Ivanapoutine Member

Vegetarian here for 22 years. I have 40 lbs to lose. Needing to get motivated to add more veggies into my life. Feel free to add :)

I’m a bit of both lol. I have slightly different “structures” for busy days or days where I can’t burn the calories. Overall, 3L water, 1500 cals with a minimum deficit of 750 6 days a week. I’m open with however I get there but so far, this feels doable. I managed to get up the hill today (probably shouldn’t have pushed…

I do weigh all my food (when I can) and found out the hard way of why it is necessary. It is way different than measuring cups. It’s the night I eat out that is more difficult but as you stated, I try to find the closest thing in the database. I leave my food diary open and it’s not all “healthy” but I’m getting better.…

This is a photo from yesterday and my second hike up that day. #nationalpuppyday

I have been doing it for the past 5 days. I live between two abandoned ski resorts so I decided to push myself to see if I could do it. I did it and it felt really good. It’s 85 floors according to Fitbit (that’s all I can go by) but I did it twice yesterday and felt really happy to get there. I tried running but I’m not…

Unless there is a boil mandate, tap Water is awesome! I do use a filter (it came set up in the sink with our house) but there is actually a new study showing high levels of plastic particulate in bottled water. No thanks! I never understood (other than boil advisory) why people buy bottled water. How hard is it really to…

In the same boat. I am told my metabolism has slowed down (37). It’s very frustrating, feeling like you are trying and then jumping on the scale to see it at the same or even sometimes (gasp) higher. I had that experience this morning. I reassess and think “what are my options? Give up and get bigger or make adjustments…

With my two week blip of not tracking and/or going over calories it is too soon to say if this is working or not. I just don’t want to continue on two weeks of tracking and still see no results (it’s a real bummer and hard to keep going). Other than when I eat out (all I can do is find a similar option in the database) I…

Blue Mountains, ON heeeeere!! YAY CANADA

I’m 37 and have about 40-45 to lose. My diary is open (not always super healthy) but the goal is to lose and get back to my size 6. Anyone feel free to add me

Thanks everyone for the responses. Some were very helpful. I fully realize fruit have calories (hence why I was avoiding it to eat other foods aka the problem). WW is a no go for me as their “free style” is too much since 90% of the food I eat would be zero points. I actually gained weight from it. I do agree, I want to…

My reasoning is that I am avoiding healthier foods to eat what I am craving to stay within calories. I like fruits and veggies but if I’m being honest with myself, will more often choose the unhealthier option if my calories are limited to feel that satisfaction. As mentioned, if I decided to go this route (hence why I am…

I too signed up to WW in January. 5 weeks in (tracked every crumb) and stayed the same. I never overdid the zero foods according to WW experts (1 Cup yogurt, 2 fruits, 2 eggs max of zeros) and this being my third day of MFP, I am down 3.3 lbs. I am still a member on WW since I paid until March but after counting the cals I…

Having a "cheat meal" (I call it a freedom meal lol) is what keeps me going. I don't feel trapped if I know I can relax a bit at the end of the week. Saturday night is usually when I go out and allow myself anything on the menu (1 shared app, 1 meal, 1 beer (craft beer crazy)). However, I delay my first meal of the day…

I will stick to MFP for my calorie intake and not Fitbit. I have 40 lbs to lose so I appreciate the breakdown though I really was hoping to lose it in 6 months, thinking 6.5 lbs was not that unhealthy of a monthly loss. But alas, a loss is a loss even if it's less than expected.

I was using runs as an example of working out and accumulating steps (possible double dipping). I actually logged my walk since it is uphill and the Fitbit only recognizes it some of the time (I checked Fitbit app to see if it was added prior to adding it to MFP) but the steps would have been recognized. The point is, I…

Thank you for showing me the conversion. I naturally use my Fitbit for steps and workouts so I should trust the transfer of data to MFP.

I can have a deficit of 400-1000/day. 400 if I am incredibly lazy and 1000 if I add a good workout (according to my Fitbit). My heart rate for some reason is incredibly low for someone so inactive (49-52 BPM when idle) so I wonder if this is really slowing down my ability to burn because it feels as though I need to…