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Is it normal to plan for weight gains while trying to maintain current body weight?
I recently hit my long term goal of losing 100lbs. It took me almost two years to lose the weight and well over 10 years to figure out a lifestyle that works for me. Throughout my weight loss journey, I realized there are moments in life where counting calories are just not possible or extremely difficult to do accurately.…
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95lbs Transformation (1.5 Year Transformation)
It looks like I’ve plateaued and won’t be losing any more weight without having to reduce calories or increase exercise. To be honest, I’m happy with my weight now and plan to work on maintenance for the next year or two. I’ll reevaluate later if I decide I want to lose more. I also didn’t shave or cut my hair while I was…
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When should you decided to stop losing weight?
For a little over a year I have made significant lifestyle changes which has allowed me to lose 91 lbs. My long term goal was to lose 100 lbs but I don’t think I’m mentally in a place where I can cut back more calories/exercise more in order to achieve that goal. I’m 30 years old, 5 foot 11, 189 lbs. I went from size 48…
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How much water can your body retain after exercising?
I had a little bit of a shock today when I weighed myself in as I apparently gained 2.5 lbs over the week. I weigh myself weekly, wearing the same outfit at the same time so I was admittedly surprised. Aside from dinner, my diet has been pretty consistent for the past year. I eat the same snacks, breakfast and lunch…
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Need Help Staying Motivated to Reach 100lbs Goal
It’s been about a year and two months since I decided to take control of my weight. I had one too many scares that sent me to the hospital that made me decide to try to lose weight again. It’s not like I hadn’t had success in the past; I had lost weight before. The problem is it seemed impossibly hard to lose weight. I ate…
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Questions About Weight Distribution
Disclaimer: Genuine curiosity here, I’m not trying to target weight loss in any specific area. Many years ago, I managed to drop down to 160lbs; the lightest I’ve ever weighed in my entire life. My methodology was flawed and unhealthy, exercising 3+ hours daily and eating very little for 60 days (losing 50lbs). My methods…
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Calories When Deepfrying
Normally when I cook I measure out all of my raw ingredients using a food scale or a unit of measurement (i.e tablespoon). For oil, I always add how much I cook to my recipes when cooking with it. I’m planning on making a treat to test out my new deep fryer and am wondering if there are any tips for figuring out how much…
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Weight gains after 16 hour fast?
For starters, I’m asking the question out of curiosity I’m not upset that I gained a small amount of weight. So I fast on Sundays for 16 hours, and today was also an “official” weigh in day for me. I happened to check my weight prior to the fast and I just finished checking it now. How do you gain .5 lbs in 16 hours when…
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A Year of Dieting - Feeling Down, Waiting for Failure
August 29, 2021 marked my one year anniversary when I decided to, once again, attempt to make some positive lifestyle changes. I had quit drinking alcohol for three years and I hoped that would help me lose weight but unfortunately it wasn’t enough. I weighed in at around 275lbs and my wife had just ordered me a cheese…
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Is it normal to put on 7 pounds after a weeklong vacation?
I have been dieting for about a year now and have lost close to 80lbs (prior to my “vacation”). One of my goals with my weight loss journey is to learn to adapt to life, recognizing that there’ll be moments in my life where careful scrutinization of my meals won’t be possible. I found myself without any appliances for a…
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Goal Calories Decreasing?
I adjusted my calories for maintenance yesterday because I felt like eating more. Today, my goal for the day is 200 calories less than it has been in a long time. Is this normal? Should I trust MFP? I’ve lost 50lbs total (40 in 20 weeks) following 2230 per week. Is it because I lost weight?
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Not Adjusting Calories In After Losing 72lbs?
So I’ve been losing weight since Oct. 2020 and have lost a total of 72 pounds. I had lost weight in the past and had to make adjustments to my calories in to continue losing weight. Back then I was much more active than I am today. However, I haven’t adjusted at all since October. The only adjustments I’ve made have been…
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UPDATE: Down 72lbs Since Oct. 2020
Update since my last post: I’m now down 72lbs since Oct. 2020. It feels great! A few things I’ve learned on this journey and in all my experience and struggles with my weight: - Results do not matter if the changes you’re making are not sustainable. - Exercise isn’t necessary for losing weight. If you are going to…
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56 Pound Weight-loss Transformation
In September of 2020 I decided to finally make another attempt at losing weight. In the past, I had gone to extremes exercising 4+ hours a day and eating very little. This would result in quick results but ultimately I would fall back into bad habits. I’ve taken a much more conservative approach to my weight loss this time…
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Adjusting for Unintentional Exercise
Hello, This past week my wife and I made the decision to finish up all the renovations in our house and so I’ve been “working out” significantly more than usual. To put it into perspective, I basically never leave my computer desk except for meals and groceries. This week however, I spent endless hours painting and doing…
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40lbs in 20 Weeks - No Exercise
Twenty weeks ago I decided I would start to track my calories and attempt to eat at a deficit of 1lbs per week. In the past, I had gone to extremes to lose weight spending hours in the gym every day, and eating very little food. The last time I attempted to lose weight I had dropped 50 lbs in 8 weeks (very unhealthy). I…
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Mental Health and Checking the Scales
I have been gaining/losing weight in and off for the last 11 years of my life. For the longest time, I went to extremes to lose weight fast only to put it back on just as fast. For the last 16 weeks I have been taking things much slower than I normally would. This includes how often I was checking the scale. When I was…
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Holiday Meals and Tracking Calories
Okay, so I cooked my first ever thanksgiving turkey for me and my wife. I also did ham and sides and boy, I now have so much respect for my parents preparing these meals growing up. Due to rising COVID cases we opted to not visit family for the holidays and cooked food ourselves. The issue is that because of this we have…
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22 Pounds in 8 Weeks
I made a promise to my wife that I would put some effort into losing weight after we got married in August. I had been having health problems that my weight may have contributed to, and so I began tracking calories. My goal is, and always has been to lose 1lbs a week. Despite this, I’ve managed to lose closer to 2lbs a…
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Restless Legs and Calories Burned
Hello, I was wondering if my restless legs could account for some discrepancies in my weight loss. For the most part I’m losing more than expected because I have a tendency to be more conservative with calorie expenditure than needed. However, even taking that into account I’m still losing more than expected. My wife, who…
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Eating Over Daily BUT Below Weekly
Hello, So I’ve been working a lot of OT the last couple of weeks and when work gets busy I often forget to eat. As a result, my calories are drastically under my weakly goal and I have an abundance of a calories left over. I’m gonna be honest, I’m kind of hungry right now despite having a decent sized late night meal. I’ve…
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Does time of day matter?
Does it matter what time of day it is when I eat? For example, if I wanted a late night snack and had a bunch of extra calories, should I bother?
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What can cause someone to lose more than their estimate weekly goal?
Hello, I’m really invested in trying to learn as much as I can about the human body with regards to my body weight/health and this mystery continues to elude me. I’m on week four of my weight loss journey and despite setting a goal of 1lb per week, I dropped another 3lbs this week (totalling 15lbs for the month). A few…
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Should I Increase My Calorie Goal?
Hello, I’m concerned that I’m possibly losing too much weight too fast. I’ve got a history of rubber banding when it comes to weight-loss and I’ve been trying my best to make changes to my lifestyle as minimal as possible in hopes that it would make it easier to maintain long term. I’m three weeks in, and I’m averaging 2.8…
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Effects of Water on Bodyweight
So I have multiple internal hemorrhoids surrounding a fissure that have been causing me extreme pain for over 5 months. My doctor has given me some medication to help with the recovery but has recommended I increase my water intake (and fibre intake). So for a while, I’ve been drinking 40oz if water mixed with my Gfuel.…
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Flexible Diet Goals
This is probably a stupid question, but is it okay for me to be flexible with my dieting goals? For example, I am trying to only eat calories to lose 1lb a week. However, some days I go a little over, but I’m still under what my maintenance calorie goal would be. The other day, I also skipped dinner because I wasn’t…
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Imported Recipes VS. Printed Nutritional Information
What should I be using when adding to my diary? When I import my recipe from google, the difference in calories is significant (200+ difference). But the meal kit says the calories are less than the imported recipe. Which is right? How can I trust the information on here with such a discrepancy?
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Saving Calories / Fasting
So my wife bought me a cheese of the month subscription for my birthday before I decided to try really watching my calories. I’m fasting today to save my calories for when the cheese arrives so I can have a little extra (skipped my lunch). Are there dangers to doing this? Should I not make this a habit?
