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Oooooh the pecan log was very hard to walk away from! But having to look it up, log the calories, and either let it fill up a whole day or else have a tiny portion over each of the next 6 days - didn't seem worth it. I never perceived before how truly accountable one IS with these food diaries. Is it worth "just a taste"…

I have heard that a salad of shredded cucumbers and apple cider vinegar can help (strips off any retained fluids).

Peanut butter would be a trigger food for me, too. I switched to almond butter about two years ago and am less inclined to eat it by the spoonful!

When I can, I read and study the menu in advance (and try to find posted nutrition info, which many restaurants provide online and on their menus). Failing everything, I have a salad with no dressing.

I'm concerned about the treats as well - I do permit myself to have something I like every day (usually it's nuts), but my concern now is how in the world to log all sorts of stuff that I don't normally eat and isn't in the database - even food at meals - what DID my daughter put into the sweet potatoes besides the…

I can definitely see changes in my body in the mirror (and feel them because the bones are more prominent now), but the changes in my face pop up ONLY when I look at photos, at which point I'm flabbergasted (and embarrassed!) every time.

Diet Center - the others I tried (Medifast, South Beach) all worked but then it was harder to transition back to normal eating afterwards. Diet Center was limited to 950 calories (my calculated amount at my height, weight, age, activity level is around 1000, but of course MFP puts a floor at 1200) and gives you tablets…

Yes, there is - if you hydrate exclusively or without adding electrolytes, you can die. This happened to somebody (not in my group) while I was at the Grand Canyon - they ran out of food including energy bars but kept drinking water. A 12yo boy died. In my hiking club, we always stress bringing along energy bars and taking…

Agree with so much of the above - plan ahead and prelog. Tell yourself that you will have to log every single bite that passes your mouth - how easy it is to resist "just a taste" of somebody's dessert when we go out for dinner if I know that I am going to have to work rather hard to figure out how many calories were in…

Perhaps you can prelog your food - plan out the day and input everything into your food diary. Then you can see where that leaves you in calories and if there's something you can reduce or eliminate earlier in the day so that you can have your energy drink every evening. Congrats on your major achievement!

An hour before each meal is due is my time - sometimes I drink water, sometimes I just tough it out with thoughts of what I'm going to eat (all preplanned/prelogged). I can deal with the evening by flossing, brushing, and then rinsing for the night - can't eat after THAT! LOL

A lot of people do spinning or various water classes. I do the ones I like - four classes a week, all related to Pilates and/or core-building. I can use the machines on my own, walk everywhere (including to & from the gym), and feel like I'm balancing my activities that way. I just choose what I enjoy most, work hard, and…

Yes, still eating 1000-1100 calories per day and not eating back exercise calories. I do preplan the day, but I'd been focusing on calories rather than on protein. I can try to change that emphasis. I have a protein-rich food at each meal - Greek yogurt in the morning with my fruit; 4 oz tofu cubes in my salad at lunch…

[quote= They say the smaller you are, the longer it takes to drop a pant size.[/quote] Actually, I have always heard the opposite - sizes 4, 6, and 8 are very close together and you can easily go from one to another with just a few pounds. Sizes 12, 14, 16 are much farther apart and not at all interchangeable.

I dated a guy who lived in Ohio. He walked outside when weather permitted and worked out at the Y every day that he could drive there. Also did some stuff at home, but mainly calisthenics. He maintained the huge amount of weight he'd lost before we met the whole time I knew him.

Today, for instance, I'm 37 under the ceiling on calories, 25 under the ceiling on carbs, 12 over the ceiling on fats (I program in nuts for snacks - and they do have protein! - as well as putting hummus on my lunch salad every day instead of dressing), and still 36 under on protein. No way I can increase protein while…

I don't eat meat, and I always fall short of my protein goal by a fair amount - every day - while hitting fats and coming close to carbs, so there isn't much I can add that will contribute ONLY protein and not also fat and maybe carbs and certainly calories. And since I take 4 classes at the gym each week, walk/hike daily,…

Trail mix. Nuts already get me going, but somehow the sweetness that's included in trail mix sends me over the top. It might be something I can never eat again the rest of my life, because there is no moderation available for me with that.

My rest day means no machines (including the elliptical I have at home) or fitness classes. I still walk - in fact, I try to take a hike that day so I'm burning more calories than just the 10,000 steps would do (which are more likely over even terrain and at a slower pace).

I'd trust the machine more, because you customize that - you put in your weight (your mass is part of the force & energy equation in physics!) and it knows exactly how hard/long you worked and the calorie count will be a lot more accurate than the app here, which has been way over for me. When I log exercise, I change the…

I got that one yesterday, too, blocked the sender, and copied & pasted the entire message (including sender's name) and sent to MFP in a "contact us" e-mail. Most groups will remove spammers.

My daughter doesn't like nuts in things, so I leave them out when I'm baking for her, but this makes me sad because I think nuts enhance almost anything. My daily snack here at MFP in fact is usually some nuts! I have a real need to bake - lifelong - baked for my family, baked for my office, then with family moved out of…

Seems like it's more likely water when you first start eating healthfully and exercising. If the scale eventually goes down 1 - 2 pounds most weeks, that's fat and not water weight, especially if you make a point of drinking all (or most) of your required water every day.

Congratulations! Isn't it a good feeling to be trying to drop a few more pounds just because you want to and no longer because your health demands it?

My beloved husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2009, so I know full well what you've embarked on. You can PM me if you want to talk - I'm happy to reach out to you. Meanwhile, there was a pancreatic cancer support group at Daily Strength that I found VERY helpful (and informative) and also tremendous…

When your thyroid levels are too low, you might have dry skin, excess hair loss, feel slow, etc. When the levels are too high (they are constantly tweaking the amount of synthroid that I have to take each week!), your metabolism is running at a faster pace - lose weight easier and it sounds great, but it takes a toll on…

I agree with those books. I also had a trainer show me technique the first time I tried it.

I have heard about adding a little salad of shredded cucumbers and vinegar when you've been stuck at a plateau for a while (near your goal weight particularly), plus increasing water if possible. This has worked for me.

This sounds like Dr A's stuff (from Medifast). The formulas are given quite clearly in his books and I would imagine on his website as well.

I log every other drink with its respective meal or snack, and I log only water itself at the bottom as water drunk. The others count as liquids, but I'm not going to log them twice.