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Easy Banana Pancakes
Hello everyone!!! I've been playing around with banana pancake recipes since so many of them online are a FLOP. I've finally figured out what I think is a great banana pancake and I'm excited to share the recipe for other pancake lovers! Recipe: 2 Ripe Bananas 2 Tbsp white flour (or sub for another flour) 2 Eggs 1/4 tsp…
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Has anyone done the MiniBeast Challenge??
Has anyone done the MiniBeast Challenge by Misscarriejune?? Or the 8 week program? I've been working out for a year now and love the gym. Lately I have been going to the gym without too much of a plan and have been trying to look into the MiniBeast challenge because the results she has posted and the transformation…
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Is my mind distorted?
Hey everyone! I figured I’d start a discussion to get some insight from fellow users. My history with health started 6 years ago when I joined MFP to lose weight as a freshman in college. I went from 147lb to ~125lb using MFP when I was 19 years old. Since then- I’ve been weight lifting for 5 years, almost 6. I was 135lb…
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Possibly developing stress eating/binge eating disorder??
I'm looking for anyone who is/has experienced what I'm going through and how to help kick what I'm going through to the curb immediately! I've been weight lifting for a year and a half and am 5'8, 141 pounds (and am proud of my current progress). I've never struggled watching what I eat and making healthy choices, with…
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EASY low calorie banana pancakes
Hello everyone!!! I've been playing around with banana pancake recipes since so many of them online are a FLOP. I've finally figured out what I think is a great banana pancake and I'm excited to share the recipe for other pancake lovers! They're so good that I'm making them for a 3rd day in a row (no guilt!) :) Recipe: 2…
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Cancelling Golds Gym Membership
Can someone explain the step by step process with canceling a membership at Golds? I cannot for the life of me get a straight answer from the employees and they’re sending me in circles!
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1 year weight lifting transformation
I'd just like to share my transformation and journey through weight lifting! I began working out Feb of 2018, and did a lot of random weights with a large amount of cardio. I decided to focus solely on weights around August of 2018. I have definitely progressed and gained a large amounts of muscle in my biceps, triceps,…
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"Cutting" advice without sacrificing weights.
Hello! I'm looking for advice for how to "cut" and shed a couple of pounds. I have been weight lifting for a year after ditching cardio and went from 134 to 140 pounds, also gained a great amount of muscle and have become toned, but obviously am carrying some trouble areas of fat. I'm super happy with my body and muscle…
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BOREDOM EATING :(
Every time I am home all day or lounge around, I eat and eat and EAT - even though I am not hungry. I can't help but snack all the time and need some ideas for distraction? or if anyone who relates has advice? I mostly snack on fruits so that I don't rack up on my calories (strawberries, plums, nectarines) and I'm *full*,…
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Food Scale
Does anyone have recommendations on a good quality food scale brand from Walmart or Target or so? I bought one from Walmart and it’s terrible- always fluctuating or glitching when I try to change the units. What’s a good scale for the money??
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4 months weight lifting progress- before & after :)
I've finally stuck with something for more than 3 weeks during this up and down weight in college. I'm 4 months in and just want to share my journey!!:) I've been doing weight lifting 5 times a week and cardio/LISS 3-4 times a week. MFP has been amazing with motivation!! My next task is to find a program. I've been writing…
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Can someone explain to me what all bulking/cutting entails?
I see a lot of women and men talking about bulking and cutting. I'm interested in learning about it but don't know much about what it is, what exercises you do, when to do it, or what calories look like. Anyone have a clear explanation?? Thank you :)
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Anyone else's fitbit do this???
I've noticed that when I complete a workout on my fitbit by stopping the tracker, it will say x amount of calories, then when I sync my fitbit to the fitbit app, the calorie log will be about 15-40 calories higher. For example today when I finished my workout - my fitbit said 520 calories. Then, when I synced my fitbit to…
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The Calorie Culprit: Coffee Creamer
Coffee Creamer! The one thing I must have with my coffee. It's loaded with calories and I'm not sure what to do! I'm an avid coffee drinker (addict maybe Lol). About 3 cups a day every day since junior high. With that said, I loooove International Delight because of all of the amazing flavors. It just racks on the calories…
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Sedentary or Lightly Active?
I have a general question of not really knowing which one to choose! I'm in nursing school, so most of the time I'm sitting in class or sitting at home and studying. I have clinical 2 times a week though where I'm on my feet for 8-12 hours. The rest of the time I'm usually sitting, but I workout for 1 hour a day at night.…
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Gym Routine??? Is this adequate?
I've been going to the gym for 5 weeks now about 5-6 days a week, but, I don't have a "plan" for when I go. I need help figuring out an adequate gym routine regarding how much and when to do legs/arms/abs during the week. My "routine": Cardio for 20 minutes- then hit almost every machine and do arms and abs and legs as…
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What’s the deal with my weight???
Okay. So I know I’ve seen two posts deal with weight but I want to hear input personally. I gained 11 pounds in nursing school (125 to 136). I’m 5’8 as well. 5 weeks ago today, I started working out 5-6 days a week doing cardio and weight lifting together, either full body, arms and abs, or legs. I also count my calories…
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Need advice from people who love riding bikes!
So i recently bought a bike so that I could ride to my college campus instead of driving. It's about a 10-15 minute bike ride and let me say this, I'M VERY OUT OF SHAPE hahaha. Well where I live, there are a LOT of hills. I'm looking for advice for how to work out or ways to train on a bike properly for a beginner like me…
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"Skinny Fat" and looking for workouts
Hello! Currently I am in the "skinny fat" category and would like advice on some good at-home workouts or other tips to help get a leaner body! In January I weighed 145 pounds and am currently 127 pounds from dieting alone. I now want to incorporate workouts! I am a 19 year old nursing student so my schedule is very busy,…
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I need advice!
So I started my journey to lose a few pounds and eat healthier. For the past few months, I have been very good about my new and healthier lifestyle and have lost a few pounds as well!. In these months I've been eating more greens, less processed foods and sugar, decreased my portion sizes..etc. all that good stuff.…
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Time to change my MFP calorie goal?
I joined MFP in determination to lose the "freshman 15" that I got my first semester of college, as well as adopt a healthy eating lifestyle! I am 19 years old and first started using MFP in March. I am 5'7 and weighed 145 pounds. Now, I weigh 126 and am very happy about that. My calorie goal has been set for 1,250 a day…
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Question about calories!?
Okay! So I'm asking this question purely because I don't know! My goal is to lose some weight so obviously I use this app to track calories. Well, yesterday I did not eat much at all (busy college student), leaving me a couple hundred calories under my limit. Today however, I am about 200 calories OVER my limit. Do these…
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Mexican Food???!!!!!
So tonight I'm going out to eat to this really amazing Mexican restaurant. It's going to be VERY hard to stay within my calorie limit, so I'm asking for advice,,. I only have about 800 calories left of the day so i KNOW I'm going to go over my limit. Between the chips, salsa, guacamole, and my entree which will probably be…
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Anyone else have differences in measurements for legs???
So I measured my body today and when I measured my legs, my right thigh is 23 inches and my left thigh is 22! Anyone else have these types of differences in their leg sizes?? I didn't think they'd be an inch difference but remeasured about 4 extra times and yep! One is 23 inches and the other is 22!
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Food Diary
Hello!! I was wondering if some of y'all out there can look at my food diary from whichever days and give me some feedback?? I'm trying to be healthy (sometimes I have bad days) but I feel like I'm over eating which might be hindering my results of not losing weight. If there's something you think I should change or take…
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Question about Sugar???
So I eat a lot of fruit throughout the day, which always puts me over the "daily intake goal" on MFP. This shouldn't actually be something to worry about, right? I mean, getting sugar from fruits is better than granulated sugar found in muffins or cookies or something right?
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MAJOR cheat day
So I've been really good with my diet and eating healthy in my calorie limit for a good 5 weeks now. Today I travelled to the city and SPLURGED!!! I had about 5 glasses of sweet tea, a chocolate iced coffee, got a basket of teriyaki boneless wings and a side of garlic Parmesan fries, cheese dip, a bbq philly cheese steak…
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Daily Burn Success Stories?
Anyone out there have success using daily burn?? I am currently using a strength training program on daily burn and doing the daily burn 365 for cardio! I have yet to find someone also using daily burn so I'm seeking the community!
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Possible to get a 'Beach body' by June or July?
So I started this journey a few weeks ago to lose weight and get fit! I lost 5 pounds so far (was 145 now 140). My ultimate goal for right now is to get to 130-135 by June or July this summer. Do you think that's possible? I workout to Daily Burn Strength training and Daily Burn 365 cardio 5 or 6 times a week and eat 1400…
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Anyone out there using Daily Burn?
Hello community! Is anyone else out there using Daily Burn as their workout source? I can't find anyone else using it and I want to hear from someone using it!! I currently use strength videos on daily burn for muscle building, and Daily Burn 365 for cardio. I haven't seen any results yet because it's only been 3 weeks,…
