robertw486 Member

Hey Maddy Just some input and thoughts.... You are young and still figuring out who you want to be in life. Do you. If you want to feel better in your own skin, do it the way that works for you, and don't let the influence of others take over. I've known people who look out of shape but are fit, happy, and confident. And…

@collinsje1 Great topic, and though most of it has been covered fairly well by others I'm going to add something that I haven't noticed much. Firstly, I want to acknowledge the many view of how much (or how little) the mental game and manifestation/will can do. In some instances quite a lot, in other instances, very…

Following for suggestions. Though it doesn't impact me, my daughter deals with fairly severe GERD and has quite a few eating restrictions. Also keep in mind that sometimes macro goals can be excessive depending on a persons ultimate goals, and stay away from the extremes. Meeting calorie goals is often the main driver for…

I just know the ones on bananas don't make the peels any less chewy.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10650701/biochemistry-answers-to-weight-loss-questions-where-does-the-weight-go For those not into the in-depth chemistry just don't let your eyes glaze over, but it will still all make sense.

We humans are rarely simple. If we could always understand and overcome our mental blocks life would probably be easier. But with so many potential reasons why we have these blocks, the answers are usually not so easy. Sometimes it's as simple as being lazy and resisting change. And somehow expecting different results when…

Ladies, ladies! MFP makes every attempt to remain a family friendly forum. Such flirtatious comments might be better suited to Chit Chat. ;) I can overeat just about anything from time to time. And lately it's been way too many triggers, but the steak sure sounds worth being triggered. Even more so lately, we've been…

You would probably do much better in other areas.... maybe https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/introduce-yourself The Chit Chat forum here is mostly for goofing off. If you want to post a selfie, make a joke, flirt, talk about funny things, share your view.... well to sum it up if you want to do anything other…

It's not a bad idea to flag any spam zappers or moderators when it gets that extreme. If you're lucky some of them are online and can help. It's the luck of the draw sometimes.

From the article.... "The Dark Triad, Explained There is a cluster of three personality traits—known as the Dark Triad—that have been shown to be related to heightened attraction across multiple studies. These traits are Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism. Although each one signifies something a little…

I prefer several types of low priced frozen pizzas over Little Caesar's, I think the stuff is terrible. A few local places are good, Pizza Hut or Papa Johns is ok now and then, and for the better deal and pizza from a chain Papa Murphys. It's a freshly made but cook at home pizza, and beats the other chain stuff hands down…

And how do you know if it's right or not? I saw this earlier, and maybe it should be on some peoples red flag list... I thought it was interesting.…

Never assume. I bet it's the same people that couldn't drive in the dry! :smile:

It's a proven scientific fact, not a tale. Energy balance laws exist with or without cardio. A person can do no cardio and lose weight. The most important exercises a person can do for weight loss involve hand muscles used while eating. And loads of people do cardio while eating enough to maintain their weight.

Money is always in there somewhere unless a person is just stupid wealthy. A few months back I bought another pistol. My wife asked if I really "needed" another pistol. I said that I didn't. So a few days later she asked me how much that pistol cost. I just told it it was less than the big screen TV we just bought but also…

Before my time. A search showed he posted under another name after ChefKev.... VenomousDuck... but that account is deleted as well.

Relieved that my daughter didn't learn her lesson the more expensive way. She had some VIP access concert tickets that she thought she might get stuck with when plans changed and she decided not to go. She got lucky and someone grabbed them, hopefully made someone else happy.

Why does the ability of something to save a life have any impact? It's obvious you are for the tax, but should we tax protein supplements, energy gels, or Gatorade? Why does the ability of something to save a life have any impact? It's obvious you are for the tax, but should we tax protein supplements, energy gels, or…

Hard to say. A lot of wearable devices can be a hassle with certain exercise types, either over or under estimating things. Does your elliptical have a known good mileage calculation or other data? If so you could just delete the activity under Fitbit and log it manually, or make the appropriate adjustment. But that might…

I'm not big on the cold and even where I live I always look forward to spring. I personally don't feel that any city with the word "beach" in the name should be allowed to have snow, but we do now and then. I'm always more active in the warmer months. Inside exercise is just boring to me.

I'm confused. Wouldn't beating the snake to death be kind of a big deal compared to say... guiding you away and saying "don't get near the snake" ? :smile:

I've never owned a food scale, and probably never will. And I agree with the "just do it" for many people. But it's highly individual as well. I tend to overestimate intake and underestimate exercise, simply as a byproduct of keeping myself honest. But others will do the opposite, maybe still thinking they are being just…

I'm just going to go with "diets are easier if you have a drink now and then". :smile: I rarely drink at all any more, but did find that when I drank more, watching my weight usually didn't seem to creep in as much. Why I don't know, but I was fine with it. As for the dehydration thing, I wouldn't think someone having a…

No need to thank us. All we did was remind you of the reality that what you did can be hard work and never something to be embarrassed about. :smile:

There are quite a few already done, but most seem to isolate on the sugar intake from the drinks alone. Since sugary drink consumption as a whole stayed about the same, and many drinks reformulated to lower sugar, people had a slightly lower sugar consumption. But.... if they drink less soda, avoid the taxes mostly, and…

Well in that case I've learned something new today..... ...... that you have never ever sent me a friend request! :neutral: It's ok... I'll get over it at some point. But I suspect bot requests or something. Or if someone sends requests and deletes a profile might be an angle as well. I've seen people do that just to…

But unlike alcohol, which they knew would increase tax revenue and not change drinking habits much, the sugar tax didn't even raise tax revenues much. So what does having such a thing accomplish?

Maybe they sent a request and then cancelled it? Can you do that? Would I do that? Yes I would... then I could say I want to be someone's friend without saying it. Call it subliminal suggestion friend requests. But being serious I've had that happen as well. Maybe spammers, maybe people can delete the request... I don't…

I can only assume your last several posts are all Olympics related? And regarding the doping incident in recent posts? I'm trying to skip all that drama myself, and just be amazed at what the athletes that are clean can accomplish. Because much of it is completely amazing. As for what's on my mind.... trying to get back on…