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Write down all the reasons this matters to you. Read them every morning to remind yourself why you are staying on plan. Every evening, plan what you will eat the next day and when you will workout. Record what you actually eat in MFP right after you eat it. Get friends on MFP and cheer their successes. Look at the "success…
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I save calories for a few drinks a week. Nothing wrong with it as long as you are getting enough nutritious food in your diet. I usually space them out throughout the week, though, rather than just the weekend.
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I am going to bookmark this thread and come back and read it when I need it. I am travelling next week, so I'm expecting to have some challenging situations soon.
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I really hate this, too. And nowdays there is evidence to support the idea that running is GOOD for our knees, so you can respond with that! http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/running-might-protect-against-knee-osteoarthritis http://www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134861448/put-those-shoes-on-running-wont-kill-your-knees
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When you go a little over your calorie goal for the day, so you take the dog on an extra walk so you can log the extra exercise and be right at/slightly under your goal. I hate going over my goal by a little bit! It's one thing if I've committed to a higher calorie day and I know I'm going over by a few hundred. I just…
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I love Beck's books and they have helped me tremendously. I go back and re-read them.
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I've recently come to accept that I probably have BED or another ED. When I just "eat what I want when I want" I very quickly fall into eating disordered behaviors like bingeing, stealing food (someone left some cupcakes sitting in their office!), mapping out where all the candy dishes are in the office and making a…
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135.8 is a very specific number to maintain a range around. How did you determine that point?
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Man, you guys are terrible nut-eating enablers. You were supposed to say that of course I can eat 25% more and not count it! Also, now I really want an almond tree with fresh almonds.
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Pistachios also have fewer calories than reported in the USDA database: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/08/03/158083010/if-almonds-bring-you-joy-enjoy-more-for-fewer-calories
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https://www.fitbit.com/user/248JZH
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Definitely something to weigh and not just eyeball. Learned that lesson.
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Also, delicious.
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They are calorie dense, but very healthy. I make sure to eat them daily and I'm losing a pound+ a week.
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Name: Robin Age: 42 Height: 5'5" Start Weight (1st January): 144.5 lbs Goal Weight (1st February): 140.0 lbs 1st January: 144.5 lbs 8th January: 142.5 lbs 15th January: 141.0 lbs 22nd January: 29th January: 1st February: Weight lost/gained this week: -1.5 lbs Weight lost/gained this month: - 3.5 lbs Successes/struggles…
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Are you ovo-lacto, or vegan? For ovo-lacto, eggs and low fat cottage cheese are good choices. Vegans can get protein from tofu, peas, beans.
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I've come to love logging and I'm committed to doing it for the rest of my life because when I stop, I gain weight. Having said that, if you're not loving it right now, try taking a break and monitoring your weight. If you gain a little weight, start logging agin.
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That's about right if you are totally sedentary. I'm 5'5" and 141 lbs. MFP gives me 1620 a day to maintain my weight if I am sedentary. I usually burn 400-500 calories extra through activity and exercise, and end up with a TDEE around 2100 a day. I am losing 1 lb. a week eating about 1600 calories.
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I am kind of terrified because travel has thrown me off of lifestyle and diet changes in the past and sometimes I didn't recover from it.
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Nice tool! Thanks!
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I have this problem too. I get really excited and then can burn myself out, then fall off the wagon. I've decided that the period where I'm overmotivated can be a real asset if I use it right. I'm using it to identify those habits that I want to be able to sustain for the future ongoing, and to build them up into things I…
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Here, I ran across this explanation! http://www.sparkpeople.com/blog/blog.asp?post=you_asked_why_did_i_gain_weight_after_starting_an_exercise_plan
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Yes my weight loss has slowed since I've increased weight training. I believe that I am still dropping body fat, but my body is retaining more water (which is required by your body as you build muscle).
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Mine's open
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So you're trying to tell me I just shouldn't let a week with no noticeable loss in body weight despite a definite calorie deficit drive me crazy and look for other answers? I should just wait it out? Ugh.
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Everyone's different, but my FitBit is extremely accurate for me. I've had my metabolism tested professionally (participated in a University study) and my FitBit readings are very, very close.
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Ok guys, I ordered some calipers. Lets see what they say.
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For me, the scale is pretty accurate for tracking changes if I measure at the same time of the day at a similar hydration level. I've had a DEXA scan which confirmed the scale reading. Certainly hydration (to support muscle growth) is part of the lean gain - not all is muscle of course.
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3 meals, one snack: 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm
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When you sometimes select your meal because it's something you ate recently or eat frequently and therefore it's in "Recent' or "Frequent" foods and is easy to enter.