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The My Fittness Pal app is acting weirdly on my computer again ... I had to get rid of all my browser history, and website data in order to open it up when it started acting up again yesterday. I'm going to get rid of it ... and will perhaps try it again at a later date. In the meantime ... I will not be attempting to…

Gosh, I'm glad that macro ratios worked for you. I tried that after I read 'The Zone' decades ago ... but it was difficult to track in the age before personal computers. Now, with MFP being so handy at giving me that information I have been tracking my macro ratios as well as my caloric intake ... and guess what I found…

I do something like that too @Birder165 , with a sticker on the days I am at or below a certain number ... that's how I can easily count em up to see where I stand at any point in time ... sadly, it doesn't stop me from overeating. For me, I got my insulin level out of whack, and it takes time to get control of the hunger…

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Niki Age: 73 Height: 5’ 2.5” Highest Weight: 278.4 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 226.8 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 223 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 226.8 Mar 16: 225.0 Mar 23: 225.6 Mar 30: 227.0 Apr 06: 226.8 Apr 13: 228.4 Apr 20: Apr 27: Weight -/+ this week: +1.6 Weight -/+ this challenge:…

That depends ... is every day the same as the day was that you noted the weight prediction? It's just meant to be a bit of a motivator.

I looked at your food diary ... glad your method has worked for you these past 2 months, and that you have lost 20 pounds. Gotta say though, I don't believe you are ever in ketosis as you think you are ... you go out of ketosis as soon as you feed your body enough carbs or protein to replenish any glycogen depletion that…

Saturday Success ... I finally settled on my grocery list and went out shopping today. Two plus hours later I hauled in bags and bags of stuff and put it all away. Tomorrow I will do prep work for the coming week. Today I splurged on calories and gave myself something I haven't eaten if a couple of yeats ... a DiGiorno…

[quote="Birder165;c-41765127" https://www.hss.edu/conditions_burning-calories-with-exercise-calculating-estimated-energy-expenditure.asp[/quote] I ditto the thoughts about exercise calories ... especially after reading this from the link shared by Birder. ... "If you want a more accurate idea of how fast you’ll burn…

Well .... that was me last week ... this week I have it under control again! :)

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Niki Age: 73 Height: 5’ 2.5” Highest Weight: 278.4 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 226.8 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 223 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 226.8 Mar 16: 225.0 Mar 23: 225.6 Mar 30: 227.0 Apr 06: 226.8 Apr 13: Apr 20: Apr 27: Weight -/+ this week: -0.2 Weight -/+ this challenge: 0.0 Total…

Tuesday - Goals (do you have any Goals you want to update us?) Since my weight has been creeping up and I'm experiencing accountability challenges because of it ... that desire to 'keep it secret' instead of sharing it with the community because of shame over the stumble ... (Yes, I know, immature and non-productive…

Sunday Share ... To all the Christians who follow the tradition of celebrating Easter today; May you have a blessed day. To all the Christians who follow the tradition that this is Palm Sunday today; May your holy week begin with faith. To all the Jokesters out there, have fun this April Fools Day, May your jokes be light…

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Niki Age: 73 Height: 5’ 2.5” Highest Weight: 278.4 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 226.8 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 223 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 226.8 Mar 16: 225.0 Mar 23: 225.6 Mar 30: 227.0 Apr 06: Apr 13: Apr 20: Apr 27: Weight -/+ this week: +1.4 Weight -/+ this challenge: +0.2 Total…

Hey you! Good to hear you haven't given up. :)

Take a look on youtube, also on the MFP BLOG link and then under the exercise categories.

How low is your potassium level in your blood? That would be a number that is part of the blood work your doctor would do once or twice a year ... Low potassium (hypokalemia) refers to a lower than normal potassium level in your bloodstream. ... Normally, your blood potassium level is 3.6 to 5.2 millimoles per liter…

Pretty much every food item we purchase in a grocery store is processed to some degree, as another poster mentioned, we process foods at home just be cooking them. Still, that's probably not what the majority of people thing of when they think of the term 'processed food' ... you hear and read it all the time ... "shop the…

@irie4200 Perhaps one or both of these articles will clear it up for you ... I think these two links are extremely helpful and can help you get the most out of MFP: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1…

When you hit a plateau it's because of several reasons ... 1) You have lost enough weight that your body doesn't need the same amount of food as it did, so you need to create a bigger deficit. AND/OR 2) You are using less energy than you are taking in because you either a) are eating more than you think you are - so look…

@EmergencyGraphics ... not knowing what kind of food items you conveniences stores offer makes it hard to suggest ... but the closest one to my house offers sandwiches and wraps, fruit, yogurt, small tubs (8oz and 16 oz plastic) with house made foods like goulash, mac n cheese, pasta salads, and 10 oz salads in a variety…

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My weight bounces around, so I don't like a weekly weigh-in ... I weigh in every day and keep look at the weekly average, which is what I consider to be my weight as of that point in time.

Sunday Share ... I read what Terry said yesterday about having hit a certain poundage in the past and about always gaining again when nearing a marker weight ... and that happens to me as well. The other day I boasted to my son that I had hit a new low weight and when he asked what it was, I told him and to help give him…

Think Spring! Challenge Name: Niki Age: 73 Height: 5’ 2.5” Highest Weight: 278.4 Start Weight (Mar 01, 2018): 226.8 Goal Weight (Apr 27, 2018): 223 Weigh-ins, week of Mar 09: 226.8 Mar 16: 225.0 Mar 23: 225.6 Mar 30: Apr 06: Apr 13: Apr 20: Apr 27: Weight -/+ this week: +0.6 Weight -/+ this challenge: -1.2 Total weight…

What else are you putting in the smoothie? Some things mask the flavor of greens better than other stuff. I can add 1 ounce of baby spinach to mine (ab 1 very tightly packed cup) ... I always use banana and peanut butter when I do though.

You don't have to watch the macros to lose weight, you have to watch the total calories.

Does your fitness tracker have a help guide? Have you uploaded to MFP? You can edit your meals in the MFP app.

Wednesday Wish ... That if you haven't seen the 2012 movie "Thanks for Sharing", that you get a chance to see it. Starts Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Josh Gad, Gwyneth Paltrow, Pink, and many more ... 1 hr 55 min, available on Pay TV like YouTube TV for about $3.00, or on Amazon Prime ... watched it today and it reminded me…

This morning on my home page I spotted a couple of blogs in the side bar that I like to follow. One is called @The_Movie_Chair and the other is @dsjohndrow . If you ever notice their posts, I highly recommend you to read them. They are very eloquent and easy to read. Both have expressed 'things' that were experienced by me…