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I am a lurker and honestly (no tea no shade) don't get involved. BUT...I do have to give a shout out and super thank you to the info on Dawgs (Debbie I think). I used to love Okabashis but couldn't find the right ones. Thanks to you I took advantage of the 55% off coupon...PLUS I got 10% off for new customer and bought…

Just wanted to add, she was a single mom of a two year old at the time.

I have a family member who has completed the 75 Hard twice...she tried to do one every year. For those who don't understand that it is a 75 day challenge, not a lifetime change it definately is not for you, but those who have completed it have felt a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. just don't forget to take the photo…

For me it is just as valuable as it was before. I don't do the social friends thing, as a matter of fact I changed my account to get rid of the news feed clutter from "friends" made about ten years ago. I welcomed not having newsfeed tell me I logged in or exercised, I logged it, I already know. I do read the forums for…

I'm just curious...for years the advice was to lose weight to help your knees and hips. the line was that losing even 5-10 pounds would help keep them healthy. So why would you add weight now when walking or especially when jogging or running. Wouldn't that put more pressure on your joins and lead to more wear and tear. I…

I addition to all the wonderful advice above I would add....take things in small easy goals..like first "I want to get out of the 190s" I want to exercise for 15 min three times a week...anything counts like walking around the house. I want to log very carefully three times a week. For me I set these somewhat low bar goals…

Pick different parents. I have always had wrestler legs and a bubble butt. Not one bit of fat on them and very very muscular, as did generations of women before me. If the genetics aren't there you will never have Barbie legs. As was said above, embrace them.

I know this will sound really silly but have you thought about an old school journal? May seem like a lot of trouble but taking the time to reflect and think about your words some people find helpful. i do record here but my "real" journal is very useful (and pretty)

Nope...am very happy to lose the clutter. For those lost and confused...start a thread here...maybe somthing like the "substitute mewsfeed" thread.

Why don't you all just post here instead. The newsfeed is not coming back. Nobody at MFP reads the Community. There are several ongoing threads here where people get support, start your own or join one of them.

I would stick with the free version. You were successful before using the app and there is no need to spend money that you don't have. I have only ever used the free version and been successful. You know how to use it. Better to spend your hard earned money on good homemade food.

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Are you asking about the goals set by MFP? They set a general balanced set of percents as a starting point. So it is 50% carbs 30% fat and 20% protein. For me the protein is low, you can go into goals and change it. Since you are just starting take Ann's advice and tweek your diet to see what is right for you.

I have used Shred (and variations like beginner and the extreme) as part of my regular routine since they first came out. In the beginning I was like you and stuck to the time line. Now i mix it up because some of the levels are more strength focused and some more cardio. I would encourage you to try level two (I think it…

I log my supplements, most are in the data base. I log them under snacks but you could create another name for them

Never used it, use this to track food and exercise. Useless for me.

If you lost 7 lbs in a month you are doing great. My tip is to enjoy this special time with your family and get right back to what you are doing when you get home knowing that with travel you will see a bump up on the scale. This is four days not four weeks. You can try to make choices and choose treats that are "calorie…

You posted great pics in the photo section, you look great!!! Since you are active and are at the lower end of "normal" I can see why you are getting comments. !30 puts you about on the edge, try a trial run of "maintenance calories" at 130 and see if that's what you want to do for the reast of your life compared to…

The WAWA website has a calorie counter for you to build meals. Take a look at what you may want to get and calculate a meal, or a couple and keep them logged in your "meal" section or just keep track. WAWA does a good job of grab and go (and is a local icon for those in Delco)

Another thing to consider is your goal weight. Calculate your calories needed to maintain at goal and test drive that for a week or so. I did that when I was 5 or so pounds from goal, I switched to estimated goal calories to see if this was something I could live with, and yep...eventually the weight came off to goal. That…

I have a decade on you and really want to encourage you....BUT 30 pounds in about 8 weeks is probably not a good idea. My question to you is have you been active at this level normally? Do you normally workout...even if that workout is walking the dog, major cleaning, gardening not always formal "workout", have you…

Consider your age and talk to your doctor (who will probably tell you that you are fine). For older folks the lower end is not ideal...I'm at goal which is 5 lbs "overweight" and my doctor told me to not even consider losing weight..but I'm in my mid 70s. Other factors are more important than the number on the scale.

Look at Skinnytaste for ideas.

If you are having a mild laxative effect try different brands. I know that several do not agree with me so it was a learning curve. There are so many choices now.

I do use shakes for most lunches...have for years and am in maintenance for about a year. Yes I do plan on using them for the rest of my life. Otherwise I find I either skip lunch and overeat for dinner, don't get my protein in or go to sandwiches instead. It is just a choice that works for me. I am in my 70s, a very very…

You can add different measurements in check-in or progress.

I basically did the same thing. I ate at goal weight maintenance and got to goal. I figured if that amount of calories would make life too hard I needed a higher goal. At my age (mid 70s) I wasn't going to spend the fewer years I have left stresing about somethig silly like calories. Almost a year in still working.

I have a dumb pedometer because I don't carry my phone all day and don't wear a watch. I enter steps in the "check in" section manually, I created the new measurment. Old school but then I'm old.

Last year I was with in 5-10 pounds of goal weight when we left to snowbird for two months. For those two months I ate at goal weight maintenance, logging to the best of my ability. Sort of maintnance in training. Like a miracle ... without the benefit of a scale or weighing my food I was at goal range when we got home.…

Maybe the gym isn't for you...nothing wrong with that, find something that you want to do and stop spending money on something you don't want to do. Working out does not mean going to a gym.