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How much easier would it be to maintain a slightly higher weight?
Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well! I used to be very active on this site until the end of 2020. I was sick of obsessing over food and diet and decided to stop logging, but to continue to weigh my food since I generally eat the exact same foods every day. I'm 5'6 and after losing 30 pounds last year I maintained my…
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How do you handle work dinners while on a diet?
Hey guys, just looking for tips on how to deal with work dinners when youre losing weight. I got back from a vacation over three weeks ago where i gained 2 and a half pounds. Only in the last few days have a started to see the weight slowly come off despite a pretty large calorie defecit. Im supposed to go to dinner…
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Help me to understand my post-vacation weight?
Hey guys, Ive recently come back from a one-month vacation two weeks ago. For the first 6.5 months of the year I didnt cheat at all on my diet from losing to 28 pounds to months of maintenance, so I decided to just relax on vacation and eat what I wanted. I got on track immediately and hoped to just relax and ride it out…
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Getting 20,000+ steps per day on holiday. Calorie adjustment?
Hey guys! So I'm on holiday with my boyfriend. He has a fitbit but doesn't use MFP. We pretty much dont leave each others side so his fitbit will be in the relative ballpark of my activity for the day. Its logging 25k to 30k steps per day, and around 20 km per day. I'm usually sedentary outside of intentional exercise. Can…
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Weight gain on long holidays/vacations
Hey guys! I recently lost about 30 pounds from the start of the year. I've been in maintenance for 3 months but haven't exactly figured out my maintenance calories. I'm leaving for a 4 week vacation in just a couple weeks and I'm starting to worry! Usually I weigh and log everything but it was recently my boyfriends…
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Anyone in NZ or Aus ever used Edmonds Golden Buttercake mix?
Hey guys! I know it's a long shot, but I'm looking to make a birthday cake this week and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how Edmonds golden buttercake box mix is? I'm not entirely sure what butter cake even is, but it just looks richer than the vanilla cake mix. Is it a mix you can use for an iced birthday cake? And is…
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Should I keep increasing calories to find maintenance if I'm not losing?
Hey guys. I've posted here before about my struggle figuring out maintenance calories, and looking for a bit more insight. In theory my maintenance calories should be 1950 to 2100 based on my initial weight loss, but I'm now averaging 1650 calories and am technically maintaining - up and down between 129.7 and 131.8 for…
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How do weight trending apps decide your trend?
Hey guys. I've been using libra for a couple of months now every day as I've worked on transitioning into maintenance. For the first month even when I had high weigh ins, it insisted my trend was continuing downward. About a week ago I had a high carb, high cal day that I banked calories for. My weight went up for a few…
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Calories per serving in baking mixes listed as prepared?
Hi there, I have a pancake mix and a brownie mix that I'll be making in the coming weeks. The pancake mix only requires that you add water, but the brownie mix adds eggs and "margarine or butter" as well. On both boxes it only lists the calories per prepared serving and gives a weight of roughly one brownie or pancake…
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Increased cals from 1200 to 1500 and have gained significantly every day since
Hey guys, really stressed at the moment and not sure what to do. I've been eating 1200 calories gross for 3 months. I work out for over an hour 6 days a week running two and a half miles, walking quickly at an incline, and strength training. I'm 5'6 and around 131 pounds. I decided I needed to increase my calories and…
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Inconsistencies with bathroom scale?
Hey guys.. just wondering how accurate bathroom scales should be and how to figure out if something needs to be changed? Also just curious if inconsistency is something I should be expecting from my home scale... We just bought ours a month ago and it is a Weightwatchers scale because where I live that was one of the…
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How to maintain on a four-week vacation?
Hey guys, I will be traveling for a month straight this summer internationally, partially in Asian countries and partly European. Of course I want to be able to indulge in some foods and enjoy myself, but a month is a long time. Particularly in Asia it will be difficult to log much of anything accurately. I also will…
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How to determine maintenance calories?
Hey guys. I'm approaching maintenance and I'm wondering how to figure out my maintenance calories. I've lost 21.1 pounds in 10 weeks, which suggests that I'm eating a 1000 calorie deficit. However, the last month I've lost 1.2, again 1.2, 2.4, and 1.6 pounds each week, so I'm wondering if this makes my maintenance lower…
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Frozen foods - weigh frozen or cooked?
Hey guys. Just wondering when you are meant to weigh frozen foods (frozen spring rolls, frozen pizza) before or after cooking them? Does it make a difference like it does with meat? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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What are your stats and maintenance calories?
Hello! Just curious from successful maintainers what you've landed on for maintenance calories? Especially women. I'm a month or two away from maintenance and am starting to worry a bit about figuring out my maintenance calories.
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Looking for protein bar suggestions NZ/Australia
Hello! Can anyone in NZ or Aus recommend protein bars that taste good and are roughly 200 calories or less? I need to increase my protein intake, but I find that generally many protein bars are pretty gross (dry/chalky/etc). They're so pricey here I would rather not buy 7 or 8 before I find one I like! Haha.
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Tell me about your plateaus/fluctuations during weight loss
Hey guys! I'm looking for some personal anecdotes about plateaus and weight fluctuations. When I first lost weight years ago it was very linear for the first three months, about two pounds a week, every week, without fail. This time I find myself frustrated by seeing the same number on the scale a week later, even though I…
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Another hiking/calories burned question
Hi guys! Yesterday I went on a hike here in New Zealand. It was roughly a 1000m elevation gain, 8 or 9 miles round trip, and on the way up it was completely uphill. The whole hike was about 5 and a half hours including a 30 minute break at the top. The last 40 minutes was very steep and often involved scrambling up rocks.…
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How to determine calories burned hiking?
Hello! I'm going on a hike this weekend and I'm wondering the best way to figure out the calories burned since I don't have a Fitbit. Depending how far we can go it will either be a 3 or 5 hour hike, uphill and relatively challenging but not extremely steep. How would I go about estimating this?
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Why am I so thirsty?
Hey guys. Weird question, but since I have started losing weight I am constantly thirsty. I used to not really drink much water except after a workout because I just didn't feel like I 'needed' it. Suddenly now I'm drinking 2000 to 2500 ml of water per day because I genuinely crave it. Just curious if theres a reason for…
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Does weight lifting while losing weight slow down your per pound weight loss?
I'm sure this has been asked a billion times but I searched and cant find the answer I was looking for, so here i am! The last time I lost a lot of weight I didn't exercise at all. Now I'm back on the wagon many years later and while eating at a deficit I'm also running 2 miles and walking 1 on a treadmill, then 30-45…
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Is it just me or is counting calories in NZ/Australia a huge headache? (Grams, kJ)
Hey everyone! Accidently deleted this post once so the sum it up - I've moved to New Zealand and am finding calorie counting tedious and near impossible. Not only is everything in kJ rather than calories forcing me to divide by four-point-whatever, but then the serving size is only in GRAMS. Not cups, never tablespoons,…
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Is pork a bad idea for weight loss?
Hey guys! I've just gotten back on the weight loss wagon. My problem is that I do not like seafood, and have moved to New Zealand where they generally don't sell turkey. This basically leaves me with chicken, chicken, and more chicken. Is it a bad idea to incorporate pork into my diet a few times a week with dinner? I'm…
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New to weights and need some insight!
I just started weight training about two weeks ago (I'm female) and I've been trying to use online resources to figure out what to do. I think I've got a pretty good handle on the amount of different machines I'm using per workout. Usually 8 different exercises, each 3 sets of 10 reps. I have a routine for arms, legs, and…
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Best exercises for losing fat and gaining muscle?
I've been a runner for two years now, running an average of about 35 miles per week. However, all of the cardio is making me hungry, and I'm starting to gain some weight back. I don't know much science behind it, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming that my metabolism is getting too used to the cardio…
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Need advice on switching from running to gym workouts!
Hey there, I haven't been on these forums for over a year, but I need some advice on switching up my workout routine. For some background, I lost 40 pounds and became underweight by barely eating and never exercising. Then I realized that I was unhealthy, and began running long distance. I started eating more and put on a…
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Have you lost weight eating "junk food"?
I would love to be a completely "clean eater".... But I've found that I cannot manage to stay sane and on track when I limit myself to fruits, veggies, and rice (yes yes I know there are plenty of other options aside from these :P). I've found that if I allow myself something sweet at the end of the day (or a meal every…
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Calling all Chicago runners!
I'll be in Chicago from December 6th to the 15th this winter. As a Floridian with no thermal running gear (I don't even own a coat), I'm not sure I will be able to handle running outside in the cold, but I can't bring myself to take two weeks off of running. So I'm wondering how you guys make it through the winters, and…
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Pre-race dinner and post-race breakfast suggestions!
This Sunday is my first ever half marathon and I'm really excited. 6 months ago I couldn't run two miles without practically giving myself a hernia. However, I'm in the process of trying to lose the 12 pounds I put on this Summer, so I'm trying to decide what I need to eat before my race and after! Do you encourage eating…
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I need help losing weight the right way.
I've asked for help on these boards before and I don't always get very many responses, but I am finally 100% dedicating myself to losing weight in a healthy, responsible way, and I simply just need some advice from people who know about situations like my own. I would be so so grateful if you would take the time to offer…
