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According to your profile, you started here March 8. Is that when you started weight loss efforts? Or just started using the app? IME (and a handful of others I’ve seen here) the weight seems to come of quickly the first couple weeks, and slows down around week 3 to a more steady pace. I would suggest really thinking about…

As I mentioned above, I just read the whole thread and am on phone, so it’s a bit difficult to go back and pull quotes. But there’s a few points I came across that I want to touch on, I’ll try to summarize my opinions/experience below... 1. I disagree with claims that Gardisil causes infertility. I don’t know that this PP…

Quoting you because you quoted the post I wanted to reference... just read all 12 pages and didn’t want to go back searching on phone... My input on this quote from PP... “I actually thought that you should not get the vaccine if you are pregnant. But that goes for all vaccines i thought” I got pregnant during the 2009…

I know a lot of people who have struggled significantly throughout the last year. I think helplessness is a trademark of most mental illnesses and substance use disorders, which really felt insurmountable over the last year. I think with the pandemic that was heightened due to anxiety around seeing a provider for fear of…

I understand the difference between TDEE and NEAT. I follow MFP’s NEAT calculation for myself as I want to keep things simple. I wanted to include both, because to me she is being more active at work (shoveling, hauling bags, standing all day, etc.) than someone who is doing an intentional 30 minute moderate workout most…

For me the best comparison I saw someone make in these forums is look at it like a bank account. We all budget our money in some form, calories are the same. Some people may budget their money/calories to the day, some people budget their money/calories for the week. If you have 15,400 in your bank, spend it how you’d like…

I’d say you need to adjust your activity level to active. (MFP definition) Active: Spend a good part of the day doing some physical activity (e.g. food server, postal carrier) (Mayo Clinic definition) Active: Include at least 30 minutes of moderate activity most days of the week, or 20 minutes of vigorous activity at least…

I’m thinking he should stick to medicine! 😂

His scale must be high tech and very expensive if it can accurately adjust and accommodate for each individual’s shoes/clothing. I mean, this technology can figure out if you’re wearing Doc Martens or flats, if you have keys, phone, etc in your coat pocket... that’s rad! I never trust the scale at the doctors office! Lol

I was avoiding posting, but I’ll share my input. You will get push back on meal replacement because it’s not sustainable, that’s why most people are discouraging it. People lose on the plan, and regain it because they never trained themselves to maintain their weight with actual food and as creatures of habit we’ll go…

It’s... IT’S... IT’S A PIÑATA!!!

It sounds like you’re already knocking it out of the park, mom!!! I think the advice I would give in this situation is to be open with her and explain you won’t always get it right. It’s hard to feel in control of anything at that age, so handing her the reins in this situation will probably feel pretty good. Sometimes…

I think what you meant is “Just my .02” Sorry couldn’t resist... 👀 I’ll watch for my jerk mail.

Thanks for the update! It’s too bad the priest couldn't be any more help with intervening. It’s great that you and Joe want to help and are willing to address workout guy. But at this fork in the road, I’d recommend letting college girl/turned woman and her husband be involved in the decision on how to move forward.…

From what I looked up your maintenance is actually around 1900. You need to change your way of thinking or you won’t be successful at losing weight or maintaining it. You have cravings because you are restricting too much. You have a similar thread you started about gaining weight based on your habits (eating late). You…

Dinner is where I tend to overeat, because I love food!! Lol And it’s my big, round meal of the day. I usual only put the appropriate portion on my plate and have had to tell myself A LOT that I don’t get seconds. For me, if it’s something I tend to overeat, I try to log before I eat. That way I don’t just tell myself no…

I’m a habitual starter/fall off the wagon individual- this go round has been the longest I’ve stayed on MFP. This go round I’ve actually been successful, it’s also been the easiest go round. Coincidence? No. As someone who has done what you’re doing multiple times, my first tip is make it easier for yourself! I always shot…

I have a friend who wakes up and eats chips, candy, etc in the middle of the night. Always been about the same small size since I met her 6 years ago. However, I’m more interested why you’re eating heavier at midnight, 2-3 nights/week? I would have assumed you had a weird schedule until you said it was 2-3 nights.

We had breakfast for dinner tonight! I think all the recent breakfast pics inspired that decision! Lol

Wow this got wild. Lol It’s unfortunate that you and “Joe” got mixed up in this mess. I totally understand someone wanting to make amends or attempt to right a wrong from the past, but it’s concerning that workout guy doesn’t realize that he may be creating more harm by pushing the issue and trying to apologize! College…

I’ve read through this whole thread and... yikes! Going to try to condense a few thoughts. 1. OP, sounds like you’re surrounded by @$$holes! If the people who are making comments are the same people you surround yourself with... maybe shed a few “friends” and find new company. “You are the company you keep...” 2. If it…

Never tried those, I’ll have to fit it in my calories some time and try it. I could eat cream cheese on all the things!! Lol

I’m not the only one to dunk spicy Doritos in sour cream?! Yummm... now I want some! Lol

Those before/after photos are amazing, it shows quite the transformation when someone fits so nicely into something they squeezed into before. I just think clothes become such a psychological aspect of weight gain/weight loss. Many of us continue to squeeze into ill-fitting clothes as denial to weight gain- if I can still…

I’m going to come from a different perspective; your wardrobe, not your weight. You didn’t give Ht/wt, so it’s hard to go off of that as others have provided the insight there. 10lbs for one person, may be 30lbs for another. However, in the last 12-18 months I put on around 30lbs and never bought new clothes to accommodate…

FAIR FOOD!!! 🤤🤤🤤

Quoting you because my advice was going to be chalk one up in the L column and let tomorrow be a new day. That’s what I usually do on days like ones you mentioned, OP. Or sometimes I try to tap in deep and move... just a little. Sometimes that means changing the music to something upbeat and dancing it out. Or just going…

Thanks for sharing this article! Found it interesting, and so fitting for the recent topic in this thread. I was just given a (possible) opportunity to get vaccinated (military) and declined since I feel like the roll out has been a bit butchered. I know part of this is due to demand. But knowing my 70+ y/o MIL has been…

In your language there is no addiction, only dependence... but you’re more addicted to chocolate than you were to cigarettes... Interesting.