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BMR- what does it mean in weight loss?
Basal metabolic rates- mine is around 1430 kcal/day, but when trying to lose weight is that the minimum I need to consume, or can I consume and exercise beneath that, at say 1200 net kcal/day? Is that unhealthy, or is that a major point to weight loss in general?
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Plateu? Or am I not doing this right??
I am going insane! Forget that in the past month my weight and measurements have been fluctuating, but all I want is to lose about 2 or 3 pounds to get under that 140 mark! Granted, I just began exercising about 4 days a week with an hour of cardio and some strength training, and I struggle to eat as much as 1200 calories…
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Stuff happens!
I was doing great logging in my food and water every meal, every day, along with regular exercise, and then all of a sudden I just stopped! Some events happened (funerals, beginning college again, partner moving away) and I've had trouble trying to fit in being healthy with work plus everything else. I had lost 10 whole…
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Ladies! Mushroom tops...
What exercise do we include in our workouts besides straight up cardio to rid ourselves of these monsters? Edit: the second after I made this topic I found a thread on our very own MFP. :laugh: Here's the link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/148751-getting-rid-of-the-muffin-mushroom-top
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Not getting enough calories in.
Before I began dieting I would eat less than 1000 calories per day on average, but it would all be junk food. Now that I AM dieting, i've been eating healthier and exercising 4 to 5 days a week. I wait tables and go to school, and can't seem to find enough time to eat small meals throughout the day, or more than one big…
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under calorie needs + exercise and gained weight???
This is my first post on here, so hello everyone! I've been using this app for a week and a half now and I absolutely love it. I weigh 148 lbs and set my first goal for 138. 10 pounds doesn't seem so hard does it? My calorie requirements to reach 138 are 1200 for -2 lbs/week, and I have been exercising 4 days a week doing…
