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This is utterly fabulous, @BCLadybug888: Heartiest congratulations! I'm betting 2025 will be your year. :)

@krausekelly61, for a variety of technical-social reasons, groups here on MFP have difficulty staying active, and I think that's extra true for groups aimed at our demographic. This thread is about as active as any of those things get, way more active than the over-50 group I technically belong to. Think of this thread as…

Hello, Stacey, and welcome! I'm a senior, too (69) and an MFP oldie as well (been here since 2015, loss then maintenance). I don't have a specific group to suggest to you, but there are a number of groups/threads that have that kind of purpose, though with variations in timing and such. With a bit of looking around, you…

Yes, you can reset it in Goals to a different percent. To do that effectively, you need to know what the current percent represents. Normally, MFP uses the percent daily value on US nutrition labels. If you scroll down the page at this link, you'll find a reference list of those:…

I see your point, and can see that this would be nice to be able to do directly. As a kind of weird workaround while we don't have such a feature, you can look at it a week at a time through an indirect route in MFP premium. If I pick the Week View of Macros in Nutrition, I get lists of foods that are highest in each of…

I lost around 50 pounds at 59-60, now 69 and still maintaining a healthy weight. As a complicating factor, I don't think there's really anything special about losing weight at our age, and I think individuals in our age group vary quite a bit, besides. For myself, I did this:…

OK, this is going to be a little complicated to answer completely but briefly. I'm going to start with the TL;DR version, if you don't want more details: Yes, MFP intends you should eat those calories. That should keep your same intended weight loss rate. If you don't want to eat those calories on the same day, you can eat…

In case you haven't already discovered it, there's a thread here that might help you think of some new options: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10247171/carbs-and-fats-are-cheap-heres-a-guide-to-getting-your-proteins-worth-fiber-also It isn't about meals, but it's about calorie-efficient protein sources…

It doesn't work for everyone, but my cravings for sweets like candy and baked goods were reduced when I started making it a point to eat several servings of whole fruit daily. It wasn't instant, so maybe took willpower for a small number of weeks, but it was a help. I've seen others here say similar things, so maybe worth…

I think only rat studies so far, but Xanthan gum may be pro-inflammatory, too.

I won't speak for anyone else, but I'm 69. My hair is longer now than in the photo I posted above, but not very short there, so it was taken during the pandemic. I'm probably around 64-65 in it. Rowing is mainly leg-powered, like 60%ish, because the boats (and machines) have a sliding seat. Leg-push starts the stroke.…

I can understand how it would be scary. There's so much mythology in the overall culture that ALL women need to eat 1200 calories or less in order to lose weight, that it's delicate and feminine to subsist on mostly salads, eat like little birds, etc. It's true that some women - less active, petite, older, etc. - may need…

I don't know if this is relevant, but maybe. Before the drugs entered the picture, there was a kind of thread we'd see started here sometimes. It would be a person who advanced that "can’t lose weight no matter how much they eat, track, or do everything right" idea; said they were struggling; working really, really hard;…

So nice to see so many folks showing up on this thread, including new faces! After a couple of days off (!), back to stationary bike, but a longer low-intensity ride: 60'+3'CD, easy intensity (83W, implied 14.5mph including the CD), so 85% Z2, only about 6' at the low end of Z3. We'll see how that settles in. I'm still…

Usually, 4-6 weeks of data is enough to make an initial adjustment. Once you have enough data, your own results are likely to be a much better estimate going forward than any calorie calculator or even fitness tracker. If you have menstrual cycles, I'd suggest comparing body weight at the same relative point in at least 2…

A phone app? A watch that pairs with a phone app has a transmitter, probably bluetooth, unless you connect it with a wire. My Garmin watch doesn't require a chest belt or anything like that, but it has bluetooth, plus GPS reception. I'm betting that's the kind of stuff OP's job doesn't allow, or a lot of different fitness…

Maybe even 60 ;)

No, no, not at all @nossmf! It started out with women participating, and guys being shy about doing so, more like. . Which is a wonderful thing! 👏👏👏

Hello, and welcome! I'd very strongly encourage you NOT to go way under your calorie goal, always, but especially when just starting out. I'd encourage you to set a sensibly moderate loss rate target in MFP, and eat very close to the calorie goal that MFP gives you. "Sensibly moderate weight loss rate" means 0.5-1% of…

Now that the guys have stopped being shy, and started participating, I'm good with that. Ditto middle aged guys, now that the participation is broadening - though they'd probably use a different word than "toned" :D . From other threads, I know @nossmf is a long-time serious and knowledgeable lifter, but I think he's said…

Totameafox is right: It doesn't matter . . . at least if you're not trying to use features in premium like the intermittent fasting timers. If you wanted to, you could change the time zone in your profile to make it think your midnight was at a time you preferred. The only difference I know of (other than the intermittent…

Honestly, I feel like the very best ways to get out of the app - at least in the early stages of using it - are the same whether premium or free MFP. That's learning how to use it efficiently, and sticking with it consistently, pretty much. I have premium, and I think it's useful, but which things will be most useful kind…

Are you at a healthy goal weight now? How long have you been there? If not at goal, it's normal to feel there's more loose skin and worry a lot about it. But the skin can't really start shrinking until the fat is mostly gone, because fat conspires with gravity to keep the skin stretched out. Even after reaching goal…

It's been a while, so I can't remember everything. (I don't usually need them in maintenance.) I tried many, some weren't good. Some I remember were one-serve packets of crispy broad beans or dry roasted edamame, and no-sugar-added applesauce pouches. Some dried fruits work, in ziplocs, as long as I didn't leave them in…

Aw, aren't you kind! I feel like if we branch out, we're starting to duplicate this Supah thread: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/#latest . . . but sure, why not? Honestly, I'd share a lats photo if I had one, just to be convivial, though mine are nothing to…

Maybe? The choices would seem to be to keep logging calories, or find some other method for maintaining the eating patterns that keep you at the right calorie balance without logging. For me, keeping on logging has been a good solution, but there are a variety of reasons that's so. At this point, it's an unusual day that…

Bear with me for a second, for some background? Under the covers, MFP uses something called "Metabolic Equivalents (METS)" to estimate exercise calories. In brief, researchers have studied a huge range of activities, and have come up with a way to estimate exercise by using a person's body weight, and multiplying it by a…

The fastest way to lose weight isn't the most effective way to lose weight, generally. One way to stop the cravings is to lose weight slower. Sometimes slow loss can get a person to goal weight in less calendar time - and help them stay there long term - compared to an aggressive approach that causes deprivation-triggered…

In part, I think this is a specific case of a general human tendency: To assume our circumstances are the "normal" case, and also perhaps to lack understanding of or empathy for people who differ from that supposed "normal". There's a thread here now where someone asks if they'll lose weight on 2000 calories - without much…

Nope, I didn't. ;) I feel free to make up words, and there are cases where that one works better, so I've used it more than once. Good consequences without doing much if any work to get them = automagic. :D