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The most important thing: Do what works FOR YOU, not what everyone here says. We're all different. Having said that.... 1200 is likely not enough calories for you. My "sweet spot" is around 1400-1600. If I eat back ANY of my exercise calories, I gain weight. PERIOD. If I walk/jog 6 miles, burning 1500 extra calories, and…

I almost had it done in '07. I was going thru the pre-workup stuff with the doc, but then my husband (ex now, thank goodness) quit his job and we lost the insurance. Looking back, I'm glad I didn't get it. I've been able to lose some weight without it. I've known a few people that have had the surgery and haven't lost as…

I wonder if I got a dud. It doesn't work accurately on the arctrainer. That is my most intense workout. I'm dripping with sweat, and usually have to stop because my heartrate gets uncomfortably close to max. My armband never registers more than 4 minutes of vigorous activity, and usually only about 2/3 of the actual time…

LMAO!!!

^^^ Yep. There are a lot of options for what you see or don't see from particular friends. You don't even have to go to the extreme of unfriending, since that can equate to unfriending in the real world. My personal peeve is the "what I ate for dinner." I really don't care that you had hamburger helper with a can of green…

If you're looking for an excuse to buy a new scale: Go buy a new scale. :wink: Otherwise, change the batteries and see what happens.

Not true. I've eaten at 1,000 calorie deficit (daily average) since February. No weight loss. Now I'm eating less carbs but the same amount of calories - around 1600 per day - start losing 1-2 pounds per day. The "simple" calorie in/out math doesn't work for everyone. I don't need science to prove it, my body proves it.

I didn't see any entries in your diary. But if you're hitting the carb "goal", then that's why you aren't losing. I've been eating 1000 less per day for months and haven't lost anything. Dropped my carb intake, and now I'm FINALLY dropping the weight. For what it's worth... your picture is pretty darn cute. A lot of us…

[/quote] [/quote] *gasp* Did the Kool-Aid man make these???? Are they available in grape????

The year I turned 30, I lost 50 pounds. Zone bars played a huge part. They taste great but are packed with sugar. However, that year I started walking to/from work (little over a mile each way). When my sweet teeth kicked in, I took care of it with a protein bar - usually a Zone bar, usually the chocolate mint or fudge…

White fish tends to be the mildest - swai, tilapia, cod, just to name a few. Be sure to get a boneless fish for your first time. It would probably ruin your lifetime fish experience if you got a bone stuck in your gumline. We've had good luck with the frozen fish at Costco. When I experiment with seasonings, I usually wish…

The best way to answer your question is test it out. Eat one one day at whatever time, and see when you get hungry again. Eat the other another day at the same time. Which one lasted longer? When I had a busy schedule outside the house, I found that a chicken sandwich (plus tomato) from Jack in the Box (400 calories) was…

If you're worried about back titties, there are some arm movements that will strengthen that area. I've noticed a reduction/firming in the area of my side/back bra strap. I don't know what the machine is called. I sit down, straddling the seat. A thing comes up in front of me. From the side, the seat looks like an L. My…

My real confession: I'm so sick of people saying "I eat less than 1000 calories a day. Why can't I lose weight?" ESPECIALLY when you look at their profile pic and they weigh 90 pounds. I want to call them mean names. And then give them a high five, in the face, with a chair. And then I feel so bad and mean because I know…

Well crap, NOW I feel guilty. MFP is my homepage. Everytime I start the computer, I'm logged in.

Also, you can't predict how your pregnancy will go. It's all hormones, hormones, hormones. You might "get lucky" and be sick the entire 9 months, which would limit your weight gain, but will also make you want to kill yourself and the baby. You might want to eat anything/everything you can get your hands on which will…

This is excellent advice. Kids aren't a requirement. People seem to pump them out all the time without really thinking about it. Do you really WANT kids, or are you just expected to have them? The world is overpopulated already. There are plenty of animals that need a good home. If you do have a kid, don't follow the…

^^^^ Perfect. And you should see your doctor. Sounds like you've been unhealthy for awhile. Thin/skinny/low-calorie doesn't mean healthy.

I keep looking for the LIKE button. Too much Facebook!

I LOVE YOU! I mean..... It's refreshing to see a guy with the same problem. :) I was totally expecting to see a woman, and was going to say it's water weight. Do guys get water weight?

Hmm.... what was the plastic-wrap infomercial? I... er.. uhm... someone-I-know has issues with plastic wrap.

No Waffle-bot reference?? You totally let me down! ;)

This may have already been said, but I couldn't read anymore responses. A man coming to message boards LOOKING FOR ADVICE TO MAKE HIS WOMAN HAPPY should NOT be disrepected. PERIOD I'm 35, female, unpredictable self-esteem. It amazes me that you've associated spending-little-time-on-yourself with the i'm-not-worth-it…

Very interesting. I have read that if you link FitBit (any of the products) to MFP, it assumes you use the scale AND the tracker. So if you link them but just use the scale, it thinks you slept all day and did nothing (since it gets no reading from a tracker). I was also thinking that the Withings scale had slightly better…

Welcome to the starting line! ***HUGS*** The best thing you can do for yourself right now is log EVERYTHING you eat. Once you see the major nutrient/calorie difference between fast food and homemade food, it may be easier for you to make better choices. Also, if you can, try to eat more meats and veggies, and less carb and…

Really? Are you stupid or just a troll? Are you really expecting a dead person to respond here? THANK GOODNESS they aren't dead.

I agree. Speaking as a fat girl with a family history of diabetes and cancer, obesity is GUARANTEED to shorten my life. Aspartame poisoning, on the other hand, is questionable. Some people say it's bad, others say you have to eat a billion pounds of it (or something like that) to equal the amount the lab rats were given.…

There's plenty of carbs in a Paleo diet, just in the forms of fruits and vegetables. I'd think it's more of a diet for overweight people and diabetics, rather than the healthy gymrat. It has to do with regulating insulin levels and combating insulin resistance, which is a big issue with overweight people (based on what…

Shoot. I was wondering the same thing. Maybe I can bump this post so someone will reply to it. Also wondered about auto-recognition. If two people of similar weight (maybe 5 pounds apart) use it, does it know who is who?

It will double-count if you add it here. HOWEVER, the BodyMedia armband isn't as accurate as you think. I sweat like mad for a good 1.5 - 2 hours at the gym. My armband usually picks up about 20 minutes of moderate activity. That's it. The nice thing, though, is that I'm losing more weight than the BodyMedia app says I…