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Peter Attia
I have come across his blog, and have spent the past few hours reading through it (not all, he's got too much to say). His thought process and approach seems compelling, but when I read through his daily food log, I don't know if I want to maintain this type of diet longitudinally. He also eats 4000 calories per day.…
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Success story of a different nature
After the first six weeks on MFP, I have: - lost ten lbs - lost 1.5 inches around my waist - dropped my total cholesterol from 306 to 200 mg/dl - dropped my LDL-C from 199 to 126 mg/dl - dropped triglycerides from 177 to 83 mg/dl - maintained HDL in the ideal range (57 mg/dl). All this past menopause! The change in my…
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Fitbit technical question
Can you turn off the HR display?
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Plant based nutrition and weight loss
Hello! I am trying to lose weight, while cleaning up my diet to be pretty much plant-based. This has not been an overnight process, but the result of modifications over a few years. Now, I have cut back to 1200 calories, in an effort to reduce my weight. The big dilemma I am facing is protein intake. Even with a vegan…
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Weight not really dropping
I am doing weekly weigh ins, and this is my third week, and week 2 on MFP. Weight currently 230 lbs, and last week, half a pound more. On 1400 calories!! WTH?? Yes, I'm 51, but still, if i were going at the rate of 2 lbs a month, I'll be dead before I'll reach my goal weight. :o I am walking about 4x weekly, moderate pace…
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Week 3 on MFP
Hello!! This is my third week on MFP, so I wanted to briefly say hello. My goal is to safely lose weight (lots!), and get back in shape, while improving my health in the process. I'm over 50, and the scale makes sure I won't forget! ;) But I definitely do not want to fall into the camp of unfit 50s +. There is just so much…
