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@lauren_989 I'm interstate for work this week, so I'll weigh in Friday, if that's ok! I woke up early this morning despite being in a hotel and not having a puppy to jump on me, so I got up and went to the hotel gym. I managed to jog for the longest time yet, and it felt good! Aiming to do it again tomorrow!

Just to be clear, I like sugar and have difficulty moderating, and find it easier to abstain. I don't consider myself an addict, and don't believe there's some dark conspiracy around treating people like junkies in respect of it. It's a cheap, hyper-palatable flavour enhancer which gives an energy spike when consumed. Of…

I am a sugar fiend, I can't just have a piece of candy, I'll eat the whole bag and make myself sick. A trick that works for me is addressing the craving with the polar opposite - sour or spicy. Pickles, olives, sauerkraut are good ones, or a spicy tom yum soup, wasabi peas, chilli seaweed snacks. It's like it derails my…

Thank you for the insights, @totameafox and @yirara ! I'm especially fascinated at the food might taste yucky! I have pre-prepped meals for convenience, but I'm prepared to DoorDash at will haha. LOL at the inline skates for minimal impact! I've been told no driving for a few days, but my parents aren't far off and are…

Thanks Ann! I admit, I'm not looking forward to the exercise restrictions, I've started making awesome progress at pilates and in my hiking, and I'm not thrilled about the loss of condition that will happen. Diet-wise I don't eat high fat really (even when not calorie counting I don't really like deep fried food, my issue…

Cholesterol in food doesn't raise your cholesterol, and fat is not the enemy. Being worried about half an egg is a bit of a red flag for an over restrictive mindset, to be honest.

I believe the adding something for the week is a Premium feature that is live now.

Just don't hit that button to complete your diary. It serves absolutely zero purpose except to give you that prediction. It used to also post to your timeline that you've completed your diary, but the newsfeed is gone, so that prediction is now the only thing it does.

Losing weight is hard. Staying fat is hard. Choose your hard.

Don't beat yourself up! It's a process, not a switch :) I do recommend that you fight one battle at a time, if you need to eat whatever to keep the drinking at bay, do so. You've got this.

Hit Shift+ Enter instead of just Enter

One day you might be having a scrub in the shower and find a hard lump, have a small freak out about it because WTF, and then realise that for the first time in a very, very long time, your tailbone is no longer hidden with padding ;)

If you mean sharing the diary entry so you can both log a reciupe you created, you can copy an entry from someone else's diary if their privacy settings allow you to view their diary. That only allows you to log the entry though, like a food. Actual recipe sharing, where you can see the details of the recipe like…

The feature in in beta, and it's very much not accurate. You'll need to look at more than just your beverages. You know that those items are beverages, the database/algorithm does not. It could be any item you logged, as Ann sets out above Consider that when you create an entry, there's no categorisation is a food,…

Yup, it always shows that, but with a 0 if none are detected in your log.

I've got some bad news for you about updates haha… just because they say they think it's a good idea doesn't mean it's on a list to be implemented. Key words "possible future update".

(I believe OP is a him 😉 )

Correct, you need someone with admin access :)

Flag > Report > "This is my post and I want to delete it" and then maybe put in the comment box you'd prefer it was just locked for new comments?

@Nova another one for you, a couple of times now I have been typing a reply, scrolled up the thread to copy something to paste (like a username) and when I've clicked back into the text box (or have accidentally clicked just outside it, maybe?) it disappears, with no way to get it back aside from clicking "Post Reply" then…

@Gidgitgoescrzy the hippy dippy thing sounds like a fun way to relax! There's a few things like that in my area, and while I may not believe that they're everything they claim, they do seem like a zen, relaxing experience and as you say, it's nice to get away from the troubles of the world. @conleywoods I'm so sorry,…

This indeed - and honestly, it can be hard to see from this side, but eating better will actually make you feel better and give you more energy. I know your diary is not complete, but the stuff you do log is stuff that will give you short energy boosts then crashes, and isn't doing you much good in the long term. I'm not a…

The small wins add up to big victories! Well done, cookies are not easy to say no to.

Oh, I didn't realise the mention issue @b3achy - that sucks! I do lots of post where I respond to multiple people in one post.

I finally got back to a morning walk this morning, the puppy has been sick the last 2 days, poor little fella. A couple of vet visits and he seems to be back on the mend.

Hi Phil! Welcome back, that's a helluva a wakeup call. I'm back on MFP after a lot of years too. It's a lot quieter than it used to be, but still a great place to be for support and info :)

My 'odd' trick is to address a sugar craving with the polar opposite in flavour. If I have a sweet craving, I go for sour pickles, or something spicy. For some reason it completely distracts my taste buds and stops the sugar craving.

Are you tracking your food? If so, first look through your day and note the highest sodium items. Then check against an independent database (USDA, for instance, or the label if it's packet) and make sure the amounts of sodium listed by MFP are accurate. If yes, start looking at alternatives or lower sodium versions of…

@Gidgitgoescrzy that sounds so frustrating, I'm so glad you have a doctor who is actually working on a solution/cause! PW: 90.5kg CW: 90.3kg. Finally got rid of the bloat!

I have gone through my wardrobe and thrown or donated anything that was too big, or even asything I could still get away with but was that frumpy, hide-the-fat-gal style. It's been so empowering! I've also been "shopping in my closet" and celebrating fitting back into some beloved clothes I hung on to in hopes I could wear…