We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!
Replies
-
But you're a piss poor doctor. Most people who are obese didn't wake up that way one day. They may very well have woken up with shortness of breath or joint pain, or whatever brings them to the doctor. And many fat people I know are meticulous about other areas of their health because they already know obesity puts them at…
-
We absolutely can blame a doctor who attributes shortness of breath to being fat without investigating why they are experiencing SOB,( or multiple joint pain or whatever) because guess what. They've been fat for a long time and they've been having this symptom for a week. It's a piss poor doctor who doesn't listen to his…
-
Is the teacher having the whole class do nothing but pop quizzes for the rest of the year? Because that's what has been presented as the scenario in this PE class. Some students misbehaved. Therefore the whole class will do pop quizzes every day for the rest of the year. They won't learn or perform any other activity, just…
-
Right wing wackos think we'll have death panels. Normal Americans don't think that. The government will kill your old granny because she's no longer a productive member of society. Just ask Sarah Palin.
-
Do you know what else is unethical? Assuming someone's hip pain is because they're fat, when in actual fact they have pain from bladder cancer. Not medicating someone for their asthma or Copd because they're fat, of course they're short of breath. Dismissing their joint pain because he's fat when he actually has rheumatoid…
-
I think your body doesn't care about your "cheat" day. I personally don't do a cheat day or cheat meals. I eat what I want, when I want for the most part, knowing there will be days I go over, but as long as I meet my goals over time, I don't care. If you're that worried about your macros, you have 2 options. Revise your…
-
I quit probably 6 times before I was successful. It's been more than 15 years. I'm sorry I don't have any insight into the Chantix, but I would try it if I were you. On the other hand, I was successful the 2nd time I used the patch, not so much the 1st time. Keep trying, and eventually you will be successful. Remember the…
-
Does eating late interfere with your sleep? Give you heartburn or weird dreams? If not, I don't think there is any reason to avoid eating late. If it does those things, eat a bigger breakfast or lunch. Does a big meal just before your workout cause problems? No magic to when you eat, as long as it doesn't cause other…
-
Check with your doctor for both of these issues. Lots of people have exercise induced asthma. How would you or your doctor know, when you haven't challenged yourself in this way before? For both issues it's probably nothing serious, (but clear w/ your doctor) you're just asking your body to do something it hasn't had to do…
-
Pistachios. Higher cal than pickles (80 calories per ounce), but totally satisfying for me. Has to be the ones I have to take the shell off, though. The already shelled kind don't cut it.
-
If berries or an apple or something like that doesn't cut it, go to the bakery and get a cupcake, or a cookie. Are you sure it's the sweet you're craving? For me sometimes it seems to be the fat I'm wanting and a few nuts or some cottage cheese does the trick.
-
Talk to your doctor and make sure you specifically talk about the lifts you are concerned about. You are recovering from a c-section and from pregnancy and if you had trial of labor, from labor as well. YOU JUST HAD A BABY!!! Chill out and enjoy for a few weeks.
-
You will get better day by day. What I'm understanding then, is you have multiple gyno issues, not just the cyst. I had my open procedure so they could remove the whole thing, as well. I didn't have other issues, though so that was the only thing they had to take out. Well, and part of each ovary. I had a lot of smaller…
-
Are you sure salt is a driver for hypertension for you? Recent studies show only about 20-25% of people with HBP are sodium sensitive. In the meantime, fresh or frozen fruit and veg, avoid most packaged or premade foods, like pasta sauces, soups, frozen meals, even canned beans and vegetables(you can rinse them and remove…
-
Yes. If it goes in my mouth, I track it. I think it can be a slippery slope, choosing which foods to log. Today it's the spinach, tomorrow it's those broken crackers in the bottom of the bag when I'm getting a snack, and the day after that I'm mainlining mayo. Besides, I like to track other things, like fiber.
-
Most of my pots have markings on the inside for how many cups (for sauce pans) or quarts (for stock pots). I measure and/or weigh ingredients as they go in. I know how many "cups deep" my soup or sauce is, 12 cups in the pot, 1 cup per serving. It's not exact, but for most of us, rough is good enough. IF you discover you…
-
I'm sorry your sister isn't able to be supportive, but of course it throws off the balance in your relationship. It's hard work to have adult relationships with the people we grew up with. Whenever we get together as a family (6 of us) my younger sister and I (now 57 and 56 years old) somehow become "the little girls",…
-
An ovarian cyst requires a hysterectomy why? If it's necessary, it's necessary, but your uterus helps support all of your other internal organs. Removing the uterus causes a whole host of other complications. If it were me, I would be darned sure there's an actual reason for it, other than it's a little easier for the…
-
Ok. When you get your calories is technically less important than getting your calories. It only matters if you don't function well. Personally, I feel like I need to eat every few hours. Lots of people on here do intermittent fasting, so you might look up some of those threads and see if that is something that will work…
-
Who follows you for your diabetes? If you haven't yet, you should make an appointment with your endocrinologist and your dietitian for guidance. I'm sure both will be thrilled you have committed to losing weight, but because you are insulin dependent, you need to be careful, as I'm sure you are aware. In the meantime, if…
-
The short answer is you can add peanut butter, milk or fruit to your diet. As long as you remain in a caloric deficit, you will lose weight. You haven't said how tall you are, your age, or how much you weigh currently, but unless you are a little person 1200 calories is not enough for an adult male. Why are you concerned…
-
Everyone has to find their own path, but I can tell you what worked for me. I started by tracking what I ate and drank. If it went in my mouth, I logged it. I spent about 2 weeks logging without making any changes to my diet. This gave me time to get used to logging and finding foods on the app. I didn't worry about going…
-
I think that's the question. What are your standby "ugh my brain hurts what am I going to eat so I don't starve and I don't have to be creative" meals?
-
I really don't like oatmeal, but I like oats in the morning, fills me up and sticks with me, so I started making my own granola. I add dried fruit and some nuts. 1/2 cup of granola, a banana or half a cup of berries, some milk, and I'm good to go. If I do cook oatmeal, I use steel cut oats, and chop up an apple, a few…
-
Breakfast: homemade granola with walnuts and dried bananas, 2% milk and coffee Mid morning snack: 2 clementines 1oz pistachios in shell Lunch: Kale and brussel sprout salad with beets, hard boiled egg, sunflower seeds, Cheese fantastico ranch dressing (yum) Dinner: Meatloaf made with turkey burger and italian sausage…
-
Rest for a week. Try 1 pushup. Does it hurt? Stop. If it doesn't, try another pushup. Does that hurt? Stop. These types of injuries are often "dosage" based, and recovery will be, too. When it does start to feel better, don't jump right back in to your full routine, increase gradually. If it continues to hurt, you should…
-
I have 2 (now adult) children who eat anything and everything. We had 2 rules about food. You have to have a "tasting bite" of everything, even if you've eaten it before and think you don't like it. Other than a tasting bite, you don't have to eat anything, all you need to say is no, thank you, I'm not going to nag or…
-
If that's our definition, then I suppose I have an occasional "cheat" meal. Every now and then, I want a big sloppy hamburger and fries. I know it's going to put me over, but I just don't care. I guess I don't like the term "cheat meal" because it implies some sort of moral judgement to me. At 57, I've had enough of…
-
I guess it depends on what you mean by a cheat meal. I would rather eat what I want, when I want. For the most part I stay within my calorie allowance and I haven't felt deprived. I've lost about 30 lbs in not quite 8 months and I feel like I can do this forever. What is your plan when you reach your goal weight?
-
I think pickled raspberries would taste good. They're so delicate... Would they fall apart? Even if they did, you could use the vinegar for all sorts of things. I use the blueberry vinegar on greens, both cooked and as a salad.
