EmilyEmpowered Member

When I go to KFC, I get the mashed potato bowl and a side of coleslaw then mix it all together. I discovered it while pregnant and its still my favorite indulgence

My 16 month old discovered how to take his diapers off recently, and his favorite time to do it is when its full. I don't mean with pee. Pretty fun when daddy stepped in it, thought it was a cookie the baby left out early, and picked it up to "check it" by smelling it :D

I use quick oats, not steel cut, but I premix little containers with the ingredients I like in my oatmeal and then add hot water from the tap on the coffee pot at work and let it set for a few minutes before eating.

As you said, mainly to track what you did, exercise minutes, and PR. Most of the strength training entries under cardio I find to be very off anyway, and the calorie burn is hard to measure with regular lifting... if you are doing a fast paced circuit (like Crossfit, etc) wearing a fitness tracker like a fitbit would be…

Some of my favorites that I have almost daily are: veggies with hummus (sometimes with a packet of tuna also), yogurt, apple or banana with peanut butter, cheese and grapes, orange with almonds or cashews, hard boiled eggs, 30g of oatmeal mixed with 16g peanut butter and 20g chocolate protein powder (I mix the oatmeal with…

Actually, 1550 is not her TDEE- it is her calorie allotment given by MFP when she said she was looking to lose 0.5 lbs per week. So eating at 10850 for the week would mean she would lose 0.5 lbs that week.

I have a desk job also, 12 hr shifts that dont allow me much time away. But I do make sure every hr or hr and a half I get up and walk around. At first I was convinced I didnt have the time, but since I have been doing it for a while, I realize I can work it in pretty easily. Even five minutes helps. And it makes me more…

I totally agree with this! I have realized on my weight loss journey that just as when I was a kid and my mother made me try new foods more than once, doing so now has helped me find some foods that I actually like more than I originally thought. For example, seafood. I always thought I hated it, but I tried a few…

I feel like many people who come to the forums looking for advice hate to have person after person telling them they need to weigh everything they are eating. And I get it, I really do... Before you start weighing your food, you think it sounds tedious and ask yourself how much of a difference it can really make. Well, I…

I plan for the week. One, it helps with my grocery shopping. Two, I can prepack most of the things I take to work with me- I work 12 hour shifts, so on days that I work I ONLY eat there and take multiple small meals/snacks with me. Three, its pretty easy because when I go shopping for the week I buy enough of certain…

I agree whole heartedly with everyone who said that weight loss isnt linear. I know it can be discouraging, but give it time. I was just recently incredibly stressed about my weight going up with a new diet change. I decided to track my weight every day for 30 days, and what I found was it goes up and down and up and…

I work 12 hr shifts where I am basically tied to my desk, in a fast paced environment. Some of my suggestions are likely repeats of ideas you already have, but here is a list of the snacks and breakfasts that I eat on a regular basis on work days. -I used to eat a lot of instant oatmeal, as others have suggested. I would…

I feel your pain! I, too, am a night shift dispatcher. I work 6 pm to 6 am... Well, actually I work whatever and whenever they need me lately, so my shifts have been all over the place. I agree with those saying treat your diary like a 24 hr period instead of Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks... the standard MFP day doesnt…

Pretty much any of the products I find at Aldi. I love them!

You are looking great, so much happier and more confident. Great work, thank you for sharing! :smiley:

Great work, you look amazing!

I have dieted using the 5:2 approach and also regular daily calorie deficits. I actually prefer 5:2, however am not currently doing it due to other health issues-- and I will be honest, I got a little too hard core about it and was fasting too often-- dont do that! But I will say, it helped me recognize true hunger and…

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My two fav ways to eat tuna are either mixed with light sour cream and a little bit of yellow mustard, or with HUMMUS. Ooooo mixed into hummus is my absolute favorite way! I promise its good :)

Thanks everyone! Glad to know I am not the only one who is struggling after an injury. Since I had never hurt myself like this, I didnt realize how common it was to be nervous about activity afterwards. I am feeling better about my appointment, too. Have some ideas on what I want to ask and hopefully can get pointed in the…

I did not go through a physical therapy program. I am going to speak to the dr about doing so now, if its still worth it and not too late. At the time, I was planning on it and then I got pregnant and everything was about the baby and my pregnancy, which was high risk itself. SO now I am ready to focus on my own health…

Congrats on your nails! My nails, skin, and hair always seem to be perfection when I am actually eating like I'm supposed to! :love:

I am officially with all you chicken haters... Made some today and :sick: smelling it cook was the worst! However I am still going to eat it cold in my salad, I am really trying to eat healthy and need to get over my meat aversion since all I have been wanting are CARBS! :sad:

Dont worry, if you are anything like me (from my past pregnancies) by the second trimester even foods you normally dislike will start sounding good! :)

Sounds just like me! I am craving fruit, andhonestly I wasnt that into fruit before and mostly only ate apples. I have been eating plums, grapes, canteloupe, banannas, and even ate blueberries which I normally do not like at all! And I am right there with you about bacon, I am starting to feel like I will never want it…

Thanks everyone for the advice and helping me realize I am not alone! I have realized over the past few days that part of the problem is I TRY to restrict too much and then get overly hungry and go overboard. I am going to pack a whole bunch of healthy options to bring to work with me, and nibble on those only every couple…

I'd like to add that I have already had 4 people remind me how much weight I gained last time. :brokenheart: (Not my dr, he is a great dr but no sense of nuitrition and said "just gain 2 pounds per week" from the very start of each pregnancy. I love him otherwise, but he isnt hard enough on me when it comes to weight)

Hmm this is interesting, I looked at my 6 week trans vaginal US to try and tell, however it looks to me like its in the middle?? I dont know, maybe I am just not very good at reading the ultrasound! LOL

It is a very hard thing to shake. I have gotten close, but those feelings have stuck with me. Even at my smallest 25 pounds smaller than I am now, I still felt "fat". I hope now that I have gained some weight back, I will be able to be happier when I get back to my goal because I see the difference better. But who knows.

Two of my faves: Martyrs High Tension I dont know how obscure they are, but High Tension is foreign and I dont know what Martyrs is, but its weird and a lot of people havent seen it lol