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Nice people can definitely do irritating things. All of us can sometimes miss when their behavior might be infringing; however, this seems like a near obvious case. I would ponder the kindest way of asking this person to alter their behavior. Wait for your moment, then say "oh, please don't put that there, [give simple…
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I’ve been AF on all work nights and some weekends, and I’m maintaining after losing 22lbs Jan-May. Generally keeping a lid on alcohol in general. I went to a wonderful group get away this past weekend, and drank a bit each night, 3, 2, 2 drinks, I think (mostly beer, but one mixed drink). 2 is definitely better for me than…
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Hello people! It's been an exciting month of maintenance. I've logged most days, but not over the past weekend with friends on vacation. I did lots of exercise (including two fantastic 1.25mi ocean swims!), ate lots of food, and drank a bit of beer. I came home up a couple of pounds. Yikes! But, it evaporated overnight…
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I'm 64 and a life-long exerciser. I'm learning to listen to what my body is telling me and rest when I need it. When I've pushed too hard (exercised every day for a week), I'll sometimes just shut down for a day. I used to become depressed about that, and not always for good reasons (I would obsess about not burning my…
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You're guaranteed that most people will like the prior one. That always happens. I'm guessing most MFP users only use the app and never or rarely access the website.
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Keep working on your body weight. Every ounce off your body is a blessing for your knees. Ice your knees after any activity that irritates them Walking (don't give up on it! Stay on flat terrain and push your pace. Or, on a treadmill, you can walk at an incline— walking downhill may irritate your knees. Ice ice, baby!)…
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The battle against reflux is worth it! It takes a toll on your body otherwise. Cutting alcohol and coffee were the biggest improvements for me. But, if it's plaguing you, you should certainly take the meds. I sleep with an elevated torso if I'm feeling at all acidic at bedtime. (Almost always due to having a drink or two!)…
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No! I just changed from weight loss to maintenance recently and it updated properly. I always edit my goals using the web interface, if that matters. Then you should immediately see a change both on the web and on the app.
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Walking on an incline is excellent and I don't think you should ever give it up. I hope you can go hiking sometime to see the payoff. IF you want to try running, ease into it. I did the "C25K" program more than 10 years ago and I'm still running, but I cross train on cycling, swimming, and other stuff. Running is a…
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I bought the Garmin. It's expensive, but I've had good luck with Garmin hardware. My main reason was that I didn't want yet another app to manage my weight. I already use Garmin Connect. It works well. I wish that it would pop up a notification when it makes a measurement that says something encouraging, even when you…
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The weight will come off very quickly when you first go into deficit. Enjoy it! I don't know how much you have to lose, but it's generally a game of persistence. It can be very frustrating at times. (search for my other whiney posts!) I split the difference with exercise calories. First, do your MFP set-up using the…
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I expect you injured your rotator cuff. Those injuries may resolve in time (mine did), but you should do the exercises or you can lose mobility in the shoulder. But, you've been in pain for a while, and it's possible that you'd benefit from a cortisone shot and/or (in the worst case) surgery. To find out, you'd need an MRI…
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@springlering62 : Oh god, that's horrible! I will not eat a DD or KK donut. They appear all the time in our break room and I just say NO! They are such cheap crap. Now, every once in a while, bakery donuts show up. One time there was a bacon donut...😋 I have to say that if you have a donut Sunday, you might think about…
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@Sunshineandmind : Some hunger is unavoidable, but as @csplatt says, it gets better. I have found that adjusting when and what you eat is also critical. I push my calories later in the day so I can eat more at dinner, for example. I also find sweets to be habit forming and I'm always struggling with wanting something sweet…
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@PAV8888 gets it. It pays to refeed conservatively.
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@floppybackend : Several people above supported me when I posted just about the same frustration! Sometimes that scale just won't move! It sucks! (Search through my posts and you'll find it.) And, yes, it gets harder as we get older because our bodies can shut things down quite effectively (cold hands, etc.). But, also if…
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@Womona has a great suggestion of having an AF drink first. This really helps me, even if it is a full glass of water. When I get my hands on a beer at the end of the day, I suck that thing down like a cowboy who’s been lost in the desert and reach for another! last night I celebrated a professional milestone by having my…
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Hi all! I've finished my cut (-22lbs in 6 months) and I’m strategizing about how to keep it off. I’ve cut way back on drinking for the period and I think it’s essential to keep it up. No, I don’t need to drink on weekdays. Actually, I don’t need to drink on weekends, either. The challenge is to go very lightly when I do…
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They way to eat them is to 1) buy them, and 2) eat them before they turn to mulch in your refrigerator. Buying them is fairly straightforward. Eating them means that you reach for them first before other choices. I have found that I like eating bell pepper (red, yellow, orange), celery, mini cucumbers, etc. I cur them up…
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I'm now officially in maintenance.🎉😊 I celebrated by not logging all weekend! And, we had a lovely dinner party Saturday night where I allowed myself to have some beer 🍻(I've had very little for 6 months, of course). I also was very active working on the house on Saturday plus taking a run with the dog 🏃♂️🐕. I took a…
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Welcome @carldavies1912 ! A PT already knows more about physiology than most others do, including me. The philosophy here is pure CICO: keep the calories under the limit and you will lose weight. As for what foods to eat or avoid: It doesn't matter so long as the total is under the limit. But, there are techniques for…
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Medication and supplement tracking is a tempting feature. The problem is they already know so much and this encroaches on HIPAA regulations. There is always a trade-off between convenience and security!
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I just ordered a Garmin smart scale. My reasoning is that I get lax on recording my weight once I go into maintenance. Also, I don't want yet another app monitoring my bodyweight, so I'm willing to pay the premium to get the Garmin, which connects to the Garmin app I already have. I was at 174 this morning. A bit below…
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This is such the case: His service is also your service. So, thank you for your service! But, do mom's really need to sacrifice everything for their kids and families? I hope not! Somehow, I hope you can find some "me time." And, actually, your "me time" should probably be "we time," where you get together with other…
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I'm the dad of a kid with PCOS. They're now in their 20s, and quite successful. Every attempt we made as parents to encourage weight control and general fitness failed and was interpreted as horribly negative in retrospect. The PCOS body really wants to hold onto the extra weight for some reason, and intervening isn't…
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@ddsb1111 : I always use the rule of thumb that utilizing a pound of bodyfat requires under-eating by 3500kcals. At ~-1lb/week, that comes to ~-500kcals/day. Now, what's so agonizing is that my calculated daily deficit, based on a 1500kcal/day eating plan calculated by MFP (sedentary setting) and on calorie estimates…
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@yirara : I'm sure it depends both on the medication and on the druggist! But, clearly the consequences of handing over levothyroxine are non-existent. Note: I had a hiccup with my prescription the week before I left for Italy and I wasn't approved by insurance in time. (It was totally stupid.) CVS offered to sell me one…
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@yirara : I was in Italy. The druggist asked me if I had a prescription, but didn’t even look at it. She seemed to know I would be shocked at how cheap it was.
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@mtaratoot : Posting works OK on the web interface, but via phone it does all the things you say! Hah, as I edited the sentence above, I had several problems. 1) Although I pasted your name at the start of the sentence, it inserted it at the end. 2) when I cut it from the end of the sentence and pasted at the start, it…
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@springlering62 : Anything with peanut butter sounds good to me! I'll try it some time. I'd add it to oatmeal, I think. I'm glad I'm not the only one tempted by cheap layer cakes. They're flipping everywhere! Probably because they're cheap!
