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I'd be stronger in this part of the situation than those above: If you weren't prescribed diuretics for a serious health condition, don't take them. Water retention fluctuations are part of how a healthy body stays healthy. They know what they're doing. Don't try to game that. It's water, not fat. If you have a meaningful…

If your watch is accurate for you, and you're eating roughly 1860 your daily deficit is only about 140 calories. If your deficit were actually 140, it would take roughly 25 days to lose a pound of fat. There are two potential problems here: Any fitness tracker is only giving you an estimate of your calorie burn. It's a…

The added calorie burn is likely happening, but so small. Walking with a 20 pound vest would be like walking with 20 pounds more body weight. Therefore, at 3mph, a 20 pound vest would be expected to net me about 8 more calories per mile, so 24 more per hour. Wheee. I guess that's nice, but in the grand scheme it wouldn't…

Consider adding some more calorie dense foods that you personally don't find too filling, if part of the problem is lacking appetite: Nuts, nut butters, avocadoes, fatty cold-water fish, a little more olive oil or similar on salads/veggies or used in cooking, and that sort of thing. If your nutrition is already in good…

In my experience, if I eat at minimum the recommended 5 or more full servings of veggies and fruits daily, and at least some whole grains, it'd be hard NOT to get enough fiber.

I think it's not that the weighted vests are supposed to substitute for normal strength training, it's that they're like walking at a heavier body weight, i.e., burning a few extra calories and loading the walking muscles a little more. Maybe some of the users think it's more magical than that, I don't know. It's arguably…

I'm not sure that post-loss it's just part of the long term metabolic adaptation. It's been a while since I read about it, but I remember - possibly remember inaccurately - the finding as being that as a statistical average obese people were actually more placid and sedentary in daily life movement, and remained more…

@PAV8888 - Admittedly cherry-picking from https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/13/2/55 When people spend extended periods in physically inactive postures—such as prolonged sitting—NEAT naturally decreases, contributing to a sustained positive energy balance. Studies in both lean and obese populations consistently show that…

The move option is also available in web browser MFP. Click on the food name in your diary, and you'll get a pop-up like this: The labeling there isn't great, but if you click on the drop-down in "To which meal?", pick the target meal, then click "Save", it will move the food to the selected meal.

IMU, net carbs is a feature only in the phone/tablet app, and only with premium MFP. In premium MFP, you can turn off the net carbs feature, which should give you what you want, if I'm understanding correctly: Showing total carbs in both the app and web browser versions of MFP. In the app, it's in More, Settings, Diary…

I resonate with that. 😉 My favorite coffee shop, where I go with my rowing buddies multiple times a week in summer after rowing, has the most beautiful pastries. Unlike some other places in town that have beautiful-looking pastries, these are as delicious as they look. (How do I know? On the truly rare occasion, I have…

Ponzer et. al. have been on this theme since at least 2015, comparing Hadza energy expenditure to developed-world energy expenditure. Maybe they do have a "new study" adding to that literature, but the WaPo contention that this is upsetting conventional wisdom in 2025 is IMO just clickbait. Maybe it's upsetting people who…

For me, logging has been the perfect tool. The idea is to get a calorie goal from MFP or some other sound source, following it reasonably closely for 4-6 weeks (whole menstrual cycles for those who have them, but I'm betting you, like me, have put that in the past). The average weekly results from that 4-6 week experience…

There are various ways to estimate exercise outside of MFP, but I have to admit I've never seen anything specific to a mini-stepper. Maybe you have a clearer handle on it, but my best guess would be that it's burn more calories than something like a walking pad, but substantially fewer than a full-blown stair climber…

The thread Brisco linked about strength training includes some strength programs that require minimal or no equipment, mainly bodyweight exercise. That can be a good starting point, before laying out money. If you purchase weights, check out what may be available locally (via whatever social or want-ad kind of site you…

The closest substitute now is to find a compatible thread/group over in the Motivation and Support or Challenges part of the Community, and join in there. There are a few threads in other areas with a similar support/accountability kind of vibe, too, but they're more concentrated in those parts of the Community.

You would get better feedback by starting your own thread, rather than replying to one that isn't really about the same topic. As a generality, if a person's weight has been entirely stable for literally several months - not slow loss, just ups and downs in the same range - then either the person is eating at maintenance…

@springlering62 If PP is eating 35% protein at 1200 calories, that's 105g protein. That would be at or above 1g per pound of LBM for many average-sized women. No diss to the chicken breast idea, or the cooking method, and definitely not to the idea of getting ample protein . . . but 105g/day doesn't seem crazy low. 1200…

Hours X 3.6 X average watts is a reasonable estimating formula for cycling calories. The power meter would measure the average watts.

Hello and welcome! I started in here at about the same age (59 in my case), lost to a healthy weight and improved my nutrition, and have stayed at a healthy weight since, now age 69. Progress is possible. I'm cheering for you to succeed: The quality of life improvement is more than worth the effort!

Hello and welcome! In my experience, if we commit to the process sincerely, and stick with it, we can do it. (I lost about 50 pounds at age 59-60, am 69 now and still at a healthy weight. All my health markers improved, in fact are all now in the normal range. I didn't have diabetes, but others here who have had diabetes…

Another thing getting under my skin recently that I'm seeing super frequently online is variations on "chair yoga for seniors". The ads feature women who look around my age (69) that I'd describe as very thin, and - how to say this without body-shaming? - who appear to have less muscle mass than I personally prefer to…

Given your very complex mix of health issues, your best bet would be to check in with your doctor and/or a registered dietitian before doing anything major. In general, being weight stable for a 3-5 month time period means a person has on average been eating their current maintenance calories. "Weight stable" includes the…

Curious why you're calculating it . . . well, estimating it, really, since the BMR and any fitness tracker figures are just sophisticated estimates. Do you sync your tracker to MFP, and have negative adjustments enabled in MFP? That should, in theory, do the math to tell you how much to eat. As NotJustNowForever points…

I like my Garmin, but they tend to be more expensive than Fitbit, though both companies offer a range of price points. The Garmins I've had have been nearly bulletproof, and I don't baby them. It's only a wide generality, but people with athletic hobbies trend toward Garmins for the variety of workouts they'll give…

I weigh the oil, including oil in spray cans**, and log all of it as something I ate. The only exception would be when there's oil left in the pan - that can't have come from the food being fried - that I can pour off or wipe off and weigh.**** ** Put the can on the scale. Zero/tare it. Spray your pan or food or whatever.…

It'sa real thing. No solid scientific evidence of the claimed benefits, but a number of possible risks. Probably one of those alt-health practices there's no likelihood of talking devotees out of.

Oh, I forgot, @springlering62, there was another popsicle lady before this one. The previous one was more adventurous in using herbs/spices in her pops. That's also fertile territory to explore. Thyme and melon is a great combo, for example. Fresh ginger and almost any fruit. Etc.

Fast weight loss and improved fitness aren't natural bedfellows. Neither is fast weight loss and improved appearance. It scares me when someone talks about short term timelines, like 21 days - I'm fearing that you might be talking about fast weight loss. I hope not. Moderate weight loss is better for health, appearance,…

@smoss1966 , listen to @springlering62 up there. That's the straight story, and a complete one. If you've been averaging decent weight loss when you look at the trend over the last 4-6 weeks, you're golden. Normal weight loss is ups and downs with a generally downward many-week trend. Fast fat loss of 2 pounds a week is…