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When slim-fast first came out, it was basically equivalent to chocolate milk and a multi vitamin. Since then, seems like there's more protein which is good. I personally have never found drinks to be satiating no matter what their nutritional content is so I have relied on them as "supplement" only (and handy during times…
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+1 for recipe builder. I've been living on various homemade sourdough breads since the fall. I weigh all the ingredients every time I bake, and have found that there is little variation across loaves so I rely on one "built" recipe for each kind of sourdough. I make the "serving" as 100g and round down so that, for…
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I agree with this. You may want to revisit your scans ... did you record the correct quantity/# of servings?
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In addition, don't nap, don't consume caffeine after 1 PM, keep your bedroom dark and cool (if you can), avoid alcohol in the evening. Once you are in bed, let your breathing slow, consciously relax your face (sounds weird but it's helpful).
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Unless you have kidney disease or another medical issue, don't worry about "too much protein."
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I'm still stuck on vacationing ... I am pulling up photos from the road trip out west a year ago at this time, and I am wanting to hit the road again. It's just not going to happen this summer, but I am looking forward to the next trip, and believe me I will not stress one single bit about gaining a few pounds if that…
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I bend at the side and then measure at the hinge point for waist measurement. About an inch below belly button is also where my hip bone is so I take a measurement there. Then I measure at the widest point of saddlebag area (which is what I use for "hip measurement" when buying clothing on line). My waist measurement…
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Your gait and balance are probably both off due to the calf injury and compensation your body made over a month, your knee is telling you. If you can't (or aren't inclined) to get a physical therapy consult, I would head over to youtube and see if you can screen through the junk and find some rehab workouts from qualified…
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The tests for covid for me and spouse came back negative (yay) so I am now sure I am dealing with a summer cold I caught SOMEHOW despite all the fricking hand washing, distancing, masking and whatnot. The best part of this, after being able to set aside the pondering about setting up a DNI order at the hospital, is not…
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In addition to over-estimating exercise calories and under-estimating food calories, your general level of activity outside of actual exercise may be lower (it's kind of an automatic response), and you are burning fewer calories by virtue of being alive with 20# less than when you started. Are you within what the "charts"…
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Things have been pretty stable in my neck of the woods - new covid cases daily, but not rising exponentially, in my WI county. However, I felt played out yesterday (napped a lot) and woke up with a headache and sore throat today so I went to a testing site and will get results back sometime within a week. In the meantime -…
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+1 on the above. FWIW, most of my chronic ankle issues were caused by over-pronation - some good OTC orthotics really helped (protalus - expensive but worth it).
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After a 50# weight loss, my LDL # lowered a bit but not a lot (still high). My HDL was a bit better, though, and triglycerides were quite a bit better.
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The only way I have found to get exercise burn calories from AW to MFP is to use workout options either on the watch itself or on another app that I have synced to AW. So you might try using the indoor cycling workout, indoor running workout, and the outdoor walk option for your laps in the garden, and there's probably a…
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My usual fluctuation is +/- 3 pounds. It's been consistent for years. If the bottom part of that range begins to creep up - which can happen slowly over a month's time - then I make adjustments with calories-in.
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This is my story, too, OP, and has been for decades. I found no way around it, really - so I don't do a workout before 11 AM. In my case, there is no discernible "cause" - pretty much everything has been ruled out medically over the years. It's just the way I am.
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It always amuses me that someone clicks "disagree" on a post about ones own personal experience. I think WW's lifestyle approach is really helpful for some folks. It was for me when I needed to look at food intake from a different vantage point. FWIW, I think you have a good approach - use what works for *you*
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So you are saying on days with no planned exercise you sleep well? (I think, @DancingMoosie, that his usual sleep pattern is midnight to 8 AM).
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With gyms/fitness venues being closed and the price of new stuff skyrocketing, people are buying whatever they can find that will get the job done, and the market demand is driving prices.
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The WW program employs a "lifestyle" approach. It's not going to be helpful for a lot of people even with their having 3 different programs. If it's not working for you overall, quit paying them to annoy you. Or, you could decide to take the "points hit" and just go on with the program if you find that overall, it's…
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I think you are moving in a healthy direction overall - you have a lot of insight into how your thinking works, and this pandemic has caused lots of us to "revert" to very old coping strategies. Maybe tackling the booze (extra calories) with a harm-reduction method would be helpful. I don't know how you get to the markets…
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Get enough protein and fat, let the carbohydrates take care of themselves, and use your own particular data to guide your calorie intake - no doubt you have issues with tracking and estimating calories-out because it's not an exact science, so everything is a best-guess. What matters when using your own particular data is…
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I have a family member who has been living with celiac disease for over a decade and also is lactose intolerant. I would consider cutting out all dairy for a couple of weeks and seeing if that resolves the bloat. If it does, you can experiment and see how much wiggle room you have. My relative can deal with greek yogurt in…
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I'm 69, and my spouse is 73. He had a mild stroke in early March, also had been ill for a week with some kind of fever/cough/weakness bug. He was tested and deemed positive for flu/type A when he was hospitalized, and when I was dealing with a sore throat and body aches & feeling chest tightness the following week I…
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I'd uncheck reminders and see if that fixes it. Edited to add: then make sure you click "save" when you custom set your macro goals, etc.
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I looked at your diary and it seems that you are logging in grams, which is great (and that you skipped a meal on Saturday night ... if you didn't, you forgot to log that :smile: ) The caveat with logging is choosing entries in the database that are correct, which can be a problem sometimes because it seems like three…
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Do what works for you :) For me, having a shorter eating window, limiting snacks to whole fruit, making sure that the meals have at least 30g of protein, and getting sufficient fat each day works the best. If I start grazing on cakes, rolls, pie, bars that are sweet, or bread I find myself feeling moderately hungry most of…
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See if there is something here that is useful to you: https://bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/muscle-loss-single-digit-bf The science in this site is sound (and updated as needed).
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This site has a ton of useful info https://bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain
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My dog added 60# to my glute bridge yesterday :grin:
