jackieb79

Winnipeg, MB!

That's true, it does add calories to your daily target, but you should be consuming more calories if you're exercising, as your body will need them to repair itself and keep from going into starvation mode. MFP tells you in your food diary how many extra calories you've earned from exercise

Why does your counselor advise against recording how often you exercise?

is it possible you are gaining muscle?

what kind of exercise are you doing at the gym? How long, how intense? I would say increase your number of workouts, as well as the intensity if you can.

I would think people who have struggled with weight issues themselves would be less likely to judge others on appearance. Nobody likes being judged by how they look or how much they weigh. These are only one of thousands of characterstics in a person that make them who they are, why would you judge someone based on only…

The brain.

This has happened to me before with fast food onion rings and with KFC. When I get a craving and indulge it, I have gut wrenching cramps after, my skin gets greasy, and I just feel lousy in general. Then it usually takes me a year to forget how bad I felt before I end up doing it again. This time it's been about 2 years…

Love it and would never give it up. Just don't eat one every day and you'll be fine.

Be sure you are drinking enough water. Water is essential for breaking down fat.

What is your daily calorie intake? Are you exercising?

The older I get, the more I realize I am like my mom, and that it isn't such a bad thing. :)

any chance you are pregnant?

I would think any activity that makes you sweat and breathe hard is a better work out for you than one that does not.

They probably want to know if you moved on and met someone else or if they destroyed your life. How many of you out there have looked up an ex out of sheer curiosity?

I've watched food network for years. Then this summer, in an effort to stop being couch potatoes, we cancelled all of our cable channels except for the basic local channels. Everything is re-runs anyway. I haven't even missed watching tv this summer. I don't think we are even going to order back all our channels in the…

I read somewhere that drinking water actually helps to speed up your metabolism. If you aren't getting enough water, your body's metabolism slows down to conserve water, just like it does to conserve fat. So drink up!

Ice cream is my weakness. I don't have it often, but when I do, I will make it in my ice cream maker, and control what goes into it so that it will be a little less fattening.

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I'm a decaf only drinker and find the decaf selection for k-cups to be a bit limited. But I love the Caribou Blend Decaf and Coffee People Donut Shop Decaf. Green Mountain Breakfast Blend Decaf was nice too.

you need to eat several small meals a day to keep your metabolism going, otherwise your body goes into starvation mode. Eating only once per day is not a good strategy for losing weight.

If you are not actually hungry, then brush your teeth or chew some gum to make the desire to eat something go away.