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When I first started, I thought I was doing great hitting at or below my calorie goal. But I was WAY under on fat, and started having some skin problems and digestive issues. Now I try to get close on calories, fat and protein by balancing my mix of food. If I have beans one day, I have nuts for a snack instead of fruit,…
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A lot depends on your frame. My mother and I were built much alike, except she was model-skinny. I could wear a lot of her clothes even though I was probably 40 pounds heavier. I'm not really expecting to drop a size, just to have my clothes fit better.
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Store-bought inserts actually made my feet worse. I had to go to a podiatrist to get the right kind of supports for my high arches. I still have to be very careful.
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I tried to force myself to eat ranch dressing made with Greek yogurt, but it is far too bitter for my taste. I'll watch this thread to see if there are ways around that.
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Good arch supports can help a LOT. But it is a challenge to find shoes they'll fit into.
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Hand in the air! Chocolate is the one thing I know I can't have around without sticking my hand in for another. I told myself when I started MFP that I'll go to a bakery and get ONE brownie if the craving gets too bad. So far, though, all the fruit I'm eating seems to keep that particular beast at bay.
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It all depends on what works best for your metabolism. I need a pretty good breakfast and my primary meal at lunch, even when I'm not reducing. I'll have mid-morning and afternoon snacks, then maybe a quarter cup of nuts or seeds at night. It works for me, though it's harder to manage a good meal midday.
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I count low intensity, long duration activities net of my base rate. In this case I'd look at the calories for the time spent at a slow walk, then subtract my BMR for that amount of time (or I look up a number for what I'd be doing otherwise e.g. reading). But I'm set at sedentary. It's working so far.
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I'm 5' 9" and big-framed, so people don't notice the extra weight. Clothes don't lie, though. Since I rank shopping for "fat" clothes just behind having my fingernails pulled out, here I am. I started at 163 and just went below my original 150 target this morning (Yay!). That's not enough to get size 12s fitting properly,…
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I use it for one-time foods, since they cannot be deleted. I just use the Note section to record nutrients. It messes up the graphs, but at least the data is there if I want to check.
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It depends on your frame. I'm 5'9" and fairly broad shouldered and hipped. I thought 150 would get me neatly into most size 12s, but I'm almost there and my clothes are still tight. So now I'm aiming for 140. BUT, I'm 54 and have clearly lost some density. When I was younger, 150 was a good number for me. Kudos to both of…
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It's a guess, but that's the likely culprit. You need a certain amount of fat to nourish the skin. I show dogs, so I'm very aware of the connection between quality dietary fat and skin/coat condition. I just forgot to apply that to myself :)
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I'd forgotten about fat in avocados - Yum! With those and vinaigrette, my salads just got more interesting :) . I've already added some nuts. I can replace some nonfat yogurt substitutes with the real thing and enjoy those, too. Thanks! I can see a longer term direction here.
