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My weight loss, and today's NSV
I haven't been on MyFitnessPal in a long time but this morning I came back to update all the weight loss so I could see the little graph that it prints out. lol at me. But then I thought I'd also post because maybe I can help to motivate someone else who's struggling. In the past I did Weight Watchers which worked well.…
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Wow, weighing food sure is an eye-opener!
Just a tip for anyone who's new... get a kitchen scale and use it! I know you old-timers already know this, but so often I see people saying things like "help, I'm not losing" or "not eating more than xx calories but I'm gaining!" etc. Well, now that I understand how the "tare" function works on my kitchen scale I have…
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How do I unlink my Fitbit from MFP?
I have clicked everywhere and cannot find how to unlink my Fitbit from MFP. sigh... I am done with Fitbit and have bought something from a company that has much better customer service. So I don't want to see the "Fitbit calorie adjustment" thing on my exercise log. Yes, I know I can delete it, I do that every day. But I'd…
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Can someone please tell me how to post a photo?
I know this isn't a tech support board but there doesn't seem to be one here on MFP. I searched the "help" section but didn't see anything that would tell me how to post a photo in a message board thread. I tried just doing "copy and paste" but that didn't work. I'm technologically a Dinosaur so I'm hoping it's not too…
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I've found my motivation for walking as exercise!
Lol. I'm in Pittsburgh visiting my parents, from Northern Virginia. In Virginia where I live it's basically flat. Here in Pittsburgh it's all hills. But not ordinary hills .... we're talking about HILLS. omg... :open_mouth: Also here in Pittsburgh at the Giant Eagle grocery store is their store brand of Chocolate Moose…
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Do you ever get stuck on eating one food over and over?
One of my very favorite combinations is cottage cheese and grapes, specifically red grapes. We just happen to have really good red grapes in my grocery store right now. Nice crunchy ones, the kind that *pop* when you bite into them. I know they won't last for long because usually the produce at this store isn't very good.…
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Question about data base calorie discrepancies
I had 85 grams of avocado for breakfast. Just for fun I chose several of the options that came up on the list for "avocado": -- avocado-avocado -- 136 calories -- timea-avocado -- 96 calories -- avocado-Haas -- 142 calories All for the same 85 grams. That's a pretty big difference, especially between the "timea" one…
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I've found the perfect diet! Details in this post...
Perfect. ;)
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Tip: How to burn off a million calories...
Decide to do yard work -- LOTS of weeds because of all the rain we've had -- in 90+ degree temps. :tired_face: omg. I hadn't even intended to do any of it, I hate yard work! But I took out the trash, noticed the vine things taking over the azaleas and got sidetracked from the indoor housework. So that's my tip of the day.…
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Gaining weight while on vacation....
So, I just got back from a week at the beach. This was a trip for just me and my daughter (husband and son had something else exciting to do). Before I left I decided that I wasn't going to worry about losing weight and wasn't going to miss eating any yummy beach things. I walked a lot, ate what I wanted -- including…
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11 pounds down in six weeks!
Six weeks, almost 12 pounds. :smile: I have my settings for a 2 lb/week loss figuring that I might not stay within that calorie limit but that I'd try. But if I didn't and ate a few more calories than I should for the 2 lb loss I'd still lose something. I am determined to do this slowly so it's sustainable. I've had a few…
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How do you all deal with holiday parties with all the food?
This is my first holiday since I've joined MFP and gotten serious about my way of eating. My husband's office overlooks the Washington Monument in DC so there is always a fireworks-viewing party there. It's a lot of fun because we can watch the fireworks in the comfort of air conditioning (DC summers are brutal). Yeah, I'm…
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My adventures in weighing food properly! lol...
So, thanks to the wonderful tips on another thread (I can't remember which one it was exactly) about weighing food, I have discovered just how easy it actually is. lol at me. I just had some cold cereal. I measured the milk in a measuring cup since it's liquid. But previously I would have also measured my Chex in the…
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"calories burned" in the exercise tracker....?
I know, I'm probably the millionth person to ask this but I keep getting an error message when I try to use the "search tab. I'm wondering about the calories that MFP gives me after I've logged my exercise. I put in 25 minutes of walking my dog, at "moderate" pace. I chose moderate because while I'm not meandering along…
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Here's one amazing thing about eating low-carb...
I know, this is old news to those of you who have been doing this for awhile. But I'm pretty new to this diet, and new to the forums... Anyway, my amazing thing is this: I ate breakfast this morning at around 8:00 -- half an avocado, 1 oz of cashews and a small nectarine. And coffee of course. And here it is 11:30 and I am…
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Question about the "calories earned from exercise"...
When I put in my exercise the calculator adds calories to what I have left to eat for the day, saying "you have earned xxx calories from exercise" or something like that. But, if the calculator is adding those calories into what I can eat, and if I do eat them, then aren't I negating the value of burning those calories by…
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How to cut down on sugar in my coffee?
Can we talk about coffee? (I did a search but didn't see my exact question...not sure that search feature works well) Anyway, I use the International Delights creamers, various flavors depending on my mood. I like my coffee creamy and sweet. I know I could cut out some calories and sugar if I could cut this down. I can't…
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Question about the ticker that's on our profile page
If you click on your name on the very top of the MFP window it takes you to your profile page where you can edit your personal info. If you scroll down a bit there's one of those weight-loss tickers there. I clicked "personalize" and made mine to look like how I wanted it to. But how do I change the numbers? i.e., how do I…
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Do we burn more calories when exercising in blazing heat?
Omg it's hot outside! ugh. I suspect the answer is no, we burn the same number of calories whether it's hot or cold. But it seriously feels like a sweated off another pound or two. :p (don't we wish...) But that got me to wondering if we do indeed burn more calories while exercising in a particular temperature. I'm going…
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New here, thank you for adding me to the group. :)
I'm new to MFP and brand-new to this group. I'm looking forward to reading all the resources available on the links I saw in the "start here" thread, as well as getting good advice from everyone here. Thanks for adding me. :)
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Just re-joined...cutting out carbs...
I joined up at MFP ages ago but then never posted. But now I really need to do something about my weight so here I am back. :/ My doctor told me that my A1C was a bit high, "pre-diabetes" she called it. She said I need to lose at least 40 pounds eventually, but she wants to see 10 by the time I come back to see her in six…
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Searching for groups...?
Is there a way to search for a specific type of group? I browsed around on the group page and didn't see it. It's probably right in front of my face and when someone tells me I'll be saying "duh on me". lol
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How do I add my new Fitbit to my account here?
I had an ancient Fitbit that was synced to this account. It still is I guess, because nothing is happening with my new Fitbit and my account here. How to I "erase" my old Fitbit and add this new one? Actually, the real question should be why did am I even using a Fitbit, given all the problems I had with my old one? ugh.…
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Where do I track my measurements??
I know it's probably right in front of me, and I'll feel stupid when someone tells me... but, where do I begin tracking my measurements? When I click on "reports" I get the option to see my measurements tracked, but I see nowhere to actually put in my first numbers. sigh... lol Although I've been a member of MFP for awhile…
