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Ok, do you know for sure the instructor of this class is bothered by it? I only ask because I have attended some classes where the attendees are very chatty, and the instructor is right there with them. The people who choose this class do so because of the added social aspect of it. I myself am a quiet gym goer. I prefer…

You can absolutely do this, it just takes consistency and time. One thing I would like to add is to not let your weight now stop you. One of the biggest learnings I found in my journey was to enjoy life along the way. Go on vacation, buy clothes that your feel good in, enjoy time with people you love. If I had waited until…

So chain restaurants actually have to be pretty accurate in their reporting. It’s better if their site lists servings my weight, but food margins in restaurants are pretty slim so serving since and ingredients are pretty accurate. I speak for chains not the mom and pop places. Chains use a lot of predetermined recipes for…

It’s taught me how to eat more mindfully. When you do this for a king time you learn how many calories are in a lot of different types of food, you also learn how little extra you burn from exercise. I realized I can’t actually out workout giant servings of cheesecake and chocolate that high calorie foods every day. I…

Welcome!! Just here to reiterate to not over complicate it. Losing weight is simple, eat less then you burn, use MFP to log your food and stay in your calories and you will lose...Now when I say simple I don’t mean easy, it’s just not complicated. It is hard work that requires consistency. It’s also slow going, when you…

Cake....all the cakes lol ... Vanilla with Chocolate Buttercream is my favorite, but I’ve never met a Cake I didn’t like 🎂🎉

I was listening to a speaker that came to my office once. I wish I could remember her name, but she is an Olympic gold medal cross country skier. She was diagnosed with breast cancer, abs she talked about how she would make herself go for 10 minutes on her workout no matter how crappy she felt. Even through Chemo. She…

I came here to say this. Restaurants operate on a very slim profit margin. Food costs are calculated abs watched very closely against what actually gets used/sold. Restaurants are way more accurate then people think.

I use unflavored collagen protein. I can add it to coffee, tea, oatmeal, pudding. Smoothies, pretty much anything it will mix into. I like it because it adds protein to stuff I am already eating and helps me hit my protein goals.

As others have said I wear a mask in the places it’s mandated or in crowds. The jury is still out for me on if they are truly effective, but regardless of that, I know that it scares a lot of people to see someone without. It it no way infringes on me to wear one of for nothing else then to be kind and respectful of other…

First, stop shaming yourself, it’s a vicious spiral. Think about how far you have come, you found the strength to start getting help for your depression, pull yourself through bankruptcy and find a career you love. Those are huge accomplishments. We are not our weight, fat does not define who you are. You are a successful…

a couple questions: Did you always eat breakfast before you tried switching up your diet? I know a lot of people who say eating first thing in the morning makes them feel sick, and just stick with coffee in the morning. It has nothing to do with what they are eating just that they find they need to up and moving for a…

Agree with skim or 1%, I also like using silk coconut milk. I don’t like the flavor of Almond milk but coconut milk gives me the creamy flavor and texture I like and a half cup is 20 calories

My petty reason is Margaritas on the patio with friends. One of my favorite summer things is taking a day off with friends going to a fun restaurant patio drinking margaritas and talking about nonsense. I miss that so much this summer.

My Apple Watch would have to be pried from my cold dead hands lol...I know it doesn’t sync as well with MFP, but I a while back I was curious to see how accurate it was for me, so I started a spreadsheet where I tracked my total calories in, based on my MFP log and total calories out based on my Apple Watch. For this I…

Actually MFP does not factor in the intentional exercise you do, even if you entered it in your profile. Depending on how you have set up your goals it could result in under eating by quite a bit, if you are not adding your exercise into your day and eating back some of those calories. Not I. All cases of course, but if…

You just have to be careful not to double count. If you have already factored it into your daily activity, counting it again can stall your progress, but if it’s not accounted for there, because it’s not a normal activity then you can count it but watch your progress and adjust id you are not seeing your expected results.…

Well, I can’t really say I’m back, because I never left, I suspect I will need to count calories and measure servings forever. Wether I am in lose mode or maintenance mode. I’ve been in both over the last 7 years. I have not made it to my ultimate goal weight yet, but I take maintenance breaks when I need them or want…

I am assuming you mean the active vs total calories burned during a specific workout, if I am correct in my assumption, I would add the active calories. We burn calories all day long, the active calories are what you burned over and above what you would have just existing during that same time you were working out. So if I…

Happy Tuesday Week 3 weigh In CW - 172.2 PW - 172.8 GW - 145 This last week was another good one. I stayed on track and lost about half a pound which is my goal.

I use Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides. It’s unflavored, and I put it in all kinds of stuff. Coffee, smoothies, oatmeal. It’s an easy way for me to add protein and it’s fairly low calorie about 70 calories for 20g of collagen protein. I get mine from Costco.

Happy Tuesday!! Today was a great day, stayed under calories, resisted eating at Culvers, one of the only fast food places I like, and was productive at work. Here is my weigh in this week Week2 PW - 175.2 CW - 172.8 GW - 145

You could have one cabinet or fridge shelf that is for their snacks. You tell yourself that you can’t touch that one cabinet or shelf, it’s their food not yours. I tell myself this all the time. It irks me when someone takes my snacks so I don’t take theirs. It’s I reasonable for me to expect everyone to follow my diet,…

I like sugar free Red Bull. It has less caffeine then people think 80mg, similar to a cup of coffee but it also has a B12, which adds to its kick. I feel energized but not jittery. I also like fhe taste, and I like adding to my fruit smoothies as well.

Hello Downsizers! Week 1 CW 175.2 PW 173.6

I will also chime in that I believe activity trackers get more accurate over a little bit of time, initially it’s just the algorithm based off the stats you entered, same as MFP but as you use it and it has more data to track it dials in a bit. So if you just got your Fitbit that could be a factor too.

I have a big appetite, I can easily eat 4000 to 5000 calories in a day if I am not moderating myself.

Happy Tuesday Week4 CW 173.6 PW 172.2 Well my activity has been great, my eating has not, way way over calories this weekend. Onward to this week now, with the goal of staying under calories

That’s why we call this a journey, sometimes we will wander off the path, and it takes us a little longer to get where we are going, but you keep moving forward and that’s what’s important. Don’t beat yourself up, and you have a great plan for yourself

Our Gyms are not open yet, but I will be going as soon as they are. I miss swimming so much!! I will say that I am not in a high risk population, and I don’t have contact with anyone who is, so while there is risk it’s relatively low for me and my family. I will take precautions, but from what I have seen recently reported…