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Good Start To Get Toned?
I work a 8 hour shift at work 5 days a week. I burn 2467 calories during each shift. My breakfast is fruit and water, lunch is protein, and dinner is fruit and water. I am doing the following exercise each morning and night… 1 Minute Planks 5 Reps and 1 Minute Rest Between Each Rep 20 Pushups 2 Sets 1 minute rest between…
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OLD and ready for change!
Here I am again. At 62….5’1” and pushing 200. I still play competitive tennis, wrangle puppies and dogs at work and 40lbs overweight - 50lbs if you go by the charts. (can’t stand those charts) I started counting Macros this time - it’s like a puzzle and working. I’m married. Two kids. Two grandkids and a rescue dog. Tired…
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How do you eat healthy when the rest of your family only wants to eat junk?
I truly need advice on this one. My husband & 13 year old boy are naturally thin, no matter what they eat. I do the shopping & cooking. I want to make healthier meals but I know it will be a challenge to get them to eat anything other than frozen pizza, nuggets, fries, hot pockets, mac n cheese, pizza rolls, snack cakes,…
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Challenge, Reflection, and Looking Forward
Mucho Gusto! I started using this app on the sixth, reintroduced myself to my Fitbit yesterday the seventh, and started the Jumpstart your Health Challenge yesterday as well. When I previously tried to use an app to track my calories I found it difficult and burdensome. There was no motivation and I did not see benefit in…
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Hi everyone
I have just signed up this morning. Im 65 and hoplessly trying to drop 30lbs. Now retired and finding i am now less active with this dark wet weather. But I am looking to the future and hope I can find inspiration here . I need to learn more about the sort of food I need to keep me going . Lived all my days with the…
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Need to do this. Failure is not a option
I don’t know who all read these but I’m putting myself out there I’ll be 57 this week and need to get my physical, mental and spiritual life together. Due to weight gain I noticed I’m not as active, not being active has effective my mental status. I feel more anxious and angry. Well new year new me. Thank you for listening…
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New to Community
Hi, I have been off and on MFP for a few years and decided to re-upbwith premium and connect with others on a similar health journey. The connections and idea sharing makes it feel like you are not going through this alone. I want to start new and sustainable habits I look forward to engaging with this community in 2023.…
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Daily Harvest Food Service?
Is anyone using this service? What is your personal take on it? Likes? Dislikes? Variety of Food Choices?
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Hello
I am new to Fitbit premium and looking for people like myself who want to get healthier. over 70 and happy to do exercise and need pointers please. Need to lose 40 pounds to maintain health and well-being
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Editing Macros for certain meals
My wife and I have been Hello Fresh customers for over a year and a half. I’ve been a MyFitnessPal customer for about 2.5 months. Absolutely love this app and love how much it has helped me nutrition wise, but one thing I would REALLY like to see is the ability to edit macros for meals that are pre-loaded into the apps…
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Premium version: ability to sort by macros when searching for foods
I have MFP Premium so I can use the Macros features. I need to consume a high amount of protein, and would love to be able to search by a specific macro. It would be helpful to be able to search my Recents and/or Diary because I’d be searching for foods I already have in my pantry and it would assist me in being able to…
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One Meal A Day( OMAD)
Is OMAD helping ?
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Recent research paper on I.F. and OMAD
I haven't seen any discussion on this study and am curious what others think about it. Published: August 10, 2022 in the Journal of Academy of Nutrition and Diabetics: https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(22)00874-7/fulltext Senior study author Dr Wei Bao, an epidemiologist at the University of Iowa, said: "Dr Bao…
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Introduction
Hello, My name is Yvonne and I am happy to be here. I have used Fitness pal before and found it easy to use and kept myself accountable. As the holiday season looms near it is more important for me to watch what I put into my body. I am grateful for this community and the various resources available. I look forward to…
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Learning A New Me
I am trying to learn a new me or a new way of thinking so that I can get healthy and stay healthy. I am newer to this plan of mine so all the prayers are appreciated.
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Time for lasting changes
Hi everyone, I’ve just come home from a 5 week walking trip across Spain. Have toned my legs a bit and lost a few lbs and now want to use this progress to make some lasting changes. Walking gave me plenty of time to think, think about me, life and what’s important. No surprise that I concluded that health, both physical…
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I’m New!
Hi Everyone, Just starting my journey today. I’m nervous because I have a hard time staying motivated because of health issues. But I’m telling myself I’ll feel better by taking control of my nutrition and fitness. I’ll be needing loads of support and inspiration! I’m so glad to be here.
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New to MyFitnessPal
After 5 years on WW, making transition to MyFitnessPal. I wanted to know exactly what I was consuming in micronutrients instead of "points". It's been a real eye-opener so far! Planning my proteins, carbs, fat, fiber, etc. takes some time but it's worth it. Looking for recipes that are no-sugar,anti-inflammatory so I can…
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Motivation
I need some and hope to share some. 100+ to lose, I will be here a while. My ultimate goal is health, not just weight loss.
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Kale & Chicken Soup
So we have a bearded dragon that we buy vegetables for, and I want to try and find uses for the large amount of leftover he doesn't eat, since he's just one small lizard, lol! This week we bought kale, and I'll be honest, I've never had kale before! But I knew it could be used in soup, so I made an experimental soup last…
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Back on track :)
Hi, I am a 32 year old mum of 1 who is finally get back on track, aiming to lose 2stone and get back into my regular healthy habits. I am a full time paramedic student so life is a bit hectic but I have taken the plunge to get myself into better shape than I am now, I would love to get some friends on MFP so I can follow…
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My Shopping List
Hi friends, I’m 212 lbs and want to get down to 185 lbs. I haven’t been eating healthy… lots of pizzas and fried chicken and chocolate. I’m going to try to eat more salads And apples with peanut butter. I’m going shopping today Please suggest a few things to add to my shopping list. Thanks
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Macro confusion
Hello, admittedly I have no idea what a healthy breakdown of macros would be for a keto vs low carb diet. What is best for maximum weight loss? Right now my daily limit is set for 900 calories which seems low.
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Hi! Introducing me :)
Happy to be in this community! I had numerous times of losing weight and loops of gaining back everything I lost..this is the first time in my life I’m using a diary of food I eat through a day..it’s been a little less than a month I’m doing this and I feel pretty good about how I’m progressing…I’m determened to idea that…
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Can someone give me their tips and tricks with using this app, I'm a newbie 😀
Hello everyone! My name is Jaimie and I'm a newbie on this and it's day 4 for me. The experience have been very revealing for me and I'm already measuring everything I eat now. However I've been struggling to get enough vitamin A and also too high in fats and salt still. I'm wondering what are the most healthy abs balanced…
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The struggle is real
Hello everyone, I recently had surgery and before the surgery I wasn’t able to work out for months due to pain. Currently I still can’t workout my lower body, I’m at the heaviest weight I have ever been without being pregnant. If anyone has any helpful upper body exercises I can do from a seated position I’m open to…