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Welcome. :) I've only been here since like... June and haven't socialized either, but I've already made some friends and you will too! I'm not sure about the calorie goal thing (never gave it thought since I customize my own macros), but it appears that they have calculated their values using "Normal Daily Activity" - so…
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Some people have to take extra hydrochloric acid (HCl). Some people have alterations in their gut/intestinal flora (microbiome). At least one study cites where sucralose (Splenda and it's generics) alter the microbiome. I would probably start by cutting out sucralose containing products. I would then add a good probiotic.…
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This. My carbs are more like "death by papercut," so the rounding makes MFP useless for carb tracking. I've had days where it's like 7-8 carbs different (higher( than my own count. For VLC, it's inaccurate at best.
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YAY! Congratulations!
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If the 57 gm carb is 53% of your overall calories, then your calories for the day were only 430... and unless you're doing some form of intermittent fasting, that is just way too low. Cheese, mayo and sour cream all have carbs, but can be used as protein and good fats, as can avocado (with the added bonus of extra…
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Water aerobics (but of course, you need a pool and instructor), Callanetics, beginner Pilates and/or beginner Yoga. An easy way to start is by doing some of these beginner exercises that are on YouTube.
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^^^ This. What he said. An absolute minimum of 30 gm protein a meal. Eat every 3 hours. Check what Phinney and Volek recommend for recommended protein and if your situation is applicable, listen to what Dr. Westman has to say about it as well. I started with keeping carbs under 20 gm/day, then decreased them further to…
