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At least my jeans feel looser.

@stm712015 Thanks! Yep, I am being super diligent with my logging. I am just gonna stick it out.

@LeanButNotMean44 it was a response to somebody asking me if my "TOM" was soon. I had glanced at my period tracker app when responding. My period isn't happening next week but the Monday after. Visually it looked like a little over a week...but it's actually 12 days!

@Noel_57 I log everything and yes, i have a beer here and there!!! but it's all logged!

I'm just gonna keep chugging along.

@LeanButNotMean44 Yes, I know abut water gain before period!! I am well over a week away from my period!! Actually closer to 2 weeks. 12 days to be exact!!!

@diannethegeek yeah. read it after i replied to you. makes sense.

@singingflutelady a little over a week away.

@diannethegeek It's so frustrating and doesn't make sense if in fact, it's a science- create a deficit and you will lose weight.

Haven't increased my exercise. My diet is pretty low carb. I have one piece of bread in the morning with an egg on it. After that, my carbs come from veggies. Is TOM an acronym for my period?

I find the recipe doesn't have all my options for the ingredients. Thanks for your help everybody! I will look online for a different calculator.

Thanks, guys. A couple more questions. 1)How are you guys scanning barcodes? Do I need a certain device for this? 2) Is there a reliable recipe calculator? For example, I just made lentil soup with the below recipe. I used some calculator online that said it was 366 calories for 2 cups. Does that seem correct? 1lb package…

Can somebody tell me what "keto" is? Thanks!

I was asking because when a fish is marinating in citrus and olive oil I am actually not ingesting all of the juice and olive oil. I should have been clearer with my question-- how does one account for calories in marinades?

I will check out some vids!! I was on the swim team when I was a teen but nothing wrong with refreshing my tecnique! I started to gain wight after my injury from lack of activity, my diet didn't change. I just stopped hiking for 2 hours a day but continued to eat as if I were!

Congratulations!!!!! That's a lot of weight. Thanks for the reply, it motivated me!

Please tell me what the bacons are. I am 44...am I THAT out of it that I don't know what the bacons are?

Thanks for the positive feedback. I do truly feel like I found something that works for me. I like the freedom of not having to count my calories! Yummmm apple pie and bagels!

thanks, everybody!! the scale i had weighed every human at 141 no matter the size! time for a new one!

CONGRATS!!!!!!! YOU LOOK AMAZING!!

Hey I am new on here....new on the forums anyway. I am writing you to say YOU CAN DO IT!! From your post it sounds like you have made a decision! I am not a fitness freak, i don't know all the latest nutrition fads, I have been fit, I have been over weight, but I do know that making a decision is what it takes to make a…

i am willing to sweat!!! my life schedule has changed. i used to hike 5 miles a day with big incline. i sweat a ton, it was hard! now i am feeling like i won't get nearly enough of a workout with 30 minutes seeing my hike was way over an hour...about and hour an a 1/2!!

thanks, guys.:smile:

Yes, yes, yes I am doing a calorie deficit. I am choosing to do this by not eating dairy and wheat! Also, I am not replacing with crappy processed gluten free and dairy free products! I have lost 5 pounds slowly...in 2 1/2 weeks and gone down a notch on my belt. I have to say there are quite a few of you on here that seem…

WHat is IIFYM ?

Hey, thanks for your input. All I am doing is taking the bread and dairy out of my diet. As a result I am consuming less calories. for example, If I have a salad for dinner with grilled chicken, avo, tomato and blue cheese crumbles and a wheat roll it totals a certain amount of calories. If I take that same meal and take…

Hi there. I am going gluten free because foods with gluten (or wheat flour for that matter) raise blood sugar higher than nearly all other foods. Yes, that’s true for even whole grains. More than table sugar, more than a Snickers bar. Organic, multigrain, sprouted–it makes no difference. Because of this it causes a crash…

I agree with you whole heartedly.

Thanks guys. Yeah, I know a calorie deficit leads to weight loss. I should have been more specific. I just hear so much about how all calories are not created equal anymore. ...How your body uses different fuel sources differently, some last longer, some raise your blood sugar, blah, blah, blah. If anything, it has made me…