MinnieInMaine Member

Look up breakfast casseroles and baked egg cups. More protein will help keep you full longer. Think outside the box and have salad or sandwich or whatever in the morning if it fills you up. Doesn't have to be typical breakfast food.

I'm a big fan of JRE and DTFH

You don't need a sports bra. I don't care for them personally so I just wear a well fitting supportive regular bra. Works just fine for running, calisthenics, etc. If money is so tight, why are wasting it on veggies? Buy frozen bulk. And stop allowing yourself to get fast food. Plan and prepare meals weekly and you'll save…

Eating right means different things to different people so when you talk to your doc about it, be more specific. Maybe even bring your food journal. And it kinda sounds like allergies to me too.

Yup, water weight, totally normal when getting started or getting back to consistent workouts

There's no need to skip lifting weights while losing. While there is such a thing as newbie gains, you really can't gain muscle while on a calorie deficit so it shouldn't affect your weight loss. It will however, help you to mostly lose fat instead of both fat and muscle. What you might see is a slight stall on the scale…

Sounds like you're biting off more than you can chew. Instead of going completely one way or the other, find a good middle ground. Plan to cook most of your meals at home but let one or two nights a week be a processed or take-out meal. How about using a food processor to help chop up those veggies? Can your husband help…

Two problems with your goal. 1) 115 puts you at an underweight BMI. While BMI isn't a perfect tool, it's pretty good at determining healthy ranges for most people. 118-120 keeps you in the normal/healthy range. If it's about achieving a certain look, consider working out to get the results you want, don't just go by the…

Yup, this. Technically, you should eat all of the exercise calories back becuase that's how the program is set up. MFP already includes a deficit in your daily calorie goal based on your personal stats and goals so leaving them uneaten means you may not be getting enough calories/nutrients. However, many calorie burn…

As long as it's working, good for you! I would encourage you to at least write down what you're eating somehere so that, as jgnatca suggested, if the time comes where it stops working, you can go back and try to pinpoint why. You don't have to do it the second you put the food in your mouth, but keep track on a daily…

You could try the lower calories per day method but why go that route when you haven't really given the previous method a try? Work on making better choices first and after at least 4 weeks, see how you're doing and make changes again if needed. Restaurant food is also loaded with sodium so even if you're staying in your…

I loosen the watch strap so that it sits further up on my forearm out of the way of the kettlebell

mrhonesty, when part of a community, it's best to follow the rules/guidelines in place. See post linked below from the mods re: flagging and reporting http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10007789/flagged-content-reported-posts-warning-points#latest

Since you already know why, I hope your venting helped you to feel better! No one really talks about it but patience is a HUGE factor in weight loss. Also, stop focusing on just the number on the scale. Take body measurements, pay attention to how your clothes fit, pay attention to how your health changes (better mobility,…

Not if it means you're not getting enough calories/nutrients in your day. Per the ticker on your profile, you have 10 pound to lose and it's fairly common for that to take a little time. Set your goal to 1/2 a pound per week and try to get as close to the daily calorie goal as possible. Get some exercise in and eat back…

Snow shoeing? Swimming at the local pool?

I'm making "crack" slaw this week with it! You cook up some hamburger or sausage, add brocolli slaw, some diced up red pepper (and onion if you like), sliced/diced mushrooms (baby bella are best imho), garlic, a little soy sauce and sriracha and let it all steam up until the veggies are tender. Stir in 2 cups of cooked…

Sounds like your weekends are what's causing the problem. It can be tough but you have to try to plan your eating and treat them like you would a weekday. Only you can come up with a plan as only you know why this continues to occur. If you can't completely control your intake (like going out to eat or wanting an extra…

What Azdak said. FYI, the calorie goal MFP gives you doesn't take exercise into account until you actually log that in your exercise diary. When you set that up in your diet/fitness profile, it's just a goal setting tool. You should also know that calorie burns from MFP tend to be overestimates so plan to only eat about…

1) Talk yourself slim. I know some people thing the whole mindful thing is cliche but it can make a huge difference for people who just shove food in their face without considering their choices...not just the type of food but how much they're eating. 2) Don't hang out in the kitchen. Maybe...I only hang out in there when…

I'm not much of a fan. They're not filling to me and most don't taste that great. I'd much rather make a big batch of something (soup, casserole, etc) and eat the leftovers.

How to get better results? Realize that fast weight loss and not eating enough calories/nutrients isn't a healthy way to go. Stop comparing yourself to how you were before, we all change. And have patience, lots and lots of patience.

MFP already figured it out for you based on your personal stats (gender, height, weight, age) and how many pounds you said you wanted to lose per week. FYI, exercise doesn't impact calorie intake on MFP unless you actually log your activity.

Are you new to this? Sometimes weight comes off quickly in the beginning due to the large changes we make in our eating. And sometimes our initial weigh in is a bit inflated due to water weight and/or weighing after eating and/or being constipated and/or what you're wearing (or not). It can be hard to tell if you weren't…

Did you tell her it was ok? If so, that's an iffy situation. You need to be straight with people if you need their help/support. If not and she's just using that as a weird excuse and it's not the first time, then maybe it is time to cut ties. Her being fat and lazy isn't the problem (her choice)...the problem is that…

Agreed. Meal timing makes no difference. The only thing you need to worry about is staying in a calorie deficit. How about looking at an average over the week instead of splitting it out by day? I think the apps allow for that but it may depend on which version you use... Or maybe you'll have to do some figuring on pen and…

IMHO, if you feel like death, and especially if you really do have the flu, you really shouldn't work out. Your body is already under enough stress. Working out with inadequate calorie intake sounds like a recipe for getting even sicker or being sick longer than you need to be. Rest!

You're being a bit vague. Out of the last two weeks, have you stayed within your goal or are you going over regularly? If you are going over, that's going to prevent you from losing. You say it's "practically" returned to the original. Does that mean you've actually lost some weight or not? Are you eating back your…

Logging is a valuable tool with weight loss because it makes you conscious of your choices and allows you to look back in history and figure out how you can make changes. It is so easy to live in denial if you don't have something like that to constantly remind you to stay on track. I used to think I ate pretty healthy,…

Same here. I used frame size as an excuse when I was obese and see others do it all the time. I'm "big boned" or "curvy" so I'll never get into the healthy weight range of BMI. You'd be surprised how your body changes as you lose the weight...