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I wasn't sure that he was "representing" a company or govt agency with his sign, I thought he was doing it on his own. So yeah, he's a dummy. Apparently for many lower income people (so the news outlets have said) it is because of ignorance. I don't understand that but that's what's reported. I think it would be due more…

The machines at the gym aren't that accurate, for larger people (for me when I started) the actual calories I burned was twice what the machine said. For smaller people, it can show twice what they've actually burned. That's where a decent (not necessarily expensive) HRM comes into play, so you can know what your body is…

Yeah, there's always a few bad apples in a bushel... but in her particular case, the comments made did seem to be made with good intentions... Mac- I am totally shocked people have told others to disregard what you said because you had surgery. The surgeries - all the ones I can think of, anyway - cannot be successful…

I read thru this thread and I think that you might be being a bit oversensitive.... I've seen these people, apparently the ones that pissed you off, although I'm not positive they were the specific ones, give information and advice and be supportive to all kinds of people. I can pretty much guarantee you the people I know…

Wow, wouldn't this be free speech? Goodness.

5'7 or 5'6 depending on who's doing the measuring... your goal weight is 25 pounds less than mine, how did you come to that number? I thought 165 was pretty good but it may be too high... have to see when i get there.

I have lots of hip/pelvis problems, my hips pop out of place all the time. It sounds like possibly something is out of place a bit. Either that or with the grinding noise it could also be loss of cartilege in that area, something you'd want to get checked out by a doctor, if the chiro doesn't help. Could also be the start…

If you eat high carbs or processed sugar in the morning, it can make it much worse. Although you do need some carbs in order to have energy. What are you eating in the mornings? Like someone said, can you time the meds differently? I take an "energy" multi vitamin and it may be in my head but it seems to help me be alert…

That's an awful lot of weight gain to be muscle, but because you're a guy it might be possible. I would say a combination of both, are you watching your sodium? Do you see any places in your body that look "bloated"? That will give you an idea if it's water weight.

Yeah, I would wait at least 3 days before recording that weight. For some reason (maybe inactivity?) your body will retain lots of water when you go on a trip. I just went thru that myself.

Good for you and your hubby! Great job! I'm with ya, I was a skeptic too, people tell you "you eat too much" but that's not the reality, sometimes you are eating just the WRONG stuff or not enough!

healthymom - sw208 gw250 cw172 no change Buttonnose -SW 200 CW 192.4 GW 140 - lost 4 lbs indiana - still up 3 pounds from where I should be Crazybee -sw 273.3 gw 175 cw 252 l lost 1.5lbs Lorann - SW 285 / GW 145 / CW 238.5 = lost 3.5 lbs adopt4 - sw 273/gw 165/cw 230.5 - down 2 pounds from last week but still up 2 from…

prayerful -yeah, those rowing things don't seem to do anything for me... have to try them again. trainer had me do it and i was like, big deal. challenge - hmm... i'd like to ride in RAGBRAI if they still do it - that's ride a bike across the state of Iowa. Had friends who did it, say it's a lot of fun. or i would like to…

Morning, all. Probably afternoon for most of you! Relatives just left and boys are wild and crazy (school stars Sept 1! Will I survive??) Went over a bit on calories yesterday but not up to maintenance, and since it was a big family thing, I don't care. I could have skipped dessert but when the cake is made by a master…

cyndee, good to hear from you. guess i should be checking facebook more often... so far so good today. having ravioli for dnner becuz we're having lots of guests, so i made sure i have plenty of salad and veggies so i don't pig out on pasta. making the kids mac n cheese, which used to be a family favorite meal, then found…

With as much weight as you have to lose, you should be seeing some pounds shedding. To gain a pound, you need to eat 3500 calories over your BMR. It's possible that you are evening out. Maybe you are eating too many calories right now. So cut down on the calories, even lower than you have them set, going no lower than 1800…

You trade one evil for another. Fake sweeteners also make your body think that you are getting something sweet and release insulin - even though there's no sugar to trigger that. It tricks your body. Too much of anything is too much. I've read on here that low fat also has a lot of fake sugar in it, so once again, trading…

You may be eating more than you were, or different stuff... you may need to exercise more... or maybe it changed your body chemistry and you can't lose weight on that. I was on a pill that I was really exercising, personal training, watching what I religiously for 3 mos, and could NOT drop a pound. I'm at a weight where…

Fingers crossed, still eating good today, have drank half my water and working on the second half. Still have enough calories left to have churchs chicken (they just opened down the street!) as long as I don't eat any desserty stuff or rolls. Going to keep chugging the water and try to stay under cals again today. Wrote an…

yeah, just like you can lose on a starvation diet, for awhile your body will lose. But you'd lose muscle, not fat, and you wouldn't have any energy at all. It doesn't take much for junk food to eat up all your calorie allotment quickly! The exception to this would be if you ate all your calories at one time, rather than…

Yes you can completely undo all your work during the week by going over on weekends, especially when you have so little to lose. So #1, be disciplined on weekends too. #2, vary your exercise routine. #3, if you have your caloric intake set to "lost 2 pounds a week" you won't. You don't have that much to lose. At most set…

OH sure, now that I've gotten my fat intake under control by eating those things, NOW you tell me my sugar is too high with those same things. Sigh. :sad: Thanks for the info, though, I hadn't realized that.

It totally depends on your body, some people are successful at not eating their exercise calories, others are not. If you are seeing yourself firming up, even though the scale is not losing, I would leave it alone for now. Depending on how much weight you have to lose also seems to have an effect on whether or not you need…

MFP doesn't differentiate between natural sugars and processed sugars. The suggested intake for processed sugars is what you should watch, so if you're eating fruit, but staying within your caloric limits, then don't worry about it unless you are eating like 4x the amount you're supposed to in a day. It's not really too…

For the first week or two, your body might retain those cals "in case" and then let them go. You might also try eating half of your exercise calories back for a few weeks, and see if that helps you lose and still keep dang close to that 1200 net. With the little amount of weight you have to lose, there's no way you'll lose…

Man, those eggo waffles are saving me big time right now. If I eat one with berries in it, then I don't need anything else on top of it, keeps the calories down. And I add a filled one (almost as many calories as 2 berry ones) so that I feel full and have "sweets" and yet keep calories low. I also eat them for snacks or…

I made myself "snack packs" of stuff I could eat so all I had to do was grab one and munch. It helped get me thru while I worked on getting better coping skills. I would cut up fresh veggies and not even log them in the beginning, as long as I was putting green peppers or cucumbers or something like that in my mouth, I…

It's all about routine, planning, until it becomes second nature. It's hard, it sucks, but it's so worth it. With school out for the kids, vacations, relatives traveling to see us, etc. I got a real awakening on even after 8 mos of doing this, if you go off routine, you slip right back into old habits without even…

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Sorry for MIA.. But today is the first day I ate ok on calories and drank all my water. Whew. It is totally about the routine for me, and my routine is shot right now. Today other relatives rolled into town from Tucson, AZ and will be staying a few days. Scared to introduce my boys to any relatives right now, seriously,…