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  • Maybe try to find a running group if you are social. Even I do it once in a while and I am an introvert. Also vary your distances. I save my long runs for the weekend when I can vary the time and place. My first ever half marathon is next month, so I am in the height of training distance, about 35 per week, about 20 of it…
    in Running tips, please! Comment by ktsdad January 2016
  • Let me try to add mine. Before summer 2011, 5 months later using Medifast and MFP, 65 lbs lost and a 25 BMI.
    in 2011 Ultimate Before and After Picture Comment by ktsdad December 2011
  • My doctor told me not to eat breakfast until I'm hungry. Then he said to eat a quarter cup of nuts or something high protein to get to lunch. This is because I am overweight and trying to lose. If you are simply maintaining, breakfast skipping or not is not as big a deal. His opinion is that if you are going for calorie…
    in eating first thing in the morning.. Comment by ktsdad November 2011
  • I call it one of the newer 'hippie' or 'yuppie' stores. You can't beat their chipotle salsa, though.
    in Trader Joes? Comment by ktsdad November 2011
  • If I could eat healthy and exercise without logging, I wouldn't have gotten fat in the first place. Maybe once I do it long enough, it will be such a habit, I won't need to log, but for the foreseable future, I need MFP. If you don't need to log, great, but like others said, "why are you on a site based on food and fitness…
    in How do you stay on track w/o counting calories and excessive Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • Sure, eat fewer calories than you burn and you will lose. The trick is figuring out how many calories you burn in a day.
    in Weight loss and the gym Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • So let me get this right, you are getting diet advice from overweight people? Isn't that like getting marriage counseling from a divorcee? - See guys can be snarky, too. :) I just tell people I have changed my eating habits and plan to eat like this and journal my food and fitness for the rest of my life, so it's not…
    in annoyed with comments.. Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • Another downer here...If you are simply trying to get drunk, how is that different from overeating to get fat? Binging is binging. That being said, if you want to drink, just log it in and count it with the rest of your food. It's your body and your choices. I usually drink red wine when I drink because it gives me the…
    in How can I get drunk without putting on the pounds? Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • Grits (If you have seen cream of wheat, think cream of corn), are typically eaten at breakfast with butter and salt. I was teased for eating them with sugar as a child. I also ate white rice with sugar. Now you know why I have to limit carbs now. :) My step father cooks his eggs over-easy (fried with yolks still runny),…
    in How do you eat grits? Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • Don't get mad if others disagree with you either. If you post, expect good and bad feedback. That's the beauty of the internet. The 1200 calorie is a guideline, just like BMI is a guideline for a population, not individuals. When you get to the individual, things tend to go outside the 'norm'. It is simple statistics, bell…
    in ANNOYING/AGITATING calorie people Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • I think the WW concept is ok (don't know enough about old vs new plans), but I prefer MFP so I can track everything. My opinion is WW just tracks calories fat and carbs and combines the numbers to one point system. I think if you were the type that just could not deal with protein, carbs, and fat separately, WW could be…
    in MyFitnessPal or Weight Watchers Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • If it were simple, science, there would be a magic pill. While, it is true if you eat around 3500 cal less, you will lose a pound. The trick is, all else has to be equal. If your body slows down calorie burning, you can eat less and gain. Even though I am on meal replacements now, I have lost by counting not only calories,…
    in 2 pounds vs 1 pound per week need help :) Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • I am currently on MF, but thinking about doing something like you. In reality the MF plan does this too, in the transition phase. What you need to do is slowly put carbs in using fruits and whole grains. I think everyone can agree these are better than white bread and french fries. From what I've read, most of the rapid…
    in low carb or not? Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • I'm a guy, so someties we lose differently. Women, from what I've seen, have hormones and stuff that affect when and how they lose. That being said, I also am trying to lose 70 lbs. This time (yes I have yo-yo'd), I am on medifast for now. It has taught me to eat tiny meals every 2 to 3 hours to keep the hunger pains away.…
    in Losing 70lbs - Advice please! Comment by ktsdad October 2011
  • I didn't read through the whole thread, but I will give my anecdote. I was 230 (now 200, working towards 165), and my Dr. told me to not eat breakfast! Got your attention? It wasn't exactly what he said. He said if I am not hungry when I wake up, to not eat. Breakfast right away is for skinny people. He said if I can wait…
    in Stop eating breakfast. Here's why. Comment by ktsdad September 2011
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