lynn_glenmont Member

I don't think half a bag of mulch is right. Mulch is not very dense. I doubt half a bag of mulch would weigh five pounds, much less 23 (the weight lost by OP). Unless mulch means something different outside the U.S., or we're talking about some wholesale size bag used by landscapers that fills the bed of a pickup.

From your question, it sounds like you could log it directly to today? If that's the case, log it to today, copy today's meal to tomorrow and delete it from today.

Is the guy in the video qualified to offer medical advice? (Yes, I know he calls himself a doctor; but that just means he should either be liable for impersonating a doctor or for malpractice for offering medical advice to patients he hasn't examined.)

I log, but most of my holidays are with family and a lot ilof the menu carries over from year to year, so I have a "saved meal" as a starting point from which I can edit amounts and add anything new. After 10+ years of logging, it's an engrained habit to notice and remember what I eat. Of course the amounts are just…

When I changed what I called my meals, all historical info in slot 1, no matter what I had called it, was renamed with the current (new) name for slot 1, and so on. For each slot the renaming of any slot was retroactive.

Nor sure I would recommend a rebounder (mini tramp) to someone who describes themself as "at risk of falling". At least not as a first step in improving balance.

I was going to make some suggestions, but I can't improve on what Annn said^^

Logging should help you to target foods that are costing you more calories than they're worth to you in satiety, pleasure, and/or nutrition. Don't forget to log drinks, condiments, and cooking/finishing fats (butter, oil, etc.). Best of luck.

Maybe instead of thinking of your goal as getting to 170, think of it as getting to and maintaining 170.

I agree with Ann and ninerbuff -- the easier you make it on yourself, the more likely you are to stick with it. For me, making it easier meant not deciding I could never have foods X, Y, and Z again; focusing on positive choices (e.g., more protein, more fiber, more whole foods) than eliminating things from my diet;…

Welcome back. Ongoing support isn't my strong suit, but I wish you the best of luck.

Higher reps at lower weights are less likely to build muscle mass. Building muscle mass is very challenging, so unless you're young, male, and new to lifting, you're probably not going to gain "large muscles" in any case, especially if you're in a calorie deficit to try to lose weight. Finally, lifting weights is really…

It seems unrealistic to expect your partner to be consistently making the best choices for you, denying themselves foods they enjoy so as not to tempt you, always thinking about not exposing you to tasty high-calorie foods, etc., when the majority of people whose own health depends on it are unable to consistently make…

You are getting inaccurate messages because you are selecting inaccurate entries.

From the OP: I wrote about what I felt and thought about this issue.

Because it was the obverse or some other high-falutin' logical term of what you enumerated.

Irony? Intentional?

Generally any time you're losing weight, you're losing a combination of fat, protein, and carbs -- except on an extended keto plan, after the initial expenditure of stored carbs, you're not replenishing them at each meal. If you're using up stored carbs, which even on a non-keto plan tends to be more pronounced at the…

I find participating in discussions, especially to help people, keeps me enged and positive about my own efforts.

And there are people who think that they will get better and that thinking that will make it happen so they don't get help.

If you're not losing weight on 1200 to 1300 calories, it's very unlikely that your macro allocations is the problem. 1) Are you being impatient? Have you decided after three or four days (or less) that you can't lose weight on 1200 to 1300 cals, while simultaneously starting a new exercise program, hitting a…

You're not talking to anybody from MFP on here, just other users.

As much bacon or ham as you care to eat? (Or shrimp, if you aren't wedded to ideas about what constitutes breakfast food.)

I've seen the blue Hubbard in stores and farm stands occasionally, but they were always so huge they seemed impractical for me. I usually go for butternut or acorn squash, as I can find them small enough to be just two servings.

I drink diet soda frequently, and I have never experienced this, but given your experience, giving up diet soda seems like a good choice.

Go to the bottom of the meals in your daily log to find "add exercise," click and select cardio. Search for walking, X mph or running, X mph and enter the number of minutes you walked or ran. For strength training you'll also have to select cardio if you want MFP to account for calories -- there should be an entry under…

Could you try manually entering the ingredients?

Sourdough is usually made with wheat or Rye flour, both of which have gluten. If you're using some other flour, maybe you could clarify.

I'm glad the conversation went well. Best luck to you both!

No, I didn't cut my servings in half and eliminate things that are tasty. But if someone else had decided to try to control how much and what kind of things I was eating when I hadn't agreed to those changes, I probably would have perceived it as cutting my servings in half and eliminating things that are tasty. Deciding…