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You may want to consider removing cheat days from your program. Especially if they are weekly and you might tend to consume your entire week's deficit in one day. But other than that, don't look back, get back on the horse and keep on trucking. And definitely consider what your program is set to, you may be shorting…

Probably people are also forgetting about the Swanson Frozen Dinners which hit the market around the 50s (at least they were shown on 50s TV shows so I assume they were common then). I would bet though if you looked at an original TV dinner and one today the portions would be rather different. Portion explosion to draw in…

You are going to get a lot of people that will tell you no multi is good, and some that tell you that adding a multi is important. The best strategy is to figure out what areas you are deficient in and supplement that. I take a Flintstones chewable, I know odd but it matches area that I tend to be a little light in (Iron…

If you are buying premade meals from someone can you really be sure they are 100% accurate on their calorie counts? if they are off but just 10% it could consume up much of your available calories. As to the rest of the responses, well..Not sure what to say. You can eat whatever you want as long as you maintain your…

Picking up a weight really wouldn't be proper as your weight on your body is distributed, also for people like me who have dropped 100lbs a good portion of that was lean body mass as well which means I am no where near as strong as I once was. But I have thought about it and how I could put a body pack on that would…

Read the above and then read it again. When you cut the things you love you crave them, when you crave them you eat them without control and then you ruin your progress at least for the day. Sprinkle all the things you love to eat throughout your meal plans, making sure that they fit into your calorie plan. Yes I eat…

It isn't about the carb makeup, it is about the calorie count. A high carb low calorie snack would likely be better for you than a low carb high calorie snack. You should set a calorie target then make sure you accurately record your consumption. Get a scale even if it is a cheap used one somewhere that will at least get…

This is so funny this is exactly what I was doing last week with it, of course my wife was a little jealous of me eating the mini chips I usually put into her sandwich. I did have to add a little sweetener though as plain greek and pb2 wasn't enough together, one packet of monk fruit was though.

Actually a tablespoon is not a tablespoon, and even in a viscous substance like mayo you can have compacting which will impact the measure. Consider this, I am making a product that I need to give you a liquid measure for. Now I have calculated out the product so that the right serving size to get the calorie number I want…

I weigh myself every day, flip out then move on :happy:. I just don't let it define my day. Like others have said, I am looking for a trend not a daily change. If I see a 3 or 4 day trend of being up a little I might do an extra 5k steps that day to give myself a kick. If I am trending down a little faster than expected I…

I have a one so obviously not having this issue, but if you have sensitivity to things like this I would certainly suggest a One. I know a lot of people want these on their wrist but it seems to me it isn't worth it in that regard. I am curious if some of the replacement bands they are planning for the system may be…

Walking is definitely good. I lost my weight by walking a bunch (between 10k and 15k steps a day) and managing my calorie intake religiously. The scale became my best friend. I don't go to the gym, I don't currently lift (that will be changing in both regards as I move into my next phase) and outside of walking I only have…

If your profile is private we can't actually see your post history either, which means we can't see that post, maybe you could provide the link here.

I would like to say that last picture makes you look horrible :wink: but that is the New England side of me talking. Great job, and consecutive days no less, I keep missing 1 day when I am on vacation and have to start all over again on building up my time.

You all need to stop talking about cinnamon rolls, it is making me really crave them. Pillsbury is EVIL!! :happy: I have made people aware that I am not on a diet, I am managing calorie intake and adding exercise with the aim of a lifestyle shift. I have had very few comments about what I have stuffed in my mouth in the…

When what she says is true: 1. If you are losing weight for someone else. 2. If you are losing weight because of what someone else will say to you. 3. If you are dieting When what she says shouldn't hold true: 1. If you are losing weight because of you 2. If you are losing weight by lifestyle change rather than a diet. 3.…

I have chocolate at least 4 times a week, usually a dark chocolate salted caramel lately, but sometimes other things. As you know it is about calorie management, and as long as you are within your calorie range you are good. Even when I was at 2lbs a week I could squeeze in a chocolate from time to time.

I bought a set for my wife and I last year, we liked them so much we upgraded from the zips I bought to the Fitbit Ones to get extra features. Have since loaned one of the zips to my sister.

To the people who claim that Canola Oil is Rapeseed Oil, please note that traditional Rapeseed Oil and Canola Oil are genetically different things. While Canola oil is sometimes called Rapeseed Oil, it bears very little in common with what was once Rapeseed Oil and is missing much of the Acid that used to cause it to go…

About 50% of my weight loss can be attributed to walking on a treadmill (the other 50% is portion control). I do not run, I do not lift at the moment, and I don't have other activity I do regularly. I walk between 2 and 4 hours a day on my treadmill (it is a treadmill desk so I work while walking). As everyone will say it…

I think that is to say we are crazy here ;). I tried Sparkpeople and really couldn't get going, it was just too involved. I still have an account and get daily notices of various kinds, but I really don't log in at all. I am here every day entering my food details and the like.

Up to 114.5 of my 115 goal, which is good since I really only have 1 day left on my plan as I will not be recording treadmill time over the holiday. I should be beyond 115 today and then the rest will just be bonus ;) Hope everyone else is doing well, I see jeanniewes is up to 72 so far, so keep up the pace you should get…

Wow I am impressed with the people who are bringing scales to the table. I am going to my sister's place for the first time and if I brought a scale she would beat me up (hides from his sister as she is on MFP also). I will estimate to some reasonable degree as to what I eat and be glad it is close enough. My goal is to be…

Cholesterol is a funny thing. I worry about mine because my HDL is low even though my LDL is also very low (total is < 145 combined). My ratio is still good but ideally my HDL should be higher. That being said, you may want to also look at adding, if you don't already eat it, oatmeal to the mix. My wife wasn't blessed with…

The busy hasn't gone away, so up through 11/15 I am up to 85 miles. I will give a new update for November 8-14 when I get some time.

Very nice article, nice site. Will have to return to it in a few weeks when I hit my 100 lb target and need to make significant adjustments for how I go into 2014 as i want to get closer to a -20% model rather than a strict -1000 calorie model I have been on for 11 months. The thought of if it ain't broke don't fix it,…

I had a FitBit Zip (just mailed it off to my sister to try) and now have a FitBit One. My wife also has the One and we love them. My wife has been known to hand me her fitbit to walk up a flight of stairs for her if she forgot it on the charger and needs to recover her steps ;). My calorie number is almost entirely managed…

So here is my week 1 info for November: Nov 1 - Nov 7 = 40.63 Been a very busy week so just jumping in to drop off my mileage. Hopefully will be on to encourage others some next week. Everyone keep on trucking, and watch out for turkeys.

Are you talking separate bowls of these items or did you make 1 bowl of batter and then coat the fish in that? If you made one bowl, then weight the fish before and after you batter it to find out how much batter is on each piece. If you build your recipe where the number of servings is the weight of the item (like 1430…

Need to get a new ticker going. I haven't done much yet sort of took a light Friday and weekend after doing 175 in October. Big holiday months coming up so I will probably just do the 100 rather than 150 or so. I will come up with a new ticker shortly.