We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

lorilwayne

Replies

  • Well I have known and become more aware that one of my problems was the night shifts that I work. At 3:00 am if your tired you get to thinking- I'm tired I must eat. Well this weekend I did ok with that part of my life however the stress eating bit me in the fanny. However if anyone has any input on the night time eating…
  • Newbie- Starting weight 285 Went to the Doctors office this week and he started me on a water pill. Its a mild one but will be interesting to see what happens if I stick with it. Can tell the water pill is doing its job in addition to drinking the water that I am suppose to all the time anyhow. My weigh ins will be…
  • Boy- if I quit driving to work I wonder how many calories I would burn. Not exactly practical though as I live 90 miles from work and would NEVER make it home before I'd have to leave again. I did do the math though and for each time I take the stairs instead of the elevator I'd burn an additional 39 calories. Since I'm…
  • For those of you who are smokers trying to quit like myself one thing that is a benefit is that currently where I work is becoming a smoke free facility inside and outside starting January 1. I already go without smoking when I work which is sometimes as long as 17 hours however I do know that I'm more ancy and irritable…
  • I did a quick internet search and although no one has really come out and said that you burn x amount more calories there seems to be a general feeling that you burn more in the winter. The statement made on a website was "Even if you have to walk slower because of the weather, you may be burning more calories. And…
  • With the holidays here I think it would be wise to start a thread of things that are treats that we can eat. Please post any recipes especially for cookies, dips/appetizers so that we can be successful over the holidays. I have a few that I'm going to be trying- one is for fudge and uses baby food prunes. Another that I…
  • I'm 37 years old- have been overweight since I can remember. The timing to start a new way of eating is actually good since I have a wrestler in the family that is harping for fruits, veggies, low fat yada yada. Anyhow at my physical yesterday I found out that the news I was procrastinating hearing was exactly what I…
  • For those that live in cold climates think of walking to be a good thing. I remember reading a couple years ago that walking in the cold helps burn more calories. Anyone else hear this and can they help by letting me know how much more.
Default Avatar