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No shame necessary! Your body has done exactly what it evolved to do: store up extra energy in the event of scarcity. Our ancestors did that every year. We are so incredibly blessed that we have accesses to affordable food all the time— even in the dead of winter. Our programming is just a bit off for modern living, and we…
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Calorie counting (food logging), of course.
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That's rather a punt on MFPs part. I assume it's 1000mg per day. (Making each 1% = 10mg. You are reminding me that I need to add calcium to my daily vitamins. It's pretty darned simple to take a couple of tums at bedtime. I've heard that it's good to add a little magnesium citrate to promote digestion. Due to the…
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We had one and I did it! We used to do the dirt easiest recipe: a half gallon of half-and-half plus chocolate syrup. The kids would roll it around the back yard for a while and then we'd eat it. It wasn't practical, but it was fun!
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@springlering62: Well, pumpkin ice cream can be incredibly good. Why not sweet potato?
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Lot's of good discussion above. My answer to the OP's question is: "Yes, but why?" Exercise is such a totally broad word that it can mean anything that is not lying on the couch. Are you saying you want to lose weight while lying on a couch all day? Why?
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I suggest seeing an endocrinologist to discuss your current health and options.
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First, we all know very well that ice cream is a treat. I like to have a little now and again. I had it twice over the weekend. Mocha chip. Yum! Second, you can always make it yourself, gaining full control of the ingredients. You just need an ice cream machine. Or, as a creative person once showed me, you can whisk it in…
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The "Mifflin-St Jeor" formula they use is stupid simple and is explained here (ignore everything else on the page): The formula calculates your calorie plan then (as @AnnPT77 says above) lops off 500kcals per day for every pound you want to lose a week. (Because a pound of fat provides about 3500kcals.) But, it works…
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The Oura ring is supposed to be the best of the fitness devices that also tracks sleep. But, like @AnnPT77 , I use Garmin, which is only passingly useful. PS. Garmin gave me a 92/100 last night, saying my body battery achieved 100/100. That might be a record! I should be superman today! The truth is that I have a cold, so…
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I ran into this same problem with chickpeas, which are on the salad bar. I've been using MFP for 10 years and gotten past every hurdle, but figuring out how many kcals were in 1/4C of chickpeas on the salad bar was a research project!
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What is the point of having "friends" if you don't have a collective news feed?
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@AnnPT77 : Tongue in cheek, sort of. Our chance of death from all causes is 100%, undeniably. IMHO, the goal of healthy living is to improve our overall quality of your life in the moment. It's impossible to guarantee any particular benefit in the future, as everyone in their 60s knows, bad things can come up no matter how…
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Congratulations on your first month! It takes some practice and determination to use MyFitnessPal to control weight. Keep at it— it has worked for me. To start, get a good set of measuring cups and a food scale. Get all the tempting foods out of the house. Cook or be involved in cooking your own meals. Restaurants and food…
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@springlering62 : "Researchers found that those that consistently exercised in adulthood could enjoy a 30-40 percent lower risk of death from any cause later in life." Yet, the risk of death from any cause later in life remains solidly at 100%. 🤔
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About the loss of the newsfeed: what's the point of having friends if there isn't a newsfeed?
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If you look at one of my threads, I have been doing "16/8 IF" (aka, skip breakfast) for a long time. I've also done a number of 36h semi-fasts (I still drink a few calories so I don't get a headache). You are right that it never made me magically lose weight unless I also tracked what I ate. But, it did help, in that it…
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@BigDfromNJ Eat the protein and lift the weights. The muscle will come.
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I dread to see how many entries there are for eggs. Try scanning the barcode on the actual eggs you're eating and see what comes up.
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😇 I pay the fee because I like the service and I want to support it. In general, having a lot of practice, I get what I need from the site. I dropped 22lbs this winter using it. 👺 But, I wish they would clean up the food database! It's the #1 cause of frustration on the site! Lately, I've seen more complaints that the set…
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@springlering62 : It was definitely true that waiting in line for 45 minutes "inhaling the odour of fried seafood" worked up a powerful hunger! 😋 Ah, so the entire problem is "odours." Stay away from those, and you're fine!
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Yes! Click on my icon and find my posts from this winter/spring! It's amazingly hard sometimes. This calculator page is somewhat helpful. It uses a formula that is very similar to MFP (Ignore everything on the page except the calculator itself.) The "activity level" is always a guess. You can always select sedentary (the…
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PS I also just did a sprint triathlon! Cross training rules!
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I love this topic as I did C25K in 2017 when I was 56. It took much longer than I had hoped, requiring many repeats of the last few weeks before moving on. Once I could run 5K, I just kept doing it. But, I found that my HR was pegged near my max at the end. So, I'd get to 5k, walk a little bit, then run again slowly to…
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Oh, what an indulgent weekend I had! My wife and I decided to eat big breakfasts and big dinners. Cocktails were also broached. Sat night was a little hard because it was one of those "long line seafood" experiences. By the time you've waited 45 minutes in line (drinking beer, listening to the fun guitar guy, watching the…
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@AnnPT77 That thing about being “naturally slim and in shape” made me smile. I just got that comment— after a year of struggling to lose weight and reclaim some level of fitness. It’s been really hard work! I didn’t correct them, I just smiled and said “thanks!”
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It sounds like you crushed your first round of weight loss. Really amazing! I think we can all relate to your feeling about going to the gym. There are certain gyms where I wouldn't feel welcome (64y male— It's those buff youngsters!). But, there are gyms where I feel totally welcome! As @AnnPT77 suggests, get a tour and…
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@springlering62 is on a tear! I’ve never looked like more of an a-hole than when moved to give diet advice to any large-ish person anywhere, even if it’s the topic of conversation! When people have weight to lose, I have to remember to let them do the talking. The most I'll say these days is “I dropped a little weight…
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Keep some of the fat, cut back on the carbs. My cutting meals look like salad, olive oil-based dressing, feta cheese, and a nice piece of fish, chicken, or lean beef. I match my carbs to my level of exercise that day. I find that best carbs are still things like white or sweet potatoes and fruits. It's amazing what happens…
