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I'm just here to add that while sugar overconsumption is definitely a huge problem in America, it's also the simple fact that we have an overconsumption problem, period. We simply eat too much. Too many calories in too large portions, and eat too often, for too many different reasons. Could this be oversimplified by…

Ugh I think I missed my weigh in yesterday, sorry!!! happysquidmuffin Weigh in: Tuesday PW: 137 CW: 136 Steps: 10/25: 9,720 10/26: 13,466 10/27: 15,294 10/28: 9,284 10/29: 14,151 10/30: 10,111 10/31: 13,769 I’m a 35yo married mom of 2 (5yo and 3yo) and right now just very busy and depressed. But some positive news; Monday…

happysquidmuffin Weigh in: Tuesday PW: 136 CW: 137 Steps: 10/18: 17,928 10/19: 8,662 10/20: 12,779 10/21: 10,773 10/22: 8,381 10/23: 5,758 10/24: 3,922 My October goals: 1. 11K steps/day avg ❌ 2. No after-dinner sugar binges! ✔️ 3. Don't let myself get thangry*! ❌ *Thirsty-angry aka dehydrated Not my worst week, we…

happysquidmuffin Weigh in: Tuesday PW: 140 CW: 136 new low! Steps: 10/11: 14,440 10/12: 17,442 10/13: 11,487 10/14: 6,325 10/15: 13,389 10/16: 10,711 10/17: 5,579 My October goals: 1. 11K steps/day avg ✔️ 2. No after-dinner sugar binges! ✔️ 3. Don't let myself get thangry*! ✔️ *Thirsty-angry aka dehydrated I had more on…

Thanks you guys ❤️ I’m hanging in there. It’s hard. I’m sorry I’m more take than give at the moment. I wish I had time to read everyone else’s updates more closely. I’ll get there again eventually. I hope you all are doing well.

happysquidmuffin Weigh in: Tuesday PW: 138.5 CW: 140 Steps: 10/04: 16,245 10/05: 7,825 10/06: 15,137 10/07: 9,644 10/08: 11,025 10/09: 11,468 10/10: 9,206 My October goals: 1. 11K steps/day avg ✔️ 2. No after-dinner sugar binges! ✔️ 3. Don't let myself get thangry*! ✔️ *Thirsty-angry aka dehydrated I’m really disappointed…

Thanks for bumping! Loved the article. A great read.

My October goals: 1. 11K steps/day avg ✔️ 2. No after-dinner sugar binges! ❌ 3. Don't let myself get thangry*! ❌ *Thirsty-angry aka dehydrated Yesterday wasn’t great calorie wise, but I didn’t really go much over maintenance. Felt really nasty after eating almost a whole Hershey’s Cookies & Cream bar. I just can’t eat that…

happysquidmuffin Weigh in: Tuesday PW: 139 CW: 138.5 Steps: 9/27: 17,363 9/28: 19,961 9/29: 14,259 9/30: 10,007 10/01: 16,136 10/02: 10,987 10/03: 5,311 My October goals: 1. 11K steps/day avg ✔️ 2. No after-dinner sugar binges! ✔️ 3. Don't let myself get thangry*! ✔️ *Thirsty-angry aka dehydrated

@trooworld Thank you!! :smiley: My October Goals: 1. 11K steps/day avg <3 2. No after-dinner sugar binges <3 3. Don't let myself get thangry <3 I need new pants :p And my "tight" skirt... isn't. :o My weight is holding steady. I am still calorie counting, but I'm not weighing every darn thing. It's a nice "break."

Hi, I’m Alicia aka HappySquidMuffin. I’m 35 and have a husband, 2 kids 3 & 5yo, 2 cats, and a little garter snake. I live in Idaho, USA. Previous weight ~170, current 138. I’m only 5’3. Goal: 125. I like to walk/run in the mornings outside but it’s almost too cold to do that now. I’m loosely tracking calories atm, but it…

Thanks, I think I will try to change my profile pic to one with me and my husband. And add that he exists in my profile so it's more obvious lol. My October goals: 1. 11K steps/day avg every week by continuing to walk/run every weekday morning. 2. No after-dinner sugar binges! 3. Don't let myself get thangry*! *I get…

I remembered what I was going to post about! I get several MFP friend requests a month (sometimes in a week) from guys I don’t know. If I accept, they always message me some short hello/how are you doing, and when I reply, they always by the 2nd or third message tell me I’m fit and beautiful or just beautiful. And then I…

Congrats on the grand baby Darren! Prayers to those of you going through difficult times. Have a happy Thursday guys. I feel like I was coming here to post some sort of NSV. But I completely forgot what it was. 😝 Well, I did bounce right back down from 139 to 137 in one day, so there’s that…

happysquidmuffin Weigh in: Tuesday PW: 137 CW: 139 Steps: 9/20: 13,951 9/21: 7,389 9/22: 14,737 9/23: 13,195 9/24: 12,898 9/25: 6,632 9/26: 8,588 Thanks y’all. Current Goal: do not go over 139. Maintain 137-138 for the next two weeks (til Oct 11th) by portion control and limiting added sugar. Only loosely track calories if…

Hi great job this week, we led the leaderboards as a team! I just can’t keep up at the moment, too many posts to read, so I apologize but I’m out of the loop and will probably remain that way this week. I’m taking a break from counting calories, but I’m still logging in daily and watching my weight. If I can lose a little…

Apple Watch user here. I really like being able to see the numbers, make goals, and see myself hit those goals. I have a small ladies walking group that meets every other Wednesday night at 8:30pm, and I run/walk in the mornings 2-3 days per week, sometimes by myself, sometimes with one of my sisters. It definitely helps…

Depends on what you want. Lowest calorie? Almond milk. Wait, almond milk has almost no protein. Soy milk, lots of protein! Wait, kind of tastes like garbage (only my personal opinion). Oat milk! Wait, highest in calories. Cashew milk! Mmm also tasty, but almost too creamy. There's also rice milk. And coconut! Just buy all…

I heretoforthwith grant you permission to eat a balanced variety of foods, mostly plants, mostly not-heavily-processed, that you personally enjoy eating on a regular basis. Whenever it makes the most sense for you to do so, with however many carbs you find satisfying at any given time. Because there is probably not any…

You may only have ham on the second Tuesday of the month, between the hours of 1:17pm and 4:32pm. It must be gold label smoked serrano ham produced in Spain in the late spring. And make SURE you call the manufacturer with the production code handy to ask if the pig was spotted. It doesn't matter whether it was or not, but…

Doctor, it hurts when I twist my leg this way and jump up and down. Doctor: then stop doing that! But seriously, yeah if fasting makes you binge, then DON'T FAST. It's clearly not working for you.

happysquidmuffin Weigh in: Tuesday PW: 140.5 CW: 137 🫠😍 Steps: 9/13: 13,606 9/14: 17,045 9/15: 8,210 9/16: 7,284 9/17: 11,515 9/18: 10,407 9/19: 9,790 My 3 goals thru 9/22: 🔥🔥🔥 1. 11K+ steps/day weekly avg ✔️ 2. Close exercise ring 5 days/wk (5/5) ✔️ 3. Track water 9 cups/day ✔️ I’m not going to be a cotton-headed…

Nope, nopity nope nope. Marketing hooey for sure. If you want to get a good idea of your active vs resting calories, get an Apple Watch & use the Apple Health app. But I'm just saying that bc I've had one for 4+ years now, and I find it pretty accurate and helpful for my slow, steady weight loss, monitoring me steps,…

I would be very skeptical of that calories burned number. You might be closer to 600-700 active calories burned. Sorry we're all being party poopers, but you're getting some good advice here from some long-timers who know what they're talking about (not talking about me, I just ECHO the smart people :) )

Checking in here again to stay accountable... yesterday and today I weighed in at a new low, 138 lb! Was so pleased to see this number. Tomorrow is my weigh in day. Last Tuesday morning I weighed in at 140.5. Would be nice to log a 2 or even 3lb loss! I just need to not overthink it and overeat this evening. Once I'm at…

HEY Apple Watch users... I'd love someone to do competitions with! How in the heck do we find each other? I know when I tap invite a friend it pulls up a list of contacts... but I don't know exactly how my watch identifies me or others. Do we need each others phone numbers or something?

@FushiaKat great loss, sorry about the car troubles. Wow that is a huge electric bill! We keep ours set to 75. Now it is getting cooler and the A/C probably hasn't kicked on much in the past week. Our summer electricity bills are around $165-185 but $25 of that is for our fiber internet surcharge, and it also includes…

Perhaps you could... be the tiniest bit more specific on what you're looking for? :expressionless:

@CricketKate Good to see you back at it! What a nice thread. Just for today, I will not stress/boredom eat!

I don't know if I'm what you're looking for, but I'm a 5'3" female currently 138 lb, goal weight 125. By follow someone, are you looking for a product/subscription, or are you just looking for MFP friends with similar goals so you can peep their diaries and see what they eat? Feel free to friend me if you want. My "diet…