theghouse

You don't need any sort of meetings or counseling. You just need a serious wake up call. Other people have acknowledged that you have a mental problem, but I don't believe in that. Once you believe you have some sort of mental problem or uncontrollable addiction, you believe that you are incapable of fixing it because its…

I would be terrified NOT to up your calories to a reasonable level. 17lbs in 10.5 weeks doing 4-5 days of fairly intense workouts? That amount of work -- giving your body the nutrients it needs to do so -- can absolutely shred fat off your body. Instead you've lost 17lbs and most of it was likely not fat loss. You could be…

Before coming to MFP, I would stop somewhere like Chipotle instead of Taco Bell, under the misconception that Chipotle was using better food with the rice and the quality chicken and all the fresh veggies, and it would be a better choice for me to lose weight. Taco Bell was always considered "junk food" while places like…

I think the biggest thing people are missing here is the easiest answer to making up those missing cals you just can't find room for... DRINK YOUR CALORIES. Most people who jump on the fitness bandwagon start drinking crazy amounts of water, and stop drinking milk, juices, and sodas because they don't want to drink "empty"…

Can you not tell how many servings of fruits and veggies you have had by looking at your food diary and seeing strawberries or broccoli? I understand what you want, something like the glass of water counter, I'm just not sure why you need it when all of your fruits and veggies are displayed on your food diary.

The benefit of using a real calorie counting system is also the downfall. Calorie counting is very precise and there are no quick categories or free foods like fruits and veggies in other systems. While it makes this kind of system the most accurate, it also makes it the most tedious to input the correct items and amounts…

first, stop thinking of your calories as a day to day thing. once you shed the "well i went over on calories this one day, i'm ruined" mindset, you'll do a lot better for yourself. try eating a normal day's amount of calories in food, or very close to it, to ensure the alcohol doesn't hit you too hard. then let the 2…

the easiest way to account for all those snacks is to use quick tools to quick add calories. sure, it won't track your protein, carbs, etc, but it does track the most important number, which is calories. even adding a rough estimate is better than omitting it completely. someone earlier posted about a sip of apple juice.…