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Rapid weight loss. Need to gain muscle during surgery rehab. Is it possible?
Hi MFP I'm a 48yo man 5ft 7. I lost a little more than 100 lbs in 10 months. 270s to 170s. Exercise has been aggressive walking. Now I have injured my foot and will be down for eight weeks. I should have been adding muscle all this time, but I would like to start now. Any suggestions on how to add and ramp up strength…
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Am I eating enough calories?
Hi. This is my first post in about 10 years. Glad to be back. Man in my 40s. In 15 weeks I lost 52 pounds. Went from 276 to 224. Did this by getting down to 80 to 120 carbs a day and 80 to 120 g of protein a day. i’m somewhere between 800 and1200 calories a day. I am around 5‘6“. It’s amazing how much I’ve lost. I…
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100 + to lose, why can't I take the first step?
Hi I joined (rejoined) MFP today and really feel like I'm at a crossroads in my life. I'm 38 years old, a father of young kids, and living a very unhealthy lifestyle. My issue is that although I'm self aware and I have desire to change, I'm having a nearly impossible time finding the spark to get me going on a weight loss…
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I'm eating myself to death. (Nighttime eating and more!)
Hi everyone - I suppose this is my "crossroads" moment. The moment where I'm fed up. I've been on the site for a week and logging everything I eat for good or bad. Every night I've loaded up with candy, cookies, and other crappy foods. I eat them in the middle of the night, or sometimes IN bed right before bed. I'm ashamed…
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Repeat failure - Trying again, this time with a fitbit
Hi It's time to make a change. I started using this site a couple of years ago and lost some weight. Gained it back. Tried again, didn't lose anything. Here we are. It's 2 years later and my weight has spiked up and down, as have my emotions. I'm ready to give it one last try. I've got realistic expectations, I've got a…
