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Apples are right at the top of most lists of foods with dangerous levels of pesticides. https://cnn.com/2017/10/25/health/apples-pesticides-wash-study/index.html

Thanks Crafty_camp, I see what you're saying, but I think I tend to err on the other side of things. For example, my "favorites," list says the Kroger lunch box Gala is fifty calories and that's what I click each time, even though I don't weigh them but just pick out the smallest ones from the bin each time. Plus, since…

It can be a struggle. The appetite seems to be turned up to "starving," 24 hours a day and some people get up several times a night to eat because they can't get back to sleep until after they eat something. Add in the lower energy mentioned above and it can be very hard. Still, it's inspiring to know that some people…

Got one for a birthday present and none of us could figure out how to program it so we retuned it. LOL I find just logging my calories to MFP on the computer is all the control I really want.

Thanks for checking out my diary, it's a little different right now due to some vacations, but yes I do seem to measure more than I weigh. That's because many of my regular foods were weighed in the beginning and later just matched with calories. For example my apples are always Kroger's "lunch box," galas. They are all…

Sounds like you have a smart doctor and I like your suggested menu. My vegetarian son just brought home some almond milk!

I agree with you Lisawolfinger. It's the possibility of all those variables that I was hoping to discuss -- instead I ended up with a lot of people making assumptions about how accurate my information was and basically accusing me of lying. The only true weight loss professional I have encountered was the one who…

If you'll read more carefully, you'll see that I only lost quickly the first week of any diet -- probably mostly water weight -- after that I would lose 2 pounds a week for a few months and then either one pound or 1/2 pound a week for the rest of the diet until I reached goal. That has never been considered too fast. Now,…

I had that happen to me once. Even my coffee tasted salty. I went to the doctor and, as it turned out, I had a pretty bad kidney infection.

My fear of reaching goal is not so much about maintenance, but about other things I'll need to do -- like get a face lift for my newly acquired turkey neck.

People worry too much about the form of their vegetables. Cooked veggies, either from frozen, fresh or canned, are actually better for you than the raw veggies in salad. The cooking process breaks down the molecular structure making the vitamins and minerals more absorbable. I personally love salad (or maybe it's the…

What a handsome man! Great job! Your story is particularly inspiring to me as I have nearly identical problems and goals. I started at 212 and my goal weight is 125, plus I walk with a cane and can't exercise very much. I, too, am eating 1200 calories per day and I like knowing it only took you 1 year and five months to…

About five minutes a day logging food, usually after lunch and while planning dinner. A food scale is the only money I can think of. I've lost about forty pounds but bought no new clothes, since I already had smaller clothes in my closet from the last yo-yo cycle. I actually think I've saved money by cutting out all those…

Well,from what I'm learning here, "woo," often means, "What a load of crap," and that hurts my feelz as much as, "I dislike this." Oh well. My mouse hovering doesn't say anything but a repeat of the word (no WTF) and my MFP blog has never shown me the "I am not a robot," question although other people see it, so I can't…

Okay then. I think I'd prefer a straight forward dislike button. From now on I'll just picture Daffy duck, he says, "Woo woo," a lot. I don't know what he means either.

The first time I dieted, I was 16 years old, hoping to go from 120lbs to 115. The first week, while eating 1200 calories per day, I lost seven pounds, exceeding my goal. Now I'm much older, trying to lose to from 175, to 140, eating 1200 calories per day, losing about a half pound a week. I've been on probably 20 diets in…

I've lost 37 pounds and only gone down one size, so I'm really impressed with going down 2 sizes while just losing a few pounds. Yes, I do weight training, too, but I know the average woman on a weight training regimen only gains about 3 pounds of muscle over six months, so I don't put much faith in that. Sizes have always…

I've lost 37 pounds on IF so far. I do the 18/6 schedule, first meal at noon, dinner over by 6. It's not the skipping breakfast part that has made the biggest difference for me, but the no snacking in the evening part. My evenings had been one long sugar binge and that is over now. More than anything else, IF has helped me…

Hey! I loved your ambien post! Sugaraddicted's advice seems perfect to me. I can't add anything to it except good luck. I know it's very hard to lose while taking certain meds. I started my plan in September and, for the first few months all I did was not eat sweets, then I tracked food "roughly" and finally started…

Peanut butter has been a problem for me since I was a teen and I recently heard a chef on the Food Network say that one reason we tend to over eat it is that most brands contain molasses. I keep sugary foods like cookies and candy out of the house because I know anything with added sugar is a trigger food for me, however…

I'm glad you managed to get your knee fixed, Debra. About six years ago, at age 65, I fell over the steps into the garage, shattering my femur, tibia, and knee, which all healed nicely, but half the torn ligaments didn't heal so I've been walking with a cane ever since. I still do my rehab exercises and try to get a little…

Anne, you have something women my age (71) pay over ten thousand dollars for, not to mention risk their lives for, as they go through major surgery and a month of painful recovery -- A firm neck and jaw line! I am not kidding. I diet, exercise, carefully apply make-up, take care of my teeth, have my hair colored -- and…

Binge.

This is why I never measure. I know it's a helpful tool for some people, but I never get the same measurement twice in the same minute. It all depends on exactly where the tape is going around my hip or thigh, how much air I'm holding in my lungs, how hard I've pulled my stomach in and how tight I'm pulling on the tape…

Hi Alex! I have a question for you this time. My son is "almost" vegan and very impressed with your daily diet. He asked me to ask you how you manage to get enough B-12?

Thank you! I concede that the scale may not be the best way for everyone to assess their progress. In the OP, I was only trying to reassure some of the young women on this board who seem to be too hard on themselves. I was particularly thinking of one who should have been so proud of a huge weight loss but was worried…

The scale method works best for me. Looking in the mirror depends too much on what particular outfit I'm wearing. I like the objectivity of a number.

I only weigh myself once a month. That takes care of any water or hormonal fluctuations.

"biological " purpose is not the same as purpose. What mother nature had in mind and what we decide to do are two different things. Just because I mentioned that our bodies were designed to make babies doesn't mean I think all women should have them. I was trying to explain why most of us will never be as lean and muscular…

Care to unpack that a little bit? What other factors do you think we ladies should worry about to make our lives consistently more miserable? If you're thinking of bringing up that old chestnut about how "muscle weighs more than fat and so if you're working out you might be gaining so much muscle it negates the loss"…