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For some reason the past few years I have gradually reduced the amount of meat I eat. Even when make it I choose to eat very little. I need to change that. I don't have a problem with meat (although I am not a fan of chicken, to be honest). This is why I am not focusing too much on calories right now. I need to shift my…

I know....this is my problem. It is sad and has been a problem for me for years. Thus my low numbers. The doctor actually said to me that he has no problem with me drinking Ensure for a while too while I figure this out. I just turned 46 though and I think I am too young for that yet :) My husband thought it was hysterical…

Oh...I do eat meat but I just don't see me eating it at every meal. It feels like that is what I am going to have to do to get the numbers up. I am trying to make sure I eat it at at least one meal every day now which is not something that I have been doing. Previously, it would not be unusual for me to go a couple of days…

OK...I know everyone is going to pile on me for this but here goes... I have PCOS and Hypothyroidism. I am able to lose weight by paying attention to my calories (at a calorie deficit) and exercising 5 or 6 days a week. Nothing crazy - I teach 4 aqua classes a week (that is how I get my cardio) and life weights 2 - 3 times…

Hi everyone! I know I haven't been around much lately. I have been logging though so that is good. With one exception in the last week, I have stayed withing my calorie goal so I am pleased with that. There was a time where that one out of whack day would have thrown me off completely going forward. Not this time though…

Don't think of it as messing up. Think of it as life. **** happens....log it and move on. I had a terrible weekend this past weekend from an eating perspective. Doesn't mean that I have to eat that way the next two weeks. The way I look at it is that if I am within my calories the vast majority of the time and I keep up…

Scott - Best of luck tomorrow morning. I really hope this round helps.

Scott - I teach four Aqua Group Fitness classes a week. On Tuesday/Thursday mornings I teach an high intensity cardio focused class. We do a fair about of HIIT in some of those classes but I mix it up and we do all sorts of cardio work. We do a lot of kick box actually and tomorrow I am doing an "oldies" class with music…

Hey! How is everyone doing? I taught my Aqua class today then went upstairs and lifted for an hour. I am tired now :-). I have decided to switch my calories up and base my calorie goal on TDEE instead of just what MFP gives me. I am concerned that I am not logging my exercise calories accurately. Hopefully, this will help…

Addylouise - Yea! That is a great accomplishment. Yesterday was only ok for me from a food perspective. I went over a little on calories (about 100) but I didn't eat badly - just a bit too much. And, I didn't really exercise except for a little tennis with my kids before dinner. Today I went to the gym and worked out for a…

Good morning everyone! The sun is finally back out here after several days of gloomy and rainy. I am off to teach two back to back classes at the gym (one of my instructors is stuck in California due to plane trouble). So, that will be it for my exercise today. After that, I am going to have a nice big lunch and then head…

I would say it is probably right if you measured everything correctly. It actually doesn't that far off to me. Think about it....most people eat way more than one slice of pizza. If you ate three of those it would be close to 900 calories. That is what makes people get into trouble...not one slice usually. It is the same…

I would say sedentary and then just log your exercise so you get those calories back on the days you work out. I would even log in your walk to and from work.

Refridgerator1: Where do you live? I am outside of Raleigh NC and it is POURING buckets right now. It is supposed to get worse as the day goes on. My kids go to school really far away from where we live (about 18 miles) and I have to go to a school conference for one of them at 4:15. We should be coming home right in the…

Today is one of my swimming days but I am really not feeling it. Not sure why...I normally love to swim. I frequently have dreams about swimming laps even. The weather here is horrible today - severe thunderstorm warnings even high probability of tornadoes. I keep trying to use that as an excuse not to go. Which is…

Addylouise: How about the pool? Swimming is great exercise. If you don't like to swim, you can also water walk. Lots and lots of people do that during recovery from injuries. If you have access to a pool with deep water, you can strap on a water belt and do deep water jogging - EXCELLENT cardio and works your core at the…

Cordianet: Feel free to friend me if you like! I had a partial tear in my rotator cuff last year that, fortunately for me, did not end up needing surgery. However, it ended up causing me all sorts of problems. Most of my recent weight gain actually happened after that injury and while I was recovering. Last spring, summer,…

I had a pretty good weekend - no gym on Saturday but I went to two spring festivals so there was a lot of walking involved. The weather here was beautiful so that was good. Sunday I went to the gym to do some work (did I mention I work at a gym? Part of why this weight gain thing has to reverse!) and lifted weights for an…

I am right there with you. I have hypothyroidism. It is well controlled with meds but I seem to have spiked my weight lately which is usually the only sign I get that I need to have my levels checked again (I don't usually notice any other symptoms....not because they aren't there but because I am generally not all that in…

A lot of weight loss research actually says a glass of milk is helpful in weight loss. There are signs all over my gym that say that 8 ozs. of chocolate milk is the perfect recovery snack after a workout (not the same as losing weight, I know). I lost a total of over 30 lbs at one time (I am up a little from there right…

My diary is private. I am better about logging and being completely honest when I don't worry that someone will comment on my food choices (I make bad choices on occasion but I still log them). When I went from public to private, 2 people unfriended me immediately. Probably better off without them really if that was their…

I am fully aware of that...that is why I said in my original post that this is a TEMPORARY thing until I figure the protein thing out. I have already made changes to my diet and I plan to make more. In fact, I just ate some nuts....yummy!

I find if I don't eat something I end up super hungry in the middle of working out. But...I don't eat a huge breakfast...usually a luna bar and a banana. Sometimes a banana and greek yogurt. I have found that there are certain foods I can't eat before working out. For example, no OJ before running...gives me heart burn.

I did a little poking around on the internet. Lots of people seem to love this stuff. However, there appears to be some debate about how accurate their calorie count really is. There is some evidence that it is SERIOUSLY underestimated.

I have PCOS and thyroid disease too. I have known about both of them for 12 years or so. My thyroid is well controlled on medication. Honestly, I haven't really found weight loss with PCOS to be any more challenging for me than it is for my friends that don't have it. Yes, I have to pay attention to what I eat but so does…

I teach water aerobics and I highly recommend it (swimming too, actually). I know that Water Aerobics has a reputation that isn't all that cool (tends to be older people so it must not be challenging etc.). I can assure you however that you get out of an aqua class what you put into it. A younger lady that takes my class…

With both my kids, I waited until around 12 weeks. I think I told my parents a little early (around 10 or 11 weeks) with my second simply because I was going to be visiting and staying on a boat in close quarters with them for almost a week. At that point I was falling asleep every time I sat down and was still for more…

Mine was public for a long time mostly because I was told by people (and have read on the boards) that a lot of people won't friend you if your diary isn't public. I recently made mine private (after 8 months or so) because I was slipping out of my good habits (who am I kidding - I was completely off track) and I realized…

Some people just have a really messed up idea of what losing weight and getting healthy really takes. Good for you for doing it though!

I spent a big chunk of the last year training for a half marathon after only being a sporadic runner before that (at best). I learned the hard way that when you have a day like that you need to listen to your body. There is something to be said for pushing through when you don't want to go running and getting up and going…