Kar3n84 Member

Oh hello new best friend!! :flowerforyou: I made ones a couple months back that had coconut on top, it was absolutely delicious!

Did someone say brownies? :bigsmile: :love:

Whenever my iPhone acts up, I just power it off and turn it back on. Usually fixes minor glitches like that.

To OP, I'm sure your sister means well and has the best intentions. You said your other brothers had cancer. Maybe she equates significant weight loss with being sick (hence "too skinny" comment) and therefore is concerned about having another brother go down the same route, even though that's not the case. Overtime, I'm…

Far superior than Nutella.

I had the Fitbit Force (it's been sent back because of the recent recall) linked up to here. Every time I drove, it logged steps for me too. I just didn't eat back any of those calories and stuck to my original calorie goal. From the reviews I've read on fitness trackers a like, this is a common problem. I kept my synced…

How do you know how much you weigh to calculate your BMR if you don't use a scale?

When I was on a very low calorie diet 800-1000/per day and dropped 100 lbs, my hair fell out in clumps. I felt like everytime I touched it 5-10 strands would easily fall out. That was with me being proactive and taking Biotin before this started happening as well. It did nothing for me and ultimately I had to stop my diet.…

Yogurt, string cheese, snap pea crisps, skinny pop popcorn, apples, pears, grapes, and oranges have all been my recent go to snacks.

Stretching after your run/walk is crucial. You won't feel so sore the next day nor nearly as stiff. I also get cramps in my calves really bad, so to avoid that, I also drink about half of Gatorade G2 mixed with water. I find it helps significantly.

That looks like Mission Peak, is it? I have friends that do that all the time. That's awesome you were able to do it. That is a really hard trek up there. I think I'd die a quarter of the way up that thing lol.

For me personally, I have found that sticking to whole foods and not those chemically altered (sugar-free, fat-free, etc) have allowed me to curb my sweet tooth and retrain my taste buds. The sugar-free options would only make me crave sugar more often. I work in a hotel that gives away warm oatmeal chocolate chip cookies…

I'm not a thirsty person. On average, maybe I'd drink ~24oz per day. When I originally started MFP I couldn't do 8 glasses/day. Because of it my body would retain water and my progress would stall on the scale. I find that now that I make it point to get in a minimum the 8 glasses, my weight steadily has been decreasing,…

To abbyclaire721: A workout video from Beachbody.

Please be careful when on the Medifast diet. While there is no doubt the weight will come off (they restrict you to 600-800 calories/per day and <80g-100g of carbs/day). I dropped 120lbs on that diet in less than a year and I had to pay the consequences for the next few years following. Because I lost weight so fast, I…

Amazing transformation! Congratulations. I'm exactly where you were 1 year ago. Thanks for the inspiration! :flowerforyou:

Why would you guess your current BMR? How does one even begin to do that? A more safe approach would be to calculate your TDEE - 20%. Try using this calculator: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

1 glass = 8 ounces in the US. Which according to Google = 236.588 ml.

I'm a San Jose native that moved out to the east coast in 2011. Does that still count? lol

Yoovie's explanation was dumbed down so much with great advice it was clearly just her being lazy and not taking the same time to read it and understand it, that yoovie put into writing it.

I hate black coffee myself, but as a substitute to cream and sugar, I use Truvia and skim milk when I need my fix. Also, try subbing out your black coffee for green tea. It has a little caffeine perk and is loaded with health benefits when consumed regularly. What the others have put on here is great advice. Just steadily…

I hate the flavor of most protein shakes, yet I find that of all the ones I've tried, Optimum Nutrition's Pro Complex has the best flavor when blended with skim milk or soy milk. Specifically the Strawberry and Chocolate flavors.

I'm a huge Costco fan myself. I personally wouldn't worry about logging it. If that is your cheat day and that is the only thing you're eating in addition to your daily allowance of calories. It's not worth the hassle. At the end of the week, you're still in a deficit of calories. Plus, all that walking around in that huge…

Maybe try looking outside of carbs. You said you noticed it happened after you've been dieting and lost 70 lbs. Was part of your dieting switching to diet sodas/drinks that included sweeteners like Splenda? I once had a customer at my job tell me that she recently started having short-term memory loss and her doctor told…