ColleenRoss50 Member

Hi, Dina. Welcome to MFP. I'm a 62 year old grandma from Canada with a husband, three children, four grandchildren, and three cats. I started MFP in March of last year and reached goal later last year. After that I guess I thought I had graduated, :blushing: left MFP and managed to put a few pounds back on last winter. I…

Calculations for BMR, TDEE etc. are just estimates based on statistical averages. Individual results will vary. If you haven't lost any weight for the last couple of months, you are likely eating at or about maintenance rather than at a calorie deficit. You could switch back to the MFP method if you wish, since it has…

Many of packaged foods in the MFP database do not show information on potassium content primarily because it is not listed on the nutritional information labels on many of the packages and containers of products we buy so, depending on what you have eaten, the amount of potassium listed in your diary is likely understated,…

LBM (lean body mass) is everything in your body other than fat ie. organs, blood, bones, muscle, skin, water, waste, etc.

MFP will recalculate your calorie goal based on the information you have entered in your diet/fitness profile. You are correct in assuming that your calorie goal should have gone down (not up) if you have lost weight. The only reasons I can think of that it would have gone up instead of down would be if you made some…

As the others said, you do need to eat above your TDEE in order to gain weight. I don't know why MFP would set you at a lower number if you entered that you wanted to gain weight. Check again to make sure you entered the information correctly. It is possible there is some sort of glitch happening. You can also enter your…

Looks like lots of sensible information. Bumping to read the rest later. :smile:

Congratulations on your weight loss and one reaching "One"derland. Way to go. :smile:

Congratulations! Great job. :smile:

Fantastic. You are doing great!

If you don't hit complete on your diary till after midnight it will not post to your newsfeed. You have to complete it on the same day as the diary is for in order for it to post.

Amazing transformation! Great job. You look fantastic! :smile:

Canadian born. 50% Icelandic, 50% Hungarian.

I recently made a "Vegetable Lentil Stew" recipe that turned out to be a real hit with my diehard meat eating husband who definitely wants me to make it again. It is very nutritious and filling and satisfying and only 216 calories per cup. Here is the link to the recipe:…

Sweet potatoes vary so greatly in size and shape that it is best to go by the weight rather than size. 4 oz. (114 g) of sweet potato baked in skin is about 105 calories. http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/facts/hhpfacts/New_HHPFacts/Veges/HHFS_SWEET_POTATOES_FRESH_F160-F163_Final.pdf Given the average size of the sweet potatoes I…

get serious with an exercise program.

I'm sure many brands are good but I have a Starfrit that I bought about three years ago from Canadian Tire. I absolutely love it. I bought it for about $12.00 when it was on sale. Regular price used to be $29.99 but now the regular selling price is $19.99 so not a bad price even when not on sale.…

Genetic modification is not the same as hybridization. Hybridization has been done for centuries and also happens to some extent in nature.

Amazing transformation. You look fantastic!

Hi. 62 years young here. I too was born and raised on a farm although I have lived in the city for all my adult life. I started in March of last year and reached my goal weight in August but during the winter I managed to pack 18 lbs. or so back on by staying away from MFP, stopping tracking my food, ignoring the scale,…

You can get a quick and easy estimate of your frame size by simply wrapping your thumb and index finger of one hand around your wrist of your other hand. If they overlap you have a small frame; if they just meet you have a medium frame; if they can't touch you have a large frame. You can also calculate it by measuring your…

Just looked at this. Don't know how well it works but at least they are cheap so certainly might be worth a try if you can handle the thought of needle pricking your skin. Seem to be quite a few good customer reviews on Amazon. For me, the only ones I ever had were some horizontal ones running across my lower back,…

You are likely self conscious about the stretch marks and they may not be that noticeable to others even though they are very noticeable to you. I looked at your pictures and I couldn't see any evidence of stretch marks and I doubt that they are photo shopped --- lol. That being said, although you will often see…

Absolutely amazing transformation. You look fantastic! Congratulations.

Hi. 62 years young grandma here. I reached goal last year but fell off the wagon for 5 months this past winter. We have long cold winters here in Winnipeg -- lol (I know, not a valid excuse). Anyway I came back in February and am almost back to goal again but perhaps it is time I got more friends on here to help me stay on…

^^^ Great information.

If you highlight the link that the OP posted and copy and paste it, you will get to the story.

Bumping to read more thoroughly later. :smile:

Many people find the sugar limit on MFP to be very confusing. Many diet tracking programs don't even put an upper limit on sugar. Sugar is a subset of carbohydrates and is already accounted for in your total carbs for the day. While it is advisable to try to limit "empty" sugars (found in processed foods, baked goods,…

Eating whenever we were "hungry" is what got most of us in trouble in the first place.