TeresaWJ Member

MFP is s-o-o worth it if you are dedicated to tracking. If you are not, don't try and force yourself -- it just won't work for you. Not everyone can dedicate themselves to detailed tracking process on a daily basis. The purpose of tracking is not to control you or shame you, but to enable you to help yourself by educating…

Try https://recipes.heart.org/ for heart healthy recipes. Here's a short-cut for getting these recipes into MFP for yourself so you do have to enter all the ingredients -- use the "import recipe" feature. Find yourself a nice recipe on this website, or anywhere else on the internet, then just copy the URL and paste into…

If you don't want to use alternative sugar products (there are so many options), then yes, fruits will be your only low sugar "sweet" options. Berries, star fruit, kiwi, watermelon, plums, peaches, apricots, lemons are good lower sugar fruit options. Other fruits will be much higher in sugar content. Fruits have some…

I do 1400 calories, low carbs (70g/20%), high fat (78g/50%), moderate protein (105g/30%), along with high fiber intake (21g) as daily goals. Brought A1c from 7.9 to 5.6 in 6 months, along with 20 lbs weight loss. No longer on diabetic oral meds and other bloodwork is well balanced. Hubby's numbers even better!! We do NOT…

Eat fewer carbs, more whole foods, less processed foods. Walk. Take a probiotic. Reduce stress / cortisol.

At 60, I was able to lose weight on 1200 calories, with zero "exercise." But after gaining it back, now that I'm 72, not so easy. As you know, our bodies take a major turn at the 70's mark, and our caloric and nutritional needs change. 1200 calories is a challenge (I know), but if you can manage it correctly, it's not…

YES, A SEARCH FEATURE FOR OUR OWN RECIPES WOULD BE NICE. I have 25 pages of recipes. One work-around I've discovered for easier sharing of foods is that I can create a personal "remembered meal" that can be used to create a "recipe. This gives me the option to log it as a meal (for which individual ingredient values can be…

I never weigh until I go for check-in with the doctor. And I actually do have a digital scale at home, but I won't use it. I'm one of those people who get disheartened if I think I've lost weight, then find that I have not, and tend to just give up. So I don't overly obsess about the weight. I can always tell, however,…

Yes, MFP is a wonderful tool. No matter your weight or age, MFP can help you reach your goals. I'm 72 years old and living proof that MFP works. I started using MFP 15 years ago, and that first two years, lost 75 pounds just limiting calories. Then I stopped using MFP and within a few years, had gained most of it back.…

Here's another work-around to consider when creating recipes that you know are likely to change, either by ingredient or amount -- log the ingredients used for that meal in the normal logging method, and then use the "remember meal" option. When saved as a meal, you have the option to create/save it as an individual meal…

Yes, yes, yes !! SEARCH FEATURE FOR RECIPES desperately needed. Long-time users can have several hundred recipes (I have 250). Creative naming and sorting alphabetically can only do so much.

As a website-only user for over 15 years, I can tell you that you cannot "edit" a MEAL as suggested above on the website version. Perhaps this feature is available in the MFP APP, but not directly on the website version. Hey MFP Developers: Give website users this feature too! AND -- another improvement to editing meals…

A good on-line tool to reference values for restaurant foods is https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/c/calories-in-fast-foods-fair-foods-eating-out-restaurants/O3wZwU8oQt2Mv66PkrT0MQ Not all restaurants are included but it's a start. I have always found servers to be very helpful in selecting alternative foods. "Dietary…

Yes, there is a way to copy your own recipe and use it as an ingredient in another recipe you are creating. Use the meals feature--here's how: First, go a day forward and use a blank meal space (delete entry when finished). Now, add your original recipe to that meal. Adjust ingredient amounts as desired for use in new…

I realise this is an old posting, and you may not be monitoring to see my response, but... Yes, there is a way to copy your own recipe and use it as an ingredient in another recipe you are creating. Let's assume you want to create a sandwich you eat routinely with your own bread recipe. Use the meals feature--heres how:…