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Friends who are looking to maintain?
Hello! I lost about 25 pounds and have been in maintenance mode for 4 months now. My focus now is to continue to maintain as well as become more lean. I'd love some new buddies that are on the same boat. Let's be friends! :drinker: :flowerforyou:
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Constant plateaus
I'm always hitting plateaus. I have 8 more pounds to lose and it's getting pretty frustrating. I lose a pound and then for the next few weeks, my weight stays the same. I'm not really sure what to do anymore. I usually have tennis practice and burn about 500-700 calories a day from that. Then I do ripped in 30 and burn 200…
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Lazy buns!
I'm not really new here, I've just been a lazy bum in regards to meeting people. I'd like to change that! Feel free to talk to me, I'd love to meet some cool new people that can help keep me motivated! Let's do this! But please, no random friend requests. Let's talk first! :happy:
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Buff boys are my motivation... xD
I have pictures of hotties saved to my phone so whenever I don't want to workout or want another serving of some delicious fattening treat, I look at them and think "what if he was watching?" Is that weird? What do you use to motivate you on a regular basis?
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My body is crazy?
I have been trying to maintain my weight for about a month and a half now. I found that when I was losing, my body naturally maintained really well so figured it wouldn't be too hard now that my goal is simply to maintain. I started to gradually increase my net calories to around 1300, but to my surprise, I lost 4 more…
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1900 calories of healthy food= challenging!
My body is continuing to lose weight even though that is not my goal. I've been in maintenance mode for about a month now, but I find it really difficult to eat 1900 calories worth, especially when it's all healthy food. Plus I have to eat back the 200+ I burn from exercise. Any tips on how to successfully transition into…
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How to lose inches?
What are some effective ways to lose inches? I'm thinking about pilates, but I'm not really much of a fan :huh: ... what has worked for you?
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Do body fat % calculators work?
According to the body fat percentage calculator on http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/ ,which was suggested to me by another MFP user, my body fat percentage is 17.7%. How accurate is this number? Can these calculators actually give a ballpark estimate or are they way off? Also, if it is somewhat accurate, is 17.7% a…
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Did your body shape change?
Is it even possible? I lost 22 pounds since January. Before I started my weight loss journey, I remember plugging in my bust, waist, and hip measurements into numerous online body shape calculators (I had a lot of time on my hands... :tongue: ) and since I carried a lot of weight in my lower body, I, to no surprise, was…
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Transitional time! Ahh!
I recently lost 21 pounds and am now satisfied with where I am. My only goals are to become more toned in the abs and bootay area. Does anyone have any advice on how to transition from weight loss to maintenance? What was your experience like? Also, what are some good exercises to become more toned all around? Thanks guys!
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Bigger and better booty!
I'm trying to get a better butt and am looking for exercises that target the area. Should I start lifting at the gym? Or do regular at-home squats work as well? What are the best exercises for a kickass *kitten*?
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What's the point of eating back calories? o.O
I burn anywhere from 400-900 calories a day and I know I should eat some of that back, but am I supposed to eat them all back? What was the point of exercising then? Ahhh so confused. :/
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Net calories vs total calories
Hello everyone! So this has been puzzling me for a few months now. Now that my tennis season has started, I'm burning a lot of calories and sometimes, my net calories are 500 at the end of the day. My question is, should I be more concerned about eating 1200 calories total or 1200 net calories? On the days that I exercise…
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The big bad plateau
Help guys! So I've been trying to lose my last 4 pounds, and they are so stubborn! I've been stuck at 134 pounds for almost three weeks. I eat around 1300 calories per day, play tennis for an hour and a half, and started the Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 DVD last week and have do it every day. I tried to increase my…
