Daphnemomof9 Member

Well Lynnette, you're giving me more encouragement to try some of this. Today I had a couple of peanut butter cookies that were dairy and gluten free and I felt even more closed up, peanuts are on my 'avoid' list. I would love to get clearer passageways. So we'll see how it goes.

Thanks for the input. That sounds like a possible plan, so I inputted the info and it told me I could eat 3373 calories today. That's more than when I ate at TDEE by 500 cals and I'm doing a cut now. I don't really want to eat that much, I just want to know how much to eat so I won't be under my BMR for the day. This is…

I did track my exercise with an HRM and burned 1700 calories. So what do I do with that number?

I'm 49 too. I really appreciate friends who eat enough. Feel free to add me.

I concur. I don't feel that formal exercise is the only kind of exercise that counts. You were running up and down stairs, that would be the stairmaster. How much time did you spend doing that? I don't do any formal exercise, I mow, split wood, haul mulch and clean our farm. My TDEE is 2800 and that is determined from a…

My sore back, and getting out of breath doing anything! Finding MFP gave me the confidence that I had the tools to conquer this thing! I couldn't do it on my own.

I plan my food diary out the day or night before and it's like putting a puzzle together. When you do that, you have an idea of what you're trying to get in for the day and starting right away in the morning with a couple of things. I use my apps to look at the circle graph to see where I'm at with my macros. Good luck,…

I am so glad, after reading this, that I stuck with the reset. It was kind of inadvertently, my activity fell off a little. But, I had gone through a hungry stage and I'm back to a stuffed stage. I have to be very purposeful about eating regularly to get all my food in before it's late and I'm eating too much at bedtime…

4 DAYS, believe it or not and we got married a year later. We just celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary!

Well, I was hemming and hawing about how long to do this reset, but you've convinced me AND I want to be recognized with that pin, so I'm doing the full 8 weeks. Thanks for the motivation!

My guess is that much of the time you aren't eating enough and when you do eat enough, your body just wants to hang onto it. I've found an awesome group here on MFP (Eat More to Weigh Less) that helped me to realize that if I'm consistently eating more and eat just a little less than my TDEE, it is better than eating way…

I love the idea of a form to see if you need a reset and depending on your answers, how long of a reset would be good. As for the MUST HAVES, I like the widget you currently have on your site, showing products you really like, but it would be awesome to have reviews of those products so we could determine for ourselves…

Here are the videos for you to watch to get your questions answered: Why should I eat the same every day? What happens if I go on vacation/my activity level drops for that week? Should I eat less? What if I get sick.......Reasons why staying consistent is so important in the beginning.…

Well, the normal ways to add calories to your day are peanut butter, nuts, butter, start using protein powder and I've recently discovered hemp hearts. They have a bit of a nutty flavor and have a little crunch to them. I put them in my yogurt so far and really like it that way. I like to juice veggies, doesn't add a lot…

I love mine too. I just look to the fitbit site to figure out what I'm burning and adding my HRM exercise. The adjustment on MFP just seems to be way off.

I work pretty hard to get my macros on target but don't stress if I'm off by 1-2 either way. I get pretty excited when I'm dead on though. I work hard to plan out my meal the night before, but it's keeping me up later than I'd like. I can't seem to work on it until I'm ready to go to bed. Ahhhh.....

A good success story sure does keep me motivated. You think you're doing the right thing and then someone confirms it!! Congratulations!

It is so hard to decide how long to reset. I never really plateaued, and only did the VLCD for the first month or so of my weight loss journey, which started at the end of December 2011. I just kept my cals above my BMR and tried to shoot for a pound and half loss a week deficit. It wasn't always easy to keep it that…

Looks awesome!!!

I'm so excited to see this thread, I have two go to salad recipes and I want to have more and I can't wait to change it up with some on here. Chicken Cashew Salad (taken from Culver's minus the cheese) 2 cups leafy greens 1 cup spinach .5 to 1 oz. cashews 4 cherry tomatoes, cut in half 5-6 slices cucumber in fourths 2 oz.…

I live just northwest of it and spend lots of time in Madison.

I used to love MFP, but now I'm elated by it since I found this group. It is a whole new world, and I can't be more happy with it. I rarely look at any other message boards. :happy:

As far as not having money for weights, I've heard someone mention that she used milk jugs for awhile when she got started. You can fill them up for the right amount of weight for you.

I've been looking into the Cathe dvds and wanted to point out that she has downloads as well, which I thought was really cool. They're currently 15% off dvds and 20% off downloads if you spend at least $20. Just put SAVE15 or SAVE20 in the promotional code area to get the discount. It expires at the end of June.

Way to show us how it's done. I'll never see an 8, but maybe someday I'll get to a 14. Now that's my high school size. You rock!!!

I love fueling my body. Feel free to add me. I actually live just west of Madison in the country.

I try hard to fill in my diary the night before so that I can make all of the pieces fit together. If I'm high on one thing I can just take something off and readjust it before I've eaten anything. Now I just wish they had a way to check the foods off as they're eaten, sometimes I forget to eat something, until the end of…

God had and has amazing plans for you both!

I got an HRM first, but then found I wanted to track my daily steps as well and the fitbit has worked wonderfully for me. I still use my HRM for activities that aren't step or stair related (like walking or hiking), and add it to my fitbit amounts to get pretty close to my daily TDEE.

This plan is for everyone! We need to fuel our bodies, no matter what we're doing. Strength training is recommended but not required. Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nepewrLE_eE&feature=plcp