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GOOD or BAD: my body wants 40% fat in my diet to stay satiated
I've been a long time yo-yo dieter, and I've always (blindly) followed what the diet industry said - so I've never been one to add oil to my meals. I'd focus on carbs and protein and I'd always seem to be ravenous, especially after eating things like whole grains and potatoes. As a result, I'm 5'3" and up to 160lbs, and I…
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Stopping the yo-yo for good!!!
Hi everyone. I have previously had a ton of success using MFP to count calories and lose weight, but then when I achieve my goal, I stop and resort back to not thinking about eating and exercising less and gain it all back in the blink of an eye. I need to understand what I'm doing wrong to stop this yo-yo cycle and lose…
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Can't stop obsessively overeating
I have recently come to the realization that I need to get help for my overeating. I have struggled with it for a very long time - going through a series of yo-yo diets which overall have only helped me to GAIN weight. All I think about is food - what I'm going to eat, and when I'm going to eat it. And when I am eating,…
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Acceptable percentage of lean body mass lost?
I've lost 5lbs. (yay!) According to my body fat scale (which, I know, may or may not be 100% accurate), of those 5lbs, 65% of it has been fat, and 35% has been lean body mass. I know that there's simply no way to avoid losing *some* lean body mass during weight loss - but does anybody know what an acceptable percentage…
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Getting lots of steps in + ruining my metabolism???
I got a Fitbit a few months ago, and right when I got it, my husband also made me a treadmill desk. Since then, I've been trying to max out my steps every day, and thus walking on my treadmill for 2+ hours and burning (what my treadmill says) around 1,000 calories. BUT, I'm not losing weight. At all. Like not a bit. My…
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Treadmill desk - flaws in my plan?
Hey everyone! So my husband recently made me a treadmill desk (yep, he's awesome), and it inspired me to embark on a new workout plan. I plan to run 3mi 3x/week (which I already do), and after I run, walk uphill on a slight incline for 2-3 hours - burning over 1,000 calories each time (according to my heartrate monitor -…
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Neverending struggle: weight loss/gain cycle
Does anybody else go through this? Literally the only way I can lose weight is by tracking my food. I can exercise until I'm blue in the face - that's not my problem. Overeating is my problem. Tracking my food helps me stay on track and not overeat. BUT - it seems like every single year I go through a period where I lose…
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Vacationing with friend who has effortless perfect body
So, in January my husband and I are going on a Caribbean cruise with another couple. This girl is one of my very good friends and I like her a lot (hence why we are going on the cruise with them), so this has nothing to do with our friendship or anything. It's 100% me and my insecurities. This girl has a perfect body.…
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SLOW Weight Loss + Lean Body Mass Decreasing (Vegetarian)
Hey everyone. I have been working really hard for the past month trying to lose some weight. At the end of September, I weighed 144lbs and my BF was 27.08%. I'm 5'3". So I'm technically "overweight". I did the BodyGem measurement about a year ago and my LBM was 105lbs. I was told that my RMR was 1,800cal/day. Multiplying…
