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Unless you have a medical reason to track sugar, don't worry about it. Avoid refined carbohydrates and watch total carbohydrates instead. See http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/cravings-282817 http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/snacks-of-100-calories-or-less-267198 (over 100 snack ideas for less…
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Rather important to start by knowing how much you've been eating. The first step is deciding to be healthier. The second step is figuring out what you're doing now in preparation for changing the right things. There are very few people who should be eating only 1,200 calories a day. Did MFP really recommend that, or did…
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Depends on what my body needs. If I'm low on something (vegetables, protein, etc.) I'll be hungry (or grazing) until I have some. See http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/cravings-282817 If I'm not low on anything in particular, fiber helps fill me better than most other foods, and the satiety from protein seems…
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fruit, fruit salad, baba ganouj, grilled zucchini spears, asparagus, pickles, baked tomatoes, whole wheat rolls, salsa and chips, baked parsnips and carrots, baby spinach with tangerines, steamed green beans, broccoli, or asparagus, corn on the cob, mashed cauliflower, raw or pickled vegetable salad
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Excellent! Looks like your closet has lost a lot of unnecessary weight too!
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Wow! You should feel very proud of yourself. You stopped before you even ate one! You're doing great. You may want to play around with what sort of treats you can include in your lifestyle long term. Depriving yourself too much can lead to binges or yo-yo style eating habits. (Donate the food you won't open/eat.) By the…
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For me, it boils down to a choice between whether one wishes to lose weight temporarily or lose it permanently while learning a new, sustainable lifestyle? (tracieangeletti explained it well in the previous post) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/how-to-use-myfitnesspal-427993
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Depending on your current state of fitness and health... * Walk. * March in place (while watching TV, brushing your teeth, cooking). * Use bottles of water or canned food - one for each hand, like light weights. * Put on some music and dance. * Do some jumping jacks. * Hold a plank postion. Repeat. * Touch your knee to…
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Unless you have a medical reason, like diabetes, don't worry about the sugar. Many healthy things like fruit will include lots of sugar. Keep an eye on carbohydrates, if you like, and try to eat the "whole", less refined or foods with a lower glycemic index -- those usually take longer to digest, make you feel fuller and…
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Wow!
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Wonderful, inspiring story! And what a good role model you must be for your students -- not just the weight loss, but also your positive attitude, the way you focus on the good, supportive people and move past those people who make things hard... and I know you had them, we all do. Congratulations!
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You don't unless you want to do it in an unhealthy, temporary way. You have already screwed up your metabolism. Do you want to heal or to mess it up further? Learn how to eat in a long-term, healthy way.
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You're off to an excellent start -- being honest in your tracking. And you are down from your all-time-high. As you understood, slow and steady... and you're not going to see that all-time-high again. :-) There are many worse things you could have had than chocolate milk. And as treats go, it's nutritious, filling, has…
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Do I understand correctly that this weight is lower than where you first started? Yes, you got lower and came part-way back up... if I understand correctly, but you've made progress and now you have a new, better level-set to start from. Weight loss is not usually a steady progression in one direction. Think of plateaus as…
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Trying again... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/snacks-of-100-calories-or-less-267198
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No. If you are overweight, losing weight is good, but not by starving yourself. You are setting yourself up for anorexia, bulimia or years of yo-yo dieting. Most doctors will tell you that those things are worse for your health than being overweight. Your body is already starting to have problems -- the bruising. Poor…
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Berries or fruit salad for me. Cheese, if I'm low on protein. Oh so many others... Here are over 100 snacks for under 100 calories: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/snacks-of-100-calories-or-less-267198 . Some are more nutritious than others. (Edited to fix link. Period isn't part of it.) Oh, and dark…
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Yes you are starving yourself and need to eat more. See a doctor and/or nutritionist.
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If you're always hungry, you're probably missing a necessary bit of nutrition. Try to figure out what it is. The low fat could be it. Another one I often see is people with very low fiber tend to be hungry. I just took a quick look at your diary, and without the fiber count turned on, I'm not sure, but it looks ok...…
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Water and related low-calorie drinks and ways to drink water that make it more palatable to many: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/water-265761
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Actually in most of the posts I've seen, where there was follow-up, MFP did not recommend 1,200. It said not to go below that, so they picked that number, even though the guided goals told them to eat hundreds more and to eat more when they exercised. Some people apparently make major life/health changes without any effort…
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Instead of asking on the "Food and Nutrition" board, you might do better asking this on a MFP Forum, like Technical Support/Need Help or Website Suggestions/Feedback.
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Like all other foods, I log them. Since most vegetables are not calorie dense, you can eat lots of vegetables within almost any plan. They still aren't unlimited -- although as others have pointed out, your digestive track will probably say "enough" before you reach your caloric limit -- that's just a different kind of…
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If you don't like raw vegetables, then don't eat raw vegetables, especially salad. But then in the next sentence contradicts your first... you like several raw vegetables and herbs. Vegetarians eat many things besides vegetables, and there is no requirement that they be raw. Make sure you're getting the proper nutrition,…
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No, I think we understood... at least some of us. If you are finding it difficult to eat enough calories, you probably did too much swapping of things like oil for applesauce. Don't classify food as "good" or "bad". Eat different foods in moderation -- some less than others. Your body needs some oils or fat. And switching…
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Hmmm... healthy food? How did it get that way? Did it lift weights and suck up lots of nutrients? Ok, a bit more seriously... as others have mentioned it's extremely unlikely that you actually dislike all "healthy foods". Even the pickiest eaters I know, like some healthy foods. You probably need to know more about what…
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Yes, eat real food. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/how-to-use-myfitnesspal-427993
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Trolling much? 100 years old? No tracking... "no snacking"... that would probably cause binges.
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You can't undo what you did. You can "recover". As to what you're doing wrong... #1 You aren't tracking what you eat.
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Yes, sugar is one kind of carbohydrate. And yes, most food goes straight to your stomach when you swallow it. Just eat the Oreos -- and like with everything... in moderation.
