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This is true with so many things (primary doctors, dentists, etc.). When I was a member of Gold's Gym years ago it was because they had just opened up a new one right by where I worked. Working 3rd shift, I got out at 6am and went to the gym in less than 5 minutes. When my plant eventually closed, I didn't have the…

You aren't the first one. As others have pointed out, go talk to the people that work at the gym and ask them about it. There are some gyms where those who aren't already seriously working out shouldn't go. Even there though, it isn't that people would be pointing and laughing (this isn't middle school), they would just…

I like my Charge 2. The only problems I had with it are: 1) Since you can sync it with your phone (which we do not own) it does not come with a bluetooth USB dongle for the computer. This meant we had to order one on the secondary market as they are no longer sold by Fitbit all the time. 2) I drive a sitdown forklift all…

As I am insulin resistant, that is why I am more mindful of caring about going over the carbs more than I do the calories. It is also one of the factors, along with being pre-diabetic, that the bariatric center I was going too recommended a low carb/high protein diet at the numbers they did. You are right though, for most…

One of the biggest benefits to not eating all of your calories allowed is to account for errors in logging. Depending on how you are weighing your food or logging it you can have errors. Ensuring you are a bit under helps make sure that you are actually not going over. This can be especially true when logging foods when…

I view it less of "bad food days" and more a matter of a day I wasn't as strict as I should have been. And yes, I have my share of days. Sometimes it is going over my calories but most times it is going over my carbs. Some days it is expected (rodizio steakhouse for instance), other days it is because I give in. :) Feel…

If you mean for a profile picture, go to My Home > Profile and look for the link to "Edit Photos". You can also enter things in there for those who can see it (MFP friends or if you make your diary public) regarding "A little about me:" and "My Goals" and things like that. :)

This is a great example of what so many of us are hoping for in the end. It is one of the things my HR director says all the time when I talk about my "diet". She tells me it is not a "diet" it is a lifestyle change (she is also a Life Coach so it has a different sound when she says it). It isn't about simply changing what…

While that may be true in general, many places are fine with you bringing your own stuff if you are actually purchasing items there. The person you are referring too could opt to buy their coffee from Starbucks and sit in their car eating their snack and drinking the coffee. Starbucks loses nothing and gains nothing more…

Or simply how many calories there are in some things. Salads are a perfect example. Salads are what most people think of when they think "I need to lose weight and eat healthy". From a nutrient standpoint you are probably better off with a big salad than the equivalent in a Whopper Meal at Burger King but the reality is…

I will do just that, thanks for the direction! :)

That is indeed sad. I do indeed understand the criticism aspect though. It is often tough to understand that side of it but there is typically some sort of underlying mental issue beneath it. It is hard though when all you are doing is trying to be happy about your own successes but others can't see it as celebrating your…

I appreciate the responses and perspectives and hope to see more. I think that what I am seeing from some of you (@try2again and @saragd012 for example ) is kind of the weeding out of or thinning down the large numbers of people to a core group that isn't simply lip service so to speak. Ones who will truly notice when that…

Due to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome issues I am doing low carb/high protein and it works for me as long as I stick to it and work to keep CICO numbers good. Of my 2160 calorie allowance, that means roughly 80g carbs and 160g protein. We (wife and I) are working on making it a long term lifestyle change. The…

I am in the same boat. Back in 2015 my weight had got up to 387. I love food and ate whatever I wanted, whole pizzas, 4-6 donuts at a crack, dipping Snickers into chocolate pudding, spending 12-15 bucks just on myself when I went to fast food, whatever I wanted I did. My life is pretty much just my wife and I but we…

As others have said, accept it and move forward. My calories are set at just below 2200 (I started at 356# and set to 2# a week) and most days I am right at or under or maybe slightly above but you know what, there are days here and there where I have eaten as 500-1000 over on special occasions. I just move on and accept…

We buy the Chinese BBQ Pork from Costco and I slice it up into 56g portions and put it in these nice snack sized ziplock bags. Easy to grab and go and remember how much it was since they are all 56g/2oz portions (give or take 1-2g). Each bag is 97cal/4carb/14prot. A lot of it is what you like to eat in many respects. Like…

Nope. My sodium is rarely under double. And that is with us rarely eating out anymore. For lunch I commonly make a sandwich with the Orowheat thinbuns, 20g each of ham, roast beef, chicken and cheese. Today I also had 28g of pork rinds with it. Total sodium.....over 1500mgs. Daily goal? 2300 or less. I will likely have 3-4…

It is the first thing I do at work each day (big guy, nice digital shipping scales), so 5-7 days a week. Short of being naked, which they do not approve of apparently, it is as consistent as I can get as I wear the same uniform everyday and I empty everything from my pockets and such. I don't sweat it and I just enter what…

I routinely work 10-12 hour shifts which means (for a 10 hour shift) getting up around 2:30am to be to work by 4. I simply bring my lunch and snacks like I do everyday. So for me on a 12 hour shift it would look like this: 4am - Robert Irvine protein bar (Shift Starts) 6am - Mini Babybel Cheese + 1 hard boiled egg (First…

Welcome to the club. A few years ago I was at a peak weight of 386 pound ( I am a 6 foot tall, 50 year old male) and after I started working on portion control I went and saw the doctor at around the 360 range and no surprise ... I was pre-diabetic and I was also insulin resistant. After going to the bariatric clinic in…

LOL, my apologies. I did indeed breeze right by that part on your post. :)

Not all of us are using MFP as an app. Heck, I don't even have a phone let alone a smartphone. If the OP is talking about logging in the food diary, there is a minus sign on the right side of the entry. Simply click it and that food goes away.

Welcome back. After a peak of 387 a few years ago I started working on it and made it down to 295 about a year ago before the wheels fell off and I got back up to 356 by going back to eating what I wanted whenever I wanted it. I have been needing to get back at it but just never got around to it until the wife's diabetes…

I know all the skeptic stuff and I grew up occasionally making the trip to the chiro with my dad and stepmom (I lived with my mother) to treat her migraines and get his back adjusted. I never had it done at that time, even when it was offered - Dad had a family plan - because it just looked brutal. Flash forward decades…

My wife doesn't like to eat breakfast but she admits that she feels better when she does. Myself, if I am actually home on the weekend and don't really eat until 10-11am, is it really breakfast or did I skip breakfast and am not eating lunch since my normal lunchtime at work is 10:30am. My body doesn't know what meal I am…

The first couple times I tried it I would have said the same. It wasn't a flavor issue, it was a texture issue as it was just really mushy. I love crappie though too and have had crappie that was that way, especially catching them on their beds. We by the pre-packaged Tilapia filets from Costco and I like them. We…

I am in a similar situation. I started at 387 with bad knees and a bad back about 18 months ago and couldn't even imagine walking long distances. I needed to push the cart at any store and had to lean on it. Starting with portion control helped get me to the 350's and that was enough to start walking. We have a nice little…

I typically use the Kirkland Brand Protein Bars as a meal replacement and they are great for it, especially for those of us who want low carb and high protein. Most bars have way more carbs than I can allow for me but at 190cal, 6g net carbs and 21g protein.... pretty good and would certainly work well. My only complaint…

When I logged into MFP today it told me that I had last weighed myself 75 days ago. That was pretty much when I went off the rails on my diet too. It was also when I stopped logging because I don't log if I am not trying. If I can't be concerned enough to eat properly, and exercise properly, as in the things that I was…