brudius Member

I have chosen the tortoise, not the hare. I set my goal to 2 pounds a week, and if i lose any i am happy. I have been doing this about 3 weeks and am down a total of 11 pounds. I still have a lot more to go. I love to cook, and i make my meals for 3 days ahead of time so i can plan everything properly. If you want a…

I have about 90 pounds to lose as well. I love to cook and could give you some great tips that i use to dampen the burden of cooking during a work week. Add me as a friend and i would love to help encourage you.

I don't use premium and it is working great for me. I am just following what it says, log everything, and i have lost 11 pounds so far.

I don't slap hands but if you need some motivation i can help.

Will do!

What i took from everyone's advice was to trust MFP and eat the calories it says and follow the plan and everything will work. So i am putting my trust in the system. I have also started exercising. Nothing extreme yet, just sets of jumping jacks, yoga, and walking

Thanks for all of the advice. MFP has such a great community! i am so glad i joined!

Thanks for the good points. At best the watch says 500 calories in a day, average 400. Assuming it is a day like today where it is pouring outside and i cant get much walking in. When possible i scan the barcodes if it is prepackaged or i will add in by weight or cup if not prepackaged.

Thank you for all of your advice!

I have an apple watch to track my activity. The scale i have is specifically for food.

I guess it is the mentality that eating more means i will lose less. It is hard for me to change that. Since i have never been successful it is something i need to try to break through. I just turned 29 also and i don't want to weigh what i do when i hit 30.

I am doing more than 800, closer to 1000-1200 with throwing in a solid food items. I am not doing 100% juice, but it is a majority of my intake in the day though. Last time i did the juicing i did 100% juice. This time i am doing it a bit different. Taking in some solid fruit, some lean white meat, eggs, etc. I am trying…

I weigh 285. Everything is logged accurately, i just don't burn enough. Which i am trying to change.

I double checked, and adjusted a few things now it is saying 1,843 per day to lose 2 pounds per week.

First, let me say thank you for all of the opinions. It is good to hear what people think and different prospectives. That being said MFP said i should be eating 2340 a day. Even when i am not dieting i don't consume 2340 calories a day. My main problem is that i have a very sedentary lifestyle. I sit in a cubicle and…