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I would love to have someone to keep me accountable! Sending a request. :smiley:

I hear you. And I agree, it's important to be nutritionally aware of the food you eat. For me, in addition to understanding nutrition, I like tracking numbers. I like being able to see math involved. Everyone has their own way of gauging their health and nutrition, and this happens to be mine.

I guess I should clarify. I'm not just focusing on my sugar intake; I look at my diet as a whole. I'm not the type of person to eat whatever I want as long as I stay within my calorie limit. I follow my set macros very carefully, but along with that I track my sodium (HBP runs in my family), cholesterol, sugar, and fiber.…

I came up with a great idea this morning to creat new foods without adding the sugar - labeling it as Natural Sugar Omitted. Hopefully this is will work!

No medical reason. I'm choosing to be aware of what I eat, and that includes my added/refined sugar intake.

I've been using my Ozeri scale for a few months now, and I love it! http://www.amazon.com/Ozeri-Digital-Multifunction-Kitchen-Elegant/dp/B004164SRA/ref=lp_289787_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1440641515&sr=1-1

When I was tracking my nutrition without MFP, I never took into account natural occurring sugars (fruit, unflavored dairy, etc). I wish there was a way to separate naturally occurring sugars and added sugars. :/

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Thanks all!!

What would you recommend? I'm not really familiar with tracking calories burned other than what Google tells me.

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I do cardio twice a week (Zumba or Cize), upper & core strength training once a week, and lower & core strength training once a week.

I just tried Cize yesterday. It's going to be my new Zumba alternative when I can't make it to class! 30 minutes and I was sweating!

I swear by Isopure Zero Carb! It's whey isolate; gluten, lactose, aspartame free; 50 g of protein. My favorite flavors are cookies and cream, strawberry and cream, and vanilla. It's awesome in fruit smoothies, too!

Quest bars range from 150-200 cal, but provide 20 g of protein. Lots of fiber, and 21-27 g of carbs (moderate for a protein bar), and low sugar. I'm a fan of chocolate brownie, s'mores, apple pie, chocolate cookie dough. You can eat half to meet your cal needs, but that's half of everything else.

No sure if you're into protein shakes, but I'm in love with Isopure Zero Carb protein. 2 scoops = 50 g of protein, 0 carbs and sugar.

Personally, I try to stay off the scale, but during weightloss, I set a limit to once a week. I mainly focus on my measurements. It's a better gauge of where and how I'm losing weight.

Don't be discouraged! Scales are fleeting. There are many factors in diet loss. And as moyer566 said, weightloss isn't linear. There will be ups and downs. Sometimes it's water weight, or hormones, or just your body doing human things. Don't let yourself get down about this week. Keep moving forward! You got this!

I agree with cwolfman13. Motivating yourself is hard. But it's true about commitment. Once you find a routine that works, it sticks. They say it takes about three weeks to break a bad habit; I think it takes three weeks to build commitment. Tomato potato. My best advice is to plan ahead. Every Sunday night, set out what…

I'm hoping to lose 10 lbs by October 18 for a wedding that I'm in. My overall goal is to lose 40 and gain some muscle tone.

I'd love to help! And could use some myself.

I'm in! I need some help with motivation and staying in track! And I'll help in return!