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tips for pregnancy calorie counting, new to this
I just found out I'm pregnant with my second child. My first I was over weight, tired, sick (pre eclampsia) and ate everything in site. I gained 50 pounds between over eating and pre eclampsia. I finally decided (at drs urging) enough was enough in febuary and decided to get healthy. I want to continue to be healthy but…
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pregnancy logging?? tips, tricks and no-nos.
I found out yesterday im pregnant. I plan on calling my dr first thing Monday morning. I wanna speak with him about logging, rather I continue or not since he sent me on this path anyways. But I want to hear from those who have done it. What do you suggest? Any tips, tricks or no-nos I should know about going into this. I…
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those with loose skin, how do you feel about it vs fat??
A convo got started this evening between my fiance and I. He said he didn't understand why I want to lose the weight. He said that rather I'm heavy or thin I probably won't be happy with myself. He said because since I have got so much to lose ill probably end up with loose skin and ill be more unhappy then I am currently…
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Weirdest comments you've gotten since weight loss?
I haven't really gotten any yet. But I know that when you lose weight people say weird things to you sometimes. So that lead me to wondering, what's the Weirdest comment you've gotten?
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help, rings to big, dont want to resize yet or put up
Any ideas on how to still be able to wear your rings durring loss? I wear 5 and they all have some kind of meaning to me. Not just for show (engagement ring, class ring, "mom" ring my mom gave me while prego that was my grandmas, another ring of my grandmas, and the first peice of jewlery my fiance got me ever) I've had…
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what did u do with your before clothes?
40 pounds down I've got some clothes that are to big now. And I still have a long way to go. I'm gonna have to replace everything I own. So I was wondering. What did everyone else do with, or what are you planning on doing with you before clothes? Did you keep your old favorite outfit to remind yourself how far you have…
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TDEE question...
My TDEE says to lose 2 pounds I need to intake only 1689.6. So I'm wondering, is 1650 to low? I'm thinking that the 39 calorie difference won't matter to much but I want to make sure. I was given 1740 by myfitnesspal. And I have found I eat about 1500-1600 normally. But sometimes I eat simply because I have the calories.…
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clothes! clothes! and clothes! cheap ideas??
I am in need of some "new" clothes. I am only 40 of my 120 pounds down. I would like to get me some new jeans, tank tops, and under clothes. I figure for the jeans id try thrift stores. But the tanktops and under clothes I'm not sure where to get them cheap. As id like them new. I don't want to spend much since I have a…
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day streak, will i lose it?
My family goes camping once a year. There's no moblie service out there so I'm gonna have to quick add my calories. Will I lose my streak since it can't sync with the server? Just wondering. Id like we keep it. It reminds me how far I've come.
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sweet tea without sugar or honey is it possible
I don't like honey and I want to cut some of my calories out by cutting out some sugar but I don't like regular unsweet tea is there any ideas you guys have of how I can make sweet tea without sugar or honey? I know I need more water trust me, but sometimes I really want some hot tea. Also I don't care for green tea.…
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cheap low calorie meals?
Right now moneys a little more then tough, mortgage and all that will one person working takes all the money. So we have been eating on about $30 a week. So that means a lot of ramen noddles for lunch. and chicken and spaghetti for dinner. I'm fresh out of low calorie chicken ideas (we been doing chicken helper....so bad…
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having problems with my fitbit flex, users help??
Ok so I did message them and waiting on a reply...but here's the deal I synced my flex at about 10pm, my last light was blinking and I wanted to see how far I had to go. So I checked it. I was about 400 calories short of goal. I did some things and what not. Come midnight I figured Id do my normal and sync it for the…
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whats the point?
Whats the point in eating back exercise calories? As long as you meet atleast 1200 calories net. Im not sure why we would spend all that time working out just to eat bk everything we just did.
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Galaxy S5 heart monitor use during workout?
My fiance and I are up for upgrades on your phones. We were looking at the galaxy s5. The lady said shes only heard good things so far. She told us about the heart rate monitor and showed us how they work. I was wondering if I got one could I use it during my walks and maybe my low impact cardio just to compare to my…
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excited for after reaching your goal weight? nonhealth
After I reach my goal I want to get my belly button pierced. Sounds silly but I want a tramp stamp to, if they are done right they look nice. New clothes, oh new clothes. Sexy corsets and tutus and skirts and lacy cute shirts. Makes me excited just posting this lol. I want my outside to look how I have always pictured my…
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MFP/Fitbit Flex/Map My Walk sync together??
I have my flex set to sync with myfitnesspal. I wanna start going for walks in the summer and I have a 2 yr old. Like today we went outside and just walked around the block a few times. I carried her half the time. So I'm going to start using her stroller. But with all that my flex won't read some of my activity so I was…
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to much weight to fast?
Hi, I been doing this for 30 days and lost 20 pounds. According to mfp my estimated will have me losing 80 more pounds this year . Its been pretty consistant on its estimations and I've been pretty consistant on burn vs. eat amount. 100 pounds a year to much / to fast? I don't want to lose a unhealthly amount in a…
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does it matter what time i work out??
I typically work out at about 8 or 9 at night. Our schedual is much different from most peoples so that's about mid day for me.
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xbox 360 kinect vs wii to stay active?
I live in ohio and the weather here is bipolar plus I have a 2yr old so the weather has to be nice for me to go out side and go for walks and things. I don't have money for a monthly gym membership besides as a stay at home mom that doesn't drive and lives 35 minutes from my family it wouldn't be very easy for me too go to…
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Whats one food you cant live without??
My family is mainly Itailan on my dads side and there's a little on my moms side. And the Itailan in me screams "No!" At the meer idea of losing my pasta. I know I'm going to have to cut down because I'd be all too happy to eat buttered noodles and all kinds of pasta as a meal. But the calories in pasta is insanely high. I…
