priara31 Member

I wouldn't take any diet pills of any sort. The point of MFP is to learn good, healthy eating habits and to lose weight the "hard" way, because it is in that, that we will learn what works for us and what doesn't. I've come across so many success stories of people who lost weight, but took them a couple of years. And…

"...everyone knows that... " :smiley: LOL! Good luck!

As a Catholic, I don't agree that we're suppose to keep our mind "busy" and that our mind should "never be calm or free of other interference" ...if that was the case, we'd have demons attacking us all the time with all that "interference"... :wink: My apologies, if that's what you were led to believe. And we can mediate,…

If you're open as you say you are, then ask her and listen to her why she feels this way. Whatever denomination she practices, ask her to show you were it says that Yoga is wrong to practice. As a mom, I've often done the same thing as your mom and realized that isn't always the best way to handle things. Duh! :) And I was…

Thank you! That video explained a lot!

Thank you everyone for your feedback!

Thank you! Watching it now.

Thank you for that insight! And wow, 25 miles to burn 1000!!! I have a non-motorized road bike, but because of my weight, I don't want to put too much stress on my knees, just yet. I figured once I get between 160-180, then I will take it for a spin. Again, thank you for your positive, encouraging words! :)

Hi - see my response above :)

My issue is this, I ride an electric bike to work and use Map My Fitness to log it. The app was telling me that I was burning over 1000 calories each ride (between 1400-1600 each way). And so I ate 'accordingly' meaning that at the end of the day, I had 1000 calories in "the bank". However, I wasn't losing, but I wasn't…

Thank you! This makes so much more sense now!

Thank you everyone!!! Y'all have been a great help! I was wondering why I wasn't losing but rather maintaining.

I'm thinking you might be right. :)

Hi! I 'officially' started on May 6th with A LOT of stumbling and became more goal oriented mid-June and now July since joining MFP. I'm ok with slow weight loss, but I'm concerned if I'm 'starving' my body with my cycling and my 1470 calories. It's an electric bike (yay! easier on my knees), and my HR averages between 98…

Hi ! I haven't bought a food scale yet and you might be right about that. I'm eating healthier, meaning that I'm no longer eating fast food, eating out a lot and/or eating processed foods. I'm eating more whole foods as possible.

Hi! Starting weight: 224 Current weight: 209 Goal weight: 140 (and then see if I need to drop more) Calorie intake: 1470 Calorie goal: ? 1470 ? Exercise: Bike daily to work, 16 miles EACH way What is NEAT ?

Hi - I eat dinner, sorry...it is typically after breakfast and lunch that I feel like that. My dinners vary...more times than not they are healthy, (scrambled egg, avocado, toast) and I'm fine, not hungry after. It is usually my breakfast and lunch where my problem lies.

That's me too... I started at 224 (in May) and am 5'2 and am now weighing in at 209. I'm following 1470 calorie day plan. I bike every day to work, and map my fitness has me burning about 2000 calories a day, although it is probably less than that since I use an electric bike.

Very good point! And so true. I was once a "junk food" vegan. Mine though wasn't based on 'ethics', it was primarily because I was allergic (not lactose intolerant) to dairy, eggs and most shellfish. I remember being the vegan that learned not to eat any veggies. A fact that I'm not proud of now, although others laugh when…

The thing about all these documentaries, whether they are "true" or not is this, the one thing they have in common is that eating healthy, whole, non-processed foods can help with a number of diseases, including obesity. Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with vegan, keto, paleo, etc. As long as it includes…

Has anyone seen The Magic Pill? It's on Netflix. I just watched it and WOW, eye opening! I'm not sure if I'm ready to give up carbs, per se, because I want to start having oatmeal in the morning, but the rest of my food I think I can do keto. Hmm...we'll see.

I've not tried any of her recipes, but I've heard of her. I like her website.

Hi everyone! I'm sort of new here... I tried MFP a long time ago and just came back again. Feel free to add me! :)