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Used to live in Mobile and go there every Friday for work - Kenner specifically. I used to chuckle everytime I would pass by Wagners. Best slogan ever...

To prepare for an upcoming trip to Asia, I started using chop sticks. Took me forever to finish my meals. Usually by the time I realized I wasn't hungry anymore, I would still have quite a bit of food left. You'll get better using them but overall, it will slow down your "rate of intake" vs a fork. At least that has been…

Went over 1million steps since January according to my Garmin. Pretty sure old me wasn't walking that many steps in 12 months.

Way to go! It's amazing how simple it is once we are paying attention to ourselves. I learned that I was a very bad estimator and tracking has shown me the way. Truly an eye-opening experience. Keep up the good work!

Think long term. Today's just one day. As long as you don't string many together, it's minor and needed occasionally. Just log it, good or bad. Then pick up where you left off tomorrow.

Logged EVERYTHING during March. Even things I wasn't proud of.

I have a 15 year old on the spectrum. I don't believe in labels but most would put him in the "classic" category with very limited speech, rigid habitual behavior, and high anxiety. Some days are good, some not so much. Feel free to add me - I'm kind of new to the whole community thing.

I weigh everyday to ensure my food logging is accurate. My calculations from MFP and actual results are usually very close. This gives me reassurance that the process is working and I don't freak out thinking I've hit a plateau because the weight fluctuates daily. If you are the kind of person who likes to see proof that…

Resting heart rate in the 50s

Just keep at it. Days turn into weeks, then months. You'll be so glad you stuck with it.

Logging in advance and banking a couple of hundred calories a day during the week allows me to indulge more on the weekends.

And I'm just using BMR, not TDEE.

I just used the remaining number that shows up in my app in red or green in my diary, then the total deficit column adds 1000 cals to that since I'm on 2 lbs per week loss.

I eat a lot of the same foods over and over. Partly to make sure my logging is accurate and consistant, and partly because I love eating them. I pre-weigh and pack lunches several days out. More variety is something I'll have to work on as I get closer to maintenance but for weight loss, it takes a lot of guess work out.

I grew up near New Orleans. I've accepted the fact that sodium will always be high for me because I'm not giving up my preferred flavors (I'm more partial to Slap Ya Mama seasoning). I'm not a Dr but my understanding is that if you don't have any conditions that make sodium a problem like high bp, sodium isn't really that…

It can be challenging if you're trying to lose. Although I haven't had any problems losing weight while drinking 1 or 2 every night (more on weekends), I still have about 50 lbs to lose. I imagine it will get harder as I near goal, so may have to throttle it down a little bit until I reach maintenance but I'll never cut it…

Go to settings and see where your steps are pulling from. I had same problem where my Garmin tracker and my iPhone were both pulling in, doubling my extra calories. 2000 extra seems really high from just one device.

Insomnia is the worst. I got in a bad rut last year where I would go 2 or 3 days at a time without sleep, so I know what you're feeling. At the time, I was into going to the gym just about every day, thinking that surely if I worked out harder, I would be so tired that night that sleep wouldn't be a problem but nope. It…

I wouldn't sweat it. I have one or two most nights and I'm losing consistently so far.