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So far, yes, I have managed to avoid knee surgery. I don't recall the exact date, but it was well over 10 years ago when I was having a discussion with an orthopedic surgeon about my osteoarthritis and torn meniscus. I know I was somewhere in my 50s. (I'm 69 now.) The orthopedist told me that knee surgery was in my future,…

Hello, Ash, and welcome! If the results you want are primarily the weight loss, that's going to require managing your calorie intake. It's normal for weight to fluctuate, even if fat loss is going on at a good rate. Our bodies can be up to 60%+ water, and that - plus varied amounts of waste in the digestive tract from day…

Well, if you're under 18, you're not supposed to be here, according to the rules. For anyone of any age, the routine for gaining muscle is to follow a good progressive strength training program, eat in a small calorie surplus, and get good overall nutrition (especially but not exclusively ample protein). Then, be patient:…

Company's in Lithuania, reportedly. But honestly, all the other language seems like idiomatic English. Looking at the ads as a totality, several of them start with variations on "I was so sad because I couldn't afford the product that made my friend lose weight effortlessly" idea, then tout a sale that made it affordable.…

@springlering62, I'm lazy (though I do have some popsicle molds around here someplace). But I'm also lucky: There's a woman - married to the artisan baker whose soft pretzel sticks I'm addicted to - who makes fruit ice pops and sells them at the farmers market. Most market days she has maybe 8 different flavors, and they…

One campaign that is vexing me lately is a bunch of stupid-long internet ads for a probiotic supplement. Different ones are pitched at different target audiences. One or two even have some guy talking about how the supplement saved his (menopausal or peri-) wife and maybe even his marriage. Some actually laud the fact that…

Do you have a fitness tracker synced to MFP?

Dittoes. Perfection isn't realistic. "Pretty good on average most of the time" is plenty good enough, and more achievable, IMO. "Gradually better over a period of time" is a reasonable path to get there. I'm a big believer in making the easiest-to-follow possible plan that gradually heads toward goals. Doing that requires…

Congratulations on reaching goal weight: That's wonderful! Now comes the hard part. 😆 Okay, really just kidding: Maintenance is achievable. I've been maintaining a healthy weight for 9+ years since losing around 50 pounds, and if a hedonistic aging hippie flake like me - a woman with strictly limited willpower/discipline -…

@2greggs, welcome (back)! I'd say this group is lightly active - there have been several posts in the past few days from some of the more frequent chatty people (me included), but there are also folks still in the MFP Community who post more occasionally, plus a few who have some difficult things going on in their lives…

What is your protein goal (in grams), your current body weight, and your goal body weight? Are you athletically active? I'm asking because it isn't super unusual to see people have an unnecessarily high protein goal for one reason or another, and I'm saying that as a person who believes eating relatively higher protein is…

There is. It's in the cardiovascular section of the exercise database, the only part of the database that estimates calorie burn. For normal reps/sets workouts with short rests between sets, record the whole session time as "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)".

Hello and welcome! I'm a big fan of the MFP method, since it lets us make choices on our own to achieve the happiest possible combination of tactics to accomplish our weight and fitness goals, rather than trying to channel us with more narrow rules. I'm a little older than you (69) but was younger (59-60) when I used MFP…

Hello and welcome! My life situation is quite different, but I can understand a "life change/funk" kind of thing. I experienced some of that when widowed, and some when I retired. But taking some positive steps helped the funk dissipate, and a new, positive path emerged from the fog both times. If you commit to some…

Hello, and welcome! Those are great goals, and very achievable with a sensible, moderate plan IMO. I first started being routinely active in my mid-40s (after cancer treatment), and the quality of life improvement was major. It took me a while longer to commit to achieving a healthy weight, but I lost around 50 pounds at…

Hello and welcome! It's great that you've decided to improve your health. Doing it as a couple should smooth the path. Not sure when your cruise was, but I maybe have good news/bad news: Usually, when there's an interval - like a vacation - that involves different eating patterns from usual, different activity patterns…

There are no women with zero waist. Very visible bones, in general, mean a lack of useful and attractive muscle, and an unhealthfully low body weight. As I said on your other thread, think about how to optimize the body you have. It is, and will be, plenty good enough. Being your best self is the best way to be attractive,…

I'm pretty sure woman #1 is either photoshopped, or her legs are distorted (lengthened and narrowed) by the camera angle. I think it's most likely the latter: Notice how the post in the background looks slanted; the same angle on legs would make them look longer/thinner. Woman #2 may or may not be photoshopped, but she is…

This may be not what you're looking for, but I've used the shelled sunflower seeds as an ingredient in sweet potato or squash soups, some of them blended in the soup with my blender, some sprinkled on top of my serving. Toasted ones are especially nice. For sure, I also put those or shelled pumpkin seeds on salads, as…

One of the things I did was to have some kind of nutrient-dense food I could just fix/eat quickly always on hand. At home, that could be frozen food/meals - either commercial ones or home-prepped; or something like Greek yogurt or peanut butter on a pita, always on hand. While losing weight, I kept filling nutrient-dense…

Ditto to the above: Commit to do it, then do it. If you need to work your way into it, set some goals like working out twice this week (schedule it on your calendar and plan/prep for it), fully logging at least 3 days this week, eating one extra serving of veggies or fruit 3 times this week, or some/any other specific…

"Complete this entry" is still showing up for me on the food diary page in web browser MFP, and "Complete Diary" still showing up in the Android app. Normally, I literally never click it (pointless thing, IMO), but I tried clicking it in both and it seems to work as usual. Nothing bad happens if you don't click it, except…

Absolutely. Many-multi-week weight trend results are the best predictor of calorie needs. Calculators or trackers just give us starting estimates.

Set the container on the scale, tare (zero) the scale. Add the food, read the weight. No subtraction needed.

Honestly, I think PAV did a good job identifying many of the plant sources of good quality protein: Tofu, tempeh, dry-roasted or fresh/frozen cooked edamame, quinoa (not as protein dense for the calories), etc. Less balanced in essential amino acids (EAAs) but good sources otherwise are seitan (some more EAA complete than…

With complete and sincere respect, as someone here's who's seen evidence of your routine, @J72FIT : I can easily believe that setting activity level at "active" would work for you. For someone with a less extensive workout plan, "active" might be a bit on the optimistic side. It's certainly a reasonable option to bake…

Sure ya do, kiddo 😆 It sounds painful. But welcome to MFP anyway.

In addition to good suggestions above, consider clubs in your area. Here: A local athletic shoe store sponsors walking and running clubs/teams. There's a three-county cycling association that sponsors various rides for different levels of expertise/intensity, the bike co-op does likewise, and at least one bike store does,…

If the key goal is weight loss, the key issue is calorie balance. Intermittent fasting or low carb will help with weight loss if they make the process easier for you to follow. If they make the process harder to stick with, then they don't help reach that goal. I 100% understand that people may have other reasons to use IF…

"A few months"? Losing 12 pounds in 3 months would be good. It would likely be safe at 261 to lose a little faster than that for a while, but a pound a week would be solid progress, something most people could sustain long enough to lose a meaningful total amount. Losing 12 pounds in 6 months at 261 pounds would be slower…