matthewmalicoat Member

That's very uncanny. You have Fibromyalgia, as do I, you were an EMT for 11 years, I was a medic for 10 years, you have other incurable diseases, as do I. I've bern dealing with all this for 3 years and it's still hard to wrap my head around it. I have to find an excuse just to get out of the bed eveyday. Sometimes I feel…

I, myself have Fibromyalgia. And yes, I know it's considered a woman's disease, but more men have docs say, but don't report the effects and won't go to the doc. I've had it for over 3 years and have struggled big time because it can affect you everyday and so differently that you have no idea what your day will be like…

Please read if you have a minute or two. Not sure how many will take the time to read this, but here it goes. I know most of you are probably wondering, "why is he so concerned about losing more weight after he has been using MFP for a year?" Well,I'll try to make the answer short. I have a number of diseases, and have…

@callsitlikeiseeit , thanks for the chart, I downloaded it and printed it out, and hung it on my blackboard.

@LokiGrrl , thanks for the compliment on the hat. It was actually my dad and mom's 50th anniversary and we set up a whole wedding since they didn't have a real wedding. At the last minute I threw on the hat and everyone seem to like it, so I went for it! I really like your idea of "package up serving size portions of my…

I'm sorry...but I'm still not grasping how and why to use the scale. What does it tell you?

That was VERY well explained and I actually understand the difference and what you're saying I need to do. Unfortunately, my diabetes has gone out of control recently. Have to see my Endo next week. I don't take pills, I'm on an insulin pump 24/7 since my pancreas no longer functions. Thanks @rainbowbow. (Cool moniker)

I want to thank everybody for their kind replies and taking time out of their schedules to actually give me some advice. To me, people helping people is right up there with loving Thy Neighbor. The number one commandment in the Holy Bible. And I apologize if I don't understand some of the things that have been written or…

I count everything that goes into my mouth. I have to. I will have to say that I'm not very good on judging the portions. And I know that KCAL is kilocalories but I don't understand it. Thank you for your time and replying.

So the first thing I need to do is buy me a scale. Will the scale also help me with my carbs? Also should I buy some kind of a tracker that tells me my calorie Intake/lost? Thank you so much for your advice and how neatly you laid out each subject. Thank you for your time.

When it comes the calories, I'm afraid I'm lost. I have no idea how to figure calorie intake compared to my weight and height.

Well, to be honest, like I said before I mainly use the program to count my carbs for my diabetes type 1. I hate to sound dumb but I don't even understand what a macro is. I see it under my nutrition but I'm not sure what's the difference between macro and the others. I've got my cards set to the lowest that the program…