SandyBess

Thanks for all of the replies, i just noticed them :) I got a food scale and have really been measuring everything. I think the biggest problem for me with eating is that I work in an office and sometimes the boredom makes me just want to stuff my face. I was feeling better about my weight loss but then I started my period…

Thanks Allan. I started with 1600 cals per day and now I am down to 1500. I go to boot camp 4 days per week for 1 hour so thats anywhere between 450 and 550 calories burned give or take. The rest of the days, i try to do intervals of walking and jogging. Lately however, I have gotten shin splints so I took one day off and…

Thanks, that was helpful. I am just super focused on my calories and exercise and losing weight that I get paranoid that I am not doing it right.

Congrats, you look really great! I am turning 30 as well and I think that is a good motivator. Our metabolisms are slowing down and it is important to keep active so we do not let that catch up with us. Exercise also makes me feel more positive and with those kids you have, I bet you relish any alone time that you get.…

Thank you, I appreciate that. I have been really hard on myself about this the past couple of years I just want this to work.

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Oh thats great, thanks! I never thought of that.

Yes, that does help. I just ordered a kitchen scale that comes with a bowl for measuring. I am just feeling pretty bummed out right now at the thought that I have been doing this all wrong...

All of the homemade stuff is actually homemade. In terms of the generic, I will work on that one. With the kitchen scale, how do i measure things like hummus, etc.? What container do I use? This is all really new to me.

Would you be able to look at my goals? I am so confused on how they break it down. It says 1600 calories but it also says over 2000??? Way confused.

My pre exercise calories are supposed to be 1600 so I am not sure about that. I am going with MFP's exercise count as of right now, I ordered a HRM so I am just waiting for it to come. In terms of logging in 800 calories, I am not sure what that is about because there is no way that is right. Does MFP not always keep track…

OK so I set my diary to public. Today I already logged in my lunch but I have not eaten it yet, just an FYI :)