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I agree completely!!! If I get a friend request with no message attached (and it states in my profile that I will decline that) I STILL continue to get them! If the friend request is from someone who is a friend of a friend, I might add them for a while--- but if they do not participate in the give and take thing as far as…

I have to agree with the "nonsense" comment on the new WW program. I did WW successfully for 5 years. Then when they went to the Point Plus program, I started gaining and gaining fast. The reason? Fruit was "free". The new plan did not work for me because I eat a LOT of fruit. I love fruit but let's face it..........just…

I have ALWAYS struggled with wanting to eat at night. (After dinner) I don't even have to be hungry! Its just something I've always done and its a deeply ingrained habit going all the way back to childhood. Because eating after dinner is a trigger for me to keep eating till I turn out the light for bed-- I had to go cold…

I'm 50 so I'd love to have more friends that share my very same struggles!! Please feel free to add me. I can totally relate!!!

Kind of sounds like the morning exercise really puts your metabolism in overdrive. I'm a morning exerciser myself but that's by choice. I have not noticed that it makes me hungry all day. Matter of fact, I get really hungry in the evenings. I get up really early and tend to go to bed early so that helps me avoid overeating…

That is hysterical........ I really did LOL!

That sound delicious and I'm always looking for a good soup recipe. Eventually (even here in the deep South) winter will come! And it can't come soon enough for me!

Thank you for posting the link to plateau busting. It answers a lot of questions I've had about stalling weight loss. I'm going to try to increase calories and get the scale moving again!

Other people's comments concerning a diary of someone else doesn't really bother me a bit! I get my personal kudos from wearing smaller fitting pants and attaining greater physical ability due to the exercise I invest my time and effort in. Whether someone else vacumns or cleans house or runs 15 miles and what they record,…

I was also in a plateau for 3 weeks. I stopped eating all the calories I burned during my daily workouts. (I like to eat so I used them all up every day.) Two days a week I continued exercising but did not eat ANY of my exercise calories burned. Three days a week I ate half of them and the remaining days I ate them all.…

As far as cardio such as running, jogging or walking goes, my HRM and the MFP site comes out roughly the same. The only exception is strength training. The MFP calculator comes in WAY low for me, on calorie burn in comparison to my HRM. That is probably because when I do strength training, I do NOT rest nor stop between…

I'll contact you when I lose 4 more pounds. Then I'll be ready to maintanance. I really struggle with maintenance!!!

Not entirely sure this would be considered completely clean due to the diet green tea but............ Put in a blender: half a frozen banana fresh peach 1/4 cup fresh pineapple Lipton diet green tea w/citrus 2oz plain greek yogurt ice cubes Blend and keep adding ice cubes till you get consistancy you want. Delicious. This…

I got the Polar FT4 and totally love it!! MFP was underestimating my calorie burn during strength training by double!! Its great to know exactly what I'm burning now. I got mine from Amazon as well and its super easy to use. I am a complete idiot when it comes to using anything like that and I figured it out without even…

Feel free to add me as a friend! I am always thrilled to add someone that believes in the receiving and giving of encouragement and support in this journey. I'm fairly new to MFP as well. Been doing this for about 6 weeks and I've lost 11 pounds. We can get to our goals together!!!

Oh my goodness! Thank you for posting that recipe! That looks fabulous and I can't wait to try them. I dont' know why it never occurred to me to cook with Laughing cow cheese. I eat it all the time spread on something but melting it?......just never thought about it. Oh the possibiities you have opened up for me!!!!

Hi! I'll be your friend! I am 50 now so I've found that a substantial amount of exercise is crucial to my weight loss. Its just harder once you get older!! I dont' do much in the way of DVD's cause I prefer being outdoors but I run, walk, ride my recumbent bike and do the eliptical. I also do weights at the gym 3 days a…

Oh wait! I thought you had 700 calories left over AFTER dinner!!! I could easily eat up 700 calories with a nice dinner. And anything involving cheese sounds good to me!

If I had 700 calories to spare I'd dig into the peanut butter! Probably stick a hershey bar with almonds in it or something. Cause, you know......almonds are good for you.

I am 50. I've been on MFP about 6 weeks. I have lost 10 pounds. I exercise like a freakin manaic 6 days a week and I log everything I eat. (I also eat most of my exercise calories.) It absolutely IS harder for women our age to lose and yes menopause DOES make a BIG difference. When I was in my 20's and 30's I could knock…

I'm stuck in a plateau right now so I totally get it. I keep hearing that I should eat more calories cause I already strength train and switch up my workouts daily. I do between 1 hour and 1-1/2 hours a day of exercise. Heavy exercise! I stay slightly under or right at my daily caloire allowance plus I eat the exercise…

I ordered a HRM last week and I'm anxious for it to arrive so I can test the calorie burn against what MFP says I'm burning. After a month, my weight loss has slowed even though I'm still doing the same things. I also am a heavy exerciser and eat every calorie I burn. So......maybe if the calculator for MFP is incorrect, I…

I went to a company event one time. I had not seen some of my husband's business associates in like 8 months or so and I had lost 30 lbs in that amount of time. I had forgotten about it but when I walked in, one of the guys just yelled out, "Damnnnnnnnn Girl!!!! You lost a TON of weight!!!" (First of all, I did NOT lose a…

Course I actually knew a couple whose little girl was born on Easter. They named her "Bunny". EASTER BUNNY!!!! Seriously. I thought it was awful but when she grew up she loved it. Said it was the best thing that ever happened to her cause it was a great conversation starter. So, who knows! Whatever you name your…

I would never wish to name my child after a movie character or period of time in society. I still smile when I run across someone named "Mercedes" that was born in the 80's. (My apologies to all the people out there named Mercedes.....no disrespect intended.) My point is I don't like things that will nail a person to any…

I'm a former WW too. I lost 28 pounds with the "old" program. Then the new program came along and I gained back a lot of it and was well on my way to gaining back ALL of it! So I kicked WW to the curb and joined MFP. I didn't do anything on WW for the last 2 years but yoyo. I've been on MFP for a month and have already…

I put a couple Tbsps of the ground or milled flaxseed in my fruit smoothies every morning. Also add it to oatmeal. My husband has high cholesteral and it raises the HDL (the good kind) so I add it every chance I get. I tried mixing a little into some meatloaf once but it hasn't a slightly sweet taste and it changed it a…

A chicken and an egg were in the bed. The chicken was laying back, smoking a cigarette and smiling contentedly. The egg was frowning and appeared to be a bit pissed off. Guess that answers that question............

When I heard about this my first thought was "And Casey Anthony walks free"!!?!! Does the justice system not understand that this woman has already paid the ultimate price!?!? Makes me sick. I'm thinking PARDON by the Governor! Sometimes things are just too stupid for words........

Everybody is right. You can't go from zero to 90 overnight! I am 50. I had to work my way up to exercising heavily and I still don't workout like that!!! I wouldn't take a spinning class if my life depended on it. You can do whatever you want to do but move slower. And try different kinds of exercise besides cardio too.…