BerniceB Member

I have knee surgery in September. My goal is to exercise on my "dreaded" elliptical every day...maybe one day off per week. I am now on it for 30 minutes at a time. I have been on MFP for years and haven't logged food for a long time. But I am now logging my food again. I also want to get 10 pounds off prior to surgery.…

I finished the HCG 500 calorie diet last February. I kept off the 12 pounds I lost. I am now starting a 800 calorie version of this diet. I discuss my journey on a Wordpress site called Itsallthesamediet. Has anyone tried this higher calorie version of this diet?

Why not go to seamtress and let the dress out a little. Then enjoy the day. You can keep dieting and getting fit,. Good luck. Have some fun.

Men are not all like that. It is a control issue. Many abusers are like that. You might talk to your guy and let him know you need a bit of breathing room. Tell him trust and beeing happy when you have fun, makes you feel loved. He should want to make you feel good. Good luck, take care of you.

I joined and lost weight -1 to 2 pounds per week. Here I have lost much slower. but we travel and I don't want to make time for meetings. This is a good place to get support too. I do think having to show up and face the music plus having personal support at the meetings was wonderful. I lost about 30 pounds. Took a couple…

Good for you! Enjoy your sucess. You look lovely.

Sometimes I just want to eat. I want to chew and I think I am hungry. Here is one fix I use. I saute a large pan of diced celery in soy sauce. I may add onions. I eat this huge pan until the volume makes me full. I also drink hot crystal light lemonaid in the evening instead of eating more food. These are just tricks. But…

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I heat up Crystal Light and drink it as if it were coffee. it fills me up and I like the lemon taste. I really like it in the evening when I want to eat and shouldn't.

You make my heart happy. It is so wonderful to see you hiking and looking so lovely. It is a hard job to lose the way you did. Congratulations. I hope I can get my 30 pounds - your sucess encourages me. Yay for you.

Keep walking. It is helps make you fit. it is good for your health. And it does burn calories. Just add the other exercises. When you reach goal you can reduce the other exercises. I eat 1/2 of my exercise calories. but if I really want something I eat it - as long as I am within the total calorie limit. If you love to…

What is the basic idea of the diet. Just no carbs?

My husband catches salmon so we have plenty. So what do you do with the bags? Do you put them in water? Or put them in a microwave? thanks

Whoops, go to tools on your home page. MFP advertises the IPhone app.

I don't know about that but I have a smart phone and I have MFP loaded on it. I can add calories and exercise while I am away from home and it stores and syncs the information with MFP at home on my computer. I phone must have that too. I read about my app on this site, somewhere. Hope this helps.

If I am up and cleaning for much of the day rather than sitting at my computer, I record it by changing my goal to reflex that I am active. I don't record the individual movements. I figure if I am under the exercise numbers I really use, my body will show it by losing a bit more weight. On the other hand, if I want to…

I agree about using water first. I like to heat it and drink it like coffee. It feels different. I also really like soda water. I feel like I am having a drink. Good luck. whatever you do, remember this is only one night, don't beat yourself up. And don't make it two nights.

What everyone said!!! How good you look. You did something most people can't do. Wow, great job. You truly look wonderful. Good luck on your journey.

Wow, you are doing great.Good luck reaching your goal.

Thanks for the laugh. I love it.

You can go into "starvation" mode so eat at least some of your exercise calories. There is an old diet, one of the many I have used, called the rotation diet. The theory of that diet was changing up the number of calories you eat helps keep the body from plateauing. So mix it up. And you do not want to gain the weight…

I liked Middlesex. A classic that is also a page turner, at least for me, is East of Eden. I just finished The Girl Who Fell From the Sky. It was about a girl who is of mixed race, and the lone survivor after her family falls 9 stories. i am glad I read the book.

Yes, I have an elliptical and it is the same. I looked on-line and even asked the calorie count question on google. I do think myfitness pal over counts. I don't know what to do so I adjust my time so the calories match my machine - which I think is too low. Between the two measurements, I prefer low so I do not overeat.

I am eating a fruit bar. 45 calories. I let it set out for 3 or 4 minutes and juice is lusious.

I know this is a weight loss site but truthfully, you are lovely, pretty woman at both weights. Good for you getting the 20 pounds gone before you are older (like me) and fatter(like me). Do it now. What a cute daughter maybe you too can walk together. When my girls were teens walking time was a good way to connect. You…

I love pasta too. And I do not believe there is anything unhealthy abouat pastat. If you are watching carbs I guess there are lower carb pasta products you can buy. But weight comes off when calories in are less than calories out. I control my pasta calories by using a tool that measures serving and only cooking one…

Please tell me what, "bump" means? Oh also what is the 30 day shred? Thanks.

Biking or biking motion on the elliptical work for me. These movements seem to strengthen the muscles that run on each side of my knees. I feel stronger and have less pain when I do these exercies regularly.

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What is the 30 day shred? Great job. Good for you.