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Thanks again to everyone who offered thoughtful advice. I really appreciate your care and help for each other. I'm getting more in the swing of getting my calories up. I've also added a jug of whey protein drink, to slip between meals and after workouts. Some of the food suggests are foreign to my lifestyle, ( I don't know…

Good suggestions, HeidiHo. Need to get me some nuts, slip in a spoonful of oil now and then. Thanks again.

Thanks everyone. Sounds like I need to keep learning more about the foods. You can imagine my confusion, I thought that was the best part of about MFP, that it was going to plot those figures for me. Once I get the right foods in my favorites, and get used to checking labels, should be better. I've tried to use precise…

momofmyfivekids --- btw, 103 lbs lost is incredible! Everyone is such an inspiration, and you obviously have learned a great deal along the journey. Thanks again.

Thanks all. I definitely have plenty to learn about choosing the right foods for the prescribed calorie intake. As things stand, tonight, I'm looking at another 800 calories I need to intake before bed, after having 3 normal meals plus two snacks. (2 eggs, can of chili, two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on wheat,…

Using advice from a couple posts in this thread, I ran the numbers on the scooby calculator BMR 2084 TDEE 3231 Calorie target to lose fat: 2584 I then adjusted my numbers from yesterday, to add the accurate cheeseburger calories. I then found another fried egg dbase entry that had more calories, (320). That left my Friday…

Saelina, Ah! that's a good point. I hadn't thought about that, but it did seem like the number was awfully low for eating McD double cheesburgers and the like. I just checked, and yes, there's an entry in MFP for McDonald's double cheeseburger for 180 calories (the one I used), when the McDonald's menu says it's 440…

Thanks, Gemi. That's one thing I was wondering, if the calc has my numbers off a bit. The eatmore rationale makes sense, till I plugged in my numbers from that original calc. Also, I have a low normal metabolism, very calm, low blood pressure.

Find a new trainer! It's not the worst thing in the world, but it's definitely outside of their role and could be damaging to your enthusiasm for what you've accomlished. He/she is not a trained psychologist, and not your mom. You've done very well!. If your husband was happy with it, that's important, as you want his…