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For me the best thing to do is just not buy the stuff I will overeat. If you get an urge that you can't overcome by a small portion and be done with it. I also find it the longer I eat relatively healthy food all the time the more I enjoy it. Changing buying habits is the biggest hurdle for me.

Will Power is a real person, but to meet him you probably have to catch him at an Indy car race. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Power And just like the person sometimes willpower is elusive for certain people. Long-term habits seem to help me more, The willpower aspect might help a little on days I'm not feeling it.…

Hey Nichole and welcome to MFP. I'd strongly suggest you go over to the https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/food-and-nutrition section and post it there. Many people don't pay much attention to the intro category, and you are much more likely to get good advice in that section of the forum. I'd also include at…

Read all of the above, and most is correct. Hormones, water retention, exacting measurements, and other factors all come into the picture if you want anywhere close to exact.

.... and here I was expecting a link to promote your weight loss plan or something. But instead I find helpful advice that many could use. I like weeding out the spammers, but you fooled me. Apologies for thinking something sinister was at play. And for those that don't know their real baseline... listen to this woman and…

This is what I would do. Figure out the macros of his meal plan, adjust from there as needed to work for you and the issues it causes you. When you finish with him and he tries to convince you to keep going and is proud of your progress, tell him you might think about it if he was willing to tell people "use these macros"…

Lose 30% fat and gain 25% muscle in two hours. What's not to like?

This one is 100% legit. This is one of my neighbors that is 85 years old. Not only did she get fit but her hair darkened back up and grew a great length.

If people want to help the scammers go away quicker, go ahead and flag them but also report them at the link below... https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10002226/please-flag-the-spam/p1 Many of the admins, moderators, and spam killers have that thread bookmarked, so anything reported can usually be killed…

Hey.... anyone that has kids in school can understand that mistake. Things happen! As for new information, take some of it with a grain of salt. What really matters for weight loss and control is energy balance. How you get to the point you are comfortable with often takes a bit of time to figure out. But you don't need…

If daily checks might mess with your head, all the more reason to do it. And if you really want to screw with your head, weigh yourself 5 or 6 times over the course of a long day with activity involved! And yes, I'm dead serious. Doing that, as well as following the suggestions given before mine, will show you that weight…

I agree, and they target certain demographics. I mean, am I the only one thinking those guys look like they are 100+ and at the mini golf course with their putters? @AnnPT77 great thread topic. Though I don't have any to show at the moment, I find it alarming that so many of the crazy claims are just as likely to be in a…

Hey Jenn, Don't let anything here overwhelm you. If you have questions ask, if you find solutions that work for you take note, if you get frustrated vent, and in most cases if you want a donut that is just fine as well. What things are overwhelming you, and why are you finding those things overwhelming?

I'm not so sure really. I know of quite a few less than fit people that use Strava simply for routes for biking, hiking, etc. And though many of the forum posts here do concern weight loss questions, we also have quite a few very fit athletes, professionals in fitness industries, and modest beasts who don't claim to fit in…

It's really easy on the web version. Just navigate to groups and at the top there is a blue button for new groups. I can't say if it's any harder or easier with the apps, I tend to do a lot of stuff web-based since it's the same on the computer or the phone.

In the long run, the only way to control weight is through energy balance. You can only eat based on your activity level and size, and it has been proven over and over again. There is no real science behind the body types thing, and never has been, other than it somehow classes some basic shapes that people have or end up…

One could say that a person obviously violating current guidelines was also playing silly games and may be rewarded silly prizes as well. Though I don't disagree with you that any long term fasting has health risks, I also don't agree with your approach of pointing it out in the way you did. You're been around here a…

Now that's a zombie thread bump! While some of the new devices use formulas that learn much better and seem to be more accurate your heart rate is really not an accurate measure of power. For that reason without extra inputs most devices don't measure that well. Studies on the matter tend to lean towards the below formula…

If it were easy websites like this, fitness devices, fad diets.... essentially and entire industry would disappear for lack of need. We would just call it the "I didn't try and am super fit and a healthy weight" bus. It's called the struggle bus for a reason, because for many it is hard. And just a tip, having seen your…

What nobody tells many about losing weight is it really can be as simple for some people as eating less and moving more. And that statement is in fact supported by scientific evidence, and has been for a long, long, long time. Time and time again peer reviewed studies show that energy balance is the primary driving force…

Though free help of many kinds isn't uncommon around here, often those that mention offering services aren't offering free help but rather advertising. I can't say if that is the case with the OP here or not, but it happens often. There used to be some long term fitness gurus that would offer free help, but over the years…

What type of interface are you using? Information on the app or web interface, as well as what operating system (iOS, Mac, Windows, Android) would help others in letting you know what is usual and normal for that type of interface. Basic information on the age of the phone or computer might be helpful as well. When logging…

A great deal of this forum probably has no idea what in the world you are talking about. But it did catch people off guard, and if history repeats itself, it will probably catch Lewis off guard as well. The chances of an existing WDC winning a title at Ferrari seems pretty slim if you ask Seb, Fernando, or Kimi.

In this particular case, I would say it depends a great deal on what is causing the primary issue. If it is fact joint pain probably less likely to help in my opinion. If the problem is primarily with the muscles surrounding the joint it may help, and may help quite a lot. @yirara brings up a great point in regard to…

Popcorn in excess levels might cause a calorie surplus and result in gains, I heard that on the internet. But only for those that work extra hard in the gym, because I heard newbie gains aren't a thing. Jokes aside, it seems to be a semantics debate. Being we have no idea of the total deficit of the OP, the gym routine,…

Yes you do. You suck at the gym. And I am not judging at all, simply validating your words. But.... yeah I agree. Most of us suck at the gym at least sometimes, so if the judgement of/by others doesn't apply, don't let it get you down.

Good advice above, progression will get you where you are going. That is either more repetition (volume), or more weight with the volume you are at. Gyms seem to intimidate some people, and often women more then men. But for the most part, most gyms aren't intimidating at all. Some stay in their own zone and do their…

I remember when you were active on the message boards years ago. Much like you, I leave, come back, slack off and leave again.... rinse and repeat. BUT though things have changed a lot, the "general population" is much less radical than in years past. MFP has made some changes to limit the extremist type stuff that was…

I don't know that I've seen anyone from Finland that I recall, but more than a few from that region of the world. It's a beautiful part of the world, and I hope to visit again in the future. Edited to add: I was a fan of Kimi Räikkönen through his career. Does that count?

It seems like it's not a bad idea. A lot of people want to go out to eat, more social activities, etc on their day off, weekend or not. The more people can customize what they want to do, the more it might help. Not that I would probably use it myself. If I have plans that include more food, I either cut a little through…