Carol_L Member

There's actually a group for this that has been going for a while. It's an active and very supportive community. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/129605-lose-1-pound-a-week-and-keep-it-off-2019

When I do have cheat days, I don't log b/c I know it'll cause me to have a melt down... cheat days are supposed to be fun "day off" days for me. But I don't have cheat days every day, so I feel like that's okay. On the normal days I logged everything on a calorie app on my phone; I was usually just under or barely over…

Good or bad in what context? Personally, I believe in a balanced diet - there are micro-nutrients in fruits, vegetables, grains and pulses that are necessary for optimal functioning - and I will not skip Sushi day...ever.

Given your workout schedule, especially if you're doing weight training, I agree with the posters above that the differences can be explained between the differences in scales and your workout regime. You've said that your clothes fit better, and you've noticed changes in particular areas that would be difficult to…

My mini goal is to lose 10 lbs. Then do it again. 9 more times.

make your own nut butters - cashews, almonds, macademias all work well for this. Easy enough to spread on a celery stick and very tasty even on their own. You can even do your own home made Nutella using a dark cocoa like Brazillian Black. You can use whatever you want to sweeten it, and you get the bonus of the dark…

Another re-starter here, and open to FRs. I'm also trying to blog a bit more consistently, so if you want to get an idea of who I am before you decide if you want to add me or not, my blog is https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Carol_L

I'm doing a 60 minute Barre class tonight. I know I will feel it tomorrow. I always do :) (because if I don't, I know that I didn't work hard enough)

It can be hard to be motivated when the weather is bad. I live in Canada, in a part where pretty much from October to the end of April the weather can best be described as terrible. I can't think of too many people who would voluntarily take a stroll through knee-deep snow in the dark with a -45 C windchill. The weather is…

Congratulations on getting through your treatment for Graves. I've been hypothyroid all of my life, but was not actually diagnosed until I was 30, while I was being investigated for a different condition. I spent my entire teens fighting with my weight, brittle nails, feeling cold, mildly depressed etc with no idea what…

I am adaptable. If Life throws lemons at me and I'm unable to make lemonade, I will try to make Lemon Chicken, Lemon Curd, Lemon Loaf, Lemon-Poppy Seed muffins, Lemon Pancakes, Lemon Meringue Pie...

I understand where you're at. I'd lost almost 40 lbs in the first 5 months last year, then we had a major health incident with my mother, where she was hospitalized for 3 months (transferred between 2 hospitals) when it was determined that she was unable to live independently. Between an interim nursing home placement (we…

Breakfast: My usual go-to Breakfast Smoothie (Whey protein, Inulin, Collagen, Field berries, water and ice) Lunch: A large salad topped with Surimi. Small apple. Dinner: Home made pizza, snap peas, milk and some dark chocolate. Snacks: maybe an ounce of cheese or some honey ham (depends on how I feel and how the calories…

"You should try a Detox Cleanse - all those toxins in your body are what's holding on to the weight." Seriously, this is one drives me bananas! When I ask anyone who drops that line on me, exactly which 'toxins' they are talking about, and how this will perform the function better than my kidneys, liver and intestines…

Two words: Immersion Circulater (or Sous-Vide if you want to get technical). Take a frozen chicken breast, some fresh herbs and seal them in a zip lock back, making sure you get all of the air out before sealing (straws work well for this) Attach your immersion circulater to the side of a large pot and add hot water. Set…

These, especially out of the freeezer. Sad, I know.

Procol Harum

The thing about the human body is how much we still don't know. Only recently the existence of an entirely new organ, the Interstitium, was recognized. We're talking mere months ago, so considering how long we've been dissecting, documenting and analyzing the human body it only goes to show how little settled science there…

As others have stated, the moment that you harvest any food source, it becomes 'Processed'. It's just the latest cudgel that people with a need to signal their virtue/social status/superiority use to beat down on the uneducated, low status, troglodytes (i.e. the rest of us) who base their nutritional choices on macros and…

Weigh daily, enter it on Libra to check trend, record weekly on MFP to track. I have a spread sheet where I track daily calories, major macros, weight and activity, to allow me to examine trends, make inferences and potential spot correlations.

Manitoba as well... but I'm sure our Genius PM will be renaming it Personitoba by July because it's more inclusive or something (shakes head :( )

I guess my first question is can you identify anything in particular that is the stressor? Having been in that situation before, it's easy to just say "EVERYTHING!". I was feeling stressed with my work, and my overeating, and my lack of organization, and my lack of discipline, and the weather, and......but once I forced…

I love Rocky Road (thanks Weird Al)

I'm not sure where the carbs would be in hot wings. You don't actually have to bread the wings, and the sauce is equal parts Butter and Hot Sauce.

I cannot emphasize enough that this is not something you want to mess around with on your own. Consider yourself fortunate to have been diagnosed so early. I spent my late teens and the entirety of my 20's starving myself to keep any kind of semblance of a normal weight - when I didn't, I gained quickly and it was…

Skin will only contract at a certain rate and barring surgery, it's a longer term process. You need patience, not a gimmick that will only shrink your bank account.

There really isn't any magic exercise or food that will zone in on a particular area. Strengthening your core area will help your posture, which is never a bad thing, but doing a zillion crunches won't make the fat go away any faster than an overall healthy lifestyle. If you're working on weight loss, log your food, get…

Kaizen Whey Protein Isolate, either chocolate or vanilla. The whey they used is sourced only from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. They mix well even in a shaker bottle. Not sure if it's only available in Canada though.

If I really want to have potato chips, I have potato chips - I just measure them, log them and work them into my day. If products like this work for you, that's awesome but for myself I found that a lot of these higher carb, lower fat substitutes just left me less satisfied and more hungry.

USDA database is one place to go, particularly for produce. Various agricultural organization (beef producers, chicken producers, farmers who sell to the public) can also be good for specific items (beef, pork, chicken, bison, emu, ostrich, etc.) Manufacturer websites if it's for a specific packaged product (flour, sugar,…