janupshaw Member

I'll open my diary, I almost always meet my fiber intake goal. :smile:

All good advice. He has to lose weight/exercise for himself. If he's just doing it for you it will never last. I think your focus should shift from his weight problem to your no food/no gas problem. Is there a food bank in your area? I'm sorry you're going through this, good luck to you & congrats on your weight loss

This helped me-once I am fatigued, I drop to my knees and keep going. Great job!

You'll get some men to weigh in on your post, but my suggestions are: tell MFP you want to gain a pound or pound and a half a week, then you know your calorie goal. Go heavy on the protein; greek yogurt is a good source. A better breakfast would be bacon & eggs. Lift heavy, skip cardio. Good luck!

Expect a 5 pound gain when switching to maintenance. This isn't actual fat, but your glycogen stores being replaced.

Ah, Trying To Conceive....that would be a BFN.

YouTube or Google will probably give you good ones. I don't know the proper names for them, but I start by sitting on the floor, legs out in front, then just bend at the waist. This seems like a leg stretch but will help your back, too. Then I lay on my back, knees bent up, then roll both knees to one side. Then I go on…

Since I don't know what TTC is, I guess I don't have it...

Aleve or Ibuprofen before walking is a good idea. You should also do daily stretches for your back. You could do an exercise video, so if you need to stop/rest you're already at home. Leslie Sansone walking videos are good. From experience, I can tell you my back pain got better with regular exercise. I've taken both…

I'm right there with ya, sister! I was within 2.5 pounds of my goal, and I just can't seem to get there. I've been up & down the same few pounds for about 5 months.

Maybe these people ASSUME you will be sending a bill, since it is your business, after all. My neighbor has a lawn care business. If I called him over to remove heavy branches or something, I wouldn't offer to pay him while he was there, I would assume he'll bill me. You will not run a good business until you get this…

In common, I like to go fast. Ambidextrous- I don't know if it counts; I am right handed but do some things left handed (shoot pool, tie shoes/bows, things like that). Because I was slow...In common with the above poster--I love to travel. 1. I didn't used to like exercise, now I do. 2. I'm an X-ray/CT/MRI tech 3. I bought…

Go on to kraftfoods.com or allrecipes.com (or any recipe site), and search for recipes by ingredients. I make a zucchini crust pizza casserole, even my husband likes! Another one I like is a zucchini-corn saute (zuc, corn, diced tomatoes, some seasoning & cheese on top). Pumpkin zucchini bread, pineapple zucchini bread,…

Snickers or Reese's...Or go pop your head in on all your friends, maybe they have something yummy to share!

Think of it this way, you're not losing much weight now, so go ahead and up your calories and see what happens. The worst that will happen is,,,you don't lose weight.

The same thing happens to me all the time...orthostatic hypotension. Your BP bottoms out when you change positions. One thing that helps me-- if I'm lying down I stretch my legs and flex my feet before rising.

The bigger you are, the more you have to lose before people will notice. My sister is 5'3", started at 230 & is down to 195; I can just now barely tell a difference.

Does your workplace have a scale?

So, what exactly is the question?

It's too soon to panic. There are numerous reasons why your weight fluxuates. Keep doing what you're doing, it sounds like you're on the right track.

Miralax is good. When I have trouble, I eat 5 prunes and 5 dried apricots per day, plus I eat a 100 calorie bag of microwave popcorn at night. I stopped taking calcium pills and vitamins, I think they were interferring with business.

I think Twinkies are gross, but Zingers are great! And so are oatmeal creme pies. I've never tried (or even seen) the orange cupcakes.

I lift 5x5, 30# on each side using a Smith machine. I don't know how much the bar weighs. I'd appreciate knowing my total if anyone knows. I weigh 130 pounds.

Just look at the line that says "remaining calories" and eat that each day.

Wow, rude! Is your mom a perfect size 5, or what? Whatever happened to loving you for who you are?? You have every right to be mad/frustruated/hurt by these actions.

Take a break, see your doc. What Utah said...look up incarcerated bowel if you don't know what it is, you do not want that.

16 oz cottage cheese pkg of dry strawberry jello a container of cool whip frozen, sliced/sugared strawberries (thawed). Mix it all together, YUM! You can get creative, mandarin oranges/orange jello, pears/green jello, etc. I like the strawberry the best.

Great job! I'm so proud of you! I agree, you look younger-BONUS!

First, change to 1# a week loss, that should give you a few more calories. Exercise & then eat back those calories. Greek yogurt is filling, give it a try.

I don't have a regular "cheat meal", but I do go over sometimes. I would consider a Chinese Buffet a cheat meal. I think of a cheat meal as being a meal you really want, calories be damned.