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I track... if I am not sure about the actual calorie count I give an HONEST est. of calories and put that in for the meal or snack in question.... I try to pre-enter what I know my basic meal will be and that I try very hard to stick to, plus by doing that ahead of time I can decide if there is something I have often…

Nope it wasn't, I believe it was on GMA but it was not Dr. Oz.... he had many suggestions including working out but his point was some chemical in the hot sauce that triggers you not to be as hungry, (which happens to be a proven fact btw) and revs up your metabolism.

IF you use a very low calorie diet it can be fine and healthy too IF you are under a Doctor's care the entire time, with very regular blood tests and all that... the main key, and the main difference between an anorexic person's diet and a properly done low calorie diet is PROTEIN... anorexic's lose muscle, including…

Very good start! I will tell you for less damage and a lot less pain before, during and after... use a pool, join the YMCA in your area and workout in the water, you can jog, do jumping jacks, lift (they make weights for water use) if you can't really do the Y try a local college and see if they have a pool and what it…

You need to understand that most all of these numbers have been in place for a VERY LONG time...and almost all studies done, were with MEN, 6 foot, 180-200 lbs. to be exact, medications, health weight, calories etc... then the 'experts' would say for men and women blah blah blah... What everyone needs to do (this includes…

I think, OK I personally stick to my diet except on a special occasion I will have say cake on my birthday, but we go out and share this yummy piece of cake... but those days, holidays etc. are days to splurge and the rest of the time I stay on track and mainly because you get back into the habit of eating more, then a bit…

Well... congrats you look great and you did amazing to lose 120 in 10... I think you can stop logging if that is what you want to do, but keep an eye on the weight if it goes up, go back to logging... as for losing more, you do not look like you need to lose any at all BUT if you are going to stop logging I'd lose another…

Not eating them back is all that worked for me

You can put in the ingredients in a calorie counter and how many servings it makes and it will give you all the numbers per serving so you can keep count. (link below, make sure to put the number of servings the recipe says not how many you want, if it makes 6 servings put 6 it will break it down for each one) I am not on…

Having extreme issues I started out doing all my work outs in water, so if you have a pool (and the weather) I highly suggest using your pool for it, if you don't I'd try to join the YMCA and use their pool, they may even have some programs. I did and often still do, water aerobics, water jogging and the list goes on all…

No REAL reason not to eat whenever you want to eat, so that said save your calories to eat at night... either start eating later in the day, say noon or have your breakfast and then dinner, but save lunch for that late night eating.

Some need to workout with a person or group that has a set program if that is you, then it's worth the money. Anything and I mean anything you want to work on, you can find a FREE youtube to show you how, just google it for example I have physical limits so I can google sit ups while standing and bam!

yes your pharmacist did wrong and if there is a lead/head pharmacist I'd file a complaint! What you need is something like Metamucil, (google it) Walmart and most other stores have a store brand that is less $ but work the same, you'll find them in the pharmacy area typically near the Protein Drink mixes. These are fiber…

Well since you like to stay up until 3-5am find a 24 hr. gym and go after work since you know you won't get up early to go before work. To work out at home, there are plenty of different youtubes out there OR very inexpensive workout tapes/DVD's you can buy, just go to like Walmart and look in the fitness area (back by the…

^^^THIS^^^ the grapefruit diet is a fad diet that has been around for a LONG time and it is NOT the Mayo Clinic Diet, they have one complete with a book. The Mayo Clinic is a REAL medical clinic of top quality not a fad diet creator like Atkins and others.

So far as I read (1st page) no one seems to have noticed, you are at normal BMI range, your BMI is 23.1 and normal range for 5'6" is 18.5–24.9, so the reason you aren't losing wt. is most likely you are not eating near normal calories (you are eating too little) plus it is much harder to take off pounds the closer you are…

Yes very often, or at the very least I log breakfast and dinner (because it's planned ahead normally) that tells me what I have left for lunch and snacks. IF I change it of course I correct it as soon as I can, but I have an idea of what amt. I've allotted for that meal and that helps me decide on what to pick. If I eat…

Your opinion is just that YOUR opinion, you THINK diet MFP way will work for all... but it does not, and not everyone here is on the same diet/exercise plans either, and some of those plans can and have killed people doing them. It takes a year before you can have this surgery, you have to try different diet programs, you…

well... I have no idea but I don't see how it could hurt and if it worked after C-sections there is a good chance it will at the very least help now especially with exercise.

If you can safely, I'd suggest running the route in the next week to see how you do... I want to do the 5k here but part of it is over the ICW bridge, a HIGH HILL of a bridge so I'm thinking I need to test myself on that difficult part beforehand so I know what I can handle, but that's just me. I envy you, you go girl I…

Well who do you have in your house or a close friend that can help you out? BUT if you are going to learn to control your diet and get a routine of exercise then you also need to control stepping on that scale...it's all part of the package to a healthy YOU.

I agree with the above ^^^ when I first read what you have going on it sounds like 7th nerve palsy, AKA Bell's Palsy, you can google it and go to a medical link for info on it... it typically will go away and there is nothing a Dr. can do about it, but it is a good idea to have it checked and documented to make sure that…

try to have something light for dinner, accept that today you made a mistake and you might go over a bit, it shouldn't hurt you just be careful tomorrow and maybe add a workout in tonight to help burn it if that will make you feel better about the whole thing. It has happened to me and I'm real sure to many if not all on…

Keep in mind you are the mom... so when you say no it means no. Now as for the juice some for breakfast or a snack is fine, but tell them 1 glass and actually instead of glass start buying it in individual serving sizes (at least until it becomes a habit) and tell them you can have ONE and only ONE each day. For snacks,…

I find something like it. A larger muffin... is it the same size at one from 7-eleven or the grocery store bakery? those are around 300, how do you find out? You search for Albertson's or whatever store... so you say Albertson's blueberry muffin and then you use that. If you can't then I over estimate a little. If I'm…

Coupons are a mom's best friend! Also if you use Unsweetened Almond milk you save calories and a big surprise to me was it taste good in the cereal! So even the kiddos can have it, it will save a few calories for all of you and if it's a sugary cereal don't add sugar to it!

Yes I would and my reason is not that I'd eat any of the calories burnt because I do NOT eat back any of them but to track ME... if I find I lost more inches or pounds or my sugar numbers have gone up/down then I can look back and see not only what I ate but what I was doing that was different or out of norm... so I say…

CHF is in my family and I agree with the other post, have your Dr. set you up with a dietitian who is trained to help you manage your nutrition, get solid advice from someone trained or you CAN do more harm than good!!!

Donate and as soon as they are too baggy to look right I give them away... almost everything I had is gone now and I have replaced it with about 1/3 of things because these too will be gone in a couple months.... If you keep them you are setting yourself up to grow back into them or at least in my opinion and I vote no on…