Dianetheinvincible Member

Daily weigh-in. Trying out some colors since I learned from other peoples' posts about it. :smile: About me: Female, just started back on MFP a few days ago after a long hiatus. I was fit and happy with my weight (around 125-126lbs since high school), until at age 33 a series of unfortunate life changes began that I didn't…

LOL I could not find this discussion again for a while, and now that I found it, I can't figure out how to update my original post. But my weight has stayed exactly the same so far--172.2 Just figured out how to bookmark the discussion so I can get back here...And how to edit this post (within an hour...Maybe you can't…

I'm not sure if I understand how this works, and I'm starting a day late, but I'll give it a go. :) Round 234 About me: Female, just started back on MFP a few days ago after a long hiatus. I was fit and happy with my weight (around 125-126lbs since high school), until at age 33 a series of unfortunate life changes began…

I won't repeat the excellent tips you've already gotten, but will just add further "food for thought" :-) --Consider taking the "Kaizen" approach--take tiny steps that you know you can easily succeed at; turn them into habits; gradually increase the size of the steps; repeat until you have a solid new habit. I highly…

I agree with what someone said above that sometimes weight loss can make your face look haggard, which can make it seem alarming for you to lose more. I had an acquaintance who lost weight fast prior to her wedding, and if I hadn't known better I would have thought she was seriously ill, her face was so gaunt-looking. The…

I am single, mid-50s, live alone, etc. so I definitely feel your pain. Two things that I've found really helpful: 1) According to a psychiatrist named Robert Maurer, research shows that the one thing that *truly* helps when you're feeling sad or lonely is just what you might expect: reaching out to another person. We are…

I used to be in plays and musicals, too! Why did you stop? I don't know why I did; I often think I should get back into it because I enjoyed it a lot. Someone at work once commented on how I wore a lot of pink--when I didn't own a single pink item of clothing. So I started asking coworkers and found that most of them had…

OK I've just returned to see later comments and 2 things: 1) How's it going so far between the kittens and Booker? 2) Inspired by cahgetsfit's crazy Brazil pit-kitten story, I will share an interesting one, too. Years ago, I had a big black dog named Lucky, also had the cat I still have, named Newfie. My best friend really…

I would be concerned about the kittens' safety. They can be so frisky and mischievous and not understand the need for caution around your dog; meanwhile an older dog with compromised vision or hearing can react aggressively if startled. Short of putting off the kitten adoption, I'd suggest being religious about keeping…

I do think it's easier to get and stay motivated if you set mini-goals on your way to your ultimate goal. Otherwise it can be too discouraging to see how very far away your ultimate goal is. I tend to look at 10 pound increments because it's very satisfying to break into the next lowest bracket but it's not an overwhelming…

Getting wisdom teeth out was a huge ordeal in the olden days :smiley: but I had a wisdom tooth out not quite 3 weeks ago and it was much easier than I expected. Local anesthetic only, I was in and out of there within 45 minutes, no lingering effects except that it took a long time to stop bleeding. They didn't send home…

Welcome, congratulations on your weight loss so far! I have found using a food scale very useful, too. I've really started losing weight fast since I started being an extreme stickler for logging foods accurately. Also it has helped to focus on ensuring I'm getting enough of nutrients that I don't get enough of in my diet…

I discovered that an ounce of mixed nuts keep me going for hours without getting hungry or losing energy. I was carrying them with me as a snack but I often end up using them as lunch. They contain protein, fiber, and fat, and many types of nuts provide minerals and other nutrients that I'm sure I was missing before I…

I'm a little bit confused by your question--when you set up MyFitnessPal, it generates a calorie goal for you. Do you not trust their calculation? I agree with others that making sure your food entries are really accurate is super important. Using a scale is super helpful. They are cheap on Amazon or I bought one at a…

I bought a set of tiny brushes, like bottle brushes, but in much smaller sizes for cleaning nooks and crannies, baby bottle nipples, reusable drinking straws, test tubes, aquarium tubing, etc.; they make it much easier to clean my Contigo sippy cup-type valve bottles. I use hot water and hydrogen peroxide with it since…

It gives some flavor so when I feel like drinking something sweet or flavored I can choose no-calorie water instead and still get similar satisfaction from it, and is more refreshing than plain water so it encourages me to drink more. My favorite is watermelon, which is fantastic ice cold on a hot summer day. I haven't…

Of course. Calories in, calories out, that's all that matters for getting fat off.

One myth that has not only gone unchallenged on this thread but been seconded by a number of people is that sugar is not addictive. Many studies have shown that affects the brain very similarly to cocaine; it stimulates the same pleasure center and long-term abuse of sugar depletes dopamine in the brain--the very same…