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Ladies - what did you do to minimize baby weight?
I am *not* pregnant and not expecting to be in the near future, but at some point I will :) and this is just stuff I wonder about. I have been really serious this year about my fitness and I'm at the best I've ever felt and looked. I put A LOT of effort to lose weight and become stronger and fitter. I hope this doesn't…
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Possible weight gain because of strength training
I have lost about 20 pounds by eating very healthy, about 1400-1500 calories daily, and lifting weights. I'm now eating 1600 calories, still working out, but doing a new resistance program with heavier weights. I was either maintaining or losing about half a pound a week. Suddenly I gained 2 pounds, without any cheat days,…
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Has anyone gone from MFP to IIFYM?
I am following something similar to MFP, just not really doing the whole calories and eating back exercise ones. I set 1500 calories daily and work out almost every day so it evens out. My weight loss has been slow and steady, getting slower now that i'm getting closer. Sometimes I wonder if I am eating too much, but if I…
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RMR test - am I doomed? or just out of the average?
I did a metabolic testing today, and I am regretting it. It's completely ruined all the happiness I was feeling with my results, and I"m trying hard to not let it have such an effect. First some stats about me: female, 5'5, 26 years old, currently 155 and goal weight 145. I have been actively trying to lose weight since…
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Is this a plateau or me not having patience?
For about 8 months into this, I used to see a very clear pattern: same weight for 2 weeks, then it went up for 2-3 pounds the next 2 weeks, and after this it did a drop of about 4-5 pounds. So I was clearly losing 2 pounds every month. In May, I reached my milestone and only had 5 more pounds to go; this was also the time…
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Why did it stop all of a sudden? :(
I've been on the weight loss track since November last year, so around 9 months now -_- I was consistently losing 2 pounds a month until May, then it all stopped. At the beginning of May, I hit 150 (16 pounds down), and a couple of things happened. I stopped my birth control pill and I had a one-week trip, where I ate out…
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Did you go up in weight when increasing cals?
Hey everyone, I'm still in my weight loss phase but getting very close to my goal weight. At some point, I would like to reduce my work outs from 6x/week to 5, and of course increase calories slowly. I'm eating 1500 calories daily and as soon as I eat more than that for one day, I gain 1-2 pounds (mostly water weight). I'm…
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How much water weight after going over your cals?
So I know when dieting, just one day of going over your calories and eating a lot of food will make you "gain weight", mostly from water weight. I'm just wondering how much of an increase people usually see. Yesterday I ate *a lot* of food and I just saw about 1.5 pounds increased. There are other times when I just go over…
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How to get off this plateau? :(
Well, I think I finally hit the dreaded plateau...it's almost 2 months on the same weight. I'm looking for guidance or people who have gone through something similar and how to jump over this obstacle and keep moving. Goal weight: 145 lb (need to lose 5-6 lbs), I'm female and 5'5 Diet: 1500 calories daily…
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Why am I so stuck?
I have been making slow, steady progress for the last 7 months, losing about 2 pounds per month. However, for these last 6-8 weeks it seems like it all stopped. I haven't lost any weight, my waist measurement is the same; on the plus side, I do have less body fat% than in the last 3 months...but it seems like these past…
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Losing my drive and patience
I officially started losing weight in a very healthy way at the beginning of November. I was 165ish pounds and wanted to get down to 145. Right now, I am still stuck at 151, 7 months in! I have lost exactly 2 pounds every month, no more, even at the beginning. I am starting to lose my drive, I only have 6 pounds more to go…
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Wondering if I should increase cals or work out less
I just had my RMR (resting metabolic rate) tested today and it came out at 1598 calories, which is great :) so now I;m just trying to make sure I have my numbers right for the last 6 pounds! I have been eating somewhere between 1450-1500 calories daily (since November), where 40-45% come from protein, 30-35% from carbs and…
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Eating out is basically impossible
Does anyone else feel like there are almost no healthy options when eating out? I go through all the online menus, looks at the calories/fat/carb and it just seems almost impossible to find something within my daily allowance, especially if you care about the macros too. Sometimes I find a salad that is 300 calories but…
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How much do you work out to lose weight?
I am currently working out somewhere between 45 mins - 1.5 hr every day to lose weight, and this is 6x a week. Right now, 2-3 days a week is lifting, and 5-6 days is cardio. I have seen a couple of people who barely work out and lose weight, but then I see people who work out 2 hours or even more every day. If your goal is…
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Everything changes....except my waist :(
I have been consistently dieting and working out for about 6 months now. I am happy with my progress, I've gotten a lot stronger and feel much better, even if I haven't lost that many pounds. My arms have gone to super flabby to actually looking toned finally, my thighs are looking much better too. However, my waist…
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Ladies - any weight gain after birth control?
I am thinking of getting off my birth control pill. Not because I want to get pregnant, but I seriously dislike the whole hormone change and everything they do, so I'll use other methods. But I am super worried of whether I'll gain a bunch of weight. The pill hasn't had an effect on my weight (and if it has, it's been…
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Do you see changes progressively or at once?
Every time I've tried losing weight (used to be unhealthily, now I'm doing it the right way), first of all I never lose at the rate of 1 lb/week. I always lose somewhere between 1.5-2 pounds per month. Another interesting thing that I notice is that the changes in my body happen all at once every few months. For example, I…
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Why does everyone lose so fast?
This is not meant to be a negative post towards anyone, but just something that really frustrates me. I have *never* been able to lose more than 1-2 pounds per month. The three times in my life where I've had to seriously lose weight (this is the 3rd one), I have always seen such a slow progress. This time I am definitely…
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Cardio on fat-burn mode or weights?
I want to lose weight (around 10 pounds more), but I am really trying to make it as much fat as possible. I eat 45% of my calories from protein, do heavy weights with a trainer 2x/week, and the rest of the days I take a group class or do cardio on fat-burning mode. I sometimes think I should add a third day of weights, but…
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Seeing changes but waist measures the same
Hey everyone, this is just a doubt that I have. I have been losing at a steady rate of about 2 pounds/month since November, but I am concentrating mainly on losing fat. So I do heavy weights 2x a week, my cardio is on fat burning mode, etc. I'm trying to keep as much muscle as I can, and I hope this is one of the reasons…
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Trying to understand weight loss rate
I have been actively changing my lifestyle since around October. I got a personal trainer, completely changed my food, stopped eating out all the time (which is what got me gaining weight). I started at 165 lbs at the beginning on November, and I'm now around 154-155. My diet is 1500 *total* calories per day (20-25% fat,…
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People who lose weight at BELOW average rate
I need support...I'm one of those people who has never lost weight at the average pace (1 lb per week). Best case scenario, I lose a pound every 2-4 weeks. It's always been this way, whether I've tried healthy or unhealthily. Right now, this is what my program looks like: 5'5 female, 26 years old, 155 lbs (started at 165…
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Eating out - how to not make it a cheat meal?
I've been seriously trying to lose weight for 5 months now. I have lost 10 pounds, still 10 more to go. Some stats: woman, 5'5, 155 pounds (GW: 145), 26 years old. It's been slow moving, but I feel like I look better and my body fat has gone down almost 2%. I eat 1500 calories every day, do weight training 2x a week and…
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How are you losing those 10-15 pounds?
It's taking me forever to lose 10 pounds. When I started last year, I lost 5-6 pounds doing Crossfit in a month, which left me at 165. Then got back on track on November, and I lost around 7 pounds in 2 months. However, from January (around 158-159) pounds to today (March 30) I've lost 4 pounds!!! Ugh! My stats: 5'5",…
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How often do you workout for last 15 pounds?
I am trying to both lose weight, but also build muscle. So my workouts are a little different than maybe most people who are losing weight, and clearly the scale doesn't move as fast. I am pretty much working out 6x a week, between light and moderate, and I do heavy weights 2x/week. I'm doing all of this both because I…
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HELP - Giving my weight too much importance
I have had some conversations with some people and myself :) just reflecting on whether weight should be my primary goal. I have lost 10 pounds - I lost 7 in the first 2 months and it's taken me 3 months to lose the other 3 pounds. I am doing exactly the same thing I was doing so I have no idea why it's slowed down so…
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How often do you take cheat meals?
This is just out of curiosity, I'm not going to go ahead and do what people here say because I know depends on the person. Me, I was taking a cheat meal pretty much every weekend, and now I'm switching to every 1 or 2 weekends. For example, last weekend I went out of town so pretty much ate out 4 times in a row, so this…
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Sloooow weight and body fat% loss
So I started really changing my lifestyle and exercise about 5 months ago. Essentially, I wanted to lose 20 pounds and obviously lose body fat. All my life I've just been sitting around, doing nothing remotely sporty, so yes I started with a very high body fat percentage and overall, I'm still very weak. However, I started…
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Some of us are just not made to be *that* skinny
I need some help here...I'm 5'5 and I'm currently at 158lbs, and my goal weight is 145lbs. I just need to vent. I am SO tired of the society telling me that I need to be 120-130 pounds according to my height. I used to suffer so much about this and it got the point where I *almost* had an eating disorder because I was…
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What if my body just refuses to lose weight?
Here's my story: I don't need to lose multiple amounts of weight, so just "cutting out junk food" won't do it because I already don't eat junk food. I started at 165 and wanted to get down to 145 (female, 5'4-5'5). It's taken me 4 months of eating healthy, working out with a personal trainer and doing cardio 5-6 days a…
