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Is it true that you cannot eat as much as a person that was always of normal weight?
Hello, sorry I don't belong here yet but I am very curious. I have seen on a programme that if your TDEE is 2000kcal and you always been of normal weight, you get to eat 2000kcal. CICO so to speak. But if you were heavier and lost weight and your TDEE is 2000kcal, you actually can only eat 20% less in order not to gain…
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Hello, a bit cheeky question, does MFP work as a dating site too?
Hello, I have been on MFP before but failed - many times. This time I feel quite different, I am ready. I have at least 80lbs to lose. A bit cheeky but as my personal life is not great, I do wonder if there is anyone has found a soulmate here? I reckon someone in the same position and wanting to get healthy could be a…
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Hungry after eating, constantly hungry... Never satisfied!
I am afraid I have developed a very bad habit, not only binge eating, but constantly having to eat or drink something, especially when I am at work (my work is desk-bound). Between breakfast and lunch I have at least 1 liter of water, 3 mugs of tea, 2 mugs of instant soup and snacking of my lunch. When lunch time comes, I…
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I am not sure if I believe in myself anymore
I am the only loser who has tried to lose weight for the last 5 years without success? I gained lots of weight with my first pregnancy (was overweight to start with) 5 years ago and have been trying to lose weight since. I have lost max 10-13 pounds numerous times before I fall off wagon, start bingeing and gain it back. I…
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I consume horrible amounts of foods and liquids...
It is trully horrible. I am back on “diet” every single morning and yet I have gained back those 10lbs that I lost 2 months ago. I seem to be able to consume tragical amounts of foods and liquids. Now it is 3pm in the UK and I in addition from my food, I had: 4 bottles x 750m of water 1 litre of sparkling sweetened water 1…
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I hate my long hair will I look fatter if I cut it short?
I am in my mid-30ties and have always had a long(ish) hair, below shoulders. I have been longing for a shorter/more mature/more solid hairstyle for few years now, but so afraid to cut it short(ish) because I am afraid I will look bigger, my back and neck will look big, the disproportion of face and body will be even more…
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I just bought another dress that's too small.....
I am tight size 18 (UK) and have just bought yet another size 16 beautiful dress adding to my wardrobe full of too small new clothes into which I am hoping to fit sometime in the future... The truth is that I have never fit into them as I am not good at losing weight (yet) and those clothes just hang there without use. It…
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Overeaten by 400kcal at 2pm – how to save the day?
The question in the topic.. One of those bad days.. It is 2pm and I am already 400kcal over :( I could choose not to eat today at all (hard!), running in place or running up and down the stairs to burn the calories, but afraid that starving will lead to more overeating.. After I come back from work, I will have 2 kids with…
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Hi, I am looking for friends who count weight loss in kg
Hello, I am a working 33yo mum of two small children and have to lose at least 25 kg (ideally 30kg). My daily calorie limit is 1600kcal for steady 1lbs (0.5kg) loss. If you count weight in kilograms, then please feel free to add me as a friend. And anyone in a similar life position as me, also please feel free to add me. I…
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Anyone with daily net goal of around 1600? Add me!
Hi, I am a working mum of two boys from the UK? I need to lose 27kg.... I tried sticking to 1400kcal/day so many times, and would always find myself ran out of calories by the afternoon or left with 200kcal for dinner which was ridiculous and unbearable.. (don't tell me I don't have a willpower - that just did not work for…
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Praise to Peanut Butter, it's a great appetite suppresant
I just wanted to say how I discovered the magic of Peanut Butter (PB). I love but obviously it is high in calories. So, instead of having spoonfuls of it and overeating, I allow myself to have 1 heaped teaspoon every evening, after my dinner. It is only around 100kcal, but it gives me a perfect satisfaction for savoury and…
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Is running good for heavy people? I am 211lbs
I need to add, that I am 33 and occasionally feel my knee joint, and started feeling it more tense after my latest trial to run (at 211lbs). I had run before in my 20ties and never had problems, so did not care about the pressure to my knee joints etc… Now I do care and I wonder whether the benefit of running outweighs…
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I am dreading the weekend coming…
I am new here, so please don’t be hard on me. I have started calorie-counting in Jan/2011, my weight then was around 215lbs, and despite of starting every day as a fresh I am still around 211lbs! It is probably because I wasn’t totally committed, would fall of the wagon here and then, with weekends being out of control, my…
