melodyesch Member

I understand. I have never understood those people who never think about food. My friend often forgets to eat. That's something that I just have never comprehended. How does one FORGET to eat? My thoughts are constantly focused on food. Before cutting back, it was just what I was going to have at the next snack/meal and…

I know you doubt the food scale, but I wanted to add my 2 cents. My grocery sells 6 oz servings of salmon for X dollars. They are already sliced up in the seafood case. So I took it for granted that they WERE 6 oz. I started weighing them and no, they mean AROUND 6 oz. Sometimes it's 5.5 and sometimes it's closer to 7. So…

I went to France for 2 weeks and ate tons of cheese, bread and butter. But we walked 3X what I normally walk at home (up the stairs, down the stairs) and I came home 5 pounds lighter. So just stay active and enjoy your vacation.

Ok, thanks. I didn't think so but thought I would ask.

I think I have finally wrapped my head around cheat meals after umpteen years. What would happen is I would go out on Friday night and have a meal that I didn't plan for. Then, I would say that since I've blown it, I'll just get back to my diet on Monday. And so on and so on. And sometimes Monday would be the NEXT Monday.…

I noticed after two-three weeks. My capri pants that I had to kind of hold it in to button were able to be buttoned easily. But shirts that were tight in the arms are still kind of snug after 9 weeks and 24 pounds. So yeah, every one is different.

I do MFP and count calories, but I also am a member of my at-work WW just for the support. I really think the in-person support I get, plus the accountability of weighing in each week has only been a help for me. There is a core group of people who are there each week and are really supportive. But then, my work will pay…

The salad bar at my work has them on it. I thought that was strange but they are really good added onto a salad.

Funny how a lot of people have a problem with chips being the trigger. That's mine, too. I've been on MFP for 7 weeks and just last week brought chips back into the house. I went ahead and portioned them out into individual servings and put them on top of the fridge. I have done well only having one portion per day, but I…

I belong to WW and they have the meetings at my job, who will cover up to 6 months of your fees for every 5% lost. But I don't do the points. I log my foods here on MFP. But since I have a good bit to lose and will essentially get it for free I go for the support and for the accountability of weighing in each week. I…

Depending on what I have, I will either try to break it down into components and guesstimate or just choose something similar. The other day I had a buffalo chicken salad. The restaurant has the item at 1800 calories. But I had grilled instead of fried chicken, left off the cheddar cheese, tortilla strips and bacon. They…

I prelog to make sure that what I'm going to eat has as many calories in it that I think it does. I hate when I think something is less than it is and get a surprise at the end of the day when I log it.

I have a problem planning meals in advance. I don't like eating things that I'm not in the mood to have. I am pretty set in what I take for lunch so that's no problem, but I've been working out what I want to have for dinner daily (plugging it into MFP ahead of time) then DH and I stop by the grocery store on the way home.…

I drink 80 oz. My cup is 20 oz and I make sure that I drink two of them before lunch and two of them after lunch. If I don't drink enough my fingers swell and my rings don't fit. I HAVE to monitor my liquid intake or I'd never get enough. I know people posting above can't imagine NOT drinking water, but I am an odd person…

I use half and half every day. I have between 1-2 cups of coffee and I went to look up the half and half calories because this thread kind of scared me into thinking I must not be logging correctly. Land O Lakes half and half is 2 TBS per serving and each serving is 40 cals. But one TBS is plenty for one normal mug of…

Good Luck! Today is also the day for me. I have a lot to lose and I do well and then just stop doing well. My goal for the next 4 weeks is just to stay under my calorie goals and to exercise 3x per week. We have a huge vacation planned for next May and I really want to be in much better shape. I'm doing this!

I use a TBS to cook popcorn on the stove because I like the taste of it. I notice no difference when I use it to when I don't. I treat it like any other oil.

Enjoy your weekend. I would caution you, however, that you probably can't eat as much pizza as you used to. I say this because I went out for a birthday meal and tried to eat as much food as I did in the past and then afterward felt like crap because I didn't listen to my body telling me it was full. And I don't mean…

I know where we are going and I go to the restaurant website to look at the menu and make my choice as best I can. Even if they have nutritional information available, I estimate 20% higher. I doubt the chef is back there weighing every piece of food. And then I eat very lightly during the day to prepare for my meal out. I…

I am 7 weeks in and I weigh/measure every single thing I can except coffee creamer. I only drink coffee at home and use the same size cup every time. I measured it for the first week and it turns out that the color I like my coffee is right at 1 tablespoon. So I'm OK with maybe being off a few calories one day to the next,…

Before I started, my DH and I ate out A LOT. But I'm finding that I would rather cook at home so that I KNOW what's going into my meals. We eat out once per week and even though I budget my calories for the meal I'm going to have (the same one each week), I really am just hoping my estimates are close. That's too uncertain…

I can certainly tell a difference. Excellent work! You look great.

I have a shake for breakfast because I don't like food early in the morning. So I have a shake at my desk. But then I have regular food for my other meals. It works for me, but there is no way I could replace all meals.

I'm just over 6 weeks in and it DOES get easier. When going out or doing something out of the ordinary, I budget my calories to have whatever treat I want. One thing, though, last night I was going out to dinner with my DH and some friends. I did budget my calories through the day for this large meal that before I could…

Any kind of cake would not be safe at my house and if I kept cupcakes at my house, I would be sabotaging myself. My willpower or discipline or whatever it's called would not be enough to overcome having it within reach. So I don't keep those things within reach. But I budgeted my calories one day for a doughnut. That was…

Salt REALLY affects my fluctuations. I know this and know to expect it. Yesterday I didn't drink nearly enough and had popcorn with salt, but ate really well. I knew when I woke up that it was going to show on the scales and it did. 2 pounds up when I have been well within my calorie limits all week. So today I drank more…

So sorry for your loss. But great job on your dedication and weight loss!

WOW. You look amazing! Great job.

No, I don't have high blood sugar. It was all sodium. And normally I don't add a lot of salt, but over the course of the day yesterday, my choices were such that I would add extra salt. And yes, I do think spicy seasonings would be a help. I just need to pay more attention to food pairings when something I have planned is…

I think you've made great progress so far. I'm a month in and down 10.2 pounds, which is awesome for me. But I tell ya, the scale is not your friend and likes to play mind games. On one of my weigh in days I was down nothing and the very next day was down almost 4 pounds. Did I lose 4 pounds over night? NOOOO. I have…