CharitaC Member

Hi everybody. Thanks so much. I am just starting to use MyFitnessPal again and that was really throwing me off. I use the Fitbit tracker, so I'll have to figure out how to turn off the negative calorie feature but I don't understand it or like it. Okay Annabananas I'll give that a try to turn it off

Ok thanks. That really helps. That's been on my mind forever.

We are now friends. Be encouraged today and everyday.

Hi There Fellow introvert. You definitely don't sound needy to any of us because we know your story. I have several wonderful groups on Facebook and below are just a few. Also I have a blog called www.TheIntrovertAdvocate.com. It' basically for introverts by introverts. If any of you like to write, I would love for you to…

I know that you looked and felt amazing.

I agree. I never feel comfortable with my calorie burn estimation. This includes walking and my elliptical machine in particular (it grossly overestimates in my opinion based on what I've read about the Gazelle on the internet. That's the main reason I stopped exercising weeks ago (it was interfering with my ability to…

Eating more to weigh less is a very scary thought to me.

I usually go to restaurants that provide nutrition information. Otherwise, I don't trust myself to take a stab in the dark at how many calories I might be consuming. I feel certain that it has to be something that I'm doing.

It's funny that you should mention about your face. About 2 days ago, I noticed how different my face looks. I'm pleased.

I'm going to hang in there and see if I can figure it out or perhaps I'll just give it another week considering that I really haven't done anything different to warrant the "standstill." Thanks for the input. I'm just taking it all in and using what I can.

The only other thing that I can think of is this: I am not a cook so I eat at places where low cal foods are served. If I do cook, I use recipes found online that provide nutritional information. Since I am not a cook I try to follow the recipe to a "T." But even at that, I'm only cooked 2 (maybe 3 times) in the past…

Well I just thought about that yesterday and it recalculated from 1240 to 1200, so I just made the adjustment yesterday. Hopefully I will see results over the course of a week. Is there where I've made my mistake.? Also I was thinking this morning: Is a 40 calorie reduction going to make that big of a difference? Thoughts…

You have a point, but I already said that I was confused, so I can't answer your question.

The whole "eating back my calories" thing is just too confusing to me. I actually stopped exercising several weeks ago because I was just too confusing and then lost an additional 10 lbs. Now I am at a standstill holding at 19lbs losts for the past 2 weeks. When I was trying to eat the calories back, I had to force myself…

I can understand jacksonpt's reasoning for people plateauing but I have plateaued also and can't seem to get past 19 lbs lost and I still log EVERYTHING. I have not been exercising as part of my weight loss regime so I can't contribute the lack the exercise to my sudden plateau. Yesterday I was thinking that since I've…

I have been stuck since May 27 when I checked in at 19 lbs lost. I can't figure it out. I'm not doing anything differently than I did when I lost the 19 lbs, but the scale is just not budging (at least downward). I have fluctuated up and down 1.4 lbs but not below 19 lbs since May 27th. Any suggestions? I've got 23 more…

I'm about at the point where I'm ready to disconnect too. It just should be this confusing and such a vast discrepancy.

I just decided to start doing this yesterday and immediately I could see the benefit of planning ahead.