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I think the jury is still out according to that MFP Blog. That is, it appears to help short run, but doesn't help long run... appears to be their experts' opinion.

In - Out = Direction you are headed. so, yes... while you may not have made it turn around you've at least moved the needle that way.

Over two months... depending on how close you are to normal BMI weight... you shouldn't expect to lose more then 6 - 8 lbs. The last few pounds will always be hard to get off. However, if you are of significant weight, losing 5-6 lbs a week isn't unheard of. I am at 163 and losing a pound in a deficit can take me 10 days.

Weigh every day... pay attention once per week. I always weigh just after I get up in the morning and pee, every day. That's the closest comparable you can get before you eat or burn. Then, it logs into an excel spreadsheet and I go on. Then, Friday's I review the week mid-day... not when I am weighing. So, weighing…

This is why I tend to eat a very fixed diet during the week... I know my breakfast and lunch every day. Dinner is the only variable and if I am bad estimating a little under I can just only estimate a little high on it. I do tend to eat back half my exercise estimate.

I think if they added a "consistently using MFP for #" of days in addition to the streak then losing your streak occasionally wouldn't feel bad. I lost my streak on Duolingo... I know I did it... I own it. But I still wanna see a counter of how many days I've been sticking to it.

My wife still has iron issues as a result of gastric bypass. She has to go to the cancer institute and get iron infusions next to people getting chemo... a real downer. I think you HAVE to accept the fact that is THERE IS NO QUICK FIX! At 1-2 lbs of weight loss per week you might feel like you have made no progress and…

I wrote the satellite tracking software in Java in the 90's and it had a 3D version. Got minor notoriety for it. J-Java Track 3D

Many times I will try to look it up before I order it... or, if I order it I check the web site with my smart-phone and see if I should ask for a carry-out container with the meal so I can divide it before I start eating. Of course if it's local it's harder to do. Unless you know, it is a pretty good practice to just…

One pound per week is a good healthy rate to lose weight. If you are heavier it can sometimes drop a little faster but you don't want it to. You don't want your body taxed. You want to give your skin time to contract. You need to relearn how to eat and not starve yourself. Losing weight is not an ALL or nothing cram for…

1. If you torture your self by starvation there is NO way you will stick to a long term diet change. So starving is not the solution. 2. A diet is for the long haul NOT for 3 days... your body will fluctuate due to too many factors to analyze. 3. Starving yourself can actually defeat you because your body thinks you are…

I tend to agree with Vismal. I weigh daily as well but just check weekly. You can actually see interesting patterns emerge about how your body works. For me, I will see a drop, then a rise but the BF will drop instead, then another drop. And it repeats this pattern pretty regularly with a little variation. But I DONT worry…

This is one of those situations where you grab them and hug them tight and say I love you and appreciate the advice,.... BUT I have to live my own life and make my own mistakes. Just like they sound like a broken record, your response needs to sound just as equally broken and repetitive. Why? - They are older. - They are…

My advice is to explain it logically. Sadly, some people aren't logical. #1. You will win no argument over who's job is harder. #2. You SHOULD get traction on the argument that YOU get no baby time. #3. You SHOULD get traction on how much "FREE" time you each get. #4 . You SHOULD get traction on how much of your time…

This is me, except it's 0.5 and 1. Every time I drop a pound, I'll stay there a few days, then up a half pound for almost a week, then drop a pound. It's in the middle of that up week that frustration rises... but inevitably... it drops again.

I am also someone that doesn't move daily, like some. My family has the genes for megacolon which in non-extreme cases causes reduced frequency. My point is, that it isn't necessarily something to alarm you so long as you go. If you are taking 30 minutes, though, that is concerning especially if straining is involved…

I am a realist. I know I am well over the hill. I am for quality of life.

If there was a long duration between meals and you eat sugarary food and feel nausea... real nausea and not a just that it doesn't taste good, then you could have pancreatic issues, aka, insulin resistance and possibly diabetes. Don't ignore those symptoms if you truly feel sick. You may have to relearn how to eat. Other…

Well, I can guarantee two things: medical opinion on this will change in the next 10 years.... everyone will have a different opinion on this! My suggestion is do what works best for you... SO LONG AS IT IS WORKING. However, I imagine that sometimes you think you don't feel hungry until you start eating. Qualifier: If,…

I find it a little funny because pictures of your kids IS what I want to see... and your dog and your friends. What I don't wanna see is shared pages from organizations you follow or picture posts (pictures with words on them and sayings). I am really good at un-following people.

Yea, attacking the parents isn't the solution. Our problem is that crap food is the food that keeps the longest and is prepackaged for convenience. Convenience usually wins over healthiest. With two parent working families it gets harder and harder to provide fresh fruit and vegetables or even to prepare meals from scratch…

I'll admit that I manscaped, and I am okay with the results. There is a happy medium. I don't want to look like a creature from the woods, but I also wouldn't aim for a pre puberty either. You are a guy, right! The main reason I did it is that I teach a dance class and I like to wear those sweat wicking tops rather than…

def.. dance.

I don't think it's sustainable. It made me very sick and I ended up having to see a doctor... and I didn't even do it to any extreme either. I am classified as insulin-resistant (syndrom X) myself, and it made me feel horrible. Calorie deficit, low sugar is the way to go in my opinion. The hardest part is accepting that…

I think a picture is forming here from the comments. Junk food exists. You can't make it go away. You can't control what she chooses to buy or eat so having it around is a great test. So... Don't eat it Stick with your plan Lead by example. Make your own meals. Continue every day to invite her to participate, even if she…

From what I read, you can't target where fat reduction occurs. The goal is just to reduce and wait it out til it happen there.

Someone might have dared him or some such. We always do silly things to new people in our group. That said, I would have said something ... like please keep your farts to your own office if you can.

Since dogs have a better sense of smell why are they so interested in the smell of poop.

Welcome aboard! I am in almost 80 days now. I think the first two weeks were really hard because that's when you start a little deficit and when force yourself to fight that urge to eat something you have made part of a routine. You have to create new routines and make small changes so you don't give up!