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  • I don't have a Garmin tracker but a Fitbit. I set my activity level in MFP and my tracker to sedentary even though I am usually moderately active. When I sync my tracker in the morning, after breakfast, it will how many calories I've eaten and how many calories are left for the day. Today I had 233 calories for breakfast…
  • Nope, not yet and hopefully never. Sorry I can't empathize. Sometimes I get mad, even angry, when I need to exercise (long walks) because I'm inherently lazy when I'm home. I always feel better afterwards though. My maintenance calories without exercise would be super low because of my age so I worked this in before I hit…
  • I think shakes are fine. I have one a day to meet my calcium and protein needs. I'm finishing off some Adkins that a friend didn't care for but prefer the Premier Protein ones. I'll be doing my 1st run, a 10K, this Dec. I've lost 104 pounds this past year and want to keep them off. These smaller runs are just the…
  • I agree with @GottaBurnEmAll about the coconut oil. No thank you. I prefer Smart Balance spreads and extra virgin olive oil. I do eat more Omega 3 foods now as compared to last year. I've found exercise and maintaining a low weight to help the most with arthritis.
  • It's called CICO or CI<CO which means calories in are less than calories out. Exercise and healthy eating are a good start but you can't outrun a bad diet. Knowing how many calories you eat or drink often requires weighing solid foods and measuring liquids. It means preplanning restaurant meals so you stay within your…
  • The syncing's been sporadic for the past week and a half. Exercise calories will sync to MFP then disappear. The calories syncing from MFP to Fitbit have been okay lately but have had problems with meals doubling in the past.
  • Even if you are super overweight, super obese, do not try to LOSE weight while you're pregnant. Wait until the baby is born then you can go full force into your weight loss plans. 35 years ago I gained too much weight in my first trimester and everybody's "concern" caused me to become paranoid that I was eating too much. I…
  • No. You were told wrong. The extra protein will help preserve lean muscle as you lose weight. Those are excellent macros as long as you limit your calories to 1900. If you start working out you can eat most of the calories you earn from exercise and still lose weight. I've lost over 100 pounds with similar macros and still…
  • Are you insulin resistant, diabetic, or have super high triglycerides? If you have no medical reason to cut bread and sugar from your diet, don't. Carbs and sugar give us energy. Energy is what we need to move and be active. Moving and increased activity lead to burning more calories. Burning more calories than we eat…
  • If your cholesterol levels were normal before your low carb diet, that is most likely the culprit. I have always had higher than normal cholesterol until now. It is hereditary. Still, my diet had always been high in saturated fats. Specifically, the foods I had been eating included fried foods, regular grades of beef,…
  • Be careful about drastically changing your diet. When I started I thought I needed more healthy fats from nuts and seeds. I thought I needed loads of fiber. I thought too many carbs would result in failure. I was wrong and my drastic change in eating habits landed me in the ER with diverticulitis. My Gastroenterologist…
  • I started using this app as a tool to lose weight because I was morbidly obese. My cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure were all too high and the doctor decided I needed drugs to bring the numbers down. After some googling, I realized that I was at risk for metabolic syndrome and the DASH diet was pretty close to…
  • When I was 175 lbs. my body fat measured between 34 and 36% on my scale. It would register a higher amount if I was slightly dehydrated and a lower number if I was fully hydrated. I have a large build and am more muscular than average or I would have registered at a much higher number. The only way I see to lower the…
  • When you click on Community you can click the Search link and type in calcium. I also make an effort to get my full 100% daily amount of calcium. I responded to another poster with the following response. Hope it helps.
  • One year ago I had very high cholesterol. Although it appeared to be hereditary, it was more a result of my eating habits. Butter was replaced with Smart Balance spread; corn oil was replaced with olive oil. No more Crisco or lard-like ingredients in my recipes. Hotdogs, breakfast sausage, bacon, and most cheeses were…
  • I don't use shakes as meal replacements but do love one a day as a snack. I drink the Premier Protein Strawberries and cream shakes. They are high protein and low fat and help me meet my calcium needs for the day. I believe they have enough nutrients to be used as a meal replacement.
  • Yes. Go to settings then click on diary settings. You can choose 5 nutrients to track. Choose one that you don't need to track then click on the down arrow and a list will display. Click on the cholesterol setting and scroll to the bottom of the page to save your changes. If you have high cholesterol, you might also want…
  • First of all, I'm certain you are eating more than 1,000 calories each day. Without a food scale it is nearly impossible to know how much you're eating. This morning I made a quick peanut butter & jelly sandwich. I put my plate and bread on the scale and tared it. I added the peanut butter. Two Tbsp. is 32 grams. I had 11…
  • Being 5'8" does require more calories to stay healthy. I'm 5'5". The deficit combined with exercise makes a huge difference. The 1,470 is before exercise. A 30 minute walk can give you 200 extra calories to eat while still losing. Since you're worried that you're eating too much, try to move more. Don't overdo it but work…
  • Without knowing your height, it's hard to tell. If you are losing on 1,470 it's not too much. If you're stalled or not losing, you may be too sedentary or underestimating your calories. I lost at a 2lb/week on 1200 calories without being hungry. When I went for regular walks or exercised, I could eat 1700 and still lose. I…
  • I'm 57 and age is not an issue. I've had people tell me I should stop losing over 30 lbs. ago. I'm 5'5'' and 145 lbs. I started last October at over 245. I stalled on purpose for a few weeks to reevaluate whether 145 was the best goal. Yup, it was and all I could do was to let those who were "worried" know that I was…
  • Check the information on the package against the database. On the package it will state a serving size as 1 cup. In parentheses it will give the grams that correspond to the cup size. If the nutrition information in the database matches the package you can weigh your portion/serving. If 1 cup is 100 grams and you weigh out…
  • If your tdee is 1134 and you ate over this number by 100 calories, you would gain 1 pound in 35 days. If you had 1500 calories in one day that is 366 calories over your tdee. You would gain 1 pound in 9 1/2 days eating 1500 calories every day. Exercise raises your tdee. If you exercise and burn 366 calories, you could eat…
  • Is there any way you could add exercise into your day? If I didn't walk and move more I'd be stuck with a pretty low maintenance number too.
  • I freeze fresh blueberries on a baking sheet like this too. For some reason I didn't think to slice the bananas up first and freeze them this way. Thank you for the tip! :)
  • Tonight I had: 8.7 ounces of Stouffer's Signature lasagna with meat & sauce = 369 calories 1 slice whole grain white toast = 65 calories 1/2 Tbsp butter for toast = 50 calories Glass of water = 0 calories Total = 484 calories
  • Halloween was tough for me last year. I went trick or treating with my grandkids and saved & logged all those little yummies. After the 8 hour ride home I wore myself out on the elliptical to burn as many calories as I could. It was the third day home before my weight dropped below my pre-travel weight. Still, I resisted…
  • If you enable negative adjustments on MFP, this app will subtract the steps gained while riding your bike from your exercise calories in your diary. This is how it looks:
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