ZacFields Member

Hey buddy - we've talked via the MFP message system but welcome to the boards. Personally, I think posting in here on a regular basis is a really good way to get from "diet" to "lifestyle change." To me, joining in on the various topics here is a good way to get a lot of good information, and it's almost like you're making…

It's good to see that not everyone blindly trusts the database exercises on MFP. Like I said, if you can jog for an entire 30 minutes, then you probably will burn 400 calories, but I don't know many people who do that unless they're already fit. To me, it felt like a really good way to overestimate your exercise calories…

Good thing you started this topic because I have wondered the same thing. My sodium is ALWAYS too high. I could be 1,000 calories below my goal and my sodium would already be way over. I think my question would be: How much would this hinder my weight loss? I don't have an issue with blood pressure so I'm not really so…

I don't know if you don't like fish because you haven't tried the right kind or you just genuinely don't like fish. Either way, here's my input: Fried Fish is usually the tastiest in my opinion, but that's kind of out of the question, isn't it? lol Try different types of fish. There's Cod, Salmon, Tuna, Catfish, Tilapia,…

You could probably put mayo on your sandwich, just not a dollup of it. Isn't Hellman's Mayo like 90 calories for 1 tablespoon? You could probably do half a tablespoon if you can afford the 45 calories instead. That'd be comparable to the calories in Miracle Whip. I'm like you - I love to have a little mayo on my sandwich.…

I would like to try making homemade mayo. I am almost a "mayo connoisseur," as gross as that sounds. I am actually very particular about my mayo. I don't really like the taste of miracle whip personally, but I eat it instead of regular mayo because it's supposedly healthier. If the homemade stuff is better tasting, then I…

Well I have to eat 1,500 at least since I am a male (my goal is actually about 2,000), but my fiance is eating around 1,400. I made her change from 2 pounds to 1 pound per week because I wasn't comfortable with her using 1,200 as a goal. But I will say this: There are many days where I have to struggle just to get UP to…

I didn't use in the context of "everything is bad for me so I'll eat what I want." I said that because I already know that every kind of mayo is bad for you in some way, so I didn't want a bunch of responses from folks just telling me that they're all bad. I do think it's important to remember when you're trying to lose…

Exactly - I'm not dieting here. I'm changing my lifestyle. To me, there's a huge difference between the two. I don't have a specific date or weight that I'm just going to delete MyFitnessPal off my phone and go back to eating the way I used to. Sure, once I reach my goal weight I will probably back off of it a bit, but…

Milk is kind of a hot-button topic for a lot of people. My parents had me drink a glass of milk every single morning for about 18 years. I can't tell you how many times I should have broken a bone but didn't. I was a very active kid - played football from 5th grade through high school. I believe some of that luck can be…

I agree - I have anxiety myself. Nothing that I've had to take medication for, and it's "logical anxiety," meaning that I get anxious when there is something to worry about. Layoffs, debt, etc. I've always maintained that those of us with a little bit of an anxiety problem are a little more evolved than the rest, LOL! I…

I will say that with emotional eating, it creates more of a challenge but the remedy for your problem is the same remedy that everyone else here has had to find: Motivation. You've got to find a way to motivate yourself to overcome these cravings. Find something that inspires you, and make it your desktop background. Is…

There is almost no veggie that I can eat raw Ashley. I tried to eat a serving of those baby carrots raw yesterday and it felt like I was force-feeding myself. But if you have it in your "calorie budget" to add a few calories to veggies with olive oil, it's amazing the difference in taste just 15 minutes over heat will do.…

Oh and my favorite part - this is a regular sized bowl FULL of veggies. It's a lot of tasty food for under 150 calories.

I like this philosophy, and coming from a guy who has lost 178 pounds, how could I argue? I agree though - the idea for me is to change my lifestyle. Right now I'm probably eating better than I need to be, but every day I learn more about the things I can and can't eat, and the things I can do to allow myself to eat a…

I've got the Kinect but it's a Christmas gift so I won't get to bust into it for another few weeks :-( I expect the Kinect to be a revolution in the idea of "fitness through gaming." The fitness programs (I've got one of those too... another Christmas present.. lol) measure the full movement of your body. So as you're…

I didn't get a chance to read all the posts so I apologize if this has already been addressed. Let's put it this way, I am 6'2" and I weight about 215 or 220. My favorite football player, Miles Austin, has the exact same height and weight. By BMI standards, we are both overweight. Here is an image of me and an image of…

I've noticed that many of the pictures posted here just don't work. Some of them were posted to image hosting sites like snapfish and so I get the "This image has been moved" error where the image should be. If you can see some of the pictures, you're probably okay. Just some of the pictures people post end up expiring or…

Well just my opinion, but as long as the Wii scale is consistent, I'd keep using that. 3 pounds isn't enough to really worry about as long as when you lose a pound, your Wii actually reflects that you've lost a pound. I figure I chose to lose 40 pounds because when I look at myself, that's how much I think needs to be…

First off, sorry to hear about your kids. Dealing with CF (or any disease or disorder) is never fun. I lost a good friend to Cystic Fibrosis about 5 years ago and I still miss him a lot. But take comfort in knowing that there has been a medical revolution in that area over the past couple decades and in many cases, people…

I'll share one that we enjoyed last night: Tacos! We used ground turkey, light sour cream, a little bit of shredded cheddar, and mild taco sauce. Two tacos was 375 calories. If you can do without the cheese, you can subtract 110 calories off of that (I needed some extra calories yesterday... was only able to get about…

Thank you all for the tips! Part of the "problem" I think is that I recently found out my cholesterol is too high so I've been slowly changing my habits over the last three weeks before starting MFP yesterday. If I think back to what I was eating before, I can see where I might have had a little trouble trying to count…

Thank you all! @jmo325: It's funny you should mention that about it being more frustrating for her - when I signed up for MFP today, I estimated my initial weigh-in to be the same 220 pounds that I've weighed for the last 4 years. This evening when I got home from work, I stepped on the scale to find out I now weigh 210.5…

I think whatever you do is okay as long as it's sustainable. If you're working your butt off to lose 2 pounds per week, you're not going to be able to keep that up forever. Once you go off the wagon, you're just going to gain it all back. But if the 2 pounds per week plan isn't too much effort and seems to be something you…