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Do you trust MFP calorie burn estimates?
I (22 y/o female, 5 ft 10, 155 pounds) allegedly burn 366 calories running 3 miles, not sure whether this is accurate, it seems like an overestimate given that running is only supposed to burn 100 cals per mile? I’ve only recently started logging and eating back exercise calories, as pre lockdown I was walking 15,000 steps…
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things are getting a bit out of hand
this is a bit of a sensitive issue and i wasn't sure whether to post it but i'm feeling the need to vent... quick background i lost about 50 pounds a couple of years back and have been struggling to maintain it since, have managed to keep the majority of it off with a few fluctuations. I still want to lose about 15 more…
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i ate half a jar of peanut butter
I have been doing so well with healthy eating lately, logging everything for almost two months straight, lost a good amount of weight and only went over my calorie count significantly about twice in that time and then today i'm in a really bad mood and i just kept going back to the cupboard for spoons of peanut butter…
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Fitness trackers
Got myself a cheap wearable fitbess tracker recently (about £20) because I really didn’t fancy spending £100+ on a fitbit, and the disparities between that and the pedometer on my phone are insane! for example this morning I went for a run (about 30 mins)- my phone says I went 3 miles, the tracker says I went 1.5!! I would…
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The whole ‘long term weight loss is impossible’ thing
As someone who is currently maintaining a 50 pound weight loss, I find myself getting anxious when I hear those statistics about the success of long term weight loss. Almost all of them seem to say that 90%+ of people who lose weight gain it back within 5 years. Are these statistics true? Is my body going to do everything…
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i feel defeated
Hello everyone, i need to rant (sorry in advance) I feel like i have an obsession with food and weight that is taking over my life. I literally started gaining weight when i was about 8 years old, had reached 200 pounds by the time i was 17, then lost 50 when i was 19 (out of the 60 i wanted to lose). So weight has always…
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map my run?
Have recently taken up running and i'm using the app 'map my run' to track time and distance, but I'm really confused about the calorie count? the app says i burn about 530 calories running 5 kilometres in 30 mins, but when I put exactly the same time and distance into MFP manually it says i've burned more like 330? The…
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I’ve lost 50 pounds!
Today I weighed myself and found that I have finally got over the 50 mark after stalling for around a year 🎉 This feels like a massive milestone to me, even though my ultimate goal is to lose 60 pounds The last few days have been hard. I’ve been eating a lot due to being home from uni and spending time with family- but I’m…
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fasting one day a week?
I have had some success in the past with the 5-2 diet (where you eat only 500 calories two days a week) and I was going to give it another go but then I thought that it might be easier to have one day where I just cut out food altogether (allowing myself unlimited coffee, tea and water). I figured this would mean I would…
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hunger keeping me awake :(
I have recently become really frustrated because, despite the fact that I am eating a substantial (like 500-600 cal) dinner most nights, I am being literally woken in the middle of the night due to hunger. Either this or I will find it impossible to fall asleep in the first place and be lying awake for what feels like…
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A strange question
This might sound like a really odd question, but I have been singing since I was really young and have lost around 40 pounds over the last 18 months (in a bit of a plateau currently but anyway) and I have noticed that my singing voice has massively changed? It has improved a huge amount, and although I know some of this…
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some before/ afters for my own motivation
lately i have been feeling really dispirited and down with whole weight loss process and constantly tempted to binge eat really unhealthy foods etc, so i had a look through some old pictures to remind myself how far i have come and why i should keep going. i'm mostly just posting this for myself but hopefully this can…
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40 pounds down :)
just reached the 40 pound mark and I was having a look though some old photos today- I was actually really surprised at the difference! Just through I'd post these to motivate others/ myself to keep going! (Photos on the left are from summer 2016)
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body image and weight loss
this might seem like a really weird question- but does anyone have problems 'seeing' the weight loss they have achieved? I've lost 40 pounds out of a 60 pound goal, and I feel like the way I see myself hasn't really changed. the other day I was looking through some old photos and I posted a before and after thing on the…
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losing weight at uni/ college?
i have recently started uni and i'm struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle. I have lost around 30 pounds this year and i want to lose around another 30 to reach my goal weight, but what with all the drinking etc that comes with uni i'm worried about gaining it all back :/ i am also finding the university experience…
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weight loss video diary?
so I recently came up with this idea that i could do a sort of online video diary thing on youtube to help to motivate myself with my weight loss- i was wondering if there are other people who do a similar kind of thing or if there is some kind of weight loss of community on youtube? I've looked but i can't find that many…
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Starting again
Hi everyone! So I was using this app regularly around a year ago and made quite a lot of progress, but due to some personal stuff I managed to fall spectacularly off the band wagon, so I'm now hoping to get back on it again (hopefully for good this time). So yeah I look forward to going on this journey with you guys :)
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nothing makes sense?
hi everyone- i was wondering if anyone could give me a bit of advice? i started 'officially' trying to lose weight on monday, and when i weighed in on monday morning i was 203.4 lbs. i've been trying to eat around 1200 cals this week- but to be honest i've been averaging more like 1350. so i wasn't really expecting to have…
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scales- need help
hi everyone this may seem like a bit of a basic question- but today i went a bought my first electric bathroom scale (all i had was one of the rotating ones until now). anyway, the scale keeps giving me a different number! i tried it quite a few times and no two times were the same. i tried it out on two different…
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Diet drinks
I know this has probably been asked before, but what's the general consensus on stuff like diet coke and weight loss? if you drink diet fizzy drinks but still maintain a calorie deficit will it hinder weight loss in any way? thanks for the help
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anyone else using the pacer app?
hello everyone:) so yesterday i downloaded an app called pacer onto my phone. its essentially a pedometer- it measures how many steps you've taken that day and how many calories you're burning. i got it because soon im planning to do the 3 mile walk back from school a few times a week (just as soon as ive got some suitable…
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impossible for me to accurately count calories :(
hello everyone :) i am newish here and i need some advice on the whole calorie counting thing. i am 18, so in my last year at school, so i am still eating school lunches. i can't bring my own lunch, because my parents are paying for the school ones (and at my school you have to pay for lunches even if you dont want to- its…
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calorie counting away from home?
hello everyone :) i'm new here, trying to lose 2 pounds a week. this site said i should be eating 1200 calories a day, which is fine when im at home and i can work out how many calories im consuming, but im worried about how this is going to work when i am not here. for example, next week i am going away on a choir trip…
