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What is pb2 powdered peanut butter? I have never heard of this...Where can it be purchased?

What a fabulous tranformation....You look great!

This is so inspiring for those of us that are on the same journey as you...Great job!

Here are a couple numbers that may help... Caloriesperhour.com BMR - 3,077 cal RMR - 2,765 cal fitnessfrog.com TDEE - 3,072 cal cordianet.com TDEE - 2,260 cal

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1) I walked/jogged 3.5 miles this week for the first time in over five years! 2) I am struggling to hit my daily net caloric intake goal because I've learned to find healthy food options. 3) I have only ate McDonalds once since I began 11 days ago...I used to eat McDonalds at least twice a day everyday!

The last couple times I've checked my RHR has been around 100bpm and my BP has been 138/80...One of the big reasons behind my big push to lose weight...I refuse to be put on BP meds!

I try to drink at least 96 ounces (12 - 8cup servings) of water per day!

Thanks I also worried that Sodium excess causing my to hold more water could be the cause! That is the one thing that I haven't gotten a great grip on yet is sodium...I am doing much better than I was in the beginning but still going over some on most days and trying to drink more and more water to compensate for it!

I was worried that maybe it was too low because when I was at 2500/2250 is when I lost the 9 pounds in 5 days...It is just getting tough to hit 2500 calories now that I am eating healthier...I feel like I have to eat two plate fulls at each meal with healthier foods!

I did just start walking/jogging the last couple days and yesterday I went 3.25 miles which is the furthest distance I've gone in five years! So I do feel good just want to see the scale show lower numbers. I'm sure it is just my body adjusting!

I understand that but just didn't expect to see gains...I have no problem with my weight holding steady for a day or two but I just don't want to see the numbers go up!

This is a great resource! Printed it out and put on the fridge so I make sure to stay on track!

You can definitely see the change. You look fabulous! Keep up the good work!

Here was my normal day at work everyday for almost a year... BREAKFAST: McDonalds Sausage McMuffin with egg (450 cal) Hashbrown (150 cal) Large Sweet Tea (280 cal) LUNCH: McDonalds McDouble (390 cal) McChicken (360 cal) Medium Fry (380 cal) Large Coke (310 cal) TOTAL: 2320 calories This was not including any little snacks…

Can't wait to try! Thanks for sharing!

Great job! You look fabulous!

I am not a real fan of veggies but tonight we started steaming some veggies and they were AMAZING! We tried both carrots and broccoli tonight and steaming them locks in the flavor and makes them so much better! We are going to try green beans and some others in the coming days but it is so easy and tastes amazing!

I will definitely start utilizing my peanut butter and occasionally my whey protein to add some calories...

Thanks everything is getting better slowly but surely! I just bought some peaches and cantaloupe today so I am definitely going to try to add some more fruit to my diet...I have a ton of peanut butter so I need to work on using it more in my daily diet! Thanks for the suggestions!

You need at eat a net total of 1250 calories per day...That means if you burn 300 calories exercising then you need to eat at least 1550 calories that day!

Me either! My family hates it because it takes me forever to make a plate when weighing/measuring everything and logging it but it makes things way more accurate! I am a terrible judge of portion sizes!

Frog legs...They have only 73 calories and have 16g of protein with very minimal amounts of fat or carbs...Obviously how you cook them will slightly change the nutritional value but they are one of the healthiest meats available.

I am not by any means planning on trying to run the event. The plan was for it to be a very slow jog or walk. I have trained in the past and had 10+ mile training days to get ready to "run" a half-marathon. By walking I would allow myself to complete the event without as much training as running. It looks very likely that…

I do feel however that most of the pain is at the origin point for the MCL. The pain is near the bottom of my knee cap to the right near where the MCL originates on the Tibia. I will stick to just walking and trying to keep the knee rested. I appreciate all the ideas and support. I love my new MFP family!

That is exactly what I was worried about was my meniscus...I will have to check out the glucosamine supplements and make sure to continue icing it... Was it painful to touch your knee when it was torn...If I poke the spot of the pain it makes it five times as bad...Not sure it that helps pinpoint anything or not...

Thanks I'll have to try that! Good luck!

I will say that I am not specifically worried about not being able to exercise as I have done a great job of staying at/under my 1900 net calorie goal...So far I have already lost 5 pounds in 5 days since I first weighed in on the 13th...I just really wanted to be able to start participating in the 5K and ramp up my…

It will be at least two weeks before I can see a doctor because I am in the process of getting new insurance and I do not currently have health insurance until at least March 1st,,,Hopefully I can get this resolved in the mean time...

I am currently training for about 30 minutes at a time (approx. 2-2.5 miles) and it is predominantly walking mainly because of the pain when I try to run. I have a feeling that it is my body telling me I am too big to run because back when I was running in the past I weighed about 240 pounds and now I weight around 290.…