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If you wear it on your wrist it is counting the number of times you swing your arm. If you are doing something with your arm, like pushing a stroller or grocery cart or holding a baby or carrying a box it won't count those steps. Also, if you are a person who just doesn't swing their arms much when they walk it'll count…

Whatever you eat as a snack, pair it with hot tea. I have found that if I eat or drink something hot (tea, soup, etc.) I feel more satiated than if I only eat or drink cold or room temperature foods. Often if I want a snack I'll have some tea and yogurt with nuts, or tea with fruit and nuts, or veggies and cheese. The keys…

I used noom for a while about 10 years ago when it was very different than it is now, and I also did a free trial of the modern version about a year and a half ago. I'm just - not that impressed. The categorizing foods using stoplight colors can contribute to feelings of shame and anxiety around food. They talk up food…

That seems to let me edit my diary, not the food itself. Like, if you're adding a recipe and you skip an ingredient, so then it's incorrectly calculated. Or if you're copying a food label and you transpose 2 numbers, so it reads 410 calories instead of 140.

Hi Elsbeth! I sent you a friend request. I'm 42, no kids, but have been considering ART. I'm always amazed when people my age have grandkids. It must be awesome for you. When I was 30 I worked hard to lose about 50 pounds, then decided to go to law school at night while working full time and the eating and exercise habits…

I scan the barcode on the multivitamin I take at breakfast and it logs it just like everything else.

Broccoli and spinach are great sources of calcium. Also most multivitamins give you the RDA for calcium.

I try to always have nuts, trail mix (sometimes I'll make my own trail mix), fruit, and microwave popcorn in my desk at work. 2-3 apples and 2-3 oranges should last the week if you bring them in on Mondays. When I had a gym membership I used to eat breakfast before the gym, then work out before work and then get hungry…

(BTW - the cucumber wasn't any good.)

So, a restaurant that used to be near me (it was torn down for a freeway offramp) used to have the BEST dish called "New England Chicken". I recently discovered that their recipe for that was published in Bon Appetite magazine in 1992, and has been republished on the web. Here it is in all its glory. (Note that the linked…

All week nine has been disconnected and I've had to reconnect it every day. I thought it was just me and had something to do with changing my password, but it seems others are also having problems.

Leftover spaghetti, an avocado, and (channeling Picard) tea, Earl Grey, hot. I'm dreading what breakfast will look like starting next week when I start my new job and have to be out of the house by 7:15. After more than a year and a half of working from home or not working I've gotten used to leisurely mornings.

Read. Pick a long series, like Wheel of Time or Dune or Dragon Riders of Pern. Take up a hobby, like cross stitch or knitting or woodworking. Find something you enjoy that's social, like joining a bowling league, learning to square dance, playing cards. If you like academic research type activities, get into editing…

Regarding pillows: I'm a side sleeper who uses a full face mask. I've found it helps to rotate the pillow so you sleep on the short end instead of the long end. That way your head is supported but the mask hangs off the pillow and doesn't get pushed around.

You mean like rubber resistance bands? I have some the physical therapist gave me after sn ankle injury. I don't know what brand.

I LOVE chocolate, especially dark, high quality chocolate, although I will stuff my face with sn entire bag of M&Ms from time to time. But most chocolate has too many calories, too much sugar, and too much fat for someone trying to lose weight. Plus the chocolate industry has a huge slavery problem. Recently however, I…

* That you will suddenly have the energy and enthusiasm to do things you've always wanted to do but hadn't gotten around to - like go to grad school. * That going to grad school represents a dramatic life change that will require a change in the eating and exercise habits that brought down your weight. * That you will then…

White tea with rose petals from Bon Temps. Sadly, they recently discontinued it. But I bought 3 boxes from their sale.

If you are currently working from home and spend most of your workday seated in something like an office chair or kitchen chair, swap the ball for your chair, at least part of the day. It's more active than sitting in a chair, and can strengthen your back and core. Plus, if you're bored, you can bounce. Do be careful with…

I used to weigh once a month, the day after my period ended, in the morning, without clothes, before eating or drinking and after a bowel movement. That will give you the most accurate measurement. Then I tried Noom, and they want you to weigh daily, so I got into that habit. I don't stress too much over daily…

If you have an Xbox download "Your Shape Fitness Evolved". They have several exercises at various intensity levels. Some are quite fun, some are challenging, and one Ican't move my arms for a week afterwards. They tell you approximately how many calories you've burned both real time and cumulative. It's not free, but it's…

That depends - which is better quality? Is rather have a really good donut than a really good bagel anyday. But I'd rather have a really good bagel then a mediocre donut. Honestly, I'd rather have a mediocre bagel than a mediocre donut. And if it's a lousy donut or bagel, then I don't want either.

Chocolate birthday cake. My birthday was last week, and my husband tried to make me a cake using the recipe my mom always made for my birthday when I was a kid. Unfortunately, he forgot to add the buttermilk, meaning the end result was dry, didn't have the depth of flavor, and fell apart when he took it out of the pan.…

I had adult braces a few years ago. I don't envy you the experience.

I feel the exact same way. The last year or so I've been so busy all the time, and it feels like adding anything else is just too much. Yet I don't know what to cut back on in order to make time for myself.

My husband and I dance. We square dance and round dance (round dancing is cued ballroom dancing). We usually dance 2-3 nights a week for about 2 hours a night. Try to find a square dance club in your area; most clubs offer lessons in the fall, starting about this time of year. Try it and see if you like it.

What's a hydro chair?

I use a fitbit Aria scale. It displays your weight and bodyfat %. I know there are more accurate ways of calculating it, but the scale has generally been consistent with it, until now. I don't currently lift weights. I average 8,000 steps a day. I have not been religiously tracking my calories in the app, but I eat the…

This week it's been yogurt and cottage cheese and applesauce (I'm having dental work done). Normally I prefer leftovers from the night before, or a lean cuisine and fruit, or I go out (usually to Panera Bread because it's just downstairs).