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I’ll also echo seeing a therapist/doctor before you start so you don’t add further injury, however of you have access to a pool water aerobics may be an excellent option for you.

So using your numbers, it says 1600 Cals is your goal for -.5 lb/wk and you eat exactly 1600 Calories... you're right it should make the projected 5 week goal 2.5 lbs lost. Are you exercising and putting that in the app? Because if you eat 1600 and exercise 250 that'll net 1350 which'll project a 5 lb loss. Also, is your…

And what's been working for me is the opposite! :smile:. Pay attention to what works for you. For me when I eat breakfast I seem to feel hungrier all day. Pay attention to what you do the days you feel really hungry. If when you have sweets you tend to crave more note that. If the days you skip breakfast are the days that…

May sound crazy but some people claim a bar of soap under your fitted sheet on top of your mattress eases this for them. I'm not sure if there's any research out there beyond anecdotal but if you're still having issues it might be worth researching.

When you say normal time for lunch and dinner what time is that? Also when you wake up at 2AM are you up for the day or is it "wake up, must eat, back to sleep" then having breakfast at 9? If it's the latter you might want to figure out what's causing a disrupted sleep cycle like that. If you're just on a different clock…

Giving up because of one bad day is like having a flat so you decide to slash your other three tires.

Have you weighed in and adjusted your weight in the app? If you haven't then it's assuming your weight today is the same as three weeks ago. The way that calculation works is ALWAYS based on five weeks. What changes is the number it projects you to reach based on how much you intake and exercise subtracting from the weight…

I've done ice skating, stand up paddle boarding, pedal boats (or kayak or canoe), snorkeling or swimming, horseback riding, bowling, Frisbee... Not all often, but some ideas.

I don't understand taking offense at someone logging the Calories for physical exertion just because the motivation for the physical exertion was first about saving someone's live. If someone's using MFP to keep a deficit and track both intake and burns I think it makes sense to log it--I'd want them replenished for the…

I'm not a fan of the serving sizes changing based on what people eat instead of what they should eat. Looking at serving sizes has helped me eat a 1/2 cup of ice cream instead of more and that's enough. And yes I sometimes do partial servings now but I struggle to think increasing what constitutes a serving size is to…

How soon/often you'll "see" changes may depend on how much you have to lose. Like 10 lbs out of 200 is a 5% difference while out of 30 lbs it's 33% so it'll likely look more dramatic. I think the answer for how often is personal. Like stepping on the scale, some people are motivated by doing it constantly others prefer to…

So why not just do it in the context of a sport? Join a kickboxing class, an ultimate frisbee league, etc., etc. If gym equipment type cardio (treadmill, bike, elliptical) bores you, maybe something where you push your heart and enjoy friends would fit the bill?

Another option might be to divide up your strength training so you do c25k and arms one day and legs on the other. See what works for you. I've recently started incorporating weight training in my schedule and I'm doing c25k (w5d3 today, eek!) but some of our c25k days (MWF) we already have a time crunch so we're doing…

Cross the Line by Superchick. I like it at the end of my runs.

When you do it in the oven the last few minutes top it with a red pasta sauce and shaved parmesan for easy chicken parm. Or when you start cooking at a tbsp or two of bbq sauce. Stir fry or if you want "plain" chicken to add into stuff bake it in a dish with sides where you can add chicken broth. go about halfway up the…

Well, you didn't say what your surgery was for which might heavily affect what you can do. (Like if it was your ankle a bicep curl probably wouldn't affect you badly.) Honestly I think this is a question better posed to your doctor or nurse. Healing is important, too.

Is water aerobics or swimming an option for you?

Geochaching (http://geocaching.com) rent a pedal boat (or kayak or canoe) snorkeling or swimming Go for a walk together Picnic rock climbing go to one of those trampoline places that has wall to wall trampolines horseback riding bowling ride bikes (find ones to rent if you don't have them) play in the rain together work in…

I got a 20-30$ one that is digital and I've been happy with it. I'd recommend finding a digital one that does both grams and ounces and especially one that has a tare feature. Put on a heavy plate, tare (basically reset the scale to zero), weigh out next item you need and keep going hitting tare after each. It's probably…

Search for Menu Planner Printables and then search for Grocery List Printables. Then print one on each side. :-) I worked at this this week and I wound up making my own printable in Word for the menu planner and using a template from Office (Excel) for the Grocery list but there are a lot of options if you want to search…

I don't think it's pointless for weight loss. However the benefits of exercise go deeper than just expending Calories and contribute to overall health and for fitness. In the end the number on the scale isn't a complete picture of overall health. It can be a mindset thing for some people (I'm not doing this just to "diet"…

Oh and both the EA Active 2 and the Exerbeat have components you CAN use with a WIiFit board, but you don't have to have/use one to get a lot out of the game. I use WiiFit as my scale and the hooping is a good one (also the rhythm boxing at first). It's not always the toughest for a workout though and there's not a ton of…

EA Active 2 has been a fav or mine! They discontinued the online compenent, FYI, but there's a mix of cardio and strength training available and you can set your own workouts. There's a version for NFL that takes away the step aerobics and some other things and adds in more football type drills if that'd make it more fun…

Love that you included these steps!! :-D Looks delish!

Yeah it sounds like you're not getting enough Calories to me. The point of eating healthy is to feel well. Don't just ignore having memory problems and dizziness.

Well, I haven't lose 100 lbs but I did once lose 95. I would say this: Sure the first couple weeks are hard. And randomly some days are harder than others for... well probably life. But I don't know if the first two weeks are the hardest. There's a lot of great motivation in the beginning for some people and for other…

You've been told not to worry about it quite a bit already (and sorry I haven't read every post in case this was already mentioned) but in addition to one day not making or breaking weight loss I think there's a correlation between beating yourself up and slipping up more in the future. The Nov/Dec issue of Weight Watchers…

I haven't seen reverse crunches mentioned yet. Lay down with your knees low to the ground and bring them up to a tuck position and back down. To make it harder go slow on the way down and don't let your legs rest on the ground. Careful though I could see how this could hurt someone's back without too much trouble either.…

First evaluate what you like to do. Do you like nature? Maybe start with a walk outdoors. Do you like being competitive? Maybe play Ultimate Frisbee or find a friend to compete with at the gym. Do you like dancing? Maybe find a dance game for a video game system if you have one or DVD if not or just turn on the radio and…

I agree with EA Active 2. It combines strength and cardio well. I think it's my current favorite. Like said above it has a leg band and an arm band that is also a heart rate monitor. As far as a dance game I really like Exerbeat. It can use the wii fit board (doesn't have to) and it has aerobic, hip hop, latin, and…