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No, MFP doesn't have those features. If you think it should, post in this area: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/feature-suggestions-and-ideas Here, you're just talking to other regular MFP users with no more power or influence than you have yourself. The MFP staff doesn't read every post in the whole…

OMG, I didn't put that possibility together. I hope it's not so. Five pounds a week would be a 2500 calorie daily deficit. For a lot of women to get that big a deficit, they'd have to eat zero food at all for the whole time period, plus do some extra exercise in addition to eating zero. Yeah, sure, a few have a TDEE as big…

Yes, I understood the OP to be suggesting being able to scan the nutrition label on a food. Since scanning photos and extracting text is quite a common technology these days, and US nutrition labels are quite standardized, it seems like this would be an achievable feature . . . and very helpful going forward. If there were…

Great advice from Springlering62 up there about the "how to". I've just GOT to quote this bit, with which I agree 100%: Mindset is a big deal. I joined MFP at age 59, back in 2015, class 1 obese, with high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Because I was menopausal, severely hypothyroid (medicated), and already quite…

If you're talking about an ad that popped up in MFP, I'd point out that content sites like MFP usually use middleman services, i.e. essentially they sell their ad space to brokers, and the brokers sell the space to advertisers. The content site likely has some has limited influence over the types of ad content, such as…

Sounds like you're doing great! Have you tried any of the higher protein pastas available now? I think some of them are a bit too different from wheat pasta to work as a full substitute, but some of the higher-protein grain-based ones I've had, and the better brands of red lentil pasta, are IMO pretty good. Being higher in…

You really haven't given us enough relevant information. Mostly, I agree with ninerbuff: Reduce carbs or fat a bit, carbs being the most flexible, to make more calorie room. Changing eating patterns in that way as a general habit would be a good strategy. Note: If this is a "just this one day" thing, it honestly doesn't…

I think the explanation is "bodies are weird", honestly. Some people seem to lose in those "stall then whoosh" patterns, always. Some people do it for a while during loss, but not the whole time. Pretty much everyone has ups and downs, i.e., even during steady loss, it's likely that day 7 of a given week won't be the…

I respect that perspective. I even agree, sort of. What do I mean by "sort of"? Well, I gotta say, reality has a way of being complicated. :D Here's the complication that I also believe: Exercise needs to be fueled adequately, in order to be effective (for weight management OR fitness improvement). If your deficit really…

Premium MFP has some eating plans, I believe available only in the phone/tablet app (not web browser MFP). I don't have a "user review" because I didn't personally use them; I've only glanced at them. There's also a lot of eating guidance available in the MFP blogs, here: https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/ Personally, I did a…

To be crystal clear for new readers and others who might not realize: The "PT" in my screen name are my middle name's and last name's initials. I'm not, and never have been a Personal Trainer or Physical Therapist. I have a bit of coaching education in my sport, and used to have USRowing coaching certification to level 2,…

AFAIK, as an MFP user since 2015, the water button shows up by default in either the web browser version of MFP, or the phone/tablet app (at least the Android version, and I'd bet the Apple version is at least similar). For me, it has shown up whether I've been using free MFP or premium MFP. If it's not showing up for your…

Do you have health conditions or health goals that lead you to pursue keto? I know that some people do. If the main goal is weight management, though, lower carb (like you're probably reaching now, on a guess) or even balanced macros can work for many people. Wishing you success!

Hello, John, and welcome! There are quite a few of us 60+ folks here, at all stages. (I'm 68, in maintenance; been here since 2015, so I'm an MFP oldie as well as a regular oldie ;) .) Wishing you success!

P.S. Another thing that helped me along the way was reading threads like these: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1275030/whats-your-most-recent-nsv#latest https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1167854/photo-only-success-stories#latest…

For the record, I didn't think you were putting them down. I just wanted to clarify that I wasn't doing that, either. :flowerforyou: When it comes to avoiding regain, it helps to have some strategy to nip it in the bud quickly. Someone here defined maintenance as re-gaining and re-losing the same 5 or so pounds over and…

Some options I've used, some but not all of them currently (as I'm in maintenance now): * Look at menus online ahead of time, and plan what I'll order, so it isn't an impulsive decision. * Ask if the restaurant will do certain substitutions that reduce calories (dressing on the side, leave off a rich sauce, leave cheese or…

I can understand how it would hit that way. (But I'm betting some parts of their choice haven't been super-fun. And those operations don't guarantee keeping weight off long term, either. I won't diss people who make the surgical choice, but making a success of it also involves commitment to long-term changes in habits.…

It's great that you've lost 10 pounds: Progress! I like nossmf's advice above. I'm a skeptic about the hormones/age influence (speaking as someone who lost at age 59-60, already menopausal for around 15 years at that point, and severely hypothyroid (but medicated); and who's now 68 and still at a healthy weight). Those are…

What's the nature of the disturbance: Are you waking up, not able to get back to sleep; waking often but going back to sleep quickly; body twitches interrupting sleep; nightmares interrupting sleep; just don't feel rested even though you feel like you've been asleep; or something else? Do you uncontrollably fall asleep…

If OP can muster up steely nerves about scale weight, I personally think weighing daily for a while to see what happens is a really good learning experience about how one's personal body handles water fluctuations in these circumstances. If that's extremely stressful to the person, though, I agree with you about skipping…

Yep, the potential for a serious health condition causing distended abdomen is one reason I asked OP what her doctor says. If dysmorphia is in the mix, that's also one way to sort that out. Maybe the posture question, too. OP, I'd also ask how old you are? There are a couple of life points where women are more likely to…

There are some hints in recent research that certain foods emulate the effects of GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, etc.) through the natural biochemistry of the body and microbiome, but the effect is short-duration (as compared with the drugs). Other dietary choices may extend the effect somewhat (again, probably still short…

I think it's an issue. If I had a solution, I'd propose one. I don't have one. Earlier, I said that what I perceived has worked best with alcohol and tobacco's bad consequences was high cost, punishment, and shame/ostracism. I don't think those are a good plan in this case, for various reasons. <== Please read that again,…

I figured OP was using the "chips" term in its US meaning, since the post mentioned things like Quest chips. I don't think Quests makes US "french fries" or UK "chips". It's dead common here for restaurants to serve potato chips alongside sandwiches as a default. Is that not true elsewhere in the US? (I understand that it…

I wouldn't assume that. I agree with Lietchi's point above. Also, we have the so-called "hard gainers", who often report feeling too full to eat enough to gain weight, even though that's their highly-desired goal. In general, I don't think perceived hunger is a super great guide to calorie needs. There's too much else…

MFP uses "nutrition science algorithms", unless you mean something way different than I do by that term. (Basis is Mifflin-St. Jeor.) FWIW, I've learned to follow the MFP estimating approach, which works great for me, since my main exercise, a fairly significant contributor to my calorie needs (probably around 15%+ most…

I think I may've mentioned this on this thread before, but if so it was a lot of posts ago. It isn't a huge contributor, but it's a help with zero added time investment. When I started out wanting to work on my balance, one thing I did was utilize those daily moments when I was standing, waiting - grocery store checkout…

And when it comes to sugar, this will be opposed by the majority at every level: Manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and the general public. Tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drugs have at least segments of society (decent sized, organized ones) that support regulating or taxing those things, who think that reduced…