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Eat more to weigh less? Does it actually work?
I'm curious to know if anybody has had success with this. I have upped my calories to maintenance for 6 weeks so far and all that's happened is I gained weight. I have heard that it can take a while but 6 weeks seems pretty long. I didn't gain the weigh slowly I just gained 4-5 pounds in the first week! I look chubbier…
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Do I keep eating maintenance when weight stabilizes or can I cut?
My weight has finally stabalized 2 weeks ago after increasing calories. I am at maintenance *I think* but do I try to up my calories more now that I have stabalized or do I stay her or can I cut?
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How long should I stay at maintenance before I cut? EM2WL
Hello everyone! I have FINALLY reached maintenance with EM2WL. I worked my way up very slowly. I have been here for two weeks now. I was wondering how long everyone stayed at maintenance before they were capable of losing again?
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Fixing metabolism?! HELP!
I am new to MFP. I have made a mistake by eating to little which has caused my metabolism to slow so badly! I have heard that you must increase your calories to fix it. I upped my calories to 1400 for 6 weeks so far and the very first week I gained 4 pounds. Everywhere I read said that it is just initial weight gain and…
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Cheap healthy meals ideas/recipes??
I am a senior in high school and my mom lost her job. Hopefully we can both find a job soon but for the time being, does anybody know any cheap healthy meals? Eating healthy is hard on a low budget and I really love eating clean! Comment if you have ideas!
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Gaining weight when increasing calories to maintenance?!
I have been stuck at my weight for months even when I decrease my calories and thats when I realized something has to be wrong. I was eating too little and not losing weight! So I read that I need to up my calories. I started with probably lower than 1200 calories (I know thats so bad and wish I had never done that!) 6…