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Feeling Stuck
I am a 37 yo male, I am 5'11" and currently 225lbs. In good health, and nothing should be physically stopping me from losing. I started my Journey in June of 2016 @325lbs by getting on the Ideal Protien diet. I stopped that in November of 2016 @240lbs. over the holidays of '16 I put back on 15lbs but maintained that until…
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wow that was salty
Well I thought I would put this question out to all the MFP folks. Have you noticed as you are eating better, if you eat the same product but not as healthy can you tell the difference. Here is my recent revalation. Since I began eating healthy, I have been eating Jiff all natural peanut butter. However I ran out last…
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blade runner
So most of you probably have heard the news already about the Olympic runner who shot and killed his girlfriend last night. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB30001424127887324162304578303291198849374.html I know it is a tragic story, but lets see if we can have some fun with it. personally I don't think he has a leg to stand…
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Second opinions
Had a trainer at the gym tell me some stuff about cutting certain foods and was wanting second opinions. He told me to cut out a lot of stuff, most of which I do not eat anyway, but the two things he said for me to cut out that I do eat are bread and dairy. I eat bread in extreme moderation as it is, most the time the only…
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some help figuring this out please
Ok. so I found this trail mix that I like and it is fairly healthy. However I feel that if I make one similar to it or even one with other things in it, I could make a healthier version and over all more economical home made trail mix. So here is the where I need help. How do I go about determining serving size and…
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numbers help
Ok well I am thinking I want to switch from the MFP calculations to TDEE but the numbers seem really high. So I was hoping someone with experience can look at them and tell me what they think. Height 5' 11" neck 17.5 waist 47.5 weight 286 exercise 5 days a week the calculator I used gave me this: Your BMR is: 2527.4 Your…
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My January Success
I know I still have a lot of work to do, but this is my January success. Was kind of down the last week or so because the scale said I was losing but I wasn't seeing it in the mirror until today when I took a new pic. So here goes. Well since the pictures are not working here are hard links…
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MS- Gulf coast area
Been on MFP for about a month and have some friends, but would love to find some friends in my area, maybe even find someone to go to the gym with. thanks
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what am I doing wrong
Ok well I have been at this change in life style for about a month now. I started right after Christmas. I avoid fast food, soda, and sweets. I go to the gym 5 days a week and watch what I eat. I understand I didn't put it on over night and it will not come off over night, but when I get on the scale and it says I have…
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canned veggies and the like
Ok, so I know canned veggies and the like are full of sodium, and I want to add some beans to my salad tonight. I was able to find some low sodium ones for tonight until I can cook the dry ones I bought (tonight also). My question is If I drain the beans and rinse them off thoroughly can I cut the sodium any more than what…
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Multi-Vitamins
I am pretty sure this topic has been covered, but I truthfully do not feel like scrolling through 60 pages of topics to try and find it. I have been thinking that I should start taking a multi-vitamin to help supplement and nutritional defects that may occur in my diet. Is this a good idea? does anybody know if the one a…
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hello from Mississippi
Hi, my name is David. I am 32, and started my journey about 3 weeks ago. I am a disabled army vet. who for to many years has let the pain and depression run my life, all the while getting bigger and bigger. I know I am supposed to set small short term goals, and I am doing that. but for general purpose here I will be…
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So frustrated
I have been going to the gym about 5 days a week for the last 3 weeks, and I am eating under the amount of calories MFP is telling me I can eat. I am just loosing all motivation because I am not seeing any results. my work out: MWF-15 min cardio, 30 min planet fitness circuit, abs, 20 min cardio T,TH- 50-60 min cardio…
