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I see your point. Maybe instead of saying value, I should have said NEAT does not factor purposeful exercise into your activity level, whereas TDEE does. For me, it is more helpful that the purposeful exercise is factored in. I don’t want to eat less food on the days I don’t exercise. I’d rather have a higher daily target…

I get why people use NEAT, and I know the housework type stuff doesn’t count towards NEAT unless it’s done everyday. That was a mistake, and I should have said “cleans” instead of “cleaned” to reflect it as it counts towards activity level with NEAT whereas purposeful exercise does not. I’m also not saying professional…

I don’t consider either non exercises or purposeful activity better or worse than the other. I’ve just always found it ironic to have someone with purposeful exercise classified as less active than someone with possibly less activity overall who happens to have more non exercise activity. As far as classifying as…

I like to put 1 serving of mini semi sweet chocolate chips on some sliced bananas. It only adds about 70 calories and is worth it to me. For me, I find the best way to calm the sweet tooth is to feed it with something controlled like my banana and chocolate chips example. Depending on if you are an abstainer or a moderator…

I don’t really like how MFP uses NEAT to give you a calorie target. The idea that the 8000 steps I ran yesterday after I sat at my desk all day are somehow inferior to the 5000 taken by someone who cleaned their house (or whatever) is silly. I know that’s not actually the message MFP is trying to send with using NEAT for…

I suppose I have accidentally been doing IF this week, if wanting to sleep 15 more minutes and skipping breakfast counts... (Yes, I know that technically there’s no way to “skip breakfast”). I have been a long time morning meal before work eater because I like “breakfast” type food. I was actually surprised to find that…

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One of the local pizza places near my house has an opening into the kitchen, and you can see the workers making the pizza. I got there early for a pickup order one night and ended up watching the cooking. They were weighing all the toppings they used, so if there was nutritional info available, I guess theirs would be…

OP. I second going to see your doctor. See if the doctor wants to blood work. There may be something going medically that’s causing you to feel that way, and it may be treatable. You won’t know unless you get it checked out.

Don’t snoop through your tween’s phone, and certainly don’t apply any parental controls. They deserve privacy; you probably can’t handle what you’d find there anyway so better to stay ignorant. Also parental controls may make them seem less cool than the other kids and that is definitely more important to their future than…

I like them both. Plain or whole wheat/honey wheat Bagel with garden vegetable cream cheese with fresh fruit works better for lunch. Also, those little pizza bagel bites can be quite addictive. Doughnuts would be preferred for breakfast. The ones with strawberry icing and sprinkles are great! A - bagels B - doughnuts C -…

Welcome back. May you find lots of rainbows and sunshine here.

For right now, my one I’d like to do first is hike Havasupai and climb down to Mooney falls before I get to the point of being physically unable to do it. I’m not at that point now and doesn’t look like I will be anytime soon, but we never really know when that will be, so the sooner the better.

I wwas 20 when my BP started going up. Until it starting shooting up, it was consistently 100/50, until it wasn’t and shot up to 160/105 at rest. At that point, I wasn’t overweight and was at the gym doing high intensity aerobics 5-6 classes per week. I remember being at a class and struggling for the first time ever and…

I usually just eat regular chips but weigh them out so I know I’m getting the exact amount I account for in logging. I do like the baked ones, but they don’t have the same taste as regular chips. I also like the veggie chips/veggie straws. Again, not exactly like the regular chips but still good.

Full disclosure here... I only hit disagree because you set a goal of 50, and I am a very supportive person who wants people to reach their goals. Your welcome.

Southwest style egg white omelette -egg whites whisked with, chili powder, garlic, salt, and pepper -cook on stove top -once eggs are done, I use drained/rinsed black beans and melted cheddar as the filling

Usually a turkey sandwich and fruit. Today I have and bean and cheddar burrito and a Moro blood orange.

Pancakes

Good point. I do see the side of body positive clothing as not necessarily being exactly the same as all the smaller size clothes, but rather something that is flattering rather than frumpy. I also see a big push to offer extended sizes of the same clothing you find in regular sizes as well. Either option is good, but I…

Just my take on it, others may differ, and that’s ok. But, I feel like with Fat Acceptance and HAES there is a lot of media pressure on women to “be proud” and wear this body positive clothing, even when they don’t feel comfortable in it. If people do feel comfortable in it, go for it. I’m not obese and have only ever been…

Aww... It’s nice to be appreciated. However, (and I should probably put this in the unpopular opinions thread) blonde is not for everyone. Some people should stay brunette.

Running and hiking.

If the weather where you live is suitable, outside walks are really enjoyable for a lot of people. Inside is good too as long as you are moving. Do what you can at the pace you and you will gradually be able to do more. It’s not HIIT, but it’s moving and it’s a good place to start. Doing too much too soon is asking for…

It’s sad that a case like this even went to court in the first place. Reminds me of the guy back several years ago who ate fast food for every meal and then sued Burger King, McDonalds, and Wendy’s after his third heart attack. He claimed the fast food places didn’t do an adequate job of letting people know their food…

We all like different body types. You’ll never please us all. Just like how no women can achieve a figure that ALL men will like. Also, the personality compatibility is more important in holding a relationship together. Otherwise, hot guys and ladies wouldn’t breakup just like other couples do. As far as women looking at…

I like it when they get me out of work early (I work for a school), but otherwise, I prefer sunshine.

I find thinly sliced zucchini with fresh deli sliced thin pepperoni baked under the cheese makes a good pizza too.

I don’t live in New Mexico anymore. I do miss the hatch green Chiles. I find most of the canned ones in the super market claiming to be hatch Chiles don’t compare to the ones I had in New Mexico. I also miss the almost always sunny weather. Oh, and you’re right about the green chiles on just about everything. It’s good!

I’ve had 2 c-sections. My husband hasn’t shown any indication that he minds the scar. My first was early (almost 12 weeks) because of HELLP syndrome. It was a really emotional time, as it is for most of us. At one point I pouted about the appearance of the scar and the belly that hadn’t went down yet and that I wanted to…