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Can someone please help me understand this???
Yesterday was my husband's birthday so so did indulge a little bit. I had two cupcakes, two spoons of frosting and three sugar cookies. I logged everything and added it to what I already ate so I had a total of 4000 calories. I ran nine miles and according to my Fitbit I burned 2900 calories. I always knock 500 off of that…
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Do you eat back exercise calories?
Hi everyone! I know that this has probably been asked a ton but I just wanted to see if you eat back your exercise calories. I normally eat about 1400 cal a day but after a long run I do eat back some of them but I never go below 1200. I hit a plateau a few weeks ago so someone suggested that I eat 1200 calories for a week…
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What on earth...9 pound weight gain after vacation???
Hi everyone, I'm hoping that the weight loss experts can help me out here because I am lost and upset. We went on vacation on the 26th and came back today. I weighed 123 the morning I left and tonight I weighed 133.1! Normally I only weigh myself in the morning but I just wanted to see. It might go down to 132 in the…
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Is it possible to gain 1.7 pounds in a day?
Hi everyone! I am thinking that the answer to this no but I want to hear from the experts. While I didn't eat great yesterday there is no way I ate that much, absolutely no way. I did run for an hour and drank 100 ounces of water but I've been runnjng and drinking that much for years and really don't retain water. I will…
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Bloating...please help!!!
Hi everyone, I am really struggling with some major bloating and I need some help. My weight has not changed and I didn't eat any sodium packed food yesterday but I am so bloated I feel like I could burst. It's not my time of the month either. When I woke up this morning my stomach looked like a butterball turkey when it…
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Water retention in muscles?
Hi everyone, I'm sure that this has been answered before but I'm going to ask again because I don't know the answer. I have been running for several years and take a day off about every two weeks. Five days ago I got a bad stomach bug so I took four days off and finally ran again this morning. I know that you shouldn't…
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Need good opinions please
I finally hit may maintenance wait about a month ago, yay! In the last two weeks that I have gained a little over 4 pounds but I am still meticulously logging my calories and eating my maintenance weight. I have been running seven days a week about for about 5 to 6 miles each time for the last couple months because I am…
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Weight gain on maintenance?
Hi everyone, I finally reached my goal weight several days ago so I started eating on maintenance calories this past Tuesday. I only up to them about 150 per day (per Scooby) but yet I have gained three pounds since Tuesday morning. Ugh! It took what seemed like forever to reach my goal weight and now I'm up 3 pounds from…
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If you're sick do you still workout?
Hi everyone, I am about three pounds away from my goal weight so of course I am trying extra hard to get there. The thing is I am sick and I'm sure I'm going to have no desire to run tomorrow. I typically run about 5-6 miles a day and if I don't run I really do feel lazy. It's been awhile since I've been sick so honestly I…
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Can someone please explain this weight gain to me?
Hi everyone, I am fully aware of how many calories make a pound so I was totally shocked at my weight gain this morning. I try and not weigh myself everyday but yesterday was our youngest daughter's birthday party and I knew that I was going to eat some cake and go over my normal amount of calories so I wanted to see how…
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Please, someone convince me I need to take a day off
Hi everyone, Here's my problem. I reachedmy goal weight and decided to make another goal, which is just a few pounds less. I'm eating about 1800 calories a day and I run between 40 and 45 minutes a day. The problem is I run every day. Even on vacation I work out when my kids are sleeping with my husband in the hotel room.…
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Please help...5 pound gain in 7 days???
Hi everyone, Well, this is the most depressed I've been about my weight in awhile. We went on vacation last Saturday and the day we left I was 3 1/2 pounds from my goal. I actually ate within my calories and worked out everyday except for the last three days. I just weighed myself and I gained five pounds!!! I'm so…
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Changing up workouts
Hi everyone, I usually run about 4 miles a day and I love it. I really don't take a day off even though I probably should. We are on vacation now and even though there is a treadmill in the workout room there is also a bike. Since I have been running every day for a long time would it be a good idea to change things up and…
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Unexpected weight gain...please he'll
Hi everyone, I need some advice because I'm very frustrated. I weigh myself every three or four days and I noticed in the last four days I have gained almost a pound. I have been eating the same amount I did to lose the lash 10 pounds and working out even more. I was four pounds away from my goal but now I'm almost five. I…
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Question for the women...weight gain on birth control
Hi ladies, I was hoping to get some advice on birth control. We are done having kids but both my dh and I don't want to do anything permanent. I want to go on birth control but honestly I'm concerned about the possible weight gain. I have busted my butt to lose 75 pounds and I'm only three pounds away from my goal so I…
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Need opinions...four pounds from goal, TDEE-15% or TDEE -10%
Hi everyone, I am four pounds away from my goal and I was just wondering if I should go down to TDEE -10% or stay at TDEE -15%. I have been trying to eat closer to TDEE -15% the last couple weeks but unfortunately I've found myself going back to TDEE -20%. I just want to make sure that when I get to maintenance my body…
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Is anyone losing on over 1700 calories a day?
Hi everyone, I am 5'4 1/2" and 127.6 (today was my weigh in today, so that's why I'm being specific :) and I'm about six pounds away from my goal. I've been eating at TDEE -20%, which is about 1650, and losing steadily, but the closer to goal I get I know I need to up my calories. If I eat TDEE -15% I need to eat close to…
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Just how bad is it to go over daily fat gram total?
Hi everyone, I was just wondering how bad it was to go over your daily fat gram allowance but yet stay under with your calories. I'm planning on treating myself to a yummy salad tonight but even though I will still be under in calories it will push me over my fat gram limit. I'm good with the other macros, just not the…
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TDEE and fat grams???
Hi everyone, I am planning on going to CPK tonight for dinner and I really want to order my favorite Caesar salad. My TDEE -15% is about 1750 calories and I am at 935 now. Calorie wise I'm good but the salad has 40 grams of fat! I've intentionally eaten much less fat and a ton more protein today so I can have the salad but…
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When do I get to TDEE -15%?
Hi everyone, I am about 8 1/2 pounds away from my goal so I was wondering when I should go down to TDEE -15%. I've been doing TDEE -20% but it's been coming off so slowly so I'm hesitant to go up but it seems like most people go up in calories when they get closer to their goal. I have no problem with the weight coming off…
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5'4" & under ladies... How many calories do you eat?
I know that body frame and height makes everyones intake very different but I still like seeing success with other petite ladies :) . I only weigh once a week and I was 131 at my last weigh in. I eat between 1600-1650 calories everyday, which is my TDEE -20%. These last 10 pounds are very stubborn!
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I'm losing confidence in TDEE, please help :(
Hi everyone, I really need some help because I am so close to giving up. I lost about 8 pounds eating 1200 calories, plateaued for a month and then lost about six pounds using TDEE -20%. I haven't lost any weight over two weeks, which wouldn't normally be a big deal, but I actually gained two pounds. Since I was eight…
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If you raised your caloric intake did you gain?
Hi everyone, After reaching a plateau at 1550 calories I recently upped my intake to 1700 a day, which is my TDEE -15% since I am getting closer to my goal. When I went from 1200-1550 I was nervous about it but I lost weight immediately. After going up now I've actually gained almost two pounds! My clothes are even tighter…
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Did you try TDEE and have it not work?
Hi everyone, I am feeling really defeated right now because TDEE isn't working for me any more. It worked for awhile and I lost about 5 pounds but in the last three weeks I have gained 2 pounds back. I still work out everyday and nothing in my diet has changed. I raised my TDEE to -15% several days ago and I have continued…
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If you went up in calories did you gain?
Hi everyone, I ended up raising my caloric intake yesterday to TDEE -15% because my weight loss has been stagnant for awhile at TDEE -20% and I was only 8 pounds from my goal. When I weighed in this morning I gained almost .5 pounds. I made sure yesterday to really watch my sodium and eat as little processed foods as…
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If you raised your caloric intake for TDEE did it help?
Hi everyone, My weight loss has pretty much stalled the last three weeks so I decided to start eating at TDEE -15% since I'm eight pounds away from my goal. I should be eating about 1725 calories a day with that but I have been eating about 1500. Should I go up gradually or just go right up to 1700? Going up in calories is…
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weight loss stalled...increase or decrease calories?
Hi everyone, It seems like the last few weeks the only movement I have seen on my scale is up, even though it's only less than 1/2 pound. If it was just a week it would be fine but since it seems like I've been losing and gaining the same 1-2 pounds I feel like something needs to change. I am 5'4" and 130. My TDEE -20% is…
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Question about phentermine and other weight loss pills
First let me preface this by saying I don't use any type of diet pill and do not ever plan on using them. I keep seeing people on here saying they lost x amount of weight in x amount of days and they feel great. I'm always blown away with the, "I lost 30 pounds in 45 days and I feel awesome." Anyways, about two months ago…
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Do you ever take a day off from working out?
Hi everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone takes a day off from working out. I truly can't remember the last time I didn't run but I'm wondering if that's not healthy. Usually I love running but the past few days it's been difficult to motivate myself to do it. Is that my body's way of telling me to take the day off or is…
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If you are REALLY hungry are you eating enough?
Hi everyone, I've been eating at TDEE -20% for about three weeks now. I eat about 1600 calories a day and am 8 pounds from my goal. It's not my TOM but the past few nights I have been so hungry about an hour after dinner. It's actual hunger pain too. Does that mean I'm not eating enough?
