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I don't know about the U.S. of A. but here in Canada, 2000, calories a day is the recommended daily caloric intake for the average person (women only, there is a scale for men as well). Average being, 5' 5"to 5' 10". The dietician I went to last year insisted I eat 2000 calories a day to lose weight. I gained 30 pounds…

Start eating more raw fruit and veggies. I am doing something new and I found that cutting sugar (table sugar) from my diet, juicing and eating fruit and veggies gives me my 1200 a day and I feel absolutely full after every meal. My proteins including meat have been reduced to 1/4 of what I used to eat. I don't miss the…

people who come to a complete stop in the merge lane! GET THE F#### off the road....ah that feels better.

chia seeds...best for high protein, high fibre.....great in the energy dept. (increases metabolic rate) but caution a teaspoon a day sprinkled over salad or in a smoothie. DO NOT EAT CHIA OFF THE TEASPOON it can choke you. Put it in or on anything...they are awesome little buggers if you plant them....find that on the…

Welcome! The journey for you has begun and if I may suggest, have fun blogging and logging your activities and foods, but don't obsess about it if you fall off the tracks. We all do from time to time, the main thing is to keep at it and have fun! I have lost over 100 pounds since I started losing weight and am on my last…

Well done! You are an inspiration to me...I have been fighting these last twenty pounds for about a year...you have motivated me into action! Thank you and keep up the great work!

Well last weeks weigh in did anything but excite me, so I ramped everything up this week. I added another set of 5 reps to all my weight and core exercises, another 5 minutes to my yoga routine and another 10 minutes to my walking. Hopefully by the end of this week the scales will be going in the downward or right…

Hi again... It would seem nothing has changed much. I went from 181 in October to 190 and all the way back down to ....that's right 181 where I am today. I can't seem to keep a routine going. My crazy hours at work have me just getting into a routine then flip go my hours and I am all over the map again. I am really going…

Hello from cold, wet, wonderful Newfoundland! I have read this thread a couple of times and would like to join. I work the wierdest hours and don't always get a chance to log my intake of food or water every day but do what I can when I can. I am failing miserably lately at my goal(s) both short term and long term. How…

Hey Prohappy...hang in there. Here's a few tips I use. Focus on your short term goal first. Read the nutritional label to see how many carbs, proteins, sugars etc. you are ingesting stick to the recommended serving and drink drink drink that water. The colder the water the better, it boosts your metabolism. Get off that…

Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter As you can see by my ticker, I haven't lost but I haven't gained. I barely did any exercise this past weekend. I spent most of the weekend in bed with the flu and am barely moving around now. I am back to work and feeling somewhat better each day. Hopefully I will be back…

Being an ex-smoker of 7+ years and living with a smoker (who smokes about a pack a day) I say to all of you Please leave Valengcha and his choice to smoke alone. I am sure he is well aware of the detriments of smoking (you would have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to). Instead, let him discover himself the benefits, both…

Well people, I am sticking to it. I have journalized everything I have eaten in the past two days, plus I have recorded my exercise. According to my food intake and my exercise I am losing, hopefully this will reflect on weigh in day (which for me is next Tuesday). I know there is someone out there who does not believe I…

Thanks MOMOFTWO for starting this thread. I was doing really great with logging my food and exercise through the month of September, then depression hit me like a brick wall. I lost sight of my goal and then lost focus altogether. I got a letter from our dear friends here at MFP, checked out this thread and am glad to…

Congratulations!!! That is a milestone for sure. I know the feeling of euphoria you are experiencing!!! Well done you!! Keep up the great work! What is your next mini goal? Set your sights on it and move forward!!! :bigsmile: Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Chart

Because I am Canadian, I can't really relate to your midwest grocer problem. However, I am on a fair sized island in the middle of the North Atlantic (NL) and getting fresh produce of any kind here is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. Our grocers try desperately to get organic, fresh, etc. here but, and…

I almost hit every target. If it weren't for the call of the mad Canadian Cheddar or that nast old Cranberry Cinnamon Goats Milk cheese I would have been fine. The popcorn and chips were so neglible in my count hardly worth mentioning...but oh that cheese....*LOL* Did you stay within your nutritional goals? Until evening…

Hi Deb I am hypoglycemic and thereby HAVE to keep my sugar intake to almost 0. It is extremely difficult but not impossible to do. The difficulty come in natural foods. The natural food (potatoes, whole grain breads, non processed cheeses etc.) are complex carbohydrates and break down slowly into sugar in your blood. These…

Thanks everyone for the welcome and compliments on my smile. That was my grandson bringing that smile out of me. He is my little buddy, my joy and delight!

Hello everyone! I am not new to this site, however, I am beginning again. I started this with a half-hearted attempt back in January. My friend connected me to the site and I was doing fine without it. After a summer of indulgences and an 11 pound gain (obviously the wrong direction) I decided it was time to get serious.…