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I have had a fitbit of one kind or another for a couple of years, it has helped me tremendously to keep track and meet fitness goals like stairs climbed and steps taken. It isn't a do all end all, it is a day to day monitor of how much you're moving. I have a HRM for serious workouts.

Need to not get into the good food vs bad food cycle. I've seen a lot of folks quit because they couldn't be perfect every day, I have something sweet every day (one serving) and it's planned into healthy macros. Keeps you from getting the cravings and doing a real binge. The "snack" you had was not a binge, maybe plan one…

After a break and only occassional visits in the last several months I too am back at it in 2014.

Might have to either ask the doctor or try the soy amines on something besides tofu, that would eliminate if it's the amines instead of the tofu. I use coconut amines as a substitute for soy sauce since it is also lower sodium and doesn't cause any issues with my thyroid since i am on thyroid meds too, so try to limit my…

Good earth sweet and spicy is my go to (no sugar needed) and the celestial seasonings most anything if I'm needing caffeine free or a different taste, their holiday blends are tasty. We have an electric kettle I can set to several different temps so I can use the best temp for the tea. I tend to leave the bag in unless it…

265, 5'6' right after my third child.

I agree, MFP has already put your deficit in and then when you burn calories you eat at least some of them back, point is to try to NET your goal. Now if you used highly active for your setting then I wouldn't eat back all your calories as you have already included at least some of those calories in the MFP calculation. So…

If it meant and ad free upgraded site, perhaps, but it would need to be a reasonable fee. I don't see it happening since they have I suspect huge revenues from bombarding us with ads that the fee would have to be pretty fierce to replace the ads. Now if it was keep the ads and charge, then sadly I would likely deactivate.…

We can always cut and paste the link, and that is a definite LOL.

500 is considered the medical minimum. So I would explore a few veggies or something to bring it up a bit.

So, when I started at the gym I weighed 228 and I was 57, talk about yikes. But after 8 months and 40lbs down the front desk guy asked me to talk to a prospective member about whether strength training works. Lol!!! Anyway, I just put my earbuds in and get it done and I don't really give a big whatever, I am there to get…

Go for it, my diary is public, doctor said no less than 30, I usually hit it.

If you are hitting your macros, keeping your protein up over 42g (latest recommendation medically for active women) then you should be fine. Greatest risk to active and low calories is losing muscle mass along with the fat then having to build that back up when you hit your goal weight.

Wow, this is one tough question and one I deal with every day. My son sounds a lot like your boyfriend but his goes a bit deeper than just depression. He is bipolar/borderline schizophrenic, with a lot of the symptoms of manic depressive. Oh boy, what fun. However, similar issues, sleeps a lot, no motivation, and has his…

Lots of things can cause bloating, if you are relatively new to a healthy lifestyle it could be lots of fruits and veggies, more than 30g of fiber, food allergies, and the biggie, sodium. So yes, a food journal is so valuable, turn on sodium and start looking at your macro's, how's your fiber, how's your carbs, and how…

good for you, I would have been applauding too if I had been standing in line behind him,lol

Push water, and think back, sodium certainly can cause quite a bit of water retention, sore muscles retain water to pad the tissue while it heals them up, "regularity" has a huge influence on weight. So there's the most common issues for sudden unexplained weight gain. It takes a lot of excess calories to actually put on a…

feel free to add me, I've been gluten free for 15 years.

The RDA on sugar is "added sugar" so things like the sugar in baked goods, soft drinks, etc. It would be nice if MFP could track it that way but that would be impossibly complicated to program. So, if you are eating healthy sugars then I would kill the sugar tracking and keep inside your carbs.

I will be logging for the foreseeable future, I see folks hit goal, leave MFP, and come back in 6 months saying "I blew it" they thought it was instinct but it isn't really, we are bombarded with portion inflation, the consumption of those around us, and bad habits we put in abeyance until no one is looking. There are…

I used to have this issue, my doctor had me use and antibacterial and it was awesome, cleared it right up. In the summer a bit of foot powder designed to keep feet dry will help with the daytime stickies. I was so glad when I lost that fold of skin, woohoo.

Eyeballing or even using a 2 cup measure is plenty accurate, lettuces unless you are eating power greens that contribute nutrients in a measureable way are mostly for filling you up and contributing phytochemicals to your diet (you need them but they are not measured in MFP in any way). There are some like spinach,…

39 almost 40 years, we wed right out of high school (he was 17, I was 18) and yep, there were tough times but we are very stubborn and now it's so much easier, lol. Kids are grown so things are a bit less stressful these days.

I do in the sense I always try to net 1200 at least. Works for me, down 60lbs.

Holy smokes, 15 lbs in a month, that is an amazing change. However, reality is, 1lb a week is realistic and safe and will be more likely to result in a healthy metabolism, weight that stays gone, and your skin will be more likely to keep up with you as you lose. Rapid weight loss like that over several months will slow…

Quick question, did you track while on vacation? If so go back and look at what you ate. Also, did you drop your calories from normal, you might, (just might) have succeeded in stalling things out by one, the change in routine, change in food, and change in calories, your body doesn't care for fast changes. If any of the…

Do you know your BMR? After 38lbs increasing your burn and eating under your BMR (seems to be pretty common in the early days) doesn't ahve the same benefits later on. Most folks find benefit in upping there calories as they get into the last 10-15 lbs, this also lets your body creep up on finding what maintenance is going…

I've had mine almost a year and love it, waiting till June though to buy my next one when The Flex comes out as I travel a lot in the summer and want to be able to sync to my phone.

Favorite for me is Annie's fat free Raspberry vinagrette, yum! Also Braggs healthy vinagrette.

I agree with most of the viewpoints here, for those who have a medical need to be GF and/or DF then skipping the glutinous grains is essential, myself and two of my three daughters skip the gluten for medical reasons, so you can say the anti wheat thing is propaganda and it is BUT if a few more folks try it and find they…