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I dislike cooking, but I am trying to do more of it this year. My most used tools: 1. Scale and measuring cups/spoons 2. Slow cooker 3. Apple wedger/corer 4. Pyrex glass dishes for cooking and storing leftovers 5. Sharp knife and cutting board 6. Vegetable peeler 7. Nordicware baking sheet My stove/oven doesn’t even have…

@sarah7591 I’m glad you found it helpful!

In my personal experience, I can not be successful at losing weight if I am not in the right head space. What you describe, being “on the verge of tears” is not a good place to start. I have to take the time to get myself into a more positive, hopeful mindset. That way I can focus on my goals and my actions rather than my…

I agree with the other two posters who responded to you. Anyone who has the opportunity should get the vaccine ASAP. I actually am of the opinion that we should not be picking and choosing people based on demographics, especially when you have situations like you describe where people who are eligible are turning it down.…

Pride. It seems obvious that a person should take care of themselves. Not just physically, but in every way possible. I can’t say that I have been doing that in the past year. I have had periods of my life (as have we all, I am sure) where I have done everything in my power to take care of myself, and the pride that comes…

If you haven’t started already, take a photo of yourself each week, even if only from the neck up. I find it really helpful to have a visual reference. It’s hard to see the changes in the mirror, but you can’t deny them when you see it in photos.

Do you still have a gall bladder? Gall stones are a pretty common issue that people seem to go through when losing weight. I am dealing with it now and when I went to the ER just before Thanksgiving, the pain was so bad that I thought I might be having a heart attack at one point. Also had dizziness and shortness of…

This topic drives me crazy. I am just going to leave this here. Maybe someone will actually read it. https://fashion-incubator.com/the_myth_of_vanity_sizing/

I took a 2 week diet break (my second time doing so). The first week, I continued to track. I just ate more calories and everything went well. The second week (which included Thanksgiving), I did not track and things got a little crazy. I ate pretty much anything I wanted whenever I felt like it, and one day I ate half of…

I agree with this. The treadmill is an awesome tool for any runner, especially when you are just starting out. With your injury history, you should also take it slow. Don’t push yourself to progress too quickly. You need to take the time to build up a good base.

I am in a place where I feel like I am right on the edge of people noticing. I have lost 30 pounds and I have gone down one size in pants. My shirt size is the same, but fitting much looser. I can see my face has slimmed down and my stomach is getting smaller (that is where most of my fat sits). The possibility of people…

My days vary on the amount of movement I do depending on what I have going on, but I would consider myself somewhere between sedentary and lightly active. I have my MFP activity level set at lightly active and I do not eat back my exercise calories. I run 3 times a week. I am also very casual about my food tracking. I…

This was me, today. We had frost this morning and I was still a bit worn out from my long run on Thursday. Add in PMS on top of that and I was finding all kinds of excuses to skip my run. I laid around for about an hour or two before I finally just got up and did it. I ran my scheduled 3 miles and managed negative splits…

This is what I would do: Cooked rice expands roughly 3x when cooking. So, divide your cooked weight by 3, use the entry for dry rice and try to remember to weigh it before cooking next time. 🙂 ETA: If there is a grams option available, use that over fluid ounces.

When I am feeling less than 100%, I won’t do more than taking a walk or some light stretches. Nothing that would put stress on my heart or lungs and nothing that would put me in a position where my head is lowered down enough to increase pressure on my sinuses. If I feel really crappy, I won’t even do that much. It is…

My guess would be no, unless the description says something like “with x-flavor dressing.” If it is a restaurant with posted nutrition info, I would just look it up on the restaurant’s website to be sure.

Right. I don’t disagree with what you are saying. I was just trying to offer an option that might allow the OP to feel like she is still ignoring exercise calories without actually doing so. Simplest method is to just raise daily calorie target by a few hundred calories. My approach probably sounds more complicated, but it…

I am in the minority, but I love my treadmill. I don’t use it exclusively (although I did start out that way), but I never find it boring or onerous to use. Sometimes it is a relief to hop on the treadmill because I seem to run faster on it, and there are no hills so it’s an easy run with little effort. Also I can read a…

Honestly, I do not calculate my exercise calories. I know I will probably get some disagrees for that, but I just can’t be bothered to care about how much I might be burning. HOWEVER, I have my base activity level set a little higher than reality, I log my food pretty loosely, and I give myself permission to eat over my…

I am fairly inaccurate, I think. I estimate a lot of things (mostly dinners). I weigh foods after they are cooked (like pasta). I use measuring cups/spoons for some foods (oatmeal, for example). I don’t weigh individually packaged foods (like granola bars). When I do weigh things, I get close enough (ie. I might eat…

I ran 4 miles today (longest run to date) and the trail was pretty hilly. The hills killed me, and I had to take a few walk breaks to get my breathing under control, but I finished the distance. Not only do I feel super proud of myself for finishing, I feel like the hills were great training and I may add hills more often…

It’s under Reminders. In the app, choose More>Reminders. Then you can turn it on or off by meal.

I have nothing to add as far as the scale goes (others have it covered), but I sympathize with feeling stuck at a certain weight. And it sucks. LOL! The only thing you can do is continue working hard and remind yourself that the scale is only a measuring tool. Don’t give it more power than it deserves. If you keep working…

I think a lot of us on MFP have had a similar experience. Sometimes it takes years to get to a place where you can begin to make changes that stick. That said, I find it helpful to focus on each day in a vacuum. When I am having a rough time, I tell myself that I only have to make it through that one day. Employing that…

Try a small deficit. Set you goal to lose 0.5 pound per week. It will take longer to lose the weight, but you won’t have to restrict your food much. And you don’t have to give up chocolate. You may have to reduce the amount you eat, but you can find a way to make it fit in your calorie allotment. As for exercise, you have…

LOL. No, I guess I am just not that curious.

I have dealt with shin splints due to running. This is what helped me. I never run on consecutive days. I stretch my shins and calves after every run. I also periodically do some exercises that specifically target that area. (Ex: alternate tapping toes and heels while sitting in a chair with you legs stretched out on the…

I don’t use my Fitbit anymore, but whenever I had issues in the past, I always looked at the help section of the Fitbit website. Lots of info on there. https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1871 https://help.fitbit.com/articles/Help_article/1610 If that doesn’t help, maybe open a ticket with Fitbit. Looks…

Food, water, poo, clothing...they all contribute to weight fluctuations. It sounds like you are weighing multiple times a day. If that’s the case, stop. Once a day is plenty. And some people even find that to be too often for their peace of mind. As hard as it is to be patient, you really have to find a way to not allow…

I am starting to see a small difference in the appearance of my face. Up until now, my weight loss hasn’t felt “real” to me because I still pretty much look the same as 25 pounds ago. So, finally seeing some visual confirmation of my progress is nice.