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What has helped isn't miralax, but benefiber, which is a soluble fiber that is tasteless... I drink plenty of water, and once a day, one of the waterbottles I add a couple teaspoon... dissolves even in icewater and isn't noticable when I drink. You could even cook with it (add it to soup or sauce). No issues from that, but…
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It's been said, but definitely look at any prepared food - either restaurants (I'm a chef, and it's hard not to use what's too much dietary salt without complaints of "bland"), but also grocery store, even the "healthy" meals, and soups, even brothy ones can seem like they wouldn't be to bad but load you up for the whole…
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I have a scale that estimates fat percentage (the Fitbit one so it automatically uploads and logs weigh-ins)... Not the most accurate way to measure body fat, but one thing I've noticed is that when my weight plateaus or goes up a little, I can see however that my lean weight is going up a little while fat is going down.…
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I focus on both the total calories I consume and the amount I burn... I'm going for a set-amount of calories in a day, which is at a deficit so that my body burns the fat I've accumulated. So, if my goal is for 1500 calories in a day, and I burn 500, then I can eat 2000. A couple things - that doesn't mean for me "Yay, I…
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As said, salt, sugar and alcohol will in the short term cause water-retention, which could account for it (5# is a fairly large swing, but if you were a little under-hydrated the first weighing, that could contribute, too). As long as you're honestly recording and tracking and staying on track, I wouldn't worry too much…
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The way the new heart-rate monitors on these items is to watch for a very faint change in the pigmentation of the skin when the heart beats and blood flow briefly increases (and why people who wear them over tattoos have issues). Should be able to read over any bare skin body part.
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I know the feeling - I'm a chef, and there are bowls of extra fries and potato chips, cheese, sausage, soda... all just lying around. And I can resist as long as I am actively thinking of resisting; once I get distracted, I find I'm mindlessly snacking. One thing that's really helped is to make myself a rule to write down…
