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At Goal & Successfully Maintaining. So Why Am I Doing This All Over Again?
Many of you know me from the boards. I’m going to cut right to the chase with a before (May 2018) and after (July 2021)photo. MFP works. I wholeheartedly believe in MFP’s philosophy of CICO (calories in/calories out). I’ve been successful with it. So why am I “starting over”? During his annual physical, my beloved’s doctor…
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Homemade Dry Sugar Free Pudding Mix
Has anyone got a recipe, or experimented making, a dry sugar free pudding mix? We make homemade ice cream with it, and sometimes make mousse with pudding mix and Greek yogurt. I go through boxes and boxes of the stuff. I usually open the boxes and decant them into mason jars so I can spoon out as much as I need. I despair…
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What’s Your Simple Pleasure?
Brought the dog in from a rainy walk. He went mental, running up and down stairs, throwing himself on the floor, rolling over wildly, jumping on all the furniture, and barking like it was the greatest thing in the world. He does this after baths, too. So simple but gives him so much pleasure, and I enjoy watching the fool.…
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Random Swimming and Bench Questions
My gym has the slipperiest bench on the planet. Any time I try to bench, I’m sliding all over the place, even with a towel. Any suggestions? I was thinking of a yoga mat towel, the kind with grippy silicon dimples but they’re six feet long, so overkill. Is there a product for this purpose? Second, due to a sprained toe,…
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Vanilla Beans
Totally random, but for you Christmas cooks, Lidl (USA) has a holiday packet of 2 bourbon vanilla beans for $3.99. It was such a steal, I thought I’d share it here. 👍🏻
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Kinda Sounding This Out: Protein and Calories
I think maybe I just need some ears to talk this through, and get some input from trusted MFP’ers. I am 5’7”, age 59, female, currently 133. I am retired so no job related activity, but would consider myself extremely active. I start every morning on my stationary bike, walk and/or run a appx 3 miles every morning and…
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Ladies Who Run Walk or Cycle
If your local police department or college offer the RAD series of classes, please consider signing up. RAD stands for Rape/Agression/Defense, and is a standardized 12 hour course, taught as either two or four sessions. I’ve only done the first class and it’s been outstanding. The only other defensive class I’ve done was a…
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App Locks Up
Have been suffering for months with entering foods. The app is slow to respond to request to enter a good, and then gets hung logging it. It is taking upwards of 15-30 seconds per line item. If I add a saved meal, it can take a minute. It’s getting slower and slower. Also, when I respond to a friend’s post, once the…
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Lifting and Breathing
Breathing at the gym. This sounds like such a stupid question , but it is becoming an issue for me and I need suggestions. I’ve done yoga for years and have always focused on slow yogic breathing. I have no breathing issues whatsoever during a challenging power class, because I’m so accustomed to linking breath to…
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Taste of Home Email Phishing
Got a very legit looking email from Taste of Home, complete with colorful photograph links to low cal recipes, thanking me for my email subscription. Umm, haven’t subscribed. Checked the source email address and it is very similar to, but not a legit email. Probably a coincidence, but my spam filters are excellent and this…
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Carrying On. Sorta?
The following is more a muse and maybe even a rationalization than a real, useful post. I’m kinda talking myself through this. Sometimes if I see it in writing, it relieves the gnawing and the worry, ya know? After about ten weeks of travel in the past four months- and many more coming up - I’m up about 12 pounds over…
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My Turn to Overshare My Adventure
One year ago today, my doctor gave me a prescription for thyroid medication. The obligatory prescription warning fell out….and as it fell, it unfolded and billowed to the floor like the giant parachute on one of those toy green army men. That got my attention. I called the doctor’s office, asked for ninety days to lose…
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Random Thanks for Claire
@claireychn074 I can’t find the original post and gorgeous photo, but I want to tell you, I glommed on to your haircut today. I screenshot you and have been keeping it til it got long enough. Now, if only I can rock it like you do…….. I’m not creepy at all 😂😂😂😂 just mildly stalkerish? Thanks, ma’am!!!
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How Do You Know When You’re Losing Muscle
Weight is up about ten pounds from last year, but clothes are starting to feel unintentionally looser, I look like all arms and legs again, but yet, distinct and visible muscles, much more so than at the lower weight. I’m definitely getting stronger. At what point do you start losing muscle? How do you prevent muscle loss…
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Gyms and Mat Etiquette
Ya’ll. Be considerate and don’t walk on other folks’ mats at the gym. If I’ve chosen to get out a mat, I’m probably going to have my face close to the ground at some point. I don’t care to be putting my face where your shoes have just been. It’s just simple courtesy. I’m probably preaching to the choir here, but mats are a…
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Cake Mix “Protein” Pancake Recipe
Several people have asked me for this recipe, so I’m going to “park” it here. Works with any cake mix. My personal fave is Red Velvet, but I’ve made chocolate, Funfetti, lemon, carrot cake , devils food and vanilla. Preheat your griddle or pan. This batter starts out fluffy but batter will deflate fairly quick, so you want…
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…and This is Why People Have Unrealistic Weight Loss Expectations
I see so many people here with totally unrealistic expectations, but, my heavens, when you’ve got newsfeeds, magazines, and social media throwing garbage like this out, is it any wonder? Share your worst ridiculous weight loss screenshot, story or “tip”.
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This Might Be a Home Brewing Question
I’d like to try my hand at making kvas, a (mostly) nonalcoholic fermented drink made from water, nearly burnt rye bread, raisins, yeast and a shedload of sugar. Supposedly the yeast eats the sugar. End result is a carbonated beverage, vaguely akin to a dark rich root beer. Anyone care to take a stab at how many calories…
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Home Meat Slicer?
Anyone got any experience with a home meat slicer? PITA? Recommendations? Lidl has whole Preferred Selection prosciutto hams again for the holidays. I love the sliced stuff, but it’s almost two bucks an ounce. I eat it for breakfast, fried on lunch sandwiches, on pizza, chopped in spaghetti. I blow through the stuff. I…
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What Food Do You Regret Giving Up the Most?
Replying to another post made me think about how my husband (who began MFP late last year) put in and then silently took a Claxton fruitcake out of the grocery basket with real tears in his eyes. For me, it was Cadbury’s Crispy Eggs, only available at Easter, though with a lesser version available for Christmas. I would…
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Hmmmm.....Apple Watch Issue
Guys, I know we’ve had a continuous series of threads about Apple Watch not syncing to MFP. Mine has worked simply and reliably well until two days ago, when I upgraded to MFP premium. Suddenly, it’s no longer syncing certain exercises I start on my watch. I’m just curious. Those of you who have had to resort to the Pacer…
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Pop up Ad?
Anyone else suddenly getting an aggressive pop up ad that’s interfering with using the MFP site?
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Aquafit Hand Pain
I’ve started doing aquafit several days a week with my husband. I use the intermediate dumbbells. Anything smaller is no challenge, anything larger simply makes me float away. My hands have begun to hurt using the dumbbells. I have long fingers and wide hands. I get hand cramps, and my hands are squeezed tight, pinched and…
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Nighttime Headaches
Just sharing this, in case it helps anyone else. I’ve been having night time headaches since before Covid. Wake up with sick headache, which takes an hour or two to wear off. Usually after my morning coffee, which relates to below. Discussed the headaches with my doctor and she suggested seeing a neurologist. Covid…
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Apartment in Germany
This is really a stretch but I’m desperate. Anybody here from Germany? I need advice on how to find an apartment. I don’t know how it works over there, and I’m being told the rental market is insane. Please friend me if you’ve got advice on where to start, or how to stand out from the “millions” of applications they say…
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How to Post a Photo to your Friends Feed (iOS version)
Several people have asked how to post pics to their private friends feeds. This is a tutorial for those of you using the iOS app. Maybe someone will be kind enough to post an Android tutorial. 1.) go to your home page and click on the + sign ____________________________ 2.) choose status ____________________________ 3.)…
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How to Recalibrate Your Apple Watch to Work With MFP and Health Apps
This might be useful to some folks who’ve been asking watch related questions lately. At the very least, you can make sure your interface is set up properly: https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/26/fix-apple-watch-workout-tracking-activity-tracking/ Also, not addressed in the article, if your steps aren’t recording properly, go…
