Gretaholden1 Member

Good Luck to you all. My motivation is seeing my scale go steadily lighter. I am a little reclusive but come out into the MFP community once in awhile

My daughter has hyperthyroidism and also can not afford to take her pills. She does not have insurance and can not afford to go to the doctor for monthly maitanance and then there is the cost of the prescriptions which can be very expensive. So I understand your pain. Now I do have a suggestion. While most people can eat…

Before you start adjusting your sugar remember it's not just sugar that contains sugar. A lot of foods contain sugar naturally. It never hurts to be under in what you consume but as long as you stay under the recommended 45 grams you will continue to lose weight. Those markers are really what you should not go over and…

I am a real ice cream buff. But years ago I changed to sherbert because it has fewer calories. Now I have changed to homemade fruit smoothies. I have one everyday and it is within my calorie goals and I never feel quilty. I think a lot of time we can tweak foods we love to make them a healthier version of the orginal and…

They used to say anything with carbonation was not considered water intake. Over the past few years they have learned this is not true. It is nice to see the change. I drink seltzer and have always tracked it as water and it has never affected my weight loss negatively. I am not just talking about this present diet but…

Let me ad I am careful about too much because it really reduces the quantity of food I can eat. Fat will make you feel fuller longer but it will also use a significant amount of your daily calories if you eat too much.

In the standard MFP diet log there is a recommended amount you can eat at the bottom. If you are going into the red all the time you are eating too much fat and should cut back. If you are in the green your fine. I eat healthy fats, ie Avacado oil, coconut oil, on occasion olive oil. Then the fat that come naturally in…

Also different body weights burn calories at different rates. If you google it you can get a more accurate calorie burn if you enter the exercise and your current weight. It doesn't do much for MFP's exercise log, they need to ad a temperary burn entry for people who want a more specific calorie burn. (You can google…

If you can't get a scale right away. A good measurement is a cup for meat and veggies. (not for junk food) If you aren't measureng and you are eating back 50% of your exercise calories I can see why you are not losing weight. Until your scale starts dropping I would not eat back any calories. It is better to start off a…

To be honest No your not. Your arms, legs and muscle tone just isn't there yet. Keep working you will get there. The man on the right has much more muscle tone than the guy on the left.

I just got sick of being fat. I have an ample chest and it felt like I was choaking if I laid on my back. So I decided to go on a diet. I am not good at slow weight loss and I don't recommend it for others, but for me it works. I am under a doctors supervision and eat 1000 calories a day. I have back issues so I can't…

I joined my fitness pal and originally did the recommended but I like you had a lot of weight to lose. After about 6 months I had had enough and threw in the towel. I gained all the weight back quickly. This time I restricted myself to 1000 calories a day. The first month I lost 26 pounds, the 2nd month I lost 18. I only…

When I started dieting I made specific plans for late night snacking. I enjoy eating in the evening, so I planned for it when starting my diet. I always eat in the evening up until about an hour before bed. I keep my calories between 1000 and 1200 a day. Being old school this is just how its done. I have tried the slower…

I have certain things I can eat everyday. Berries I love berries and I am a fan of ice cream and since I no longer eat ice cream when its hot I make a smoothie out of frozen berries and water. I could eat this every day and usually do. I vary the berries sometimes. Oh and popcorn. I can eat popcorn everyday and never get…

Here is a solution that may work for your heel pain. Find a belt and sit on the floor or bed with your legs straight in front of you or as close to that position as it comfortable. Bend your leg and make a loop in the belt place the belt on the pad of your foot just below the toes. So you should have one end of the belt in…

I agree..... and nope.