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I was also told not to run by my rheumatologist. I have recently started ignoring his recommendation. I do slow jogging and I feel great. You may want to check it out. It's lower impact than regular jogging because you land different.

I just started running myself. I was getting frustrated because I just couldn't do it. I would get so winded. Then I heard about slow jogging. I started with one minute jogging, one minute walking both at 3 mph on a treadmill. I was able to do this for AN HOUR!!! I am increasing my jogging time in five second increments…

I make a smoothie for breakfast with spinach, berries, banana, and 2tbsp flax that I then ground. I also add 2 tbsp gelatin powder and 28 grams sacha inchi powder. The smoothie has 39 grams of protein and 20 grams of fiber.

Google Banana Nice Cream. Pureed frozen bananas. You can add chocolate, etc. It's really good.

This would be inaccurate for me as I add extra water to my rice. Since water has no calories, my calories would be off. I always use the dry measurement.

I found fitness activities that I love so I look forward to exercising. In fact, cycling is kind of taking over my life. lol I eat the same things for breakfast and lunch. High protein and high fiber. That gives me flexibility with dinner. Protein is the biggie for controlling my appetite.

Are you still getting periods? Before menopause, my weight would be at its lowest the week after my period. The next two weeks it would creep up until I got my period. Then it would drop for a week. I didn't know this until I diligently logged my daily weight and period for a few months.

It may be beneficial to weight daily and average weekly. That evens out the fluctuations. Also track your monthly cycle. Before menopause, my weight would creep up until my period and then drop. My lowest weight would be the week after my period. I didn't know that until I started logging my weight and cycle regularly.

I have a goal of an hour a day. I want to see how long of a streak I can have. Two days a week I lift weights. Two or three days a week I cycle. Often that is longer than an hour. I will ride 25-30 miles. I am working up to a 54 mile ride. That's this year's goal. Next year I want to do a two day 110 mile camping trip and…

I did WW for a month and didn't like it. I was allowed 23 points per day. A candy bar in 16 points. That was just ridiculous. It's 200 calories. Plus that, I exercise a lot and I would earn Fit Points so I eat more. But eating those meant I couldn't earn the little blue dot for sticking to the plan. It was just a big mind…

It is normal for your weight to fluctuate. You can never confidently say that you weigh exactly 141 pounds. Your body is 60% water and that changes all the time. Having said that, I weigh daily and use the weekly average as my weight.

400 calories for 30 minutes sounds way too high. I used an online calculator and estimate that I burn 330 calories per hour. A few years ago I tried MFP and gained weight. Now I know it was because I was eating back all of my exercise calories and MFP estimates the calorie burn way too high. This time around, I am…

I am also 5'7.5". Before I had kids I naturally weighed 115 and people thought I had anorexia. I didn't. I just didn't have any fat and I have a smaller frame. After kids I ranged between 135-140. That is the ideal weight for our height. I understand why you think you still need to lose because I felt like I still had fat…

You are the only one who can answer that. You have to experiment and find what works for you. I eat mine back but others don't. There is no one size fits all.

I completely disagree that the carbs have anything to do with it. I am steadily losing eating 65% carbs. I do think you are under eating and should try taking a two week break. Eat at what MFP tells you is maintenance and log everything. It's not a two week binge.

I do too! I feel really bada*kitten* doing chin ups. Lol

I'm not there yet but I am working towards it. I use the assist machine. I do 3 sets of 5. I started with the most assistance. Every time I complete all of my reps and sets, I reduce the assistance by one notch. I started with 120 pounds of assistance and I am down to 82 pounds. Hope this helps you!

I know that I used to wake up starving in the middle of the night. I shifted my macros to more protein and that helped. It also helped my overall hunger. I also found that higher carbs eliminated my insomnia altogether. I actually eat high carb low fat and it has done really good things for my overall health. Also track…

A third option is to do as suggested and eat back half of your calories but keep an eye on your weekly stats. In the app, at the bottom of the page is a button called Nutrition. If you click that, you can view your stats. There is an option to toggle by day or week. You can also set it up in the options to show for a fixed…

When I started exercising, I lost two pounds and went from a size 14 to a 12. I got multiple compliments on my weight loss, too. You are losing inches so something is definitely happening. Give it some time. I am also 5'7" with a small frame. I look very overweight at 160 but fit at 140. I'm still a ways away from either…

Very good point. I have struggled with the cachexia myself. I need to consistency lift heavy and eat higher protein.

What kind of exercise do you like? Why don't you do that instead? That's the only way you will stick with it.

I have RA. When my disease is well controlled, I can do anything. I swim, bike, jog, and lift weights. I used to lift barbells but now I have damage in my wrist so I use dumbbells but I still lift heavy. There is no reason to alter your exercise routine once the meds put you in remission. In fact, motion is lotion. The…

Maybe just log what you eat. You don't have to do strict calorie counting and meal prep. You can do basic calorie counting and try to eat at maintenance.

I cycle. I swim. I go really fast on the elliptical. I walk. I lift weights. I love the variety.

I went to a website that calculates calories burned for each exercise I do - swimming, lifting weights, treadmill, elliptical, etc. I calculated an hour for each one and figured out the average. I learned that, on average, I burn 330 calories per hour of exercise. That is what I enter into MFP.

You have to figure out what works best for you. I feel better eating high carb low fat so my macros reflect that and my fat macro is the max, not the minimum. It took me some time experimenting to figure out what my body likes.

For me, it usually means that my macros are off - especially protein. My body is telling me that it needs something different.

I weigh daily but I calculate a weekly average. That's the number I count. The scale will fluctuate so it can be hard to see a trend until you lose significant weight.

I know when I first started, it took about a month before it started showing up on the scale. I lost two pounds but went from a size 14 to a 12. Are you measuring inches?