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Hello from Seattle :D
I used MFP years back to lose weight and it absolutely worked! But then... life. It happens to the best of us. My weight has fluctuated since about 2015 and I'm ready to do some goal setting again. I've also been fairly recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia, so I'm doing a lot of anti-inflammatory cooking, so if any of you…
Foods related to recovery and lean muscle building
Can anyone suggest foods with high glutamine and creatine?
Calorie Intake
The app suggests I intake 2500 calories a day to maintain my weight (I can only manage 1900). I literally would be stuffing myself to get those calories in me even though I have a healthy appetite. Once I have deducted 600 calories from my daily workout does this mean I will be a skeleton in 6 months?.
Create recipe from my foods
Currently the only way to add ingredients to a recipe is adding through the web or bulk. I’d like to see an option somewhere that allows me to use food items that I’ve created (in the My meals, recipes, and food section). This will save me time when creating my recipes as I won’t have to look through a long list of search…
The banana limit
Hey guys, I wanted to find out based on the knowledge of the individuals present on this forum to tell me what is the "healthy" limit for consuming bananas. I really seem to love the fruit, and it does happen that i consume 6-7 bananas per day; even if my stomach rumbles for the rest of the day. It is my number one item i…
Doing it right
Hello, this is Tumbleweed 7834. I haven’t posted because I always forgot the 7834. Are there 7833 tumbleweeds ahead of me?
100 lbs lost, 75 lbs gained back. Yo-yo weight loss journey.
Myfitnesspal helped me once, it can help me again. Back in 2019 I had lost 100 lbs. by tracking all my food through this app. I also became involved with this community and made some great friends. I had written a post about depression playing a big role in my weight gain over the years. So many wonderful people reached…
Can you recommend...
Can any of you recommend me some of your recipes? I'm open to all ideas! I don't want to be bored of the same things every day lol
100 Calories
Hello! What are everyone's favorite 100 calorie snacks?
156-Pound Weight loss, and so much more!
1919 days ago, in January 2017, after a girl’s night out when none of the other ladies wanted to sit beside me in the movie theater, I came here to MFP frustrated and angry with myself. I weight 312 pounds, could hardly walk, and the slightest physical movement left me huffing and puffing and gasping for air. I have two…
What is the scientific way to avoid sugar cravings?
I'm looking for the absolute best way to avoid all sugar cravings. At night I get as hungry as a beast and I crave sugar, sugar, sugar. Eating lots of protein has helped a little, but it still happens every night. Advice is so appreciated!!
Introducing Myself
Hi I am Bill, I am 46 and here to get into better health with good nutrition and exercise. Also I am recovering from a recent shoulder surgery so I am a bit limited in the exercise part. I can walk ride a stationary bike. But for now that is all I am able to do. Any good feed back anyone had is welcome.
Losing too much weight, want to get back to my old body
Okay, so I've (19F) been losing a lot of weight recently. I got down to a healthy weight for my size. Only problem is, I kept going. Now, while technically at the smaller end of a healthy weight, I'm getting freezing cold really quickly to the point where blankets barely help and started getting intense cravings, (which…
What's the deal with low carb diets?
I don't understand why carbs would be "bad". Anything in excess is bad but I know some people that swear by carb cutting and low carb diets. A certain someone close to me keeps inquiring as to why I'm not cutting carbs instead of calories. ⚫ Is it healthier? ⚫ Is weight loss faster? ⚫ Does the body burn more calories when…
Food choices
I am in a bit of a pickle, I like my chicken boneless breast fillets and lean meats but I have been surrounded by people who have been saying to not have pasta, rice, rosst potatoes, even sausages. I need help knowing what's ideal proteins for being able to be slim and toned definition. Please can anyone give me any listed…
How many calories are in this much ranch and broccoli?
Hi. I have no way to weigh this broccoli or measure how much ranch I have. I was wondering if anyone could give me a rough estimate of how many calories they think is in my current meal? This is standard ranch (not lite) but I don't know more than that as I got it from the cafeteria. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Counting calories on veg
Question..... when counting the calories, am i counting it before its cooked or after?? Or does it differ with each food group? So with veg ive read its best to weight before its cooked. When do you weigh meat? Before or after? Also, if i wanted to make a smoothie... do i weigh ingredients first? Sorry for all the…
Hello
Hi my name is sonya and I am new to this. I have always struggled with my eating and need to rain it all in . I walk 10-13 k a day at work also lifting a lot but can’t seem to loose any weight. I am up at 1 am and drive for 1.5 hours each way to work and arrive home 3.30 ish pm and in bed by 6.30 pm . My eating at 1.30 am…
Intro Time -- Long Time Lurker
Hi! My name is John. I'm 43 and have a 4 year old son. I love cooking, bourbon, and craft beer. It had been a couple years since my last physical, due to covid and just not scheduling one... The NP that did the physical would not let me leave without heart medication (20mg of Lisinopril, daily. My labs came back with not…
Track, Summer, Football
The winter bulk has been going pretty well I think. But with the track season starting up, is it realistic to try to stick to a weight gain plan? Should I just try to maintain? Once two a days start for football idk if it’s even going to be physically possible to eat enough food. I’m an ectomorph who plays d line so I need…
Back to the Gym! And other thoughts...
So, an update since last time I hopped on here... I had gone to a convention a few weeks back and upon returning home, started getting a massive headache. Nothing took care of it, and it'd just vary between making me want to cry, to just being a dull headache. Had first thought maybe I got COVID, but after getting tested…
Recommend food to eat next based on daily calorie budget, nutrition goals, time of day, etc
Recommend foods to eat next based on several factors: - Calorie budget. How many calories have I consumed so far today and how many remain to stay within my calorie goal? - Time of day. More carbs in the morning, more protein for dinner, etc. - Nutrition goals. What am I lacking today? What am I close to having too much…
Quick instant pot meals??!
I FINALLY got my instant pot yesterday!! It's so cute and fancy and I still have no idea how to use it. I was wondering if y'all could share your favorite and hopefully quick and easy instant pot meals with me! I hate buying a ton of ingredients for one meal that I wouldn't normally buy and I love when things are simple…
Tracking rice?
Hi, I'm getting a bit confused with how to track my basmati rice e.g weigh cooked or uncooked? The packet says '100g (hob cooked) kcal 127' and it states 1 portion is 70g. I weighed 70g dry for myself and tracked it as 89kcal like it said above, but should I have weighed out a 70g portion after it was cooked
Hello
I'm new here and I have just began my healthy lifestyle journey
Breakfast
Hi, was wondering what peoples go to breakfasts are? Need some inspiration 🥰
New to the platform
Hello! Finally decided to give this a try, looking forward to reaching my goal with all of you, super excited to where this takes me!
Tracking rice?
Hi, I'm getting a bit confused with how to track my basmati rice e.g weigh cooked or uncooked? The packet says '100g (hob cooked) kcal 127' and it states 1 portion is 70g. I weighed 70g dry for myself and tracked it as 89kcal like it said above, but should I have weighed out a 70g portion after it was cooked?
How to eat more calories and stay in carbs
I have the worst time trying to eat all my calories and stay within my carb, fat, protein parameters. Any suggestions appreciated

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