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I think to under estimate the differences in people's bodies is over estimating your own ability to be "disciplined". Hunger is hormone driven - bodies consume calories differently. We all know people who eat crap and are skinny and the largest person in the room who eating salads and diet coke. Hunger overrides everything…

i'm still here as well - sorry not in the forums much as of late. Just started to lose again.

I've been stagnant for a long time now and have been trying the WW freestyle program for the last month and i have dropped 6.5 pounds. I don't feel deprived at all. Easiest program I've done to date. Hoping it continues but I have been struggling for a long time and this is definitely working for me. Ultimately I like not…

It doesn't affect metabolism but it does make a great salad dressing with olive oil and it does help a little with gut health in acidity of your stomach which is helpful. But it may rot your teeth - lol. It is no miracle food but it's prebiotic can be helpful. Basically it is a food not a supplement.

have you tried the scanner on the phone app? It helps find items more quickly. Once your frequent foods are populated it becomes easier.

Hey there - feel free to add me. I was in the Bears, Cubs and All Things Fuzzy group but it shut down. I just opened a group with the same name - maybe this is easier here but i'll leave the other group open and see what happens as well.

Bananas contain 12.3 g of sugar per medium banana that is around 90 calories. Why do you think they have no sugar?

https://www.youtube.com/user/FitnessBlender Your going to have to find the videos suitable for you but there seems to be lots.

Need you now - Hot Chip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfH5LmhvQQk

I'm excited to read last night that #dadbod is all the rage. I'm finally that body type that everyone wants and haven't even been successful getting the rest of the weight off! Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!

I pay $28.50 bi-weekly and metabolic classes are lead by a kinesiologist and cap out at 14 people per class so you can be properly instructed.

Agree this comes up a lot from WW people. I actually am doing the same right now because I'm not consuming enough vegetables so this is a way to force them in. That being said calories on WW work out to less than MFP because they have those calories allocated. I normally am at 1800 to lose weight on MFP but on WW the…

I've followed paleo at points and can't say it changed my life. It did get me back into eating things that are good for me (more vegetables) and did get me to reverse bad habits like eating low fat products. Nothing wrong with a eating nutritious foods. It's healthy than what the majority of the public eats at this point.

i too have IBS and I don't really talk publicly about it too much but I can't say how truly excellent Align has been for me. After 3 years of trying everything I finally have something that seems to work. I had to take it for about 3 weeks to kick in but it has now and it is working really well. Finally something that is…

snacks i turn to nuts or cheese - that helps a bit. i don't have any many cravings when cards and sugar are reduced.

Could it be that your happy with your weight and don't want to admit that? I've lost a couple pounds this year but ultimately i realize it would be nice to lose weight and have a six pack but it't not that important to me. Beating up on yourself is going to get you no where. Be happy you haven't gained. From your picture…

It doesn't matter but if you limit the time you eat - for example i don't eat after 8 - then it helps you do calorie restriction. Basically less hours a day to eat so easier to achieve your goals. I normally have about 200 calories after supper left so i find by not eating after 8 its easier in my head to accept…

....and I'm terrible with variety - i need to taste it all - bad at buffets and bad at Christmas parties with cookie platters in front of me.... and chicken wings (dont forget chicken wings), and poutine....that's it though - well except chicken nuggets and pogos don't help..... god i love food.....

I think my issue is being able to afford stuff since i started working 25 years ago - if i want to eat there is lots of places that want to sell me something - that combined with beer and alcohol that started around the same time. I love food - carbs help me sleep :open_mouth:

And people go to McDonalds, eat chips and chocolate and junk all the time and pay too much for it and then people complain about paying $2 for a Quest bar? Ok then. The great thing about the nutrition center i go to is they will let you mix and match a box so you don't have to buy a full box of one type. It's great! The…

Whey isn't required. You can get it from another source but a lot of people supplement with Whey. Before you go throwing around a lot of money on supplements you may want to get a few samples. Not everyone can tolerate whey - lactose is an issue for some so you can try a few and see what works best for you. I use Whey…

Bodyspace is useful and will track your stats for you - great demos of the exercises as well.

Notice how you identified with being a troll? I never said that to you instead you took it and labeled yourself that way. Interesting that people who aren't troll take offence to referring to trolls. Good luck on your journey as well.

OP expect 25% helpful (or answer the question) and 75% troll - it's the way this site works these days.

Quotes like this always bother me - they also tend to come from the less experienced in life. NOTHING is absolute about weight loss. Any number of factors could have changed - blood pressure, muscle mass and water retention to name a few. You can't measure someone over the internet - it's about as accurate as a BMI which…

i find fat free chocolate pudding helps with chocolate cravings - eat it with a banana and its great. Your actually doing well. You have 10 to go and have around 10 weeks. if you keep up this pace you'll be there. Find an exercise you like if you dont like insanity. Pain is not gain!

Agreed with the IIFYM comments - they are essentially the same as the macros are the restriction. If your at 60g of fat a day or similar then there isn't much take out or food that people describe as "bad " historically (not my words just what people use to say). That being said it does allow for something your craving…

A couple points - as many mentioned most gyms will do an orientation. Some will also off reductions for trainers for the first one or two sessions. If you can't afford a trainer then there are a lot of good books that offer a good into to basic training. Men's fitness has several books that offer workouts that you can take…

I strong disagree with you - MFP does not have to follow anyone's recommended guideline - we don't all live in a communist country. Its creator lives in California and does NOT have to recommend anything to anyone - in the same way the Atkins apps, Paleo apps all don't subscribe to anything the government puts out. So my…

I would suggest if you do it then look into doggie daycare which while add to the expense and your commute. Local shelters use dog walkers and there are also foster homes needed for dogs who are in transition. I have 2 dogs and there are 4 of us and I still think they dont get the attention they deserve. Most days someone…