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Sedentary, lightly active etc refers to the average amount of activity you consistently perform in your day to day activities. Since work takes up most of the day for the average person, examples of various jobs are given for the activity levels. I work at a desk job, but have found that I am actually about half way…

Personally I like updating my profile weight every week and a half to two weeks. I would rather lose 10 calories because I am down a pound than wait and lose 100 calories because I am down 10 pounds. I don't notice a 10 calorie reduction in the amount I eat, but would notice if I "had" to cut 100. It is a mental…

Love these dressings, the Thousand Island is my favorite. Want to try the Ranch when what my we have runs out.

Your waist is where your body bends, slightly different for everyone. It will be close to your belly button, but mine is slightly above. If you are not sure where yours is bend forward and note where you "fold". You can also lean to the side and net the spot. Then be sure when you take measurements that you wrap the tape…

I have been sewing clothing off and on since I was a teenager (many moons ago). It is easy to take your own measurements wrong. Many people who just start off with sewing and fitting patterns are told to have someone else take there measurements. Even I have to be extra careful when taking my own measurements. What seems…

Confused, what does the number of times someone has posted have to do with knowing what works for them? The best advice I ever received was that there is no one size fits all fix to weight loss. The best example of this for me is water intake. For me water acts as an appetite stimulant. I can eat so much I feel bloated,…

I always log salad ingredient because along with the calories I also track my fiber intake. Depending on the ingredients, you can get a good amount of fiber in a salad. If you like Thousand Island dressing, then I recommend Bolt House brand. It is made with yogurt. Tastes great and has 40 calories per 2 Tablespoons.

When I am wanting a sweet snack, "kids" cereal dry is my choice. I keep a baggie with a serving of coco puff (or its generic) in my desk at work. One serving is around 120 calories and will satisfy my chocolate urge and takes me about an hour to get though while I am working.

If you are like me, I always manage to make the correct amount of pasta but have another meals worth of sauce at the end of dinner. The left over sauce on steamed broccoli is a great lunch. I recently found that making meatballs to go with the spaghetti is a great way to add meat without going overboard. Also a great way…

I thought I was the only one this happens to. It like my body does a little jump for joy when I have a occasional small indulgence, to often and my body shows its' displeasure with problems in "regularity". I don't feel guilty if I don't hit my calorie goals, I take the chance to learn how my body responds. It helps me…

I don't want to thread jac, but I have a question about getting started running. I have made a couple tries in the past, but every time I start to run I get a horrible head ache. I mean a "i am going to throw up from the pain" kind of head ache that starts after only a minute or so of running. It feels like my spine is…

I have to admit that I would not notice that I was gaining weight back. I did not own a scale until I decided to start tracking my calories, bought on because the sight needed my weight to calculate my maintenance number. I could not tell you the size of the clothes I ca currently wearing. When I see a top or pair of pants…

Does your company have an ergonomics person (sometimes out of HR). You may need a new desk chair or to have the one you are using adjusted. For me a new desk chair, changing where I had the key board and monitor placement on my desk made a huge difference in my day. Because I am on the short side, I even needed a foot…

In my experience a date on food packaging can be one of 3 things; sell by, best if used by, and expiration. If the date is not marked as to its meaning it can be hard to know what it is telling you. In general I have found that dairy has sell by dates, canned goods have best if used by dates and meat have expiration dates.…

My husband is a big meat and potato man, so I use lunch for my veggie portions for the day. Veggie soup and salad are my go to lunches. A ministrone style soup gives a good amount of fiber with your veggies. I get what ever fresh veggies hit my fancy at the store in the winter and the farmers markets in the spring - fall.…

I take quite a few vitamins and take them in two "meals". Morning = 1/2 one a day multi vitamin, probiotic (for regularity), Plant Sterols (Dr. recomended to reduce bad cholesterol), Omega 3 supplement, Cinnamon (stops vitamin burbs for me). Evening = 1/2 one a day vitamin, Plant Sterols, Hair, Skin & Nail multi ( my…

I really dislike cold beverages and fruit. If either has been refridgerated I will let it sit out on the counter for an hour or more before eating. In the same vain, NO ice in my beverages. If I have to have ice, I drink with a straw because ice should never touch my lips. I think soggy cereal to be inedible and tend to…

If you haven't already checked, have you vitamin D levels in you blood checked. I felt the same way about a month ago and when I had some routine blood work done it came back very low on Vitamin D. The minumum recomended level was 30 (somethings, I don't remember the units) and I had 19. Added a vitamin D supplement and…

That soup sound great. I don't think I have seen that flavor on the shelves in my area, but I will be on the look out for it.

In my opinion whether you need a pizza stone or not depends on the type of pizza you make. Thinner the crust the more a pizza stone is helpful in getting a crisp crust. If a pizza stone has poor thermal quality, it is to thin. A good pizza stone will be heavy! They are also great for bread and rolls, I like crescent rolls…

I second what everyone is saying. You can't "force" your SO to lose weight, but you can make it easier for them to make the healthy choices. I cook dinner for my husband and I so he eats the same meal I do, just bigger portions. I keep snacks around the house that I like, if he asks me to bring him a snack he gets the…

Actually no, I won't yearn for the "big" losses. I know from my past behavior, if it is not a bit of a challenge I will stop working at it. It is if a part of my brain says "if it is not hard it is not worth the effort to do it". The first time around (about 5 years ago) I fell of the weight loss wagon because the weight…

A couple of things - Where do you ware your pedometer? They always recommend that it be in line with your dominate leg. I ware mine on my right side, I have a friend who has better accuracy on her left side. Also if your pedometer is the kind that hinges open so that you can see the reading, every time it is open it does…

For me preportioning was the key. If I have a pie I cut the pie into the number of portions I want to get out of it and immediately freeze individual portions. If I want pie, I log the pie in my diary, get a piece out of the freezer and set it on the counter to thaw. It helps that I dislike microwave thawed pie and cake…

If you are cooking oatmeal and not using the instant, have you tried steel cut oats? They have a nuttier flavor then rolled oats and have a different mouth feel. I think of rolled oats and steel cut oat as two different item. Sometime I am in the mood for rolled oats and sometime it is steel cut.

Not only is it not realistic to have scales with you 24/7, but you would pretty much have to destroy the cake to get an accurate weight for calorie count. Cake has a different calorie content per any given weight than frosting. As with all calorie counts, a bit of common sense is needed for recording. For member entered…

I have found the best way to get up early to workout is by not getting up early but changing my wake up time. By this I mean, if you are currently getting up at 6:00am and would like to get up at 5:15 three days a week to exercise then get up at 5:15 everyday and use the non exercise day as "me" time. Read the book you…

From my experience, I would say the answer is yes. I have worked in jobs that had me standing for 8 hours per day and others where I sat all day. I definately had more energy at the end of the work day when I was standing than when I sat all day and I just generally moved around more. I also noticed that when I was…

If the budget will support the initial investment, I seriously recommend some brand of food vacuum seal device. My grocery will put meat on sale in "Family" packs before the smaller single meal sizes. If you can vacuum seal the meat, you can purchase the larger pack sizes and not have them freezer burn as quickly. Just…