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Anything recorded on the DVR

Simple can sometimes be good. I use the app called Sleep Gadget on iOS. It's so basic and you just click "sleep" right before you go to sleep, and "wake" in the morning. So simple, but gives reports and tracking that's helpful. I don't need to track anything more than if I'm getting enough hours, so it works for me.

45% Carb, 25% Fat, 30% Protein - usually go over on fat, but I try to get about 98g of protein for 1,300 calories; when I was eating 1,200 calories it was 90g of protein

I hope you'll stick with it this time Judy. Add friends on MFP and you'll get lots of encouragement. It really is helpful to share ideas, encourage others, and find motivation. I don't have any advice about the obsession w/the scale, but I definitely have felt addicted to food, and junk food of any kind. If I can do this,…

Britney, Congratulations on opening up and taking this first step! You've come to the right place as you can get a lot of support on MFP. After several years of off-and-on logging on MFP, I finally friended others and the support is truly gratifying! Not sure if food addition can happen to everyone, but I'm sure it's what…

Here are a few good ones: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/waldorf-salad-steel-cut-oats http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/recipes/vegetables/warm-green-bean-salad.php http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/veggie-pizza-cauliflower-crust

It's true that a calorie is a calorie, just like one pound of muscle and one pound of fat are still each equal to one pound. One calorie of high fructose corn syrup and one calorie of blueberries are both still one calorie each. But there's also no doubt that different foods are metabolized and processed differently by our…

spinach, tomatoes, zucchini, summer squash, apple and 2 kiwis. Fixed this recipe for dinner... delicious! http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/snapper-fra-diavolo

Naturally occurring sugars are better since they come with fiber that slow digestion and other healthy nutrients that added sugar doesn't have. If eliminating added sugar and just eating natural sugar, you could limit sugar grams to 1/3 of carb grams. For example, 135 carb grams and 45 sugar grams per day, adjusting the…

Try taking chromium picolinate 3 times a day before meals. They say it helps with carb and sugar cravings. I read the book "Lose Weight without Dieting or Working Out" which recommends a 21 day jump start with no caffeine, sugar, white carbs, animal protein or alcohol. Instead, you replace those with healthy oils,…

To lose 30 more lbs by our 25th wedding anniversary in October!! Requires losing 3 lbs each week until then.

You can do this! I'm in it with you! 5'3" and 85 lbs to lose. Just started again and have lost 5 lbs. I can tell I'm going to be able to stick with it now and reach my goal!

Sometimes our bodies send out similar signals for hunger and thirst. When you're hungry, try drinking about 16 oz of water and wait a few minutes and see if you don't feel hungry.

Do you think it might be addicted to sugar and white carbs? I purchased the book Lose Weight without Dieting or Working Out. It starts with a 21 day cleanse where you eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and other fats. After that you can add other foods back in gradually but the idea is to get toxins out of the body…

You look beautiful! Congratulations

Try eating whole grain Triscuits. They have a crunch, are salty and satisfy a carb craving but are still whole grain so the body doesn't convert to glucose and fat as quickly as white carbs like potatoes and pasta.

Try saying "No thanks, I'm losing weight." I've found that response always works; no one wants to cause you to break a losing streak! They often respond w things like "That's great. How much have you lost?" Or, "Good for you. I've been needing to lose weight; how are you doing it?" It's nice to see how turning the response…

I've been off plan since May and now starting again. I've done strength training twice a week with a trainer, and I took my first yoga class this week. Was a private lesson... thank goodness! I'm feel like I look too large for yoga. DH has done yoga for years and really wants me to start. This is a new week and I'm…

Thanks everyone on your advice on how to use this community! I learned several things that I didn't know!

How does this work. Looks like when you login the last post shows up. So do you scroll up to the last time you were online to begin reading posts from that time until the end?? Or do you read the post from the bottom up? And it looks like everyone comments to individuals' posts in a consolidated reply instead of using…

90 lb weight loss is inspiring to hear about! Thanks for sharing!

I've never been on a support community like this before so please be patient with me as I get the hang of it. Today was such a difficult day as it is my Dad's birthday and we lost him last December. Sooo hard to loose him and we miss him dearly!!!! On top of that emotional day, work was very stressful and busy so no time…

I'm with you... also the heaviest I've ever been. Please add me.

Can use and appreciate all the support this group can give!

I'd like to join the challenge.

I'll be 51 soon and am starting a new plan. Unfortunately, I'm heavier and less active than ever due to dealing with a recent death in the family and a broken ankle that I'm still recovering from. I'm hoping I can lose it and change my lifestyle for good this time! Can use all the support I can get!