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@cbabie Oh dear, I know that feeling of needing a crunch. Sometimes when I get that feeling, I have a dill pickle slice or a handful of nuts. But then again, sometimes I have too many crackers. lol I hope things settle down in your neck of the woods soon. (((( HUGS )))) Yes, my foot is frustrating. I did order some cream from Amazon, it should be here this weekend. Hopefully it will help.

@theslightedgeforever Sorry for your gain. What do you think caused it?

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Hi all,

Feel like I’ve been away for a while, busy week.

@TrishasTime omg you look so sore. Please take gentle care, and I’m sending healing vibes from Canada!

@TeresaW1020 congrats on the weight loss! I’m not into intermittent fasting either, but everyone finds what works for them and it sounds like this works for you. It’s funny/sad how we struggle with weight and things all our lives. Sorry to hear weight was an issue when you were 13. I also had a lot of struggles when I was growing up with body weight, and also just inactivity. I’m trying now to undo a lot of stuff from then.

@theslightedgeforever man you did good! If I go to a party I am over by like 1000 lol. I am with you on calories in/out. The only thing I changed was increasing protein intake, but mainly because it makes me feel fuller and I like strength training so I want to be stronger.

@trooworld , even making cheeseburgers and fries or pizza can be better than eating out so don’t judge yourself too harshly. I do that sometimes, and I used to order and eat a whole pizza, or Harvey’s or whatever, and it is much healthier to make at home. So I tend to consider that a win.

What's up with me? I think I commented my brother was diagnosed with diabetes. Yeah that was last year, and he is only 40. There is diabetes in my family- my grandmother had it- but with him I think it was lifestyle. We’re not close, but it definitely made me even more determined to eat healthy. I also feel bad for him, but I know he ate a lot of jun and drank a lot.

My running and stairs- yeah I can do those things without it affecting my knees. I feel lucky. I'm just very slow though. Ironically, I struggle a lot when I sit. So sitting causes me a lot of pain and other issues with my back, hips, and legs. Like yesterday I sat around a lot, and one of my legs has been hurting ever since. So it really drives me to move, move, move. Sometimes it gets tiring and frustrating when the pain won’t go away. But if I am active all the time and do all my stretches it is ok. I got started on my fitness journey in 2012 when I had a slipped disc in my neck and they said it was from sitting all the time/poor posture.

My weight peaked high last year, mainly due to too much junk food, fast food, and drinking. So I really am trying to get a handle on it, though I must say I missed my weigh in Tues.

Oh I mentioned Usain Bolt- fastest man alive! Jamaican runner who run gold medal for 100m dash in the last 3 Olympics, maybe more I can't recall. He retired after the last one. He is a pretty cool guy and credited with bring some attention to running as a sport. He has a characteristic pose after every run. i don't think this video is the best for displaying his personality but it def shows his speed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiJHJz4f5Q

New to MFP, having had success with WW following birth of son (lost 10kg) but have hit a plateau since xmas, only a few kgs out from goal.
Since Xmas I've increased intensity with workout (running on incline, strength training etc) and just recently increased calories from 1100 to 1300. (Just shy of my MFP 1440 allowance, leaving room for error!) This has improved mood, performance and general well-being 😁 but ultimately showing up on scale (.8kg gain over last few months)
I'm hopeful it's muscle so I'm staying on track with fitness and health goals vs instant low scale reading.
This plateau is depressing, but I think having lost 10kg, and pushing my calories too low for further loss has interfered with metabolism? It's a race to the bottom when your decreasing Cal's below 1100 and expecting to perform a decent daily workout!!
Next Journey: I've now taken hip and waist measurements, a progress photo AND weighing food.
Hopefully a new approach will get weight moving again!

Hi all. In the last few months I have gone from sw n ww and now going to give this a go. I’m currently still at my sw class for the scales and someone to weigh me but if this MFP works then I’ll leave classes all together.
Looking at making new friends as I start my journey.
Currently 242.5lbs and I was 275 and I need/like to get to 168lbs.
Thanks Nikki x

@trooworld that sounds like a great self care day! Enjoy! I have a week of at Easter and I'm really looking forward to it, though I don't have anything planned.

Yeah my back- everyone was very surprised bc I guess its unusual for that to happen due to posture. It's better now, but it took like 2 years of work. My problems now are some hip dysfunction that can cause low back pain, and sitting aggravates it. Also when sitting too long my muscles just seize up, so this week that is why my leg was aching. It's all a PITA, but one of the reasons I have a trainer is to try to help with these issues. Sitting is terrible for everyone, but it's so hard, our whole society is pretty much designed around sitting lol.

@gemwolf110 goodl luck with ww! It can definitely help to get back on track.

@lisaandryan welcome! 1300 seems a bit low to me, especially if you are exercising on top of that. jmo, of course. But ironically if we undereat too much it can be harder to lose weight, because your body is struggling to hang on to everything it gets because it is deprived. Or that is my understanding anyway, I'm definitely not an expert on this stuff!

@theslightedgeforever I like that three food rule. I will remember that.

@Nikki76mfp welcome!

I always prepare my own meals but I'm so tired of figuring out what to make. It's really becoming a challenge. @trooworld I gotta start saving the recipes you post.

Yesterday I sat on butt all day, so today I went to the gym. This afternoon I am going for a short walk (30 mins) with some friends to a pub/brewery. It's a club and we walk to different breweries in the city. I like craft beer. Problem is calories lol. But today I will have lunch there and a drink and I think I've exercised enough for the calories.

Thanks everyone for taking time to welcome me and respond to my post 😁 I'm still a WW member, but using MFP for some calcification to get back on course. Being diligent with weighing/tracking food to see what I ACTUALLY eat, and how my energy levels are on 1300-1400. anything below that while working out is counter productive. (Makes me a tired and stressed. Not sustainable)
I eat a bit more on days I workout more, but don't eat back all calories; just allow myself extra on those days for sanity and fuel!
I'm going to look at a monthly trend with scales, measurements and photos rather then getting hung up on good and bad scale fluctuations throughout the week...very prone to monthly water retention, so best to factor this in.
My goal is healthy, not at all unrealistic, so I shouldn't need to starve to achieve! Maybe it's too much or too little fuel, maybe it's needing different workouts. Maybe it's a stubborn plateau that just needs a bit more patience. Just need to collect the data to see what's going on.
Important not to get down about it. MUST stay positive 😁

@gemwolf110 Yes you are correct. Your health is worth the extra money.

@lisaandryan I’m a big believer in the number on the scale is just a number. It’s just data. Just like calories or points or whatever you track. It’s all data. Then I try to figure out the trends, sweet spots etc from it. There are no good foods or bad foods. But there are consequences to the foods I choose. I’m just choosing smaller portions these days of those foods and trying to add in some other types of foods. Yaaaay I see you’re a data gal too. Eventually our experiment will succeed.

I stayed within food boundaries. Exercised 53 min, water goal met, journal done. Big sticker day

@its_cleo Thanks, I ended up only doing the manicure lol...and then did some school work (I'm taking a course through work/work-related). I try to get up and walk around every hour but it's hard, sometimes I get busy and forget. Maybe I'll try harder to remember. You can always ask me for recipe ideas, I literally have 5,791 recipes saved and counting! (and they are all categorized so I can find them pretty fast) Your club sounds right up my alley...I love craft beer. My husband and I brew our own craft beer (but not right now because our apartment is too small, when we move we will probably start again). I don't drink it as much as I would like to because of all the calories, but wow do I like it. I live in a very craft beer-oriented city.

@TeresaW1020 Thanks! Hopefully, it is! That was smart to buy things you don't like for the Easter eggs.

@lisaandryan It sounds like you have a healthy attitude/healthy plan. Good luck!

@theslightedgeforever Yes, so true.

@prisoner2food Have you been to the doctor yet? I'm so sorry you are sick.

@TrishasTime Hello to you, if you are reading this!

Hello all. I'm down 4.4 lbs since last week, but to be honest about that, I was up 0.8 lbs last week so I really lost 3.6 (which is still really good). I'm still up higher than I have been for a while. I did a little meal prep yesterday but the weather was nice so I sat out on my patio with my husband and just listened to music. It was nice.

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