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The fine line between under and over eating
Just wanted to see what thoughts you all might have. I have about 15 - 20 lbs left to lose (after 40+ lb loss), plus I'm in my 40s now and it's just getting trickier. I've found that the hardest thing to get right is eating enough to stay ahead of out of control hunger that leads to overeating... without the 'eating…
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Cold weather effects on weight and hunger
Anyone notice the cold weather affecting these things from your experience? Is there any research on this? I don't know if it's psychological or what. But weight loss is not going very well right now. I'm noticably hungrier and the scale seems to be hovering a few lbs higher.
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Food scale users input please
So after losing about 45 lbs, wanting to lose about 15 more, I finally decided to buy the much recommended by MFP users, food scale. How do you make regular use of your food scale? And has it really made a difference?
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What is the weight difference? Pics.
Deleted. Thank you for the feedback though.
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Are fitness trackers worth it?
Also what is an affordable, but reasonably accurate fitness tracker? I'm trying to decide if it's worth it. Calculating calories in seems to be much easier for me the than figuring calories out. I really have no idea how much various activities burn. I don't think I'm even close, and I think that throws things off. What…
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Why do people give up?
I know this question has been asked before here in the archives but I'm asking for 2020. Feel free to offer your personal experience. Why do people typically give up their weight loss efforts? What makes people get discouraged to the point they say 'forget it'? And then on the other end, what finally worked for you? What…
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Slow weight loss stories
I'm hoping for a bit of encouragement and perspective. Have you lost weight slowly? My weight loss is roughly 1/2 lb per week. I thought that being 55 lbs above the healthy weight range was enough to warrant faster weight loss but it's really slow going. Currently I've clocked in between 10-12 lbs (scale fluctuations) lost…
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Family member needs to lose weight
So this is Scrappy. She's about 17 lbs and for her small feline frame it's too much. She could stand to lose about 5 lbs. Our dilemma is that we have one other cat who is not overweight and I am wondering how it's possible to restrict one's food intake and not the other. They live together and have access to the same cat…
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Do you wait?
Edited: nevermind, dumb question 😳
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The notion that trying to lose weight is pointless and harmful
I'm sorry that I keep starting new threads. I'm just still trying to get a handle on my current mindset. Thanks for bearing with me. There's this notion in the body positivity/ intuitive eating community that weight loss is completely futile. That the more you try, the more weight you will eventually regain. They site some…
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Weight loss rate in the real world
So I'm keeping at my effort to lose weight in the middle of all the upheaval in the world, and some challenges in my own life. It gives me something to work on and hopefully reap the positive benefits of. For those who lost weight and feel that you did it in a realistic, sustainable way - what is a rate of weight loss that…
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Beginning calorie deficit when you're used to eating a lot
So when you're used to eating 4,000 or so calories a day, how do you ease into a calorie deficit? I know I was eating this much because I started this current weight loss endeavor by being very honest with myself and tracking my intake on a normal day where I wasn't trying to be "good". I know what MFP says I should be…
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Estimating calories without a food scale
I noticed that a food scale is considered extremely important around here. I don't have one. I may get one but until then, how successful can you be without one? And what would you say about having a sort of policy of overestimating calories on everything you eat for those without a food scale? I ask that because it seems…
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Need help having a good starting mindset
Maybe someone can relate and offer insight. Just starting out trying to lose weight and am struggling with discouragement already. I'm facing reality, I'm in the obese range. I weigh so much more than I thought I did and I want to have lost the weight yesterday. What mentality do you have to face this huge uphill battle…
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Moms: anyone lost weight after weaning (from breastfeeding)
I am not going to wean any time soon since my baby is only 2 and 1/2 months old. I just want some kind of hope. Has anyone had a substantial weight loss after weaning? I don't mean "those last 5 lbs". Anyone lose a significant amount after weaning? Breastfeeding just adds such a huge complication to weight loss for me. I…
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How do you cope with "hanger" while trying to lose weight?
(Hanger = hungry anger) It looks like the only way I can be successful at weight loss, at this time anyway, is to eat within a range that leaves me in a foul mood at all times. Do others experience this? How do you deal with it? Do you get used to it? I don't like feeling irritable all the time, but if I eat enough to feel…
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Best exercises for very out-of-shape beginners?
What should I be starting with? My experience is that when I start a beginners/ low-impact workout video, it makes me so sore that I have to wait a full week before doing it again because of how severe the pain in my muscles is. I want something I can do every day that will be both effective enough to make a difference but…
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Starting by cutting out sugar - advice?
I am wondering if anyone can offer advice or experience about cutting out sugar. What are the guidelines you use? How strict are you? Do you eat fruit, etc? Has it made a difference in your weight loss and general health? I want to lose at least 25 lbs, but I'd really like to lose 40. I am currently breastfeeding a massive…
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Breastfeeding, trying to lose, crazy hungry & supply
Hi, I am new : ) I am exclusively breastfeeding a 7 week old baby. I don't want too get to intense with the weight loss goals yet since I don't want to compromise my milk supply, but I am wondering how on earth I figure out just how many calories I should be eating. My problem is that I am insanely hungry. I could probably…
