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What am I going to do differently this time? 1) Be prepared / have a plan ahead of time for those "unexpected" situations where I might go off the diet. (eg- being away from home without a packed lunch for too many hours, going to a party, going to the movies, etc.) 2) Post here on MFP every single day, multiple times a…

I have a habit of drinking 8 to 12 ounces of coffee every morning, with cream and honey (not sugar). I have come to the realization that it doesn't do anything for me (in terms of waking me up - I could still go back to sleep after having a cup of coffee). I just have it for the taste. I'm going to try to avoid coffee for…

Today for breakfast I had: 1) 1 medium apple 72 calories 2 hours later: 1) 4oz of strawberries 2) 4oz of blueberries 3) 10g of walnuts 4) 0.5 cup of silk vanilla soy milk 230 calories Total of 302 calories so far, and I have been awake for 3 hours. This is SO NOT MY OLD SELF. My old self would have easily had 700 calories…

This time will be different. I have a lot more at stake now, with family obligations, social responsibilities, and reaching that stage in life where I am just now on the verge of experiencing the very real physical consequences of not having taken care of my health all these years. It is easy to become complacent about…

Thank you so much for these links! It will definitely help to rev up that motivation and keep it in high gear hopefully!

Looking at MFP and also Googling other websites, it appears that (on average), if you were to just do a normal to brisk walk for about 100 minutes, you would lose 500 calories... So about 50 calories every 10 minutes. Would anyone else concur with this estimate?

Hey all, I am in dire need of some accountability... I know how to use MFP... But try as I might, I can't seem to stay within my calorie goal for the day. I start off the day right but then as the day goes on, it gets progressively worse. Maybe I need a critique of my MFP diary. I need to lose 30 pounds at least.. by the…

Hmm... I did discover that MyFitnessPal lets you track weekly calorie goals as well as daily. This might be an interesting approach to consider.... to at least ensure that you stay within your weekly target by having some really good days during the week to offset the really bad days during the weekends. Interesting idea!

Good suggestion! Calculate what my "maintenance calories" would be for the day, and try to stay under that, on the days on which I anticipate that I'll be in a precarious social situation with exposure to all kinds of bad foods.

While I look forward to weekends because of the time off from work, I HATE weekends for the challenges they provide to my dieting efforts. I'm used to being able to track my food when I'm eating at home. But eating out at restaurants or at other peoples' homes is a challenge. And it is hard to say no to all the unhealthy…

Weekends are definitely a lot more challenging to stay on track due to all of the social engagements that pull us this way and that, which inevitably involve food. One thing I would definitely recommend is to be true to yourself and at the very least TRACK, TRACK, TRACK. Even if you end up eating 3,000 calories on a…

Ok I'll be the first to post... I had 8 cups of water on April 21st... 92 cups to go by April 30th...

4/21/2013 update - 592 minutes to-date... 9 hrs & 52 mins 14 hrs & 8 mins remaining over the next 9 days! Gotta pick up the pace to reach 24 hours by April 30th... That's an average of 94 minutes of exercise every day...

4/18/2013 update - 510 minutes to-date... 8 hrs & 30 mins 15 hrs & 30 mins remaining over the next 12 days! Gotta pick up the pace to reach 24 hours by April 30th... That's an average of 1 hour and 20 minutes of exercise every day...

4/17/2013 update - 485 minutes to-date... 8 hrs & 5 mins 15 hrs & 55 mins remaining over the next 13 days!

MIO is a great way to overcome the boredom that sets in quickly with drinking plain water, in order to help you reach your daily water intake goal. Plus whatever is in it, in my experience, it seems to send some kind of signal to the brain that immediately quells your hunger. Because I don't feel hungry afterwards, and my…

I have logged a total of 425 minutes (7 hours and 05 minutes) from April 1st through April 16th. 16 hours and 55 minutes left to complete in the next 14 days! I think this 24 hour challenge is a great idea - logging at least 24 hours of exercise in 30 days!

I have logged a total of 400 minutes (6 hours and 40 minutes) from April 1st through April 15th. 17 hours and 20 minutes left to complete in the next 15 days!