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My trainer was telling me during our session this morning, everyone on staff had to do an half day emergency and water training Saturday, even the massage therapists. She explained, if the alarm goes off, it’s all hands on deck. I said it was overkill. She shrugged and said,”You just never know.” I was swimming laps…

welcome to MFP. I’m a bit confused. You’ve “just started” but are disappointed you haven’t yet seen results. Our Quick Fix culture deems that we should see results, well, quick. We literally have people posting here that they’ve been using MFP for a day or two and haven’t seen any loss. That’s unrealistic. It took me…

welcome to MFP, Ava. Honey, you are smack in the middle of normal BMI. Instead of losing weight, you need to consider focusing on building muscle. People have this idea that if they just lose “enough”, they’ll start looking trim and toned. If you don’t have a muscular 6-pack or “guns” on your upper arms, no amount of loss…

I was you. I couldn’t find healthy food that was “good enough”. Turns out, there’s lots of it, and once I retrained my taste buds, the other lost its appeal. It’s no longer good enough to earn a spot in my day, or a dent in my calorie budget. it’s a process, and you do have to “stick” with it to make it stick. Sounds like…

you know you’re likely a member of this group when the recipe says “8tsp” of butter or margarine, and you misread it as “6 tbsp”. No wonder the biscuits were so darned good this morning!

my dietician suggested MFP to me, too, at age 56, obese and sedentary. I am so grateful she did.

My new tagine is here! It’s been years since I broke my other one, but after a trip to Morocco, it was the first thing I ordered when I got home. Coming up very soon: a super traditional chicken, olive and preserved lemon tagine, couscous, and a traditional Moroccan tomato and onion salad. I also received my Honey & Co…

wow. This is a great idea! To specifically do emotions, I mean. I did a habit breaking mindfulness thing at my yoga studio. We were each issued journals. No kidding. Within a week, I’d broken a 50+ year nail biting habit and shortly after was also able to kick a weird, lifelong, automatic habit inherited from my dad. I was…

…..and on the off chance anyone, someone from the company reads this board of older, wiser been-there done-thats for tips (as if), for heavens sake, bring back some kind of useable friends feed or function. You’re killing us out here, man.

@nicsflyingcircus regardless, you are beautiful and a monument to willpower. I’m much older than you, lost far less than you, so don’t have as much extra skin. At this point I don’t care too much. In my perfect world, the ring around my belly and the thighs/knees that make the odd crepey flex if I walk in shorts, would go…

I experimented with actually copying. In three tries one did absolutely nothing, the copy yesterday worked fine, and copying a random meal from earlier this week to “dinner “ tomorrow also worked ok. Now, what I do miss, is an “edit” button to delete an entire meal. It appears you have to erase items line by line. My…

I don’t have the new version on my phone yet. I forgot to charge it, so am looking at the web version on my iPad. it (for now) gives me the option to toggle between current diary (have always disliked the format) to the new version. The new version seems to be identical, but larger print and easier to read, which also…

oh dear. I have an “update” app button available. Now I’m scared…..

I do like that they’re adding the swipe right to copy function on other meals besides breakfast. That’s handy, because I typically eat the same breakfast and snacks every day. but if they’ve killed off the “copy to/from”, that’s just plain stupid. I often copy yesterday’s dinner to today’s lunch, or copy last Sunday’s…

btw that perfect, un-jagged “gain” is the three weeks I had no access to a scale, and it peaked with airplane weight. Very satisfying to see it plummet so quickly. If only regular life were like that!

@jthanmyfitnesspal I must still have the old version. I still have copy to/from in my diary and use it several times a day. If that’s gone, this a supremely irritating and time consuming loss. I also still have the diary tab Part of my home page is marked “beta”, though, so maybe my update is postponed? What’s annoying is…

I kind of ignore the home page, but I don’t think it’s changed on the iOS app. Looks the same to me. However, your comment did prompt me to look at my “Progress” page. Just for giggles, I hit “all” for step count. I’ve been here just shy of 7 years. the globe has a circumference of 24,901 miles 24,801 miles x 5280 feet per…

Jasmine, speaking to a dietician helped me tremendously. I had already lost about 25 or so when I had my first visit. Visits are expensive, so go armed with a list of questions. Mine recommended me to use MFP. When I’ve visited her or her successor in the past, it’s been awesome because they are super familiar with the app…

I don’t get the default periods if I space twice, nor even if I select a period. I have to do it several times. Also don’t get the automatic capital letter to begin a sentence or new paragraph. it’s been like this since they changed the boards several months ago see? No automatic caps garrrrrrrrrrrr Enough to drive a…

lol deleted comment. I now see your chicken. Good job! Almost exactly what I’m having for lunch myself. 👍🏻

also make sure MFP hasn’t logged you out. For some reason, it’s making Me re-log in several times a day.

If you’re looking in the groups area, some are private groups and you may need to request membership?

however….dont make excuses. I always had a reason “I could t” for years, which lead me to obesity. If you don’t like walking, find something else to do. Cardio, yoga, rebounder. Heck, the first month of the pandemic I simply did 100 flights of stairs, up and down our three story house. The cats were tremendously amused.…

hi Laura. Welcome to MFP! I think it depends on you and your weather tolerance. I live in the Deep South, and typically do a ton of steps. But when the weather is hot, my jet black, low to the hot asphalt dog refuses to go for long walks, yet gives me evils if I dare go out without him. So I look for other things to do, or…

and I’m so sorry for the messy English. For some reason the new version of the boards leaves out punctuation even when I type it in. It’s driving me nuts. I feel like an uneducated git.

hi Jasmine. Welcome to MFP. You’ve piggybacked on an existing thread and your post will most likely be ignored as a result. Suggest you copy, create a new thread using the “+” sign and paste it in. You’ll get great advice, but you need to be seen. First of all, I did the same thing when I started I pulled a number out of…

pre-plan and pre-log meals. Have a grocery list and don’t deviate. Start with easy substitutions (Diet Coke for full sugar, carrots instead of breadsticks or pita for hummus, that kind of thing.). As you get better at it, find healthier substitutions for those (water with fruit infusion for Diet Coke, lower cal homemade…

after an international flight Thursday, and another Friday, wildly attempting to unpack, do laundry, and clean up some, we had visitors arrive half an hour after we got back. Our eldest is a professional chalk artists and was in town for the big chalk festival on the Square. Sadly, even though we only live a couple blocks…

that, sir, is a transformation!

if you go all Devo and “whip it good”, refrigerate it for a while, this makes an awesome mousse. Also try adding canned pumpkin puree, pie slice, and a tiny bit of sweetener of your choice to the vanilla pudding and Greek yogurt. Whip well and allow to set. Tastes like a pumpkin pie without the crust. A small squirt of…