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Thank you! These are such great ideas. I looked at my macros and I’m under eating protein and fat... and I do need to save some calories for an after dinner snack. I’m not going super aggressive in my calories - so I don’t think that is the issue but I’ll keep an eye on it. I will say yesterday was my lower calorie day. I…

For me it means to give ideas to help me along the way. I don’t want a buddy to be my accountability person - that’s my job. But when I’m flagging, having a hard time... I want people to say - you got this. And “I tried this... maybe it will help.” And when I share success, I want people to shout from the rooftops with me.…

Thank you. This helps. ❤️

Those were some strong words. Yes, of course MFP is only as intelligent as it’s programmers... And I do think the programming is deceiving when it reports losses to my stream and not gains. I am going to take the advice to turn off weight loss sharing so it doesn’t report solely losses and maybe I can log gains/losses on…

This is so great. It’s the mindset I’m growing in myself. It’s not a program. It’s retraining myself on how to find balance in my eating, in exercise... in life.

I’m in... Starting a bit late... May 1st weigh in: 179.8 June 1st weigh in: July 1st weigh in: August 1st weigh in: September 1st weigh in: Ultimate goal: 145

Nice! I’ll give it a shot later...

Maybe you are eating too few calories... 800-1000 does not seem like enough to eat each day... and your body will slow down to meet the calories you are eating instead of losing lbs...

Good luck! I started opening the app three days ago but had my first successful full day of logging yesterday. So here's to day one and day two!

I do know I can eat at night if I eat less in the day... My problem is that it becomes a habit and when I'm tired Ido not make the best decisions... Especially at the start of correcting my eating patterns. I've set my goal at 1800 calories - TDEE - 10% - and if I am to succeed I must stick with that - especially at the…

I'm right there with you... 5'5" and 163 or so. Ack I need to do this but getting started is really hard.

Wow! You are amazing... Life was a great gift to give yourself.

I think this might be the way I go. I get too bummed... I might just put away my scale for a while... in the garage so I'm not tempted to get it out easier...

Thanks you guys! I go on my trip in late July so now have time to check out these resources. :)

We also love Sunbutter... :)

Can I just ask why you'd want to lose weight and not build muscle? Building muscle will increase your metabolism which will help you eventually lose weight... Things that I'm doing: Lifting weights in a planned program to build muscle (strong muscles = health) Counting calories by weighing and measuring food Not worrying…

Oh wow! Congrats sweets! You must feel as amazing as you look...

Wowzers! You are so inspiring! I love that you're feeling better and finding life to be better now that you're getting healthy!

I also have asthma and did the c25k but made sure I used my rescue inhaler 15 before each run/walk. Maybe chat with your doc because your asthma may not be under control if they burn that fast or maybe doing a preemptive inhaler dose will help you.

That is amazing... I love that you've gotten some awesome bennys out of your weight loss... Congrats!

And my remembering at those times is that we are in this for the long haul... Real changes over time and not just a quick fix for the short run. If you are willing to spend years getting healthy and feeling better about yourself, then messing up once in a while doesn't really seem like a mess up... Instead, it's life...…

Nice... I need to get some almond butter... I was short on carbs, fiber and protein. Had a bit of pasta with 2oz of grilled chicken and some sauce. Perfect. I do have to be careful... when I let myself eat after the boys are in bed I start to slide towards junk. I've never ever eaten for macros before. that's new and I'm…

So I looked at my nutrition and picked something that would help me where my nutrients were low for the day. I feel much better already so thanks.

That's my thinking but for a long while I was eating at night even when I wasn't hungry. But I'm sitting here realizing that I am actually hungry cap there you have it. I just don't want to go down that path again. I've been working to break the automatic - Oh! The boys are asleep so now is when I snack - thinking again.

I saw a progress photo of a woman and the changes she made in her body over the course of two years... It really helped me put it into perspective. You can see the same photo if you go to: www.gokaleo.com. No matter if you like what she has to say, the phot really made me realize I need to stop looking for a quick fix.…

Hi sweets... I don't have a good answer to your question but might suggest renaming it: Supplements Question or some such so more people see it and know what it's about. Great start love!

So I'm not eating exercise calories. What I'm doing is creating a range based on creating a deficit in my TDEE. On non-workout days, I am eating -20% less than my TDEE and on workout days eating about -5% less... I find that I'm too tired on workout days eating 1700 calories... It will definitely slow my weight loss…

I've based it on what I've been reading on various blogs and such. I'm working hard to not be in a hurry. I calculated my TDEE for both my current weight and my goal weight... CW TDEE maintenance calories: 2133 CW TDEE - 20% = 1703 MW TDEE maintenance calories: 2015 MW TDEE - 20% = 1600 I used those to determine daily for…

I love that you shared this... I'm only a month or so in and haven't lost weight (only started tracking food a week ago) but have built muscle and lost inches. I can't wait for that question... :smile:

Wow!!! That is fantastic! Congratulations on such a huge accomplishment!