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Why am I not hungry?
I have a fairly odd concern. I love my food and don't normally have issues eating at least my calories. I'm currently on 1400 but I have been averaging closer to 1500 with exercise. My challenge lately has been a random loss of appetite. I have been eating my calories but have resorted to things like cookies and high…
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So i have to gain back everything?
I am trying to figure out what I have to do. It's very confusing and it sounds like I have to go back to eating almost 2600 calories a day.. I have been doing this for about 1 month now. I started at 1600 or so before i came to MFP then the site told me I had to go to 1200 and eat back exercise, which I did for a couple of…
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Need alternate excercises
Hi all, I would like to start my strength training and have found a great beginner workout. The problem is that I don't have equipment and I am not in the best shape (unless that shape is round!) The routine recommends Bench press, Rows, Deadlifts and Pull Ups.. Did I mention I am not in good shape? Also I don't have any…
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Beware.. the package lies
This is an example of why it is SO important for accurate tracking to have a food scale... I had a President's Choice - Ciabatta Burger Bun with my dinner. The package states that 1 bun (56g) = 1 serving. Just for kicks I weighed the bun.. it was almost 80g! That's over a 40% increase in calories from what is stated on the…
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Homemade Rosted Garlic and Red Pepper Hummus
Hi all, I made this today looking for a lower calorie version of my favorite food. It has only 21 calories per Tbsp. All you need to make it is a stove with an oven and a food processor. It has only 1 Tbsp of olive oil in the whole recipe and makes about 300g of Hummus - that's about 10 servings of 2 Tbsp. each. I wasn't…
