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i'm a vegetarian, and most days i go over 120 grams of protein, but this is partly because i work out and want to fuel my muscles. if you're shooting for 70 grams, greek yogurt is a good way to go about it. can you add one more serving of greek yogurt somewhere in your day? cottage cheese? and egg white omlet? a serving of…

I hate talking to people when I'm working out, and 20 minutes really isn't long enough. Food and exercise sites?

if you lose weight fast, you'll look ill when you get to the wedding, and behind your back people will speculate if you have a condition. besides, 126 is absolutely a healthy weight at our height (yes, i'm 5'4"). maybe for future events, you could focus on building some muscle rather than just losing weight - you'll look…

for me, it's varied a lot over time - at times, i lost 2 pounds a week, at times i lost 1 pound every 4 weeks. it was never consistent. also i lost weight in periods, then didn't lose any weight or might put a few pounds on for periods of up to a year at a time. that being said, i lost the first 60 pounds (and never put…

wow, sounds like retiring was a very healthy thing for your husband! my other bikes - both upright and recumbent ones - aggravated some of my prior injuries, but on my current exercise bike i've worked up to an hour ride without any major issues. good for you. there can be so much more to live than watching TV. i like…

are you working out with enough weight to be challenging but still allowing you to control the weight/resistance? are you eating enough protein? i eat protein way above the original MFP recommendations, and i've tweaked my settings accordingly. and are you getting enough rest? i find enough rest helps with recovery. good…

how tall are you? do you sit at a desk or on the couch all day or do you do more active stuff? many people over 5'4" are too tall to eat healthily at 1200 calories - they'll lose more muscle, feel more fatigued and risk other health issues. at 5'4", and when i didn't exercise at all, i lost about a pound a week at 1200…

I worked out while I was obese and in bad shape. When you start at that level, you can build some muscle even if eating it a deficit, but I stacked my deck by eating protein every couple of hours. Am I a bodybuilder like I used to be years ago? Not at all. But by the time I had lost a lot of weight, I was able to lift…

my diary is open to friends, so you can add me if you want, but on tired and overworked days, i live on protein bars and cauliflower, and on other days, i add protein powder, soy beans, yogurt, cottage cheese and small carb snacks, and on weekends there are cookies. chances are no one will get food ideas from my diary LOL

i was a type 2 diabetic. i replaced sugar with stuff like erythritol, xylitol (not lower in calories but affects the body differently), stevia extract (with no other ingredients) and a variety of non-nutritive artificial sweeteners. like my husband's zero sugar maple syrup, which uses sorbitol and has almost no calories or…

your husband must be pretty active - most people i know gain weight when they retire as they tend to be less active and snack more. i haven't retired, but i've worked at home at a desk since 1996, which means i can't be active during the day but i AM dangerously close to all the snacks... is a NuStep like a seated stepper?…

If you're trying to lose fat and be muscle, you don't want to lose weight - you want to work out and build muscle. If you eat it a deficit, you'll lose weight in the short term but you'll have a lot more trouble putting muscle on if you can do it at all. But I ask again, why do you think you're gaining fat? If, by chance,…

Only one thing can cause you to lose weight. That's eating less calories than you burn. Drinking more water, eating more vegetables, none of that will have an effect on your weight except in the short-term if it helps you lose water weight. That's because if you eat more calories than you burn, no matter what the source of…

i love junk chocolate! i've just discovered that if you make a serving of jello cook and serve chocolate pudding and add 1 hershey's zero sugar piece it's really really good! i like york zero sugar peppermint patties, but i didn't like 'em in pudding.

non-fat greek yogurt, tofu, egg whites and cottage cheese are great protein. nuts are about half fat, so if you're looking for protein, nuts aren't your best option. me, i use a lot of protein bars and protein powder. it's fast, clean and easy. if you're gaining fat, you're not eating at a deficit, and no kind of eating…

losing weight fast almost guarantees two things - first, that you'll gain it all back and second, you'll lose muscle mass. losing fast is a gateway to yo-yo dieting.

patience - sometimes this just happens. if you work out, your muscles will retain water to help with recovery, so you can weigh more. also check your database entries. there are a lot of wrong ones - this morning, i was adding a new food, and every single database entry for it had incorrect and different calorie, protein…

i, too, am not as resilient as i once was, and i hate rest days, but sometimes i have no choice. after some injuries, i'm slowly coming back, but it's so challenging to work around injuries when i want to lift heavy and exercise bike harder. still, i'm seeing significant improvements - i guess something i need to work on…

do you wear a fitness tracker to track your heart rate when giving massages? if it's usually similar, you could create your own database entry after calculating calorie burn via heart rate. hi there, and welcome back to MFP :smile:

i had to accept your friend request this morning more than once - the first time, i got a 404 error. MFP is a very good tool, but it's always been buggy.

3 1/2 years later, i have discovered that the pain i had in my knees when using treadmills doesn't happen if i walk on an incline. at 5%, i have no knee issues. ironically, i was so concerned about knee pain for a few years that i always used home treadmills flat.

i love MFP, but it can be pretty buggy. for a couple days, i had trouble accepting friend requests. btw, i'm a 66 year old woman (where did all those years go?), and i'm working more on building strength and overall fitness after coming back from some injuries and losing 100 pounds. anitamcmillen, if you have questions,…

when i started working out, i started doing a single circuit round the gym - 8 to 12 reps per exercise, taking it easy to avoid pain in joints or other issues. when i got stronger, i started doing 2 circuits around the gym. over time, i started increasing weights on moves a little at a time. during that early period, i did…

always keep a food scale on the counter. the more accessible it is, the faster and easier it is to log your food. cmriverside's suggestion to keep a pad on the counter is a good one, too.

I spend my day working at a desk, and I chose sedentary also. I add my exercises individually, and that's been working very well for me.

What kept me logging was my blood sugar - when I started with MFP, my blood sugar was 300, which is dangerously high, but I didn't want to take medication. I lost weight gradually, and my blood sugar is now normal. So all this logging and learning new habits really paid off.

Taking random steps throughout the day does not equate to exercise calories. Mindful exercise - like taking a 45-minute walk without stopping - you can log as exercise separately. But taking a few steps to the kitchen, a hundred steps going to the mailbox, and stuff like that really doesn't equate to any particular calorie…

OP, try setting your settings to sedentary and adding your workouts - and take calories burned with a grain of salt, because i've never seen a calorie counter that was exactly right as they're all averages. starvation mode isn't an actual thing. when i was a teenager and didn't know any better, i ate 600 to 800 calories…

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