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Any atheists/agnostics out there?
Howdy folks, I wanted to offer a brief explanation for the locking of this thread. The forum guidelines include this item: If you would like to review the forum guidelines, please visit the following link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines At our discretion, this locked thread may be deleted entirely in the…
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A very satisfying NSV
At my heaviest, my size 36 pants were tight, and I used about the 2nd or 3rd hole in on my belt. Nowadays, I have a little breathing room in a size 34, and, after boring two new holes in my belt over time, the second hole I've made is no longer tight enough, so it looks like it might be time to retire the belt completely.…
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A Rather Interesting Theoretical Question
I was just thinking: Considering that burning approximately 3,500 calories is allegedly the equivalent of losing a pound, is it possible for there to exist a food so calorie-dense that less than a pound of that food could deliver 3,500 calories? I'm pretty sure the answer is no, as the law of conservation of matter simply…
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Just had a wonderful breakthrough moment
I've been doing MFP for about 2 weeks, and I'm amazed by how much my eating habits have already changed, and how hyper-aware I am of what I'm eating. It's 8 p.m. and I'm about to leave work and I just had a thought cross my mind that never would have 2 weeks ago: "Wow...I still get to eat 500 more calories tonight!…
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Recommendation for a decent scale?
I purchased what I thought would be a decent scale (it's digital and cost about $25--I don't recall the brand), but I haven't really been happy with its performance. I can step on it to get a reading, step off and step right back on, and get a different reading--like, SEVERAL POUNDS different. If I move it to different…
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Hello, all!
This is my first day here at MyFitnessPal. I heard about it from a friend who has lost nearly 30 pounds already, due in part to the tools available here. I started 2010 at about 205-210 pounds. I joined a gym and started watching what I ate on January 15, 2010. My weight was down to around 180-185 by July, but I've been…