DoreenaV1975 Member

Maybe I'm weird but I love the feeling of the sweat as I work out, the more the better... I makes me feel like I'm really doing something! And then I jump in the shower after...

Yuppers!!!

YES! Exactly! It's all about OVERALL balance!

Me too! Which is great for when I go out for dinner and drinks w/ friends at the end of the week, cuz really I have lots of extra calories to indulge w/out feeling guilty!

Oops, hahahaha! Just read your last post... but see, I helped confirm it! LOL

Your calves could be sore cuz of the stairs... I started walking up and down the 10 flights of stairs in my office building , 2 times a day, a couple of weeks ago and not only did it cause soreness in my bottom and thighs but my calves were killing me (it could have also been because I did all that in heels, LOL)... so I…

That's what I said!! :D

Good question... IDK, I don't think so though... I've always just added it up myself...

I try not to go over, and rarely do unless it's a night out w/ friends or vacation, but when I do, I just cut some calories for the next few days until my weekly total is where it needs to be. In the end it's all a balance. Like @no_day_but_2day said!

The banana I had the other day had was 95 calories... that doesn't sound free to me! Could you imagine a WW follower saying I'm just going to eat fruits and veggies all day cuz they're "free" thinking they're not consuming any calories... Unless they teach it differently, IDK, I've not been to WW.

You had me at "PUMPKIN"! <3

Yeah I've done that. It is good especially for a coffee addict like me!!!

The ones I made came out nice and crispy, just the way I like them, but absolutely no flavor... other than "yuck" , LOL!

I heard they consider fruits and veggies "free".... um those have calories so how can one lose weight w/out accounting for those calories.

I'll try this. I tried another protein waffle and it was disgusting, threw the damn things away,...so I don't have high hopes, but I am willing to try! TY for sharing!

I'm eating Cheetos right now. They're baked, but still delicious!

I do this but w/out PB and it tastes great! w/ PB would probably be "The Greatest Thing EVER"... thanks for mentioning it cuz I'm going to try it now! Yeah for new YUMMY ideas!

Have you tried the "light" or "Sugar Free" versions... They're less calories. I don't remember what the light is... but the sugar free is 15 calories a serving (serving = 2TBS)

I have to portion out and hide my sweets because by the time I get a real craving to eat them, the kids have eaten ALL of them! If my kids find stashed sweets they know "that's mom's" don't touch! HAHAHAHA! I still have Oreos hidden somewhere... it's been a while though so I'm not sure how good they are now!

Nothing wrong w/ shakes... I love them... but it would be nice to have other ideas!

I need this too... Will be checking in!

I use pancake mix, almond milk, cinnamon and bananas and they're delicious! They are a little bit soft and hard to flip but when you bite into them PURE BANANA BLISS!!!! No kidding! And 4 of them come out to 311 calories: my husband eats 2 and I eat 2. 1/2 cup pancake mix (can't remember the grams but it's on the box and I…

Yes, it comes to choices and controlling yourself. Basically you have to want to lose weight more than you want ice cream... there's no "magic " solution!

Eat it, but adjust all your other calories... You will (most likely ) find you wont have enough calories to eat for the rest of the day and that will change your mind about ice cream. I say this from watching my husband, who used to have a big "sweet-tooth" and couldn't control it. He joined MFP about a month and a half…

Right I agree... no food is "bad" just some are "better" for you as far as nutrition go. I enjoy BOTH... cuz I love BOTH and I am holding strong to my weight loss...and feel healthy so I'm doing something right! ;) I've read that link; I enjoyed it!

Just for "Ha-Ha"s , I want to have a day where I eat NOTHING BUT "JUNK" but stay in my calorie range. I think the worse that will happen is a tummy-ache! But I think it will be fun! LOL!

THIS!!!!

They must not be under their calorie goal then... and if they think they are, they are logging incorrectly because as long as they are in a deficit they WILL lose weight (aside from some medical issues that may prevent it, but that's a rare and extreme case)!

As far as losing weight goes, as long as you are in a deficit it will happen. I never paid attention to macros while losing, I just worried about staying in deficit... Cuz for me that was hard enough! Didn't need to throw anything else in the mix! So, no, you don't have to hit your macros to lose. But if you're worried…

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