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Fast food maybe once every 6 weeks - usually a sausage McMuffin. I travel 85-95 overnights for work annually over the past 20 years, so I would guess 2 meals per day when traveling would be accurate, usually at a sit-down restaurant. I try to grab an apple or banana in the morning from the breakfast buffet at the hotel to…

I was a mentor in 2014 and would be willing again in 2015. I have recently cleaned up my friend list, so I can probably add 3 or 4 without too much of a problem. I am very active on MFP and will answer questions from newbies. I do not comment every day but will always attend to e-mails or PMs from my friend list as soon as…

Increasing your daily water intake will help flush the sodium out of your system. The MFP recommendation is 8 cups / daily. After doing this awhile (nearly 4 years), I can drink between 14-18 cups on average. I felt very bloated for a few weeks as my body got used to it, but now I crave water more than other beverages!!!…

I really enjoy taking walks. 45-60 minutes at a time usually 5x a week during the warmer weather. Now that it is winter, I am more likely to walk on the treadmill, but I did walk nearly 4 miles outside yesterday.

I'm hitting the gym in the morning for a Spin /RPM class and then I plan to eat for the remainder of the day. Once I get home from my brother-in-law's home, I'll drink a few beers and fall asleep on the couch. And I'm going to be just fine on Friday morning, starting a new day as any other. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I have built about 2 pages of my "Go To" meals through the Recipe Builder on MFP over the past 3 1/2 years. If I cook a meal that is not in my personal recipes, I will type "Homemade" and see what choices I am offered from MFP. For example, last night my wife and I cooked halushki (cabbage, onions, & noodles) - I typed…

I returned on Friday 11/21 from a week's vacation at an all-inclusive. I worked out at the spa 3 days and walked around the complex each day. I am a "lie around the pool" at these locations, but I ate and drank what I wanted. I weighed myself this morning (4 days after my return), and I am exactly the same weight before I…

I take at least 1 rest / recovery day per week. This week my rest day was Wednesday but I am taking 2 extra days off from cardio because I twisted my knee. I'll be back tomorrow. Like somebody said above, make sure to listen to your body when it "barks" back at you.

Now that they are synched, will MFP automatically overide whatever FB has recorded for that time period when I enter it on MFP? or do I also still need to set the activity timer on my FB before doing pilates? ....You answered your own question...I never set the activity timer on Fitbit because I enter manually thru MFP and…

I would try to increase your vegetables - leafy greens, beans, fibrous vegetables such as eggplant, squash, zucchini, and carrots. That should help if you decide to reduce your fruit intake. I am trying this myself, although I just started a few weeks ago so I can't preach any results.

If you go to the "Find Members" tab on the tool bar, you can enter information to find MFP friends closest to your ZIP code. Hope this helps.

Any time you try an exercise for the first time using free weights, be sure to have somebody spot and advise you on proper form. It will avoid injury and also maximize the exercise for the muscle being worked.

Either way - free weights or machines. Just build repetition and you will start putting on lean muscle. Now that you have lost the extra weight, you can start to transform or as they say here, change body composition. It's a process - it's taken me nearly 2 years since I hit my goal weight to actually "feel" and "look" as…

I take a spin class once a week to lower the impact on my knees. As another poster suggested, if you have access to a pool, swimming is a fantastic exercise. Good luck!!!

I always do my cardio first. I lifted weights for many years when I was younger so I can still concentrate on my form even after a heavy cardio section. I notice that my running form suffers when I am tired, probably because I am relatively new to running distances longer than a mile - a little over 3 years. I'm not sure…

Powerade Zero after a workout for the past 3 years.

I have taken it as a compliment from more than a few of my friends. Nobody dislikes Penn State as much as me. Hail to Pitt!!!:smile:

I track my water intake daily. 8 cups / day is supposed to be the baseline, but I usually try to drink between 12-16 cups daily. It was very difficult to increase my water intake - it has taken nearly 3 years to maintain this volume - but I feel better at this level. I recover from a workout more easily and don't need to…

Reporting back after a month. I have been eating more, a lot more over the past few weeks due to the holiday weekend and a work meeting in FL. Guess what...I am maintaining my weight...and I have accomplished some body recomposition in the process. I saw a friend for the first time in 2 months and he couldn't believe the…

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1229249-need-advice-about-recent-weight-gain I just replied on my thread and then saw your "Link it here" post. Sorry for the duplicate. Have a great day.

Reporting back after a little more than 2 weeks. Completed 5K on Saturday 4/19 without stopping at 28:08. I am satisfied with this time because of my surgery in January and had only been OK'd by the surgeon to begin running on 2/19. My profile picture was taken after I got home from the race. I saw my family doctor on 4/15…

I guess I'll agree to disagree with you. I can't eat much less nor work out much harder. I have a group of MFP friends that have open diaries and I compare what I eat to them, as well as comparing exercise habits. I probably do as much cardio as anyone in my group and would also be one of the most active overall. I seem to…

The oddest thing to me is my cardio / calories burned are not offsetting my intake. Last year, I thought that I might have been overestimating exercise calories burned which is why I purchased a Fitbit. After wearing it for 2+ months, I now believe I was measuring accurately the entire time. Wouldn't or shouldn't my…

236.0 when I stepped on the scale first thing this morning.

I am hovering around 237-238 as of 4/9. I have not been over 240 since I began running more frequently - (at least a 8:30 mile for 8 consecutive days). I gave my legs and knees a rest yesterday 4/8 and had my "spike" day. I am reporting my weight at 234.2 to MFP and Fitbit as to not increase the website's calculations on…

Following up after a week - I'm going to stick with the 2020 cal / day thru mid May when I will go to maintenance for a few weeks due to work meetings. I feel my continuous jogging / training for my 4/19 5K is helping the most - my pants seem to be looser. In addition, I joined a gym last Friday 4/4 after my surgeon gave…

I have purposely backed off fruits over the past 1 1/2 years because I kept blowing out my sugar macro on my goals. I have decided to take your suggestion and another friend's to again eat more fruit. It is my favorite thing to eat and I have no problem eating more to satiate myself. A friend told me last week he ate an…

I'll give it a shot at this level and try to maintain my average for the week. When do want me to check back in?

Thanks!!! I lowered my intake goal to 2020 kcal / day beginning Monday 3/24. I'm not sure it will work as successfully as a few years ago, and I'm not sure how many days I go before I will crash this number. I usually go 3-4 days, incrementally higher, until I go over, then start the cycle over again. I've seen this happen…

3X per week is fine if you are going to exercise outside on the other days. It's whatever you feel is the right amount AND something you can achieve on a long term basis with consistency.