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What I am finding is if I focus on getting my protein where it needs to be in each meal, including snacks, the the rest of the numbers fall into place. I have also learned to keep my Carb (grams) to 15 - 20 for snacks and 30 - 40 for meals,which simply helps me hit my macros a little better. I also try to get as many…

Stupid scale. I really should tell my hubby to hide the thing. It puts doubts into my head, when I KNOW what I should be doing. I still want to know if anyone has any ideas, or thinks if I am off track, but I have a feeling that I just need to keep going and make sure I keep the protein levels up. The one thing I do know,…

I'm reading new rules of weight lifting for women right now. Just started it yesterday, but have heard its good.

Interesting, that's what my Wii Active 2 does, but more like a few minutes of running, then squats and jumps, then uses a band for toning, gives me quite a workout. I usually follow it with cardio, boxing, Kickboxing, then simple step aerobics. Opposite days I just do Wii fit step for about an hour. I want to get some dumb…

Been thinking about the macros. I only just started working hard to up my protein levels the last couple weeks, before that I was at about 20%. Do you think I need to give this more of a chance to work?

I normally get a decent amount of veggies each day, but fruits I can only eat a small amount of. I get blisters in my mouth when I eat them, not a good thing. I do try to eat about 1/2 a cup a day of some kind of fruit though. Veggies are about 2 cups a day, which usually include lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions,…

I am getting around 20 to 30 grams a day, which I think is pretty good?

I bought the Wii Active 2 personal trainer software and am really impressed with it. It's really cheap right now, because they have discontinued the online portion. I would probably never have used that anyway, so that's ok. I love how straight forward it is. I can get my exercise in and waste very little time. It has me…

Love Jimmie, Jeff, Trevor, don't like Juan or Kyle Bush. Watch all the races with my husband...

I've lost weight so gradually that I have only actually had one person notice the weight loss and that was just recently. My husband on the other hand has people commenting all the time.

[/quote] "That sounds spot on to me. I am not sure what you are getting at the moment, so it may take you a while to get there so do not worry too much if you are short by a little, but the nearer the better. My favorite 'go to' is greek yoghurt to help get my protein up." (Quoted, just not sure why the quote box isn't…

How much do they charge monthly for BMF? I was thinking of getting a FitBit, because of the monthly fee. I have only just started looking into it, because I want more accurate information on what my numbers are.

So, I weigh 191 right now, and have been exercising for several months at a low to medium level, walking, wii free step, gazelle without resistance, for about an hour a day. I am just trying to step my activity level up a notch, simply because this level is not hard anymore. I am adding a resistance band, plus using ae…

First, just a warning, the costco whey protein is advertised as 32 grams per serving with 100 servings in each bag. It actually takes two scoops to get 32 grams of protein and in order to figure that out you have to read the fine print buried on the nutrition label. Still an ok price per gram of protein but not near the…

Thanks! I have also increased my portion sizes for meat and added a few other things. The shake helps me up my protein levels enough to help give me energy and stamina to get through my exercises. :)

Just wanted to update you all, since you took the time to give me such good answers! I actually came to the conclusion that it was cheaper to buy the protein shake from Costco, at 50 cents a serving than to try to add different meats to my diet. I am still increasing my portions of meats, eggs, nuts, greek yogurt, and…

Highly recommend the group on MyFitnessPal called Eat more to lose More, plus using the calculator at WWW.scoobysworkshop.com its under tools - calorie calculator.

Totally agree!!! Talking is always the best answer, it's easy to walk away but it's hard to work things out. In the end though your relationship will be much healthier if you talk it out and come to a compromise or at least get things out in the open.

Yes, the dark chocolate macro is easy to make! My weakness is Ghiradelli 60% cacao chocolate chips!

Didn't realize Greek yogurt had so many grams of protein! I also remembered reading somewhere that wheat gluten is high protein, 1/4 cup has 25 grams! Not sure what I could put it in besides bread, but might experiment a little since I buy it in bulk for bread baking. Yes, i make 100% whole wheat flaxseed bread, mostly…

Thanks escobar, but my income level doesn't qualify for those programs. Our income has been frozen for quite a few years, but food, gas, and everything has increased a LOT. Even though we have been responsible with our money each year things get tighter and like my husband said, that's a whole tank of gas. I am also…

I do like black beans, and always make them from dry beans rather than canned so I can control what's in them. Turkey bacon here in the middle of nowhere is extremely expensive, but when I use pork bacon I drain all the fat off and dry the bacon with a paper towel, and I like it really crisp so that helps too. I also…

@jquijas my husband loves trying to reach his too, and always has tons of meat in his diet! :) Thanks for the breakdown, that is really something to think about. I am usually the one eating 2 oz of meat, cuz that's just about all I can handle at a sitting. I do have chickens, and just told my husband that he's going to…

Thanks for your replies! I will look into the greek yogurt, and look through your diaries to see if I can spot anything else that would help with my numbers. I just was told last night that continuing to buy the protein powder when our budget is tight is really not an option. My husband usually has a real hard time saying…

The 20 grams is a typo, I meant percent. My diary is open also, and I think I am reaching about 20% every day without the protein shake. I am wondering, the actual grams of protein I am getting is close to 100 grams a day, with the protein shake subtracted. I just don't see how I am going to raise my protein levels without…

I'm very sensitive to flavor and smell of meat and can tell you that a grass fed cow has a stronger flavor and tougher texture then do the ones that aren't. The flavor and texture increases if it's been raised in an area where it's allowed to range a wide area of forest and grasslands, vs simply pastures. The flavor will…

I think with any exercise it's what you put into it that really matters. I can do the free step for 30 minutes and barely break a sweat, but if I add full arm movements and quicken my pace it makes it a much better workout. The Wii counts it as the same calorie burn, but I find that it gives me a better workout then…

For years I had been having various health problems and I found that once those were gone I suddenly felt like I wanted to do more, simply because I felt so much better. Each day I feel even better, with exercise and eating better, it just was a revelation that I was feeling good for once!

I tend to try to stick to healthy options, but when I want a treat I have one. It's that moderation thing, which I can control most times. If I sit down with a bag of chips vs take a bowl and weigh an ounce portion, I will eat what is in front of me, since I have no will power for certain things. I really don't crave ice…

Just a comment, but the reason I believe Eating more to Lose More works is that I lost 20 lbs without even realizing I had. I didn't know anything about this system but one day I said to myself that if I cut something I eat regularly from my diet then my body should drop weight, because I had been maintaining my weight for…