EmmaFitzwilliam Member

Don't stress about it. If it's not a binge trigger (which is a separate problem), like the others have said, eat it, log it, move on. I have at least one Dove chocolate square most days. Or one Mieszko espresso-filled chocolate. Or one Godiva dark chocolate raspberry filled truffle. And they're all about 50 calories each.…

5'1.5". Currently 147 pounds. I'm not sure what my diary will tell you, but you can look at it. I've lost 73 pounds in the past 11 months, and my goal is somewhere between 120 and 135. My tips? Make the calories count. Don't multi-task when eating energy dense foods. Don't write them out of your life, but enjoy the heck…

I would start with anything you would put on a sandwich. I spread a tortilla with peanut butter, and add banana hummus, and add bell pepper strips mustard, and a slice of deli meat and (if desired) a slice of cheese (bonus points if you add sprouts, lettuce, etc.) cranberry relish, and add turkey black bean spread (pulse a…

I weigh in daily. Even without that cause, my weight has significant fluctuations. If that is an additional factor, I just say, "Oh - that's a factor. No wonder I have been cranky and hungry. This will sort itself out in about 10 days." I find that not stressing over meeting my body's cravings (seriously, I get some days…

For the same 200 calories, I'll take two sheets of graham crackers with a 1 oz packet of cream cheese. Or splurge another 25 calories and add some jam. Not cheesecake, but pretty satisfying. Nutella/lemon curd/ jam on water crackers. (75 calories) Berries (1 cup) (85 calories) and cream (1/2&1/2) (2Tbsp). (125 calories)

I use a scale at home, take a sack lunch to work, and make my best educated guess about portion size/weight when out. And I don't fret too much about the probability of errors.

::hugs:: I had an almost identical epiphany when I started logging. I can tell you - 73 pounds down, and 11 months in - knowledge is power. It's not about not having the cheese/yogurt/butter/etc. It's about how much you have of them, individually and cumulatively. You can still have, for example, an ounce of brie on an…

Ohhh!!! I never thought about it, but I can see that. I'm down 70 pounds from where I started, and about 25 from where I was over 5 years ago. I've always been a lightweight, but it's definitely more noticeable now.

The first week I was logging my meals, I started to understand how I gained the weight. Bluntly, I ate like an over-indulged child with no regard for portions or cumulative calories. I recognized that for myself, I will always need to be aware of the choices I have made and their impact, so I set out to develop habits I…

I guess. If I'm at a restaurant that publishes their nutrition menu, I use that number. If there is a number in the database, I assess the probable accuracy and use it, or not, accordingly. You develop a sense for how many calories are in foods, and how large a portion may be.

I have milk and cereal as my "dessert" course sometimes, when I have 200 calories in the green. In a tiny cup, with a weight out 31g of golden grahams and 1/2 cup of whole milk. I drink the leftover milk. :)

PB2 stirred into cereal (quinoa, 10-grain cereal, etc.). Snap peas. "lite" salami Beef jerky Deli lunch meat.

I haven't been to the gym in the nearly a year since I started using MFP, and I've lost 70 pounds so far. When I first started, I (of necessity) walked the 1/3 mile (each way) from the nearest transit stop to the office where I work. Now, I choose a farther stop, and walk a bit over a mile from that stop to the office…

Personally, I take the emotional power away from foods as naughty or bad. I allow for treats within my calories; I don't worry about it if I go over my goal on any given day. Most importantly, I don't mindlessly snack on energy sense foods. If I'm going to eat something, I'm going to enjoy it.

I'm not there yet - I'm 70 pounds down but 25 to go. I am still surprised by things like how differently a wrap fits now that my bust and shoulders are a few inches smaller. Or that a pareo fits. Or that a swimsuit fit on the first try. Or that I wore an outfit I haven't been able to wear in a decade.

From my own experience, I would have to say "not necessarily" and "it depends on how you define "exercise"." I've lost 70 pounds from when I started using MFP in July 2014. My roommate has a personal trainer, and I have had ?5? sessions with him over the past year. I take transit to work, and the nearest stop to my office…

Do what works for you. For me, labeling any food as "bad" or a "treat I could have only if . . ." set me up for obsessing about it and being anxious/grumpy/mad at myself (or some combination of the three) whether I had that food or not. My ex was a "food cop", always asking if a certain food was "allowed". Now .... I go…

*shrugs* Pick the goals that are important to you. Don't worry about hitting every mark "in the green". If you do, great. If not, are you hitting more in the green than before? Then you're ahead of the game. Sure, the more you hit, the better somebody thinks the situation is, but creating unhappiness for yourself by trying…

When I eat energy-dense foods, I don't multi-task. I focus my attention on what I am eating (and, if relevant, the social circumstances). I don't walk, I don't watch television, I don't shop while eating energy dense foods. I do occasionally choose food for entertainment/emotional needs. I'm honest with myself about having…

I don't think that's weird - I've double checked my entries too.

I want in on that step stool GoFundMe! :D As for the margin of error issue, well.. someone who is six inches taller than I am has a <25 BMI at 34 pound more than my frame will carry. The BMR for x+34 v. x 1422, to my 1,173. That's a pretty significant margin, just for BMR. Sure, the same number of excess calories adds up…

I also spread the contents of a 28g packet on a Wasa crispbread cracker, and top with one of the following: veggies, turkey breast, deli ham, roast beef, apple slices, sliced strawberries, tomato slices, hard boiled egg. Feel free to combine. ;)

Personally, I spread an ounce of cream cheese (or, rather, a 28g packet) on a pair of graham crackers for a 200 calorie dessert treat. I add some jam if I have a few more calories and feel like it.

That's my method. Also important, in my view, if you are going to make an energy dense choice (i.e., high calories, low nutrition), make it count. Slow down, taste and enjoy every bite. I get a lot of enjoyment out of a 45 calorie Mieszke espresso mini.

What is this "cheating"? There are choices, and consequences. And sometimes the consequence of a choice (a Big Mac, for example, or, in my case, a Panera chocolate filled pastry and a ham and cheddar souffle) are that, weight goals notwithstanding, one feels really satisfied emotionally for having given him/herself…

Well, that's one approach. Of course, there's also personal accountability. I'm an adult, and I have a rough idea of how many calories some foods contain. Because the MFP database is subject to input from individuals who have varied levels of information and varied levels of interest in accurate reporting, I check the data…

:hugs: What works for me (and I have gone from 220 to 156, and am still going strong) is to start with the precept that knowledge is power, and that I have choices. I posit that I have an inner toddler, who used to make my food choices, so I frequently chose poorly, and in excessive quantity. I am pretty familiar with my…

If left to my own devices, without logging, I would probably overindulge my inner toddler who wants cream of wheat cooked with milk, and two whole milk lattes, and fettucine carbonara every day. That's certainly how I got where I started. Now I tell my inner toddler I can have one of those, but not all three, and I can…

And a close second - the ever-popular "Starvation mode". :) Yes, there is the metabolic slowdown which comes as a result of it requiring less energy (fewer calories) to fuel less mass (150 pounds vs. 200 pounds). But absent an extended period (six months, as best as I can gauge with my quick skim of the research) of…

I just googled "find owner lost iPad" and one option you have may still be to call Apple with the serial number. They may be able to get in touch with the owner. (This is from an old post though so may not be an option any longer. You can also - if the iPad is powered and Siri is not disabled by the lock screen - see if…