (also will 5 lobsters a week…
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i’ve basically gained all my weight back
hi this is more of a rant post my highest weight was 165lbs but when i started this time again i was 158lbs due to lockdowns and having no friends or family or hanging out with anyone since new year i’ve realised that i’ve gotten into the bad habit again of eating my feelings and my weight is about 150lbs and my lowest in…
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scales have displayed 4 different readings 🤨🤨
i weighed myself today i did it twice the first time and weighed 10 stone 9lbs i let the scales go off and then went on it again twice more it read 10 stone 7 and then 10 stone 2 🤨🤨 and then 10 stone 6lbs how am i supposed to know which is accurate and should i get new scales? saying that the batteries hasn’t been changed…
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how much can sleep effect weight gain?
i don’t really sleep prolly today o got 4-5 hours asleep and today i didn’t eat in a calorie surplus if anything just in a slight deficit maybe even maintenance i’ve got a lot of water weight to lose rn bc recently i was eating bad and the weight gain increased so much to the point it can’t all be fat gain i’m talking…
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i’ve been eating bad for 3 weeks and the scale had hardly moved HELP
before i ate bad i was about 10 stone 1 i’m now 10 stone 6 which is bad but i assume it’s mainly water weight with a bit of fat gain today i weighed myself and i was expecting to weight 10 stone 10 but was the same weight a week ago and i’m wondering if this just means is water weight? or does this sound more like fat gain…
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has anyone done insanity or insanity max 30?
i’m just curious and if you’ve done. did you find it effective and her the results you’ve expected? i keep trying inanity max 30 but ways give up bc it’s too hard but i’m going to push myself this time even if i have to take breaks in between it’s weird cause i’m not unfit but my cardio ability had decreased since i can no…
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help me help a friend - my friend was under eating a lot to lose weight but he’s skinny fat
so basically my friend was eating 1,500 cals a day max while running everyday and i told him it’s too little and to increase his calories to 2,000 minimum he’s 145lbs and 5 foot 10 and is trying to lose weight but i told him he doesn’t need to lose weight due to him being in the lower end of the healthy section of the bmi.…
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how much has walking helped you lose weight
i’ve decided to start walking to and from work. it’s like 50 mins to walk to work and i work 3 times a week so about 5 hours a week of waking (on top of that i go to the gym 4 times a week) has anyone else incorporated walking into their daily life and would you say that it helped you in losing weight?
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why with less cardio i have an urge to eat more
this is just a thought on my mind but when i first starting this weight loss journey i could eat 1,200 - 1,300 with 2 and a half hours of cardio (excessive i know but i’ve learnt it’s not required) but now i’ve reduced my cardio and focus on strength training and i really struggle to eat 1,300 it’s now on average 1,500…
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back pain/injury started 10 hours after workout
i was doing underbody and i think i accidentally injured my back because got some exercises i was using dumb wells that were too heavy 5kgs but that’s the lightest dumbbell i have but then like 10 hours after working out i felt no pain and then was walking about my house and then the pain started. is that normal for…
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bought dumbbells and i feel guilty for buying them
i just spend £150 on 4 dumbbells (2x10kg 2x5kg) i feel guilty bc it was so expensive but i bought them bc gyms are on lockdown for at least a month probably longer but has anyone had good success with at home dumbbell workouts? at the gym i do both dumbbells and machines but i feel like the machines are more effective? idk
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am i doing too much cardio to grow muscle (glutes)???
i’ve read that doing too much cardio can effect muscle growth and i’m trying to mainly grow my glutes right now and focusing on eating enough protein. but how much cardio is too much? i’ve reduced the amount of cardio i do now because before it was all i used to do. i do 10-20 jogging on a treadmill when i’m at the gym and…
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at a lower weight but the jeans still don’t fit
backstory: bought a uk size 10 (us size 6) jeans in september and they buttoned up but were really tight. then they fit a few weeks later. then i started university and ate takeaway for most of the week for 2 months due to stress and greed. as of right now i’m back to the lowest weight i’ve been which i hit originally on…
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why is soup filling but smoothies aren’t?
not a serious question but i love soup is much it’s so filling but in the past whenever i had a smoothie it wasn’t filling at all
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does walking for 2 hours really burn 400-500ish cals???!!
i don’t have a watch to track it but i just googled how many calories does someone my weight would roughly burn for walking for 2 hours and it seems like overestimate. what do you think? i don’t want to overestimate and then eat a portion of the calories back also should i consider it exercise?? bc i just walk to work now…
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i keep overeating (binging??) but i’m not starving myself
this whole week i’ve been eating 1,400 on average maybe but today i ate 2,100 cals and i’ve not been undereating down i’m not sure what’s causing this urge to want to eat. i workout 4 days a week at the gym for 3-4 hours per session with cardio snd mainly focused on strength training (i take my time that’s why i’m there…
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how can i tell if i’ve injured myself or if it’s the typical exercise pain
i’ve recently started properly training my glutes with different types of dead lifts, split squats and more but it’s painful when i sit and i’m not sure how to tell if it’s an injury. i’m just concerned bc it’s lower body day tomorrow and i don’t want to worsen the injury i think it’s caused by squeezing mu glutes on the…
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i look fatter but i weigh less - these photos are 20 days apart
i’m going insane i’m so upset i haven’t been going to the gym for 3 weeks bc i was busy and the i had to quarantine for 2 weeks within those 3 weeks i ate badly but in the first photo i’m 143lbs and on the second i was 146lbs so yeah i feel like i’ve lost all my muscle in that short time. i cant even feel happy about being…
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will i lose the muscle i built in 3 weeks?
i’ve not been going to the gym for 3 weeks because of quarantining and being busy i’m just wondering if it means i’ve undo my progress? about a week and half of those weeks i was eating bad my weight is the same before i started eating bad (i assume that i still have water weight bc i’m bloated and have only been on track…
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i’m so ashamed - using food as a coping mechanism
this isn’t a question more of a rant but since my flat mates getting covid i’ve had to quarantine and everyday since then i’ve ordered take out 😭😭 i don’t know how to stop bc it’s became a habit it will be a week tomorrow and i can’t go to the gym and i’m fine all day and then it gets to 8pm and have an urge to order food.…
