bluebellkarma

You guys rock, thanks so much for all your helpful replies. I have got a LOT to learn :love: My goal is to lose 10 lbs or so, I want to get back to a UK dress size 12. And for health reasons I really want to give up eating Kettle Chips, sour cream dips and OD'ing on the steak and red wine, sigh. I'm 3 weeks in to MFP and…

Thank you! For starters I didn't even know you could change those default settings, I'm not sure I even understand them so I ought to have a look at that first. I'm in no danger of eating too little fat :love: and carbs, well i don't eat the full MFP guideline amount but i'm sure i'm getting enough. I'll have a look at the…

Hi i'm definitely with you on this one. I'm determined to reduce my red wine intake, my vice of choice, for once and for all. It's not just the empty calories from the wine, it's that once I have drink, then I want to eat Kettle Chips and dip and my willpower goes out the window. Wine, crisps and dips are my three biggest…

Thanks so much re the tip about logging calories over the week, that is so helpful. I'm going to give that a try.

I don't -alas - have any answers to this - but I can tell you I am having problems with the exact same thing! On the days when I burn a lot of calories on running or mega-long power walks, I simply don't feel as hungry afterwards. Some days i come home from a workout and realise that, taking into account the extra exercise…

If youre in the UK, try Kallo Corn Cakes - they're like rice cakes except much yummier - like a biscuit made from popcorn - they're really filling and only 25 calories each! You can get them in Waitrose.