Replies
-
I do aquafit whenever I can. I'm also the youngest one there, but there are people of all weights and fitness levels in my class. I've fallen off the wagon because I've been having too many morning meetings at work, and the classes at my gym are only in the mornings. But it's FANTASTIC. We've talked before, kae612, about…
-
Stay home and take care of yourself! Drink a TON of liquids. Drink until you can't stand it anymore, then drink some more. "Sweat it out" is a complete myth. Believe me please. I'm an immunologist. What you do need is lots and LOTS of fluids so you don't get dehydrated. Make sure you drink something other than pure water…
-
Yeah, I have like 5 different sizes in my closet. The vanity sizing has REALLY gotten out of control. Even in the same brand - my older pants from 5+ years ago that are sizes 8 and 10 - I can't get them up at all, because I weight 30 pounds more than I did the last time I wore them. The pants that do fit, I bought all of…
-
I decided to go with sedentary as well - I don't feel sedentary, but that just goes to show how much I've adjusted to working at a desk. I just consider exercise a health bonus now and I pretty much ignore how many calories MFP tells me I've burned, because I *know* it's an overestimate. I might eat an extra 100 calories…
-
Oh my goodness. I found your post right when I needed it. This makes me feel a lot better. I totally forgot this was a thing. So for the last few days, I've had pretty much a non-stop migraine. Well, it starts on one side of my head, I take some medicine, it leaves for a few hours and then shows up again on the other side.…
-
That Good Earth tea is SO delicious on its own - I can't imagine adding anything to it. I also like Yogi Tea in the Egyptian Licorice flavour - also spicy enough on its own Another similar one is from Aveda - the tea they give you when you go into their salons. It's a mix of mint and licorice, and is just so delicious and…
-
I think a couple days rest is good...you may find that a little workout will help ease away the soreness. I'm also trying to psych myself up to go to the gym this morning. I'm sure I wouldn't actually go if I didn't have an appointment with a trainer. I HATE mornings, I hate working out in the morning, I hate feeling this…
-
It's a slippery slope, deciding things like this don't count. It's totally significant for me. I'm cutting 250 calories a day, and if I do this 3x a day, that's 78 calories. That's 30% of my calorie deficit. It counts.
-
I only use PB2 as an ingredient in something else, not as a standalone. It works GREAT in protein drinks/ protein fluff, and spicy peanut sauces.
-
I put collagen powder in my coffee each morning. These are the two I go back and forth between (I keep an eye on the price on Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Collagen-Peptides-Grass-Fed-Certified-Friendly/dp/B00XQ2XGAA/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1483422713&sr=8-3&keywords=collagen…
-
My list for Costco this week was:* fresh fish (we got the steelhead trout) * turkey (15 pounder) * 5 pack of romaine lettuce * bag of carrots * celery * broccoli * multi-coloured bell peppers * Brussels sprouts * sweet potatoes * white onions * red onions (I really don't need a giant bag but I don't want to go to another…
-
bookmarking because I'd like to know this too! I did google it and found this result: "Overall, the draining treatment alone reduced sodium by 36% while the draining-rinsing treatment reduced sodium by 41%." http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/011110p62.shtml and this source says 40%:…
-
I have the Fitbit Aria as well - I went on a bit of a Fitbit spending spree one year, and bought fitbits for myself and my husband, as well as the scale. It's treated us quite well for almost 4 years now. I absolutely love that it automatically syncs with MFP and Trendweight. I don't use a fitbit anymore since 3 of them…
-
Every morning I have a bulletproof coffee with protein powder added. It's like a no-carb coffee protein shake except hot and frothy and delicious. Plain coffee usually gives me the shakes, but somehow adding butter + coconut oil makes it more like a slow-release caffeine for me (? I don't know, I'm guessing here) and it…
-
This sounds incredible. Exactly the kind of meal I love!
-
I do this for one meal a week eating out at a restaurant. I'll eat ~ 100-200 fewer than my alloted calories the day or two before, and I eat very light the day of leading up to the delightful meal out. I'm sure it works. However - be warned, that eating something very salty or sugary will cause temporary water weight gain,…
-
I lost 7 pounds on a juice fast a couple of years ago. That brought me down from 187 to 180. Since then, I've been hovering right around 180 (15 lbs overweight). I'm on a simple CI<CO diet, higher protein and lower carb than I used to eat. But it's been very slow going, mainly because I loose a couple of pounds and get…
-
This "man" does not deserve a woman in his life. Get out, OP. Get out now. You are well short of him.
-
I've learned that *every single time* I have popcorn, I will be up 2 pounds the next day. It's like clockwork. It's not real weight gain. The most important thing about this realization is that I don't let the scary jump on the scale derail me anymore. I used to see it and feel completely defeated - that I would never,…
-
Bardanjusik1 14lbs 9.4 lost 5.6 to go BigGMK83 Goal 14lbs 10.1 lost 3.9 to go Blt1350 28lbs 0 lost 28 to go Bluesson001 Brandiwyliemoore Goal 15 lbs 0 lost 15 to go Candace Goal 14lbs 0 lost 14 to go Cecile Woolley 14lbs 3lost 11to go Chocolategemz Goal 14lbs 0 lost 14 to go Dietvanillacoke Goal 14lbs 3 lost 11 to go…
-
Just found this group. Coincidentally, 14 pounds is my short-term goal to get out of the "overweight" category and back to my healthy weight. That would be a fantastic Christmas present. Please add me! Thank you!
-
This is exactly the pattern I see. I should paste this on my wall to look at every day. It's so true. I know what my calorie goals are, but I let myself overeat about half the time. It's right there in the numbers!
-
This is us. Not to mention we save so much money this way! We try to eat out one meal a day at the most when we are on vacation. Better if it's lunch, because it's cheaper and the portions are smaller. I love being able to have my regular breakfast at "home" anyway, so I don't have to jump out of my pyjamas and get…
-
Oh my goodness, could this be part of my issue? I have low blood pressure and I'm always freezing, especially in my extremities.
-
I've taken my food scale with me. When we visit the inlaws, I usually put on 5 pounds over the course of a week. This last time - I broke even by having tiny breakfast, tiny lunch, and only eating out with them for dinner. It was brutal, but the food scale really helped. The body weight scale would not have been helpful,…
-
I'd say to myself that I was portioning appropriately because my plate had ~ 2/3 as much as my husband's. Turns out both our plates were too big. I never ever weighed my food before joining MFP. It's been a real eye-opener. I'd eat as if I were still living a very active lifestyle, although I now have a sedentary job. I'd…
-
It's pretty inconsistent for me. I think there are just some activities that make me sweat more than others, but they don't necessarily correspond to the activities that burn the most calories. For instance, I used to take a group yoga class. I sweated so much that I would see drips falling on my yoga mat. I was a little…
-
I love to use them when we travel and wind up at a hotel with no gym. I also like to use the quiet/ low impact workouts when we visit the inlaws. Everyone goes to sleep early, and I'm a nightowl. This way I can sneak in a workout without disturbing anyone.
-
I have fine, dry, wavy, very thick hair. And I sweat a TON when I work out. If I wash my hair more often than every 3 days or so, it gets overly brittle and frizzy. When I come home from the gym, I leave my hair up in a bun. I shower off, wash my face (which winds up getting just a little bit of the hairline on my forehead…
-
I would invent a new recipe from scratch. This is how I would do it: Step 1: make roasted cauliflower. Since I've had it roasted, I don't want it any other way. Chop up a head of cauliflower, toss in a big bowl with 1TB oil. Roast in a 400 degree oven about 30-40 minutes, stirring once every 15 minutes or so. Step 2: make…
