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Welcome fifty6. I'm doing fairly well with the exercise (walking) this week, too. I've done over 5 miles today and the best part is that I had a destination, and then had to walk home. I have also managed to get my FitBit to sync for the last two days without doing the disconnecting and connecting again. I used the FitBit…

Try looking up resources with exchange lists online. I think the Mayo Clinic may have resources that you can print.

Hello everyone! Friday night and I'm relaxing and about to dig into a book. I just put the fireplace on, too. It's cold tonight, but supposed to be warm again tomorrow. I had a nice afternoon on the golf course. Lots of walking, even though we used a cart....too many hills and too far from greens to the next tees to walk…

Apples...that's on my list, too! We freeze them as well and I agree about the applesauce being great to have all winter. We have a peeler and use it to make sliced apples for the freezer, but when we first had it we noticed that the peels and cores had a lot of good fruit left on them, so we wash the apples, peel and core…

I had a busy weekend. My step daughter was here and I played a concert on Saturday night. I've been spending a lot of time in the kitchen trying very hard not to waste any of the wonderful fresh produce this time of year. Yesterday I made a huge vegetable casserole with tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini layered with onions,…

That's going to happen occasionally. At least, it does to me. I have noticed that if I skip breakfast it leads to overeating later in the day. One of the things I've learned since MFP is to pay attention to feeling hungry and eat then. Today is a new day! Have a good one.

I think the advantage of MFP is that if you really work it, you will gain a much better understanding of what it will take for you to maintain your weight, how to eat healthily and how much exercise you need/want to do, how (little) that impacts your allotted calories, but how great it makes you feel. It's all up to you,…

Good morning, all. Hope you don't mind if I just generally respond! Even though I am retired, I still have a weekend mindset, probably because my DH isn't retired. I have just recently (after 4+ years) started to feel that it was okay for me to do things like read in the middle of the day during the week. One thing I do,…

Jan and DJ, it must be an age thing because I can relate so much to what you both have said! Jan, I don't know when it started that every little milestone had to be made such a big deal about. I'm so grateful that my family is not like that. We love to get together, but do it when it's right for everyone, not on a certain…

Sorry, I misunderstood the question.I think it's really a matter of personal preference and the amount of time you wish to spend on working out. I track the activity and log the calories, whatever they are. If you are losing weight and becoming stronger, then you may be able to increase the intensity and burn the same…

How do you determine your exercise calories? I have used a HRM for cardio and more recently a Fitbit for steps. Both of these align pretty well with the calculator I found on a website (shapesense.com) and so I also use it a to double check. Mostly this is because I like numbers, but the truth is you have to do an awful…

DJ, I think this is the first time anyone has every said that living vicariously with me was even a remote possibility! Lmao. I did get quite a lot of my plan done yesterday. My desk looks much better, the paperwork is filed and I even rearranged the furniture in the room to give me a little more space (to collect things,…

Good morning, all. It's the first day of school here today. Since I spent so much time with September being the true start of the year, first as a student and then as a teacher, I always feel that the day after Labour Day is the day to get organised. For the first time this year, I haven't thought that much about school…

Hmmm...dj, your ticker still shows 20! Also, I've read that if you email through the help page they'll reset the days logged in. Regardless, you know what you've done! We went for a long, as is 2 1/2 hour, 6 mile, up and down hills, walk this morning, so I have a few extra calories, but still hard to keep honest on this…

I surely can identify with the struggle to keep plugging away at eating with a calorie deficit and getting some exercise. I'm finding my fitbit is helping quite a bit with walking as exercise. Regular gym time will start in a couple of weeks. I cannot gain weight at this point or I will have no clothes to wear, and no one…

I had one of those conversations just yesterday! The words carbohydrates and metabolism were mentioned several times, along with "but I'm a vegetarian, I go to the gym three times a week, I walk every day", etc., etc. The person really didn't want to hear about calories in, calories out. People either get it or they don't.…

Good morning, ladies! I'm on the website this morning, and came to check in. You are both doing well. I wish I could find something I read here awhile back to share with you about going off track. Basically, it said that especially one day will not have a significant impact. Given that a pound up or down is about 3500…

Sorry to hear about your troubles. Stress certainly does wreak havoc on our bodies. Hits me in the stomach, too. Make sure to take care of yourself with all of the things going on!

Welcome! You've done really well and logging consistently should be helpful in getting to your goals. It must be difficult with the travel you do, but the database on MFP is pretty good and more and more restaurants seem to be providing nutritional data and smaller (senior) portions. How do you find that? Because I use the…

Thanks for the great cucumber ideas! Tomatoes, anyone?? ???? I love this time of year!

About the salad dressings: I sometimes use tzatziki, it just takes a little mixing. 50 calories for 2 Tbsp. (It makes a very good substitute for mayonnaise, as well.) Other than that, a good balsamic vinegar by itself is good, just not too much, and we make our own olive oil dressings (balsamic and honey/mustard), but they…

I'm fortunate that this isn't a problem for me, quite the opposite; however, I eat tons of vegetables (always have). So, my suggestions are to increase those to several servings a day, if you don't already eat a lot. What about bran? Also yogurt helps some people. Oh, and water! My DH eats yogurt with his own homemade…

Replying to keep on my list and to express appreciation for the inspiration!

It's difficult to learn to say "no" to foods you don't want to eat, no to driving when you can easily walk, or to spending time doing for others or taking on responsibilities you don't have time for, but it's an important skill. What I've learned is that I don't have to explain or apologise (too much) when I say no. What I…

Hello all. I'm Eleanor. I live about 30 minutes north of Toronto's Pearson Airport, in a suburb on the edge of a very rural area. I'm a retired teacher (four years now) and I cannot figure out how I ever had time to go to work every day! I do spend extra time in the mornings sipping my coffee, reading the paper and…

No new thread, but it's July 24th. Good morning, to all. I'm with dj on the cravings for salty/savoury and I can truly overdo it on cheese! I don't crave sugar as a rule, but do find that if I have something, I just want more, so I stay away most of the time. It's odd that I'm not really a fruit lover, either. Two…

Good morning, everyone. You are all inspiring in your determination to make this work, and I can attest that it does, but I'm so happy to have the kick I need to get on with the next phase for me. Thank you! DarrlysGinger (Sandy) - I taught grades 7 and 8 for my whole teaching career. Kudos to you for going on and doing…

I must admit I have weaknesses for both margaritas and seafood. I try to avoid the former and not being near the coast, the latter is such a treat. When we were in Florida last winter we consumed a lot of shrimp from the market nearby. We do eat a lot of fish, though. We have damp, cool weather today and being Sunday, I…

Hello all from Ontario, Canada. I don't check the forums very often because I use the apps quite a lot, rather than the website, but I'm happy to see an active group here. I love all the vegetable talk, too. I just had my first visit to a local CSA market yesterday and got the best spinach ever. I got quite a lot because I…