-
Delicious Chicken and Dumplings recipe!
I just had this for dinner tonight....got it off of a baking mix box. I plugged and chugged the ingredients, and the calorie content is pretty awesome! Here it is: 2 chicken breasts, diced 4 cups chicken broth 1 can of cream of chicken soup 1.5 cups of frozen mixed veggies 1 small onion 2/3 cup 2% milk 2 cups all-purpose…
-
Question about regularity (tmi?)
I'm embarrassed to even ask this, but I can't find an answer online anywhere. Ever since I started eating right, I've noticed a major change for the worse regarding bowel regularity. I don't know what to do about this -- I'm eating PLENTY of fiber (20+ per day). Has anyone else experienced this? Any recommendations?
-
Hobbies!
So, I'm looking for a hobby... preferably one that I can blog about! I'm considering knitting, because I know the basics (I can cast-on, do a knit stitch, and bind-off) but I have a long way to go! I'm also considering learning the piano. What're your hobbies, and what would you recommend for somebody searching?
-
How to figure out your weight loss goal...
I've been struggling with this a lot lately. I'm still have at least 15 lbs. to go, so I'm not too worried yet, but I still want to figure this out. I'm just NOT sure what I should be striving for, or how to set a goal at all. Especially because I've been losing inches like crazy, but the pounds have been a little slow,…
-
A fat-burning victory!
I am so excited! First off, I broke past the 10 lbs. lost mark today, which is great! (Technically, I've lost 14 lbs., but I didn't start using MFP until 3 of them were already gone). But even better is the inches I've shed! I put on ten pounds my last term of school, and my waist size EXPLODED from 32 inches to 36.5…
-
Why am I so lethargic?
I've been doing really well with my diet and exercise lately, and I've been sleeping fairly restfully for 7-8 hours a night. So WHY have I been so lethargic for the past few days? And what can I do to push through this? Any ideas?
-
What protein supplement do you use/recommend?
I'm looking to buy a protein supplement (I've simply come to the realization that there's no way for me to get the protein I need with my dietary restrictions). What do you use/recommend?
-
How to get protein?
I love MFP, but I've also started to use a site called Daily Burn because I like some of the additional features, especially in the nutrition tracker. Anyway, Daily Burn takes into account the amount of strength training and the sort that I do for calculating my protein, and it wants me to eat WAY more than MFP. The…
-
unsupportive friends (and temptation)
I'm so frustrated with my friends (and my step mom) right now. The issue with my friends is that they INSIST on being unsupportive in ways that look kind, but really aren't. For instance -- they keep complimenting me, but not with things like, 'you look great!' or 'way to go!', but by telling me 'you're fine, you don't…
-
Motivation Tactics
I've noticed that a lot of people set smaller goals for themselves along the way and give themselves little rewards as they go. I want to know what your weight loss and health mile markers are, and how you reward yourself to keep going! Mine are: 10 lbs. - Splurge a little and go out to a club with friends! 20 lbs. - Visit…
-
Half marathon in 12-weeks: who's ready?
I'm getting ready to start a program on July 18th for completing a half-marathon at the end of 12 weeks. (I'm waiting to start until July 18th in order to get myself up to being able to run 3 miles first, I'm currently around 2 1/4). I'd love some company in completing this program, so if you interested, post on here!…
-
Exercising and the heat
Hi everyone, I was wondering what recommendations people have for dealing with heat while working out. I was really diligent about my exercising for a month, but for the last week the air conditioning hasn't been working and it's been in the 90s. I haven't been able to do any cardio. Does anyone have recommendations for…
-
Eating exercise calories too much?
So, this is the age old question of MFP, but I'm having concerns about eating my exercise calories. I have always eaten them, but now that I've started doing marathon training and I've changed my weight loss goal from 2 lbs. per week to 1.5 lbs. per week, I feel like I'm just eating too many calories. It's forcing me to…
-
Body image issues-- definitely skewed
So, my BMI registers as overweight, but people I know always say that they can't tell. I've never really believed them....I feel HUGE. But then I realized just now....I keep telling myself that I want to lose 40 pounds, but I'm technically only 6 pounds overweight. How do you deal with your body image issues? I'm afraid…
-
Weight vs. Inches
What has people's experience been regarding the relationship between losing weight vs. losing inches? For me, the scale is addictive, and I just can't wait a week to step on. But then, when I go to measure myself at the end of the week, I'm always amazed by the inches lost, which never seems proportional to pounds lost.…
-
What?
So, I've lost weight usin this site before (15 lbs.) and then I stopped using MFP because I was sure I could keep itup without the help. Needless to say, perhaps, I put all the weight back on and then some. So, I'm back, and as I track my calories I can't help but wonder: WHAT was I eating? I'm currently working with my…
-
What's your favorite breakfast?
I believe that breakfast is one of the most trying meals of the day. I didn't eat breakfast throughout high school....as a matter of fact, it was until about a year ago that I started really trying to get breakfast every morning. But the problem is 1) Lack of time and 2) I HATE most breakfast foods. But I need something…
-
Went out to lunch....what happened?!
I went out to lunch with my grandmother and aunt for my birthday today. We went to the Cheesecake Factory. I didn't want to ruin my day, so I had a Chicken and Avocado Club without the bacon with a tossed green salad with balsamic dressing on the side. When the sandwich got there, I took off half the bread and cheese, and…
-
Lunch for under 400 calories
Share your recipes! My lunch today: 1 cup of steamed carrots and peas, peppered to taste: 75 calories Mozzarella and basil quesadilla: 1 wheat flour tortilla: 130 calories, 2 ounces of fresh mozzarella: 160 calories, 3 leaves of fresh basil: 1 calorie Total meal nutrition: Cal: 366 Carbs: 38 Fat: 14 Protein: 17 Sodium: 510…
-
21 and struggling with cholesterol
I went to the doctor this past week for a physical, and they did some routine blood work on me. Then, two days later, I get results in the mail: I have high bad cholesterol. My overall cholesterol was fine (under 200), but my bad was over 100. I'm only 21, I'm fairly active, and I eat almost entirely vegetarian. Needless…
-
The urge to weigh!
I know I can't be the only one fighting this battle! It's the OTHER battle with the scale. I have to fight so hard not to weigh myself everyday. I know that I should really be aiming for once a week, but the thing stares me down in the bathroom, "Are you done yet? Haven't you lost weight yet? Come on, let's see..." It's SO…
-
Water v. Tea
This might be a silly question, but I thought I would ask. I drink a lot of coffee. I'm a caffeine addict. But I've been trying to switch some of my daily coffee to tea. My question is: does tea count as drinking water, or does the caffeine/something else make it not hydrating or something? ALSO- I take coffee black, and I…
-
Working out inside at home
I live in Minnesota, and the winter is fast approaching. I have access to a gym on my college's campus, but it's far away, and I've gotten really sick in the past walking there in severe subzero weather. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me what they do to work out indoors at home. I don't have a lot of space…
-
When will it be noticeable?
Ugh. I feel awful even posting this, but I know other people here have probably encountered the same problem, and I just need a little support right now. When I stepped on the scale this morning, I had lost another 2 lbs., bringing my total up to 10 lbs lost. I felt great, but there was something nagging in the back of my…
-
Eating habits...
I was never a snacker. I've always been the person who was too busy for food and skipped breakfast except for a cup of coffee, and probably skipped lunch too. So afternoon would roll around and by 4:30pm I would be starving....so I would binge eat until practically bed time. I mention this because I never realized before…
-
Just started and already scared...
So, I'm really new to MFP, and I'm just recently starting my diet/exercise routine. As in, I started last Thursday. I know it's really early for this, but I'm already feeling discouraged and scared that this somehow isn't going to work for me. Okay, I'm not quite sure how diet and exercise WOULDN'T work either. But I feel…
