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Deficit, Surplus or Maintenance?
Hi, hoping someone might be able to help me as I've got myself into a bit of a pickle about how much I should be eating! I've reached my goal weight (119lbs - I'm 5' 2" female) and now want to get fitter. I have started doing bodyweight exercises and some stuff for my abs and am starting a Pilates class this week to help…
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Scoliosis and Exercise
I've just started my journey towards being stronger and fitter. Having reached my goal weight (119lbs) I started working out last week - 3 days using bodyweight exercises and 2 focusing on my abs. Last week was fine - hard work, made me sweat and puff a bit, I could feel my muscles working, but fine! Today I tried the…
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Want to maintain - still losing
I got to my goal weight of 119lbs (actually just under 118.5) at the end of last week so decided to switch to maintenance this week. MFP gives my maintenance calories as 1480 - I'm 5'2" female) but I've lost another 2lbs since Monday!! I started exercising this week for about 25 minutes each day including warm up and cool…
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Never exercised before - don't know where to start!
I've been on MFP for about 6 weeks now. My original goal was to get down to 112lbs (I'm 5ft 2in) but having reached 119lbs I've decided I don't want to lose any more weight, I just want to get fitter and get rid of the fat around my stomach. Unfortunately, I cannot afford a gym membership but I'm willing to put the time in…
