Exercise and Weight Loss Challenges
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gaylebodine wrote: »Lill I know the big secret is more muscle mass and not eating Hershey's nuggets after I've closed my diary for the day
Ha! Speaking of chocolate, i have discovered that only one bite of an 88% chocolate bar satisfies my craving! I can have it in the house without eating it all at once! Need it in car with me, but it melts. Small cooler is the answer. A cooler just for a chocolate bar. Ha!grandmothercharlie wrote: »You can add them as quick calories OR I would just leave it and not close out. You don't have to. Then write a note on your status to friends on newsfeed that you were light and they can go to your diary directly if they choose.grandmothercharlie wrote: »You can add them as quick calories OR I would just leave it and not close out. You don't have to. Then write a note on your status to friends on newsfeed that you were light and they can go to your diary directly if they choose.
Thanks Charlie! Is this the newsfeed page? (I haven't had time yet to read those tutorials sent me)
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Not sure if you mean how to use quick calories or how to use the Newsfeed, so I'll tell you both. Of course, it is a little different depending on how you access MFP. I have it on 2 phones, one tablet and two computers. So:
On a computer, to do quick calories. Under the meal in your diary, it will say Quick Tools. Just click and it has the option to "quick add calories." Click again and put in whatever you want. You can also subtract, if you choose with a minus sign.
Also on the computer: To get to the newsfeed, it is on your home page. There is a text box that asks, "What's on your mind." You can leave messages to your friends there. That is also where your diary posts when you close it out if you are sharing it.
On android app: When you add food to your diary, it gives you a +Add Food, but across from that it says ...More. Click on "more". You then are given the choice to "Quick Add." You can add calories, but cannot subtract on the app like you can on the computer.
To add to newsfeed message on the Android app is a little harder to find. If you click on the very top (3 lines on the left next to myfitnesspal) from your Home, it will bring up a menu with your photo. Click on your photo to get to My Profile. You will see a blue line that says History with a caption sign at the right end. Click on the caption sign and it will bring up a text box so you can add a comment to your newsfeed.
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Lill, This is the the main discussion page for our Senior Challenge group. I think you have noticed that there are other discussions under this group, thanks to Charlie. I think that Charlie is talking about either: posts you make on your profile page or comments you make in response to the automatic updates or comments others make about your automatic updates on your home page example of automatic status update:
Cclill
lost 0.6 lbs since her last weigh-in!
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Course Charlie has been here a much longer than I have (think she is over 400 days) so knows more specifics including the proper names for the program's functions. Sorry, I couldn't help jumping in.0 -
Lill, I will try that with the better quality chocolate! Great advice!0
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Speaking of melting chocolate in car... I found that the Dove Promises fit snuggly in the AC vent fins (or whatever you call the louvered things). They get cold and hard very quickly!0
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What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?0
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I am a chocolate feign as well, usually at work when the stress level is climbing. I have managed for the most part to get the chocolate from the Kind bars. They have a lot of flavors: Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Pecan, Dark Chocolate Mocha Almond, Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt, Dark Chocolate Chunk, Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew, Dark Chocolate Chili Almond, Salted Caramel & Dark Chocolate Nut. Depending on the flavor you get, they either add antioxidants or protein and that is what turned me on to the Kind bars in the first place. Began my love affair right after the bypass surgery. For me, it is better than other things I can snack on too. And then there is all the fruity stuff, Blueberry this, Strawberry that, as well as Yogurt covered stuff and on and on. Obviously I'd rather have a Snickers or a Milky Way, but 5gm of sugar for kind bar? I can deal with it. And the majority of the fat is usually due to the nuts.0
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Cheryl, I haven't tried the kind bars yet. Tried on of my son's Cliff protein bars today when I was running late and was hungry in an hour again. You know what I like that certainly aren't all natural, are the Slimfast Peanut Butter Crunch Time snack bars that taste like Butter Finger candy bars and are only 100 calories.0
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I found the Kind bars a few months back and enjoy them a lot. The Apricot Yogurt bar is almost like dessert. Dove dark and Chocolove (with ginger or raspberries) are my favorite chocolates.0
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What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
Quick Calories are just a "calorie only" entry - protein, fats etc. of course can't be calculated. Useful when you don't have the exact product or it was just a bit here and there and you are estimating.
I'm not interested in the new paying-version of MFP. Is anyone else doing it?
Hitting 1200 calories/day wasn't ever a problem for me till the past few months. There were some days when I looked at my total and it was just 1000. That's when I would go for a Kind bar. I never go to sleep without 1200. Of course, I probably would have lost faster if I could have.0 -
Cheryl, I only use the quick add, as a rule, when I do my 1/2 calorie days. I don't like the program yelling at me about being under calories (my fast days are 500 - 600 calories). The auto-scolding is in there to remind you that it is not healthy to go much below your diet level calories. Glad you are drinking more water now. It does help with hunger! Pam, I'm big on a snack before bed. I have trouble sleeping when I'm hungry. I love Dove (a bit too much so I don't keep them in the house) and the Chocolove. Love that the individually wrapped Dove candies have a little affirmation written on the wrapper.0
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I use ad blocker pro ABP (free) on my Google Chrome so I already miss all the ads including, apparently, the offer to upgrade to the paid version of MFP. The free version is just perfect for me.0
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I found the Kind bars a few months back and enjoy them a lot. The Apricot Yogurt bar is almost like dessert. Dove dark and Chocolove (with ginger or raspberries) are my favorite chocolates.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
Quick Calories are just a "calorie only" entry - protein, fats etc. of course can't be calculated. Useful when you don't have the exact product or it was just a bit here and there and you are estimating.
I'm not interested in the new paying-version of MFP. Is anyone else doing it?
Hitting 1200 calories/day wasn't ever a problem for me till the past few months. There were some days when I looked at my total and it was just 1000. That's when I would go for a Kind bar. I never go to sleep without 1200. Of course, I probably would have lost faster if I could have.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
Quick Calories are just a "calorie only" entry - protein, fats etc. of course can't be calculated. Useful when you don't have the exact product or it was just a bit here and there and you are estimating.
I'm not interested in the new paying-version of MFP. Is anyone else doing it?
Hitting 1200 calories/day wasn't ever a problem for me till the past few months. There were some days when I looked at my total and it was just 1000. That's when I would go for a Kind bar. I never go to sleep without 1200. Of course, I probably would have lost faster if I could have.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
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I say, if not hungry don't eat just to make mfp happy. None of us are anorexic :-). "Quick add" can be found by clicking on "more" which is to the far right of every "add food" on the food diary page.0
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I found the Kind bars a few months back and enjoy them a lot. The Apricot Yogurt bar is almost like dessert. Dove dark and Chocolove (with ginger or raspberries) are my favorite chocolates.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
Quick Calories are just a "calorie only" entry - protein, fats etc. of course can't be calculated. Useful when you don't have the exact product or it was just a bit here and there and you are estimating.
I'm not interested in the new paying-version of MFP. Is anyone else doing it?
Hitting 1200 calories/day wasn't ever a problem for me till the past few months. There were some days when I looked at my total and it was just 1000. That's when I would go for a Kind bar. I never go to sleep without 1200. Of course, I probably would have lost faster if I could have.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
Quick Calories are just a "calorie only" entry - protein, fats etc. of course can't be calculated. Useful when you don't have the exact product or it was just a bit here and there and you are estimating.
I'm not interested in the new paying-version of MFP. Is anyone else doing it?
Hitting 1200 calories/day wasn't ever a problem for me till the past few months. There were some days when I looked at my total and it was just 1000. That's when I would go for a Kind bar. I never go to sleep without 1200. Of course, I probably would have lost faster if I could have.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
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I going to a conference this weekend and will try free-range eating Fri-Sun. I guess I'll log breakfast so I don't lose the streak, but it's not correct anyway.. After 1.5 years of doing this I should be able to judge portion sizes. I'll pop up on Monday with my results.0
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Pam, I trust you to stay true. I'm realizing that this is not about a diet but rather a commitment to health and learning how to nourish oneself.0
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gaylebodine wrote: »You know what I like that certainly aren't all natural, are the Slimfast Peanut Butter Crunch Time snack bars that taste like Butter Finger candy bars and are only 100 calories.
Before the bypass, the nurses kept saying you need to stop eating so much and I was honestly trying to cut it down, but it felt like I was hardly eating and was starving all the time. After the bypass was when I realized what the heck they were talking about, I couldn't even eat a whole boiled egg. So I basically had to learn how to eat all over again and started reading labels as the priority other than water was protein. The nutritionist said the way to determine what was good for me to eat was to divide the calories by grams of protein and if the end result was less than 15, then I could eat it.
Now obviously I don't strictly adhere to that anymore because if I did the Kind bars would go out the window, but I look at it now as one of the things I can snack on that will not cause me the same issues that chips or candy or whatever else will.0 -
"Quick add" can be found by clicking on "more" which is to the far right of every "add food" on the food diary page.
I know where quick add is, just didn't know what it was used for. And personally, I am not going to eat up to the 1290 calories just because mfp says I should if I am literally full. That is partially what got me into this mess in the first place.
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Cheryl, I am glad that you are connected to someone on mfp who has also had that surgery. I am sure you are facing things unique to that reality that I know little about. Course I think that each of us has our own particular health related need or limitation that factors into our process of becoming more fit.0
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Cheryl, I recommend that you talk to your doctor and others who have had this surgery about your calorie and nutrition needs and how to best utilize mfp.0
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I say, if not hungry don't eat just to make mfp happy. None of us are anorexic :-). "Quick add" can be found by clicking on "more" which is to the far right of every "add food" on the food diary page.I found the Kind bars a few months back and enjoy them a lot. The Apricot Yogurt bar is almost like dessert. Dove dark and Chocolove (with ginger or raspberries) are my favorite chocolates.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
Quick Calories are just a "calorie only" entry - protein, fats etc. of course can't be calculated. Useful when you don't have the exact product or it was just a bit here and there and you are estimating.
I'm not interested in the new paying-version of MFP. Is anyone else doing it?
Hitting 1200 calories/day wasn't ever a problem for me till the past few months. There were some days when I looked at my total and it was just 1000. That's when I would go for a Kind bar. I never go to sleep without 1200. Of course, I probably would have lost faster if I could have.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
Quick Calories are just a "calorie only" entry - protein, fats etc. of course can't be calculated. Useful when you don't have the exact product or it was just a bit here and there and you are estimating.
I'm not interested in the new paying-version of MFP. Is anyone else doing it?
Hitting 1200 calories/day wasn't ever a problem for me till the past few months. There were some days when I looked at my total and it was just 1000. That's when I would go for a Kind bar. I never go to sleep without 1200. Of course, I probably would have lost faster if I could have.What exactly are quick calories and do they mean the same thing in everyone's food diary? Now that I am finally getting more water in said body, I am finding it harder to get 1290 calories in said body at the same time. Mostly I focus on the protein and sugar sometimes to the detriment of the fat. But getting the protein in is the most important to me. When I am at work, most of the time I cannot eat the entire entrée in one sitting so it ends up in me later or not at all as I am just not hungry. Is it really a big deal if I don't hit the calorie goal?
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Btw I have discovered dr advice Has changed lots since last time i dieted. Despite my high cholesterol, my doc told me to eat fat to feel full. It works for me! I was starving on weight watchers, but now rarely need to eat all allowed mfp calories. Doc told me to think of sugar as poison. No wonder the lowfat/high carb craze in the 90's messed me up. Pasta is like poison for me too, since it turns into sugar.0
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gaylebodine wrote: »Cheryl, Course I think that each of us has our own particular health related need or limitation that factors into our process of becoming more fit.
Yeah that's true. I've been trying to fit myself into MFP's idea of what I should eat to lose, but having a hard time doing so. For instance, if I eat just half of the Jimmy Dean mac and cheese bowl that I have fallen in love with. I cannot eat or drink another thing for close to 2 to 3 hours as I am full. But that only gives me so many calories, so I either eat to bulk up the calories or instead, most of the time I just drink the water. Since I know the protein intake is the most important that and the water is what I concentrate on...other than dropping the sugar down.
Ya know, I didn't even think to call the doctor to ask. After the surgery, I never went back for any of the follow up classes as they all conflicted with my work schedule. Strangely enough the world for the most part works the day shift, naturally I do not. Thanx.0 -
Oh and now that I have been here a month or so, I want a fitbit!!!0
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Cheryl, great that you are going to give the doc a call. I saw there there is a bariatric surgery group (there are probably others as well) that you can check out for more info. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/637-gastric-bypass-vsg-lapband0
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Challenge Goal: 164169
4/03/15: 177.3
4/10/15: 174.7
4/17/15: 173.9
4/24/15: 174.1
5/02/15: 174.7
5/08/15: 172.4
5/15/15: 175.2
5/22/15: 173.6
5/30/15: 174.2
6/06/15: 172.9
6/12/15: 174.3
6/19/15: 175
6/26/15: 173.2
Better today, but weighing at 10:00 rather than earlier, and that makes a huge difference, I think. Think I will just stop weighing on mornings I have to be up at 6:00 early. One more weigh in next week for the big finish for this challenge. Start thinking about how you have done this challenge and the goals you want to set for the next challenge.0 -
Here are my numbers since returning from colorado where Gayle inspired me to join MFP Senior Challenge
6/14/15: 95.2
6/19/15: 94.2(i know it's the wrong day)
6/26/15: 93.0
This is actually working! Thanks so much Gayle!
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