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For the first time, I feel a tad bit lost
First, I absolutely love MFP. It has been a wonderful tool on my healthy lifestyle journey. I credit it with helping me lose 10 pounds in a shorter time than I expected. Second, I am a very positive person and I always look for that silver lining behind every cloud. However, I am having a small "moment" while I am on my…
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"I wouldn't marry you because you eat too much."
:laugh: LOL!!! I must say this was the funniest thing said to me yesterday by a co-worker of mine. It's so funny because I guess that is what it looks like to him every time he passes my desk -- I'm snacking on something -- veggies, fruit, nuts, etc. What he doesn't know is that because of this frequent eating (along with…
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Only One Pound (Inspirational Quote)
"Hello, do you know me? If you don't, you should. I'm a pound of fat, And I'm the HAPPIEST pound of fat that you would ever want to meet. Want to know why? It's because no one ever wants to lose me; I'm ONLY ONE POUND, just a pound! Everyone wants to lose three pounds, five pounds, or fifteen pounds, but never only one. So…
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Net Calories and Exercise - Clarification Needed
So, help me to understand please. When I exercise, should I try to get my Net calories up to my recommended food goal or should I stick with the non-net food goal? I don't want to make my body go in starvation mode if it is Net Calories I should be paying attention to. My recommended goal is 1320 based on 7 days of 20…
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I appreciate all of your success stories
I love the success stories on this site. I was never into reading these things when I participated in weight loss programs with Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers. I didn't feel I needed to. But now, I can see the benefit of reading them. They actually do motivate and inspire me to keep going. I also find myself thinking…
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Hello - New to MFP
:happy: Hello everyone, I am somewhat a new member to My Fitness Pal. I learned about it last year and joined but never stayed up with it. I didn't know how to edit that profile so I created this one about a month ago and have just decided to get going this week. I think this is an awesome tool as it is available over the…