Grateful for people brave enough to ask questions, and wise enough to answer

daniwilford

I want to thank all of you who have had the courage to post questions and those who have given wise responses in forums. I have been on MFP for a month now and have successfully lost a little over 8 pounds and gained a great deal of knowledge about how to maximize the benefit of this free tool. I am meticulous with food scale measures for everything I eat, unless it is a one serving package, and a measuring cup for caloric drinks. I verify nutrition information with food labels and use USDA for non-labeled foods when recording my food. I use mapwalk.com to plan out and measure my walking distance and speed to record my exercise. I found eating back all my net exercise calories for protein but not all those allotted to carbs and fats has helped me to achieve my health goals. I adjusted my micro nutrients I wanted to follow, for example increasing fiber to my Doctors recommendation. I feel strong and healthy. I am loosing pounds and inches in a proportion that assures me I am maximizing fat loss with minimal muscle loss.

PersistentPresence

Congratulations on your success so far!
I would like to second that thanks! There are so many people here who are extremely helpful - those who ask as well as those who answer. It's the members that really keep me coming back.

penelopepittstopsmam

Yay to us all. And massive well dones to you for your weight loss.