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I dont care if the middle sections of bread are larger than the ends, im logging them all as 1 slice. But that having been said, i dont log cardio if i have to take 1 flight of stairs randomly aome day.

People are saying that because MFP data conflicts with another source such as my eliptical trainers onboard computer with palm touch heart rate monitor. MY machine says i get 180 calories burned for 30 minutes. MFP says 395.

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i lost 20 pounds or 2 pounds per week eating lean cusines and basically nothing else. It was sad because i'm a great cook and love cooking; but having PRECISE calorie numbers; especially when i was hungry and didnt want to do 20 minutes of research; really helped me lose weight.

I have a digital scale. I can step on it and get a reading. Step off. Step back on, and get a +/- 3 pound variance. It's not the scale its just gravity and air pressure and the way im leaning etc. Scales are like that. Look at the big picture only, or you will go crazy.

I was on 1200 calories a day for 2 months and lost around 20 pounds. I know it sounds horrible but my meal plans couldn't have been any simpler. I had 3 lean cuisines a day plus 1 small snack of my choosing. The weight flew off.

You should get a physical before you start your challenge and note your HDL, LDL ,Blood pressure, Triglycerides, etc! I had high blood pressure, High LDL, Low HDL, High Triglycerides (as a lacto-vegetarian) so I became vegan for 1 year. After 1 year I had my levels rechecked and they were exactly the same! If you do the…

my goal was only 30 pounds and i felt NEW for a brief period but then i forgot about my weight loss until the other day when i happened to look at my ID card and was shocked about how bloated my face used to be. It made me remember and it made me feel glad about my new self.

Do you work out? I'f you do 60 minutes of cardio I would be amazed if you still couldnt sleep.

you have to guess unless you use expensive space-aged equipment. most people just guess. I use MFP database and then reduce what it says by 50%.

I can work out on elliptical trainer and stationary bike, but if I run on a treadmill, I get so dizzy I almost fall down and want to vomit. Running without actually going anywhere gives me some type of motion sickness. Its just with running and not bicycling etc. I don't know why. Maybe you can identify a particular…

call and ask your doctor. do not follow anyones advice other than a doctor.

I have two scales, a mechanical scale and a digital scale. Both scales will give me a +/- of 3 pounds when i step on them, even if its seconds apart. I dont know why this is. the digital scale is especially wonkey and unreliable. If you are seriously only eating 1700 calories max Iand are 5'9, don't see how you could be…

Have you spoken to a doctor about your ideal weight? I think their opinion has more merit than mine. If your goal is for your best chance at a life of good health you should follow whatever the health guidelines are and not what random peoples opinions are.

I bought a bunch of jeans right before my diet and now they are useless to me . so annoying. I bought new clothes yesterday for the first time since my weightloss, I waited till the season changed from summer to fall and bought things on sale since its not my final size. 25 pounds after 119 days (approx). I'm pretty much…

I don't believe in cheat days. I had one last month and I binged on velvetta nachos for 3 days and gained 2 pounds back. However I do semi-cheat doing this: I wait until sunday night when the Mobil MFP app changes its weekly nutritional profile and starts a new period. Sunday night at 11:pm I eat a bunch of stuff that I…

the OP is right, if its a chain restaurant then either A: the calories of all their menu items are online, or B: all their menu items are on MFP database already. I'm not sure if you're asking that question tho. If you are saying does anyone else feel amazed/overwhelmed when confronted with the huge number of calories…

Even tho the sync now button said (synced 5 seconds ago) when I load MFP MOBILE, it followed your suggestion and manually synced the device and it updated the information correctly. Thank you for you suggestion, it was the answer.

get whatever looks good to you but keep the portion SMALL. Indian restaurant food is usually fried or has a lot of added butter called ghee. I eat indian food very often,;it is my favorite. All you can do is order what ever you want, or if its a buffet; take whatever looks good to you; but keep your portion SMALL. The NAAN…

I don't consider fear of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) being "a health nut". do you?

puree 1 brasil nut in a little bit of water. tada!

i wear all my old clothes but now i use a belt on the tightest narrowest hole setting. and my shirts hang on me and have no shape.

I can't really comment because for all I know you are 3 feet tall.

I disregard any comments that contain "clean eating". That term meanings nothing. its a made-up buzzword. Like "toxins", it is vague ambiguous and nonspecific.

I used them but then i realized that they are around 250 calories which is about the same amount of calories as a lean cuisine frozen dinner. and to be blunt, a frozen dinner is a lot more satisfying. After this Epiphany, slim fast became totally obsolete in my eyes.

Some of them are not rechargeable and have a sealed shut, 1 year battery life. So keep in mind, if you buy that kind you will have to get a new one in a year. Or send it somewhere for a new battery.

if you mix it with catchup it becomes thousand island dressing, which tastes good on vegeburgers.

I eat exactly the same things I did before but 1/4th the amount.

coffee creamers are high in calories and have trans-fat I get powdered milk and use the powder in my coffee for a lightener. I just add the powder, unmixed, into the coffee. It has a lot fewer calories. For sweetener I use TRUVIA. I buy the bottle of loose crystals, not the little packets.

i melt fat-free cheese on ricecakes in the oven, and top it with slicked jalapeños. It's not as good as pizza but its less than 100 calories.