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  • As motivation is fleeting and cannot be relied upon, I find it far more useful to create healthy habits and stick to them: https://www.wisdomination.com/screw-motivation-what-you-need-is-discipline/
  • Veteran here. I did the VA MOVE program, because I needed to complete that in order to have access to the weight loss doctor and drugs. I wanted Contrave. Unfortunately, I could not take it due to several unpleasant GI side effects. The MOVE program is often facilitated by a dietitian, but my program was done by a nurse,…
  • To be able to address the protein question, I would also like answers to the above. As far as creatine goes, unnecessary for weight loss. And as that can cause water retention, as far as your scale is concerned you'll likely gain weight.
  • How much food each person needs is going to be very individual, both due to varying calorie needs and personal preferences for macros. I know I find 3 ounces chicken thigh, 3 ounces broccoli, 4 ounces potato, and 8 grams of butter very filling, and it's only 334 calories. You could first look at calories and then tweak the…
  • If you are walking sufficiently throughout the day, health-wise, you don't also need the cardiovascular benefit of the spin and Zumba classes. At work, I walk on two breaks and at lunch. If I do a walk after work with my partner and cat, I hit 10,000 steps, a little more than 4 miles for me. Calorie wise, assuming the MFP…
  • And I don't think 45-60 minutes is enough :wink: I need about 75 minutes of yoga before my mind is ready to settle into seated meditation. That hasn't been part of my routine since I left the ashram 20 years ago. Fortunately, I find trail maintenance and gardening meditative, and that is easily accessible to me.
  • I love the idea of doing Sun Salutations on the hour! But my wrist still hasn't recovered from me falling on it in 2021, so no Downward Dog for me :disappointed: You are thinking of Chaturanga. It's a transition move within the Sun Salutation sequence. https://www.everydayyoga.com/blogs/guides/how-to-do-chaturanga-in-yoga…
  • Did you mean "exercise once per day" rather than "all day?" I had the vague understanding "It's important to get up and move around periodically" without a sense of the science behind it. I was associating it with health, rather than weight loss.…
  • Hmm, you'd measure SALT by teaspoons, not sodium. Since salt also contains chloride, it's not 1:1 to sodium. Sodium grams x 2.5 = Salt grams What's your sodium goal in grams?…
  • Your doctor did not give you this information when they gave you the diagnosis? Shame on them. Ask for a referral to a registered dietician (not nutritionist - in some countries, like the US, this is an uncredentialled designation.)
    in Uric acid Comment by kshama2001 March 15
  • I echo Ann's comments. There's been no change to the font on my iphone or in the browser and it's been 10 or 11 years for me. I'm also not a twenty-something w 20:20 vision and keep my browser at 125% AND use glasses for the computer. Here's how you adjust the zoom on Chrome and other browsers would be similar:…
  • Are you overscheduled like this every day or just the day you wrote it? If it happens often, I have some thoughts about that. I had a turkey club sandwich today.
  • I use the phrase "working out" to only mean strength training activities, but other people use it for anything done at the gym, so it's not clear to me if your evening workouts are cardio, strength training, or both. Depending on the style of yoga, you may be getting some cardio minutes from your yoga as well. (And if…
  • The MFP exercise database does factor in your age and gender, and is using the METS system to calculate how hard it is. Some items have qualifiers such as "light," "moderate," etc. "Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace" seems accurate for me and I use it to judge other entries. I only use "Gardening, general" when I'm using a…
  • OMG, I had Denise Austin videos for my VCR back in the 90s! Is she still going on about the "fat burning zone?" :lol:
  • Darn it, I was too late :lol: I shared your confusion but eventually also figured out that she wanted a field for "unsaturated" and was not satisfied by the current availability of fields for monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
  • This crowd-sourced database is inaccurate enough as it is, while only using the nutritional label from ONE country. When I was anemic, I looked at the iron values. For USER-CREATED entries, they were invariably wrong. Iron is supposed to be entered as a percentage, but was often entered as a g, or left out, or a number…
  • Congrats on the 41 pounds loss! With 41 pounds left to go, I suggest you drop your weekly rate of loss to 1 or 1.5 pounds per week.
  • Unlike other sites which use TDEE calculators, MFP uses the NEAT method (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis), and as such this system is designed for exercise calories to be eaten back. However, many consider the burns given by MFP to be inflated for them and only eat a percentage, such as 50%, back. Others are able to…
  • Yes. Your NET calories are 1200. Unlike other sites which use TDEE calculators, MFP uses the NEAT method (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis), and as such this system is designed for exercise calories to be eaten back. However, many consider the burns given by MFP to be inflated for them and only eat a percentage, such as…
  • Thanks ladies! I would have taken Molnupiravir if I had it Sunday-Tuesday, but by the time I got it Wednesday, my main complaint was fatigue and stomach upset, and since the main side effects are gastro-intestinal, I decided I didn't need it enough to risk the side effects. I had a rough few days, but I've had colds that…
  • Assuming your PCP or cardiologist recommended the Mediterranean diet, you can ask for a referral to a registered dietitian. (If you are in the US, you want a RD, not a nutritionist.) Meanwhile, Ann gave some great tips on diet and neanderthin was insightful by pointing out the health benefits of the Med Diet are from more…
  • Yes, my ex boss is Thai and went to Thailand at least once per year. He showed us a picture of big chafing trays full of some sort of insect. While looking for a similar picture I found this video of a bug market in Thailand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy5pBI8WvK8&ab_channel=darrenb3 "I taste test all the edible bugs…
  • I've heard many posters here say their skin did not finish tightening up for up to two years after hitting their goal weight, so I suggest you maintain for two years and reevaluate. During this time, do cardiovascular and strength training exercises.
  • I recently recommended a coworker say this to people who make unwanted remarks about his weight loss. (I had just heard a remark along the lines of "You're too skinny!" and imagined it annoyed him. I've only seen him at his current weight, which looked fine, but apparently he used to be @ 100 pounds heavier. He thought…
    in Too much Comment by kshama2001 March 14
  • You're on MFP. Why not keep it simple and use MFP for your calorie and protein goals? If you're sedentary, bump protein up to 30% and take 10% from carbs. When you set your goals here, how many calories and grams of protein do you get? https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change-goals-guided or More > Goals in app See the…
  • "Each meal has to be mostly protein and veggies" for what? To lose weight? Gain/retain muscle? Not true. This addresses the weight loss aspect: If your goal is to reach ketosis, depending on the veggies, that should work. However, ketosis is not necessary for weight loss (see above.)
  • Oh! Yes, that makes more sense, thanks. I have COVID, lol.
  • Oh! Yes, that makes more sense, thanks. I have COVID, lol.
  • I've enjoyed reading your posts touting the benefits of vegetables and hope you take this in the spirit in which it is intended - please don't include fish in with being vegan. "Mostly plant based" would be accurate.…
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