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We fostered German Shepherds. We already had one we adopted from the rescue group. The first foster dog, my wife loved, and I really liked him too. We both cried when he got adopted. Then he got returned, and we ended up keeping him. We've had them both for about 4 years now. After that, we fostered 5 other dogs. It was…

My wife had her birthday dinner at Cheesecake Factory. Personally, I'm not a fan. If a restaurant has that many items on the menu, they are pretty much all going to be mediocre. Mall parking lot restaurants are all like this. Anyway, not my birthday. I went to find the nutrition information. Shocking. Apparently, they have…

The part about getting weight loss surgery and being pregnant makes no sense. What surgeon would perform weight loss surgery on a pregnant person or someone that intends to get pregnant? If that's her plan, she should look into that detail. I guess if it's a plan for post-pregnancy...wow. That's a distraction that we would…

To me, the weekly calorie goal is more important than each daily calorie goal. I shoot for an average of 2100 per day with a weekly goal of 14700 calories. I don't have cheat days per say. I do know that my Friday and often Saturday has a bit higher calorie intake because of my lifestyle. My wife and I like to go out for…

Desire for family time makes after work a no-go for me. This would be my preference if I didn't have a daughter that goes to bed at 7:30. It was what I did before she was born. Evening is a complete non-starter. After a full day and dinner, I'm not going to start a workout. Afternoon during work is hard to do consistently.…

I average 200-250 exercise calories per day over 6 days. I don't eat those back typically on Monday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday, I tend to go over target. I make an attempt to at least stay close to maintenance calories on those days. Sunday, I generally pull it back together and generally go under target. Once…

Here's how my weight fluctuated in the last few days. Thursday: 246.6 Friday: 245.8 Saturday: 246.4. Wife's Bday dinner at Cheesecake Factory. Terrible menu. Sunday: No data. Ate some chips while watching the game. Monday: 248.6 Tuesday: 247.2 Wednesday: 245.2 I didn't really gain 2.8 pounds of fat from Friday morning…

This was back when I was riding my bike a lot and actually in decent shape. Some friends were going out to a club with a live band. At first, I wasn't going to go due to an organized bike ride the next day. I was planning on riding at least 60 miles with some decent hills. I decide to go early, drink only a little, and…

I would eat a more substantial breakfast with more protein.

All the apps use the GPS hardware built into the phone. Some phones have really poor GPS implementation. Samsung phones tend to be notoriously bad. Samsung also has some of the most popular phones...so a LOT of poor phone GPS in the world. This may lead to some people having better results than others. Different model…

The problem with the quick add is that you don't get the macro information. You know if you hit your calorie target, but not what your mix of fat, protein, and carbs along with fiber and sodium look like. A couple people gave the feedback that you aren't getting enough fat and protein. That may or may not be true if a…

I'm consistently shocked at what my baby daughter can put away during a meal. We currently try to feed her what we're eating at a lot of meals. She's a little older at 16 months now. She ate nearly 4 full raviolis last night. I only had 3 after giving her some of mine. I had a piece of bread and some broccoli too. Jeez,…

It's kind of hard to tell what's going on with so many "quick add" items in your diary. Two things that are questionable. First, are you actually getting 1200 calories net per day? Maybe spend a couple days measuring accurately and fully tracking everything. Second, is that even the right target? I think not. You're…

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Quiet! There is a very limited supply of top-grade coffee in the world. The general public can NOT know about this.

I once heard the weight of the gut bacteria can add up to several pounds. How can I kill it all dead and realize this hidden weight loss? That would really going to ramp up that sustainable 10 pounds/week I'm expecting from cutting out carbs.

That guy would make the most epic troll on here.

It is a mistake to look at this as a temporary condition. A need to just focus and work hard for 6-8 months and then life can go back to "normal." Weigh the benefits of doing it quickly versus the benefits of doing it at a reasonable pace. Benefits of Going Slow: * Less use of will power through the 6-8 months. You'll be…

I can see from your profile that you intend to lose 70 pounds. Just to level set, that's going to take like 2 years to do properly. Maybe about 50 pounds this year and the last 20 next year. Somewhere in that ballpark. The first few weeks are hard. A couple things happen. Getting used to the new calorie intake can make you…

Can you share your diary? It would be good to see what you're eating. It is important to understand you don't gain 10 pounds of fat in a week from eating a few extra calories per day. It just cannot happen. If your gaining that much weight and it's not fat...it's water.

You don't really put on 10 pounds of fat in a week by going over 1200. You would have to go insanely far over. Your body is retaining additional water when you up your calories. Maybe that's even a good thing. When you go higher, are you adding carbs back in or a lot of additional sodium? It's going to be hard to determine…

Cigarettes and coffee are not alike. Do you compare people to Hitler frequently?

This is a great read. I think if more people understood the science behind how the body works and that there is variation, MFP message boards would be a happier place. It's so silly when people are celebrating 10 pound weight losses in 1 week and inconsolable when they gain 4 pounds in 1 day. Why would we celebrate or…

Self-identified coffee nerd here. I already had a scale before MFP to measure coffee and water for brewing. Most coffee is bad coffee. Stale and over-roasted. Starbucks is especially over-roasted. I've even heard the conspiracy theory that Starbucks over-roasts it's regular coffee to push people towards the sweeter and…

Yeah seriously. Just do the thought experiment. If you assume a pound of weight loss takes a 3500 calorie deficit, that's a 3000cal/day deficit for a week to lose 6 pounds. If you eat nothing and exercise for an additional 1000 calories...basically 1.5 to 2 hours of high intensity exercise for 7 whole days you could do the…

Maybe a month or two with a different goal. Right now, you're frustrated that you aren't losing weight and that adds to all the other stuff that's going on. Switch to something maybe where you feel like you're winning, get a little satisfaction, and maybe you can also find a workout that take out your frustration from…

I would just get one that's electronic and has a tare button. The $15-$25 one is probably fine. More money will get you different aesthetics. That's a personal preference thing. You can also get more accuracy at lower weights. People that are into high-end espresso at home care about 0.1g increments. 0.1g does not matter…

There are a couple other things to consider running outside over a treadmill in addition to what's already been mentioned. One is wind resistance. It's not huge at 6mph, but it exists. Obviously, there is no wind resistance on a treadmill. Two is pacing. Pacing yourself takes effort. In the process, you often drift up and…

You didn't gain 10 pounds in a week. Did you weight yourself in the same state? If you weigh yourself in the morning, after going to the bathroom, in your underwear...that's a lot different than weighing yourself after dinner and a 16 oz glass of water while wearing a sweater. I'm guessing a few pounds of water retention…

Started with 52.5 pounds to lose. 4 weeks in and lost 4.1 pounds. So around 50 pounds to go.